Anastasiia Carrier

2 days ago | cvilletomorrow.org | Anastasiia Carrier

The bids for the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail’s renovation are in — and have been published online on the jail’s website. They are significantly over budget. All five bids exceed the estimated $49 million budget for the jail’s renovation and expansion. The cost is to be shared by Albemarle County, Charlottesville, Nelson County, and the state.

3 days ago | cvilletomorrow.org | Anastasiia Carrier

The Virginia Department of Health’s Blue Ridge Health District — which serves Charlottesville and the counties of Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa and Nelson — will host its annual series of back-to-school vaccine clinics in each locality between July and August. According to the district’s May newsletter, the clinics will offer Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis), HPV and meningococcal (MCV4) vaccines for incoming seventh graders.

5 days ago | cvilletomorrow.org | Anastasiia Carrier

The Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail’s renovation plan hit a new hurdle Friday — the bids it received from contractors were over the budget. “We opened bids on Friday afternoon, and the lowest bid exceeded the budget,” said Brian Pinkston, Charlottesville’s vice mayor. “The jail Board has work to do to right-size the project, to get it within budget.”The Charlottesville City Council had planned to vote on allocating bond financing to pay for the renovations at Monday’s Council meeting.

1 week ago | cvilletomorrow.org | Anastasiia Carrier

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1 week ago | cvilletomorrow.org | Anastasiia Carrier

There was a confirmed case of measles in Charlottesville last week, the Virginia Department of Health said in a May 23 news release. It’s the second case reported in Virginia this year. Measles is a highly contagious, preventable disease that spreads through the air when an infected person coughs, sneezes or even simply breathes. So far this year, there have been 14 measles outbreaks in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports.