Albemarle Supervisors to weigh in on rural land use and transportation goals
Greene County
PEC serves as an asset to citizens in Greene who seek to protect this traditionally agricultural community from increasingly rapid development.
On the Ground Updates – March 2024
A series of short updates from around the PEC region.
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Who’s Protecting the Piedmont?
Here, we highlight two of those people, who are protecting the Piedmont with a passion and focus on stemming the decline of our once-abundant grassland birds.
Cville Area Land Use: Week Ahead for March 11, 2024
Budget work sessions in most TJPDC localities; Charlottesville’s FY25 plan calls for more funding for non-profits
Cville Area Land Use: Week Ahead for March 4, 2024
Fluvanna may eliminate use of rural land for utility-scale solar projects; Local contractor wants Albemarle to pay more for Ivy Road project
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Long Acre Farm: A Creative Solution for a Farming Conundrum
In Greene County, young Dustin Watson works the 274-acre cattle farm co-owned by two elder family members.
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6,315 acres conserved in nine-county region last year
The Piedmont Environmental Council reports that in 2023, 6,315 acres of land in Albemarle, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Loudoun, Madison, Orange and Rappahannock counties were permanently protected with 52 new conservation easements.
Cville Area Land Use: Week Ahead for February 26, 2024
Greene Supervisors to review PC recommendations on implementation
Cville Area Land Use: Week Ahead for February 12, 2024
Places29 group to get briefing on Hydraulic-area projects; Two AC44 meetings in Albemarle this week
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Take Action: Protect Local Government Accountability
We need your help opposing House Bill 1459 (Owen), which will be voted on by the full Counties, Cities and Towns Committee this Friday morning at 9 a.m.