Do you have ideas on how to improve our natural environment? Would you like to have easier access to a trail in your neighborhood? Are you concerned about water quality of the Rivanna and other streams in our region? Come share your thoughts at a public workshop on environmental issues on September 29, the first in a series of events which will inform the Charlottesville and Albemarle Comprehensive Plan updates.
A major component of the Many Plans, One Community initiative is to gather community input related to the updates of both the Charlottesville and Albemarle Comprehensive Plans. While Charlottesville and Albemarle are governed separately and thus have distinct comprehensive plans, our communities are inherently linked. The two municipalities hope to bring their plans into greater alignment – thus improving the lives of their citizens, who typically live, work, shop, play, and learn across city/county boundaries – with this joint planning process. While each comprehensive plan will be unique, reflecting the needs and goals of each place, by updating the two comprehensive plans at the same time, common goals can be set for the entire region.
In order to gather public input that will shape the updates to the comprehensive plans – and guide future development in our region – TJPDC, the City and the County are hosting a series of community workshops over the next year. Each workshop will focus on a particular aspect of the comprehensive plan, such as housing, transportation, or the economy. The full calendar of workshops can be found here.
The first workshop in the series will focus on environmental issues including parks and greenways, sustainable development, water quality and stormwater management, and natural resource protection. Come learn what the city and county have been doing to protect the natural environment, then provide feedback and share your vision for our region.
Community Workshop on Environmental Issues
Thursday, September 29, 2011
4-7pm
Cityspace
100 5th St. NECharlottesville, VA 22902
