Author: Charlottesville Tomorrow

This morning, Albemarle County Supervisor, Dennis Rooker (I-Jack Jouett), appeared on WINA’s Charlottesville Live with Jane Foy and Rob Schilling, and spoke with callers about tax rates, the budget, and expanding businesses in the community. The highlight of the radio program was when Mr. Rooker predicted the County’s tax rate would be lowered in this year’s budget and then Keith Drake, Chairman of the Albemarle County Republican Party, called in and debated the exact meaning of that statement and the effect on local taxes. [Read more on Charlottesville Tomorrow’s blog]

At the February 7, 2007 meeting of the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors there was a discussion about improving the public’s access to matters raised under the category of other business.kj This has typically been a time reserved late in the meeting for ad-hoc informational items and committee reports, the details of which are not published on the meeting agenda. The Board reached consensus to move other business and committee reports both to the beginning of future meetings for the benefit of the public who are often in attendance at the start but not at the very end of a meeting. [Read more on Charlottesville Tomorrow’s blog]