With little hesitation, the Albemarle County Planning Commission sent a formal recommendation to the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday that called for wind turbines to be allowed in the county.

The City Council will likely vote on the final design for a multimillion-dollar Meadowcreek Parkway interchange before the year’s end, but questions remain about paths for bicyclists and pedestrians in the project.

With a flick of the wrist, folks wandering on the Downtown Mall check the time on their watches or cell phones.

The election for the City Council has been decided for nearly two weeks, but one question still looms before the new body takes over in January. Who will be Charlottesville’s next mayor?

Another candidate seeking the GOP nomination to take on U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello, D-Ivy, in fall 2010 swung through Charlottesville on Thursday.

On one side, speakers, placards and a bus that played country music. On the other, a band, chanting and banners.

Protesters on both sides of the health care debate gathered outside Congressman Tom Perriello’s (D-Ivy) Charlottesville office to voice their opinions.

Moments after Perriello cast his vote in support of the Affordable Health Care for America Act late Saturday, the Republicans pounced.

The bill, he said, will make health care more affordable for the middle class, provide security for seniors and reduce the federal deficit.

Perriello said he successfully won inclusion of several ideas in the bill that were raised during his more than 100 hours of town hall meetings.

Three Charlottesville School Board members said Thursday that the division should look into either leaving its grade configuration as is or having one middle school instead of both an upper elementary school and middle school.

Albemarle supervisors agreed Wednesday to practically double the county’s payments to the SPCA and discussed ways to throw a life preserver to the Hatton Ferry.

Del. Rob Bell, R-Albemarle County, easily fended off a challenge from Democrat Cynthia Neff on Tuesday in one of the Charlottesville region’s most closely watched House of Delegates races.

The Rio victor, Rodney Thomas, said the election results will cause a major shift for the Board of Supervisors.

The Democrats will keep their grip on Charlottesville’s City Council for at least another two years.

Democratic Mayor Dave Norris and challenger Kristin Szakos won 6,292 and 5,074 votes, respectively.

Election update

Election officials are reporting that 34.6 percent of registered voters in Albemarle County and 24.4 percent of Charlottesville voters had cast a ballot by 4 p.m. in today’s election.

Pictures from the November 3rd general election.

Republicans arriving at the party’s Albemarle County headquarters this morning discovered what appears to be an Election Day dirty trick.

County by county results of the 2009 elections.

Charlottesville-area polling places are reporting low to moderate levels of voter turnout, election officials said Tuesday afternoon.

Voters will head to polling places across Virginia today to choose the state’s next governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and a host of local officials.

Republican Bob McDonnell and Democrat R. Creigh Deeds swung through the Charlottesville area on Monday to make one final appeal for votes in today’s gubernatorial election.

McDonnell is favored by 53 percent, while Democrat R. Creigh Deeds is preferred by 41 percent

“It allows you to separate your needs from your wants,” Snow said.

After pushing party leadership for changes to a proposed health care reform bill, U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello, D-Ivy, is debating whether he will support the measure when it comes to a vote.

With only days to go before Tuesday’s election, a local political action committee is making its presence known with large contributions to some of the candidates running for the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors and to the county Republican Party.

“I personally take full responsibility for what happened,” Bonner said at Thursday’s hearing.

Democratic nominee for governor Sen. R. Creigh Deeds swung through Charlottesville on Wednesday to chat with small business owners and energize his core supporters before Tuesday’s election.