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The Woolen Mills neighborhood is bordered by the Rivanna river to the east, railroad tracks to the south, and Meade Avenue to the west. Riverview park, and Meade park, which hosts a Wednesday evening farmer's market in the summer months, are within the neighborhood. The historic Woolen Mills are located at the intersection of the river and the railroad tracks. | The Woolen Mills neighborhood is bordered by the Rivanna river to the east, railroad tracks to the south, and Meade Avenue to the west. Riverview park, and Meade park, which hosts a Wednesday evening farmer's market in the summer months, are within the neighborhood. The historic Woolen Mills are located at the intersection of the river and the railroad tracks. | ||
==Neighborhood seeks to remove industrial classification== | |||
Many residents of the Woolen Mills have been asking the City to remove language in the [[Charlottesville Comprehensive Plan|Comprehensive Plan]] that they claim encourages industrial development in their neighborhood. The section on the Woolen Mills neighborhood contains this line: | |||
“The challenge with Industrial land is finding somewhere to place it; no one wants to have it in their backyard.” | |||
At a City Council meeting on April 7, 2003, residents opposed a rezoning of 1417 Burgess Lane from R-2 to M-2 so a plumbing, heating and air conditioning firm could operate there. The Planning Commission had recommended denial. Woolen Mills resident [[Bill Emory]] | |||
said that he would like to see the land use plan come into with the existing zoning on the property. [[Victoria Dunham]] said that her house, which is located in the County's portion of the Woolen Mills neighborhood, had become almost entirely surrounded by industrial uses. <ref>Charlottesville City Council Minutes. 7 Apr. 2003. City of Charlottesville, Virginia. 24 Mar. 2009 <http://weblink.charlottesville.org/DocView.aspx?id=195914>.</ref> | |||
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[http://www.cvilledesign.org/neighborhoods//index.cfm/fuseaction/viewpage/page_id/62?CFID=&CFTOKEN=& Woolen Mills Neighborhood] from the Charlottesville Community Design Center | [http://www.cvilledesign.org/neighborhoods//index.cfm/fuseaction/viewpage/page_id/62?CFID=&CFTOKEN=& Woolen Mills Neighborhood] from the Charlottesville Community Design Center | ||
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[[Category: Charlottesville neighborhoods]] | [[Category: Charlottesville neighborhoods]] | ||
Revision as of 16:06, 24 March 2009
The Woolen Mills neighborhood is bordered by the Rivanna river to the east, railroad tracks to the south, and Meade Avenue to the west. Riverview park, and Meade park, which hosts a Wednesday evening farmer's market in the summer months, are within the neighborhood. The historic Woolen Mills are located at the intersection of the river and the railroad tracks.
Neighborhood seeks to remove industrial classification
Many residents of the Woolen Mills have been asking the City to remove language in the Comprehensive Plan that they claim encourages industrial development in their neighborhood. The section on the Woolen Mills neighborhood contains this line:
“The challenge with Industrial land is finding somewhere to place it; no one wants to have it in their backyard.”
At a City Council meeting on April 7, 2003, residents opposed a rezoning of 1417 Burgess Lane from R-2 to M-2 so a plumbing, heating and air conditioning firm could operate there. The Planning Commission had recommended denial. Woolen Mills resident Bill Emory said that he would like to see the land use plan come into with the existing zoning on the property. Victoria Dunham said that her house, which is located in the County's portion of the Woolen Mills neighborhood, had become almost entirely surrounded by industrial uses. [1]
External links
Woolen Mills Neighborhood from the Charlottesville Community Design Center
Notes
- ↑ Charlottesville City Council Minutes. 7 Apr. 2003. City of Charlottesville, Virginia. 24 Mar. 2009 <http://weblink.charlottesville.org/DocView.aspx?id=195914>.