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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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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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15:04

August 22, 2023: Piedmont Housing Alliance selected...

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2023/08/22

In an era where every day seems to have a celebration of something obscure or suspect such as National Tooth Fairy Day or Be An Angel Day, every single installment of Charlottesville Community Engagement seeks to draw your attention to some of the complexity of the world and to point you in the direction of resources to make sense of something you don’t know. I’m Sean Tubbs, hoping to spark curiosity and provide lamplight each and every day. On today’s edition:* The Southern Environmental Law Center

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21:27

August 17, 2023: Charlottesville Area Transit's...

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2023/08/17

One of the unacknowledged co-workers here at Town Crier Productions is Karen and that changes right now as a result of August 17 being National Black Cat Appreciation Day. That’s the only sentence about that in this edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement, because this newsletter and podcast feels strange about stooping to cat pictures to boost audience numbers. I’m Sean Tubbs, and I did it anyway.On today’s program:* The public comment period is underway for a document that describes how

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25:14

August 15, 2023: Charlottesville's complete draft...

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2023/08/15

This is the 566th edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement, a newsletter and podcast that attempts to keep an eye on a great many things with the hope of explaining how things get built. I’m Sean Tubbs, a journalist who has covered the topics of land use, growth, and development in the Charlottesville area for many years. Often this newsletter covers three to six different stories but today’s installment tries to break down one big document that will be very important to the future of the

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18:37

August 14, 2023: Planning Commission finds portions...

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2023/08/14

With August 14 having arrived, 2023 is now over 61.9 percent of the way through to 2024. But you are just at the beginning of another edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement, a newsletter and podcast that seeks to capture as much as possible about what happens in a given year. I’m Sean Tubbs, constantly trying to increase the amount actually covered. In today’s edition: * Charlottesville has released the latest report on retail vacancies throughout the city* Great Eastern Management Company

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14:59

August 10, 2023: Three area police chiefs give an...

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2023/08/10

There are two questionable holidays worth noting before the actual information content begins in this edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement. The first invites you to take a look at where you are right now as it is Update Your Bio Day. I would update mine, but it’s also National Lazy Day so maybe I’ll wait until next year. I’m Sean Tubbs and… who are you? Update away and away with the update. On today’s program: * Charlottesville City Council has officially asked the Planning Commission to

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17:09

August 8, 2023: Sanders names former Front Royal...

Charlottesville Community Engagement ·

2023/08/08

The chroniclers of fake holidays have decided that August 8 is Happiness Happens Day and I’d like to know if there’s a way to measure this elusive quantity or if it even actually exists. The Declaration of Independence aspires to allow everyone to pursue this emotion, but there are no guarantees. For some, happiness is simply being heard. Charlottesville Community Engagement is an inanimate construct with no feelings, but there is a sense of satisfaction with each completed edition. On today’s

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14:32

August 4, 2023: UVA responds to Supreme Court ruling...

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2023/08/04

Three-quarters of dates that fall upon August 4 are the 216th day of their year. Next year everything will be slightly changed, so let’s all experience this normality while we can. We’re now 59 percent of the way through 2023 a year that perhaps has proven there is no such thing as a normal year for Charlottesville Community Engagement. I’m still Sean Tubbs either way.On today’s installment:* There’s more time to apply for the vacant seat on the Charlottesville Planning Commission in advance of

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13:19

August 2, 2023: Council learns more about ongoing...

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2023/08/02

Why do we call this month August? As someone born in this month, I have to confess I have no idea. Why do we name months? Will there ever be any changes? Why do we celebrate birthdays? Why can’t I just simply look up the definition? None of the answers to these questions can be found this edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement, but perhaps you’ll learn something anyway. On today’s program:* The comment period is open for the finalization of a rule change that would pull Virginia out of a

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18:36

July 31, 2023: Commercial uses in Charlottesville's...

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2023/07/31

The final day of July. The ultimate day of July? Either way this is the fourth 31st of the year and the end of the seventh month. There is no way of knowing for sure either mathematically or scientifically if time is moving faster, so such philosophical ponderings are not really part of any edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement. I’m Sean Tubbs, freezing time as best I can when I can. In the sentences and paragraphs today:* Charlottesville releases a work plan documenting what steps are

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23:14

July 25, 2023: Albemarle master plan groups offer...

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2023/07/25

You are getting very, very sleepy, but it’s for your own good. At least, that’s the sort of thing you might hear on Health and Happiness With Hypnosis Day celebrated each July 25. Yet, Charlottesville Community Engagement has no capacity to consider or capture the medical status of the hundreds of readers and listeners. I’m Sean Tubbs and I am hopeful that you’re taking care of yourself. On today’s show:* The latest campaign reports are in for local races covering a three week period in June * The

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17:29

July 21, 2023: Charlottesville projecting $12.7M...

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2023/07/21

101 is short-hand for information. Is 202 double the amount? That’s the position in the year where July 21 falls. That means 2023 is now 55.34 percent of the way to the end. Do you know everything you need to do to get through? Charlottesville Community Engagement presumes you may not so here now is another collection of stories. In this assemblage of information:* Charlottesville is on track to have a $12 million surplus in the last fiscal year* The U.S. House Appropriations Committee slashes

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20:19

July 17, 2023: Search for Charlottesville Fire chief...

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2023/07/17

On this day in 1967, Jimi Hendrix played his last show as the opening act for the Monkees. At least, that’s one obscure fact about this day that serves as an ice-breaker for the July 17, 2023 edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement. But how do we know for sure? Is there a recording? Were any of you there? In any case, I’m skeptical but this is sadly not the focus of this installment of the program. In this particular edition: * A brief look at tonight’s meeting of the Louisa County Board of

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14:14

July 14, 2023: A quick primer on the long-range...

Charlottesville Community Engagement ·

2023/07/14

Perpetuate pandemonium on this July 14, the 195th day of a year we’re counting as the 2,023rd. But today is National Pandemonium Day which has nothing to do with the black and white animal that is not actually a bear. You’ll have to wait until March 16 for National Panda Day, which I will hope will be less chaotic than this one. I’m Sean Tubbs and with training, you can be too. In today’s edition:* The Virginia Department of Elections has published the official list of candidates for this year’s

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18:07

July 12, 2023: Sanders gets nod to be...

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2023/07/12

Today is the penultimate day before the third birthday of this newsletter and podcast. This is now the 555th’ edition of a program created to inform readers and listeners about a great number of items. Assuming the average length of each program is 1,850 words long, there have now been over a million words associated with Charlottesville Community Engagement. I’m one of many Sean Tubbs, but the only one fool enough to launch an information outlet. On today’s program:* Charlottesville City Council

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17:47

July 10, 2023: Cell tower policies under review in...

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2023/07/10

And with today, 2023 is 53.2 percent complete. That’s the sort of that this particular town crier loves to proclaim and someone out there proclaimed July 10 as International Town Criers Day. That’s the name I came up with three years ago when I launched a business to report as much as I can about what’s happening in the community I call home even if I don’t technically live in a town. Either way, I’m Sean Tubbs, hear ye, oyez, and all of that. On today’s program:* Detection of low levels of PFAS

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17:37

July 5, 2023: Rogers withdraws from Charlottesville...

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2023/07/05

Happy Independence Day for Algeria and a bountiful Armenian Constitution Day! While we’re at it, July 5 is also Venezuelan Independence Day. Every single day there’s something happening that reminds me of the diversity of the planet I share with you and billions of other people. Charlottesville Community Engagement exists to draw your attention to some of the details of what’s happening around 38.0293° N, 78.4767° W. I’m Sean Tubbs. On today’s program:* Michael C. Rogers has withdrawn from

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21:37

July 4, 2023: UVA panel approves design for Karsh...

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2023/07/04

On this day, we in the United States of America celebrate an occasion in the past in which some of the people who lived here agreed to tell a person who lived across an ocean that they were no longer in control. On this 185th day of the year that we all agree is 2023, it is perhaps worth pondering who holds control in your life, and the degree to which you can make decisions to affect your future. Charlottesville Community Engagement seeks to provide as much context as possible. You control what you

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22:23

July 3, 2023: Council and PC spend nearly four hours...

Charlottesville Community Engagement ·

2023/07/03

How does one begin the first regular edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement of the new fiscal year? Likely by pointing out that this is not a typical installment of the newsletter, but instead a chance to take one look at one meeting to get all of us updated on the city’s draft zoning code. That’s been an ongoing story in the past three years and a primary reason for the creation of Town Crier Productions. Thanks to sponsors and subscribers for keeping me on this beat. On today’s program:*

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14:58

June 30, 2023: Latest survey results out for...

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2023/06/30

Welcome to the last day of the fiscal year of 2023, a day that perhaps could use a few carols and celebrations. Perhaps such things will occur in the future if Charlottesville Community Engagement can return to full form? Either way, this is also the 550th edition of a newsletter and podcast intended to bring people information about things happening as we head into a summer holiday slowdown. I’m Sean Tubbs. On today’s program: * UVa reacts to yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action *

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