In discussing options for funding a regional transit authority, several Charlottesville and Albemarle officials have indicated that raising the sales tax by 1 cent may be the best way to go.

An institute has been asked to study the efficiency of Albemarle government

Despite an eight-month backlog, Albemarle County will continue to post online “near verbatim” transcripts of Board of Supervisors’ discussions, the panel decided Wednesday.

The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors narrowly approved a measure late Wednesday that can fine dog owners up to $500 if their pet’s barking annoys neighbors.

A unanimous vote Wednesday by Albemarle’s Board of Supervisors makes the county among the first in the nation to have a comprehensive policy that restricts the use of toxic chemicals in and on county facilities, officials believe.

For anyone lamenting the perpetual stop-and-go on U.S. 29, Albemarle’s primary business and retail corridor, a way around the central strip isn’t likely for years to come.

Albemarle County supervisors were faced with a difficult dilemma as they sat in the midst of a tax-rate stalemate earlier this month, waiting on one another to budge.

The Albemarle Board of Supervisors should approve a much-anticipated soccer facility for the Soccer Organization of Charlottesville-Albemarle, the county Planning Commission unanimously recommended Tuesday.

Having advertised the 71-cent rate, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors can now set any rate equal to or less than 71 cents, as per state law.