Albemarle Board of Supervisors


Snow driven: Board picks moderate Craddock Published on Jul 17th, 2013 2 comments After the controversy that's rocked the Albemarle Board of Supervisors for most of this year, thanks to the sexual battery conviction of former supe Chris Dumler, the meeting to announce his interim...
The appointment: Republicans could pick Dumler replacement Published on Jun 26th, 2013 7 comments The three Republicans on the Albemarle Board of Supervisors say they want a unanimous vote for the person to take Chris Dumler's place representing the Scottsville District– but two of them say...
180: Dumler resigns supe seat Published on Jun 5th, 2013 26 comments Just days after Chris Dumler fended off a petition to remove him from the Albemarle Board of Supervisors and vowed to continue representing the Scottsville District, the defiant supe resigned from...
'Admitted' behavior: Judge denies Dumler motion Published on Apr 29th, 2013 48 comments Unlike his last appearance in court as a defendant, a freshly shaved Chris Dumler came before a judge April 29 seeking to have the petition for his removal from the Albemarle Board of Supervisors...
Snow challenger: Liz Palmer runs, er, walks for supe seat Published on Apr 18th, 2013 14 comments Her campaign manager is the former Albemarle supervisor who represented the Samuel Miller district for 16 years, and veterinarian Liz Palmer hopes to reclaim that seat in November from the man who...
Apology tour: Can Dumler remorse salvage supe seat? Published on Mar 1st, 2013 137 comments Scottsville Supervisor Chris Dumler is a cad. He doesn't like that description– and he's been called worse– but says, "I wouldn't say that's an unfair characterization." This is on...
Censured: Former, current supes call for Dumler to resign Published on Feb 6th, 2013 76 comments Christopher Dumler may have thought the worst was behind him when he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor sexual battery January 31 so he could avoid a felony conviction and remain on the Albemarle Board of...
Dumler back in action Published on Nov 7th, 2012 10 comments Supervisor Christopher Dumler attended his first Albemarle Board of Supervisors meeting since his October 18 arrest for forcible sodomy. The accused 27-year-old attorney sipped coffee November 7 as...
Off the table: Four boards foreswear chloramines in water Published on Jul 26th, 2012 6 comments Charlottesville's latest water controversy ended in unusual unanimity July 25 when the Board of Supervisors and City Council, plus the two water boards, rejected the use of chloramines in the...
Charles Martin: Former Albemarle supervisor dies Tuesday Published on Apr 10th, 2012 6 comments Charles S. Martin, who served three terms on the Albemarle Board of Supervisors and was its first African-American chairman, died at home early April 10 from prostate cancer. Martin, 57, was on the...
Meadow Creek Parkway: Rubber hits road Published on Jan 12th, 2012 18 comments The man touted as instrumental in getting what was long called the Meadow Creek Parkway built– or at least 1.4 miles of it– wasn't there. Former U.S. Senator John W. Warner, 84, checked...
Ready to roll? Boyd pushes Meadowcreek Parkway opening Published on Dec 5th, 2011 29 comments Albemarle Supervisor Ken Boyd wants the Meadowcreek Parkway open, and he wants it open now– or at least by December 8. Boyd introduced a resolution to the Board of Supervisors at its November 2...
Cynthia Neff takes on Boyd for supe seat Published on Jun 14th, 2011 26 comments Democrat Cynthia Neff, a retired IBM executive, announced her plans to challenge incumbent Kenneth Boyd for the Rivanna District seat on the Albermarle County Board of Supervisors. "What has been...
Supes give farm wineries more free range Published on May 24th, 2010 0 comments Keswick Vineyards, which went on the block earlier this year. FILE PHOTO BY LISA PROVENCE Earlier this month, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors made it a little easier for local farm...
Lowry finally declares Published on Jun 3rd, 2009 2 comments Clad in his usual bowtie, independent John Lowry officially announced his candidacy for the Samuel Miller District seat on the Albemarle Board of Supervisors June 3. He faces Republican Duane Snow...