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Albemarle County Tax Assessor Peter Lynch presented data on the staggering year-over-year increase in county real estate property values at the January 11 Board of Supervisors meeting. “The overall change over 2022 due to the reassessment is 13.46%,” said Lynch, eliciting an audible gasp from a board member. This rate of change represents the largest jump in the...
An October report by a county-hired stream consultant confirmed that a small waterway traversing a Rt. 240 parcel—on which the 157-unit Montclair development is to be built—was an “intermittent stream.” This meant that it should be protected by buffers on each side under the county’s Water Protection Ordinance (WPO), a decision that would limit the parcel’s buildable acreage. The...
The Albemarle County Public Schools (ACPS) division proposed a $257 million budget for fiscal 2023-24, a 4.4% increase over last year’s budget, at a February 16 School Board work session.
Funding from local sources represents 72% of ACPS’s total budget, and that funding is up $15 million over last year—an 8.8% increase—largely due to the sharp jump in county real...
Albemarle County Board of Supervisors White Hall District representative Ann Mallek has announced that she will run one last time for re-election to the board this fall. Mallek is currently serving her fourth consecutive term as supervisor after having been first elected in 2007. At a campaign re-election announcement event on February 18 at the Crozet Library, about 30...
The owners of Pippin Hill Farm and Vineyards in North Garden appeared before the Albemarle County Planning Commission (PC) on February 14 to request a Special Use Permit for a proposed inn expansion on a parcel of land adjacent to the vineyards. An existing structure on that parcel—the historic Crossroads Tavern and Inn—currently offers six guest rooms along with...
The Misty Mountain Camp Resort (MMCR) in Greenwood has asked Albemarle County for a special use permit to allow it to expand its facilities by adding 53 new RV campsites for a total of 179 sites, and to allow its cabins to be leased during the months of November through March, which was disallowed under prior permits. As part...
The January 11 meeting of the Crozet Community Advisory Committee (CCAC) featured a presentation by Kelsey Schlein of Shimp Engineering, who described two special use permits requested by the new owners of the Crozet Mobile Home Community (MHC) on Park Road.
The former Crozet Mobile Village was sold in 2022 for $4 million to become part of eight mobile home...
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Albemarle Assessments, Taxes Rise Sharply
Albemarle County Tax Assessor Peter Lynch presented data on the staggering year-over-year increase in county real estate property values at the January 11 Board...
County Resolves Conflicting Stream Verdicts
An October report by a county-hired stream consultant confirmed that a small waterway traversing a Rt. 240 parcel—on which the 157-unit Montclair development is...
Schools Budget Stays the Course
The Albemarle County Public Schools (ACPS) division proposed a $257 million budget for fiscal 2023-24, a 4.4% increase over last year’s budget, at a...
Mallek Kicks Off Final Campaign for Supervisor
Albemarle County Board of Supervisors White Hall District representative Ann Mallek has announced that she will run one last time for re-election to the...
Crossroads Inn Expansion Deferred at Planning Commission
The owners of Pippin Hill Farm and Vineyards in North Garden appeared before the Albemarle County Planning Commission (PC) on February 14 to request...
Misty Mountain Campground Plans Expansion
The Misty Mountain Camp Resort (MMCR) in Greenwood has asked Albemarle County for a special use permit to allow it to expand its facilities...
Mobile Home Community Applying for Expansion
The January 11 meeting of the Crozet Community Advisory Committee (CCAC) featured a presentation by Kelsey Schlein of Shimp Engineering, who described two special...
