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<div>The '''Revenue Sharing Agreement''' refers to a 1982 [http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/docs/19820217-revenue-sharing-agreement.pdf legal agreement] between the City of [[Charlottesville]] and [[Albemarle County]] that prohibits [[annexation]] efforts by the city in exchange for a share of the county's revenue.<br />
[[Image: 1980Annnexmap.jpg|right|350px]]<br />
==Background==<br />
The agreement is the product of a series of conversations between the city and county designed to limit the city's annexation efforts. A committee formed in mid-1977 to discuss ways to increase cooperation before the two jurisdictions. Talks of development increased in 1980 when the city explored another round of annexation. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Revenue sharing -- how it came to this|url=https://www.dailyprogress.com/news/revenue-sharing----how-it-came-to-this/article_92a30fb4-9476-552c-9178-9c3cacf6c1ba.html|author=Daugherty, Virginia, Elizabeth B. Gleason, and Nancy O'Brien|pageno=|printdate=March 21, 2010|publishdate=March 21, 2010|accessdate=October 4, 2018}}</ref> <br />
<br />
At the end of a temporary annexation moratorium in 1980, the city’s acquisition target encompassed a '<nowiki/>'''10 Square Mile Area'<nowiki/>''' (approx.), from the Rio/29 interchange out to the Pantops region and down to 5th Street South. There was also talk of a larger area under consideration, extending farther north and west and potentially annexing up '<nowiki/>'''32 Square Miles Area'''' (approx.), of the county. <ref>https://www.crozetgazette.com/2017/09/08/sharing-the-wealth-why-the-county-pays-the-city-millions-each-year/</ref><br />
<br />
The Revenue Sharing Agreement prohibited the city from annexing any county land (except [[Pen Park]]), and in return, the county would “share” a portion of its property tax revenue with the city each year. Key features of the agreement were that:<ref>https://www.crozetgazette.com/2017/09/08/sharing-the-wealth-why-the-county-pays-the-city-millions-each-year/</ref> <br />
<br />
* (a) the county land values used to calculate the payment were fair market values, even if the property was under land use taxation, <br />
* (b) the annual payment would be capped at 0.1% of the total assessed value of taxable real property, and <br />
* (c) the agreement would continue indefinitely.<br />
<br />
'''This description of the revenue sharing agreement between the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County appears in Albemarle's annual budget.'''<ref name="countyohninebudget">Albemarle County. County Executive. FY 09/10 RECOMMENDED OPERATING BUDGET. 18 Feb 2009. 5 May 2009: 173 <http://www.albemarle.org/upload/images/forms_center/departments/budget/forms/FY10_Recommended_O_Non_Departmental.pdf>.</ref><br />
<br />
An Annexation and Revenue Sharing Agreement, dated February 17, 1982, between the County of Albemarle and the City of Charlottesville was approved in a public referendum on [[May 18]], [[1982]]. The agreement required the County and the City to annually contribute portions of their respective real property tax bases and revenues to a Revenue and Economic Growth Sharing Fund. Distribution of the fund and the resulting net transfer of funds will each be made on [[January 31]] while this agreement remains in effect.<br />
<br />
During the time this agreement is in effect, the City will not initiate any annexation procedures against the County. Also, pursuant to this agreement, a committee was created to study the desirability of combining the governments and the services currently provided. The agreement became effective on [[July 1]], [[1982]] and remains in effect until:<br />
<br />
* The County and City are consolidated into a single political subdivision; or<br />
* The concept for independent cities presently existing in Virginia is altered by the State law in such a manner that real property in the City becomes part of the County’s tax base; or<br />
* The County and City mutually agree to cancel or change the agreement.<br />
<br />
Charlottesville City Council held a public hearing on the idea on March 15, 1982 and ratified the agreement afterwards. <ref>{{minutes-citycouncil|when=March 15, 1982|id=98471}}</ref><br />
<br />
'''The following explanation of the revenue sharing agreement between the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County appears in Albemarle County's Management & Budget Department FY 11-12 Budget FAQs'''<ref>{{www.albemarle.org/department.asp?department=budget&relpage=12492#16|accessdate=October 4, 2018}}</ref> <br />
<br />
Q: What is the Revenue Sharing Agreement?<br />
<br />
A: In [[1982]], Albemarle County and the City of Charlottesville entered into a revenue sharing agreement in which both jurisdictions agreed to share tax revenues in return for total immunity from any annexation attempts by the City. The City was proposing a significant annexation of County territory at that time to increase the City tax base. The proposed agreement was approved by County voters in a referendum.<br />
<br />
For as long as the agreement remains in effect, both the County and the City are required to contribute annually to a Revenue and Economic Growth Sharing Fund which is then divided between them on the basis of a formula related to population changes and “true real property tax rates” as determined by the Virginia Department of Taxation. Due to the nature of the formula and the conditions in the City and the County since 1982, the effect of the agreement is that the County has paid the City a revenue sharing amount every year equivalent to the ten cent tax rate cap., the revenue sharing payment totaled $18.4 million, this year we anticipate that the revenue sharing payment will decrease by $365,000 to a total of $18 million. This is the first decrease in revenue sharing since the agreement was established in 1982.<br />
<br />
Q: Can the County discontinue the Revenue Sharing Agreement? <br />
<br />
A: The Revenue Sharing Agreement is legally binding and must remain in effect until one of the following occurs:<br />
The City and County are consolidated or otherwise combined into a single political subdivision, or<br />
The concept of independent cities is altered by state law in such manner that real property in the City becomes part of the County tax base, or<br />
The City and County agree to cancel or change the agreement.<br />
<br />
* Chapter 84 of the Acts of Assembly of 1970 was the charter for the merger of the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County, provided the consolidation agreement was ratified and approved. The consolidation agreement did not pass; therefore, the charter is not in effect.<br />
<br />
==Financial Information==<br />
<br />
"Revenue Sharing with the City of Charlottesville: In FY 09/10 paid $18,038,878 to the City of Charlottesville in fulfillment of the revenue sharing agreement provisions, an increase of $4.4 million over the FY 08/09 payment. This payment is at the agreed-upon cap of 10% of the total assessed property values based on the 2007 calendar year."<ref name="countyohninebudget" /><br />
<br />
Between the 1982-83 and the 2009-10 budgets, Albemarle County has transferred $160,803,093 to the City of Charlottesville.<ref>Albemarle County. County Executive. FY 09/10 RECOMMENDED OPERATING BUDGET. 18 Feb 2009. 5 May 2009: 174 <http://www.albemarle.org/upload/images/forms_center/departments/budget/forms/FY10_Recommended_O_Non_Departmental.pdf>.</ref><br />
<br />
==Implications for Albemarle County==<br />
<br />
* 10 cents of the [[Albemarle's Tax Rate|real estate property tax rate]] collected in Albemarle is transferred on an annual basis to the City of Charlottesville<br />
* The composite index, the formula that determines state funding to Albemarle County, does not take into account the revenue sharing agreement. Albemarle is thus assumed in the state budget to have more local revenue than it actually does, and as a result, receives less revenues from the state in each biennial budget.<br />
* Real estate assessments in Albemarle County, for the purposes of this agreement, are calculated at the full value and not the land use value. Thus for properties getting the land use tax subsidy, Albemarle pays more to Charlottesville than it collects from the property owners.<br />
* Even though the [[Virginia General Assembly]] has maintained a moratorium on annexations since the 1980s, Albemarle can never exit the revenue sharing agreement without the City's consent (or until such a time that the City reverts to a town within Albemarle County).<br />
<br />
<br />
==Composite index==<br />
In early 2010, the Albemarle County School Board asked Delegate [[Rob Bell]] to insert an amendment that would change the way the [[composite index]] is calculated in order to factor in the amount Albemarle pays to Charlottesville in revenue sharing. Though the amendment failed, the issue caused friction between the two communities. In April 2010, both school board met with the City Council and the Board of Supervisors to discuss the issue. A [[Revenue Sharing/Annexation Agreement and the Local Composite Index Committee|committee]] was appointed to further discuss the issue. They held their first meeting on August 25, 2010.<ref>"Meeting of the Revenue Sharing/Annexation Agreement and the Local Composite Index Committee." Letter. 27 Aug. 2010. Charlottesville Tomorrow's Online Document Storage. Web. 27 Aug. 2010. <http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/docs/20100827-Joint-Statement-Revenue-Sharing.pdf>.</ref> There was criticism that these meetings were held behind closed doors. <ref>{{cite-progress-mg|title=Closed city-county meetings questioned|url=https://www.dailyprogress.com/news/closed-city-county-meetings-questioned/article_dcb9719b-f0c0-59d9-9750-3aa9c95acd2a.html|author=Brandon Shulleeta|pageno=|printdate=August 30, 2018|publishdate=August 29, 2018|accessdate=October 4, 2018}}</ref><br />
<br />
Delegate [[David Toscano]] called on the city to use a portion of the payment for capital projects that would benefit both communities. <ref>{{cite-cville|title=City, county put service consolidation dreams on hold|url=http://www.c-ville.com/index.php?cat=141404064431134&ShowArticle_ID=12681104113919335|author=Chiara Canzi|pageno=|printno=|printdate=April 12, 2012|publishdate=April 12, 2012|accessdate=April 12, 2012}}</ref><br />
<br />
However, those talks stalled and the Board of Supervisors directed Bell to reintroduce the amendment in the 2012 General Assembly. Supervisor [[Dennis Rooker]], who voted against the idea in 2010, changed his mind after negotiations failed. <br />
<br />
[[Ned Michie]], chair of the [[Charlottesville School Board]], argued in a [http://www.cvillepedia.org/mediawiki/index.php/File:20120100-Michie-LCI-schools.pdf 49-page report] that the county knew what what would happen to county school funding when it agreed to the agreement in 1982. Rooker disagrees. <ref>{{cite-cville|title=City-county school funding saga continues|url=http://www.c-ville.com/city_county_school_funding_saga_continues-2/|author=Matt Deegan|pageno=24.03|printno=|printdate=January 17, 2012|publishdate=January 17, 2012|accessdate=October 4, 2018}}</ref><br />
<br />
==Historical data==<br />
{| class="wikitable" border="1"<br />
!Year<br />
!Amount paid to Charlottesville<br />
!% change<br />
|-<br />
|FY2001 <br />
|$6,482,712.00<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
|FY2002 <br />
|$6,692,811.00 <br />
|3.24%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2003 <br />
|$7,726,021.00 <br />
|15.44%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2004 <br />
|$8,004,461.00 <br />
|3.60%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2005 <br />
|$9,742,748.00 <br />
|21.72%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2006 <br />
|$10,134,816.00 <br />
|4.02%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2007 <br />
|$13,212,401.00 <br />
|30.37%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2008 <br />
|$13,633,950.00 <br />
|3.19%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2009 <br />
|$18,038,878.00 <br />
|32.31%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2010 <br />
|$18,454,658.00 <br />
|2.30%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2011 <br />
|$18,089,812.00 <br />
| -1.98%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2012 <br />
|$17,520,948.00 <br />
| -3.14%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2013 <br />
|$16,931,333.00 <br />
| -3.37%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2014 <br />
|$16,446,981.00<br />
| -2.7%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2015 <br />
|$16,058,668.00 <br />
| -2.5%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2016 <br />
|$15,767,084 <br />
| -1.8%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2018<br />
|$15,855,485<br />
| +.5%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2019<br />
|$15,696,360<br />
| -.1%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2020<br />
|$14,199,607<br />
| -9.5%<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Charlottesville Tomorrow's News Center==<br />
<br />
*[http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/topics/revenue_sharing/ All stories by Charlottesville Tomorrow on revenue sharing]<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
<br />
* [http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/docs/19820217-revenue-sharing-agreement.pdf Link to text of agreement]<br />
* [http://cvillegreenbrier.weebly.com/uploads/1/0/5/0/105026539/revenue_sharing_-__full_memo_march_2017_mtd.pdf Memo on the Revenue Sharing Agreement by Ned Michie (last updated 2017)]<br />
<br />
[[Category:1982]]<br />
[[Category:City-County Cooperation]]<br />
[[Category:Annexation]]<br />
[[Category:Revenue sharing]]</div>Lmm6nhttps://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=Revenue_Sharing_Agreement&diff=46573Revenue Sharing Agreement2019-02-25T15:10:27Z<p>Lmm6n: /* Historical data */</p>
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<div>The '''Revenue Sharing Agreement''' refers to a 1982 [http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/docs/19820217-revenue-sharing-agreement.pdf legal agreement] between the City of [[Charlottesville]] and [[Albemarle County]] that prohibits [[annexation]] efforts by the city in exchange for a share of the county's revenue.<br />
[[Image: 1980Annnexmap.jpg|right|350px]]<br />
==Background==<br />
The agreement is the product of a series of conversations between the city and county designed to limit the city's annexation efforts. A committee formed in mid-1977 to discuss ways to increase cooperation before the two jurisdictions. Talks of development increased in 1980 when the city explored another round of annexation. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Revenue sharing -- how it came to this|url=https://www.dailyprogress.com/news/revenue-sharing----how-it-came-to-this/article_92a30fb4-9476-552c-9178-9c3cacf6c1ba.html|author=Daugherty, Virginia, Elizabeth B. Gleason, and Nancy O'Brien|pageno=|printdate=March 21, 2010|publishdate=March 21, 2010|accessdate=October 4, 2018}}</ref> <br />
<br />
At the end of a temporary annexation moratorium in 1980, the city’s acquisition target encompassed a '<nowiki/>'''10 Square Mile Area'<nowiki/>''' (approx.), from the Rio/29 interchange out to the Pantops region and down to 5th Street South. There was also talk of a larger area under consideration, extending farther north and west and potentially annexing up '<nowiki/>'''32 Square Miles Area'''' (approx.), of the county. <ref>https://www.crozetgazette.com/2017/09/08/sharing-the-wealth-why-the-county-pays-the-city-millions-each-year/</ref><br />
<br />
The Revenue Sharing Agreement prohibited the city from annexing any county land (except [[Pen Park]]), and in return, the county would “share” a portion of its property tax revenue with the city each year. Key features of the agreement were that:<ref>https://www.crozetgazette.com/2017/09/08/sharing-the-wealth-why-the-county-pays-the-city-millions-each-year/</ref> <br />
<br />
* (a) the county land values used to calculate the payment were fair market values, even if the property was under land use taxation, <br />
* (b) the annual payment would be capped at 0.1% of the total assessed value of taxable real property, and <br />
* (c) the agreement would continue indefinitely.<br />
<br />
'''This description of the revenue sharing agreement between the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County appears in Albemarle's annual budget.'''<ref name="countyohninebudget">Albemarle County. County Executive. FY 09/10 RECOMMENDED OPERATING BUDGET. 18 Feb 2009. 5 May 2009: 173 <http://www.albemarle.org/upload/images/forms_center/departments/budget/forms/FY10_Recommended_O_Non_Departmental.pdf>.</ref><br />
<br />
An Annexation and Revenue Sharing Agreement, dated February 17, 1982, between the County of Albemarle and the City of Charlottesville was approved in a public referendum on [[May 18]], [[1982]]. The agreement required the County and the City to annually contribute portions of their respective real property tax bases and revenues to a Revenue and Economic Growth Sharing Fund. Distribution of the fund and the resulting net transfer of funds will each be made on [[January 31]] while this agreement remains in effect.<br />
<br />
During the time this agreement is in effect, the City will not initiate any annexation procedures against the County. Also, pursuant to this agreement, a committee was created to study the desirability of combining the governments and the services currently provided. The agreement became effective on [[July 1]], [[1982]] and remains in effect until:<br />
<br />
* The County and City are consolidated into a single political subdivision; or<br />
* The concept for independent cities presently existing in Virginia is altered by the State law in such a manner that real property in the City becomes part of the County’s tax base; or<br />
* The County and City mutually agree to cancel or change the agreement.<br />
<br />
Charlottesville City Council held a public hearing on the idea on March 15, 1982 and ratified the agreement afterwards. <ref>{{minutes-citycouncil|when=March 15, 1982|id=98471}}</ref><br />
<br />
'''The following explanation of the revenue sharing agreement between the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County appears in Albemarle County's Management & Budget Department FY 11-12 Budget FAQs'''<ref>{{www.albemarle.org/department.asp?department=budget&relpage=12492#16|accessdate=October 4, 2018}}</ref> <br />
<br />
Q: What is the Revenue Sharing Agreement?<br />
<br />
A: In [[1982]], Albemarle County and the City of Charlottesville entered into a revenue sharing agreement in which both jurisdictions agreed to share tax revenues in return for total immunity from any annexation attempts by the City. The City was proposing a significant annexation of County territory at that time to increase the City tax base. The proposed agreement was approved by County voters in a referendum.<br />
<br />
For as long as the agreement remains in effect, both the County and the City are required to contribute annually to a Revenue and Economic Growth Sharing Fund which is then divided between them on the basis of a formula related to population changes and “true real property tax rates” as determined by the Virginia Department of Taxation. Due to the nature of the formula and the conditions in the City and the County since 1982, the effect of the agreement is that the County has paid the City a revenue sharing amount every year equivalent to the ten cent tax rate cap., the revenue sharing payment totaled $18.4 million, this year we anticipate that the revenue sharing payment will decrease by $365,000 to a total of $18 million. This is the first decrease in revenue sharing since the agreement was established in 1982.<br />
<br />
Q: Can the County discontinue the Revenue Sharing Agreement? <br />
<br />
A: The Revenue Sharing Agreement is legally binding and must remain in effect until one of the following occurs:<br />
The City and County are consolidated or otherwise combined into a single political subdivision, or<br />
The concept of independent cities is altered by state law in such manner that real property in the City becomes part of the County tax base, or<br />
The City and County agree to cancel or change the agreement.<br />
<br />
* Chapter 84 of the Acts of Assembly of 1970 was the charter for the merger of the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County, provided the consolidation agreement was ratified and approved. The consolidation agreement did not pass; therefore, the charter is not in effect.<br />
<br />
==Financial Information==<br />
<br />
"Revenue Sharing with the City of Charlottesville: In FY 09/10 paid $18,038,878 to the City of Charlottesville in fulfillment of the revenue sharing agreement provisions, an increase of $4.4 million over the FY 08/09 payment. This payment is at the agreed-upon cap of 10% of the total assessed property values based on the 2007 calendar year."<ref name="countyohninebudget" /><br />
<br />
Between the 1982-83 and the 2009-10 budgets, Albemarle County has transferred $160,803,093 to the City of Charlottesville.<ref>Albemarle County. County Executive. FY 09/10 RECOMMENDED OPERATING BUDGET. 18 Feb 2009. 5 May 2009: 174 <http://www.albemarle.org/upload/images/forms_center/departments/budget/forms/FY10_Recommended_O_Non_Departmental.pdf>.</ref><br />
<br />
==Implications for Albemarle County==<br />
<br />
* 10 cents of the [[Albemarle's Tax Rate|real estate property tax rate]] collected in Albemarle is transferred on an annual basis to the City of Charlottesville<br />
* The composite index, the formula that determines state funding to Albemarle County, does not take into account the revenue sharing agreement. Albemarle is thus assumed in the state budget to have more local revenue than it actually does, and as a result, receives less revenues from the state in each biennial budget.<br />
* Real estate assessments in Albemarle County, for the purposes of this agreement, are calculated at the full value and not the land use value. Thus for properties getting the land use tax subsidy, Albemarle pays more to Charlottesville than it collects from the property owners.<br />
* Even though the [[Virginia General Assembly]] has maintained a moratorium on annexations since the 1980s, Albemarle can never exit the revenue sharing agreement without the City's consent (or until such a time that the City reverts to a town within Albemarle County).<br />
<br />
<br />
==Composite index==<br />
In early 2010, the Albemarle County School Board asked Delegate [[Rob Bell]] to insert an amendment that would change the way the [[composite index]] is calculated in order to factor in the amount Albemarle pays to Charlottesville in revenue sharing. Though the amendment failed, the issue caused friction between the two communities. In April 2010, both school board met with the City Council and the Board of Supervisors to discuss the issue. A [[Revenue Sharing/Annexation Agreement and the Local Composite Index Committee|committee]] was appointed to further discuss the issue. They held their first meeting on August 25, 2010.<ref>"Meeting of the Revenue Sharing/Annexation Agreement and the Local Composite Index Committee." Letter. 27 Aug. 2010. Charlottesville Tomorrow's Online Document Storage. Web. 27 Aug. 2010. <http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/docs/20100827-Joint-Statement-Revenue-Sharing.pdf>.</ref> There was criticism that these meetings were held behind closed doors. <ref>{{cite-progress-mg|title=Closed city-county meetings questioned|url=https://www.dailyprogress.com/news/closed-city-county-meetings-questioned/article_dcb9719b-f0c0-59d9-9750-3aa9c95acd2a.html|author=Brandon Shulleeta|pageno=|printdate=August 30, 2018|publishdate=August 29, 2018|accessdate=October 4, 2018}}</ref><br />
<br />
Delegate [[David Toscano]] called on the city to use a portion of the payment for capital projects that would benefit both communities. <ref>{{cite-cville|title=City, county put service consolidation dreams on hold|url=http://www.c-ville.com/index.php?cat=141404064431134&ShowArticle_ID=12681104113919335|author=Chiara Canzi|pageno=|printno=|printdate=April 12, 2012|publishdate=April 12, 2012|accessdate=April 12, 2012}}</ref><br />
<br />
However, those talks stalled and the Board of Supervisors directed Bell to reintroduce the amendment in the 2012 General Assembly. Supervisor [[Dennis Rooker]], who voted against the idea in 2010, changed his mind after negotiations failed. <br />
<br />
[[Ned Michie]], chair of the [[Charlottesville School Board]], argued in a [http://www.cvillepedia.org/mediawiki/index.php/File:20120100-Michie-LCI-schools.pdf 49-page report] that the county knew what what would happen to county school funding when it agreed to the agreement in 1982. Rooker disagrees. <ref>{{cite-cville|title=City-county school funding saga continues|url=http://www.c-ville.com/city_county_school_funding_saga_continues-2/|author=Matt Deegan|pageno=24.03|printno=|printdate=January 17, 2012|publishdate=January 17, 2012|accessdate=October 4, 2018}}</ref><br />
<br />
==Historical data==<br />
{| class="wikitable" border="1"<br />
!Year<br />
!Amount paid to Charlottesville<br />
!% change<br />
|-<br />
|FY2001 <br />
|$6,482,712.00<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
|FY2002 <br />
|$6,692,811.00 <br />
|3.24%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2003 <br />
|$7,726,021.00 <br />
|15.44%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2004 <br />
|$8,004,461.00 <br />
|3.60%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2005 <br />
|$9,742,748.00 <br />
|21.72%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2006 <br />
|$10,134,816.00 <br />
|4.02%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2007 <br />
|$13,212,401.00 <br />
|30.37%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2008 <br />
|$13,633,950.00 <br />
|3.19%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2009 <br />
|$18,038,878.00 <br />
|32.31%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2010 <br />
|$18,454,658.00 <br />
|2.30%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2011 <br />
|$18,089,812.00 <br />
| -1.98%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2012 <br />
|$17,520,948.00 <br />
| -3.14%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2013 <br />
|$16,931,333.00 <br />
| -3.37%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2014 <br />
|$16,446,981.00<br />
| -2.7%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2015 <br />
|$16,058,668.00 <br />
| -2.5%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2016 <br />
|$15,767,084 <br />
| -1.8%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2018<br />
|$15,855,485<br />
| -.5%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2019<br />
|$15,696,360<br />
| -.1%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2020<br />
|$14,199,607<br />
| -9.5%<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Charlottesville Tomorrow's News Center==<br />
<br />
*[http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/topics/revenue_sharing/ All stories by Charlottesville Tomorrow on revenue sharing]<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
<br />
* [http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/docs/19820217-revenue-sharing-agreement.pdf Link to text of agreement]<br />
* [http://cvillegreenbrier.weebly.com/uploads/1/0/5/0/105026539/revenue_sharing_-__full_memo_march_2017_mtd.pdf Memo on the Revenue Sharing Agreement by Ned Michie (last updated 2017)]<br />
<br />
[[Category:1982]]<br />
[[Category:City-County Cooperation]]<br />
[[Category:Annexation]]<br />
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<div>The '''Revenue Sharing Agreement''' refers to a 1982 [http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/docs/19820217-revenue-sharing-agreement.pdf legal agreement] between the City of [[Charlottesville]] and [[Albemarle County]] that prohibits [[annexation]] efforts by the city in exchange for a share of the county's revenue.<br />
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==Background==<br />
The agreement is the product of a series of conversations between the city and county designed to limit the city's annexation efforts. A committee formed in mid-1977 to discuss ways to increase cooperation before the two jurisdictions. Talks of development increased in 1980 when the city explored another round of annexation. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Revenue sharing -- how it came to this|url=https://www.dailyprogress.com/news/revenue-sharing----how-it-came-to-this/article_92a30fb4-9476-552c-9178-9c3cacf6c1ba.html|author=Daugherty, Virginia, Elizabeth B. Gleason, and Nancy O'Brien|pageno=|printdate=March 21, 2010|publishdate=March 21, 2010|accessdate=October 4, 2018}}</ref> <br />
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At the end of a temporary annexation moratorium in 1980, the city’s acquisition target encompassed a '<nowiki/>'''10 Square Mile Area'<nowiki/>''' (approx.), from the Rio/29 interchange out to the Pantops region and down to 5th Street South. There was also talk of a larger area under consideration, extending farther north and west and potentially annexing up '<nowiki/>'''32 Square Miles Area'''' (approx.), of the county. <ref>https://www.crozetgazette.com/2017/09/08/sharing-the-wealth-why-the-county-pays-the-city-millions-each-year/</ref><br />
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The Revenue Sharing Agreement prohibited the city from annexing any county land (except [[Pen Park]]), and in return, the county would “share” a portion of its property tax revenue with the city each year. Key features of the agreement were that:<ref>https://www.crozetgazette.com/2017/09/08/sharing-the-wealth-why-the-county-pays-the-city-millions-each-year/</ref> <br />
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* (a) the county land values used to calculate the payment were fair market values, even if the property was under land use taxation, <br />
* (b) the annual payment would be capped at 0.1% of the total assessed value of taxable real property, and <br />
* (c) the agreement would continue indefinitely.<br />
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'''This description of the revenue sharing agreement between the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County appears in Albemarle's annual budget.'''<ref name="countyohninebudget">Albemarle County. County Executive. FY 09/10 RECOMMENDED OPERATING BUDGET. 18 Feb 2009. 5 May 2009: 173 <http://www.albemarle.org/upload/images/forms_center/departments/budget/forms/FY10_Recommended_O_Non_Departmental.pdf>.</ref><br />
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An Annexation and Revenue Sharing Agreement, dated February 17, 1982, between the County of Albemarle and the City of Charlottesville was approved in a public referendum on [[May 18]], [[1982]]. The agreement required the County and the City to annually contribute portions of their respective real property tax bases and revenues to a Revenue and Economic Growth Sharing Fund. Distribution of the fund and the resulting net transfer of funds will each be made on [[January 31]] while this agreement remains in effect.<br />
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During the time this agreement is in effect, the City will not initiate any annexation procedures against the County. Also, pursuant to this agreement, a committee was created to study the desirability of combining the governments and the services currently provided. The agreement became effective on [[July 1]], [[1982]] and remains in effect until:<br />
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* The County and City are consolidated into a single political subdivision; or<br />
* The concept for independent cities presently existing in Virginia is altered by the State law in such a manner that real property in the City becomes part of the County’s tax base; or<br />
* The County and City mutually agree to cancel or change the agreement.<br />
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Charlottesville City Council held a public hearing on the idea on March 15, 1982 and ratified the agreement afterwards. <ref>{{minutes-citycouncil|when=March 15, 1982|id=98471}}</ref><br />
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'''The following explanation of the revenue sharing agreement between the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County appears in Albemarle County's Management & Budget Department FY 11-12 Budget FAQs'''<ref>{{www.albemarle.org/department.asp?department=budget&relpage=12492#16|accessdate=October 4, 2018}}</ref> <br />
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Q: What is the Revenue Sharing Agreement?<br />
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A: In [[1982]], Albemarle County and the City of Charlottesville entered into a revenue sharing agreement in which both jurisdictions agreed to share tax revenues in return for total immunity from any annexation attempts by the City. The City was proposing a significant annexation of County territory at that time to increase the City tax base. The proposed agreement was approved by County voters in a referendum.<br />
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For as long as the agreement remains in effect, both the County and the City are required to contribute annually to a Revenue and Economic Growth Sharing Fund which is then divided between them on the basis of a formula related to population changes and “true real property tax rates” as determined by the Virginia Department of Taxation. Due to the nature of the formula and the conditions in the City and the County since 1982, the effect of the agreement is that the County has paid the City a revenue sharing amount every year equivalent to the ten cent tax rate cap., the revenue sharing payment totaled $18.4 million, this year we anticipate that the revenue sharing payment will decrease by $365,000 to a total of $18 million. This is the first decrease in revenue sharing since the agreement was established in 1982.<br />
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Q: Can the County discontinue the Revenue Sharing Agreement? <br />
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A: The Revenue Sharing Agreement is legally binding and must remain in effect until one of the following occurs:<br />
The City and County are consolidated or otherwise combined into a single political subdivision, or<br />
The concept of independent cities is altered by state law in such manner that real property in the City becomes part of the County tax base, or<br />
The City and County agree to cancel or change the agreement.<br />
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* Chapter 84 of the Acts of Assembly of 1970 was the charter for the merger of the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County, provided the consolidation agreement was ratified and approved. The consolidation agreement did not pass; therefore, the charter is not in effect.<br />
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==Financial Information==<br />
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"Revenue Sharing with the City of Charlottesville: In FY 09/10 paid $18,038,878 to the City of Charlottesville in fulfillment of the revenue sharing agreement provisions, an increase of $4.4 million over the FY 08/09 payment. This payment is at the agreed-upon cap of 10% of the total assessed property values based on the 2007 calendar year."<ref name="countyohninebudget" /><br />
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Between the 1982-83 and the 2009-10 budgets, Albemarle County has transferred $160,803,093 to the City of Charlottesville.<ref>Albemarle County. County Executive. FY 09/10 RECOMMENDED OPERATING BUDGET. 18 Feb 2009. 5 May 2009: 174 <http://www.albemarle.org/upload/images/forms_center/departments/budget/forms/FY10_Recommended_O_Non_Departmental.pdf>.</ref><br />
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==Implications for Albemarle County==<br />
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* 10 cents of the [[Albemarle's Tax Rate|real estate property tax rate]] collected in Albemarle is transferred on an annual basis to the City of Charlottesville<br />
* The composite index, the formula that determines state funding to Albemarle County, does not take into account the revenue sharing agreement. Albemarle is thus assumed in the state budget to have more local revenue than it actually does, and as a result, receives less revenues from the state in each biennial budget.<br />
* Real estate assessments in Albemarle County, for the purposes of this agreement, are calculated at the full value and not the land use value. Thus for properties getting the land use tax subsidy, Albemarle pays more to Charlottesville than it collects from the property owners.<br />
* Even though the [[Virginia General Assembly]] has maintained a moratorium on annexations since the 1980s, Albemarle can never exit the revenue sharing agreement without the City's consent (or until such a time that the City reverts to a town within Albemarle County).<br />
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==Composite index==<br />
In early 2010, the Albemarle County School Board asked Delegate [[Rob Bell]] to insert an amendment that would change the way the [[composite index]] is calculated in order to factor in the amount Albemarle pays to Charlottesville in revenue sharing. Though the amendment failed, the issue caused friction between the two communities. In April 2010, both school board met with the City Council and the Board of Supervisors to discuss the issue. A [[Revenue Sharing/Annexation Agreement and the Local Composite Index Committee|committee]] was appointed to further discuss the issue. They held their first meeting on August 25, 2010.<ref>"Meeting of the Revenue Sharing/Annexation Agreement and the Local Composite Index Committee." Letter. 27 Aug. 2010. Charlottesville Tomorrow's Online Document Storage. Web. 27 Aug. 2010. <http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/docs/20100827-Joint-Statement-Revenue-Sharing.pdf>.</ref> There was criticism that these meetings were held behind closed doors. <ref>{{cite-progress-mg|title=Closed city-county meetings questioned|url=https://www.dailyprogress.com/news/closed-city-county-meetings-questioned/article_dcb9719b-f0c0-59d9-9750-3aa9c95acd2a.html|author=Brandon Shulleeta|pageno=|printdate=August 30, 2018|publishdate=August 29, 2018|accessdate=October 4, 2018}}</ref><br />
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Delegate [[David Toscano]] called on the city to use a portion of the payment for capital projects that would benefit both communities. <ref>{{cite-cville|title=City, county put service consolidation dreams on hold|url=http://www.c-ville.com/index.php?cat=141404064431134&ShowArticle_ID=12681104113919335|author=Chiara Canzi|pageno=|printno=|printdate=April 12, 2012|publishdate=April 12, 2012|accessdate=April 12, 2012}}</ref><br />
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However, those talks stalled and the Board of Supervisors directed Bell to reintroduce the amendment in the 2012 General Assembly. Supervisor [[Dennis Rooker]], who voted against the idea in 2010, changed his mind after negotiations failed. <br />
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[[Ned Michie]], chair of the [[Charlottesville School Board]], argued in a [http://www.cvillepedia.org/mediawiki/index.php/File:20120100-Michie-LCI-schools.pdf 49-page report] that the county knew what what would happen to county school funding when it agreed to the agreement in 1982. Rooker disagrees. <ref>{{cite-cville|title=City-county school funding saga continues|url=http://www.c-ville.com/city_county_school_funding_saga_continues-2/|author=Matt Deegan|pageno=24.03|printno=|printdate=January 17, 2012|publishdate=January 17, 2012|accessdate=October 4, 2018}}</ref><br />
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==Historical data==<br />
{| class="wikitable" border="1"<br />
!Year<br />
!Amount paid to Charlottesville<br />
!% change<br />
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|FY2001 <br />
|$6,482,712.00<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
|FY2002 <br />
|$6,692,811.00 <br />
|3.24%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2003 <br />
|$7,726,021.00 <br />
|15.44%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2004 <br />
|$8,004,461.00 <br />
|3.60%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2005 <br />
|$9,742,748.00 <br />
|21.72%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2006 <br />
|$10,134,816.00 <br />
|4.02%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2007 <br />
|$13,212,401.00 <br />
|30.37%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2008 <br />
|$13,633,950.00 <br />
|3.19%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2009 <br />
|$18,038,878.00 <br />
|32.31%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2010 <br />
|$18,454,658.00 <br />
|2.30%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2011 <br />
|$18,089,812.00 <br />
| -1.98%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2012 <br />
|$17,520,948.00 <br />
| -3.14%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2013 <br />
|$16,931,333.00 <br />
| -3.37%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2014 <br />
|$16,446,981.00<br />
| -2.7%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2015 <br />
|$16,058,668.00 <br />
| -2.5%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2016 <br />
|$15,767,084 <br />
| -1.8%<br />
|-<br />
|FY2018<br />
|15,855,485<br />
| -<br />
|-<br />
|FY2019<br />
|$15,696,360<br />
| -<br />
|-<br />
|FY2020<br />
|$14,199,607<br />
| -9.5%<br />
|}<br />
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==Charlottesville Tomorrow's News Center==<br />
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*[http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/topics/revenue_sharing/ All stories by Charlottesville Tomorrow on revenue sharing]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External Links==<br />
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* [http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/docs/19820217-revenue-sharing-agreement.pdf Link to text of agreement]<br />
* [http://cvillegreenbrier.weebly.com/uploads/1/0/5/0/105026539/revenue_sharing_-__full_memo_march_2017_mtd.pdf Memo on the Revenue Sharing Agreement by Ned Michie (last updated 2017)]<br />
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<div>'''Lonnie Murray''' is an elected official representing [[Albemarle County]] on the [[Thomas Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District]]. He has also serves on the [[Natural Heritage Committee]] and the [[Rivanna River Basin Commission]].<br />
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He has advocated for closing loopholes in the Albemarle County's water protection ordinance. <br />
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He also raised concerns in regard to how water protection regulations address changes from one land use to another, “Certainly, there are some problems and gaps in the guidance provided to localities in terms of how regulation should occur as properties transition through these different land uses. Particularly, the change from forestry [use] to pasture to residential is not very clear”. <REF>{{cite web|title=West Virginia governor’s company fails to pay property taxes in Albemarle, faces questions over land use|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/28119-wv-governors-company-fails-to-pay-property-taxes/|accessdate=18 August 2017}}</Ref><br />
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In 2010 as part of the Albemarle County natural Heritage Committee's annual report he brought Paw Paw pie for Board of Supervisors to help educate the public about the importance of biodiversity <REF>{{cite web|title=Natural Heritage chair delivers annual report, pawpaw pie|url=http://cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/6600-natural-heritage-report/|accessdate=18 August 2017}}</Ref><br />
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He was reelected in 2015 during an uncontested election for one of the two seats by 12,305 votes. <REF> {{cite web|title=2015 November General|url=http://results.elections.virginia.gov/vaelections/2015%20November%20General/Site/Locality/ALBEMARLE%20COUNTY/Soil%20and%20Water%20Conservation%20Director%20Thomas%20Jefferson%20District%20(ALBEMARLE%20COUNTY).html/|accessdate=18 August 2017}}</Ref><br />
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<div>'''Lonnie Murray''' is an elected official representing [[Albemarle County]] on the [[Thomas Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District]]. He has also serves on the [[Natural Heritage Committee]] and the [[Rivanna River Basin Commission]].<br />
<REF>{{cite web|title=2017 Rivanna River Basin Commission|url=http://rivannariverbasin.org/commissioners.php|accessdate=29 June 2017}}</Ref><br />
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He has advocated for closing loopholes in the Albemarle County's water protection ordinance. <br />
<REF>{{cite web|title=Albemarle farmers share concerns at stream buffers meeting|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/28284-farmers-share-concerns-at-stream-buffers-meeting/|accessdate=18 June 2017}}</Ref><br />
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He also raised concerns in regard to how water protection regulations address changes from one land use to another, “Certainly, there are some problems and gaps in the guidance provided to localities in terms of how regulation should occur as properties transition through these different land uses. Particularly, the change from forestry [use] to pasture to residential is not very clear”. <REF>{{cite web|title=West Virginia governor’s company fails to pay property taxes in Albemarle, faces questions over land use|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/28119-wv-governors-company-fails-to-pay-property-taxes/|accessdate=18 August 2017}}</Ref><br />
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In 2010 as part of the Albemarle County natural Heritage Committee's annual report he brought Paw Paw pie for Board of Supervisors to help educate the public about the importance of biodiversity <REF>{{cite web|title=Natural Heritage chair delivers annual report, pawpaw pie|url=http://cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/6600-natural-heritage-report/|accessdate=18 August 2017}}</Ref><br />
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<div>'''Lonnie Murray''' is an elected official representing [[Albemarle County]] on the [[Thomas Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District]]. He has also serves on the [[Natural Heritage Committee]] and the [[Rivanna River Basin Commission]].<br />
<REF>{{cite web|title=2017 Rivanna River Basin Commission|url=http://rivannariverbasin.org/commissioners.php|accessdate=29 June 2017}}</Ref><br />
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He has advocated for closing loopholes in the Albemarle County's water protection ordinance. <br />
<REF>{{cite web|title=Albemarle farmers share concerns at stream buffers meeting|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/28284-farmers-share-concerns-at-stream-buffers-meeting/|accessdate=18 June 2017}}</Ref><br />
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He also raised concerns in regard to how water protection regulations address changes from one land use to another, “Certainly, there are some problems and gaps in the guidance provided to localities in terms of how regulation should occur as properties transition through these different land uses. Particularly, the change from forestry [use] to pasture to residential is not very clear”. <REF>{{cite web|title=West Virginia governor’s company fails to pay property taxes in Albemarle, faces questions over land use|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/28119-wv-governors-company-fails-to-pay-property-taxes/|accessdate=29 June 2017}}</Ref><br />
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<div>'''Lonnie Murray''' is an elected official representing [[Albemarle County]] on the [[Thomas Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District]]. He has also serves on the [[Natural Heritage Committee]] and the [[Rivanna River Basin Commission]].<ref>"Comissioners, 2017 Rivanna River Basin Commission" Web. 29 June 2017. <http://rivannariverbasin.org/commissioners.php>.</Ref><br />
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He has advocated for closing loopholes in the Albemarle County's water protection ordinance. <Ref>"Albemarle farmers share concerns at stream buffers meeting" Web. 18 June 2017. <http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/28284-farmers-share-concerns-at-stream-buffers-meeting/>.</Ref> He also raised concerns in regard to how water protection regulations address changes from one land use to another, “Certainly, there are some problems and gaps in the guidance provided to localities in terms of how regulation should occur as properties transition through these different land uses. Particularly, the change from forestry [use] to pasture to residential is not very clear”. <ref>"West Virginia governor’s company fails to pay property taxes in Albemarle, faces questions over land use" Web. Retrieved 29 June 2017. <http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/28119-wv-governors-company-fails-to-pay-property-taxes/>. </Ref><br />
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<div>'''Lonnie Murray''' is an elected official representing [[Albemarle County]] on the [[Thomas Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District]]. He has also serves on the [[Natural Heritage Committee]] and the [[Rivanna River Basin Commission]].<ref>"Comissioners, 2017 Rivanna River Basin Commission" Web. 29 June 2017. <http://rivannariverbasin.org/commissioners.php>.</Ref><br />
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He has advocated for closing loopholes in the Albemarle County's water protection ordinance. <Ref>"Albemarle farmers share concerns at stream buffers meeting" Web. 18 June 2017. <http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/28284-farmers-share-concerns-at-stream-buffers-meeting/>.</Ref> He also raised concerns in regard to how regulations address changes from one land use to another, “Certainly, there are some problems and gaps in the guidance provided to localities in terms of how regulation should occur as properties transition through these different land uses. Particularly, the change from forestry [use] to pasture to residential is not very clear”. <ref>"West Virginia governor’s company fails to pay property taxes in Albemarle, faces questions over land use" Web. Retrieved 29 June 2017. <http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/28119-wv-governors-company-fails-to-pay-property-taxes/>. </Ref><br />
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<div>'''Lonnie Murray''' is an elected official representing [[Albemarle County]] on the [[Thomas Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District]]. He has also serves on the [[Natural Heritage Committee]] and the [[Rivanna River Basin Commission]].<ref>"Comissioners, 2017 Rivanna River Basin Commission" Web. 29 June 2017. <http://rivannariverbasin.org/commissioners.php>.</Ref><br />
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On August 18th, 2017 he advocated for closing loopholes in the Albemarle County's water protection ordinance. <Ref>"Albemarle farmers share concerns at stream buffers meeting" Web. 18 June 2017. <http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/28284-farmers-share-concerns-at-stream-buffers-meeting/>.</Ref><br />
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<div>'''Lonnie Murray''' is an elected official representing [[Albemarle County]] on the [[Thomas Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District]]. He has also serves on the [[Natural Heritage Committee]] and the [[Rivanna River Basin Commission]].<ref>"Comissioners, 2017 Rivanna River Basin Commission" Web. 29 June 2017. <http://rivannariverbasin.org/commissioners.php>.</Ref><br />
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[[Category:Current Soil and Water Directors, Thomas Jefferson District]]</div>Lmm6nhttps://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=Lonnie_M._Murray&diff=39412Lonnie M. Murray2017-06-29T21:19:05Z<p>Lmm6n: Thought I'd update my committee membership. Anything else you folks want to know about me? :-)</p>
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<div>'''Lonnie Murray''' is an elected official representing [[Albemarle County]] on the [[Thomas Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District]]. He has also serves on the [[Natural Heritage Committee]] and the [[Rivanna River Basin Commission]].<ref>"Comissioners, 2017 Rivanna River Basin Commission" Web. 29 June 2017.< <http://rivannariverbasin.org/commissioners.php>.</Ref><br />
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==[[2011 election]] for Soil and Water Director, Thomas Jefferson District==<br />
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[[Category:Current Soil and Water Directors, Thomas Jefferson District]]</div>Lmm6nhttps://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=Botanical_Garden_of_the_Piedmont&diff=34310Botanical Garden of the Piedmont2015-02-09T17:11:53Z<p>Lmm6n: /* Draft Memorandum of Understanding */</p>
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<div>[[File:McIntireBotanicalGarden.png|right|thumb|150px|MBG Logo]]<br />
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The [http://mcintirebotanicalgarden.org '''McIntire Botanical Garden'''] is a non-profit organization that advocates the construction of a [[botanical garden]] in the eastern half of [[McIntire Park]].<ref name=>[http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/15937-botanical-garden-partnership/ City makes botanical garden partnership official], [[Sean Tubbs]], [[Charlottesville Tomorrow]], September 16, 2013.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Officers, Board, Volunteers|url=http://mcintirebotanicalgarden.org/about/mbg-board/|author=|work=|publisher=McIntire Botanical Garden|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=April 18, 2014}}</ref><br />
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'''Board of Directors'''<br />
*Officers<br />
**[[Helen Flamini]], President<br />
**[[Janet Miller]], Vice-President<br />
**[[Karen Lilleleht]], Secretary<br />
**[[Peter McIntosh]], Treasurer<br />
*Other Board Members<br />
**[[C. Colston Burrell]]<br />
**[[Mike Farruggio]]<br />
**[[Miette Michie]]<br />
**[[Kevin O’Halloran]]<br />
**[[Linda Seaman]]<br />
**[[Lesley Sewell]]<br />
**[[Peggy Van Yahres]]<br />
**[[Roxanne White]]<br />
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'''Other Volunteers'''<br />
*Accounting Assistant – [[Denise Harper]]<br />
*Business Development - [[Paula Pagonakis]]<br />
*Social Media - [[Riley Panko]]<br />
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===Planning Process===<br />
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According to the City of Charlottesville's Website, there have been two public meetings so far about the design of the garden. The last one was on September 3rd, 2014. Closed meetings have continued since then between McIntire Botanical Garden's and City Staff. <br />
<br />
===Draft Memorandum of Understanding===<br />
<br />
On January 27th, City Staff drafted a memorandum of understanding which would guide the formal relationship between McIntire Botanical Garden and the City of Charlottesville.<br />
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[[file:MBG_DRAFT_MOU_-_MCINTIRE_PARK_January_2015.pdf]]<br />
<br />
===Other botanical garden proposals===<br />
[[Charlottesville Botanical Garden]] is a competing non-profit organization with similar goals. At a McIntire Botanical Garden meeting held Aug. 28 2008, Lonnie Murray, a representative of that group, said he would be willing to merge the two groups<ref name=ctmcintiremeeting>[http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2009/08/botanical_garden.html Botanical garden supporters see future in McIntire Park], [[Sean Tubbs]], [[Charlottesville Tomorrow]], August 29, 2009.</ref>.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
<references/><br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.mcintirebotanicalgarden.org/ McIntire Botanical Garden]<br />
*[http://www.charlottesville.org/index.aspx?page=3089 McIntire Park Planning]<br />
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[[Category:Charlottesville Parks]]</div>Lmm6nhttps://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=Talk:Botanical_Garden_of_the_Piedmont&diff=34309Talk:Botanical Garden of the Piedmont2015-02-09T17:11:07Z<p>Lmm6n: </p>
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==Citing personal correspondence==<br />
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How do you cite correspondence from the City of Charlottesville? I have an email from Brian Daily talking about the design meetings that have occurred since the September meeting. <br />
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==Serious editing needed==<br />
I don't have time to do this now, but this article is far from neutral. --[[User:Seantubbs|Seantubbs]] 15:35, 28 February 2012 (EST)<br />
:If you get a chance you could import [[:wikipedia:template:POV]]. -- [[User:B.S. Lawrence|B.S. Lawrence]] 16:16, 28 February 2012 (EST)<br />
::Started the import and I'll try to complete it at some point soon--[[User:Seantubbs|Seantubbs]] 14:37, 1 March 2012 (EST)<br />
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==accurate definition?==<br />
According to [[Charlottesville Botanical Garden]], McIntire Botanical Garden is the name of an organization. -- [[User:B.S. Lawrence|B.S. Lawrence]] 18:29, 28 August 2009 (EDT)<br />
:If you are thinking this is a duplicate, there are actually two proposals with different names. --[[User:Bwheeler|Bwheeler]] 21:38, 28 August 2009 (EDT)<br />
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---Brian's right - I'll be updating this some time today.--[[User:Seantubbs|Seantubbs]] 10:14, 29 August 2009 (EDT)<br />
:No, I get that they are two different proposals/groups; what I was trying to say is that McIntire Botanical Garden is the name of the group, not the garden (see, e.g., your recent [http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2009/08/botanical_garden.html blog post] which states "Helen Flamini, executive director of the non-profit McIntire Botanical Garden,") . Or if it's the name of the garden, it is also the name of the group. I.e., this article (as titled) should be about the group (say, in the cat "non-profit organizations") as well as the garden, if the group/garden articles aren't split out from one another. Am I mistaken? -- [[User:B.S. Lawrence|B.S. Lawrence]] 13:15, 29 August 2009 (EDT)<br />
::While I'm here, I went ahead and cleaned up what I think I mean. Of course, correct if I overstepped my knowledge. -- [[User:B.S. Lawrence|B.S. Lawrence]] 13:27, 29 August 2009 (EDT)<br />
:Because much of the article should apply to the proposals for a botanical garden and not just the group, how do we specify backgroup info for both? Do we just replicate it on both pages? --[[User:Lmm6n|Lmm6n]] 14:26, 31 August 2009 (EDT)<br />
::If there needs to be an article about proposals for the garden that does combine both, then I'd recommend a new "botanical garden" article with that info in it, and which then refers to the extant articles that describe the individual groups behind them. That's my thought, anyway. -- [[User:B.S. Lawrence|B.S. Lawrence]] 14:50, 31 August 2009 (EDT)</div>Lmm6nhttps://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=Botanical_Garden_of_the_Piedmont&diff=34308Botanical Garden of the Piedmont2015-02-09T17:08:17Z<p>Lmm6n: </p>
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<div>[[File:McIntireBotanicalGarden.png|right|thumb|150px|MBG Logo]]<br />
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The [http://mcintirebotanicalgarden.org '''McIntire Botanical Garden'''] is a non-profit organization that advocates the construction of a [[botanical garden]] in the eastern half of [[McIntire Park]].<ref name=>[http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/15937-botanical-garden-partnership/ City makes botanical garden partnership official], [[Sean Tubbs]], [[Charlottesville Tomorrow]], September 16, 2013.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Officers, Board, Volunteers|url=http://mcintirebotanicalgarden.org/about/mbg-board/|author=|work=|publisher=McIntire Botanical Garden|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=April 18, 2014}}</ref><br />
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'''Board of Directors'''<br />
*Officers<br />
**[[Helen Flamini]], President<br />
**[[Janet Miller]], Vice-President<br />
**[[Karen Lilleleht]], Secretary<br />
**[[Peter McIntosh]], Treasurer<br />
*Other Board Members<br />
**[[C. Colston Burrell]]<br />
**[[Mike Farruggio]]<br />
**[[Miette Michie]]<br />
**[[Kevin O’Halloran]]<br />
**[[Linda Seaman]]<br />
**[[Lesley Sewell]]<br />
**[[Peggy Van Yahres]]<br />
**[[Roxanne White]]<br />
<br />
'''Other Volunteers'''<br />
*Accounting Assistant – [[Denise Harper]]<br />
*Business Development - [[Paula Pagonakis]]<br />
*Social Media - [[Riley Panko]]<br />
<br />
===Planning Process===<br />
<br />
According to the City of Charlottesville's Website, there have been two public meetings so far about the design of the garden. The last one was on September 3rd, 2014. Closed meetings have continued since then between McIntire Botanical Garden's and City Staff. <br />
<br />
===Draft Memorandum of Understanding===<br />
<br />
On January 27th, City Staff drafted a memorandum of understanding which would guide the formal relationship between McIntire Botanical Garden and the City of Charlottesville.<br />
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[[file:MBG_DRAFT_MOU_-_MCINTIRE_PARK_January_2015.pdf McIntire Botanical Garden MOU]]<br />
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===Other botanical garden proposals===<br />
[[Charlottesville Botanical Garden]] is a competing non-profit organization with similar goals. At a McIntire Botanical Garden meeting held Aug. 28 2008, Lonnie Murray, a representative of that group, said he would be willing to merge the two groups<ref name=ctmcintiremeeting>[http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2009/08/botanical_garden.html Botanical garden supporters see future in McIntire Park], [[Sean Tubbs]], [[Charlottesville Tomorrow]], August 29, 2009.</ref>.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
<references/><br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.mcintirebotanicalgarden.org/ McIntire Botanical Garden]<br />
*[http://www.charlottesville.org/index.aspx?page=3089 McIntire Park Planning]<br />
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[[Category:Non-profit organizations]]<br />
[[Category:Charlottesville Parks]]</div>Lmm6nhttps://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=Botanical_Garden_of_the_Piedmont&diff=34307Botanical Garden of the Piedmont2015-02-09T16:55:49Z<p>Lmm6n: /* Draft Memorandum of Understanding */</p>
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<div>[[File:McIntireBotanicalGarden.png|right|thumb|150px|MBG Logo]]<br />
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The [http://mcintirebotanicalgarden.org '''McIntire Botanical Garden'''] is a non-profit organization that advocates the construction of a [[botanical garden]] in the eastern half of [[McIntire Park]].<ref name=>[http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/15937-botanical-garden-partnership/ City makes botanical garden partnership official], [[Sean Tubbs]], [[Charlottesville Tomorrow]], September 16, 2013.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Officers, Board, Volunteers|url=http://mcintirebotanicalgarden.org/about/mbg-board/|author=|work=|publisher=McIntire Botanical Garden|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=April 18, 2014}}</ref><br />
<br />
'''Board of Directors'''<br />
*Officers<br />
**[[Helen Flamini]], President<br />
**[[Janet Miller]], Vice-President<br />
**[[Karen Lilleleht]], Secretary<br />
**[[Peter McIntosh]], Treasurer<br />
*Other Board Members<br />
**[[C. Colston Burrell]]<br />
**[[Mike Farruggio]]<br />
**[[Miette Michie]]<br />
**[[Kevin O’Halloran]]<br />
**[[Linda Seaman]]<br />
**[[Lesley Sewell]]<br />
**[[Peggy Van Yahres]]<br />
**[[Roxanne White]]<br />
<br />
'''Other Volunteers'''<br />
*Accounting Assistant – [[Denise Harper]]<br />
*Business Development - [[Paula Pagonakis]]<br />
*Social Media - [[Riley Panko]]<br />
<br />
<br />
===Draft Memorandum of Understanding===<br />
<br />
On January 27th, City Staff drafted a memorandum of understanding which would guide the formal relationship between McIntire Botanical Garden and the City of Charlottesville.<br />
<br />
[[Media:MBG_DRAFT_MOU_-_MCINTIRE_PARK_January_2015.pdf]]<br />
<br />
===Other botanical garden proposals===<br />
[[Charlottesville Botanical Garden]] is a competing non-profit organization with similar goals. At a McIntire Botanical Garden meeting held Aug. 28 2008, Lonnie Murray, a representative of that group, said he would be willing to merge the two groups<ref name=ctmcintiremeeting>[http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2009/08/botanical_garden.html Botanical garden supporters see future in McIntire Park], [[Sean Tubbs]], [[Charlottesville Tomorrow]], August 29, 2009.</ref>.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
<references/><br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.mcintirebotanicalgarden.org/ McIntire Botanical Garden]<br />
*[http://www.charlottesville.org/index.aspx?page=3089 McIntire Park Planning]<br />
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[[Category:Non-profit organizations]]<br />
[[Category:Charlottesville Parks]]</div>Lmm6nhttps://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=File:MBG_DRAFT_MOU_-_MCINTIRE_PARK_January_2015.pdf&diff=34306File:MBG DRAFT MOU - MCINTIRE PARK January 2015.pdf2015-02-09T16:53:30Z<p>Lmm6n: </p>
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<div>Draft Memorandum of understanding between the City of Charlottesville and [[McIntire Botanical Garden]].</div>Lmm6nhttps://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=File:MBG_DRAFT_MOU_-_MCINTIRE_PARK_January_2015.pdf&diff=34305File:MBG DRAFT MOU - MCINTIRE PARK January 2015.pdf2015-02-09T16:52:49Z<p>Lmm6n: Draft Memorandum of understanding between the City of Charlottesville and McIntire Botanical Garden and the City of Charlottesville.</p>
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<div>Draft Memorandum of understanding between the City of Charlottesville and [[McIntire Botanical Garden]] and the City of Charlottesville.</div>Lmm6nhttps://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=Botanical_Garden_of_the_Piedmont&diff=34304Botanical Garden of the Piedmont2015-02-09T16:50:06Z<p>Lmm6n: </p>
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<div>[[File:McIntireBotanicalGarden.png|right|thumb|150px|MBG Logo]]<br />
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The [http://mcintirebotanicalgarden.org '''McIntire Botanical Garden'''] is a non-profit organization that advocates the construction of a [[botanical garden]] in the eastern half of [[McIntire Park]].<ref name=>[http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/15937-botanical-garden-partnership/ City makes botanical garden partnership official], [[Sean Tubbs]], [[Charlottesville Tomorrow]], September 16, 2013.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Officers, Board, Volunteers|url=http://mcintirebotanicalgarden.org/about/mbg-board/|author=|work=|publisher=McIntire Botanical Garden|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=April 18, 2014}}</ref><br />
<br />
'''Board of Directors'''<br />
*Officers<br />
**[[Helen Flamini]], President<br />
**[[Janet Miller]], Vice-President<br />
**[[Karen Lilleleht]], Secretary<br />
**[[Peter McIntosh]], Treasurer<br />
*Other Board Members<br />
**[[C. Colston Burrell]]<br />
**[[Mike Farruggio]]<br />
**[[Miette Michie]]<br />
**[[Kevin O’Halloran]]<br />
**[[Linda Seaman]]<br />
**[[Lesley Sewell]]<br />
**[[Peggy Van Yahres]]<br />
**[[Roxanne White]]<br />
<br />
'''Other Volunteers'''<br />
*Accounting Assistant – [[Denise Harper]]<br />
*Business Development - [[Paula Pagonakis]]<br />
*Social Media - [[Riley Panko]]<br />
<br />
<br />
===Draft Memorandum of Understanding===<br />
<br />
On January 27th, City Staff drafted a memorandum of understanding which would guide the formal relationship between McIntire Botanical Garden and the City of Charlottesville. <br />
<br />
===Other botanical garden proposals===<br />
[[Charlottesville Botanical Garden]] is a competing non-profit organization with similar goals. At a McIntire Botanical Garden meeting held Aug. 28 2008, Lonnie Murray, a representative of that group, said he would be willing to merge the two groups<ref name=ctmcintiremeeting>[http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2009/08/botanical_garden.html Botanical garden supporters see future in McIntire Park], [[Sean Tubbs]], [[Charlottesville Tomorrow]], August 29, 2009.</ref>.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
<references/><br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.mcintirebotanicalgarden.org/ McIntire Botanical Garden]<br />
*[http://www.charlottesville.org/index.aspx?page=3089 McIntire Park Planning]<br />
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[[Category:Non-profit organizations]]<br />
[[Category:Charlottesville Parks]]</div>Lmm6nhttps://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=User:Lmm6n&diff=26979User:Lmm6n2012-05-10T19:25:26Z<p>Lmm6n: Created page with "See entry for Lonnie Murray."</p>
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<div>See entry for [[Lonnie Murray]].</div>Lmm6nhttps://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=Talk:Dick_Woods_Road&diff=26970Talk:Dick Woods Road2012-05-10T14:11:25Z<p>Lmm6n: /* -- Lmm6n 10:10, 10 May 2012 (EDT) -- Lmm6n 10:10, 10 May 2012 (EDT) -- Lmm6n 10:10, 10 May 2012 (EDT) */</p>
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<div>As some who lives near the road and ran for Western Albemarle's Cross Country team (many years ago), and who was also in the Charlottesville Track Club marathon training program, I can say that the former text (although lacking citations) was correct. It raises an interesting question, which is how do we use citizen knowledge to convey obvious important facts about the community, without needing to have CT do an interview with the CTC or Western Albemarle Cross Country coach? In this case, the road is scheduled to be paved, which will really harm the running community and high school cross country runners who use the road. How can we make that important information available to the public when that knowledge is held only by the people that use it, and they haven't been interviewed about this issue? It's not like VDOT or the County is going to do a study or anything that can be cited before they pave it...--[[User:Lmm6n|Lmm6n]] 10:10, 10 May 2012 (EDT)</div>Lmm6nhttps://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=Talk:Dick_Woods_Road&diff=26969Talk:Dick Woods Road2012-05-10T14:10:49Z<p>Lmm6n: -- ~~~~ -- ~~~~ -- ~~~~</p>
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As some who lives near the road and ran for Western Albemarle's Cross Country team (many years ago), and who was also in the Charlottesville Track Club marathon training program, I can say that the former text (although lacking citations) was correct. It raises an interesting question, which is how do we use citizen knowledge to convey obvious important facts about the community, without needing to have CT do an interview with the CTC or Western Albemarle Cross Country coach? In this case, the road is scheduled to be paved, which will really harm the running community and high school cross country runners who use the road. How can we make that important information available to the public when that knowledge is held only by the people that use it, and they haven't been interviewed about this issue? It's not like VDOT or the County is going to do a study or anything that can be cited before they pave it...--[[User:Lmm6n|Lmm6n]] 10:10, 10 May 2012 (EDT)</div>Lmm6nhttps://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=Citizens_for_Albemarle&diff=26863Citizens for Albemarle2012-05-04T14:04:45Z<p>Lmm6n: </p>
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<div>Citizens For Albemarle was a local group in the 1980s and 90s that played a significant role in advocating for policies to protect natural and historic resources.<ref>{{cite web|title=Legislation in Albemarle County<br />
|url=http://www2.vcdh.virginia.edu/encounter/projects/homesteads/preservation/local.html|author=|work=|publisher=Virginia Center for Digital History|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=4 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=NEWS- ZPG? Has Albemarle population maxed out?|url=http://www.readthehook.com/79926/news-zpg-has-albemarle-population-maxed-out|author=Provence, Lisa|work=|publisher=The Hook|location=|publishdate=21 September 2006|accessdate=4 May 2011}}</ref><ref>Olivier, T., Blair, C., Hermsmeier, J., Mellon, M., Ray G.C., and McCormick-Ray, J. 1996.<br />
Citizens for Albemarle: Protecting Our Biological Heritage. Albemarle County, VA.</ref><br />
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[[Category:Advocacy groups]]</div>Lmm6nhttps://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=Citizens_for_Albemarle&diff=26862Citizens for Albemarle2012-05-04T13:57:20Z<p>Lmm6n: </p>
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<div>Citizens For Albemarle was a local group in the 1980s and 90s that played a significant role in advocating for policies to protect natural and historic resources.<ref>{{cite web|title=Legislation in Albemarle County<br />
|url=http://www2.vcdh.virginia.edu/encounter/projects/homesteads/preservation/local.html|author=|work=|publisher=Virginia Center for Digital History|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=4 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=NEWS- ZPG? Has Albemarle population maxed out?|url=http://www.readthehook.com/79926/news-zpg-has-albemarle-population-maxed-out|author=Provence, Lisa|work=|publisher=The Hook|location=|publishdate=21 September 2006|accessdate=4 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite |title=Protecting Our Biological Heritage|author=Olivier, T.|author=Blair, C.|author=Hermsmeier, J.|author= Mellon, M.|author=Ray G.C.|author=McCormick-Ray, J.|work=|publisher=Citizens for Albemarle|location=Albemarle County, VA|publishdate=1996}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Advocacy groups]]</div>Lmm6nhttps://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=Citizens_for_Albemarle&diff=26861Citizens for Albemarle2012-05-04T13:55:54Z<p>Lmm6n: Added reference that was a source for Albemarles'</p>
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<div>Citizens For Albemarle was a local group in the 1980s and 90s that played a significant role in advocating for policies to protect natural and historic resources.<ref>{{cite web|title=Legislation in Albemarle County<br />
|url=http://www2.vcdh.virginia.edu/encounter/projects/homesteads/preservation/local.html|author=|work=|publisher=Virginia Center for Digital History|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=4 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=NEWS- ZPG? Has Albemarle population maxed out?|url=http://www.readthehook.com/79926/news-zpg-has-albemarle-population-maxed-out|author=Provence, Lisa|work=|publisher=The Hook|location=|publishdate=21 September 2006|accessdate=4 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite Article|title=Protecting Our Biological Heritage|author=Olivier, T.|author=Blair, C.|author=Hermsmeier, J.|author= Mellon, M.|author=Ray G.C.|author=McCormick-Ray, J.|work=|publisher=Citizens for Albemarle|location=Albemarle County, VA|publishdate=1996}}</ref><br />
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<div>Citizens For Albemarle was a local group in the 1980s and 90s that played a significant role in advocating for policies to protect natural and historic resources.<ref>{{cite web|title=Legislation in Albemarle County<br />
|url=http://www2.vcdh.virginia.edu/encounter/projects/homesteads/preservation/local.html|author=|work=|publisher=Virginia Center for Digital History|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=4 May 2011}}</ref>.<ref>{{cite web|title=NEWS- ZPG? Has Albemarle population maxed out?|url=http://www.readthehook.com/79926/news-zpg-has-albemarle-population-maxed-out|author=Provence, Lisa|work=|publisher=The Hook|location=|publishdate=21 September 2006|accessdate=4 May 2011}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Advocacy groups]]</div>Lmm6nhttps://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=Natural_Heritage_Committee&diff=26793Natural Heritage Committee2012-04-30T15:21:06Z<p>Lmm6n: /* Members */</p>
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<div>The [[Natural Heritage Committee]] ('''NHC''') is an advisory committee that maintains [[Albemarle County]]'s [[Biodiversity Assessment]], advises the [[Board of Supervisors]], the [[Albemarle County Planning Commission|Planning Commission]], and county staff on applying biodiversity information to land-use decision-making, and supports biodiversity education in the county. <br />
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The committee meets on the first Monday of each month. <br />
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==Committee History and Actions==<br />
The roots of the NHC date back to the [[Albemarle County Comprehensive Plan]] adopted in 1999, which recognized "the importance of protecting biological diversity… for the ecological, aesthetic, ethical and economic benefits to the community."<br />
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In 2002, the county formed the temporary '''Biodiversity Work Group''' to come up with an initial assessment of Albemarle’s natural biological assets. In 2005 the panel was formalized as the Natural Heritage Committee, to to come up with a sustainability plan.<br />
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On June 6, 2007, the Committee presented its first annual report<ref name=ctHeritage>[http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2007/06/heritage_commit.html County’s Natural Heritage Committee presents annual report], Sean Tubbs, [[Charlottesville Tomorrow]], June 8 2007, retrieved 3 Jul 2009.</ref> to the Board of Supervisors. As part of that report, the NHC is creating an additional layer for the county’s Geographical Information System to give county planners more information on biological resources when making land use decisions. Olivier said both the [[Nature Conservancy]] and [[Streamwatch]] have agreed to help fund this effort.<br />
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More importantly, the NHC will develop and implement a "Rapid Conservation Plan" to help protect areas that are under threat. Long-term, the NHC will develop a "Strategic Conservation Plan" to protect biodiversity at "a landscape scale."<br />
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To that end, former committee member [[Thomas Olivier|Tom Olivier]] told the board that six sites should be considered as "priority conservation targets." They include three wetlands (Campbell, [[Preddy Creek]], and [[Pinkerton Slash]]), two river bluffs (Key West Rivanna and North Fork Rivanna Bluffs), and a large forested area in the southwest portion of the county that Olivier called the [[Southern Albemarle Mountains]].<br />
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The [[Pinkerton Slash]] area is already covered by a conservation easement, but Olivier says that doesn’t necessarily mean that the biological diversity of the areas will be protected. He recommend county staff develop a program similar to the [[Acquisition of Conservation Easements]] (ACE) program to protect the fauna and flora in targeted areas. <br />
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Olivier also said the committee wants the county to create a plan to help landowners understand the importance of these areas, and to also offer options for how stewardship programs might work.<br />
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On April 14th, 2009 the NHC commented on the new proposed weed ordinance, suggesting that the ordinance only apply to developed areas, and provide exceptions for natural landscaping.<ref name=ntLanscape>[http://www.albemarle.org/upload/images/Forms_Center/Departments/Board_of_Supervisors/Forms/Agenda/2009Files/20090603/GrassOrdinanceAttachC.htm<br />
[Executive summary, Attachment C], [[Albemarle County]], April 14, 2009, retrieved 1 Jan 2010.</ref><br />
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== Members ==<br />
The Board of Supervisors appoints between ten and twelve members. Members do not have to be residents of the County. Current members include:<ref>"County Of Albemarle Board Of Supervisors - Boards and Commissions." <http://www.albemarle.org/upload/images/webapps/boards/bc/showrecs.asp?ID=120>Web. retrieved 30 Apr 2012.</ref><br />
*Anne Bedarf - Term Expires 09/30/2015<br />
*[[John Murphy]] - Term Expires 09/30/2012<br />
*James Byrom - Term Expires 09/30/2012<br />
*Rochelle Garwood- Term Expires 09/30/2013<br />
*[[Lonnie Murray]], Chair - Term Expires 09/30/2012<br />
*DeForest Mellon - Term Expires 09/30/2012<br />
*[[Christopher Dumler]] - Term Expires 09/30/2013<br />
*Devin Floyd- Term Expires 09/30/2013<br />
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At an August 18, 2009 meeting of the Albemarle County Planning Commission, the question of whether the NHC's reports held any power to stop applications came up in connection with a request from AT&T to build a cell phone tower in the [[Key West]] subdivision. County staff had included the NHC's report, which said a site along the [[North Fork Rivanna River]] at [[Red Bud Creek]] is an important habitat because of the presence of many species of wildflower as well as the dwarf larkspur. Deputy County Attorney [[Greg Kamptner]] explained to the Commission that the NHC report was advisory, but could be used to support a denial if used to justify why a [[critical slopes waiver]] should be denied<ref>Albemarle County Planning Commission discussion on August 18, 2009</ref>. Both Commissioners [[Linda Porterfield]] and [[Don Franco]] objected to its use in that manner. The role of the NHC will be discussed in 2010 as the Planning Commission begins a review of the County's [[Albemarle County Comprehensive Plan|Comprehensive Plan]].<br />
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Decca Lane is numbered '''County Road 678'''.<br />
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Along with [[Ridge Road]], which continues on the opposite side of [[Garth Road]], this makes up one of the most popular <ref>"http://raggedmountainrunning.com/whats-happening/some-really-great-places-to-go-for-a-run-in-our-area". "Some Really Great Places to Go For a Run in Our Area". Ragged Mountain Running Shop. Web. 24 April 2011. <http://raggedmountainrunning.com/whats-happening/some-really-great-places-to-go-for-a-run-in-our-area>.</ref> running courses in [[Albemarle County]].<br />
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<div>'''Decca Lane''' is a gravel road that starts in southern [[Ivy]] beside [[Meriwether Lewis Elementary School]], and travels north across the [[Moormans River]] before it ends at [[Garth Road]]. <br />
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Decca Lane is numbered '''County Road 678'''.<br />
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Along with Ridge Road, which continues on the opposite side of [[Garth Road]], this makes up one of the most popular <ref>"http://raggedmountainrunning.com/whats-happening/some-really-great-places-to-go-for-a-run-in-our-area". "Some Really Great Places to Go For a Run in Our Area". Ragged Mountain Running Shop. Web. 24 April 2011. <http://raggedmountainrunning.com/whats-happening/some-really-great-places-to-go-for-a-run-in-our-area>.</ref> running courses in [[Albemarle County]].<br />
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Decca Lane is numbered '''County Road 678'''.<br />
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Along with Ridge Road, which continues on the opposite side of [[Garth Road]], this makes up one of the most popular <ref>"http://raggedmountainrunning.com/whats-happening/some-really-great-places-to-go-for-a-run-in-our-area". "Some Really Great Places to Go For a Run in Our Area". Ragged Mountain Running Shop. Web. 24 April 2011. <http://raggedmountainrunning.com/whats-happening/some-really-great-places-to-go-for-a-run-in-our-area>.</ref> running courses in [[Albemarle County]].<br />
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<div>'''Decca Lane''' is a gravel road that starts in southern [[Ivy]] beside [[Meriwether Lewis Elementary School]], and travels north across the [[Moormans River]] before it ends at [[Garth Road]]. <br />
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Decca Lane is numbered '''County Road 678'''.<br />
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Along with Ridge Road, which continues on the opposite side of [[Garth Road]], this makes up one of the most popular <ref>"http://raggedmountainrunning.com/whats-happening/some-really-great-places-to-go-for-a-run-in-our-area". "Some Really Great Places to Go For a Run in Our Area". Ragged Mountain Running Shop. Web. 24 April 2011. <http://raggedmountainrunning.com/whats-happening/some-really-great-places-to-go-for-a-run-in-our-area>.</ref> running courses in [[Albemarle County]].<br />
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[[Category:Ivy]]</div>Lmm6nhttps://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=Decca_Lane&diff=26676Decca Lane2012-04-24T16:03:13Z<p>Lmm6n: Added citation and clarified language</p>
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<div>'''Decca Lane''' is a gravel road that starts in southern [[Ivy]] beside [[Meriwether Lewis Elementary School]], and travels north across the [[Moormans River]] before it ends at [[Garth Road]]. <br />
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Decca Lane is numbered '''County Road 678'''.<br />
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Along with Ridge Road, which continues on the opposite side of [[Garth Road]], this makes up one of the most popular <ref>"http://raggedmountainrunning.com/whats-happening/some-really-great-places-to-go-for-a-run-in-our-area". "Some Really Great Places to Go For a Run in Our Area". Ragged Mountain Running Shop. Web. 24 April 2011. <http://raggedmountainrunning.com/whats-happening/some-really-great-places-to-go-for-a-run-in-our-area>.</ref> running courses in [[Albemarle County]].<br />
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[[Category:Ivy]]</div>Lmm6nhttps://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=Decca_Lane&diff=26675Decca Lane2012-04-24T16:02:30Z<p>Lmm6n: </p>
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<div>'''Decca Lane''' is a gravel road that starts in southern [[Ivy]] beside [[Meriwether Lewis Elementary School]], and travels north across the [[Moormans River]] before it ends at [[Garth Road]]. <br />
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Decca Lane is numbered '''County Road 678'''.<br />
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Along with Ridge Road, which continues on the opposite side of [[Garth Road]], this makes up one of the most popular <ref>"http://raggedmountainrunning.com/whats-happening/some-really-great-places-to-go-for-a-run-in-our-area". "Some Really Great Places to Go For a Run in Our Area". Ragged Mountain Running Shop. Web. 24 April 2011. <http://raggedmountainrunning.com/whats-happening/some-really-great-places-to-go-for-a-run-in-our-area>.</ref> running course in [[Albemarle County]].<br />
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[[Category:Ivy]]</div>Lmm6nhttps://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=Decca_Lane&diff=26674Decca Lane2012-04-24T16:02:04Z<p>Lmm6n: </p>
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<div>'''Decca Lane''' is a gravel road that starts in southern [[Ivy]] beside [[Meriwether Lewis Elementary School]], and travels north across the [[Moormans River]] before it ends at [[Garth Road]]. <br />
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Decca Lane is numbered '''County Road 678'''.<br />
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Along with Ridge Road, which continues on the opposite side of [[Garth Road]], this makes up the most popular <ref>"http://raggedmountainrunning.com/whats-happening/some-really-great-places-to-go-for-a-run-in-our-area". "Some Really Great Places to Go For a Run in Our Area". Ragged Mountain Running Shop. Web. 24 April 2011. <http://raggedmountainrunning.com/whats-happening/some-really-great-places-to-go-for-a-run-in-our-area>.</ref> running course in [[Albemarle County]].<br />
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[[Category:Ivy]]</div>Lmm6nhttps://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=Decca_Lane&diff=26673Decca Lane2012-04-24T15:57:10Z<p>Lmm6n: </p>
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<div>'''Decca Lane''' is a gravel road that starts in southern [[Ivy]] beside [[Meriwether Lewis Elementary School]], and travels north across the [[Moormans River]] before it ends at [[Garth Road]]. <br />
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Decca Lane is numbered '''County Road 678'''.<br />
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Along with Ridge Road, which continues on the opposite side of [[Garth Road]], this makes up the most popular <ref>"http://raggedmountainrunning.com/whats-happening/some-really-great-places-to-go-for-a-run-in-our-area" <http://raggedmountainrunning.com/whats-happening/some-really-great-places-to-go-for-a-run-in-our-area>.</ref><br />
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[[Category:Ivy]]</div>Lmm6nhttps://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=Keene&diff=26581Keene2012-04-20T15:26:52Z<p>Lmm6n: Added current events, and points of interest</p>
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<div>'''Keene''' is a small community in [[Albemarle County]] located near the intersection of [[Route 20]], [[Plank Road]] (Route 712) and [[Esmont Road]] (Route 6). Nearby historic sites of siginficance include Teddy Roosevelt's historic retreat, [[Pine Knot]], and [[Estouteville]].<br />
It is also the proposed location of a new firing range for the County Police where some residents expressed concerns about noise. <ref name="Planning Commission_Considers Firing Range for Polic Training">{{cite web|title=Planning Commission_Considers Firing Range for Police Training|url=http://www.newsplex.com/home/headlines/Planning_Commission_Considers_Firing_Range_for_Police_Training_146010575.html|author=Carter Johnson <br />
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[[Category: Albemarle communities]]</div>Lmm6nhttps://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=Pine_Knot&diff=26580Pine Knot2012-04-20T15:02:32Z<p>Lmm6n: </p>
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{{wikipedia link|Pine_Knot_(cabin)|whylink=wellcovered|linktext=Pine Knot (cabin)}}[[Pine Knot]] was Theodore Roosevelt’s rustic Virginia retreat. It is located in southern [[Albemarle County]] in [[Keene]]. It is also reported to be one of the last reliable sightings of the Passenger Pigeon in [[Albemarle County]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Pine Knot: Theodore Roosevelt’s Rustic Virginia Retreat|url=http://www.mydailyprogress.com/ruralvirginian/index.php/news/article/pine_knot_theodore_roosevelts_rustic_virginia_retreat/|author=Patrick Robbins|work=Rural Virginian|publisher=Media General|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=20 Dec. 2010}}</ref><br />
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{{wikipedia link|Pine_Knot_(cabin)|whylink=wellcovered|linktext=Pine Knot (cabin)}}[[Pine Knot]] was Theodore Roosevelt’s rustic Virginia retreat. It is located in southern [[Albemarle County]] in [[Keene]]. It is also reported to be one of the last reliable sightings of the Passenger Pigeon in [[Albemarle County]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Pine Knot: Theodore Roosevelt’s Rustic Virginia Retreat|url=http://www.mydailyprogress.com/ruralvirginian/index.php/news/article/pine_knot_theodore_roosevelts_rustic_virginia_retreat/|author=Patrick Robbins|work=Rural Virginian|publisher=Media General|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=20 Dec. 2010}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Biodiversity]]</div>Lmm6nhttps://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=Plank_Road&diff=25587Plank Road2012-03-14T19:55:02Z<p>Lmm6n: </p>
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<div>Plank Road is road in Southern Albemarle that runs from [[Keene]] through [[Batesville]]. According to local lore, its name was because long ago it was a series of planks. It is also imfamously referred to in a song by Robin and Linda Williams.</div>Lmm6nhttps://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=Plank_Road&diff=25586Plank Road2012-03-14T19:53:06Z<p>Lmm6n: Created page with "Plank Road is road in Southern Albemarle that runs from Keene through Batesville. It is imfamously referred to in a song by Robin and Linda Williams."</p>
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<div>Plank Road is road in Southern Albemarle that runs from [[Keene]] through [[Batesville]]. It is imfamously referred to in a song by Robin and Linda Williams.</div>Lmm6nhttps://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=Charlottesville_Earth_Week&diff=13712Charlottesville Earth Week2010-04-20T21:58:56Z<p>Lmm6n: </p>
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<div>Charlottesville Earth Week is a celebration of Earth Week held in [[Charlottesville]].<br />
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Charlottesville Earth Week was started by Bobbi Collyer, [[Lonnie Murray]] and Tatyanna Patten in Fall 2001 as a project by the [[NatureSpirit]] group at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church-UU as a celebration of Earth Day. The first event was GaiaFair, a small one-day eco-fair featuring no more than 12 environmental groups held on April 20, 2002 in Lee Park in Downtown Charlottesville. Since then, it has grown in size and public interest to become a sponsored event of both the City of Charlottesville and the County of Albemarle. In 2010, the Earth Week Eco-fair was held on April 18, at the Charlottesville Pavilion.<br />
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[[Category: Major events in Charlottesville]]</div>Lmm6nhttps://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=Charlottesville_Earth_Week&diff=13711Charlottesville Earth Week2010-04-20T21:57:41Z<p>Lmm6n: </p>
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<div>Charlottesville Earth Week is a celebration of Earth Week held in [[Charlottesville]].<br />
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Charlottesville Earth Week was started by Bobbi Collyer, Lonnie Murray and Tatyanna Patten in Fall 2001 as a project by the [[NatureSpirit]] group at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church-UU as a celebration of Earth Day. The first event was GaiaFair, a small one-day eco-fair featuring no more than 12 environmental groups held on April 20, 2002 in Lee Park in Downtown Charlottesville. Since then, it has grown in size and public interest to become a sponsored event of both the City of Charlottesville and the County of Albemarle. In 2010, the Earth Week Eco-fair was held on April 18, at the Charlottesville Pavilion.<br />
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==External links==<br />
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[http://www.earthweek.org/ Earth Week Charlottesville]<br />
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[http://www.cvillepodcast.com/2008/04/13/earth-week/ April 13 episode of WNRN's Wake-Up Call]<br />
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[[Category: Major events in Charlottesville]]</div>Lmm6nhttps://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=Save_McIntire_Golf&diff=13425Save McIntire Golf2010-03-09T19:58:14Z<p>Lmm6n: </p>
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[[Save McIntire Golf]] is a 501(c)3 organization in formation, and a project of the [[McIntire Park Golf Committee]]. <br />
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Their stated goals are to preserve low-cost recreation, golf events, and protect the historic value of the [[McIntire Park]] golf course<ref>[http://savemcintirepark.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10&Itemid=2 Organization] Save McIntire Golf. retrieved 01 July 2009</ref>.<br />
==Master Plan==<br />
According to the Master Plan for McIntire East, developed in 2004, the McIntire Golf Course was planned to be phased out due to the construction of the Meadowcreek Parkway and would be replaced by the new Meadowcreek golf course at [[Penn Park]]. Both golf courses would be open simultaniously, while new trails and uses were phased in at McIntire East and the [[Meadowcreek Parkway]] was built:.<ref name=McEastMasterPlan>[http://www.charlottesville.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=7755 McIntire Park Master Plan Final Report and Request for Funding Authorization]. Karen Firehock, Alexandra Searls, Eldon Wood, Greg Jackson, Maurice Cox, Mike Svetz, Pat Plocek, Rob Schilling, Robert Winstead. August 5, 2004.</ref><br />
<Blockquote>The proposed Final Master Plan presupposes the relocation of the existing golf course to Penn<br />
Park. The new facility would be designed to accommodate those golfers that currently use McIntire<br />
Park. The proposed Interim Plan reflects those features of the park that could be constructed before the<br />
Meadowcreek Parkway and while the golf course is still in use.</blockquote><br />
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==Impacts by Meadowcreek Parkway==<br />
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The Meadowcreek Parkway would impact the golf course by removing 2-3 holes. <br />
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Advocates of the Golf Course maintain that the golf course could be still be used with fewer holes or that existing forest could be cleared to build replacement holes. <Ref>Reference Pending</Ref><br />
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==Botanical gardens==<br />
Two different organizations have proposed a botanical garden at the site where the golf course is currently after the parkway is built and the Golf Course is decommissioned.<br />
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At a [[McIntire Botanical Garden]] meeting held Aug. 28 2008, Jim Moore said he is not against botanical gardens, but feels McIntire Park is an inappropriate location, and wants more specifics on any proposals. "It’s difficult to really comment on the garden when they haven’t presented a plan," Moore said. He said his group would continue to advocate for the preservation of the golf course, which he said makes a profit for the city.<ref name=ctmcintiremeeting>[http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2009/08/botanical_garden.html Botanical garden supporters see future in McIntire Park], [[Sean Tubbs]], [[Charlottesville Tomorrow]], August 29, 2009.</ref>.<br />
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==Contact==<br />
Chair: [[Jim Moore]]<br />
<br>Jmoore125@gmail.com<br />
<br>434-242-2490<br />
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==External Links==<br />
[http://savemcintirepark.org official site]<br />
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==References==<br />
<references/><br />
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[[Category:Golf courses]]<br />
[[Category:Non-profit organizations]]<br />
[[Category:Advocacy groups]]<br />
[[Category:Charlottesville Parks]]</div>Lmm6nhttps://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=Natural_Heritage_Committee&diff=12579Natural Heritage Committee2010-01-06T16:11:00Z<p>Lmm6n: /* Committee History and Actions */</p>
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<div>The [[Natural Heritage Committee]] ('''NHC''') is an advisory committee that maintains [[Albemarle County]]'s [[Biodiversity Assessment]], advises the [[Board of Supervisors]], the [[Albemarle County Planning Commission|Planning Commission]], and county staff on applying biodiversity information to land-use decision-making, and supports biodiversity education in the county. <br />
<br />
The committee meets on the first Monday of each month. <br />
<br />
==Committee History and Actions==<br />
The roots of the NHC date back to the [[Albemarle County Comprehensive Plan]] adopted in 1999, which recognized "the importance of protecting biological diversity… for the ecological, aesthetic, ethical and economic benefits to the community."<br />
<br />
In 2002, the county formed the temporary '''Biodiversity Work Group''' to come up with an initial assessment of Albemarle’s natural biological assets. In 2005 the panel was formalized as the Natural Heritage Committee, to to come up with a sustainability plan.<br />
<br />
On June 6, 2007, the Committee presented its first annual report<ref name=ctHeritage>[http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2007/06/heritage_commit.html County’s Natural Heritage Committee presents annual report], Sean Tubbs, [[Charlottesville Tomorrow]], June 8 2007, retrieved 3 Jul 2009.</ref> to the Board of Supervisors. As part of that report, the NHC is creating an additional layer for the county’s Geographical Information System to give county planners more information on biological resources when making land use decisions. Olivier said both the [[Nature Conservancy]] and [[Streamwatch]] have agreed to help fund this effort.<br />
<br />
More importantly, the NHC will develop and implement a "Rapid Conservation Plan" to help protect areas that are under threat. Long-term, the NHC will develop a "Strategic Conservation Plan" to protect biodiversity at "a landscape scale."<br />
<br />
To that end, former committee member [[Thomas Olivier|Tom Olivier]] told the board that six sites should be considered as "priority conservation targets." They include three wetlands (Campbell, [[Preddy Creek]], and [[Pinkerton Slash]]), two river bluffs (Key West Rivanna and North Fork Rivanna Bluffs), and a large forested area in the southwest portion of the county that Olivier called the [[Southern Albemarle Mountains]].<br />
<br />
The [[Pinkerton Slash]] area is already covered by a conservation easement, but Olivier says that doesn’t necessarily mean that the biological diversity of the areas will be protected. He recommend county staff develop a program similar to the [[Acquisition of Conservation Easements]] (ACE) program to protect the fauna and flora in targeted areas. <br />
<br />
Olivier also said the committee wants the county to create a plan to help landowners understand the importance of these areas, and to also offer options for how stewardship programs might work.<br />
<br />
On April 14th, 2009 the NHC commented on the new proposed weed ordinance, suggesting that the ordinance only apply to developed areas, and provide exceptions for natural landscaping.<ref name=ntLanscape>[http://www.albemarle.org/upload/images/Forms_Center/Departments/Board_of_Supervisors/Forms/Agenda/2009Files/20090603/GrassOrdinanceAttachC.htm<br />
[Executive summary, Attachment C], [[Albemarle County]], April 14, 2009, retrieved 1 Jan 2010.</ref><br />
<br />
== Members ==<br />
The Board of Supervisors appoints between ten and twelve members. Members do not have to be residents of the County. Current members include:<ref>"County Of Albemarle Board Of Supervisors - Boards and Commissions." <http://www.albemarle.org/upload/images/webapps/boards/bc/showrecs.asp?ID=120>Web. retrieved 20 Aug 2009.</ref><br />
*[[Lonnie Murray]], Chair - Term Expires 09/30/2012<br />
*[[Jan Ferrigan]]- Term Expires 09/30/2011<br />
*[[Michael Erwin]] - {{as of|2009|9|30|alt=Term Expires 09/30/2009}}<br />
*[[Diana Foster]] - Term Expires 09/30/2011<br />
*[[Anne Bedarf]] - Term Expires 09/30/2011<br />
*[[John Murphy]] - Term Expires 09/30/2012<br />
*[[James Byrom]] - Term Expires 09/30/2012<br />
*[[Rochelle Garwood]]- Term Expires 09/30/2009<br />
*[[Phil Stokes]] - Term Expires 09/30/2011<br />
*[[DeForest Mellon]] - Term Expires 09/30/2012<br />
*[[Peter Warren]] - Term Expires 09/30/2009<br />
*[[Jason Woodfin]] - Term Expires 09/30/2009<br />
<br />
==Can NHC set policy?==<br />
{{current|section}}<br />
At an August 18, 2009 meeting of the Albemarle County Planning Commission, the question of whether the NHC's reports held any power to stop applications came up in connection with a request from AT&T to build a cell phone tower in the [[Key West]] subdivision. County staff had included the NHC's report, which said a site along the [[North Fork Rivanna River]] at [[Red Bud Creek]] is an important habitat because of the presence of many species of wildflower as well as the dwarf larkspur. Deputy County Attorney [[Greg Kamptner]] explained to the Commission that the NHC report was advisory, but could be used to support a denial if used to justify why a [[critical slopes waiver]] should be denied<ref>Albemarle County Planning Commission discussion on August 18, 2009</ref>. Both Commissioners [[Linda Porterfield]] and [[Don Franco]] objected to its use in that manner. The role of the NHC will be discussed in 2010 as the Planning Commission begins a review of the County's [[Albemarle County Comprehensive Plan|Comprehensive Plan]].<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
[[Category:Albemarle County Boards and Commissions]]</div>Lmm6nhttps://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=Natural_Heritage_Committee&diff=12578Natural Heritage Committee2010-01-06T15:56:29Z<p>Lmm6n: /* Committee History and Actions */</p>
<hr />
<div>The [[Natural Heritage Committee]] ('''NHC''') is an advisory committee that maintains [[Albemarle County]]'s [[Biodiversity Assessment]], advises the [[Board of Supervisors]], the [[Albemarle County Planning Commission|Planning Commission]], and county staff on applying biodiversity information to land-use decision-making, and supports biodiversity education in the county. <br />
<br />
The committee meets on the first Monday of each month. <br />
<br />
==Committee History and Actions==<br />
The roots of the NHC date back to the [[Albemarle County Comprehensive Plan]] adopted in 1999, which recognized "the importance of protecting biological diversity… for the ecological, aesthetic, ethical and economic benefits to the community."<br />
<br />
In 2002, the county formed the temporary '''Biodiversity Work Group''' to come up with an initial assessment of Albemarle’s natural biological assets. In 2005 the panel was formalized as the Natural Heritage Committee, to to come up with a sustainability plan.<br />
<br />
On June 6, 2007, the Committee presented its first annual report<ref name=ctHeritage>[http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2007/06/heritage_commit.html County’s Natural Heritage Committee presents annual report], Sean Tubbs, [[Charlottesville Tomorrow]], June 8 2007, retrieved 3 Jul 2009.</ref> to the Board of Supervisors. As part of that report, the NHC is creating an additional layer for the county’s Geographical Information System to give county planners more information on biological resources when making land use decisions. Olivier said both the [[Nature Conservancy]] and [[Streamwatch]] have agreed to help fund this effort.<br />
<br />
More importantly, the NHC will develop and implement a "Rapid Conservation Plan" to help protect areas that are under threat. Long-term, the NHC will develop a "Strategic Conservation Plan" to protect biodiversity at "a landscape scale."<br />
<br />
To that end, former committee member [[Thomas Olivier|Tom Olivier]] told the board that six sites should be considered as "priority conservation targets." They include three wetlands (Campbell, [[Preddy Creek]], and [[Pinkerton Slash]]), two river bluffs (Key West Rivanna and North Fork Rivanna Bluffs), and a large forested area in the southwest portion of the county that Olivier called the [[Southern Albemarle Mountains]].<br />
<br />
The [[Pinkerton Slash]] area is already covered by a conservation easement, but Olivier says that doesn’t necessarily mean that the biological diversity of the areas will be protected. He recommend county staff develop a program similar to the [[Acquisition of Conservation Easements]] (ACE) program to protect the fauna and flora in targeted areas. <br />
<br />
Olivier also said the committee wants the county to create a plan to help landowners understand the importance of these areas, and to also offer options for how stewardship programs might work.<br />
<br />
On April 14th, 2009 the NHC commented on the new proposed weed ordinance, suggesting that the ordinance only apply to developed areas, and provided exceptions for natural landscaping.<ref name=ntLanscape>[http://www.albemarle.org/upload/images/Forms_Center/Departments/Board_of_Supervisors/Forms/Agenda/2009Files/20090603/GrassOrdinanceAttachC.htm<br />
[Executive summary, Attachment C], [[Albemarle County]], April 14, 2009, retrieved 1 Jan 2010.</ref><br />
<br />
== Members ==<br />
The Board of Supervisors appoints between ten and twelve members. Members do not have to be residents of the County. Current members include:<ref>"County Of Albemarle Board Of Supervisors - Boards and Commissions." <http://www.albemarle.org/upload/images/webapps/boards/bc/showrecs.asp?ID=120>Web. retrieved 20 Aug 2009.</ref><br />
*[[Lonnie Murray]], Chair - Term Expires 09/30/2012<br />
*[[Jan Ferrigan]]- Term Expires 09/30/2011<br />
*[[Michael Erwin]] - {{as of|2009|9|30|alt=Term Expires 09/30/2009}}<br />
*[[Diana Foster]] - Term Expires 09/30/2011<br />
*[[Anne Bedarf]] - Term Expires 09/30/2011<br />
*[[John Murphy]] - Term Expires 09/30/2012<br />
*[[James Byrom]] - Term Expires 09/30/2012<br />
*[[Rochelle Garwood]]- Term Expires 09/30/2009<br />
*[[Phil Stokes]] - Term Expires 09/30/2011<br />
*[[DeForest Mellon]] - Term Expires 09/30/2012<br />
*[[Peter Warren]] - Term Expires 09/30/2009<br />
*[[Jason Woodfin]] - Term Expires 09/30/2009<br />
<br />
==Can NHC set policy?==<br />
{{current|section}}<br />
At an August 18, 2009 meeting of the Albemarle County Planning Commission, the question of whether the NHC's reports held any power to stop applications came up in connection with a request from AT&T to build a cell phone tower in the [[Key West]] subdivision. County staff had included the NHC's report, which said a site along the [[North Fork Rivanna River]] at [[Red Bud Creek]] is an important habitat because of the presence of many species of wildflower as well as the dwarf larkspur. Deputy County Attorney [[Greg Kamptner]] explained to the Commission that the NHC report was advisory, but could be used to support a denial if used to justify why a [[critical slopes waiver]] should be denied<ref>Albemarle County Planning Commission discussion on August 18, 2009</ref>. Both Commissioners [[Linda Porterfield]] and [[Don Franco]] objected to its use in that manner. The role of the NHC will be discussed in 2010 as the Planning Commission begins a review of the County's [[Albemarle County Comprehensive Plan|Comprehensive Plan]].<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
[[Category:Albemarle County Boards and Commissions]]</div>Lmm6nhttps://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=Natural_Heritage_Committee&diff=12577Natural Heritage Committee2010-01-06T15:55:57Z<p>Lmm6n: /* Committee History and Actions */</p>
<hr />
<div>The [[Natural Heritage Committee]] ('''NHC''') is an advisory committee that maintains [[Albemarle County]]'s [[Biodiversity Assessment]], advises the [[Board of Supervisors]], the [[Albemarle County Planning Commission|Planning Commission]], and county staff on applying biodiversity information to land-use decision-making, and supports biodiversity education in the county. <br />
<br />
The committee meets on the first Monday of each month. <br />
<br />
==Committee History and Actions==<br />
The roots of the NHC date back to the [[Albemarle County Comprehensive Plan]] adopted in 1999, which recognized "the importance of protecting biological diversity… for the ecological, aesthetic, ethical and economic benefits to the community."<br />
<br />
In 2002, the county formed the temporary '''Biodiversity Work Group''' to come up with an initial assessment of Albemarle’s natural biological assets. In 2005 the panel was formalized as the Natural Heritage Committee, to to come up with a sustainability plan.<br />
<br />
On June 6, 2007, the Committee presented its first annual report<ref name=ctHeritage>[http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2007/06/heritage_commit.html County’s Natural Heritage Committee presents annual report], Sean Tubbs, [[Charlottesville Tomorrow]], June 8 2007, retrieved 3 Jul 2009.</ref> to the Board of Supervisors. As part of that report, the NHC is creating an additional layer for the county’s Geographical Information System to give county planners more information on biological resources when making land use decisions. Olivier said both the [[Nature Conservancy]] and [[Streamwatch]] have agreed to help fund this effort.<br />
<br />
More importantly, the NHC will develop and implement a "Rapid Conservation Plan" to help protect areas that are under threat. Long-term, the NHC will develop a "Strategic Conservation Plan" to protect biodiversity at "a landscape scale."<br />
<br />
To that end, former committee member [[Thomas Olivier|Tom Olivier]] told the board that six sites should be considered as "priority conservation targets." They include three wetlands (Campbell, [[Preddy Creek]], and [[Pinkerton Slash]]), two river bluffs (Key West Rivanna and North Fork Rivanna Bluffs), and a large forested area in the southwest portion of the county that Olivier called the [[Southern Albemarle Mountains]].<br />
<br />
The [[Pinkerton Slash]] area is already covered by a conservation easement, but Olivier says that doesn’t necessarily mean that the biological diversity of the areas will be protected. He recommend county staff develop a program similar to the [[Acquisition of Conservation Easements]] (ACE) program to protect the fauna and flora in targeted areas. <br />
<br />
Olivier also said the committee wants the county to create a plan to help landowners understand the importance of these areas, and to also offer options for how stewardship programs might work.<br />
<br />
On April 14th, 2009 the NHC, commented on the new proposed weed ordinance, suggesting that the ordinance only apply to developed areas, and provided exceptions for natural landscaping.<ref name=ntLanscape>[http://www.albemarle.org/upload/images/Forms_Center/Departments/Board_of_Supervisors/Forms/Agenda/2009Files/20090603/GrassOrdinanceAttachC.htm<br />
[Executive summary, Attachment C], [[Albemarle County]], April 14, 2009, retrieved 1 Jan 2010.</ref><br />
<br />
== Members ==<br />
The Board of Supervisors appoints between ten and twelve members. Members do not have to be residents of the County. Current members include:<ref>"County Of Albemarle Board Of Supervisors - Boards and Commissions." <http://www.albemarle.org/upload/images/webapps/boards/bc/showrecs.asp?ID=120>Web. retrieved 20 Aug 2009.</ref><br />
*[[Lonnie Murray]], Chair - Term Expires 09/30/2012<br />
*[[Jan Ferrigan]]- Term Expires 09/30/2011<br />
*[[Michael Erwin]] - {{as of|2009|9|30|alt=Term Expires 09/30/2009}}<br />
*[[Diana Foster]] - Term Expires 09/30/2011<br />
*[[Anne Bedarf]] - Term Expires 09/30/2011<br />
*[[John Murphy]] - Term Expires 09/30/2012<br />
*[[James Byrom]] - Term Expires 09/30/2012<br />
*[[Rochelle Garwood]]- Term Expires 09/30/2009<br />
*[[Phil Stokes]] - Term Expires 09/30/2011<br />
*[[DeForest Mellon]] - Term Expires 09/30/2012<br />
*[[Peter Warren]] - Term Expires 09/30/2009<br />
*[[Jason Woodfin]] - Term Expires 09/30/2009<br />
<br />
==Can NHC set policy?==<br />
{{current|section}}<br />
At an August 18, 2009 meeting of the Albemarle County Planning Commission, the question of whether the NHC's reports held any power to stop applications came up in connection with a request from AT&T to build a cell phone tower in the [[Key West]] subdivision. County staff had included the NHC's report, which said a site along the [[North Fork Rivanna River]] at [[Red Bud Creek]] is an important habitat because of the presence of many species of wildflower as well as the dwarf larkspur. Deputy County Attorney [[Greg Kamptner]] explained to the Commission that the NHC report was advisory, but could be used to support a denial if used to justify why a [[critical slopes waiver]] should be denied<ref>Albemarle County Planning Commission discussion on August 18, 2009</ref>. Both Commissioners [[Linda Porterfield]] and [[Don Franco]] objected to its use in that manner. The role of the NHC will be discussed in 2010 as the Planning Commission begins a review of the County's [[Albemarle County Comprehensive Plan|Comprehensive Plan]].<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
[[Category:Albemarle County Boards and Commissions]]</div>Lmm6nhttps://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=Talk:Save_McIntire_Golf&diff=9419Talk:Save McIntire Golf2009-09-07T17:16:13Z<p>Lmm6n: /* Page on golf controversy? */</p>
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<div>== Page on golf controversy? ==<br />
Should there be a page on the controversy about golf at McIntire in the first place, or should that be on this page? I'm concerned people might walk away from this page thinking that this issue began recently with the Botanical Garden proposal, not 20 some years ago when Pen Park was built to replace the course because of the Meadowcreek Parkway. --[[User:Lmm6n|Lmm6n]] 14:32, 31 August 2009 (EDT)<br />
:My first reaction is that the [[McIntire Park]] page could use a whole lot more history about the golf course. That would be a good place to explain the history. --[[User:Bwheeler|Bwheeler]] 21:04, 31 August 2009 (EDT)<br />
::'''Agreed.''' McIntire Park needs serious de-stubbing of each of the [[McIntire Park#Proposed developments]] sections. -- [[User:B.S. Lawrence|B.S. Lawrence]] 21:25, 31 August 2009 (EDT)<br />
::Seems like we need a copy of that 1989 master plan. Do you have a copy, Lonnie?--[[User:Seantubbs|Seantubbs]] 08:32, 1 September 2009 (EDT)<br />
:::No, I don't. I know about it since I ran cross country for Western Albemarle and there was a lot of controversy about building the Pen Park course. I wrote my first letter to a public official then asking them to leave the trails, and to not build the course. I clearly remember the response I got which said that building the Pen Park course was necessary because it was replacing the one at McIntire that would be destroyed by the parkway. It went on to say that McIntire would be redeveloped into trails and open space to replace that lost at Penn Park. Wish now that I'd saved the letter...--[[User:Lmm6n|Lmm6n]] 13:16, 7 September 2009 (EDT)</div>Lmm6n