"Michael Monaco"

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A guy who works in Crozet. If you know me you know me. was once known as "bookshelfstud." posts never reflect my employer or other bodies i'm on. serious site: https://which-side-are-you-on.ghost.io fun site: https://michaelbookshelf.neocities.org/

Strategy 3d: Develop mechanisms (such as deed restrictions) to ensure affordable for-sale units developed with county incentives and other types of county support remain affordable for a minimum of 40 years with the long-term goal of creating a stock of permanently affordable for-sale housing units. Strategy 3e: Develop mechanisms (such as deed restrictions) to ensure affordable for-sale units developed with county incentives and other types of county support remain affordable for a minimum of 40 years with the long-term goal of creating a stock of permanently affordable for-sale housing units (*implementation of this strategy will follow approval of a package of developer incentives for affordable housing).
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A Feast for Crows - Jaime I Dawn caught Jaime almost unawares. As the glass in the dome began to lighten, suddenly there were rainbows shimmering off the walls and floors and pillars, bathing Lord Tywin's corpse in a haze of many-colored light. The King's Hand was rotting visibly. His face had taken on a greenish tinge, and his eyes were deeply sunken, two black pits. Fissures had opened in his cheeks, and a foul white fluid was seeping through the joints of his splendid gold-and-crimson armor to pool beneath his body. The septons were the first to see, when they returned for their dawn devotions. They sang their songs and prayed their prayers and wrinkled up their noses, and one of the Most Devout grew so faint he had to be helped from the sept. Shortly after, a flock of novices came swinging censers, and the air grew so thick with incense that the bier seemed cloaked in smoke. All the rainbows vanished in that perfumed mist, yet the stench persisted, a sweet rotten smell that made Jaime want to gag.
ALBEMARLE COUNTY DESIGN PUBLIC HEARING EASTERN AVENUE EXTENSION TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2026 | 5:30 PM TO 7:30 PM The County of Albemarle will conduct a design public hearing to provide information and receive public comments related to a new section of Eastern Avenue including a bridge over Lickinghole Creek. Eastern Avenue is an existing road extending from Park Ridge Drive toward Westhall Drive in Crozet. Eastern Avenue provides access to residential properties including Westlake at Foothill Crossing. As additional residential developments are expected to continue North of Lickinghole Creek, an extension of Eastern Avenue is needed to improve connectivity to the Crozet development area and Route 250 (Rockfish Gap Tpke). The Design Public Hearing will take place on Tues, Aug11, 2026, from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM at the conference room in the Meadows Community Center at 5735 Meadows Drive, Crozet, VA 22932. A brief presentation will be followed by an opportunity to review the preliminary engineering design plans, the schedule and right-of-way acquisition info The public may preview the design plans at the Department of Facilities & Environmental Services office, 401 McIntire Road, Room 420, Charlot- tesville, VA 22902, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday-Friday. Please contact Senior Project Manager, Steve Hoff- mann at 434 995-9479 or shoff- mann@albemarle.org to coordinate viewing the preliminary plans or an- swer questions you may have. The public may submit written comments about the design plans at the meeting, by mail, or e-mail. Those desiring to comment on the projects, but who will be unable to attend the meeting, should submit their written comments to Mr. Steve Hoffmann, by e-mail to shoffmann@albemarle.org by Tues Aug 10, 2026. The County of Albemarle ensures nondiscrimination in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Action of 1964. For more information or special assistance call 434872-4501. State Project# 9999-002-R21 (UPC# 121389)
the cover of the D&D adventure Red Hand of Doom - an adventure for characters of levels 6-12. the cover features a group of fantasy heroes hopelessly outnumbered by hobgoblins, bugbears, and dragons. the book is by richard baker and james jacobs.
table of part 1 crimes from the ACPD 2025 annual report (their most recent report. total crimes against people were down 23% year over year, total property crimes down 13% year over year.
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Preventing families from becoming homeless is an urgent task. Getting them into housing they don't yet have is just as critical. A range of practical interventions would ease their burden: Banning extortionate application fees, capping security deposits, outlawing biased tenant screening practices, prohibiting discrimination against voucher holders (and enforcing those rules) - these are but a few ideas. Expanding HUD's definition of homeless is another. But the biggest challenge by far is the housing itself: there's not enough of it, certainly not the kind that's affordable for millions of low-income renters. Restrictive land use policies have contributed to this mess. With an estimated 75 percent of land in the nation's major cities zoned exclusively for single-family homes, it's no surprise that the supply of housing has failed to keep pace with demand. Yet simply deregulating private development is insufficient, because the market, on its own, will never be incentivized to build and maintain truly affordable housing for those in need of it. Recognizing this fact,
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Housing Price Index, New Residences by Building Permit, and Resident Population, Albemarle County (Index, 2016=0) housing price index shoots up as new private housing structures jaggedly falls. population growth is increasing moderately.
median fin sq ft, homes built between 2016 and 2025 R4 residential: median 2,262 R6 residential: median 2,112 bubble charts Median lot size homes built between 2016 and 2025 R4 residential: median 5,885 R6 residential: median 3,202
bubble chart of median total assessed value, homes built between 2016 and 2025. relevant to this post: R4 residential median value is $725,800; R6 residential median value is $500,450
partial screenshot of Albemarle County Code showing a handful of zoning codes: Section 13 - residential - r1 section 14 - residential - r2 section 15 - residential - r4 section 16 - residential - r6 section 17 - residential - r10 section 18 - residential - r15 section 19 - planned residential development - PRD section 20 - planned unit development - PUD
median sale price albemarle county va. a general upward trend accelerated in early 2022.
Mr. William Frasier, Jr. said that he was a 73-year-old resident of Albemarle County, born and raised here. He said that he currently lived on Social Security. He said that about a year ago, he was living in a motor home in Carlton Trailer Court, but his home caught on fire. He said that he could not get a new home there because they were selling the property, so he had nowhere to put a home. Mr. Frasier said that as a result, 51 more families will have to find a new place to live within the next three years. He said that for the past year, he had been living at different locations, including with his nieces on Chestnut Grove Road, Porter's Road, and President Road, and currently, he was staying in the basement of his sister's home on 250 Boyd’s Tavern. He said that despite being in this area his whole life, he was facing a difficult situation. Mr. Frasier urged the Board to take the time to vote for this matter, as he feared he would not have a home. He said that Social Security was not a guarantee, and he had struggled to find affordable housing. He said that the cheapest apartment he could find was $1,800 a month, and even a lower payment option was unaffordable. He said that he was simply trying to survive. Mr. Frasier said that if he were to get a trailer, he might be able to move in. He said that when he purchased his trailer, he paid $16,000 for it, and after paying it off in four years, his monthly rent was $350. He said that with his Social Security, he would be able to make ends meet. He said that he was here to ask for the Board’s vote in support of the application.
reporting from Maggie Haberman, white house reporter for the new yorks times: Trump said this was “not a particularly secure building.” He then said that the episode underscored why the White House needed beefed up security, and its own ballroom.
Livable Cville Crozet Meetup! Thursday April 23 5-7 pm. Bar Botanical 2025 Library Ave Crozet All are welcome!
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Supervisors were expected to vote on the recommended projects on March 4 but had questions about the scoring process. Staff went back and altered their criteria after confirming there was a math error that had been pointed out by Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville. That group had sought $1.45 million for a homeownership project at Southwood Village, but did not initially score high enough to be eligible. Once the new calculations were made, the Habitat homeownership project cleared a scoring threshold of 75 percent and was eligible for funding, but four other projects scored higher.
What's our ask? We are asking Albemarle county supervisors to commit to Work with us to improve the housing fund's guidelines Work to ensure at least $10m is allocated to the housing fund in fy27 Directing county staff to publicly present a plan for long-range, reoccurring funding for the housing fund by the start of budget planning for fy28
What's our ask? We are asking our local officials to commit to: Engage with the national network for safe communities to conduct the problem analysis as the first step towards the implementation of GVI in cville Meet with IMPACT by the end of august 2026 to discuss next steps
What's our ask? We are asking city councilors to support the following: Support current budget proposal for fy27, adding 10 cat drivers Supporting resolution from councilor Payne re: implementing transit plan Asking city staff to publicly present options to accel timeline of transit plan no later than 2026 calendar year
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The board votes on the motions were 4-1, with only Cunningham District Supervisor Chris Fairchild voting “no” on the project, which will be built in his district. Opponents argue the plant causes health risks for those who live near it and that it creates an unreasonable amount of noise. Following the votes, some power plant opponents were ordered removed from the Fluvanna County High School auditorium where the meeting took place by Board Chair and Rivanna District Supervisor Tony O’Brien after they loudly protested.
In a private correspondence, Trevelyan explained how the famine could bring benefit to the English; As he wrote to Edward Twisleton: "We must not complain of what we really want to obtain. If small farmers go, and their landlords are reduced to sell portions of their estates to persons who will invest capital we shall at last arrive at something like a satisfactory settlement of the country".
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George Mason University Mason Alert: The Fenwick Library on the George Mason University Fairfax campus is closed until further notice to allow University Police to investigate a potential bomb threat. Please leave the Fenwick Library and stay away from the area. This threat has not been confirmed. An investigation is being conducted out of an abundance of caution and in the interest of public safety. Please follow the direction of law enforcement and/or emergency personnel. More information will be provided once it is available. An event such as this may impact people in many ways, and support is available. If you are a student and are experiencing emotional distress related to this event, please contact Counseling and Psychological Services at 703-993-2380. #MasonNation
Bridgewater College Bomb threat at FLC 03/13/2026 12:47:15 PMBomb Threat-evacuate (FLC) immediately. Follow instructions from authorities. Avoid area. Call 911 for help.
table of numbers, albemarle county re-engineering. all departments show reductions in FTEs except Economic Development Fund (Rivanna Futures), Sheriff, and Police
WASHINGTON (AP) - Employers unexpectedly cut 92,000 jobs last month and unemployment edges up to 4.4% with labor market under pressure.
Table of numbers. columns are State, Extremely Low Income Renter Households, Number of Affordable and Available Rental Homes Per 100 Extremely Low-Income Renter Households, and Extremely Low-Income Renter Households with Severe Cost Burden. Rows: Nevada - 92,484, 16, and 88% Florida - 576,381, 26 and 82% Arizona - 176,206, 26 and 82% Oregon - 146,026, 24, and 81% Texas - 957,151, 26, and 79% Utah - 61,345, 28 and 79% California - 1,303,650, 25 and 79% Virginia - 247,466, 35 and 77% Washington - 253,846, 28, and 77% Georgia - 324,452, 37 and 76%
FY 27 Recommended: An increase of $93,941, or 7.6%, in the Transfer from the General Fund for a total of $1,333,144. This amount is based on a recommended dedicated 0.4 cents per $100 assessed value for the real estate property tax rate. Combined with a projected FY 26 reserve of $5,067,706 that would be recommended to be reappropriated to FY27, the anticipated Affordable Housing Fund Reserve would be $6,400,850, intended to support housing initiatives that are one-time costs and will support the County’s strategic and housing goals.
"investment in action: affordable housing" $5m affordable housing investment fund dedicated 0.4 cent tax rate + $3.7m one-time investment 20% increase to the elderly and disabled tax relief program
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"INVESTMENT IN ACTION: AFFORDABLE HOUSING" Supports goals 2 and 4 $5m Affordable Housing Investment Fund Dedicated 0.4 cent tax rate + $3.7m one-time investment 20% increase to the elderly and disabled tax relief program
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A bar chart, divided in two sections vertically. On the left are two blue bars. One is labeled "Homes in pipeline," and totals 15,216. The other blue bar is labeled "affordable homes in pipeline," and totals 3,051. On the right are two orange bars. One orange bar is labeled "theoretical remaining buildout," and totals 6,428. The other orange bar is labeled "remaining affordable homes needed" and totals 4,789.
Goal 3: Provide a variety of housing options that meet the needs of community members at all income levels. A. Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing Survey and Recommendations (2 Phases): i. Phase 1: Conduct a survey of Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing (NOAHs) within Crozet. ii. Phase 2: Identify programs and tools to support maintenance/preservation of NOAHs, such as a Housing Rehabilitation Zone.
Staff have identified the following concerns with this request: 1. The proposed rezoning is not consistent with all recommendations of Housing Albemarle, specifically with regard to AMI for for-rent units and minimum affordability periods. 2. The proposal does not provide interconnected streets or pedestrian/bike connections. 3. The student enrollment at Western Albemarle High School is overcapacity and the proposal would contribute to the current overcapacity enrollment.
Livable cville crozet meetup! Thursday, jan 29, 5-7pm Bar botanical 2025 library ave Crozet
Home prices remain the upward trend primarily due to housing supply gap. There has been a shortage of new home construction compared to new household formation for over a decade. However, with the sales on existing homes starting to slow down, the increase of home prices is starting to moderate compared to previous years. In addition, builder incentives and price adjustments in the face of declining new home sales also contribute to the slower increase of home prices. This analysis is supported by Albemarle County’s data and the graph as shown below. The median sales price of a single-family detached home in Albemarle County was $685,000 in 2025, an increase of 2% from a year ago, and a gain of $14,039. The median sales price of a townhome/condo in Albemarle County was $418,000 in 2025, a decrease of 2% from a year earlier. As a comparison, there was an increase of 6% for the median sales price of a single-family detached home and an increase of 2% for that of a townhome/condo in the previous financial reporting period.
PLANNING COMMISSION FINAL AGENDA REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 16, 2025 LANE AUDITORIUM, COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING 401 MCINTIRE ROAD The public can access and participate in the meeting through information posted on the Albemarle County website, specifically on the Planning Commission homepage and the Albemarle County calendar. During the meeting, there will be opportunities for public comment on specific agenda items where input is invited. 1. Call to order and establish quorum. 2. Other Matters Not Listed on the Agenda from the Public. 3. Consent Agenda (on next sheet). 4. Public Hearing. a. ZMA202200002 Sieg Property Rezoning MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT: Samuel Miller TAX MAP/PARCEL(S): 07500-00-00-05300, 07500-00-00-05400, 07500-00-00-054A0, 07500-00-00-05500, 07500-00-00-055C0, 07500-00-00-05600 LOCATION: North side of U.S. 29 approximately 1500 feet south of Interstate 64. (Cameron Langille) b. SP-2025-00006 Woolen Mills Industrial Fill in the Floodplain MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT: Scottsville PARCEL ID: 077000000040B2 ADDRESS: Franklin Street/adjacent to Moore’s Creek Lane, which borders the property to the north. (Rebecca Ragsdale) 5. Committee Reports. 6. Review of Board of Supervisors Meeting: 7. New Business. 8. Old Business. 9. Items for follow-up. Adjournment
the above chart from two skeets prior with the orange stacks removed. this shows a flatter trend in building, with a gap following the great recession, recent increase, then a sharp decrease.
stacked bar chart showing dwelling units built by year in albemarle county. orange is rural area, blue is development area.
stacked bar chart showing dwelling units built by year. blue is development area, orange is rural area; orange is low but steady, blue is spiky but declining.
screengrab from the retweeted daily progress article, reading: “AstraZeneca from their own experience in other places has a multiplier of every job they create directly, it indirectly creates five jobs and so their number is 3,000 indirect and induced jobs,” Emily Kilroy, Albemarle's director of economic development, told supervisors last week. Kilroy said AstraZeneca plans to pay a minimum annual salary of $125,000 for permanent jobs at the facility.
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Orc Crossbreeds. Luthic, the orc goddess of fertility and wife of Gruumsh, demands that orcs procreate often and indiscriminately so that orc hordes swell generation after generation. The orcs' drive to reproduce runs stronger than any other humanoid race, and they readily crossbreed with other races. When an orc procreates with a non-orc humanoid of similar size and stature (such as a human or a dwarf), the resulting child is either an orc or a half-orc. When an orc produces young with an ogre, the child is a half-ogre of intimidating strength and brutish features called an ogrillon.
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CHECK TO CONFIRM BEFORE ATTENDIING! An update from TPUSA high school: The Prayer Vigil for Charlie Kirk and Iryna Zarutska will be outdoors this Sunday Sept 14, 7-8:30 pm at PRO RE NATA (6135 Rockfish Gap TPKE. Crozet). Consider carpooling to save parking, and bring a lawn chair if you can, although picnic tables are available for seating. PRN will be open for restrooms and for food/beverages. Thanks to John and PRN! Sponsored by Western Albemarle High School Chapter of Turning Point USA, with Gratefulness to Pro Re Nata for Hosting. Wake up America and our local area! STAND UP!NG