Little High Neighborhood Association

Information for and about the Little High Neighborhood in Charlottesville, VA

Public Meeting on Regional Housing Study

Date: Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Time: 5:30-7:30pm.
Location: Tonsler Park or join online: Zoom Link

Join the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission to share your thoughts on affordable housing in our area. A new Housing Needs Assessment will examine housing issues in the Charlottesville region, focusing on affordability, availability, and needs since the start of the pandemic. For the proposed study, researchers will gather data, talk to community members, and explore solutions for low-income families, people with disabilities, and other groups. Help shape the direction of the study before it begins.

Your input will help shape this study, so come and share your ideas!

Upcoming Household Hazardous Waste and Special Collection Events

Note: This post is adapted from a press release from the City of Charlottesville dated 9/4/24

The Rivanna Solid Waste Authority (RSWA) is offering Charlottesville and Albemarle residents the opportunity bring specific types of  household items to the Ivy Waste & Recycling Center for FREE disposal. These special collections days are a great opportunity to rid homes of hazardous waste, such as pesticides and cleaners, as well as household items like refrigerators, mattresses, furniture, and tires.  For full details, please visit: http://www.rivanna.org/hhw/.

The specific types of household items listed below can be taken to the Ivy Recycling Center (address below) for free disposal only on the dates listed below.

Ivy Solid Waste & Recycling Center,
4576 Dick Woods Road,
Charlottesville, VA 22903

Electronic waste collection day (Registration Required*)

*Registration is only required for Electronic Waste Collection Day.*

  • Saturday, 9/14/24, 9am – 3pm

Household hazardous waste collection days

  • Friday, 9/20/24,  9am – 3pm
  • Saturday, 9/21/24, 9am – 3pm

Special collection days

  • Furniture/Mattresses: Saturday, 9/28/24, 8:30am -4pm
  • Appliances: Saturday, 10/5/24, 8:30am – 4pm. Household Appliances Include ONLY: refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers, stoves, furnaces, water heaters, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, heat pumps, microwaves, toasters.
  • Tires (oversize tires will not be accepted; maximum of 12 tires per household) Saturday, 10/12/24, 8:30am – 4pm

Charlottesville Utilities Hosts the Final Listening Session for the Gas Decarbonization Study

(note: the text below is slightly adapted from a News Release dated 8/13/24)

Charlottesville’s Department of Utilities will conclude its series of Listening Sessions for the Charlottesville Gas Decarbonization Study with an in-person session on Thursday, August 22nd from 6pm-7:15pm at CitySpace on the Downtown Mall. All area residents are welcome but you must register in advance here: www.tinyurl.com/CvilleGasStudy.

Validated parking for the session will be available at the Market Street Garage located at 546 E Market Street, directly above CitySpace.  If you need help with registration, please call Utilities Outreach at 434-970-3686.

The Utilities Department is especially interested in encouraging members of the community who have not already attended a Listening Session to register for this event and share their thoughts on decarbonization. In 2023, the Utilities Department began work to determine how its natural gas utility can help meet community greenhouse gas reduction goals, and public input is essential to this comprehensive analysis. The first two sessions benefited from the good turnout of residents and business owners from both Charlottesville and Albemarle County.

As with the first two sessions, facilitation will be provided by Launch! Consulting, and community members will learn about Charlottesville’s climate goals, gain insights into the Charlottesville Gas Utility and its existing programs, and receive highlights on the gas decarbonization study, with the majority of the session reserved for the community to provide feedback relevant to the study.

If you are unable to attend the session, Utilities still wants to hear from you! Please email us with your name and address and thoughts on decarbonization to Utilities Outreach at utilitiesoutreach@charlottesville.gov.

 

 

 

Charlottesville Parks & Rec Master Plan Presentation

The Charlottesville Parks & Recreation Master Plan Key Findings Presentation will be held on Tuesday, August 20, 6:00pm at Carver Recreation Center.  The Key Findings presentation will be conducted by PROS Consulting and will review and summarize all of the community engagement, surveys, online comments, focus groups, and what topics and items are emerging which will be used to help shape the Master Plan.

If you are unable to attend the meeting, we will post the presentation on the Master Plan website after the meeting.  Charlottesville Parks and Recreation Master Plan | EngagePros (mysocialpinpoint.com)

Charlottesville Parks and Rec Master Plan -- key findings presentation

Commissioners & Cans Food Drive 2024

Across the Commonwealth, the various Commissioners of the Revenue offices are taking on the fight against food insecurity through the month of August.

Now in its sixth year, the Commissioners & Cans Food and Fund Drive is a month-long competition among Virginia’s Commissioners of Revenue offices to join together to raise food and funds for their local food banks throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. Offices compete to collect the most food/funds during a time of the year when resources are in short supply and the need remains great.

“We are honored to participate yet again in such a worthwhile cause,“ said Todd Divers, Charlottesville Commissioner of the Revenue.

Drop Off Locations:

  • Treasurer’s Lobby – First Floor of City Hall Outside the Commissioner of the Revenue’s Window
  • First Floor of City Hall Hallway Outside Council Chambers – Second Floor of City Hall

Online Giving: Every $1 donated helps provide enough food for 4 meals!
https://give.brafb.org/fundraiser/5659857 [Read more…]

New Dominion Bookshop

New Dominion Bookshop, Charlottesville, Va

New Dominion Bookshop is an independent bookshop located on the Charlottesville Downtown Mall at 404 East Main St. We are an all-new bookstore, and we host events featuring renowned authors and local writers. To place a book order, to receive personalized book recommendations, or to purchase a gift card, please visit our contact page to speak with our staff.

 

Carpe Donut

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