Fire Chief Werner Invites You and Your Family to the Grand Opening of the Fontaine Station & Training Center, May 10th

I hope you are enjoying Spring!

I wanted to send a personal note to invite you and your family to the Grand Opening of the Fontaine Station & Training Center. The event will be held on Saturday May 10 from 11 am to 3 pm. There will be a ribbon cutting ceremony, station tours, demonstrations and free hamburgers, hotdogs and drinks.

Parking will be at either the Trinity Presbyterian Church further down on Fontaine or the Forestry Offices located in the Fontaine Research Park. Shuttle service will be provided regularly. More details to follow.

Please share with your friends and neighbors.

Charles Werner, Fire Chief
Phone: 434.970.3323

Old Lynchburg Road Safety, Sidewalks and Drainage Update

From Tony Edwards:

The task order has been advertised for bids. They will be reviewed next week for approval. Trees, top soil, seeding and mulching items are being added to the city's contract with Snows Nursery. The Welcome to Fry's Spring Neighborhood sign location has been remarked for review and sign is ordered.

Charlottesville Community Job Fair, Wednesday May 7th.

Charlottesville : 2014 Spring Job Fair:

Old Lynchburg Road Safety, Sidewalks and Drainage Update

From City engineer Tony Edwards:

MISS Utility markings should now be complete by all utility companies and the site will be reviewed for exact location of the new Welcome to Fry's Spring Neighborhood sign.

Now that better weather is in the future forecast, we plan to advertise a task order for the remaining work items next week. A complete list of locations will be sent out by email later this week.

Snow's nursery has confirmed that the remaining list of trees requested have been delivered to their yard and we will be coordinating an exact date for installation . We plan to send out an email for distribution once that date is set.

Charlottesville Area Transit to Experience Rolling Detours and Delays

Charlottesville, Virginia... 3/26/2014... Due to the Charlottesville Ten Miler on Saturday, March 29th, Charlottesville Area Transit (CAT) will experience rolling detours and delays. This will affect the Free Trolley, Route 1, Route 3, Route 4, Route 6, Route 7, Route 8, Route 9, Route 10, and Route 11.  Route 5 will not be affected by the race.

The rolling detours and delays will last from 6 AM to 1 PM.  Routes that travel along West Main Street, Preston Avenue, Old Preston Avenue, East Water Street, University Avenue, and Alderman Road will experience the greatest impact.

CAT will try to maintain normal routing structures when possible.

Passengers are encouraged to plan accordingly and, if possible, travel outside of these times.

Old Lynchburg Road Safety, Sidewalks and Drainage Update

From Tony Edwards, City Engineer:

A “Welcome to the Fry’s Spring Neighborhood” sign has been approved and will be ordered soon for the Azalea Park city limits area. It will have the same look as the one installed near the Jefferson Park Avenue Bridge. Fabrication and installation of the sign is currently at 4 to 8 weeks.  The location will be staked out in the next couple of weeks for review and any potential utility conflicts. 

The final scope for the identified work items are being placed in a Task Order for bid in the next couple of weeks. The bids will be reviewed for acceptance and with weather permitting the work should soon after the preconstruction meeting. 

All remaining new tree work will be provided by Snow’s Nursery this spring.

Charlottesville Area Transit Finally Gets an App!

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