The VAPDC Summer Conference in late July was a big success by all accounts, with informative sessions focused on funding opportunities in topic areas that included affordable housing, transportation and broadband. A pair of luncheon speakers also gave exciting presentations on the Port of Virginia and Virginia Space Flight Authority. Presentations, pictures, and more are available at the VAPDC Summer Conference page.
The City of Charlottesville and TJPDC invite all interested citizens to comment on the Draft Program Year 2022 CAPER annual report. The report describes how the participating jurisdiction used funds to provide low-income affordable housing and community development in the program year July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023.The annual report is open for public comment from August 15th-30th. There is also a public hearing scheduled at the TJPDC on September 7th at 7:00 pm.The draft is available at https://tjpdc.org/our-work/thomas-jefferson-regional-home-consortium/caper-2022/ or by contacting Laurie Jean Talun at 434-422-4080 or Anthony…
The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) on July 10 received a report from its staff on a review of Virginia’s K-12 funding formula, which previously was directed by SJR 294 from the 2021 General Assembly. Not surprisingly, the report found that public education in Virginia is underfunded, noting that local school divisions receive less K–12 funding per student than divisions in other states and several key funding benchmarks. It stated that many of the Standards of Quality (SOQ) formula inputs and assumptions lack a clear rationale and do…
On Monday, July 10, TJPDC and Virginia Housing staff performed site visits at Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville’s Southwood Development. As a part of Virginia Housing’s PDC Housing Development grant, a total of 12 homes in the development used funding awarded to TJPDC to pay for construction materials and labor. The houses include nine single-family attached homes and three affordable condo units. These units will generate affordable housing for those earning less than 60% Area Median Income (AMI), with most falling between 25-40% AMI. The Southwood project, while open…
On Wednesday, July 12, the Central Virginia Regional Housing Partnership (CVRHP) hosted a work session, at the request of the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, to seek feedback from for-profit and non-profit developers on a proposed Affordable Dwelling Unit ordinance and on developer incentives. Over 20 stakeholders, as well as CVRHP members, attended the discussion, which was held at UVA’s North Fork Research Park and was moderated by CVRHP Vice-Chair Keith Smith. In the coming weeks, TJPDC staff will synthesize feedback from the session and provide the Albemarle Board of…
The TJPDC was awarded an Economic Adjustment Assistance grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration in 2022 to support the development of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the region. Following a public procurement process, the TJPDC and Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Commission awarded contracts to Camoin Associates to assist in the development of a CEDS for each region, along with a set of super-regional strategies to support the work of the GO Virginia Region 9 Council. The CEDS process kicked off earlier this year with the formation of a CEDS strategy committee…