From the Editor: For Love of Neighbor
Crozet’s civic life runs on volunteers, people who’ve realized that they want to invest in the future of the town and understand that it can’t just be left to someone else to do. It’s personal. There...
View ArticleFrom the Editor: Leave the Courthouse Where it Is
Albemarle County is now considering building a new courts complex where there’s a surplus of parking, such as the sprawling vacant asphalt at Albemarle Square on Rt. 29. The Gazette must once again...
View ArticleFrom the Editor: In the Game for Public Funds
Albemarle County is considering applying for a VDOT matching funds grant using $1 million of developer Frank Stoner’s money to leverage $1 million in state funds to build the street that will connect...
View ArticleFrom the Editor: No “Rain Tax”
Albemarle County Super-visors called a time-out as the date for a decision on imposing a storm water management fee on county property owners drew near, but what the facts call for is a punt of the...
View ArticleFrom the Editor: Community Survey Reveals Growth Principles
God smiles often on Crozet. Not many towns our size can summon the technical expertise and the volunteer spirit needed to pull off a community survey that has genuine scientific sampling and unbiased...
View ArticleFrom the Editor: No Cell Tower at WAHS
The cell phone tower proposed to loom over the home bleachers at Western Albemarle High School should not be permitted, or if allowed, should be moved to the most remote corner of the property...
View ArticleOnce Again, With More Feeling: No Cell Tower at WAHS; No Rain Tax
Last month the Gazette opposed the installation of a cell phone tower above the home bleachers at Western Albemarle High School. It should be refused outright, or if allowed, it should be moved to the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
From the Editor: Adapt and Overcome
When the Governor’s hunker down order came, we didn’t know what to expect. Just what is a pandemic like? No one knew, including the people in charge who have to make high-stakes calls. Lucky them, they...
View ArticleFrom the Editor: Plan Your Work, Work Your Plan
Plan Your Work, Work Your Plan Now that county planners have introduced new proposals to further increase housing density in Crozet, let’s review the goals and principles of the Crozet Master Plan....
View ArticleFrom the Editor: Improve Crozet Park
At the Planning Commission’s Crozet Master Plan Land Use Work Session on January 12, Scottsville Commissioner Rick Randolph approved of the planning staff’s proposals of both a new Middle Density...
View Article