August 4, 2023: UVA responds to Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action; Albemarle awards $100K in climate action grants

Three-quarters of dates that fall upon August 4 are the 216th day of their year. Next year everything will be slightly changed, so let’s all experience this normality while we can. We’re now 59 percent of the way through 2023 a year that perhaps has proven there is no such thing as a normal year for Charlottesville Community Engagement. I’m still Sean Tubbs either way.On today’s installment:* There’s more time to apply for the vacant seat on the Charlottesville Planning Commission in advance of public hearings on the city’s new zoning code * There’s still time to vote on a name for Albemarle’s new streetsweeper, an initiative related to both water quality and public safety goals* The University of Virginia responds to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that ended the legality of affirmative action in college admissions * Albemarle County has awarded five climate action grants ranging from worm composting to grassland restoration at Darden Towe Park* The head transportation planner at the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission explains why a project to create one map for bike and pedestrian infrastructure has stalled * Preliminary feedback is in for the region’s long range transportation plan  <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit communityengagement.substack.com/subscribe