The Charlottesville Planning Commission has taken a first look at a proposed $201.5 million capital improvement program for a five-year period that begins on July 1, 2026. That includes $48.5 million of spending in FY2027.
The five-year plan anticipates $61.25 million on education spending including $36 million for a pre-K center that would be either at the Walker Upper Elementary site or the Oak Lawn site intended to be conveyed to the City of Charlottesville from the University of Virginia.
“The only reason that Oak Lawn is a part of the consideration is it just landed in our lap the way that it did this fall,” said City Manager Sam Sanders. “Otherwise it would be full steam ahead at the Walker site.”…