Charlottesville's sister cities

From Cvillepedia

Charlottesville has four sister cities:

• Poggio a Caiano, Italy, became Charlottesville's first sister city in 1976
• Pleven, Bulgaria (2004), and
• Besancon, France (2006), and
• Winneba, Ghana (2010)

Charlottesville's sister-city program is coordinated by the Sister Cities Commission, and the city is a member of Sister Cities International.^[1].

An article on Wikipedia has information about Sister Cities International in areas beyond Albemarle County's borders.

Commemorative clock

To commemorate the four cities, the city considered building a clock. The item received a certificate of appropriateness from the Board of Architectural Review on March 15, 2011.^[2] However, the project died when the design that won a contest came with a $60,000 cost estimate. City Council had only set aside $25,000 for the project. The Sister Cities Commission decided against fundraising for the balance. ^[3]

References

1. ↑ Web. Sister Cities Program, City of Charlottesville, retrieved 5 Oct 2009.
2. ↑ Web. BAR Actions for March 15, 2011, Mary Joy Scala, City of Charlottesville, March 16, 2011, retrieved March 28, 2011.
3. ↑ E-mail. Paige Barfield, City Council Clerk, City of Charlottesville. "sister cities clock?." Message to Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow. June 28, 2012.

External links

• Sister Cities International
• Charlottesville Mayor Dave Norris interviewed about Charlottesville Sister Cities on Politics Matters