albemarle


Fines unleashed: Albemarle criminalizes owners of roaming dogs Published on Aug 3rd, 2012 26 comments Albemarle holds its rural character dear, but anyone thinking about unleashing a bounding hound or letting Rover live up to his name may want to rethink the wisdom of such now-illegal actions. In...
Amenities and price contribute to quick turn Published on Mar 28th, 2012 0 comments 1/25/12 Albemarle Jon Christopher Williams to William R. Bibb, 2635 Martin Kings Road, $124,000 Secretary of Housing & Urban Development to Ronald G. Harris, 75...
Country convenience Published on Jan 19th, 2012 6 comments 12/6/11 Charlottesville Opre Gleasons Development LLC to Unit 409 200 Garrett Street LLC, 200 Garrett Street, Unit 409, $306,600 12/7/11 Albemarle Douglas Wade to Christopher & Gwynne Corridon,...
Discounted deal on Garth Published on Nov 24th, 2011 2 comments 10/7/11 Albemarle R B C Bank USA to Onyx Tenth LLC, 1701 Bundoran Drive, $1,850,000 Owen & Rachel Norment to Guy & Joan Barnocky, 1247 Courtyard Drive, $324,000 NVR Inc. to Jamie &...
The road: Death count mounts in Albemarle Published on Nov 22nd, 2011 25 comments "Let me grab my phone– I'm expecting a victim's family to call." That's Sergeant Sean Hackney on November 17, the morning after the fifth person has died in less than a week on an Albemarle...
Two more: Fatalities mount on county roads Published on Nov 16th, 2011 21 comments The death toll on Albemarle roads continues, with two more people dead, adding up to five fatalities in less than a week, none of them wearing seatbelts. Scottsville Road was the scene of the latest...
Fatal crashes: Three deaths in 14 hours Published on Nov 11th, 2011 35 comments Two separate crashes have claimed three lives in Albemarle County since Thursday night, and two others are in serious condition. According to police, none of the victims were wearing seatbelts. A Kia...
Cornering the market on Ridge Street Published on Nov 3rd, 2011 0 comments 9/9/11 Daniel Debroeck to Federal National Mortgage Association, 7710 Secretarys Sand Road, $314,934, Albemarle, (foreclosure) NVR Inc. to Taygen Inc., 144 Pioneer Lane, $162,771, Albemarle Betty...
Lengthy process Published on Oct 20th, 2011 0 comments 8/24/11 Theresa Sennewald to Matthew Kahal & Candace Abel, 1108 Pheasant Crossing, $415,000, Albemarle Poplar Glen LLC to Joseph & Carol Flynn, 513 Tulip Tree Court, $356,000, Albemarle...
Signs of spring? New execs offer slight optimism in budgets Published on Mar 11th, 2011 23 comments For the past couple of years, Charlottesville and Albemarle have faced grim downturns in revenue compared to the high-flying days of the real estate boom and ensuing high tax revenues that filled...
Motion to run: Top prosecutor Lunsford seeks reelection Published on Feb 10th, 2011 18 comments In 2007, Democratic newcomer Denise Lunsford upset four-term incumbent Jim Camblos with 53 percent of the vote to take the Albemarle commonwealth's attorney job. The county's first female top...
Grim budget: Albemarle picks austerity to hold tax rate Published on Feb 25th, 2010 67 comments After years of boom times, Albemarle County Executive Bob Tucker presents a diminished budget for the second year in a row, this one 12 percent less than two years ago. PHOTO BY LISA PROVENCE With...
Supes crack down on 'moonscapes' Published on Aug 7th, 2009 4 comments Hollymead Town Center inspired a new county ordinance August 6 that requires contractors to install permanent vegetation nine months after grading a site. Parts of the north 29 shopping center have...
Virtual cops: Supes okay photo red-light district Published on Aug 5th, 2009 36 comments Chief John Miller extols the virtues of photo-red cameras to the Albemarle Supervisors. PHOTO BY LISA PROVENCE The Albemarle Board of Supervisors unanimously approved installation of photo-red...
Supes see [photo] red Published on Aug 3rd, 2009 39 comments The public can weigh in on photo-red stoplight enforcement before the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors votes on installing cameras at three intersections– U.S. 29 and Rio Road, U.S. 29 and...
BOS to consider grass ordinance Published on Jul 31st, 2009 15 comments The Albemarle Board of Supervisors has requested an ordinance that would require unkempt grass at unoccupied dwellings in the urban ring to be cut. A draft of the ordinance goes to the Board...
Snap o' the day: Swim faster Published on Jun 16th, 2009 2 comments Budget cuts have sliced beach time two hours at Albemarle County's Mint Springs, Chris Greene and Walnut Creek lakes, now open from 11:30am to 7:30pm, down from last year's 10am to 8pm and saving...
Albemarle high schools first to stream Published on Jun 4th, 2009 0 comments When graduates at Western, Monticello and Albemarle highs get their diplomas on June 5 and 6, the commencements will be streamed live on the Internet on the county schools' website, a first in...
Buckling: Police checkpoint season opens Published on May 18th, 2009 16 comments Albemarle gets federal funds for participating in Click It or Ticket, even though drivers have to be breaking another law before they can be ticketed for not wearing a seatbelt in Virginia ....
2 Republicans vie for Samuel Miller seat Published on May 18th, 2009 2 comments Two men seek the Republican nomination to run for the Ivy-centric Samuel Miller District seat on the Albemarle Board of Supervisors, Charlottesville Tomorrow reports. Philip Melita, a retired human...