Podcast for August 17, 2024: Council approves parkland purchase for Meadows neighborhood; Albemarle briefed on Eastern Avenue procurement

Good morning and welcome to another edition of the audio version of Charlottesville Community Engagement this time for August 17, 2024. This particular edition of the podcast originally aired on WTJU this morning at 6 a.m. This is the 230th day of the year meaning we are 62.8 percent of the way to 2025. A lot will happen between now and then, but here is some of what has happened in the last two weeks or so. I’m Sean Tubbs of Town Crier Productions, and written versions of these stories appear at infocville.com: In this sonic edition:* Council wants District Avenue roundabout to offer full access to Meadows neighborhood (learn more)* City Council approves three acquisitions for parkland and trails (learn more)* A brief land use update from the University of Virginia (learn more)* Herrick named as Albemarle’s interim county attorney (learn more)* Area convention and visitors bureau has moved to a new location (learn more)* Albemarle Supervisors briefed on procurement mechanism for Eastern Avenue (learn more) 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