I can surely sympathize with the majority of the Board of Supervisors regarding Supervisor Tony O’Brien’s often quixotic obsession with land use taxation. Some facts: per the county’s comprehensive plan, at last count, Fluvanna has more than...
The Jefferson Swim League is divided into three divisions. For a number of years the two Fluvanna County based swim teams have been in different divisions and have not competed against each other. This year the Fluvanna Aquatic Sports Team (FAST), nicknamed the Makos, and the Lake Monticello Swim Team (LMST), nicknamed the Sharks, are...
Slow down I’d like to comment and add to the “Slow Down” entry in a previous issue. Also, my comments are pointed mostly around Riverside gate. I do agree, why are the most expensive and most complicated solutions always on the table first? But, here are some additional solutions and simple facts. The distance between the turning...
Floyd Grant West, 70, of Palmyra, passed away on Saturday evening, July 23, 2016 at the University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville with his family by his side. He was born on January 18, 1946, in Utica, New York, a son of the late Arthur and Elesa (Christiansen) West. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three...
The undermanned Post 2003 Fluvanna American Legion team traveled to Albemarle High School on Friday, July 15. At one point, it looked like they had a major upset brewing. A four run top of the seventh gave the Fluvanna squad a 9-6 lead over Albemarle Post 74. Unfortunately the Fluvanna team, which Coach Eric Miles said has been...
The FAST swim team traveled to the Glenmore neighborhood on July 6 to compete with the Glenmore Country Club team in what would become one of the most exciting swim meets of the summer. Swimmers, coaches, and parents alike braved high temperatures, but the heat did not stop the participants from enjoying themselves and improving their...
Dredging thoughts Based on information received, Lake Monticello was about 10 years behind when the dredging program began and substantial progress has been made rectifying that situation but there is still work to do. It has been estimated to take three years for a complete circuit around the lake, clearing out the shorelines. Looking...
Confusion swirls over land use rules Talk about Fluvanna’s land use program has reached a frenzied pitch in recent days after an argument at the Board of Supervisors meeting on July 6. Land use, which offers significant tax breaks to landowners who dedicate their property to agriculture, forestry or open space, has recently become a...
