CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed AC44 on Wednesday night.
It came after a review process that started in 2011. Several Supervisors thanked staff for the long, hard process of creating the comprehensive plan that will guide the county through changes that include growth, including creating housing and the possibility of swapping out land from developments areas that were no longer being used. Two examples used were about 400 acres of land that is now part of Biscuit Run Park as well as the Village of Rivanna in eastern Albemarle.
Several gave their two cents during the public hearing. Among those who spoke including Rob McGinnis who spoke on behalf of the Piedmont Environmental Council. He thanked those who worked on the plan for creating what he called a successful comprehensive plan update. He says the group does not oppose economic development, but the group had made it clear that a proposed innovation corridor between Fauquier County and Albemarle County should be left the individual counties, including identification of potential impacts…