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===Tea Party opposition===
===Tea Party opposition===
The [[Jefferson Area Tea Party]] is skeptical of the grant, and is concerned it is a sign that international organizations have usurped power that they say belongs to local officials. <ref>{{cite web|title=Tea Party hosting forum to review local sustainability initiatives|url=http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2011/03/tea_party_sustainability.html|author=Brian Wheeler|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=March 17, 2011|accessdate=March 17, 2011}}</ref>
The [[Jefferson Area Tea Party]] is skeptical of the grant, and is concerned it is a sign that international organizations have usurped power that they say belongs to local officials. <ref>{{cite web|title=Tea Party hosting forum to review local sustainability initiatives|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/6277-tea_party_sustainability/|author=Brian Wheeler|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=March 17, 2011|accessdate=March 17, 2011}}</ref>


==Board members<ref>"Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission." Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission Redirect. Web. 22 July 2010. <http://www.tjpdc.org/home/commissioners.asp>.</ref>==
==Board members<ref>"Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission." Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission Redirect. Web. 22 July 2010. <http://www.tjpdc.org/home/commissioners.asp>.</ref>==

Revision as of 14:07, 27 August 2012

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The Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission (TJPDC) coordinates planning across a wide variety of jurisdictions and regulatory agencies. The TJPDC provides resources to the City of Charlottesville and surrounding counties. Services rendered include grant applications and management, assistance with strategic and comprehensive plans, and technical assistance with transportation, land use and economic development plans. The TJPDC totals 2,169 square miles and includes 227,107 people in five counties and one city[1].

Programs

Comprehensive Plan Database

In July 2012, the TJPDC unveiled a searchable database that allows the public to view and compare documents from the Charlottesville and Albemarle County Comprehensive Plans. The database was developed through a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and contains over 12,000 documents.[2]

History

The TJPDC was created in 1972 in order to "promote the orderly and efficient development of the physical, social, and economic elements of the Thomas Jefferson Planning District by planning and encouraging and assisting governmental subdivisions to plan for the future.[3]

Livable Communities Planning Project

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In October 2010, TJPDC received a three-year $999,000 grant to develop a regional sustainability implementation plan. The Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. [4]

Billie Campbell, TJPDC's Chief Operating Officer, said it was a highly competitive grant application process with 225 submissions, 45 awards, and only 3 in Virginia (Roanoke, Radford, and Charlottesville).[5]

Campbell shared the following additional details about the grant:

Summary of Objectives and Expected Results

"The existing Regional Plan for Sustainable Development in the Charlottesville/Albemarle metro area is the Sustainability Accords. These policies were adopted in 1998 as a result of a four-year process with broad regional support and wide participation by members of the public..."
"Four problems have been identified that are preventing sustainability initiatives from moving into implementation in the region:
  • Problem: Sustainability planning has been proceeding, but under a series of separately focused initiatives...
  • Problem: Sustainability goals have been established in major plans (Comprehensive Plans for Charlottesville and Albemarle County, MPO Long Range Transportation Plan) in the region but strategies for implementation have not been developed and adopted...
  • Problem: Sustainability is not being fully implemented in either the built environment or in the habitats of citizens and businesses...
  • Problem: Lack of available metrics to identify the region's status in pursuing sustainability..."[6]

The Charlottesville Planning Commission and Albemarle County Planning Commission will discuss how implementation will affect their work at a joint session on March 22, 2011.

Tea Party opposition

The Jefferson Area Tea Party is skeptical of the grant, and is concerned it is a sign that international organizations have usurped power that they say belongs to local officials. [7]

Board members[8]

  • Carl Schmitt, Chair, Representing: Greene County Board of Supervisors
  • Chris Fairchild, Vice Chair, Representing: Fluvanna County
  • Jason Pearson, Treasurer, Representing: Charlottesville
  • Tommy Barlow, Representing: Louisa County, Mountain Road District
  • Fitzgerald Barnes, Representing: Louisa County Board of Supervisors, Patrick Henry District
  • Fred Boger, Representing: Nelson County Planning Department
  • Connie Brennan, Representing: Nelson County Board of Supervisors, Central District
  • Joe Chesser, Representing: Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors, Rivanna District
  • Satyendra Huja, Representing: Charlottesville City Council
  • Ann H. Mallek, Representing: Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, White Hall District
  • Duane Snow, Representing: Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, Samuel Miller District
  • Andrea Wilkinson, CPA, Representing: Greene County

Current Staff

Former Leaders

Harrison Rue served as executive director from 2002-2008. Harrison Rue stepped down June 30, 2008 to take a position with ICF International.

Notes

  1. Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission. February 2010 Long-Range Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Plan (Working Draft). Rep. Web. 23 July 2010. <http://tjpdc.org/pdf/transportation/TDMLRP_100713.pdf>.
  2. Web. Many plans, one database, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, July 30, 2012, retrieved July 31, 2012.
  3. United Jefferson Area Mobility Plan 2035. Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission, 27 May 2009. Web. 30 June 2009.<http://www.unjam.org/>
  4. Web. [1], Daily Progress, retrieved 21 Oct. 2010.
  5. Planning and Coordination Council Meeting. City Space, Charlottesville. 21 Oct. 2010. Public Meeting.
  6. Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission. Applicant Abstract: Charlottesville Region Sustainability Implementation Plan. Charlottesville, Oct. 2010. Print.
  7. Web. Tea Party hosting forum to review local sustainability initiatives, Brian Wheeler, Charlottesville Tomorrow, March 17, 2011, retrieved March 17, 2011.
  8. "Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission." Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission Redirect. Web. 22 July 2010. <http://www.tjpdc.org/home/commissioners.asp>.

External links