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Podcast for May 25, 2025: City Council candidate forum, Sanders explains how he wants to spend $5.4 million from surplus, and an important day at the BZA

Podcast for May 25, 2025: City Council candidate forum, Sanders explains how he wants to spend $5.4 million from surplus, and an important day at the BZA

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 Congratulations! You’re about to listen to the latest edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement! All you have to do is hit the play button and you’ll be able to hear several stories about what’s happening in local and regional government. Many of the stories that go out in this newsletter are produced in a manner that allows people to listen, using the voices of people who are in the stories! This is not a new concept, but this is a necessary paragraph to get me to the point where I say I’m Sean Tubbs, and this is what I seem to do.Programming note: This should have gone out on Friday afternoon but there were complications and I decided to produce this on Sunday. The Week Ahead will likely come out on Monday and back to regular programming on Tuesday.In this edition:* Three candidates for two Democratic nominations for City Council address Greenbrier neighborhood (read the story)* Charlottesville City Manager Sam Sanders provides updates on how FY24 surplus might be spent ahead of June 2 vote (read the story)* Charlottesville Board of Architectural Review denies request to demolish 1301 Wertland Street (learn more)* Charlottesville’s Board of Zoning Appeals upholds an administrative modification for a 24-unit development on Barracks Road (C-Ville Weekly version)First shout-out: Rivanna River Otter MonitoringHave you seen a river otter lately? The Rivanna Conservation Alliance wants to know! The group is conducting a study of the presence of Lontra canadensis. The creatures have been spotted throughout the Rivanna River watershed—in rivers, streams, and even backyard ponds!While they’re best known for their playful antics, river otters are also important indicators of stream health. They depend on clean water, healthy riparian buffers, and abundant prey sources (including fish, amphibians, and benthic macroinvertebrates) for survival. As such, their presence or absence within our waterways can provide valuable insights into the overall health of our rivers and streams.To learn more, the Rivanna Conservation Alliance has launched the Rivanna River Otter Monitoring Project to gather valuable data on river otter populations while encouraging community members to get outside and explore our local waterways. This project aims not only to inspire public appreciation for river otters, but also foster a deeper community connection to our rivers and streams and the diverse wildlife populations they support.To learn more and consider a donation, please visit the Rivanna Conservation Alliance.Second-shout out: Cville VillageCan 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, Cville Village needs you!Cville Village is a local 501c3 nonprofit organization loosely affiliated with a national network of Villages whose goals are 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.Cville Village 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 can expand your circle of friends and shower you with thanks.To learn more, visit cvillevillage.org 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 them at (434) 218-3727. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit communityengagement.substack.com/subscribe
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