RealCrozetVA

12/19/2025

Astonishing that this is taking so long. re: Taking of land to build the Library Avenue extension.

"Albemarle County is moving forward to condemn land required for the right-of-way for a roadway project in Crozet according to a public notice in the December 9, 2025 Charlottesville Daily Progress. A petition was filed in Albemarle County Circuit Court on August 7.

“The object of the above-styled proceeding is to acquire, by condemnation, 0.070 acre, more or less, in fee simple from a parcel of land situated along Hill Top Street in Albemarle County, Virginia for the purpose of construction, reconstruction, alteration, maintenance and/or repair of a public road as part of the Library Avenue Extension to Parkside Village Road Project,” reads the notice.

On December 2, Albemarle County issued an invitation for firms to bid on the project which are due on January 8, 2026. The solicitation gives another description of the project.

“The project is generally described as construction of the extension of Road and Sidewalk Improvements from Library Avenue eastward through the Barnes Lumber property connecting to High Street and then into Hilltop Street in Parkside Village, as well as a connection back to The Square,” reads the invitation. "

Explore how Virginia's new laws allow online newspapers to publish important public notices and keep communities informed.

12/14/2025

A good night to walk to the store.

12/14/2025

A few early-December thoughts about the Crozet real estate market.

Quick take: 2025 Crozet home sales show slowing pace and narrowing pricing power. Resale homes are gaining market share, and sellers must price with precision in 2026. December 2025, and the Crozet…

12/09/2025

Take the survey on the Three Notch'd Trail routes. The survey closes on 31 January.

My advice: ignore the virtual room; just download the PDFs and zoom in.

The Three Notched Trail Shared Use Path planning process is an exciting project that aims to create a multi-purpose trail connecting Charlottesville, Crozet, Albemarle County, and Nelson County. The Three Notched Trail will provide a safe, car-free route for locals and

12/08/2025

12/04/2025

We can have nice things. Will be interesting to see the routes.

Trail Mix: Albemarle County will preview three potential routes for a 24-mile mixed-use path connecting the Blue Ridge Tunnel, Crozet, and Charlottesville in a December 4 meeting. Read more: http://www.c-ville.com/albemarle-county-to-display-routes-for-three-notched-trail-at-community-meeting.

12/03/2025

I can think of several places in Crozet where guerrilla crosswalks would be good.

Fed up of waiting for the city to tackle traffic fatalities, Angelenos are taking street safety into their own hands — one bucket of paint at a time.

11/28/2025

What's on my mind?

The Albemarle County Budget is on my mind.

Click through to read the whole thing.

https://infocville.com/2025/11/28/albemarle-supervisors-presented-with-five-year-financial-plan/

"Bowman noted that the gaps in this year’s plan are projected to be less severe than in previous years. That’s in part because Supervisors agreed to a four-cent increase in the real property tax rate earlier this year.

“That provided funding for public safety and housing and school items that were part of last year’s five year plan,” Bowman said. “And that roughly $12.4 million that was approved is ongoing and now gets applied to all years of the plan.”

For FY2026, staff anticipates that 67 percent of revenues will come from real property taxes and of that number, 68.4 percent comes from residential, 5.2 percent is generated from multifamily apartment complexes, and 11.3 percent comes from commercial. Different costs are associated with each category as Supervisors learned at a work session in May.

“For every dollar that is generated from the county, it costs different amounts of services to provide to residential properties,” Bowman said. “For the primary reason that we think of the largest expense in the county’s budget is education. Residential is the tax base that is providing those students.”

This is one reason Supervisors have supported a push toward economic development in Albemarle in the hopes of generating more commercial tax revenue. An economic development strategic plan was adopted in August intended to accomplish that goal. Bowman said any gains will be added to the five-year financial plan going forward."

The five-year plan is one of the steps along the way to the presentation of the FY27 budget in late February

11/23/2025

Always fun.

The annual CVFD Christmas parade will be held Saturday, December 6th at 2PM!

The parade route will begin at Crozet Elementary and end at the Firehouse. Line up will be at 1PM at the Crozet Elementary School. You do not need to register to be in the parade. Just come to line up.

Please join us after the parade at the firehouse for an open house. Inside the station Santa will be available for pictures. Outside we will have bounce houses, and fire trucks to explore! We will have free hotdogs, coffee and hot chocolate (while they last). We also have Chik-fil-a and Sunset Slush Italian Ice for purchase!

We hope to see you there!

11/22/2025

It was a good morning to be outside in Crozet.

11/20/2025

What's on my mind? The Three Notch'd Trail meeting!

Please join us for a Public Meeting for the Three Notched Trail Master Plan on Thursday, December 4th. Albemarle County is excited to share draft Three Notched Trail Shared-Use Path route options with the public. At the meeting, attendees will be able to review multiple route options and provide feedback. We invite you to attend and we request that you share this meeting notice with your respective organizations via any newsletter, email, or social media outreach. Attached are graphics for use on your organization's Facebook and Instagram accounts. A sample draft outreach email is copied at the bottom of this email.



Can’t attend on December 4th? Maps will be available online from December 4th until January 31st to review and share feedback. Visit the project website for details:

Https://engage.albemarle.org/three-notched-trail-master-plan


Three Notched Trail Public Meeting Details

Date: Thursday, December 4th

Time: 6:00 – 8:00 PM with presentation at 6:15PM

Location: Western Albemarle High School Cafeteria, 5941 Rockfish Gap Turnpike, Crozet, VA 22932

11/19/2025

A good way to spend a Saturday morning. (if you're not working! :) )

START OF WORK DELAYED TO 10:00 AM DUE TO WEATHER!

Do you want to help finish this bridge on the Crozet Greenway? We're doing it Saturday. Details on our web site https://crozettrailscrew.org/work-day-on-browne-stutzman-bridge/