…thousands of acres of rural lands are increasingly threatened by the surge in speculative development proposals for dramatically more housing, data and distribution centers and utility-scale solar projects. And in…
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Week Ahead for July 18, 2022: Charlottesville Council to consider plastic bag tax; Albemarle may lease former J.C. Penney for public safety
…items: The owners of a house on Park Street has a proposal for rooftop solar panels The new owners of the former Michie Hamlet space at 500 Court Square are…
Introducing PEC’s New Culpeper Land Use Field Representative & Invitation to Town Hall
…solar, into rural areas of the County that aren’t planned for growth. If not done in a thoughtful, comprehensive, and transparent way, we risk losing some of the things that…
Week Ahead for September 26, 2022: Albemarle Planning Commission to review equity framework for growth management policy; Charlottesville City Council to meet with PC on zoning rewrite next steps
…release. “Sessions will focus on the topics of solar policy and best practices for implementation, including agrivoltaics, and environmental justice considerations. Following the sessions, there will be an optional guided…
Week Ahead for October 3, 2022: Charlottesville City Council to consider collective bargaining ordinance; Albemarle Supervisors to get economic outlook; Fluvanna prepares for new Circuit Court judge
…for a conditional use permit for a utility-scale solar facility to extend the deadline for when it needs to be under construction. Conditions of the Hamilton Road Bridge, which is…
Week of October 17, 2022: Greene County PC to review land use policies; Charlottesville Council to provide budget direction
…Wertland Street. First United Methodist Church seeks to install rooftop solar panels The developer of Six Hundred West Main Street are asking for a modification for the façade design for…
Week Ahead for January 9, 2023: Three Notch’d Brewery seeks expansion in Charlottesville; Misty Mountain Camp expansion before Albemarle Planning Commission
…public hearings. There will be an appropriation of various funds in the FY23 budget. This will include the receipt of $153,250 in funds from the Inflation Reduction Act for solar…
Week Ahead for January 16, 2023: Charlottesville to review proposed precinct boundaries; Albemarle Supervisors to learn of microtransit progress
…the Wertenbaker House built around 1830. The other is for solar panels for First United Methodist Church at 101 East Jefferson Street. Next, the BAR will take up a request…
Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William Air Quality in Jeopardy
…more modern solutions like on-site solar, battery storage and more energy-efficient operations. The order proposed by DEQ is a variance that would allow data centers to run these backup generators…
Take Action: The Air We Breathe Is at Risk
…solar, battery storage and more energy-efficient operations. The two largest concentrations of data centers are in Ashburn/Sterling and Manassas in close proximity to homes, schools, parks, and recreational facilities. Map…