09.13.10
Dede Smith, a representative for the group Citizens for a Sustainable Water Supply Plan, talked with Coy Barefoot about Dredging the Rivanna River.
Charlottesville–Right Now: Richard Lloyd Talks Dredging With Coy
Brian Wheeler on Facebook, Gerald Baliles’ Fourth Estate speech, and Meadowcreek Parkway news
Brian Wheeler, the Executive Director of Charlottesville Tomorrow, joins Coy Barefoot each and every Tuesday at 5:00 PM to talk about the latest in growth and development in Charlottesville and Albemarle County. This week on the show:
- Brian and Michael Bisceglia praise the take-away buffet at Peking Chinese Restaurant on 4th Street NE
- Charlottesville Tomorrow has announced their presence on Facebook
- Brian comments on Gerald Baliles’ speech to the Virginia Press Association about the decline of newsgathering in Virginia
- Judge Jay Swett denies an injunction that would have stopped construction of the Meadowcreek Parkway. A further hearing is set for mid-May
- Only one more vote is needed for the City Council to change its mind on the Parkway
- The Albemarle County Service Authority has announced rate increases for next fiscal year
- The RWSA and residents of the Greenbrier, St. Charles and Locust Grove neighborhoods have been in negotiations for the easement for the Meadowcreek Interceptor. There was an information meeting about the project on St. Patrick’s Day, as covered by Charlottesville Tomorrow
- A new roundabout is planned for the Village of Rivanna, as unveiled at an Albemarle County Planning Commission work session
Brian Wheeler on water, roads and other infrastructure issues
Brian Wheeler, Executive Director of Charlottesville Tomorrow, joined Coy Barefoot on the December 16, 2008 edition of WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!” to talk about transportation and other infrastructure topics. This week:
- Brian describes his grandmother’s molasses cookie recipe
- Transportation funding from the state is going to decline even further, according to Albemarle County Supervisor Dennis Rooker (Daily Progress)
- Delegate David Toscano is carrying legislation to the General Assembly to create a Regional Transit Authority and a funding mechanism to pay for it (Charlottesville Tomorrow)
- Brian gives an update on the community water supply plan. The issue is sure to come up in next year’s City Council and Board of Supervisors’ elections (Charlottesville Tomorrow)
- Mike Gaffney is reappointed to the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority’s Board of Directors (Charlottesville Tomorrow)
- City Council votes to amend the memorandum of understanding on the implementation of the water supply (Charlottesville Tomorrow)
Hawes Spencer with an update on the the community water supply plan
Hawes Spencer of the Hook joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville-Right Now to discuss his latest article advocating for a revisitation of the adopted community water supply plan. The Sierra Club recently announced it wants a second opinion on dredging of the South Fork Rivanna Reservoir.