Every now and then, there shall be a Sunday edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement due to various logistics and rerouted circuits. There is a great deal to process to get through the various steps required to deliver this distilled information to you and for some reason it was necessary to break the format. I’m Sean Tubbs, candidly admitting that perhaps I just forgot what day it was. 

On today’s edition:

* The Charlottesville Planning Commission is waiting on legal advice before making a recommendation on the city’s proposed Development Code

* There’s a vacancy on the Greene County Board of Supervisors which means there will be three new faces on the elected body in January

* There’s money for affordable housing projects in Charlottesville

* A snapshot of the plan to build a new reservoir to allow more growth in Greene County 

10-5 stands for relay, so that’s just what I’ll do to begin this October 5 edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement. According to one source for dubious holidays, today is National Be Nice Day and perhaps you might do something to also commemorate World Teachers’ Day. This also may be an occasion to educate yourself about your mental health on National Depression Screening Day. No matter what, consider breaking into dance to honor National Get Funky Day. I’m Sean Tubbs, and I shall do all four. 

In today’s edition:

* A Suffolk man is in police custody after an alleged abduction and strangulation in Charlottesville last night 

* A deadline is soon approaching for new applicants for Albemarle County’s tax relief program for the elderly and disabled 

* Albemarle County is one of several hundred localities in the mid-Atlantic region with a customized climate out look 

* The final funding will soon be in place to build a section of Charlottesville’s Meadow Creek Trail 

* Charlottesville City Manager Sam Sanders outlines his work plan and says he does not regret his decision to temporarily lift the hours of operation at Market Street Park to allow overnight camping by the unhoused 

Here’s a message for you to receive on this October 4. In the late 1930’s,  the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International created a system of Aural Brevity Codes to standardize radio communications between officers in the field. The usage of the word “ten” first gave enough time for early radio microphones to transmit a clear signal of the more important second number. These ten-codes were phased out in the 2000’s in favor of plain speech. 10-4? Somehow that’s relevant to Charlottesville Community Engagement. I’m Sean Tubbs, two syllables of pure brevity. 

On today’s show:

* Another round of rezoning applications have been made in Albemarle including a request for a 500 home development in Hollymead as well as an amendment to a previous rezoning just across the street 

* Charlottesville City Council holds the first of three work sessions on the city’s Development Code and discuss community design, the definition of house-sized, and commercial uses in residential neighborhoods 

Brace yourselves for October is the month that there may be more references to particular Citizen Band radio codes, a tee-hee that only works under the America system of naming dates. Today is 10-3, which means “stop transmitting.” Unfortunately, we’re only at the beginning of this edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement so you’ll have to wait about fifteen minutes. 

On today’s program:

* A regional real estate firm lists five facts about the commercial property market in Charlottesville 

* Construction is set to get underway this month for the restoration of a stream in the city’s McIntire Park 

* The Charlottesville Planning Commission makes changes to the draft zoning code during their second set of deliberations before turning it over to City Council. 

The final Friday of September is upon us and there are 344 days until there is another one. Perhaps the best thing to do is to think about today while also thinking about all of the times that are still waiting in the future. It’s the mission of each edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement to provide a little context of where this community has been, where it is, and where it might go in the future. All while staying, right here. I’m Sean Tubbs. 

On today’s program:

* Albemarle County has three new questionnaires about draft language in their ongoing Comprehensive Plan update

* An on-demand microtransit pilot in Albemarle County on October 30 and Albemarle Supervisors got the details earlier this month

* Charlottesville Police Chief Michael Kochis addresses the allegation of police brutality in Market St. Park that led to the recent lifting of the park’s closing times 

The word today is “preantepenultimate” to describe the ordinal nature of this day out of the 30 days that go by the name September. Twenty-seven is also a cube of three, but that fact is not as relevant we are now on the eve of the eve of the eve of October. I’m Sean Tubbs, warning readers and listeners alike there will be more math in this installment of Charlottesville Community Engagement. 

On today’s program:

* City police are seeking leads on an investigation into an overnight stabbing at Market Street Park this past weekend 

* Amazon Web Services has filed a plan with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to disturb federal waterways to build one of two data centers

* Albemarle County has begun the process of finding out what community members think about local government services 

* City Council is briefed on a financial sustainability plan for public housing sites and asked to consider $15 million in funding for redevelopment of Westhaven 

Welcome to Johnny Appleseed Day. Or if that doesn’t take root in your mind, celebrate National Compliance Officer Day and think whether Mr. Appleseed’s work would be acceptable with 21st century agricultural practices. If you fail to have interest, ponder whether apples could be used in a commemoration of National Dumpling Day. If that’s all nonsense to you, perhaps this edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement is a way to mark Love Note Day. I’m Sean Tubbs, enamored as always of the details.  

On today’s show:

* Charlottesville City Council makes several appointments to Boards and Commissions but does not fill a vacancy on the Planning Commission 

* The city’s new building permit system is operational 

* The city will work with Albemarle County on a grant application for a transportation study for the U.S. 29 corridor

* A subcommittee of the Board of Visitors weighs in on the design for the renovation of Center for Politics 

* The Charlottesville Planning Commission addressed anti-displacement solutions at a two-hour deliberation on September 19

September 20 is the 263rd day of this year, a period of sun-loop that many refer to as 2023. That means the year is now 72 percent full, which is as good enough as a segue as any to tell you this is also National School Backpack Awareness Day. Readers and listeners are asked to make sure that anyone in your lives who use such a conveyance device to do so safely. I’m Sean Tubbs, because of course I am. Who else would write Charlottesville Community Engagement? 

On today’s program:

* Campaign finance reports are out for candidates in Fluvanna, Louisa, Nelson, and Greene counties 

* The Minority Business Alliance and the United Way award $40,000 in grants to business owners through the ENVISON initiative 

* The Buildings and Grounds Committee of the University of Virginia Board of Visitors review three big projects at the Fontaine Research Center 

* And podcast listeners get the audio from two stories from the last installment  

Welcome to a rare Saturday edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement. This installment is necessary to get recent information to people in as timely a manner as a one-person operation can manage. There has been a lot of relevant subject matter related to land use, transportation, and economic development and it is the mission of Charlottesville Community Engagement to turn as much of it as possible into content. Are you content with that?

On this installment:

* Greene County lifts mandatory water restrictions

* The latest campaign finance reports are in with the at-large Albemarle School Board race as the most expensive so far 

* The most lackluster race in terms of fundraising is either the Charlottesville City Council or the City School Board race 

* There’s a new chair of the UVA Buildings and Grounds Committee and new residence halls will be named for two esteemed faculty members 

Today could be construed as the Ides of September, but that construction could turn out to be faulty. A little research might help with this foundational first line of this edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement, but that work is usually reserved for the body and not this header which likely did not make a goal. I’m Sean Tubbs, and it turns out September 13 was the Ides of September. 

On today’s program:

* The Charlottesville Planning Commission specifies why they feel roads to be built as part of 0 East High Street doesn’t comply with Comprehensive Plan

* The Charlottesville Police Department is using license plate readers to assist with investigations but insists the use is limited and data is not retained

* Charlottesville is one of several Fifth District localities using federal funds to modernize infrastructure

* Albemarle and Charlottesville are launching an effort to plan for climate adaptation together

* The Virginia Department of Education has released the lasted school quality profiles

* The Charlottesville Planning Commission takes action on a special use permit at 1709 JPA