Homeless shelter prepares to close
In less than 30 days, the 45-60 people that regularly spend their nights at the Hope Community Center will have to find another place to crash: Their beleaguered shelter will fold.
City looks long-term for affordable housing
Since 2006, the number of affordable housing units priced under $100,000 in Charlottesville dropped by over 300, from 479 to 144 in 2008. During that time, the city’s focus on affordable housing has shifted from providing housing to middle-class residents to addressing the lack of low-income housing and its homeless problem. From that focus, two […]
Your tax dollars, at work
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 […]
Fifeville’s future
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 […]
The incredible rise in Fifeville assessments
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 […]
One way to keep residents in homes
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 […]
Fifeville in flux
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 […]
The Purple People Eater
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 […]
Remembering The Gambling House
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 […]
BAR taps 10 properties for protection
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 […]