Fontaine Fire Station

Fontaine Fire Station, a set on Flickr.

Some photos from the Fry's Spring tour of the new Fontaine Avenue fire station.

The Latest Preliminary Subdivision Plan for Eton Road

Eton Road Subdivision - Preliminary Subdivision Plan - Major 

The location of the proposed subdivision can be seen in red on the map below:  

Have You Spotted Some Graffiti Recently?

Graffiti can be associated with gang activity, therefore it should be reported to the two detectives in the County and City that deal with this activity. They are:

• City: Sgt. Shawn Bayles (bayles@charlottesville.org)
• County: Jim Hope (hopej@albemarle.org)

The location of the graffiti determines who should be contacted to get it removed

• Bridges, Signs, Right-of-way: Charlottesville Public Works Department Service Manager Steve Lawson (lawsons@charlottesville.org) 
•  Graffiti on private property:  NDS – Patricia Carrington (carrington@charlottesville.org)
• Bus stops and CAT property:  CAT - Lance Stewart (stewartl@charlottesville.org), transit@charlottesville.org, (970-3649)
• Jefferson Park Avenue Bridge  construction zone:  VDOT Project Manager Jason Settle (Jason.Settle@vdot.virginia.gov)
• Stribling railroad underpass:  Corporal Horace Bruce (bruceh@acrj.org)

Want a Peek Inside the New Fontaine Ave. Fire Station?

Fontaine Avenue Fire Station & Training Center

Neighborhood Tour Dates – You are invited!

Dates:  Saturday, December 14 at 2:00 p.m. to 4 p.m.

             Monday, December 16 at 6:00 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Parking & Shuttle:  Jefferson Park Baptist Church at 2505 JPA

Shuttle:  A Shuttle van will be making regular trips to and from the parking lot at Jefferson Park Baptist Church and the Fontaine Station, 15 minutes prior to the tour time and will run for 30 minutes following.  THERE IS NO PARKING AT THE STATION.

Questions:  Please call Fire Chief Charles Werner at 434.970.3323

Weigh In On The Future of West Main Street

The City of Charlottesville has recently hired a consultant group to do a redevelopment plan for the West Main Street corridor between the downtown mall and the University.  The City will be holding a public meeting on Saturday, December 7th, from 10 am – 2 pm at the Carver Recreation Center at the Jefferson School.  No matter where in the City you live, West Main is your street, and this meeting will be a great chance to share your opinions about what you’d like to see happen in the future.

All this information, and more – including a description of the specific topics that the consultants are studying – is on the new project website: www.gowestmain.com.

How Energy Efficient is Your Home? Find Out AND Help a Good Cause

The Local Energy Alliance Program is a nonprofit dedicated to encouraging homeowners in Central Virginia to make their homes more energy efficient. A LEAP Home Energy Checkup combines our Healthy and Efficient Home Evaluation with complimentary, energy-saving products directly installed by our experts so you can immediately save energy and money. You'll get an evaluation of your home's energy efficiency, the advice of one of LEAP's Energy Coaches, energy efficient light bulbs, pipe insulation, door weatherization and more; plus a checklist of additional energy saving measures for your home.

The value of this package is estimated at over $300 in goods, savings, and professional advice but with LEAP's participation in Dominion Electric’s Home Energy Checkup instant cash rebate program, our price to homeowners is only $35 during this neighborhood promotion. Visit leap-va.org/checkup for more information. LEAP will be conducting the Home Energy Checkups from 12/09/13-01/03/14 and 01/20/14-1/24/13 in the Fry's Spring Neighborhood and the Jackson-Via Elementary School District as a fundraiser for the Jackson-Via Elementary PTO- $10 will be donated to the organization for each house that receives a checkup. The homeowner/tenant must be a dominion customer, and the checkup is not available for apartment buildings.

Please visit http://leap-va.org/leap-home-energy-check-up-scheduler/  (choose “Fry's Spring/Jackson-Via” from the drop down menu) or call Jon Proffitt at 434-227-4666 to schedule. Remember to state that this is for the Jackson-Via PTO Fundraiser!

Old Lynchburg Road Safety, Sidewalks and Drainage Update

From City engineer Tony Edwards:

Those drainage structures identified as being too high within the road cross section have been investigated further and a solution has been requested of the contractor to make repairs.
The silt fence along the back side of BMP, will be removed once the grass is established.
The contractor will need to secure the reflective tape on bollards near flashing light pedestrian crosswalk.
The city has requested a one year bond for the potential removal and replacement of the existing white oak tree next to the trail entrance, in the case the tree health declines.
The drainage structure near 301 Middleton Lane, will be adjusted so the top doesn’t rock and become nosy when vehicles drive over it. Additional seeding will also be provided at the end of the retaining wall (OLR side)
The stone path was cleaned up and adjusted to the new easement at the Old Laurel Lane right of way, however it was requested that Finley provide an estimate for paving 2” of surface mix over the compacted stone base material. Additional drainage improvement options will be assessed when the Parks Department looks to install more landscaping in this area.
Due to vehicle operators driving off the edge of the driveway at 229 OLR, a 6” x 6” timber curb was requested. The contractor has restored the slope and a wooden curb was requested. No cracks in the driveway were found and the driveways are in good condition. The sink hole that was found during the driveway repaving was repaired and the existing 48” concrete storm pipe found to be in whole condition. The concrete patch provides a stable and compacted condition for the driveway.
The handicap sign request for 112 OLR is in process with the traffic division and will be handled directly with the owners.
Rock and debris have been removed from the top soil layer of the  disturbed areas and will be checked again before final acceptance.
A request for additional top soil behind the silt fence at 211 will be reviewed and placed as needed.
Speed limit signs are currently installed on both ends of OLR , but additional locations for installation are being reviewed. This will also include moving  the “No Trucks”… sign closer to JPA.
All close –out documents will be submitted within 10 days after the Substantial Completion date has been established.

Some Pedestrian Improvements Are Being Considered for Jefferson Park Avenue

On Wednesday night, October 9th, Amanda Poncy, the City's Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator, presented some preliminary ideas about how to make it easier for pedestrians to cross JPA between Robertson Avenue and Cleveland Avenue.

FSNA Is Pressing the City to Hold Hearings Related to the Downzoning of the Neighborhood

The following email was sent on October 6th, 2013

Dear Charlottesville City Council,

The following letter is what the FSNA Board approved to send to Jim Tolbert, Director of NDS. I am sending this to you directly as during a phone conversation I had with Jim on Friday, he explained to me that your direction for this study would be required and we should send this to you directly to have placed on Council's agenda for approval of this direction. So please review the letter approved by the Fry's Spring Neighborhood Association Board below and direct Neighborhood Development Services to proceed with the Survey and Public Hearing for rezoning.

Fry's Spring Neighborhood Association Announces New Board Nominees

In accordance with the FSNA constitution, the new slate of FSNA officers and at-large board members were announced at the FSNA meeting on Wednesday, October 9th. The election will be held at the FSNA annual meeting, Oktoberfest, on Sunday, October 20th from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. The nomination process is still open until the vote is held at Oktoberfest.

The nominated board is:

• Jeff Greer, President
• Brian Becker, Vice President
• Hiroshi Parker, Corresponding Secretary
• Susan Elliot, Recording Secretary
• Terri DiCintio, Treasurer
• Hardy Whitten, President Ex-Officio

At-Large board members:

• Hillary Bracken
• Susan Quinn
• Peter Hedlund
• Inessa Telefus
• Jess Wenger

Old Lynchburg Road Safety, Sidewalks and Drainage Update

Hello everyone,

Here’s an update on the recent work done on the site.

Additional landscaping work was provided at the bio-retention filter area, additional site clean-up work was provided along the corridor, lawns were cleared of any remaining debris, old straw removed, additional topsoil placed, hydro-seeded and a light straw covering placed back , were growth was slow. The remaining black silt fence will be removed once the grass has taken hold in those recently seeded areas. The need for partial street closures are not anticipated at this point and normal traffic flows have resumed. Information for the proposed trees along the wider sections of OLR right of way has been collected and a separate contract will be established for the installation phase later this fall.

Best,

Tony Edwards

City Engineer, CFM

Fry's Spring Neigbors Are Invited to the Monte Vista Avenue Block Party

Learn to Ride a Bike!

Our City is seeing a continuing increase in bicycling, and Council has given support and investment in developing better bicycle infrastructure around the city for the past several years. In complement to those efforts, City program goals, and in support of encouraging safe bicycling in and around Charlottesville, the City is offering free bicycle education classes to City residents as a pilot this September. The classes being offered are for children and adults, for beginners getting basic skills under their belt and for more experienced riders who want to know the rules of the road and how to ride safely in Charlottesville with traffic.

Keeping our roads safe and moving for all users is important for our community, and we all play a role. We would like to request your neighborhood association’s help in announcing these classes to the community. Could you please include an announcement about these classes at your next meeting and share the attached information via your newsletter and/or website?

More information can be found at charlottesville.org/bikeclass and classes can be registered for through the Parks and Recreation program guide.

Upcoming Fry's Spring Events

Hi FSNA Member,

The following is an exciting list of FSNA cookout events for the next few weeks:

Friday, 8/30 - SOFT opening of GameDay restaurant at the JPA/Fontaine Corner for Fry's Spring Residents to sample. Show up for complementary samples of their menu. Opening day to follow within days from 8/30, probably not Sat but soon thereafter.

Wednesday, 9/11 - Next FSNA monthly meeting - 6PM at the Cherry Avenue Christian Church. Meeting agenda will be provided prior to the meeting and the meeting will last no later than 7:30PM. Show up or email me to grill input for following FSNA Candidates Forum candidates and City Leaders Town Hall grill nights.

Thursday. 9/12 - City of Charlottesville Town Hall - Exciting opportunity to grill Your City Council and other City Leaders to share concerns, complements, and areas of improvement with the department leaders and City Council members of the City of Charlottesville. This event will begin at 6PM at Jackson-Via Elementary School and provide dinner and child care for all attending.

Wednesday, 9/18 - the long awaited notification of the FSNA City Council Candidates Forum is HERE. At 6PM sharp at the Jefferson Park Baptist Church in the Downstairs Fellowship Hall, we will begin a grilling of the Democrats and Republicans running for City Council. 2 Hot Seats are Open and 4 are running. It will be fun.

We look forward to seeing you all at the Fall FSNA Grill Season!

Hardy Whitten

FSNA President

FSNA.President@gmail.com

Weigh In on the Region's Long Range Transportation Plan

Public Outreach Event

Wednesday, August 28^th from 5pm to 7pm in the Water Street Center

The Charlottesville-Albemarle MPO would like to invite you to the 2040 LRTP Public Outreach Event. This event will focus on the process that has been implemented to date and the next steps in this process. We are also seeking public input regarding the 3^rd Round Scenario Analysis. Currently the MPO is analyzing three different scenarios for this round. These scenarios focus solely on capacity-building improvements (roads and transit). We will be looking at other kinds of improvements (bike and pedestrian, bridges) later in this process. For more information please visit the 2040 LRTP website, www.tjpdc.org/lrtp. 

Old Lynchburg Road Safety, Sidewalks and Drainage Update

[FROM AUGUST 12th EMAIL]

Hello everyone,
We are quickly approaching the completion of most of the major elements involved in this OLR project and even adding new one. (New paving to Azalea Park /City Limits)


Scheduled activities weather permitting: (60% chance of rain on Tuesday!)
Monday – City milled OLR from Middleton Lane to city limits. Coordination has been made with Finley to have the final paving done at the same time that the section north of Middleton is paved.

Tuesday – Finley is making concrete repairs, utility meter adjustments, patching street asphalt, delivering materials to pond area, ie. bio-mix, mulch and landscaping, and complete stone weir.

Wednesday –  S.L. Williamson and Finley will be placing final surface mix asphalt from JPA to City Limits. Finley will coordinate with the owner and address all adjustments made on individual driveways.

Thursday – Placement of pavement markings and new signs along roadway.

Friday – Install bio-mix, mulch and plantings

Monday – complete hand railings. Finley will address all new fencing with the individual owners as needed.

Traffic controls will be in place to limit cut through traffic north of Middleton Lane to JPA and maintain one lane of traffic for that section south of Middlton Lane.

Thanks to everyone ahead of time for your cooperation, while we make these improvements.


 Updates: fencing started today and  final paving will start Thursday.

Tony EdwardsCity Engineer, CFM

Speed problem unifies community - The Daily Progress: News

Speed problem unifies community - The Daily Progress: News:

Old Lynchburg Road Safety, Sidewalks and Drainage Project Update

In looking ahead towards an early finish to the OLR improvements.

July 18^th  - July 23^rd.

We will see the completion of paving driveways, backfilling grading seeding and mulching behind the curbs and sidewalks, saw cutting the areas where full depth patching is required, milling and placing base material in Middleton, installing bio-filter materials in the pond, landscaping.

Tony Edwards

City Engineer, CFM

Charlottesville mapping project kicked off Friday, July 5th ⋅ Charlottesville Tomorrow

Charlottesville mapping project kicks off Friday ⋅ Charlottesville Tomorrow: "Charlottesville mapping project"

Eton Road Subdivision: Preliminary Subdivision Plan

Recently submitted subdivision plan for 2712 Eton Road.

Proposed By-Right Development for Eton Road

At the June FSNA meeting, property owner Alex Hancock presented a site plan for a by-right development of his property.


The red area in the map above represents the area of proposed development.

Proposed Site Plan (Larger PDF version)

Dangerous Blind Spot on Jefferson Park Avenue?

A Robertson Avenue neighbor raised a concern at the June Fry's Spring Neighborhood Association meeting regarding the blind spot created by the new "Welcome to Fry's Spring" sign when turning left onto Robertson Avenue from Jefferson Park Avenue. He shot a video to illustrate his concern. The map below shows the route the video depicts.



View Blind Spot in a larger map

Old Lynchburg Road Safety, Sidewalks and Drainage Update

Hello everyone,

I have copied Finley’s schedule for the month of June. Once the weather clears we should be seeing a great deal of activity and production. They are attempting to complete the project ahead of schedule and your continued cooperative spirit and willingness to adjust as needed really is appreciated. Finley will have a crew on site tomorrow, 6/8/2013, to address the potholes that have been enlarged due to the bad weather and high volume of traffic.  We encourage anyone who can avoid driving on Old Lynchburg Road to do so for the next 2 to 3 weeks, so that this work can be completed early without too many interruptions.

THIS SCHEDULE IS TO HELP YOU AND HOMEOWNERS UNDERSTAND WHAT WE AT FINLEY ARE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH WHITHIN THE NEXT  WEEKS AND HOPEFULLY THE CLOSE OF THE PROJECT. (WEATHER PERMITTING, ROCK PERMITTING OR HOMEOWNER WANTS OR NEEDS)

AS YOU KNOW WEATHER WAS A FACTOR YESTERDAY WITH THE RAIN AND MY CREWS GOT A HALF DAY IN AND SEEMS TODAY WILL BE A WASH

JUNE 10,2013 THRU JUNE 14, 2013

MONDAY – PIPE CREW - WILL BE WORKING SIDE BY SIDE WITH CITY TO REMOVE WATER SERVICE AT TWO LOCATIONS AND RE-TAPING SERVICE TO

                        TO THE 12”MAIN IN WHICH WE WILL TERMINATE THE 2” MAIN LINE

                        CONCRETE CREW  -WILL BE CONTINUING UP STREET AS THEY HAVE WITH CURB/APRONS NOTIFING DAY BEFORE OF WORK THAT WILL

                        BE COMING THEIR WAY –( HOMEOWNERS HAVE BEEN POSITIVE )

                        GRADE CREW – ARCHIE WILL BE HANDLING THIS WITH HIS CREW THAT’S PROVIDED WHICH IS DEMO OF DRIVEWAY PAVEMENT /FILL

                        GRADE FOR STONE THEN PLACE STONE. THIS CREW IS ALSO BACKFILLING SIDEWALKS /SEED AND STRAWING

TUESDAY – CONCRETE CREWS  (REFER TO MONDAY)

                        GRADING CREWS   (REFER TO MONDAY)

WEDNESDAY –CONCRETE CREWS (REFER TO MONDAY)

                              GRADING CREWS (REFER TO MONDAY)

THURSDAY- CONCRETE CREWS (REFER TO MONDAY)

                         GRADING CREW (REFER TO MONDAY

GRADING CREW X2 –THIS CREW IS JERRY WHO IS MOVING BACK IN TO COMPLETE THE ROUGH GRADE AT POND. THIS WORK INTELS BRINGING IN LAST 100YDS OF MATERIAL , FINE DRESSING,AND INSTALLING THE 2 RIPRAP CHANNELS TAT LEAD IN  AND OUT OF POND ALSO PLACING APPROX 28 TONS OF RIP RAP AT AREA NEAR HOUSE WHERE EXSISING STORM RUN STARTS.

FRIDAY – CONCRETE CREW –(REFER TO MONDAY)

                   GRADING CREW –(REFER TO MONDAY)

                   GRADING CREW X2 – (REFER TO THURSDAY INSTALL GABION BASKETS IN POND

JUNE 17,013 THRU JUNE 21 ,2013

MONDAY – PIPE CREW WORKING ALONG WITH CITY WILL REMOVE WATERSERVICE AT 2 LOCATIONS   FROM EXSISTING MAIN AND RE TAP ONTO  12” MAIN. THIS IS SCHEDULED FOR 10AMAND HOMEOWNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED DAY BEFORE AND WHEN WATER IS SHUTOFF.  CONCRETE CREWS – CONTINUE CURBS AND APRONS BOTH SIDES OF STREET IN WHICH HOMEOWNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED DAY BEFORE

TUESDAY – PIPE CREW (REFER TO MONDAY BUT AT DIFFERENT LOCATION ALSO SCHEDULED FOR 10 AM)

                       CONCRETE CREW (REFER TO MONDAY)

                       GRADING CREW – CONTINUE BACKFILL SIDEWAKS AND CURBS PREPPING DRIVEWAYS

                      RAILING CONTRACTOR – INSTALL RAILINGS AT 2 LOCATIONS

WEDNESDAY –PIPE CREW (REFER TO MONDAY BUT AT FINAL LOCATION SAME TIME 10AM FOR TAP WITH CITY

                             GRADING CREW ( REFER TO TUESDAY)

                             CONCRETE CREW –(REFER TO MONDAY)

                           

THURSDAY- PIPE CREW - HAS A REPAIR THAT NEEDS DONE WHICH WE NOTICED THAT HAPPENED EARLY IN THE PROJECT ALONG WITH FINAL PUNCH

                        ITEMS WILL BE ADDRESSED (PARGE, ADJUSTMENTS ,VISUAL INSPECTIONS

                        CONCRETE CREW – (REFER TO MONDAY)

FRIDAY – PIPE CREW- CONTINUE FINAL NEEDS

                   CONCRETE CREW- CONTINUE CURBS /APRONS

IN THIS WEEK WE WILL BE HAVING A CREW MOVE IN TO EXCAVATE UTILIY CROSSINGS AND ALONG CURBS FOR PLACEMENT OF ASPHALT I

WILL VERIFY THESE DAYS . (NO MORE POTHOLES) THE FOLLOWING WEEK LOOK FOR ASPHALT SPOT MILLING ALONG WITH ASPHALT BUILD-UP.

WE ARE HOPING TO DO FINAL PAVING OF DRIVEWAYS AND ROADWAY POSSIBLY LAST WEEK OF JUNE OR FIRST WEEK OF JULY DEPENDING IF WE HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH WEATHER.

Thank you all again and I hope all of you have a good weekend!

Tony Edwards

City Engineer, CFM

Cleveland (and JPA) Street Clean Up a Success!

Thanks to those members of the Fry's Spring neighborhood who came out this morning to help make our neighborhood a little bit cleaner. Despite gloomy skies the rain held off until we had not only picked up trash from both sides of Cleveland Avenue (from Cherry Avenue to Jefferson Park Avenue), but had also cleaned along JPA all the way to the new bridge!

Let's Clean Up Our Neighborhood! (or at least a small part of it)

This Saturday, the 8th of June, at 9:00 am, interested neighbors can meet in front of the Cherry Avenue Christian Church for a street clean-up of Cleveland Avenue from the intersection with Cherry Avenue up to Jefferson Park Avenue. If there is time will will continue down Jefferson Park Avenue. We will be done in an hour. Children are welcome and please bring gloves if you have them.

Rain will cancel this event.

For more information please contact phedlund @ gmail.com.


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City commission considers changes to PUD ordinance ⋅ Charlottesville Tomorrow

City commission considers changes to PUD ordinance ⋅ Charlottesville Tomorrow:

Old Lynchburg Road Safety, Sidewalks and Drainage Project Update

From Charlottesville City Engineer Tony Edwards:

Hello everyone,We have made a lot of good progress since the last schedule update. If the weather will allow it the plans are to have a lot more activity within the project limits. I appreciate the neighborhoods support and patience with the interruptions to normal use of the area. As indicated by the schedule below, we are hopeful that more of the areas can be dressed up soon. May 20, 2013 thru May 24, 2013
Storm structures from #120 OLR to J.P.A will be installed which will complete main storm run.

Concrete crews will be working on curbs and aprons at 241 OLR thru 236 OLR, then jumping over to 223 OLR and continue up OLR, as weather and time allows. These addresses will be notified day prior.

The grading crew will be working in the bio-retention pond area and will start trucking in fill material Tuesday.

* The railing contractor will be scheduled to install railings in designated area behind the sidewalk.

May 27 thru May 31
Utility crew will complete the water services this week and double check for completeness.

Concrete crews will continue at curbs / aprons at 219 OLR heading up OLR

Strom water management pond will be rough graded then lining crew will move in to install liner and bio- mix.

Light company will bore under OLR to install crosswalk controls


* all work controlled by weather* expect road closer every day to all thru traffic. Local traffic will have controlled access.


Tony EdwardsCity Engineer, CFM

May 2013 FSNA Meeting Agenda

Fry’s Spring Neighborhood Association

May 8, 2013
Next FSNA Meeting – June 12, 2013

NOTICE: Bike, Walk, Play JPA scheduled for Sat. August 17th
Volunteers Contact FSNA.president@gmail.com

JPA Extended Arboretum
Dorothy Smith, Charlottesville Tree Commission

Azalea Park Update
Brian Becker

OLR SS&D Update
Tony Edwards email read

2013 Elections
City Council Democratic Candidates Forum

Other Business

Old Lynchburg Road Safety, Sidewalks and Drainage Update

From Charlottesville engineer Tony Edwards:

Hello everyone,
We have a lot of activities planned for the next two weeks, so your help in getting this information out is greatly appreciated.

May 2 & 3
Storm pipe installation will continue along OLR from 209 - 201.
Retaining walls at OLR 126,119,118,113,112 & 301 Middleton will be completed.
clearing operations will continue behind the Beach Club pool.

May 6- 10
Water service line work will be done at 250,248,246,242,240,238,110,118.
Storm outlet end  wall work at Middleton Lane  and creek will resume.
Concrete curb & sidewalk work will be installed at 227,225,223,221 OLR.
Concrete curb and driveway work along the east side will begin at 252,250,248,246.

May 13 to 17
Storm pipe work behind the behind and along side the Beach Club fence will begin. Top soil will be stockpiled from within the basin area behind the pool.
Concrete curb , sidewalks and driveways will be installed 215,213,211,209,207 OLR.
Traffic access will be limited to one lane and local traffic only. Please take alternate routes whenever possible. We apologize for the dust created in our efforts to keep the streets clear of dirt & mud. Once the retaining wall construction is complete there will be less need to sweep the streets and less dust. We appreciate your understanding. New driveway entrances will require no access to the driveways while the concrete cures. This generally takes 72 hours. We see that great coordination among property owners to share each others driveways during this period has worked will and trust this can continue. We thank you for letting us know of any special needs for access ahead of time and will work with those situations to accommodate where possible.
Thanks again for everyone's positive approach and cooperation towards getting these great improvements completed.

Are You Parking Correctly?

Police are ticketing cars parked the wrong direction on neighborhood streets.

Old Lynchburg Road Safety, Sidewalks and Drainage Update

From City of Charlottesville Engineer Tony Edwards:

We wish to provide additional information on the scheduled work along Old Lynchburg Road for the next couple of weeks. Tomorrow work crews will be focused on installing concrete wing walls at the storm water outfall point at Middleton Lane, west. Wednesday water service line work will be provided at 221,219, 217 OLR. Thursday- water service line work at 240 242 OLR . Friday - water service line work at 238, 236. The clearing sub contractor will also start tree removal below the Fry's Spring Beach Club pool this week. It is intended and will be cross checked , that water service will be restored before the end of each work day.

Annual Children's Bicycle Rodeo - Spring 2013

Annual Children's Bicycle Rodeo! Sunday April 21st, 1-3 p.m. Bring your kids and their bikes for free, hands-on bike riding activities to teach and promote bike safety.  A fun event for folks 6-12 years of age. Free bike helmets, t-shirts, raffle and bike powered blended smoothies for participants.  Frank Ix Building , (Entry from east side near Blue Wheel Bicycles) 941 2nd Street, SE.

Sponsored by Community Bikes and City of Charlottesville.  Additional support provided by Blue Wheel Bicycles, Rideshare, and UVA Children's Hospital, Blue Ridge Graphics, T & N Printing, Trouble and Trace Design

For more information:   shellbellding@gmail.com  or 434-882-1516

    www.cvillecommunitybikes.org 

City Council to Consider Lowering Speed Limit on Section of JPA Extended

At the Monday, April 15th City Council meeting, councilors will hear the first reading of a staff report that does NOT recommend lowering the current limit of 35 mph on the .33 mile stretch of road from Cleveland Avenue to Fontaine Avenue.

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Old Lynchburg Road Safety, Sidewalks and Drainage Update

Old Lynchburg Road Project is proceeding on schedule with approximately 23% of the work complete. Here is the proposed work schedule  this week, weather permitting.

April 8 ,2013 thru April 13,2013

Monday- surveyors providing layout for retaining wall work. Ensuring clear access to FSBC. Coordinating remobilization of clearing contractor.

Tuesday – sections of water services being replaced.

Wednesday- sections of water services being replaced. Also in the middle of the week our milling/ paving operations will be onsite to mill and patch all utility crossing / curb line gaps.

Thursday- the storm pipe work will continue. The clearing company and wall contractor may also be on site at various times this week.

Friday- the storm pipe work will continue.

Traffic will be controlled by flagmen and usually limited to one lane. There will be short periods of time that both lanes will be closed and traffic will be redirected to the alternate routes.  

We thank you all for sharing this anticipated work schedule with the rest of the neighborhood.

Tony Edwards

City Engineer, CFM