March 4, 2024: City's transit union asks Council to consider ending contract with Jaunt for paratransit services

Recent editions of this newsletter and podcast have demonstrated my thrill at the existence of Leap Day, and that is followed up by my absolute love of March 4th, a position on the calendar that is also a triumphant command! This is the Charlottesville Community Engagement edition for the 64th day of 2024. I’m Sean Tubbs, a lover of calendars. In this edition:A lecturer at the University of Virginia School of Architecture and former chair of the public housing authority is now a member of the Charlottesville Planning Commission * Charlottesville City Council is poised to reallocate $215,000 in federal funds to allow the the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank to offer more produce* A representative of the new transit union calls on Council to end its contract with Jaunt* And the University of Virginia surpasses its $5 billion fundraising campaign and gets two major donations from the Harrison Foundation  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