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Charlottesville Community Engagement

Town Crier Productions

Regular updates of what"s happening in local and regional government in and around Charlottesville, Virginia from an award-winning journalist with nearly thirty years of experience. communityengagement.substack.com

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18:48

October 16, 2023: VDOT in right of way phase for...

Charlottesville Community Engagement ·

2023/10/16

We’ve now arrived at October 16, 2023, the 289th day of the year. We’re nearly 80 percent of the way through this year and it’s almost time to begin another one. For those with birthdays today, you’re perhaps on the next stage already. I’m Sean Tubbs and I know that this is the 590th edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement. And if you’re interested in a little time travel, why not go back and read or listen to the 289th edition from December 7, 2021? Thanks to all of those who are supporting

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26:12

October 14, 2023: Public hearing set for UVA...

Charlottesville Community Engagement ·

2023/10/14

Be bald, and be free! That’s the slogan for one of the supposed holidays for October 14, and I hesitate to even mention it at all except to say I represent. I’ve always thought of pawns as bald, and this is National Chess Day as well. Supposedly it’s also National I Love You Day, but rest assured that Charlottesville Community Engagement has that sentiment every day with a sunrise and a sunset. I’m Sean Tubbs. In this edition:* A Charlottesville man was killed by gunfire early this morning in the

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29:38

October 12, 2023: Charlottesville Planning Commission...

Charlottesville Community Engagement ·

2023/10/12

Stand by, for it is October 12 and 10-12 signals “Stand By” in later versions of the Ten-Code developed decades ago to assist communications in the days when signal times were short. Earlier versions of 10-12 signified that officials were present. That’s a status that’s usually valid in any given edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement. I’m Sean Tubbs, ten times five. In this edition:* The Greene County Board of Supervisors are taking applications for someone to be the interim representative

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16:51

Greene County Supervisors briefed on White Run...

Charlottesville Community Engagement ·

2023/10/08

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

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18:47

October 5, 2023: Sanders lays out homeless...

Charlottesville Community Engagement ·

2023/10/05

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

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25:00

October 4, 2023: Rezoning filed for 500 units in...

Charlottesville Community Engagement ·

2023/10/04

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

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16:13

October 3, 2023: Five of six Planning Commissioners...

Charlottesville Community Engagement ·

2023/10/03

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 *

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21:35

September 29, 2023: Chief Kochis refutes claims of...

Charlottesville Community Engagement ·

2023/09/29

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

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17:52

September 27, 2023: City Council briefed on CRHA's...

Charlottesville Community Engagement ·

2023/09/27

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

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22:21

September 26, 2023: A discussion of anti-displacement...

Charlottesville Community Engagement ·

2023/09/26

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

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27:34

September 20, 2023: UVA Buildings and Grounds...

Charlottesville Community Engagement ·

2023/09/20

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

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18:26

September 16, 2023: Spillman outraises Bryce in...

Charlottesville Community Engagement ·

2023/09/16

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

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18:06

September 15, 2023: Charlottesville PC recommends...

Charlottesville Community Engagement ·

2023/09/15

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

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9:41

September 14, 2023: Mitchell takes over as chair of...

Charlottesville Community Engagement ·

2023/09/14

Somehow we are already halfway through September, prompting me to wonder if time has sped up somehow. However, there is no way to really study such perceptions in a scientific way, and scientific research into temporal practice is not the major focus of Charlottesville Community Engagement. I’m Sean Tubbs, glad to be at September 14, 2023 no matter how or when I got here. On today’s program: * A new chair of the Charlottesville Planning Commission takes over before the big public hearing on the

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13:23

September 7, 2023: Greene County imposes restrictions...

Charlottesville Community Engagement ·

2023/09/07

Today is Day 250 of Year 2023, with another 115 to go until we all take a leap into the next year. The relevance of these numbers will depend on the reader or listener’s perception of time. Every edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement captures a point in time, though not always in a strictly linear fashion. I’m Sean Tubbs, a person seeking to produce as many of these snapshots as possible. In this edition:* Greene County has placed restrictions on water use to drought conditions* A plan

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17:05

September 6, 2023: Council adopts framework for...

Charlottesville Community Engagement ·

2023/09/06

Do I have to do another edition of the newsletter and podcast today? Couldn’t I just do nothing at all in the hopes that somehow everything gets accomplished anyway? The answers are yes and then no. September 6 is is Fight Procrastination Day and a lifetime has taught me it’s important to tackle tasks as swiftly as possible before they transform into unslayable gargantuans. So this edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement can be seen as the completion of at least a sidequest. On today’s

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24:05

September 5, 2023: Should there be more official...

Charlottesville Community Engagement ·

2023/09/05

What is “community engagement?” In the case of this regularly produced newsletter and podcast, the idea is for a third-party not connected to the government to provide as much information as possible about what’s happening.This publication carries that title in the same way that 19th century newspapers named themselves after the act of journalism. Think of the Inquirer! The Chronicle! The Times-Picayune! I’m Sean Tubbs, endeavoring this Labor Day and every day to provide you with Charlottesville

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20:38

August 30, 2023: Amazon to invest $11 billion in...

Charlottesville Community Engagement ·

2023/08/30

As of August 30, 2023 is now two thirds of the way until the end. Perhaps one way of thinking about that is that we have now heard both sides of a long-playing record designed to play at 33 revolutions per minute. It is at this point where the metaphor perhaps falls apart, but I’m still curious to know: What are you going to listen to in the next 166,656 minutes or so? This is Charlottesville Community Engagement.On today’s program:* Amazon Web Services announces they will invest $11 billion in two

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14:54

August 29, 2023: Albemarle PC appears reluctant to...

Charlottesville Community Engagement ·

2023/08/29

Welcome to the third fifth Tuesday of 2023. There’s one more which you may also know as Halloween. That means you only have nine weeks left to learn the mash… the Monster Mash. Between now and then, how much information can be written about the area in and around Charlottesville? This is a rhetorical wager only.On today’s show:* The Albemarle County Police Department is investigating a homicide in the area around Cypress Pointe Drive* The developer of 245 apartment units at 0 East High Street

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14:03

August 23, 2023: Affordability manual for...

Charlottesville Community Engagement ·

2023/08/23

What kind of a day is August 23, 2023? Well, it is one in which another edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement has been published, hopefully informing you of something you didn’t know before. I’m Sean Tubbs, glad to sift through as much as I can to bring you as much as I can as often because it is there. On today’s program:* As the public hearing for Charlottesville’s new zoning code looms, a draft manual has published to govern the affordability component * Brief updates from City Council

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