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== Area Governments ==
== Area Governments ==


There are three major governmental entities that make decisions regarding the future of our region. Two are Virginia localities, and one is a major public university. [[Charlottesville]] is a 10.4 square mile independent City completely surrounded by [[Albemarle County]]. The [[University of Virginia]] is the region's primary employer, with 20,834 students enrolled in 2007-2008<ref>http://www.virginia.edu/Facts/Glance_Enrollment.html, Current Enrollment, retreived on 2008-03-26</ref> and with over 12,000 faculty and staff<ref>http://www.virginia.edu/Facts/Glance_Faculty.html, Faculty: Facts at a Glance, retrieved on 2008-03-26</ref>. Water and sewer is provided in the City of Charlottesville and in urbanized sections of Albemarle County by the [[Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority]].  
There are three major governmental entities that make decisions regarding the future of our region. Two are Virginia localities, and one is a major public university. [[Charlottesville]] is a 10.4 square mile independent City completely surrounded by [[Albemarle County]]. The [[University of Virginia]] is the region's primary employer, with 20,834 students enrolled in 2007-2008<ref>http://www.virginia.edu/Facts/Glance_Enrollment.html, Current Enrollment, retrieved on 2008-03-26</ref> and with over 12,000 faculty and staff<ref>http://www.virginia.edu/Facts/Glance_Faculty.html, Faculty: Facts at a Glance, retrieved on 2008-03-26</ref>. Water and sewer is provided in the City of Charlottesville and in urbanized sections of Albemarle County by the [[Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority]].  


[[Charlottesville Tomorrow]] features coverage of top-level public meetings of the [[City Council]] and the [[Albemarle County Board of Supervisors]], as well as the planning commission's in both localities. Visit [cvilletomorrow.typepad.com] for podcasts and articles about these meetings.  
[[Charlottesville Tomorrow]] features coverage of top-level public meetings of the [[City Council]] and the [[Albemarle County Board of Supervisors]], as well as the planning commission's in both localities. Visit [cvilletomorrow.typepad.com] for podcasts and articles about these meetings.  


In addition, there are many governmental bodies and non-governmental groups that help shape the region's future. cvillepedia is a resource that brings it all together to help citizens navigate. We need your help to build it, so please volunteer today.
==Government-related Categories==
{{:Portal:Government/Categories}}
==Government-related templates==
{{Portal:Government/templates}}


In addition, there are many governmental bodies and non-governmental groups that help shape the region's future. cvillepedia is a resource that brings it all together to help citizens navigate. We need your help to build it, so please volunteer today.
==Government-related Lists==


[[Other governmental organizations]]
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[[Category: Portals]]


[[Other non-governmental groups]]
==References==
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Revision as of 21:47, 21 March 2019

Area Governments

There are three major governmental entities that make decisions regarding the future of our region. Two are Virginia localities, and one is a major public university. Charlottesville is a 10.4 square mile independent City completely surrounded by Albemarle County. The University of Virginia is the region's primary employer, with 20,834 students enrolled in 2007-2008[1] and with over 12,000 faculty and staff[2]. Water and sewer is provided in the City of Charlottesville and in urbanized sections of Albemarle County by the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority.

Charlottesville Tomorrow features coverage of top-level public meetings of the City Council and the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, as well as the planning commission's in both localities. Visit [cvilletomorrow.typepad.com] for podcasts and articles about these meetings.

In addition, there are many governmental bodies and non-governmental groups that help shape the region's future. cvillepedia is a resource that brings it all together to help citizens navigate. We need your help to build it, so please volunteer today.

Government-related Categories

The top-level category for the government portal is Government.

Most categories are in the Charlottesville or Albemarle County subcategories. It is intended that these parallel one another -- they should look the same. We're not quite there, yet.

Topic Charlottesville Albemarle County
Top-level Charlottesville government Albemarle County government
categories about government groups
Boards, commissions and task forces Charlottesville boards and commissions Albemarle County Boards and Commissions
Departments Charlottesville offices and departments Albemarle County departments
Finance, also subcats of Category:Government finances
Budgets Charlottesville budget Albemarle County budget
zoning and development
Magisterial districts not applicable Magisterial Districts
Master plans category needed Albemarle County Master Plans
People; also subcats of Category:People in government
Charlottesville officials Albemarle County personnel
Co-operation Category:City-County Cooperation

Other important government subcategories include:

Government-related templates

Government Citation templates

Government meeting minutes and agendas provide significant raw material for cvillepedia articles. A necessary condition of using those sources is providing citations from those sources.

Here are some templates make creating these citations simple:

Government-related Lists

References

  1. http://www.virginia.edu/Facts/Glance_Enrollment.html, Current Enrollment, retrieved on 2008-03-26
  2. http://www.virginia.edu/Facts/Glance_Faculty.html, Faculty: Facts at a Glance, retrieved on 2008-03-26