The Hook has the skinny on Monday night’s dredging presentation.
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- The SPCA wants your stories of the critters you've adopted from them over the years. #
- Dude fills out Papa John's job application, then steals the tip jar. Police, understandably, had no trouble tracking him down. #
- S'ville officials say their flooding was because they opened the levee gates. That'll do it. #
- Unemployment in our MSA has doubled to 5.9% in the past year; pretty low compared to the state and nation. #
- Pavilion X is having its columns stripped of white paint and restored to Jefferson's design: sandstone colored. My understanding is that's the plan for the whole of grounds. Some alumni's heads will explode when they learn about this. #
- C'ville and Albemarle are getting hip to social networking, meeting citizens on their own turf, which is great. THOUGH CVILLETWEET IS IN ALL CAPS, oddly. #
- I go on vacation for 36 hours and swine flu breaks out? The good news: it's no more harmful than any other flu, so relax. #
- Bob Gibson explains the possibility of a special election for David Toscano's seat in the House, unlikely though it may be. #
- The BoS will fund the Hatton Ferry through the summer while seeking permanent, private funding. (Via The Hook) #
- A suspicious fire destroyed a $65k backhoe left at the Meadowcreek Parkway site last night. #
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May 19th at 7:30pm City Council will hold a public hearing about what water plan will be best for this community.
Both city and county residents are welcome to comment, and unfortunately for county folk it may be your only opportunity unless you can implore your elected officials to hold their own hearing. To date there has been NO PUBLIC HEARING before elected officials in the county and I see this as a huge miscarriage of our ability as citizens to participate in this critical process. All previous meetings were conducted by the RWSA which includes NO elected officials. The RWSA proposal will have huge implications for our community and for all city residents and those in the urban county who will see drastically increased water bills for years to come. Not just the first 5 years , but far into the future. This is not yet a plan and before we lock ourselves into needless expense we need to finally take care of the South Fork Rivanna Reservoir, which has not been maintained for 40 years, We must insist that our officials take the first step and that a feasibily study be done that will cost a fraction of the 3.1 million that Rivanna Consultants, Gannett Fleming are being paid to engineer the new dam at Ragged Mt.
A sedimentation study was part of the RWSA budget and recommended by the consultants, but was dropped by the RWSA board this year.
We all know that whatever plan is chosen that remains in our watershed and provides enough water for 50 years MUST include maintaining capacity at South Fork Rivanna Reservoir and so the money for that must be in any plan that our elected officials approve.
Please attend the May19th public hearing at City Council Chambers at 7:30 and not let our Reservoir continue to silt in and continue to keep it a viable part of our water supply.
May 19th is also the WATER RATE PUBLIC HEARING 7:30 pm
City Council Chamber. This your only shot at affecting your
WATER BILLS !!!!