This week we return to our regular news and interview format as students return to Darden. In the headlines: “A New School Year,” “The Kindle Arrives at Darden,” and “Working with Dad.” Darden’s Director of Admissions, Sara Neher, joins Ken in the interview segment to talk about planning ahead.
Check out the new episode of the UVA Today Radio Show, a weekly five minute segment on WTJU radio. Look for new editions of the show every Wednesday at 11:55 a.m. on WTJU. Afterward, all of the segments will be posted on UVA Today.
Read more about the stories featured in this week’s program:
Brian Wheeler, Executive Director of Charlottesville Tomorrow , joined Charlottesville Right Now to discuss growth and development. This week on the show:
* Brian announces the opening of Albemarle High School’s Math, Engineering, and Science Academy (MESA), which is part of the new addition to the school
* Brian comments on the new partnership between Charlottesville Tomorrow and the Daily Progress
* Brian discusses upcoming local elections and Charlottesville Tomorrow’s production of a non-partisan voter guide of all 11 candidates for City Council and Board of Supervisors
* Brian wants to get questions from local citizens about things they want to know from the candidates
* Brian discusses ASAP (Advocates for a Sustainable Albemarle Population), an advocacy organization run by Jack Marshall, which has released their first study on an optimal population range in Charlottesville and Albemarle County
o Identified that the build-out number would be 400,000 people
o At 200,000 people, the environment will start to degrade (pollution, etc)
* Brian discusses RSWA dredging in the South Fork Rivanna River and how the favored firm HDR gave an estimate of $700,000
* Brian discusses a new cell phone tower proposal in Key West by AT&T, who deferred their request
Bob Fenwick, Independent Candidate for Charlottesville City Council joined Charlottesville Right Now to talk about the YMCA, Mcintire Park, Meadowcreek Parkway and the Water Supply.
Bob Holsworth is the founder and president of Virginia Tomorrow. He joined Coy to discuss the breaking news out of Richmond that an ethics inquiry has been launched into Delegate Phil Hamilton. Visit Virginia Tomorrow for more information.
Jennifer Oppenheimer is the Director of Enrichment Programs at UVA’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies. She joins Coy to preview this fall’s schedule of courses.