PEC serves as an asset to citizens in Greene who seek to protect this traditionally agricultural community from increasingly rapid development.
Cville Area Land Use Update: Week of May 22, 2023
Equity / Climate Lens to make debut at Albemarle PC meeting; CRHA purchasing another property ...
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New local food guides printed and mailed region-wide
From veggies and fruit, to meat and dairy, to beer, wine and more, you'll find your favorite local food in our recently released 2023-2024 guides for the Northern Piedmont, Loudoun County and Charlottesville Area ...
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Charlottesville and surrounding areas Buy Fresh Buy Local guides arriving in mailboxes soon
With the spring growing season upon the Virginia Piedmont, The Piedmont Environmental Council is pleased to announce the release of its 2023-2024 Buy Fresh Buy Local Charlottesville area guide, offering a one-stop source connecting consumers to fresh fruit, vegetables, dairy, ...
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Week Ahead for May 8, 2023: Greene Supervisors to review draft Comprehensive Plan; Nelson County seeks increase of tax rate for transient lodging
In this addition: Greene Supervisors to review draft Comprehensive Plan; Nelson County seeks increase of tax rate for transient lodging ...
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Week Ahead for April 17, 2023: Public hearing Wednesday in Albemarle for grant program for affordable housing; Council to finalize $5 million for CRHA purchase of 84 units
In this installment, I draw your attention to the many links to Information Charlottesville that contain links to stories I’ve written in the past several years. Most come from the regular edition of this newsletter, which exists to increase awareness of what’s ...
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Week Ahead for April 24, 2023: Budget public hearings in Albemarle and Greene; Greene Supervisors to consider emergency communications tower
This may or may not be a slow week ...
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Week Ahead for April 10, 2023: Charlottesville’s FY24 budget continues to grow; Eight-story building proposed for 1709 JPA
The primary reason this newsletter exists is to make it easier for people to learn what’s happening in local government. One of the main tools at my disposal is to provide direct links to meeting agendas of various meetings. ...
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Week Ahead for March 27, 2023: CRHA purchasing dozens of properties from Dogwood Housing; Greene County Supervisors to review Comprehensive Plan
This may be a more quiet week than usual, which is probably a good thing as so much has happened this month already and a nice break would be very beneficial. This week closes out the third month of 2023, ...
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2022 Land Conservation Totals
Last year, landowners partnered with The Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC) and other land trusts and conservation agencies to permanently protect 6,651 acres of land in Albemarle, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Loudoun, Orange and Rappahannock counties ...
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On the Ground Updates – March 2023
A series of short updates from around the PEC region – Albemarle & Charlottesville, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Loudoun, Madison, Orange & Rappahannock ...
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