Have a question or concern about Charlottesville’s budget process or priorities? Charlottesville City Manager Sam Sanders is hosting a public forum on the city’s budget Tuesday, January 23, at 6pm at Carver Recreation Center – 233 4th Street NW, Charlottesville, VA 22903.

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See the City’s website for more information.

The city of Charlottesville will be collecting leaves at the curbside for residents three times this fall / winter. Leaves have to be “loose” (i.e. unbagged) and you have to consult this chart from the city as to where exactly to put them for pickup. Please note: you are not allowed to put your leaves out more than three days before a scheduled pickup for your zone.

Leaves are collected by zone during a window of a few days. As you can see from the city’s leaf collection zone map below, most of most of the Little High neighborhood falls into Zone A but some of it (the area south of East Market Street to the railroad tracks) falls into Zone C. The use of gas-powered leaf blowers is strongly discouraged due to the noise and carbon emissions.

If you need assistance raking your yard for any reason, please contact the neighborhood association and we will try to arrange some help. If you would like to volunteer to help people rake their yards, please also contact the neighborhood association.

There is also an option to drop off your leaves rather than rely on curbside pickup. See the city’s website for location, available dates, and other details about the drop off option.

Zone A collection schedule

• Oct. 30-Nov. 3;
• Dec. 4-8;
• Jan. 8-12

Zone C collection schedule

• Nov. 13-17;
• Dec. 18-22;
• Jan. 22-26

You can find more information and sign up for text alerts about the leaf pickup schedule on the city’s website.

This post is adapted from a press release from the City of Charlottesville dated 9/20/23

In-person early voting in Charlottesville officially began today (September 22, 2023) and will run through Saturday, November 4.

Early Voting will take place in the Office of Voter Registration during regular business hours, 8:30am to 4:30pm, Monday through Friday. Hours will be extended until 7:00pm on Thursdays during the Early Voting period. The Voter Registration Office will also be open on two Saturdays, October 28 and November 4, from 8:30am to 5:00pm. The office is located at 120 7th St NE, City Hall Annex, First Floor.

• Curbside voting will be available for qualified voters, such as those with disabilities and voters who are over 65.
• Any voter wishes to request a mail ballot may do so by submitting a Vote by Mail Application to the Voter Registration Office by Friday, October 27 at 5:00pm.
• Registration for the November General Election closes on Monday, October 16.
• All polling locations will be open from 6am to 7pm on Election Day, Tuesday, November 7.

If you have any questions or wish to request a Vote by Mail or Voter Registration Application, please contact the Office of Voter Registration and Elections at (434) 970-3250.