I agree 100% with this – “One of the greatest resources we still have left is the people that help create the place you came to.”

Well, as long as you have homeless and crowds at food banks it is simply not a priority. Anything going on anywhere else is not relevant to conditions here. The opportunity to hike this route is already there. Same as riding bikes or anything else. People have been riding bikes on these roads before you could comprehend what a Crozet was. If you a created a man-made attraction it is simply not natural and that is what is being destroyed here, the natural beauty of this area. Man-made simple people trails are not really trails. The vast majority of Western Albemarle residents want to maintain the rural nature of the area. The exception is the growth area. That was the trade off. If homeless encampments were allowed on this proposed entertainment trail I could come around to support it. Really. You and I both have the means to travel 20 miles to one of the most beautiful areas of this country and fulfill all of our being in nature fantasies. Time to recognize the less fortunate amongst us instead of wasting money on artificial nature. One of the greatest resources we still have left is the people that help create the place you came to. Once you finish driving them out
what will you have left???

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFgB1KEFCmM

You realize that you do not have to wish. In plenty of US cities you could make this a daily thing. It is called Urban living. You are just cheating yourself by not living the life you crave…

And on this, I agree 100%. Wish it was not an “event” but just part of daily life.

The only problem is that you do not know what shape you will evolve to once you get older. Everyone does not share your view of evolution. Your views line up perfectly for an Urban dweller. There you can share your experiences on how many times your bikes were stolen in a year. Evolution is a big word that encompasses fact not opinion. How we evolve will be up to future people to analyze. Fact: The PRC has the largest EV market on earth. The majority there is happy not to be pushing pedals anymore.

I just choose to recognize the future we could have if we evolved.

Share of new cars sold that are electric – 2025

PRC is also largest EV market on earth. Once Jim gets older he will finally realize that his thoughts are not very inclusive…

It is important to vote NO. The State is throwing this in the Counties laps. And taxes never go away, what they are saying is simply dishonest. Make the people who run the County actually manage the County’s expenses. Begging for more money is not management. Vote for people that can actually do this.
Providing school lunches 12 months a year is insane. You get a school lunch when you are attending school. No school, no lunch. There are currently Federal programs to feed children. You would not give alcohol to alcoholics, why would you give money to this current bunch of incompetents???
Let us not forget the millions the County found for affordable? housing once the tax increase was voted down last year. I suggest that we do not fall for this nonsense.

VOTE NO!

Specifically where/what would you cut? I don’t have the answers either.

This referendum is not for salaries, etc.

“By law, the revenue can be used only for school construction, renovation and related debt payments. The increased revenue cannot be used for salaries, maintenance or daily operational costs. Those must be covered through existing revenue streams. The 1-cent sales tax increase would automatically expire June 30, 2046, unless voters renew it in a future referendum.”

https://www.k12albemarle.org/our-departments/communications/news-board/~board/newsroom/post/albemarle-voters-to-weigh-1-cent-sales-tax-for-school-construction-this-fall

There’s ole Jimbo being his arrogant self once again. Perhaps you should focus on selling real estate as opposed to being political talking about how people should vote. You’re welcome, there will be no charge.

First – I assume we know each other?

Second – happy to. What topic?

Jimmy, you pretend to be a smart man. Perhaps you should try doing some research.

Interesting. Can you cite your sources for those assertions?

To spend that much money because of congestion twice a day when school is in session is crazy. Limit school access for private vehicles during peak periods and that might force Muffy to either walk or ride the bus to school. If SMART SCALE money is smart it will not be wasted on this. Why do you think money can correct behavioral problems??? Traffic circles do not solve heavy traffic at peak times. The lunatics are trying to run the asylum again. Look at the mess at the square in Crozet.

As with most things – hope is not a strategy.

Still planned hoped for — still unfunded. The Old Trail/250 roundabout has been pitched for SMART SCALE money for years and never scored high enough to win. The county’s own July 2025 report says it plainly: not funded by the CTB.

Albemarle reworked it and lined it up again for Round 7, whose applications closed the first week of August. But the scores won’t even post until 2027, and the Commonwealth Transportation Board won’t lock a funding list until next summer.

Best case — if it finally wins — dirt doesn’t move until 2029 – more hope.

So: a 2-and-1 hybrid with crosswalks, $14.6 million at last count and these things only get pricier, ~12,000 cars a day through there, and a bunch of people going to the schools on foot and wheels – and a fifth trip through the scoring machine. I’ll believe it when I see the barrels.