INSIDE EXPLORERS page 3 GOLDEN APPLES page 9 A T TOWN page 10 TRAIL RIDERS page 12
JULY 2018 VOL. 13, NO. 2
High-Water Mark: RWSA Projects on the Rise in Crozet
4-WAY RULES page 20 HILLTOP STREET page 32
by Lisa Martin
PARADE PICS page 24-25
lisamartin@crozetgazette.com
TOP TALKER page 26
CALENDAR CLINIC page 30 CHOOSE TO ENDURE page 32 HOW HOT? page 33 LADY LIBERTY page 34 SICK KITTY page 35 NATURE FOR KIDS page 38 CONEFLOWERS page 39 OBITUARIES page 41-43 HOLY ICONS page 44 KIDS CROSSWORD page 44 TRASH TVS page 46 EAST & WEST page 46 CLASSIFIEDS page 47
MALCOLM ANDREWS
REFRIGERATOR ROLLS page 25
The Crozet Independence Day parade and fireworks celebration was celebrated at Crozet Park on Saturday, June 30. More photos are on page 24 and online at crozetgazette.com
The Turning Point: 50 Years Since the Year that Changed Everything By Theresa Curry
theresa@crozetgazette.com
Americans celebrating the New Year in 1968 were hoping for a better year than the one before. In the year just ending, Apollo I astronauts had burned to death on the launch pad, tornadoes had raged through the
Midwest, a segregationist had been elected governor of Georgia, and conflicts over racism and the Vietnam war erupted everywhere, pitting youth against authority. But 1967 was a rehearsal, a mere foreshadowing, a blip on the national consciousness compared to the year
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The good news is that Crozet’s drinking water, drawn from Beaver Creek Reservoir and processed at the Crozet Water Treatment Plant, will be plentiful for the next 50 years or more. That was the message from Bill Mawyer, Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority (RWSA) executive director, and his colleagues at their June Crozet Community Advisory Committee presentation. From there, says the RWSA, the news only gets better. “As we reported to you last year, the state of Virginia is requiring us to upgrade the Beaver Creek Dam spillway,” said Mawyer. “In connection with that, we wanted to take a longrange look at the water supply, because if we will be modifying the dam for safety issues, we also want to incorporate any needed water supply changes.” Based on a study of forecasted population growth and water demand conducted by outside engineering continued on page 16
Rte. 250 Bridge in Ivy Will Close July 13 for Two Weeks by Michael Marshall
editor@crozetgazette.com
Western Albemarle commuters will face a challenge for two weeks in July when the Virginia Department of Transportation closes the bridge over Little Ivy Creek near Scott’s Ivy Exxon to replace the deteriorating structure. The closure begins Friday, July 13. Motorists who normally travel over the bridge should use Interstate 64 as
the detour route. Access will be maintained to all cross streets and private entrances off Route 250 on both sides of the bridge, but traffic will not be able to travel across the bridge. Using accelerated construction techniques, the current bridge, built in 1932, will be replaced with pre-cast box culverts that can be set more quickly. The bridge is slated to reopen to traffic before Friday, July continued on page 28
MIKE MARSHALL
NEW AUTO REPAIR page 12
The bridge over Ivy Creek Branch on Route 250 in Ivy will be replaced this month, closing the road in both directions for two weeks.