The Crozet Gazette reports in its December issue that incoming Albemarle County Supervisor Ann Mallek, who defeated incumbent David Wyant, will appoint Tom Loach to the County Planning Commission. Loach has long been involved in trying to make sure Crozet’s infrastructure is able to support the area’s development.
“He has shown tremendous devotion to Crozet and he has tremendous background on the issues,” Mallek told the Gazette. “He wants data and real facts about things. He will represent the community well, especially in the review of the Master Plan.” Loach was originally running against Mallek for the White Hall district seat, but dropped out of the race in June.
In a December, 2005 cover story on local development, Loach told C-VILLE that the County does a fine job of planning development, but “the implementation sucks” and that “growth area residents need to wake up and smell the coffee.” Loach served as the president of the Crozet Community Association for three years, is a volunteer firefighter at the Crozet Volunteer Fire Department and writes a column for the Gazette about the firehouse.
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Local food conflagration [December 20]
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AG thinks guns in D.C. is a wonderful idea
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One vote for solid waste [December 18]
Four other potential voters abstained
An executioner’s song [December 18]
New Jersey abolishes death penalty
