Daily Progress round-up for late February 2020

For me, the stories in daily newspapers are crucial links in keeping track of what has happened, and what is about to happen. Of particular interest to me is the work of the journalists in the Daily Progress, a newspaper I was published in for nearly nine years from 2009 to 2018. One of my proudest accomplishments was being able to work alongside some dedicated writers. Their work is important, and I cite it frequently on cvillepedia, which I continue to help build. 

I tend to not read the paper every day, because many of the stories cover areas I'm working on as well, albeit not the same way I used to when I was working as a report. I also like to make sure I'm keeping the archive up to date, so it takes a while. 

In any case, this post represents stories at the end of February and documented here in case you missed them.  

• Officials with Dominion Virginia Power have briefed the Louisa County Board of Supervisors on the state of the North Anna Power Station (bit.ly/32oIM5o)
  
  I also uploaded the 15-page report to @cvillepedia and look forward to seeing if there's coverage of the public hearing on the report that was held last week. Take a look at this section: (bit.ly/3c15nsS)

• Parents of children in Orange County schools may soon be able to track school buses. Story from the Orange County Review reprinted in the @DailyProgress (bit.ly/39YXqmq)

• On February 18, Charlottesville City Council appointed seven people to the Police Civilian Review Board. @nstoutDP has this story (bit.ly/2wHN38b)
  
• On February 18, Council voted 4-1 to support a @VHDA loan for some subsidized units at Sunrise Park on Carlton Avenue on the way to Broadway Avenue. @nstoutDP has the story (bit.ly/32iUrCs)
  
• Also on February 18, Council was briefed on the rerouting of the trolley-style bus to serve Midway Manor, a change that will continue through May. CAT director Garland Williams wants to hire a consultant to study this "free" service. (bit.ly/32iUrCs)
  
• I got three tweets in a row from the @nstoutDP article on the 2/18/2020 City Council meeting. They also updated meeting rules. Local journalism is the first rough draft of history. @cvillepedia seeks to capture all the threads (bit.ly/32iUrCs)
  
• In this @nstoutDP story from the same paper, Council supported work toward a temporary marker to acknowledge that Court Square is a place where people were bought and sold under a system of legalized human trafficking. Read the story for more: (bit.ly/2vcfkmJ)
  
• On February 20, Charlottesville city staff told City Council how they could move forward with short-term solutions to increasing supported housing stock. Council liked what they heard. @nstoutDP has details in this story (bit.ly/2LMwSvx)
  
• The Charlottesville School Board approved a $92.1 million proposed budget for FY2012, including a $61.7 million request from City Council. Read this @Knott_Katherine article to know what's going on (bit.ly/2SWjQz4)
  
• A new building for a Sleep Number store is under review in Albemarle, and Tandem Friends is building a new pavilion buildings. Details from @craftypanda (bit.ly/2STDAmA)
  
• Albemarle has agreed to restrict off-leash dogs, but the real thing in this @craftypanda story is the conversation about transit supporting the county's registrar move to Albemarle Square (bit.ly/2Vf31AN)
  
• Albemarle's proposed budget for FY2021 is slightly lower than the one adopted for FY2020. @craftypanda explains in this article from the February 20 @DailyProgress (bit.ly/32lgatz)
  
• Last Wednesday, the Miller School of Albemarle deferred a rezoning request after concern over a condition that its historic status be updated. @craftypanda has the details in this story from Friday's paper (bit.ly/3c09ANv)
  
• A @VaDOTCULP safety study of 5th Street Extended in Albemarle County is underway. A community panel got a glimpse of it last Thursday. @craftypanda was there and wrote this story (bit.ly/2w3g4eg)
  
• On February 20, Mayor @NikuyahWalkerCC announced she would stand as a candidate in the 2021 Council election. Story in the @DailyProgress (bit.ly/32o7i6C)
  
• Construction of a new ice rink in the Brookhill subdivision is delayed to a lower-than-expected fundraising. @craftypanda has this story (bit.ly/2SWD5by)
  
• Albemarle and Charlottesville schools are taking a more focused approach to teaching reading and phonics. @Knott_Katherine wrote this important look into something I take for granted (bit.ly/3a5RwzW)
  
• How are college students in Virginia counted in the Census? @RuthServenSmith has this story about efforts across the state, including quotes from my friend @CarahOng (bit.ly/3a5lBzo)
  
• The city of Charlottesville is paying out a lot of overtime to rescue medics due to staff shortages, increased number of calls. @BK_McKenzie and @nstoutDP wrote this story about something so many take for granted (bit.ly/3905bbC)
  
• The last week of February was Census Week of Action, intended to be a series of events and steps to ensure everyone is counted this year. This is a story from the Culpeper Star Exponent (bit.ly/3c4Q9Df)
  
• On February 24, U.S. Supreme Court took up a case involving the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and the Appalachian Trail. Here's coverage from the Associated Press on the @DailyProgress website: (bit.ly/3caQ9BA)
  
• The Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority has named Kathleen Glenn-Matthews as the interim director of the public housing agency. @nstoutDP has this story (bit.ly/3a1di7V)
  
• Reading pass rates across Virginia are falling, and yesterday a summit was held to discuss what to do. @Knott_Katherine followed up her Sunday piece by attending and filing this story (bit.ly/2T248CB)