March 18, 2024: More Charlottesville employees agree to unionize; Governor Youngkin vetoes bill to allow bans on sale of English ivy

It is Monday, March 18, 2024 and this is Charlottesville Community Engagement. This program began four years ago as a podcast I started to cover the local response to the pandemic. I took a leap of faith in the summer of 2020 to become an independent journalist and we’re now up to 648 editions of a newsletter and podcast that seeks to cover as much as possible about municipal government in the third decade of the 21st century in this small American community. I’m Sean Tubbs, glad you’re reading or listening. On today’s show:* Another set of Charlottesville public employees have joined a union with the city’s labor and trades workers joining Teamsters Local 29* The Board of the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission approves continued work to develop by-laws for a potential regional transit authority* Governor Glenn Youngkin vetoes another set of bills including one that would have allowed localities to ban the sale of English Ivy * Albemarle County Supervisors began work reviewing a proposed $629 million budget with a review of revenues and expenditures 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