Nicole Scro

How local government and institutions are preparing—or not—to protect us from ICE - C-VILLE Weekly By now, you’ve likely seen them: videos of people in homes like ours, on streets like ours, sobbing, screaming, or silent. Dragged from their cars, their homes, their lives by masked, anonymous men dr...

"I want to do a disaster preparedness story," I told my editor at @cvilleweekly.bsky.social. "And the disaster is ICE." 🧵

Excited to submit a new application this week!!

Said boyfriend needs to buy his girlfriend a bigger place.

I *think* it’s a self storage building. That was the plan several years ago.

Always so impressed with Sunshine and the work he’s been doing!

Excited for this one!

C'ville folks! Local luminary and lender of e-bikes Josh Carp created this very cool site, which combines videos of public meetings with searchable, linkable transcripts. meetings.cvilledata.org/meetings

1930-1931, that’s a very short fad!

OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit

No matter what anyone says, this is the most American half time show ever. I fucking love this.

🚨 Advocacy opp! VDOT has created a plan to redesign the W. Main / Ridge intersection to improve traffic flow + provide protected bike lanes and many pedestrian upgrades. It’s not perfect but it’s WAY better than what is there now, and it’s designed to get state funding to get it built.

I said this last time but their real position is “if you disagree with us we can kill you.”

in charlottesville, virginia, in a park that held a monument to slavery for a century, a park that held a nazi rally nine years ago, a park that today holds a vigil for renee good, someone has set up a television playing the video of her murder.

YEAR END 2023 II. COMPARISON OF RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNITS BY TYPE Table II. Breakdown of New Residential Dwelling Units by Magisterial District and Dwelling Unit Type Data in link in original post

In 2023, exactly 2 homes were built in Albemarle County’s Jack Jouett district, in case you’re wondering why housing is so expensive around here.

www.albemarle.org/home/showpub...

lol what is this and why

Very cool!

Infill!

A red sign with silver lettering: we will not leave each other behind.

#TDOR

every tiny crumb that leaks out is a career ending bombshell and we’re all just supposed to go on with our lives while our elected representatives shrug and tell us there’s nothing to be done about the president’s involvement in a child sex trafficking operation

So traffic infractions & misdemeanors are recorded by general district courts. They share their files with DMV, who then imposes additional fines/revocations etc.

if you don’t have a license, you’re not impacted by DMV’s additional penalties, but you still have an infraction on file with the GDC.

Good morning Virginia! Good morning 5th district folks! Polls are open. You know what to do. It’s a great day to vote!

Hey 👋🏽 Cville peeps! If you haven't voted yet, be sure to get out on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4 to vote. Voting is, admittedly, a rather limited way to build political power, but it's still a really important one.

Here's the sample ballot for Cville. Next up, I'll share who I'm voting for, and why

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Sixplex!

😂😂😂

this also drives me insane, this idea that it is the most normal thing in the world for a young (white) man to have a nazi curious phase. it isn’t!

Oh interesting — adding Children of Men to my rewatch list.

Omg I am obsessed with this movie!!!

Two tons of bronze ingots, from melting down Charlottesville’s statue of Robert E. Lee, are now on display in the LA Museum of Modern Art “Monuments” exhibit. The @jsaahccville.bsky.social Swords Into Plowshares project will select an artist to use the bronze to create public art for Charlottesville

Policy Briefing Summary City Council Regarding: Resolution Authorizing Agreement to Settle White v. Charlottesville City Council Staff Contact(s): John Maddux, City Attorney Presenter: John Maddux, City Attorney Date of Proposed Action: October 20, 2025 Issue Whether to authorize an agreement to settle White v. Charlottesville City Council, a lawsuit challenging the legality of the zoning ordinance adopted by the City Council in December of 2023. Background / Rule In January 2024, several community members filed a lawsuit challenging the new zoning ordinance adopted by City Council in December 2023. Over time, the case narrowed to two main questions: whether the City was required to send certain traffic information to the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), and whether the City gave reasonable consideration to factors required by state law when adopting the ordinance. Although a trial was scheduled for September 2026, the City and the plaintiffs have reached an agreement to resolve the case. Under the agreement, the City will provide the requested traffic information to VDOT, and the plaintiffs will withdraw their lawsuit. As long as the City meets its obligations, this agreement will bring the litigation to an end. Analysis The City remains confident that it would ultimately prevail in this matter. However, the cost of discovery, trial, and potential appeals would be substantial for all parties, and any litigation carries inherent risks. This proposal, where the City will provide certain traffic information in exchange for dismissal of the case offers a practical and cost-effective path forward. Accepting this resolution will avoid further litigation expenses and provide clarity and stability for the City’s zoning ordinance. Financial Impact Funds will be required to complete the necessary traffic studies for submission to VDOT, and these costs are expected to be meaningful. However, they are anticipated to be substantially lower than the costs the City w…

SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT This AGREEMENT is made effective as of the date of the last signature hereto (the “Effective Date”), by and between G. EDWARD WHITE, SUSAN D. WHITE, ROY VAN DOORN, KRISTI VAN DOORN, THOMAS J. HILL, Trustee of the Thomas J. Hill Trust, u/a June 1, 2005, as amended, KEMP P. HILL, Trustee, of the Kemp P. Hill Trust, u/a June 1, 2005, as amended, JENNY CLAY, MICHAEL BEVIER and LILLIAN BEVIER (collectively, the “Claimants”) and the CHARLOTTESVILE CITY COUNCIL (the “City”), each a “Party” and collectively, the “Parties.” REASONS FOR AGREEMENT Claimants have asserted various claims against the City in that action filed in the Circuit Court for the City of Charlottesville styled G. Edward White, et al., v. Charlottesville City Council, Case No. CL24-25 (the “Lawsuit”). In the Lawsuit, Claimants’ operative pleading is now the Amended Complaint, filed on or about December 30, 2024. The Amended Complaint contains two Counts, and alleges that the new zoning ordinance adopted by the City on December 18, 2023 (the “NZO”) was void ab initio for, among other reasons, the failure to submit the NZO to the Virginia Department of Transportation (“VDOT”) pursuant to Virginia Code § 15.2-2222.1(B) and the associated Traffic Impact Analysis Regulations set forth in 24VAC30-155-10, et seq. The Parties enter into this Agreement for the purpose of resolving the Lawsuit. TERMS For and in consideration of the mutual promises and commitments specified herein, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged by each Party, the Parties agree as follows: 1. Preparation of Traffic Impact Statement. The City agrees to prepare a VDOT Traffic Impact Statement (“VTIS”) pursuant to requirements of 24VAC30-155-60. The City shall contact VDOT to request a scope of work meeting pursuant to 24VAC30-155-60(B) (the “Meeting”) within thirty (30) days of the Effective Date and shall comply with the elements and scope for the VTIS as required by VDOT. Prior to the Meeting, unless …

Wow. The agenda is up for the 10/20 Council meeting... and it includes a settlement agreement in the White v. Charlottesville case.

The city will prepare a Traffic Impact Statement by the process in 24VAC30-155. In exchange, the plaintiffs will drop the case against the new zoning ordinance.