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Post published:October 15, 2024

Sarah Simba, Regional Planner Sarah joined the TJPDC in May as a Regional Planner and has been working with the Charlottesville-Albemarle MPO and on transportation projects, such as Move Safely Blue Ridge. She graduated from UVA’s Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy in May 2022. She earned her Graduate Diploma (License) in Mathematical Economics and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Economics from the Université Protestant du Congo, which is the Protestant University of Congo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, her country of birth.Q: What led you to…

Rain Barrel Workshop

Post published:October 10, 2024

The Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission (TJPDC) hosted a successful rain barrel workshop in Fluvanna County in partnership with the James River Association and the Thomas Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District (TJSWCD) on October 3. Participants learned how to assemble and install rain barrels at home and received a 55-gallon drum and a RainRecycle rain barrel kit from The Rain Barrel Depot.Every time it rains, stormwater carries things such as nutrients from fertilizers, bacteria from pet waste, and chemicals from herbicides and pesticides to local waterways. Using a rain…

October Commission Meeting Updates

Post published:October 10, 2024

The TJPD Commission met on October 3 and addressed the following topics:Blue Ridge Cigarette Tax Board six-month presentation/updatePartnership for Accessible Transportation Help (PATH) presentationFY26 Draft Budget approvedTJPDC Local Contributions--presentation of options for increasing funding for six agency programs that receive additional local dollars outside the per capita funding paid by each member locality; the Commission approved 1) converting local funding for these programs to per capita rates moving forward; 2) a recommendation that TJPDC request up to a 7% increase from the member localities for these programs for FY26; and…

TJPDC Joins Firefly, REC in Marking VATI Achievement

Post published:September 13, 2024

TJPDC joined Firefly Fiber Broadband and Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC) on September 9 in celebrating the first REC internet connections in Madison County. TJPDC, Firefly and REC are partners in the 2022 Virginia Telecommunication Initiative (VATI)/RISE project, which is administered by the TJPDC and ultimately will make high-speed internet available to more than 36,000 homes and businesses in a 13-county area in Central Virginia.Additional information about this milestone and pictures from the celebration event are available here.

Meet the Staff: Kaiden Pritchett

Post published:September 11, 2024

Kaiden Pritchett, Regional Housing VISTA Kaiden joined the TJPDC in August as part of an AmeriCorps Virginia Housing Alliance VISTA project, a statewide intermediary project with 17 Host Sites, that all work to either expand affordable housing opportunities and/or end homelessness throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. Kaiden's role at the PDC will focus on supporting the Central Virginia Regional Housing Partnership (CVRHP). Kaiden is a native of Greene County and attended the University of Richmond. He was a member of the football team, and graduated with a degree in Political Science. Q: What…

September Commission Meeting Updates – Copy

Post published:September 11, 2024

The TJPD Commission met on September 5 and received presentations on the following topics:the HOME/CDBG Program Year 2023 Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report and Draft CAPER;the Virginia Telecommunication Initiative (VATI) 2022 and 2024the Watershed Improvement Program (WIP); andthe Department of Housing and Community Development Planning District Boundary Review.The Commission was also presented the Draft FY26 Projected Operating Budget for review. Materials for all TJPD Commission meetings are available here.The Commission’s next meeting will be on Thursday, October 3.