Engage Louisa is a nonpartisan newsletter that keeps folks informed about Louisa County government. We believe our community is stronger and our government serves us better when we increase transparency, accessibility, and engagement. Dear Readers, We’ve been publishing Engage Louisa for two years, delivering in-depth reporting on Louisa County government each week that you can’t find anywhere else. You’ll notice that this week’s edition includes a recap of recent Mineral Town Council meetings by town resident Chris Guerre. We’re excited to include Chris’s contribution as we work to cover as many local meetings as we can! We believe deeply that our community is stronger and our government serves us better when citizens are informed and engaged. Thank you for reading and please help us grow our audience by sharing Engage Louisa with friends and neighbors. -Tammy
Could you clarify something for me? What is meant by 'appropriate' in this sentence from the discussion of the solar array? "supervisors’ recent approval of a technology overlay district that could appropriate land currently used for farming and forestry for data centers and other tech sector industries. "
Thank you, Tammy and thanks for the clarity of your writing
To be honest, it’s probably not the best word choice, but better than the word I had there before. :) In this case, it means set aside for a specific purpose.
Thank you. We were talking about it at the Rachel Levy thing the other night and somebody asked whether it meant they could just condemn your property and I assured them that was not the case and then I wondered for just a minute there
No. That is definitely not the case. The TOD provides additional property rights to landowners who choose to use them. It allows tech uses on some parcels that are currently restricted to ag use but does not mandate any use in particular. Still, it could lead to the loss of ag land, which was Disosway’s concern.
Anyway, I changed the sentence with the word appropriate to avoid confusion. It won’t show up in the email version obviously, but it will on the website.
Wouldn't it be proper grammar to capitalize the word "Board" when it stands by itself when referring to the Board of Supervisors?
I try to use Associated Press style.
Could you clarify something for me? What is meant by 'appropriate' in this sentence from the discussion of the solar array? "supervisors’ recent approval of a technology overlay district that could appropriate land currently used for farming and forestry for data centers and other tech sector industries. "
Thank you, Tammy and thanks for the clarity of your writing
To be honest, it’s probably not the best word choice, but better than the word I had there before. :) In this case, it means set aside for a specific purpose.
Thank you. We were talking about it at the Rachel Levy thing the other night and somebody asked whether it meant they could just condemn your property and I assured them that was not the case and then I wondered for just a minute there
No. That is definitely not the case. The TOD provides additional property rights to landowners who choose to use them. It allows tech uses on some parcels that are currently restricted to ag use but does not mandate any use in particular. Still, it could lead to the loss of ag land, which was Disosway’s concern.
Anyway, I changed the sentence with the word appropriate to avoid confusion. It won’t show up in the email version obviously, but it will on the website.
Thanks. That's what I told people at the meeting. It's nice to be right