Peter Loach grew up in the Charlottesville area, and in his younger days there weren’t many Hispanics around. He left the area, and was gone for some 20 years. He spent Much of that time in Latin America. When he returned to his hometown, Loach noticed a difference.

Though builders and architects will do the hard work, local residents will get the chance this week to suggest how a new neighborhood two blocks from downtown Crozet should be designed.