INSIDE LETTERS page 2 CREATIVE CO-OP page 4 WAYLAND’S GRANT page 5 BRAEBURN RACERS page 6 80 YEARS OF HAIRCUTS page 8
NOVEMBER 2013 VOL. 8, NO. 6
Prospective Buyer of Lumberyard Seeks Zoning Rule Change
MONASTERY CHURCH page 9
THE HOUSING MARKET page 10 CIDER MAKING page 11 CROZET ORCHESTRA page 13 HALLOWEEN page 14 GETTING FIT page 15 ASH TREE KILLERS page 17 MALADY DE JOUR page 19 BAD CHOCOLATE page 22 DOG PARK page 23 CRANBERRY DISH page 24 EGGCORN PUZZLE page 25 ACME CLEANUP page 26 MARY BUFORD HITZ page 27 DAMON GETS MILLER page 28 DREAM DEFERRED page 29 SYNESTHESIA page 25 CROZET TRAILS 5K page 38
The heart of Crozet will have a very different appearance when the streetscape project is complete.
Renovation of Crozet Avenue Through Downtown Expected to Start in December Linco, Inc., a Lyndhurst–based construction company, is the apparent low bidder for the “streetscape” project that will add storm drains, curbs, wide sidewalks and buried utility lines on Crozet Avenue between Tabor Street and The Square.
The Virginia Department of Transportation is currently reviewing bid documents submitted by the firm, according to Albemarle County transportation engineer Jack Kelsey. Because state and federal dollars are being used, continued on page 33
A prospective buyer of the 19-acre former Barnes Lumber Company property in downtown Crozet has asked county planning officials for a rule change in the Downtown Crozet District zoning that would allow residential use of the first floor of buildings in the district following a special use permit process, county planning chief Wayne Cilimberg told the Crozet Community Advisory Council at their Oct. 17 meeting. The rule forbidding residences on the first floor was extensively debated when the special zoning district was created in 2006. It was finally adopted as a way to discourage the development of downtown as a concentration of apartment buildings, rather than the real goal, which is to attract businesses, especially those that will offer jobs. The current rule allows residences only above the first floor, which must be either com-
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Bogle Named Crozet Firefighter of the Year by Justin Ide The Crozet Volunteer Fire Department gathered at King Family Vineyards October 19 to celebrate another successful year of service, the 103rd for the department, and to toast standout members and the department’s community supporters. The evening featured a keynote address from LTC Jeff Mullins from the US Army JAG School in Charlottesville and various awards to a number of firefighters and local businesses. Guests arrived for cocktail hour and were able to sample a number of King Family Vineyard vintages, appetizers from Patsy
Wood, and later a delicious dinner by Country Cupboard Catering. After the presentation of the colors by the Crozet Volunteer Fire Department Color Guard, including firefighters Dave Layne, Adam Schifflett and Chris Rowland, and Captain Mark Carlson, Fire Chief Preston Gentry welcomed the crowd and chaplain Doug Forrester, pastor of Crozet United Methodist Church, gave an invocation. White Hall District Supervisor Ann Huckle Mallek, chair of the Albemarle board, also greeted members and guests. Community service awards were given to “Sam’s Hot Dogs,” a huge supporter
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Mike Bogle