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<h1><b><i><font size="5" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-style:normal">City Planning Commission Announces
2009 Awards</span></font></i></b></h1>
<h1><b><i><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">8th annual award ceremony to highlight outstanding
citizen accomplishments</span></font></i></b></h1>
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<p><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">CHARLOTTESVILLE</span></font><font size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">, VIRGINIA – </span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Charlottesville
Planning Commission gave out its Eighth<b><i><span style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic"> Annual Planning Awards </span></i></b>to the following
recipients at the Planning Commissions regularly scheduled meeting in Council
Chambers:</span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold">1.
OUTSTANDING NEIGHBORHOOD EFFORT—TO:</span></font></b></p>
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<p style="margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman Bold"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman Bold";text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold">Meadowcreek Interceptor Landscape
Plan </span></font></b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman Bold"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman Bold";text-transform:uppercase"> </span></font></p>
<p style="margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Several neighborhood
organizations voiced concerns with Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority on the
Meadow Creek Interceptor project and the loss of natural vegetation that would
result. These residents successfully lobbied RWSA to include supplementary
landscaping along several strategic portions of the new sewer pipe to maintain
the wooded viewsheds once mature growth is reached. </span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold">2.
NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE YEAR—TO:</span></font></b></p>
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<p style="margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman Bold"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman Bold";text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold">Oakhurst/Gildersleeve Wood
neighborhood</span></font></b></p>
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<p style="margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The neighborhood was
firm, but open during a complicated application bringing density and a change
of use to the neighborhood, and expressed their needs clearly at public hearings
and working with developer to come up with a positive solution to the Bed and Breakfast/Apartment
application.</span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold">3.
OUTSTANDING PLAN OF DEVELOPMENT—TO:</span></font></b></p>
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<p style="margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman Bold"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman Bold";text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold">Grove Square</span></font></b><b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman Bold"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman Bold";text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold"></span></font></b></p>
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<p style="margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Grove Square plan is a three phase mixed
use development which takes into account pedestrian linkages, underground
parking and provides facilities for the encouragement of multimodal movement.</span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold"> 4.</span></font></b><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">CITIZEN
PLANNER OF THE YEAR—TO:</span></b></span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman Bold"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman Bold";text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold">Carla Mullen</span></font></b></p>
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<p style="margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Carla was very concerned about a new accessory
apartment adjacent to her home. She took the time to research
apartment regulations, attend meetings and provide information in a
constructive manner that has led to a review of the code, and proposed revision
currently under review by the Planning Commission.<b><span style="font-weight:bold"></span></b></span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0in"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">5</span></font></b><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">. HERMAN KEY, Jr. ACCESS TO THE
DISABLED AWARD-- TO: </span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman Bold"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman Bold";text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold">Jefferson Park Avenue</span></font></b><b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman Bold"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman Bold";text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold">. </span></font></b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman Bold"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman Bold";text-transform:uppercase"> </span></font></p>
<p style="margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The project featured a unique ramp access to the top
floor rather than having a Handicapped accessible unit only on the lowest floor.</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></font></p>
<p style="margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><i><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic">The Access to the Disabled award is named for Herman Key
Jr., a former Planner Commissioner and Active Charlottesville Citizen who was a
big advocate for accessibility and visibility in the community. </span></font></i></b><i><span style="font-style:italic"></span></i></p>
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<p><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold">6. </span></font></b><b><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold">NDS STAFF MEMBER OF THE
YEAR - TO</span></font></b></p>
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<p style="margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold">EBONY WALDEN</span></font></b></p>
<p style="margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></font></p>
<p style="margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">This year’s
recipient of NDS Staff Member of the Year is Ebony Walden, for her detailed and
comprehensive staff reports and for continually providing recommendations on
applications to the Planning Commission giving us a range of choices and
options to consider, as well as spelling out in detail implications of votes in
staff reports, and shepherding through the process some of the most complicated
projects in the city.</span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-right:.5in;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold">7. OUTSTANDING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT</span></font></b></p>
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<p style="margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold">The
Category for Outstanding Sustainable Development was created two years ago to
recognize developments and people who have made a commitment to sustainable
development in the City of Charlottesville.</span></font></b></p>
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<p style="margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman Bold"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman Bold";text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold">208 Hartman’s Mill Road.</span></font></b></p>
<p style="margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold"> </span></font></b></p>
<p style="margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Nimmo House is an
unusually successful example of how a historic house that is deemed
unsalvageable can be revived in both an economically and
environmentally-sustainable manner. The rejuvenation of the Nimmo House counteracts
this trend and provides a practical alternative to demolition and rebuilding,
or simply demolition by neglect. The project was a result of cooperation among
the property owner, Preservation Piedmont and a contractor, all working within
the context of the City's historic preservation ordinance; each contributed
equally, building a sense of community while saving an integral piece of the
service sector of the Ridge Street
neighborhood's history.</span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-right:.5in"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold">8. The
Eldon Fields Wood DESIGN PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR</span></font></b></p>
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WOLF</span></font></b></p>
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<p style="margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">For his work in designing
1709 JPA and for serving the community as Chair of the BAR for the past 3 years
and continuing to be Chair this coming year.</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></font></p>
<p style="margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><i><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic">The Design Professional of the Year award is named for Eldon
Wood, a former Planning Commissioner and Active Citizen in the Community. </span></font></i></b></p>
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<p><strong><b><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial">Ric Barrick</span></font></b></strong></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Director of Communications</span></font></p>
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<p><strong><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic">A
Great Place</span></font></i></b></strong><strong><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic">
to Live for All of Our Citizens</span></font></i></b></strong></p>
<p><em><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">- A leader in innovation, environmental
sustainability, and social and economic justice</span></font></i></em></p>
<p><em><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">- Flexible and progressive in anticipating and
responding to the needs of our citizens</span></font></i></em></p>
<p><em><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">- Cultural and creative capital of Central Virginia</span></font></i></em></p>
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Virginia 22902</span></font></p>
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