August 14, 2023: Planning Commission finds portions of floodplain apartment project to be inconsistent with Charlottesville Comprehensive Plan

With August 14 having arrived, 2023 is now over 61.9 percent of the way through to 2024. But you are just at the beginning of another edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement, a newsletter and podcast that seeks to capture as much as possible about what happens in a given year. I’m Sean Tubbs, constantly trying to increase the amount actually covered. In today’s edition: * Charlottesville has released the latest report on retail vacancies throughout the city* Great Eastern Management Company seeks rezoning to add more than 550 homes at North Pointe* The Charlottesville Planning Commission declares public facilities to be built as part of 245-unit apartment complex in a floodplain would not be consistent with the city’s Comprehensive Plan  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