INSIDE TRASHED page 2 VINEYARD RULES page 3 BOARD OF TRADE page 8 IVY BRIDGE page 9 WEST GLEN page 10
FEBRUARY 2017 VOL. 11, NO. 9
Overcapacity in the Western District Schools
FREE DAYS page 11
Thirteen Hundred’s a Crowd
PROPERTY REPORT page 12
By Lisa Martin lisa@crozetgazette.com
MIND THE GAPS page 15 MIKE MARSHALL
HOMEMADE BREAD page 18 DUST TO DUST page 20
INNISFREE page 28 NEW WAY IN page 29 ROBOT KIDS page 30 BRAINIACS page 31 CYCLE CHAMPS page 32 SHE’S OUR BEST page 34 ACTIVE REST page 35 CABIN PAVILION page 36 MAKE EARTH GREAT AGAIN page 38 PINES page 42 BEREAVEMENTS page 43 PLANTS FOR ANIMALS page 45
Cub Scout Pack 79 held its annual Pinewood Derby Jan. 28 in the Henley Middle School cafeteria, forced out of its usual home at Crozet United Methodist Church by the burgeoning number of scouts in the troop. The winner this year was Ryan Muro, center, with an average track speed of 3.034. Second was Ian Moore, right, in 3.038 and third was Bennette Kim with a speed of 3.07. The three top finishers in each den are also given awards. Sixty-three cars were entered and each made four runs on the aluminum track to record their average speed. Cub scouts in Pack 79 are students at Crozet and Brownsville Elementary Schools. Last year the troop had 43 scouts, said Cubmaster Kyle Enfield, and this year it has 60.
One Address, Many Stories By Theresa Curry theresa@crozetgazette.com The Crozet community has been watching the evolution of the collection of entrepreneurs at 2025 Library Avenue with great interest. Most are open now, a couple will be open soon; Piedmont Place developer Drew
Holzwarth said he’s close to announcing the tenant who will fill the one remaining space. It’s no secret, he said, that it will most likely be an organic butcher shop. The composition of the bright new space is not random, Holzwarth noted. Although there was some flexi-
Downtown Crozet Initiative Shares Feedback on Crozet Plaza Drawings
By Eric J. Wallace eric@crozetgazette.com
Meeting at Crozet Library Jan. 5, the Downtown Crozet Initiative announced the results of its December Design & Dine event, which was held at Piedmont Place and intended to gather community feedback for the proposed Crozet plaza. With the buzz surrounding the
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LISA MARTIN
WHAT WILL SCHOOLS D0? page 23
As new restaurants and merchants spring up throughout Crozet, highlighting the benefits of population growth in western Albemarle County, parents and officials are concerned about the impact of that growth on area schools. Preliminary projections recently compiled by the county show Western Albemarle High School enrollment exceeding official capacity by the start of the new school year this fall. Over a ten-year horizon, the school expects a 20 percent increase in enrollment, from the current 1,080 to 1,300 students beginning in 2024. Henley Middle School, already the largest middle school in the division, foresees almost 17 percent growth, topping 1,000 students in ten years. Crozet and Brownsville Elementary Schools are both operating at slightly above their maximums despite Brownsville’s 2009 addition. On the forefront of the growth spurt is Meriwether Lewis Elementary, which
announcement, the meeting took on a tone of excitement. This was acknowledged by the committee members’ opening statements, which praised a record-breaking attendance of around 30 people. “I’m thrilled to see that so many have come out to offer feedback and be a part of this process,” said Meg Holden, the committee’s co-chair. “As we move forward with
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