The Brad Rykal Brief

Today on the show Terri Miyamoto is on talking about the Crozet Trail Crew.  The trails in and around Crozet are one of the best parts of this town. 

For more information on the CTC or to donate visit:

https://crozettrailscrew.org

Enjoy the show. -Brad

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Bill Schrader is back on the show talking about the revenue sharing agreement between Albemarle County and the City of Charlottesville.  This RSA started in 1982 and the county has paid the city a lot of money over the course of this time.  A lot of this information was news to me and Bill does a great job describing the climate in 1982, how it got started, the effects and how to approach a solution in the future. 

I hope you enjoy today's show. -Brad

Show notes:

https://www.crozetgazette.com/2017/09/08/sharing-the-wealth-why-the-county-pays-the-city-millions-each-year/

https://freeenterpriseforum.wordpress.com/2010/03/23/revenue-sharing-agreement-penalizes-albemarles-green-contribution/

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Brett Rykal is back on for his semi-annual update.  Since Spencley is crashing with us he joins us.  We talk about Brett's 7th grade year, books, movies, sports, and what is planned for the summer.  

At the end of the show Brett lays out his plan for post high school as well. 

I hope you enjoy today's show. -Brad

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According to the CDC the life expectancy of a person born in the United states is 78 years.  Little less for males and a little more for females but that is the average.  The average works for this show.  That is just over 4,000 weeks worth of life that you have on this planet.  

This should be a existential crisis . It should move us to action on things that mean the most to us.  Not just important things - unfortunately some important things will not get accomplished because life is too short.  So we need to focus on the things most meaningful to us in the short time we get.  

These are thoughts from reading Oliver Burkeman's book '4,000 Weeks: Time Management for Mortals'.

I hope you enjoy today's show. -Brad

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Dennis Odinov and Betsy Eaten are on today to talk about why they and the other members of the Village of Rivanna Community Advisory Committee (VORCAC) felt it necessary to resign in protest.  Dennis was the Chair of the VORCAC and Betsy was a long time member of the committee. 

There are tensions between the county and these community advisory committee's and this is an example where the differences were irreconcilable. 

For background they posted their story and the email's between them and their board of supervisor, Donna Price, on their substack.  Here is the

https://vorcac.substack.com/p/where-we-live-3?s=r

I was interested in having them on as this was the most extreme example of the prevailing thoughts that something is broken between Albemarle County  and the citizens.  

I hope you enjoy today's show. -Brad

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My guest today is Bill Schrader.  Bill is  is Chairman of the Build Crozet Library Fundraising Committee.  

Bill came on the show to talk about how the Crozet library got built, the huge lift by the people of Crozet to make it happen and interesting notes on how libraries work.  

I hope you enjoy today's show! -Brad

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My buddy Jeremy Visger is back on the show to give the audience an update on his health, how he keeps his relentless optimism and facing tough times.  

It was a great conversation with Jeremy and I hope you enjoy the show. -Brad

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Big T is back after a year.  We talk about what he has been up to, how is family is doing, what it is like to own a bar and much more. 

If you like the shows from my friends in Wisconsin you will like this one.

I hope you enjoy the show. -Brad

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On today’s show I have another Crozetian and fellow Western Ridge resident - Eric Bryant. We talk about how he got to Crozet, working at Rolls-Royce and , and renewable energy. 

You can find more of Eric on his LinkedIn

I hope you enjoy today’s show!  -Brad

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Today on the show I have Michael Marshall, long time resident of Crozet and founder of the Crozet Gazette - our local, award winning newspaper.  

I reached out to Mr. Marshall to more fully understand what the conditions were of Crozet when he started the paper.  Crozet has changed a lot.  We talk about his work experience and life leading up to starting the Crozet Gazette, how the town has changed, and we discuss some important issues happening now. 

Even if you are not a resident of the Crozet area you will enjoy hearing this conversation.  Mike Marshall is dialed into the events of today across the nation.   

Find the Crozet Gazette at your local Crozet store or find them online: crozetgazette.com

With that I hope you enjoy today’s show.  -Brad

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