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Hook box found among the rubble at the base of the partially constructed Landmark Hotel. Hmmmm.
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This is how a CTS Trolley approached the dreaded, pre-shave speed bump on the Downtown Mall. (We just got around to posting this video.) (5)
The Albemarle Supervisors will make their desire to save the historic but to-be-chopped-by-VDOT Hatton Ferry final July 1 when they vote for a nearly $8,000 appropriation, according to the Free Lance-Star. However, the Supes also reportedly hope to tap local citizens for permanent funding for the James River-based operation. (The town of Scottsville issued a May 28 resolution lamenting VDOT’s action.) (3)
If President Obama has his way, a prominent Virginia politico will soon be packing his bags for Bern. Former Lieutenant Governor Don Beyer (D) is the president’s choice to become the next U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland. The Falls Church auto dealer and 1997 Virginia gubernatorial candidate was an early backer of President Obama’s candidacy, and according to the Washington Post raised more than $1.5 million for his campaign.
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Eight firms responded by the June 17 deadline to compete for the contract to provide a major how-to guide on dredging the silt-packed Rivanna Reservoir, according to Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority. The firms include Gahagan & Bryant, the company that Charlottesville mayor Dave Norris invited to give a presentation over a year ago. After that, however, dredging stalled as Albemarle County interests created a task force packed with dredging opponents such as Albemarle County supervisor Sally Thomas and Albemarle County Service Authority board member John Martin, who continues to claim, despite falling water demand, that building a mega-reservoir along Interstate 64 is inevitable. The other firms seeking the contract are Anchor QEA, Apex Companies, Dalton, Olmstead & Fuglevand, F. X. Browne, HDR Engineering, PBS & J, and S. T. Hudson Engineers. A nine-member committee, packed with dam proponents such as Judy Mueller and the executive directors of the area’s two board-controlled waterworks, Tom Frederick and Gary Fern, will make a decision at a time of its own choosing. (6)
“We had a heck of a run,” exclaimed coach Brian O’Connor, as he welcomed the returning UVA baseball team to Davenport Field Thursday evening after its first-ever appearance in the College World Series. “This team,” O’Connor told a crowd of over 1,000 fans, “will be remembered as the greatest team in UVA baseball history.” As the applause from the standing ovation subsided, he cracked, “That’s until next season.” (2)
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