Worked in the county for: Almost six years Resides in: Fluvanna Job title: Elections Manager. Works for the Voters Registration and Elections department. Schermerhorn does election-official recruiting and training, works on polling place issues. “Starting about August, it’s flat-out [busy], but it’s actually kind of busy constantly.” Best of times: “I like working with my […]
Worked in the county for: Almost six years Resides in: Fluvanna Job title: Elections Manager. Works for the Voters Registration and Elections department. Schermerhorn does election-official recruiting and training, works on polling place issues. “Starting about August, it’s flat-out [busy], but it’s actually kind of busy constantly.” Best of times: “I like working with my […]
Last week, about a dozen neighbors gathered in a room in the Tonsler Community Center to do some basic event planning for a community day with an official from the city Parks and Recreation Department. In terms of event planning, it was your standard stuff—figuring out whether or not to rent a dunking booth, how […]
Year City assessment increase Fifeville assessment increase New value for a property assessed in 2003 at $75,000 Tax owed 2004 10% 19% $89,250 $973 2005 10% 24% $110,670 $1,206 2006 18% 28% $141,658 $1,487 2007 15% 32% $186,988 $1,851 2008 4% 12% $209,427 $1,990 Source: City assessor More feature articles: Fifeville’s future Now at the […]
More feature articles: Fifeville’s futureNow at the crossroads of change, city neighbors clash Fifeville in fluxMapping out the neighborhood The incredible rise in Fifeville assessmentsOne force pushing out longtime residents is the dramatic 23 percent annual increase in assessments in Fifeville since 2004, which have been more than double the city’s overall. Remembering The Gambling […]
CLICK TO ENLARGE More feature articles: Fifeville’s futureNow at the crossroads of change, city neighbors clash One way to keep residents in homesCity-financed rehabs The incredible rise in Fifeville assessmentsOne force pushing out longtime residents is the dramatic 23 percent annual increase in assessments in Fifeville since 2004, which have been more than double the […]
More feature articles: Fifeville’s future Now at the crossroads of change, city neighbors clash Fifeville in flux Mapping out the neighborhood One way to keep residents in homes City-financed rehabs The incredible rise in Fifeville assessmentsOne force pushing out longtime residents is the dramatic 23 percent annual increase in assessments in Fifeville since 2004, which […]
More feature articles: Fifeville’s future Now at the crossroads of change, city neighbors clash Fifeville in flux Mapping out the neighborhood One way to keep residents in homesCity-financed rehabs The incredible rise in Fifeville assessments One force pushing out longtime residents is the dramatic 23 percent annual increase in assessments in Fifeville since 2004, which […]
The city Board of Architectural Review has recommended 10 properties be added to the local list of individually protected properties, a designation to protect the buildings from demolition and exterior change without city approval. Most of the buildings were commercial, such as the former Monticello Dairy building on Preston Avenue, or church buildings, like the […]
On April 29, the deal was done. Late-night music at the Corner icon Satellite Ballroom will make way for late-night cigarette and condom purchases. Goodbye indie rockers, local musicians and the crown jewel of the Charlottesville music scene. Hello national-chain behemoth CVS. Local businesses Just Curry and Higher Grounds will have to vacate the Anderson […]
A Charlottesville development dream team has broken ground on a five-story building that will cozy up to the Downtown ACAC on Monticello Avenue. The project, according to city neighborhood planner Brian Haluska, is a joint venture between Red Light Management (read: Coran Capshaw) and ACAC (Phil Wendel), two of the area’s financial heavy hitters. According […]