The calendar now reads 10-10, which is CB Code for Standing By. That’s how Charlottesville Community Engagement remains most of the time, waiting to report whatever it is that a one-person information outlet can put together for a growing number of subscribers. The goal is to produce one audio version a week, and this is that. I’m Sean Tubbs, and I began my professional career in public radio thirty-years ago and somehow I’m still doing this thanks to over 800 paid subscribers. Join them so I can plan for the next thirty years!

In this installment:

* Albemarle’s next Comprehensive Plan passes through Planning Commission (read the story)

* AstraZeneca will invest $4.5 billion in next-generation pharmaceutical plant at Albemarle County’s Rivanna Futures site (read the story)

* Council holds first reading on use of $7.95 million in surplus funds (read the story)

* Charlottesville City Council briefed on financial headwinds at annual retreat (read the story)

* City Council agrees to two leases for agricultural use (read the story)

* Deputy City Manager Freas addresses pedestrian fatality on Emmet Street (read the story)

* City Manager Sanders hires an assistant (read the story) NEED TO PRODUCE

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