Regular updates of what's happening in local and regional government in and around Charlottesville, Virginia from an award-winning journalist with nearly thirty years of experience. <br/><br/><a href="https://communityengagement.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">communityengagement.substack.com</a>
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June 6, 2026
Podcast for June 6, 2026: Charlottesville Area Transit preparing for electric buses and commuter route from Buckingham tops preliminary list of priority projects
<p>For the next set of stories to be written for Charlottesville Community Engagement, the audio versions of the previous ones must be distributed. That’s the purpose of this particular edition which collects four stories from the past week with an extra one thrown in from the archive. The podcast version is also slightly different from the version that aired on WTJU at 6 a.m. on June 6, 2026.</p><p>Please take a listen if you’d like a different way to experience these stories for my quest for financing the stage show seems to have stalled.</p><p><strong>In this edition:</strong></p><p>* Buckingham commuter bus operated by Jaunt tops initial prioritization list (<a target="_blank" href="https://infocville.com/2026/06/03/buckingham-commuter-bus-operated-by-jaunt-tops-initial-prioritization-list/">read the story</a>)</p><p>* Charlottesville Area Transit preparing for electric buses (<a target="_blank" href="https://infocville.com/2026/06/05/charlottesville-area-transit-preparing-for-electric-buses/">read the story</a>)</p><p>* The Albemarle Planning Commission endorses an effort to make it easier to build rooftop solar on entrance corridors (<a target="_blank" href="https://infocville.com/2026/06/05/albemarle-pc-endorses-effort-to-make-it-easier-to-build-rooftop-solar-on-entrance-corridors/">read the story</a>)</p><p>* Albemarle Planning Commission recommends denial of rezoning for 18-unit development (<a target="_blank" href="https://c-ville.com/albemarle-planning-commission-recommends-denial-of-rezoning-for-18-unit-development/">read the story on C-Ville Weekly</a>)</p><p>* One June 9, the Albemarle Planning Commission will learn about five work products to implement the Comprehensive plan. The Board of Supervisors had their review in May and this is an archive story.</p><p><strong>First shout-out: Charlottesville Jazz Fest continues this weekend!</strong></p><p>The 50th anniversary of Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall is this July and kicks off with <a target="_blank" href="https://cvillejazz.org/6757-2/">JazzFest2026</a>, a celebration of culture and qualities of innovation, improvisation, and collaboration.</p><p>There are still two days left to dip your ear and tune in. Multiple stages in the Downtown Mall area are hosting special events with outstanding artists. One way to learn what’s happening is to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/charlottesville.jazz">follow the Charlottesville Jazz Society’s Facebook page</a>.</p><p><strong>Second shout-out: </strong><strong>Cville Village</strong></p><p>Can you drive a neighbor to a doctor’s appointment? Change an overhead lightbulb, plant a flower, walk a dog for someone who is sick, visit someone who is lonely? If so, <a target="_blank" href="https://cvillevillage.org/">Cville Village</a> needs you!</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://cvillevillage.org/">Cville Village</a> seeks to help seniors stay in their own homes as long as possible, and to build connections among them that diminish social isolation. Volunteers do small chores for, and have gatherings of, professors and schoolteachers, nurses and lawyers, aides and housekeepers. Time and chance come to all – a fall, an order not to drive, failing eyesight, a sudden stroke. They assist folks continue living at home, with a little help from their friends.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://cvillevillage.org/">Cville Village</a> volunteers consult software that shows them who has requested a service and where they are located. Volunteers accept only the requests that fit their schedule and their skills. Volunteering for Cville Village will expand your circle of friends and shower you with thanks.</p><p><strong> </strong>To learn more, visit <a target="_blank" href="http://cvillevillage.org/">cvillevillage.org</a> or attend one of their monthly Village “meet-ups” and see for yourself. To find out where and when the next meetup is, or to get more information and a volunteer application, email us at info@cvillevillage.org, or call us at (434) 218-3727.</p><p><strong>End notes for #1064-A</strong></p><p>What are the differences between the radio version and the podcast version? Different underwriting reads.</p><p>There is also different music underneath in the ad break. I have a lot of music I like to use that comes from a friend of mine, but only two of his compositions rotate in the radio version.</p><p>If you do listen, you’ll notice a couple of things. First, I use an effect on my voice when I read from something quoted. If I were doing this in a newsroom, I’d likely have colleagues do some of these voices. Earlier in the podcast I was sending copy to other people to use for this purpose, but I ended that when I began doing the research.</p><p>Doing the radio show has also made me focus attention to the detail of the audio production. I wasn’t thinking much about that back when every single newsletter was also a podcast. I liked being able to do that frequency.</p><p>According to my records, there is only one example of a June 6 podcast before this one. <a target="_blank" href="https://communityengagement.substack.com/p/june-6-2023-new-vacancy-opens-up?utm_source=publication-search">Here’s the one from 2023</a>. Note that it is only about 15 minutes long.</p><p>Will I still be doing this in 2029? I can’t know that for certain, but I can say it is my intent to continue on as long as I can because there are many stories I want to see through.</p><p>Okay. I need to get to the next set of stories!</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://communityengagement.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2">communityengagement.substack.com/subscribe</a>
May 30, 2026
Podcast for May 30, 2026: Stories on Albemarle climate action, environmental review in Charlottesville, and the BAR gets a first look at student housing on West Main
<p>It seems that we have arrived at the end of May 2026, as well as the end of another busy week at Charlottesville Community Engagement. This week began with a holiday and ushered in a switch to a morning publication as opposed to an afternoon one, a transition intended to prepare for a more active future covering local and regional government in the community. One hopes.</p><p>Mostly every story that features soundbites from a meeting is produced using skills I learned in radio over 30 years ago. The podcast is a weekly digest of some of those stories and is a slightly different edition from the award-winning radio show that airs on WTJU every Saturday. Well, one award. The Alliance for Community Media <a target="_blank" href="https://www.wtju.net/wtju-wins-four-2026-awards-from-alliance-for-community-media/">recently recognized the radio show with a 2026 Hometown Media Award for Best News Program</a>. Hit play and listen!</p><p><strong>In this edition show:</strong></p><p>* Albemarle Supervisors briefed on how county government plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (<a target="_blank" href="https://infocville.com/2026/05/29/albemarle-supervisors-briefed-on-how-county-government-plans-to-reduce-greenhouse-gas-emissions/">read the story</a>)</p><p>* Charlottesville Planning Commission briefed on environmental reviews underway (<a target="_blank" href="https://infocville.com/2026/05/29/charlottesville-planning-commission-briefed-on-environmental-reviews-underway/">read the story</a>)</p><p>* RSWA can now safely accept lithium batteries; new baling facility cost less than expected (<a target="_blank" href="https://infocville.com/2026/05/28/ivy-solid-waste-and-recycling-center-can-now-safely-take-lithium-batteries/">read the story</a>)</p><p>* RSWA Board approves $11.7 million budget for FY2027 (<a target="_blank" href="https://infocville.com/2026/05/28/rivanna-solid-waste-authority-board-approves-11-7-million-budget-for-fy2027/">read the story</a>)</p><p>* Biosolids company reduces amount of land requested to be sludge eligible (<a target="_blank" href="https://infocville.com/2026/05/29/biosolids-company-reduces-amount-of-albemarle-land-requested-to-be-sludge-eligible/">read the story</a>)</p><p>* Health-oriented community fair happening midday Saturday at Washington Park (<a target="_blank" href="https://infocville.com/2026/05/29/health-oriented-community-fair-happening-midday-saturday-at-washington-park/">read the story</a>)</p><p>* The Charlottesville Board of Architectural Review takes a look at new design for a student housing building near Westhaven (<a target="_blank" href="https://c-ville.com/smaller-west-main-building-still-draws-ire-from-public-housing-advocate/">read the story on </a><a target="_blank" href="https://c-ville.com/smaller-west-main-building-still-draws-ire-from-public-housing-advocate/">C-Ville Weekly</a>)</p><p><p>When you’re done listening, share with someone else!</p></p><p></p><p><strong>First shout-out: Charlottesville Jazz Festival is less than two weeks away!</strong></p><p>In conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall, <a target="_blank" href="https://cvillejazz.org/6757-2/">JazzFest2026</a> will offer audiences a chance to enjoy nationally and internationally acclaimed artists and many of Charlottesville‘s finest musicians over four days of club, concert, and featured performances.</p><p>Multiple stages in the Downtown Mall area will host special events with outstanding artists and the festival will feature a two-night/multi-venue Club Circuit with no cover charges. One way to learn what’s happening is to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/charlottesville.jazz">follow the Charlottesville Jazz Society’s Facebook page</a>.</p><p>The Charlottesville Jazz Festival’s mission is to bring people together through the spirit of jazz—celebrating its culture and qualities of innovation, improvisation, and collaboration.</p><p>JazzFest 2026 will foster those qualities for the benefits they offer both the art form and the community.</p><p></p><p><strong>Second shout-out: Consider support for Town Crier Productions!</strong></p><p>In July, this newsletter and occasional podcast will mark the 6th anniversary. There have now been at least 1,060 regular editions, over 360 Week Ahead Versions, and dozens of property transaction editions. All of the work is done from my sense that people should know what’s happening in local and regional government.</p><p>I’m only able to do this work because of a steady stream of people who want to help cover the costs to research and produce stories about land use, transportation, economic development, and whatever else I can get together in a given edition.</p><p>This continues to be an experiment and one worth doing as long as I can. The business model is overly simple.</p><p>* I’ll report as much as I can and keep building up a system that allows me to do more reporting</p><p>* People who want to support the work can do so through ways that make sense to them</p><p>On that latter point, paid subscriptions through Substack work quite well. There is a chance at some point that the newsletter delivery mechanism moves somewhere else, but that’s a project term at least two or three horizons away. Any amount helps, but be warned I may increase the base price in July.</p><p>I’ve also set up a way for people to make a charitable contribution to support the journalism. This is through the Tiny News Collective and I’ve got a lot of ideas on what that might mean for the future of this work.</p><p>A bit about shout-outs. When I launched this venture back in 2020 during the pandemic, I promoted a Patreon account and offered brief promotional messages in exchange for them being at a certain tier. Many are still paid for that way, but I’m no longer taking new ones.</p><p>Instead I have an ever-evolving media kit for a sponsorship package that’s received a few bites. I introduced a line at the top of the regular newsletter and am trying to measure how many people click. This media kit is currently available by request because I am very much still trying to figure out that system.</p><p>In any case, the real question is: Did I read all of this in the podcast version or did I say something else? You’ll just have to hit play!</p><p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://communityengagement.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2">communityengagement.substack.com/subscribe</a>
May 22, 2026
Podcast for May 22, 2026: City Council gets updates on low-barrier shelter, current year's budget, and a pause on a sidewalk project
<p>Happy Birthday to the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Associated_Press">Associated Press</a> which incorporated as a non-profit news cooperative on <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_22">May 22</a>, 1846 to share the costs of covering a war between the United States of America and Mexico. Charlottesville Community Engagement is an experiment in bringing people stories about an area that seems to be in constant change.</p><p>Once a week there’s an audio version and this is a chance to catch up on what’s been said: </p><p>* Charlottesville’s budget for fiscal year 2026 is on track for surplus (<a target="_blank" href="https://infocville.com/2026/05/22/charlottesvilles-fy26-budget-on-track-for-surplus/">read the story</a>)</p><p>* City Manager Sam Sanders given an update on development of a plan to make 2000 Holiday Drive a functioning support center for homeless (<a target="_blank" href="https://infocville.com/2026/05/22/sanders-gives-first-progress-report-on-operations-plan-for-2000-holiday-drive/">read the story</a>)</p><p>* Work to build a sidewalk to support additional development in the Fry’s Spring neighborhood is on pause due to higher than expected right of ways costs (<a target="_blank" href="https://infocville.com/2026/05/21/increased-cost-of-right-of-way-negotiations-for-stribling-avenue-upgrade-leads-to-temporary-pause/">read the story</a>)</p><p>* Bike Month continues and one Charlottesville City Councilor implores people to log rides with a government agency to beat Richmond (<a target="_blank" href="https://infocville.com/2026/05/21/bike-month-continues-and-one-city-councilor-implores-people-to-log-rides-with-drpt/">read the story</a>)</p><p>* Charlottesville will commemorate the late Mel Walker on May 30 with the unveiling of Mel’s Walk (<a target="_blank" href="https://infocville.com/2026/05/21/charlottesville-to-commemorate-mels-walk-on-may-30/">read the story</a>)</p><p>* Supervisor Sally Duncan wants Albemarle to consider creating rental inspection program (<a target="_blank" href="https://infocville.com/2026/05/22/supervisor-duncan-wants-albemarle-to-consider-creating-rental-inspection-program/">read the story</a>)</p><p></p><p></p><p>This edition has no shout-outs except this one</p><p>Crikey, I’m tired. I pretty much go at this work non-stop because there’s a lot to get to and I have a reputation to keep. A reputation for my dedication to doing the work. Is dedication or is it something more stubborn? </p><p>Either way, I didn’t put shout-outs in this one because I want to get it out the door so I can move on to writing two stories for C-Ville Weekly, possibly doing land use transactions, prepping what will likely be a fairly short Week Ahead, and then getting ready for next week’s stories. </p><p>But Fridays are a good day to send out this list of social media sites where you can help share the work. </p><p>And here are some social media possibilities:</p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://bsky.app/profile/infocville.bsky.social">I created a BlueSky account</a> because I missed Twitter but I don’t do much except post links to <a target="_blank" href="https://infocville.com/">Information Charlottesville</a> stories. That may change.</p><p>* There are 445 followers of the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/TownCrierProductions/">Town Crier Productions Facebook page</a> which is currently solely used to let people know when a story has been posted to <a target="_blank" href="https://infocville.com/">Information Charlottesville</a>. I may begin using this to do live video of podcast recording. Interested?</p><p>* There are slightly more followers on <a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/towncrierproductions/">Instagram</a>, but I have paused posting here because I want to make the images look better and so far that’s not been worth investing the time.</p><p>* I post a version of the Week Ahead on Reddit each Sunday which is a little shorter. This is intended to attract people to the newsletter and many of you got here from there. But there is no official page and you have to know my username. Maybe I’ll change that in the future?</p><p>* Except for reposts of this show, there is no new content on the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cvillepodcast.com/">Charlottesville Podcasting Network</a> but it predates this newsletter by 15 years. I had a good idea and all I wanted to do was tell stories about the community. Here I am still, hoping to get more people involved.</p><p>* I’m not doing video. Not everyone has to do video.</p><p><p>Thanks for reading Charlottesville Community Engagement ! This post is public so feel free to share it.</p></p><p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://communityengagement.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2">communityengagement.substack.com/subscribe</a>
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