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Local club welcomes Institute for Political Innovation
Jul. 21, 20210208 By Page H. Gifford Correspondent For the first in-person meeting of the Progressive Club in over a year, Jeff James welcomed 37 attendees to the pub at the Lake Monticello golf course on July 13. “That is the most I have ever seen in the eight years since the club started,” he said. Perhaps it was the intriguing subject and...
Planning Commission approves zoning for more multi-family housing
Jul. 21, 20210672 By Heather Michon Correspondent The planning commission voted on Tuesday (July 14) to nearly double the number of dwelling units allowed per acre in R-4 zoning areas, opening the potential for the construction of more multi-family housing options in Fluvanna County. The current ordinance allows a maximum of 2.9 dwelling units per...
Fluvanna Leadership Program graduates two classes
The Fluvanna Leadership Development Program recently graduated two classes at Pleasant Grove Park, the 2019-2020 Class 17 whose class was cut short by the pandemic, and the 2021 Class 18, whose class was conducted virtually. Others at the event included: County Board Members Mozelle Booker and Patricia Eager, County Administrator Eric...
Lake Monticello Travelers golf team crushes Orchard Creek
Jul. 14, 20210108 By Duncan Nixon Correspondent Back in 2015, the Lake Monticello Travelers golf team was established to play matches against comparable teams from other area golf courses. In that year, teams from five courses were involved. After a year off in 2020 due to the pandemic, the Lake Monticello Travelers are back in action. On July 8, the...
Sharks take on Glenmore
Jul. 14, 20210137 Contributed by Jessica Haase Ketola It was a hot, humid evening as the Sharks circled the tank, warm-ups delayed by thunder, the racers sharpened their teeth and sunned their fins in anticipation of the meet ahead. Wednesday, July 7th, just shy of 6:30 p.m. the Lake Monticello Swim Team (LMST) Sharks competed in a home meet against...
The return of the American chestnut tree in Fluvanna
Jul. 14, 20210896 By Page H. Gifford Correspondent Growing up we heard about the chestnut tree in literature, heard it in Christmas songs, and some may remember, in places like New York City, street vendors selling roasted chestnuts. It was common to see chestnut trees in the wild and it was part of American life. They survived for 40 million years and...
Supervisors review purchase policy, TransAmerica bike route
Jul. 14, 20210211 By Heather Michon Correspondent The Board of Supervisors held back-to-back meetings on Wednesday (July 7), their last sessions ahead of their regular midsummer break. Chair Mike Sheridan (Columbia) was away for the week, so Vice Chair Tony O’Brien (Rivanna) took the gavel for the three-and-a-half-hour session. During that time,...