Brian Wheeler
On Tuesday, December 30th, 2008, Brian Wheeler, Executive Director of Charlottesville Tomorrow joined Charlottesville Right Now to discuss growth and development issues.
Archive for Infrastructure
Charlottesville Mayor Dave Norris on the water supply plan
On the September 29, 2008 edition of WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now, Charlottesville Mayor Dave Norris joined Coy Barefoot to explain his views on the 50 year water supply plan. Norris posted a blog entry on the topic the other day. Check out Charlottesville Tomorrow for more coverage on the topic.
Realtor Jim Duncan on the Central Virginia housing market
On the June 10 edition of WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!” Coy Barefoot hosts a call-in discussion of the housing market with local Realtor Jim Duncan, who blogs at http://www.realcentralva.com/. The topics include:
- Duncan’s analysis of the current housing market in Central Virginia.
- Tips on how to price your house to sell in the current market.
- Public transportation- The impact of the lack of public transportation on potential buyers in the area.
- The desirability of urban living and its effect on housing prices
Charlottesville Tomorrow update: Eastern Connector, water and pie
Brian Wheeler of Charlottesville Tomorrow joins Coy Barefoot every Tuesday to talk about local growth and development issues. To recap, Charlottesville Tomorrow is a non-partisan group that records various meetings in and around town to provide an ongoing archive of how and when decisions are made.
This week on the show, Brian and Coy discuss:
- Committee to recommend three options for Eastern Connector
- City School Board expected to make a decision on land for Meadowcreek Parkway
- Hawes Spencer of the Hook asks questions about the Community Water Supply Plan
- A preview of the April 28 County Planning Commission meeting
- Pie Day has been set for May 16, 2008. That’s when Brian and Sean Tubbs will traverse the County in search of pie. Albemarle County is the fifth largest locality in Virginia, and the trip is a chance for Sean to learn more
Charlottesville Tomorrow provides an e-mail bulletin every week so you can stay informed with what’s happening. Sign up today!
Sam Staley of the Reason Foundation
Samuel Staley is director of urban and land use policy at the Reason Foundation, a non-profit think tank advancing free minds and free markets. Staley will be in Charlottesville this Thursday to speak as part of the Free Enterprise Forum’s Economic Opportunity Luncheon. As a preview, Coy Barefoot gave him a call to find out what he’ll have to say.
Growth and development update with Brian Wheeler
Brian Wheeler is executive director of Charlottesville Tomorrow, a non-partisan organization that covers growth and development issues in our area. This week on the show:
- More on Bundoran Farm, a rural preservation development south of Charlottesville
- Supervisor Rooker seeks to re-open stream buffer discussion
- Citizens continue to dispute the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority’s Community Water Supply Plan
- A primer on how to use online video on sites like Charlottesville Tomorrow
- RWSA sets preliminary water and sewer rates
- Uncertainty about the Advance Mills bridge replacement
- Revenues for state transportation expected to be down 44%
- The latest on the Meadowcreek Parkway Interchange
Local group outlines reasons for opposition to community water supply plan
Betty Mooney and former City Councilor Kevin Lynch joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!” to explain why they’ve formed the group Citizens for a Sustainable Water Plan. Essentially, they feel that the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority’s plan to build a new dam at the Ragged Mountain Reservoir is not environmentally friendly. The Charlottesville City Council and the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors approved the concept in the spring of 2006 to build the dam, as well as a new pipeline between Ragged Mountain and the South Fork Rivanna Reservoir.