CRN: Brian Wheeler of Charlottesville Tomorrow on Albemarle Place, proffers, impact fees
Brian Wheeler of Charlottesville Tomorrow joins Charlottesville–Right Now for his weekly update on growth and development issues. This installment begins with the impact Albemarle Place will have on Route 29. For starters, the plan is to add another traffic at the post office. But, the development is currently stalled due to inadequate sewer capacity, as reported in C-VILLE Weekly. The discussion the continues on to the topic of possible changes to proffer guidelines in Albemarle County. For the first time, staffers can recommend developers help pay for transportation improvements, but Brian has reservations about the limits of those proffers. Another tool county governments get is the impact fee, which were recently authorized by Governor Kaine, though it’s not yet clear how they will be implemented.
CRN: Bob Gibson of the Daily Progress on Kaine’s gun loophole closing
Bob Gibson of the Charlottesville Daily Progress joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to talk about Virginia politics. This week, Governor Kaine signs an executive director to close a loophole that allowed the killer in the Virginia Tech shootings to purchase firearms, but it would not have stopped him from buying one at a gunshow. Other topics include Charlottesville residents’ first chance to elect members of the Soil and Conservation District, and the possibility of Albemarle County’s implementing impact fees on new developments.
CRN: Jayson Whitehead of C-Ville Weekly on the sewer problem at Albemarle Place
On this installment of WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now, Coy Barefoot speaks with Jayson Whitehead of C-Ville Weekly about his reporting on the Albemarle Place project at Route 29 and Hydraulic Road. He wrote an article last week that describes how limited sewer capacity is holding up progress on the development. The piece sparked a very active thread on cvillenews.com. The Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority is undertaking a study on the required upgrades to supported the additional users. Mr. Whitehead also previews upcoming articles he is working on for the C-Ville Weekly related to the June 2nd Democratic Caucus and the health of the Rivanna River.