A no-nonsense introduction today to the March 18, 2023 edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement to mark a Saturday just before the equinox in a time of rapid change as the first blooms travel through the air on winds that no one really understands. I’m Sean Tubbs, ready to get straight to the information. 

On today’s program:

* A shooting in a parking lot on Elliewood Avenue early this morning killed a 26-year-old Charlottesville man and the shooter is still at large at publication time 

* The UVA representative on the Charlottesville Planning Commission gives an update and I fill in more of the details

* A 245-unit apartment complex on East High Street could still go before the Charlottesville Planning Commission

* There will be a delay in the next set of rules for Charlottesville’s zoning code 

Be incredibly careful today, because for some reason March 16 is Everything You Do is Right Day. Such confidence is never the ethos of Charlottesville Community Engagement, a newsletter and podcast infused with more than a modicum of doubt. But this particular solar rotation is also Freedom of Information Day, and this program seeks to be a conduit to a sense of what’s happening. I’m Sean Tubbs.

On today’s show:

* Dashad Cooper drops out of the House District 54 but joins the Charlottesville City Council race

* Charlottesville’s Sister City Commission offering up travel scholarships 

* Charlottesville City Council hears from department heads at budget work session

On today’s program: 

* A top epidemiologist at the University of Virginia reflects on three years since the beginning of the pandemic

* Virginia passenger rail hits a new record ridership in January 

* Albemarle County Supervisors  begin going through the $551.51M  total budget for FY2024

On today’s program:

* Albemarle and Charlottesville announce several arrests in recent gun violence 

* A second person files paperwork to run for Supervisor in Albemarle County’s White Hall District 

* Weldon Cooper Center will soon become part of the Karsh Institute of Democracy

* Albemarle County will hand out $100,000 in grants to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions

* More from the Charlottesville City Budget

* Information from Fluvanna, Louisa, and Nelson counties from the recent Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission

On today’s program:

* Charlottesville City Manager Rogers addresses recent gun violence in the community

* A real property tax relief deadline in Charlottesville is extended to Friday

* Charlottesville’s new City Councilor is appointed to a few committees 

* A compensation study in Charlottesville is delayed 

* Council officially approves new precincts 

* And a very brief introduction to recommended Charlottesville budget for FY24

On today’s show:

* A 17-year-old has been charged with the second degree murder of a Gordonsville man in Charlottesville Saturday afternoon 

* Albemarle County will begin work this week on Biscuit Run State Park

* The latest information from Charlottesville government including news on collective bargaining

* Albemarle County holds the first public hearing for the proposed $551.5 million budget for FY24 

This is the ninth Friday of 2023 leaving 43 left to go. What will happen on each of those days, as well as the other days that happen between? Perhaps there is too much to write down each day  and no way to capture it all. Perhaps the effort should be made anyway. After all, this is Charlottesville Community Engagement and I’m the host and producer, Sean Tubbs. 

On today’s string-of-beads: 

* A committee of the University of Virginia Board of Visitors approve concepts for the new Biotechnology Institute at Fontaine Research Park

* Three members of the Board memorialize the late Ken Boyd 

* The UVA Sustainability Committee hands out leadership awards 

* Locally-produced podcast Stitch Please is up for a national podcast award

* Albemarle Supervisors agree to proceed with a test of a car-free Free Bridge Lane

The date informs us it is the second day of March, which is also a day to recognize the mental wellness of our community members who are in their teens. World Teen Mental Wellness Day is intended to raise awareness of resources for those coming of age in a time when so much is uncertain and stressful. This is Charlottesville Community Engagement which seeks to allay stress that comes from not knowing about what’s happening in local and regional government. I’m Sean Tubbs, hopeful that one day we’ll figure it all out. 

On today’s show:

* New names are under consideration for Burnley-Moran and Johnson elementary schools in Charlottesville

* Liz Cheney will be a Professor of Practice at the UVA Center for Politics

* The Albemarle Board of Supervisors votes to approve 525 units on Old Ivy road despite

Somehow we find ourselves marching into a new month, when perhaps the last one needed a few more days to tie up all of the loose ends. Yet life in this third decade of the 21st century does not work like that, and nothing ever seems to stop long enough to write all of it down. But this is Charlottesville Community Engagement, which really strives to capture as many pebbles as possible to depict whatever mosaic I can knowing full well there may at times appear to be missing pieces. I’m Sean Tubbs. 

On today’s edition:

* An Albemarle County man is dead after an encounter with police 

* Charlottesville City Councilor Lloyd Snook announces a re-election bid

* Delegate Rob Bell is retiring from the General Assembly

* The city of Charlottesville is giving out trees intended to help homeowners to save energy

Another rare Saturday edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement is upon us, as there were too many distractions to complete the work on Friday. It is the hope to one day have each and every episode come out at a consistent time. Each installment of the program is a test of the orbital mechanics that would be required to attain that goal. I’m Sean Tubbs and I know again there is much in the universe to observe and I’m hoping to always expand the capacity to do so. 

On today’s edition: 

* A former member of the Albemarle Board of Supervisors has died

* Charlottesville awards a contract to replace the Dairy Road Bridge 

* The 2023 session of the General Assembly is almost over and dozens of bills are heading to Governor Youngkin for signatures including legislation on green jobs, cloud computing, and innovative power

* The University of Virginia Foundation plans to renovate the Birdwood Mansion and add space for outdoor events

* Albemarle County Supervisors are presented with a $551.5 million budget for FY24

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