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On Board The Paramount Theater Board of Directors announces the 2016-17 Executive Committee. The Executive Com-
mittee includes Pam Edmonds, Chair; Jay Blanton, Treasurer; Suzanne J. Brooks, member-at-large; Shelia Davis, Vice-President for Development and Marketing; Chris Holden, Immediate Past Chair, Deb McMahon, VicePresident for Education and Community, Christopher (Chris) Noland, Vice-President for Programming and Operations, and Kenneth Shevlin, Secretary. In addition, The Paramount Theater Board of Directors announces the appointment of five new members including Lynn Brown, David T. Gies, Rob Jiranek, Elizabeth LeVaca and Kenneth Shevlin (also a member of the Executive Committee). "We are delighted to welcome these strong community leaders to our Board. All five of them bring energy, talent and expertise to the Theater. Together we will continue to shepherd the mission of our community's nonprofit Paramount Theater. We are thrilled to have them join our team!" said Chris Eure, Executive Director. The 2016-17 Paramount Theater Board of Directors includes: J. Alden English, General Counsel (pro bono) Janice Aron, Jerry Bias, Penny Bosworth, Jackie Bradley, Lynn Brown, Ty Cooper, Victor M. Dandridge, Alison S. Dickie, Charles H. Foster, Jr., Michael A. Gaffney, David T. Gies, Mark Giles, Leslie Gilliam, Jim Haden, Rob Jiranek, Lou Jordan, Elizabeth LeVaca, David Paulson, Barbara Sieg, Gary W. Taylor and Greyson Williams.
Expanding The Albemarle County Planning Commission is proposing a zoning ordinance change that would allow historic
inns and taverns to expand their properties. The recommendations come after Clifton Inn requested to expand its facility. It wants to expand outside the existing historic building. The amendment would only apply to three historic properties, Clifton, Keswick Inn, and Michie Tavern. The board of supervisors is scheduled to hear the proposal in December.
Bravo Phil and Susie Audibert’s video "300 Tires and an Old Sofa" won first place at the
CTLPDX International Environmental Film Festival in Portland, Oregon. The video is more than ten minutes long, if you go to www. AudibertPhoto.com>Videos>Environment>300 Tires and an Old Sofa, you can see it in its entirety.
Local Deliveries Allowed In reply to the restriction in place for safety reasons for trucks over 65 ft to be using Route 231, the following
was received from VDOT.. Local deliveries under 65-ft are allowed. Trucks over 65 ft. are prohibited as some sections of the routes are dangerous for larger vehicles. The truck-length restriction on Route 231 was imposed in September 2000 based on a safety and engineering analysis at the request of local elected officials. A safety and engineering analysis involves looking at the nature of the road (curves, hills, etc.), traffic speeds, number of vehicles per day and various other conditions to formulate an engineering-based judgment about the speed limit, truck restrictions, etc. on a route. This particular restriction prohibits trucks over 65 feet. Per the Code of Virginia, special permits may be obtained for trucks over the length limit. It is VDOT’s mission to provide for the safe movement of people and goods; it is not VDOT’s goal to restrict commerce. You may want to contact the Albemarle County Police Department for interpretation and enforcement of the restriction in regard to the type of traffic you referenced in your email. If a change is desired, the process would begin with the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors. The Board of Supervisors would need to issue a resolution to VDOT.
Marketing Two Virginia farmers’ markets topped the balloting in the annual American Farmland Trust Farmers Market
Celebration. The Williamsburg Farmers Market and Charlottesville City Market placed in the Top 5 in all five voting categories: People’s Choice, Focus on Farmers, Healthy Food for All, Pillar of the Community and Champion for the Environment. The Charlottesville market placed third in three categories and second in two. The Williamsburg market placed fourth in all five.“Virginia has some of the best farmers’ markets around, and this is a testament to how much consumers love them,” said Tony Banks, a commodity marketing specialist for Virginia Farm Bureau Federation. For more information on the awards, visit lovemyfarmersmarket.org.Virginia is home to 259 farmers’ markets. Just 10 years ago, there were only 88. Currently, shoppers can find locally grown pumpkins, apples, broccoli, beets, sweet potatoes, winter squash and more.
Signs, Signs Everywhere a Sign In Madison County a sign will recall the Blue Ridge Turnpike, completed in 1853. The 56-mile turnpike ran from near New Market in the Shenandoah Valley, crossing the Blue Ridge Mountains at Fishers Gap, and terminated at a railhead in Gordonsville. The road linked the Valley to markets in the east. After the road was damaged during the Civil War the Blue Ridge Turnpike Company abandoned it. Modern portions of two state routes, as well as roadways within Shenandoah National Park, follow alignments of the original road. A marker planned for Albemarle County will commemorate St. John School, constructed 1922-1923 for African American students. “The Rosenwald Fund contributed $700 for St. John School, while local residents donated $500 and Albemarle County provided $1,300,” according to the marker’s text. The Rosenwald Fund was established by Julius Rosenwald, president of Sears, Roebuck, and Co., who collaborated with Booker T. Washington in a school-building campaign for black communities throughout the South. The fund supported school construction and provided building plans to communities between 1917 and 1932.
On and Off The Market
The myth of $$ per sq. ft. is solved here!. Often quoted on web sites is that a property sold for $X per sq. ft. That can be very misleading because it does not take into account the value of the total unfinished sq. ft, a garage, outbuildings or the size of the acreage. It is just the finished sq. ft .. derived at by an appraiser, the assessor, a Realtor, or even an automated computer program (so it can vary!) divided into the sales price – so don’t be mislead. Sold in Glenmore: 1651 Gateway Place with 4 beds, 4.5 baths, 3305 sf and priced at $665k sold for $629.5k in 53 days. 3572 Carroll Creek Road a new construction with 5 beds, 5.5 baths, 4052 sf sold for $991.5k. 3657 Worcester Lane with 3 beds, 2.5 baths and 2725 sf listed at $539k sold for $492k in 173 days. 3660 Perthshire Court with 6 beds, 6.5 baths, 7810 sf listed at $865k sold for $750K in 170 days. 3268 Heathcote Lane with 6 beds, 4.5 baths and 5210 sf listed at $750k and sold for $726k in 8 days. 3350 Kirkwood Court with 2 beds, 2 baths and 1601 sf listed at $289k sold for $282.5k in 78 days. Around the area 554 Clarks Tract with 4 beds, 3.5 baths, 3614 sf and 3.2 acres listed at $519.9k sold for $440k in 383 days. 2347 Paddock Wood Road, “Stonebridge”, with 3 beds, 3 baths, 4192 sf and 127.8 acres listed at $1.795m sold for $995k in 472 days. 3803 Richmond Road with 3 beds, 2 baths, 2081 sf and 2.2 acres listed at $284.9k sold for $281k in 21 days. Under contract in Glenmore is 3365 Camden Court a 3 bed, 2 bath, 2948 sf home listed at $609k in 125 days. 1526 Kinross Lane a 4 bed, 3.5 bath, 3400 sf home listed at $699k in 1 day. 7 Ferndown Lane a 4 bed, 2.5 bath, 2703 sf new home listed at $561.5k in 0 days. 1412 Sunderland Lane a 4 bed, 4.5 bath, 3642 sf home listed at $695k in 5 days. Around the area 4915 Moriah Way a 4 bed, 4.5 bath, 4446 sf home on 2.4 acres listed at $519.900 in 214 days. Reduced in Glenmore is 3570 Turnberry Lane with 5 beds, 4.5 baths and 4947 sf down from $780k to $760k in 80 days. 1592 Heathrow Lane with 4 beds, 3.5 baths and 2997 sf down from $649k to $629k in 68 days. 3511 Wedgewood Court with 4 beds, 3.5 baths and 3650 sf down from $630k to $610k in 174 days. Its very busy on Darby Road with 3410 Darby Road with 6 beds, 7.5 baths and 5116 sf down from $699k to $649k in 307 days, 3092 Darby Road with 6 beds, 7.5 baths and 7823 sf down from $1.215m to $1.096m in 217 days and 3315 Darby Road with 4 beds, 5.5 baths and 4316 sf down from $764.9k to $749k in 63 days. Around the area 5724 Hackingwood Lane with 3 beds, 3 baths, 2599 sf and 32 acres down from $920k to $900k in 164 days and 6580 Louisa Road with 2 beds, 2 baths, 1800 sf and 4.5 acres down from $299.9k to $285k in 70 days Its never too late to sell so in Glenmore 3375 Marsden Point with 4 beds, 3.5 baths and 4196 sf is on the market at $720k, 3452 Devon Pines with 5 beds, 3.5 baths and 3880 sf is available at $579.9k. 1985 Piper Way with 4 beds, 3.5 baths and 4457 sf is available at $850k and 2402 Pendower Lane with 5 beds, 5.5 baths and 4235 sf is available at $748k. Around the area 4203 Louisa Road with 3 beds, 2.5 baths, 1903 sf and 2 acres is available at $559k and 3621 Keswick Road with 3 beds, 3.5 baths, 3018 sf and 3 acres is available at $499.9k
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