April 20, 2024: Nine audio versions of stories from this week’s newsletter

The introductory paragraph of every edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement is intended to be a script for a podcast but recently there was a disturbance in the workflow. Efforts are being made to build a new framework and the arrival of steel beams this week to the construction site for Buford Middle School has prompted me to take the next step. I’m Sean Tubbs, and I miss the podcast, too:On today’s podcast edition:* Charlottesville City Council adopts a budget that reflects a move toward unionization of the city’s workforce, higher salaries for city employees, and lower education funding from the state due to increasing property values (read the story)* There’s a problem with excessive dog waste being left at the city’s newest park (read the story)* Charlottesville’s parks and recreation officials want your input on the next master plan to guide the future of public spaces in the city (read the story)* The city has a plan to fix drainage issues in Oakwood Cemetery and will further discuss the issue on April 24 (read the story)* Albemarle and Charlottesville both need more lifeguards for the summer season (read the story)* Charlottesville’s Planning Commission gets an update on the new Development Code (read the story) * Albemarle Supervisors have comments on recent deployment of the HART team and a bomb threat at Planet Fitness (read the story )* The Albemarle Department of Social Services helps a lot of people each year and Supervisors get a briefing (read the story) * Albemarle Supervisors weigh in on expanded uses in the rural area as part of the Comprehensive Plan process (read the story) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit communityengagement.substack.com/subscribe