Belmont Carlton Neighborhood News
May, 2008
Development
• New construction. Architects Bruce Wardell and Kurt Kesecker made a presentation at our March meeting regarding plans for a 15-unit apartment building in three stories planned for the intersection of Monticello Avenue and Druid Avenue . Parking would be partly underground. The designer’s previous [...]
The BCNA is currently without a president as its past president has given up this role in order to focus more on duties as a City Parks employee. We are in need of a new person to help keep the association organized, call meetings, and communicate with City Hall and [...]
BCNA Meeting Agenda
Monday, December 10th, 2007
7:00-8:00 pm
Traffic –Traffic study results from the engineer were reviewed and approved
Parks – Rives planning – see below – — the Belmont Park fence proposal was voted down by attendees.
Development – $10,000 proffer for trees in Belmont might come [...]
According to the City Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for 2007-2012 at Neighborhood Development Services, new sidewalks to be built in the BCNA area include:
There is a [...]
This Wednesday Nov 28th at 5:30-7 in the Clark School library.
Meeting to review plans for Rives Park presented by LPDA.
Chance for residents to review and comment on proposed plans
that will guide the park’s redevelopment in the coming years.
A meeting will be held Wed. November 28th at Clark School library from 5:30-7pm to discuss the proposed plans for Rives Park improvements. The Parks Department is planning to budget money for improvements in 2009-2010 and is seeking input on draft plans. LPDA will be hosting this meeting to give [...]
BCNA,
The Citywide “Federation of Neighborhoods” is re-vitalizing, and
is looking for a representative from Belmont-Carlton. I believe
this is a once-a-year meeting commitment.
If you are interested, let me know. There is a meeting this
Thursday (11/15) to establish the group and then the group can begin to set an agenda [...]
The Clark Elementary Annual Book Fair continues through Wednesday, Nov. 14th.
The book fair is open to the public during school hours (8:30 am – 4 pm), and we encourage Belmont-Carlton residents to shop the
extensive selection of books and gifts, conveniently displayed
in Clark’s school library. After all, the holidays [...]
BCNA Meeting Notes Monday, October 8th, 2007
Project/task force updates:
Traffic –Jeanne Alexander, City traffic engineer, came to the meeting. Traffic study results are attached as an updated letter and table of project proposals. In brief: our previous project proposals were all accepted by the City and will be completed through [...]
BCNA,
Due to the Clark school book fair and the fact that we have no
pressing agenda items that I am aware of, there will be no BCNA
meeting this coming Monday.
We will meet again on December 10.
Chris
[...]We are working to set up a follow up meeting with the traffic
engineer to discuss Monticello Road specifically, as it has too
many issues to cover in a larger plan.
To: Belmont Neighbors
From: Brian Haluska, AICP, Neighborhood Planner
Date: 11/2/07
RE: Neighborhood Issues/Development Update
“Habitat is close to finalizing its plans for Sunrise, which will be turned into a 55-unit, mixed-income housing complex featuring a blend of condos, townhouses and single-family homes. The redevelopment is set to include 18 homes for low-income families and seven affordable units for elderly residents, in addition to 15 [...]
The City Council agreed to pass additional speeding fines on some Belmont/ Carlton Streets. The Daily Progress mentions this in an article about the Meadow Creek Parkway intersection. Link to Article.
[...]Rialto Beach PUD is scheduled to go before the Planning Commission July 10, 2007.
[...]The Code of Virginia, 46.2-878.2, allows local governments to develop criteria for the installation of signs indicating an additional $200 fine beyond other penalties provided by law.
[...]I am writing to determine how much interest there may be in your neighborhood to have the City document the historic buildings in your neighborhood, and to possibly have the area considered for State and National designation or for local historic designation. The responses that we receive from this inquiry [...]
On the preliminary agenda of the City of Charlottesville Planning Commission, it states they will review the interchange of the proposed Meadowcreek Parkway “to determine if the general or approximate location, character and extent of the proposed Interchange is substantially in accord with the City’s adopted Comprehensive Plan or part [...]
BCNA recently applied for 3 neighborhood CIP projects thru
Neighborhood Development Services, and I just heard that all 3
were approved.
If you are interested in the Biscuit Run development, there is a hearing Tuesday night, May 29, during the Albemarle County Planning Commission meeting. The meeting starts at 6:00 PM at Lane Auditorium, at the County Office Building on McIntire Rd.
[...]What: Presentation on the results of the Sunrise Trailer Park refined design concept, from Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville
When: February 26 (Monday) from 5 – 7 PM
Where: Community Design Center – 1st and Main on the Mall
Why: It’s your neighborhood. Check it out!
BCNA,
The new City traffic engineer, Jeanie Alexander, and Angela
Tucker, the CIP planner for the City will be attending our next
meeting in order to get our traffic plan up to date so we can
implement solutions. We are the first neighborhood to get this
level of attention, looking at [...]
I have drafted the attached letter to send to Neighborhood
Development Services in order to be ready for proposals to make
street adjustments due to future southern growth.
BCNA,
Clark PTO would like to invite the community to an informational
meeting about forming a non-profit organization to manage
fundraising and grants for the Clark Fourth Grader Scholarship
Fund and Special Teacher Projects. The meeting will take place
at 7 pm on Tuesday, November 28 at Clark School.
Proceeds from The [...]
As the seasons change, we hope you’ll join in with some of the
winter birding activities that Audubon and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology will be hosting over the next few months throughout the U.S. and Canada.
