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Events
- February 17 – Rosanna Bencoach introduced to City Council as the new City Registrar [1]
- May 11 – John Warner Parkway is formally dedicated [2]
- May 18 – Harris Farm, a late 18th century farm with a 19th century structure in Albemarle County, is listed National Register of Historic Places [3]
- May 19 – Blue Ridge Swim Club listed on the National Register [4]
- June 15 – First game of the Charlottesville Tom Sox against New Market [5]
- September 8 – Charlottesville City Council adopts Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan [6]
- November 16 – Planning and Coordination Council briefed by Charlottesville Economic Development director Chris Engel on the city's Growing Opportunities self-sufficiency program Report
- November 16 – Retiring police officer Harvey Finkel is honored by City Council with a proclamation [7]
- December 21 – Alcohol: City Council passes the Alcohol Beverage Production Zoning Amendment. Areas of the city previously zoned for microbreweries use were re-classified under the new title of "Micro-producer" with the added requirement of generating on-site retail sales.[8]
Deaths
- September 3 – Jason Lee “Jay” Shifflett was murdered in the early morning hours during a home invasion robbery at his residence in the 1500 block of Carlton Avenue.[9]
- September 3 – Virginius Thornton dies at the age of 81. A lifelong civil rights advocate, Thornton was the first Black student to matriculate into the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Virginia and helped found the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), a principal channel of student commitment to the civil rights movement during the 1960's.
- September 18 – Renowned University of Virginia neurosurgeon Dr. John A. Jane Sr. died in Charlottesville at the age of 83.[10]
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References
- ↑ Web. February 17, 2015, City Council Minutes, City of Charlottesville, retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ↑ Web. John W. Warner Parkway officially dedicated, Chris Suarez, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, May 11, 2015, retrieved April 14, 2024.
- ↑ Web. 002-0878 Harris Farm, Virginia Landmarks Register, April 4, 2018, retrieved January 27, 2020.
- ↑ Web. 002-5178 Blue Ridge Swim Club, Virginia Landmarks Register, April 14, 2018, retrieved January 18, 2020.
- ↑ Web. Tom Sox Hope to Make CHS's Baseball Field Their Home, NBC29, retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ↑ Web. Charlottesville City Council Minutes for September 8, 2015, Council Minutes, City of Charlottesville, retrieved October 20, 2019.
- ↑ Web. Charlottesville City Council meeting minutes, .pdf, Council Chambers, City of Charlottesville, November 16, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.charlottesville.org/home/showdocument?id=34959
- ↑ Web. CPD Detectives Continue to Seek Information About Jay Shifflett Murder Case, staff, News Article, Charlottesville Police News, September 3, 2020, retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ↑ https://news.virginia.edu/content/memoriam-renowned-uva-neurosurgeon-dr-john-jane-has-died