At Monday’s meeting, the Charlottesville City Council unanimously approved the purchase of 2000 Holiday Drive, a 27,000-square-foot office building that the city plans to turn into a low-barrier shelter as part of its homelessness intervention plan.
Officials agreed to buy the 3.8-acre property — which sits close to the Albemarle County line off of the US-250 bypass in the northwest quadrant of the city — for $6.2 million.
Mayor Juandiego Wade thanked his fellow councilors, city staff and community partners, as well as the public, for helping the city take what he called a “tremendous step.”…