Coy sat down with Brian Wheeler of Charlottesville Tomorrow to talk about local news, including budget updates.
Charlottesville Right Now: 3-10-10 Brian Wheeler
Brian Wheeler, Executive Director of Charlottesville Tomorrow , joined Coy to discuss the latest on growth and development.
Charlottesville Right Now: 3-3-10 Brian Wheeler
Brian Wheeler, Executive Director of Charlottesville Tomorrow , joined Coy to discuss growth and development.
Charlottesville-Right Now: Brian Wheeler
Brian Wheeler, Executive Director of Charlottesville Tomorrow, joined Charlottesville Right Now to discuss growth and development.
Charlottesville-Right Now: Brian Wheeler
Brian Wheeler, Executive Director of Charlottesville Tomorrow joined Charlottesville Right Now to discuss growth and development issues.
- Brian reports on his field trip to Pennsylvania on which he saw many signs advertising interesting kinds of pie. Brian will be a judge for the Fall Charlottesville Piedown. Caller Kathy reports back with a definition of what shoofly pie is.
- Brian reports on the smaller version of the new Whole Foods that will be built on Hydraulic Road in Charlottesville. (Charlottesville Tomorrow)
- An update on the Places29 Master Plan. (Charlottesville Tomorrow)
- Brian briefs listeners on the Three Party Agreement, which now has its own entry on cvillepedia.
- Trader Joe’s has filed an ABC permit for a new store to be built in Albemarle Place (C-Ville Weekly)
Charlottesville-Right Now: Brian Wheeler
Brian Wheeler, Executive Director of Charlottesville Tomorrow joined Charlottesville Right Now to discuss growth and development issues. This week on the show:
- New candidates for Supervisor and City Council! City Democrats will hold an “unassembled caucus” on May 9. Madison Cummings will run for the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors’ seat currently held by Sally Thomas, as reported by Charlottesville Tomorrow. Independents have until June 9 to get on the ballot, and there is one independent candidate who is exploring this possibility. City Republicans have not scheduled a nominating caucus.
- Downtown Mall renovations are moving along well, and are on track to finish by the end of April
- City Council discusses capital budget; Planning Commission’s call to cut Meadowcreek Parkway funding is omitted (Charlottesville Tomorrow)
- An update on the Whole Foods planned for the corner of Hillsdale Drive Extended and Hydraulic
Charlottesville-Right Now: Brian Wheeler
Brian Wheeler, Executive Director of Charlottesville Tomorrow joined Charlottesville Right Now for his weekly visit to discuss growth and development issues. This week on the show:
- Construction is moving ahead with the County’s portion of the Meadowcreek Parkway. However, the City’s portion still faces a lawsuit from citizens who don’t want it to be built. There’s a meeting next week to determine if the City’s portion has sufficiently addressed the impacts on historic and cultural resources that will be affected. Namely, McIntire Park.
- The County Board of Supervisors have heard the results of an efficiency study that looked at how Albemarle County manages its internal operations. The study called for a new economic development policy that would attract businesses in order to obtain new revenues. Story at Charlottesville Tomorrow.
- There’s an update on the next Charlottesville Tomorrow Pie Day
- The City and County budgets will be revealed this week. The County’s first public hearing on the budget is Wednesday, February 25. The City’s first public hearing will be on Monday, March 16.
- City Council elections are heating up. Charlottesville Tomorrow has video of Kristin Szakos official announcement for the Democratic nomination.
Brian Wheeler on Landmark Hotel, local food hub, and Preddy Creek trails
Brian Wheeler, Executive Director of Charlottesville Tomorrow, joins Coy Barefoot every Tuesday at 5:00 PM for a discussion of growth and development issues in Albemarle County and Charlottesville.
- Brian and Coy discuss the possibility that construction of the Landmark Hotel could be on hold for a while (The Hook)
- An update on the rebricking of the Downtown Mall
- Albemarle County Supervisors hear proposal to fund creation of local food hub to be located in Ivy (Charlottesville Tomorrow)
- Jarmans Gap Road project in Crozet could be delayed due to budget cuts (Charlottesville Tomorrow)
- Advance Mills Bridge replacement project is on schedule to be completed by spring 2010
- Ridge Schuyler, one of the architects of the community water supply plan and new district director for Congressman Tom Perriello (D-5) , is profiled in C-Ville Weekly
- Trail construction at Preddy Creek Park will get underway on January 24, 2009 thanks to the work of the Charlottesville Albemarle Mountain Biking Club
Top 10 growth and development stories according to Charlottesville Tomorrow
2008 was another big year for growth and development stories in our community, according to Brian Wheeler of Charlottesville Tomorrow. For the third year in a row, he listed the top ten stories on WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!” with Coy Barefoot. Visit Charlottesville Tomorrow to see the full list.
Brian Wheeler on gas, the water supply, and more
Brian Wheeler is the Executive Director of Charlottesville Tomorrow, a non-partisan organization that covers growth and development issues in our community. He appears on Tuesdays on Coy Barefoot’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!” on WINA.
- Charlottesville has the most expensive gas in the state. (Daily Progress)
- Brian comments on Citizens for a Sustainable Water Supply and the water task force.
- Brian explains the conflict between those who support expansion of the Ragged Mountain Reservoir and those who do not.
- The task force is seeking public input. (Charlottesville Tomorrow)
- Several callers responded including Betty Mooney and former City Councilor Kevin Lynch.
Brian Wheeler of Charlottesville Tomorrow on water supply, the Eastern Connector and pie
Brian Wheeler is the Executive Director of Charlottesville Tomorrow, a non-partisan organization that covers growth and development issues in our community. He appears on Tuesdays on Coy Barefoot’s program.
On the October 7, 2008 edition of the show:
- In praise of Netflix, which Brian recently began using
- Will there be a second Pie Day? Brian also reports that Charlottesville Tomorrow’s photographs from the first one are now visible in Google Earth.
- Brian comments on Bill Crutchfield’s second letter calling for a fresh look at the community water supply plan (The Hook)
- Recently, the RWSA approved the creation of a panel of dam experts to determine how to proceed with the new dam at Ragged Mountain Reservoir, now that cost estimates are approaching $100 million. (Charlottesville Tomorrow)
- Site plan work for Albemarle Place is proceeding under a new development. Additional sewer capacity is needed for the development to be built. Will Edens & Avant pay their fair share?
- The Eastern Connector study has been put on hold. In part, the City and County have different views of what the purpose of the road would be. (Charlottesville Tomorrow)
- One reason the Eastern Connector is on hold (but not the only one) is a lack of funding. The City and County are discussing the possibilities of creating a Regional Transit Authority which would also have the power to raise money for road projects. (Charlottesville Tomorrow)