Charlottesville Community Engagement only came into existence because of the COVID-19 pandemic and a prohibition of in-person gatherings that began soon after a state of emergency was declared in March 2020.
Meetings of both elected and appointed bodies moved online with Zoom becoming a household name and the long-predicted video calls from science-fiction lore became ubiquitous.
One of the categories of meetings I particularly enjoyed covering were those of Albemarle’s community advisory committees. These bodies are called for in various master plans intended to bring about compact development…