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Post published:February 13, 2023

Each year, the Weldon Cooper Center develops and releases official population estimates for Virginia counties and independent cities to show population counts between decennial censuses. These estimates provide the best approximation of the population count on July 1 of the prior year. State and local governments use this data for funding allocations, planning and budgeting purposes.The July 1, 2022 population estimate for the TJPDC region was 270,319, which is about 6,700 residents, or 2.5% higher, than the 2020 Census estimate. In the TJPDC region, Louisa County added 2,129 residents, and…

Meet the Staff: Lori Allshouse

Post published:February 13, 2023

Lori Allshouse, VATI Program DirectorLori Allshouse joined the TJPD in February 2022 as the VATI Program Director. In this role, she is directing TJPDC’s super regional broadband project, conducted in collaboration with the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Telecommunication Initiative, Firefly Fiber Broadband, partner counties, and supporting electric utility providers. Together this group is working to make gigabit speed universal broadband service available to residents and businesses in 13 counties across central Virginia.Q: What led you to working at the TJPDC?I recently retired from Albemarle County where I had a fulfilling career.…

Watershed Filmmaking and Mapping

Post published:February 9, 2023

This past fall, the Lewis & Clark Exploratory Center received grants from Crutchfield and from the Bama Works Fund of Dave Matthews Band to launch our Watershed Filmmaking and Mapping Workshops in 2023. With these workshops, we teach students how to document our rivers and streams, giving hands-on experience at our site at Trevillian’s Creek and on the Rivanna River.

Meet the Staff: Ryan Mickles

Post published:January 12, 2023

Ryan Mickles, Regional Planner TransportationRyan re-joined the staff at the TJPDC last January, having previously worked here after graduating from UVA with a double major in Urban Planning and Anthropology. Ryan works with our MPO programs and committees, including the Citizens Technical Advisory Committee and Smart-Scale projects.Q: Tell us a little about your education/career background?A: My time as Zoning Inspector for Charlottesville's then Neighborhood Development Services, working with Planning Director Jim Tolbert and the projects/assignments I was given were most valuable. Before creating a GIS map, or looking at ordinances,…

HOME-ARP Public Hearing on February 2nd

Post published:January 12, 2023

The Thomas Jefferson HOME Consortium will hold a public hearing for the HOME-American Rescue Plan (ARP) grant, both virtually and in-person, on Thursday, February 2nd at 7:00 pm. Information will be shared on the HOME-ARP eligible activities and “qualifying populations.”The 2.4 million HOME-ARP grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and is being administered by the TJPDC, with funds allocated to the counties of Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Nelson,and Louisa, and the City of Charlottesville. Eligible activities that may be undertaken with HOME-ARP funds include:Development and…

Housing Preservation Grant Awarded

Post published:January 12, 2023

TJPDC has received $215,000 for the Federal Fiscal Year 2023 from the USDA Rural Housing Service Housing Preservation Grant program. The funding will be used to repair and rehabilitate housing owned or occupied by low-income rural residents in rural parts of Albemarle, Greene, Fluvanna, Louisa, and Nelson counties.We anticipate financing the repair and rehabilitation of 40 homes with this year’s funding, and appreciate sub-recipients NCCDF, AHIP, FLHF, and Skyline CAP partnering with us to complete this important work.If you or someone you know needs services, please reach out through the…