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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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21:32

April 25, 2023: Albemarle Supervisors want new work...

Charlottesville Community Engagement ·

2023/04/25

The 115th day of the year has arrived and we’re not quite one third of the way through 2023. That milestone will be met on the 122nd day, or a week from now. There are so many ways to divide up time, and the intent of Charlottesville Community Engagement is to inform anyone reading or listening that they too can look anew at the world each and every day. I’m Sean Tubbs. On today’s show:* The head of the Piedmont Community Land Trust gives Albemarle Supervisors an update* Those same Supervisors

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15:46

April 19, 2023: Council agrees to give $5M to CRHA to...

Charlottesville Community Engagement ·

2023/04/19

What is it that you really want to do? Are you making progress toward what you want to achieve? As a member of an intelligent species, it’s always a good time to ask such questions. But I’m told by a website of dubious repute that today is Refresh Your Goals Day. Charlottesville Community Engagement has not become a self-help newsletter and podcast, but I always encourage everyone to remember they are alive. I’m Sean Tubbs. On today’s program: * Charlottesville hires a veteran of the police force in

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22:03

April 18, 2023: Deeds raises most among candidates in...

Charlottesville Community Engagement ·

2023/04/18

Three out of ten days that will happen this year have now already happened as we hit the 108th edition of 2023. One way to slow down time is to measure the increments as intricately as possible in the hopes of assembling them once again in the future. At this moment, there is not a new edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement to mark each rotation of the Earth, but this is the 524th installment. I’m Sean Tubbs on my Day 18,149. On today’s program:* Charlottesville is on track for a $10.4

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17:53

April 17, 2023: Details on CRHA's Dogwood purchase...

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2023/04/17

Welcome to the day It is April SeventeenThat’s the whole introExcept, it’s not, because I can’t limit myself to 17 syllables to properly provide context. Such context is the whole goal of Charlottesville Community Engagement, a newsletter and podcast that attempts to establish a little harmonic knowledge about the chaotic world. I’m Sean Tubbs, thinking you’ve not heard the last attempt to celebrate International Haiku Poetry Day. On today’s program:* Council will take a final vote tonight on a

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18:15

April 13, 2023: More details about UVA's concerns...

Charlottesville Community Engagement ·

2023/04/13

There remains something ominous about the number 13 especially when it’s used to describe a day’s relative position in the month. Does Thursday the Thirteenth strike fear in your veins or is it just another adjective to be used as a placeholder in a sentence? Thank goodness the scope of Charlottesville Community Engagement does not cover such philosophical questioning. I’m Sean Tubbs and I shall be careful to not step on a crack this or any other day.On today’s program:* The deadline is extended for

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15:43

April 12, 2023: New plans for Fontaine Avenue...

Charlottesville Community Engagement ·

2023/04/12

A perhaps unreliable source of fake holidays tells me that today, April 12, is Hamster Day. It has been over forty years since my last two hamsters escaped from their cage and fled to freedom. I don’t really want to know for sure the fate of Blondie and Dagwood, two creatures whose time with me was brief and memorable. But this is Charlottesville Community Engagement, and our time is also brief and I hope you remember a few things that I’ve put together this time. On today’s program:*

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18:10

April 11, 2023: Councilors and Planning Commissioners...

Charlottesville Community Engagement ·

2023/04/11

I did not anticipate when I played Dungeons and Dragons and other role playing games when I was a young child that a love of obscure manuals would somehow translate into the work I do now. I help interpret the rules of development to people who aren’t familiar with them. This is especially important at a time when those rules are being changed. That’s a key feature of every single edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement, but especially today. On today’s program:* There’s only one topic and

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16:53

April 10, 2023: Albemarle Supervisors learn more...

Charlottesville Community Engagement ·

2023/04/10

Many of us know what 10-4 is supposed to mean, but does 4-10 represent anything else other than a height? Perhaps it signals a punt? Neither of these things would make any sense to the handful of British readers of Charlottesville Community Engagement, who may think today is okay. I’m Sean Tubbs and perhaps it would have been better if I had just said that this is the 100th day of the year. On today’s program:* The ballots are set for local races in the June 20, 2023 Democratic primaries *

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15:56

April 6, 2023: Home Depot to build new store at...

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2023/04/06

Infanta Maria. Arvid Horn. Athenagoras I of Constantinople. These are but a few of the people who were born on April 6 in decades and centuries gone by who perhaps none of us have heard about before. Yet, anyone could do a deep dive into any subject matter with just a little research. That’s more or less what every installment of Charlottesville Community Engagement seeks to achieve, just on a more concentrated set of topics closer to the here and now. I’m Sean Tubbs, curious to know what we’ll all

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15:18

April 5, 2023: Charlottesville budget for FY24...

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2023/04/05

Chroniclers of fake holidays have marked today down as Bell Bottoms Day, commemorating a style of trousers that dates back to the early 19th century that are perhaps best known as a way of making fun of the fashion of the 1970’s. Charlottesville Community Engagement has no position on any fashion choice, but as host, I should inform you that I am very interested in any attempt to define a style of the 2020’s and hope the chronicler of fake holidays will take this into account. On today’s program:*

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14:21

April 4, 2023: Oschrin enters City Council race;...

Charlottesville Community Engagement ·

2023/04/04

Today is a rare day when readers and listeners on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean can agree that this is 4/4/23 as well as being 4/4/23. Such a day is one of harmony with hopefully less confusion as two distinct naming systems come into convergence for just a short time. Will this affect the content of this edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement? You will have to read or listen to the end to find out. I’m Sean Tubbs, keen to get to the bottom of this meaningless question.On today’s show:*

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6:42

Albemarle Community Engagement: Albemarle won't annex...

Charlottesville Community Engagement ·

2023/04/01

Hello and welcome to a rebranded edition of this newsletter and podcast, now to be called Albemarle Community Engagement. This decision to change the focus represents a sincere look at what really matters to this community, and this name change reflects a hope that this outlet will be a true ACE for the future. I’m Sean Tubbs, confident that this will really hit home for so many of you here in this City of Albemarle. On today’s program:* The Town of New London declines to approve annexation

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16:03

March 29, 2023: Second set of draft zoning rules for...

Charlottesville Community Engagement ·

2023/03/29

We are now in the antepenultimate day of the first quarter of 2023, meaning the water rabbit has only nine more months to celebrate their rotation in one of the zodiacs that provide narrative for many of the eight billion people on the planet. Not enough research has been done to determine if that system or any other system has any effect on the creation of this or any other installment of Charlottesville Community Engagement. But I’m Sean Tubbs, always trying to keep an open mind. On today’s

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15:57

March 27, 2023: CvilleBioHub gets $100,000 in state...

Charlottesville Community Engagement ·

2023/03/27

March 27 is apparently National Joe Day, which means that is the day I introduce myself as Sean Joseph Tubbs, the host of Charlottesville Community Engagement. On any given day, there are a lot of things to celebrate, commemorate, and honor and this introduction could cite any one of them. For today’s introduction, I choose National Joe Day to honor my father, Joe Tubbs, though now I suspect he’ll expect payment just for mentioning his name. On today’s program:* Charlottesville City Council may

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14:15

March 24, 2023: Third candidate emerges in race for...

Charlottesville Community Engagement ·

2023/03/24

If you are a fan of Fridays in March, rest assured that you will have one more opportunity in 2023. This is also the 83rd day of the year, so if you’re a fan of prime numbers, today’s a day to celebrate! You have one more of those in March and I’ll say which one at the very end of this installment of Charlottesville Community Engagement. For now, it’s on to the information. On today’s program:* A second candidate has emerged in the race for Rivanna District Supervisor in Albemarle County* There are

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16:23

March 21, 2023: Bids for Buford Middle School...

Charlottesville Community Engagement ·

2023/03/21

It has now been a day since the spring has sprung, and the time is fading when the word “vernal” can be used to express the current time. But the new season is now with us and the days shall grow longer until the solstice. No matter what position we may happen to be in, this is Charlottesville Community Engagement and there is no shortage of items to track. I’m Sean Tubbs, constantly looking for new ways to navigate. On today’s show:* An arrest has been made in connection with a Saturday morning

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14:33

March 18, 2023: Elliewood Avenue shooting kills...

Charlottesville Community Engagement ·

2023/03/18

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

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15:57

March 16, 2023: Cooper changes candidacy to...

Charlottesville Community Engagement ·

2023/03/16

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

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22:31

March 15, 2023: UVA expert reflects on three years...

Charlottesville Community Engagement ·

2023/03/15

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 This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit communityengagement.substack.com/subscribe

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17:57

March 9, 2023; Multiple arrests made in recent gun...

Charlottesville Community Engagement ·

2023/03/09

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

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