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03-20-2008, 07:35 AM
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If you're looking for good eats, check out Fluvanna County. Previously, Fluvanna was home to only a few dining places. Now, several new places are preparing to serve you. But the food establishments are only the beginning of a bigger and more bustling Fluvanna County.
Pam Kesterson described life in Fluvanna County as "Very quiet, not a lot to do, you always had to drive to Charlottesville to do everything."
Her perspective may soon change.
"The retail community has finally realized that we have a density of people here, especially at Lake Monticello that makes it economically viable for business to survive here," revealed Fluvanna County Supervisor Charles Allbaugh.
In the next few months El Vaquero will open at Sycamore Square. A burger joint called 'Rivahside' is also in the works. Near the Food Lion, there are plans for a Papa Johns and Guadalajara. There are also rumors of a Dunkin' Donuts.
Kesterson is already enjoying a new coffee shop called 'Just Java' and is waiting for the CVS to open. "Save gas, time, everything, get our prescriptions, have more places to go out to eat, just to come have coffee, socialize," explained Kesterson.
The Fluvanna Business Roundtable members say more shops is what the county needs to get what they want. "We need to increase some revenue, not only from the tax payer," said member George Rosario.
According to the Weldon Cooper Center, Fluvanna had the eighth highest growth rate across the state between 2000 and 2007 with a population increase of 30 percent. Now, Fluvanna officials are bracing for even more growth and additional work.
"The pressures that we're seeing to build a new high school, we're building a new library, we're having to re-do our firehouses and fire and rescue personnel and so we're seeing the pressures of more residents coming into Fluvanna County," said Allbaugh.
Members of the Fluvanna Business Roundtable say education is the key to getting the entire community on board with the idea of growth. Right now they say the people who want Fluvanna to stay quiet are the same people who want better schools and facilities.
To find out more about the areas that have seen the highest and lowest growth across the Commonwealth, click here. (http://http//www.coopercenter.org/demographics/PRESS/pressreleaseTotPop08.php)
Courtesy of NBC29.com (http://nbc29.com)
If you're looking for good eats, check out Fluvanna County. Previously, Fluvanna was home to only a few dining places. Now, several new places are preparing to serve you. But the food establishments are only the beginning of a bigger and more bustling Fluvanna County.
Pam Kesterson described life in Fluvanna County as "Very quiet, not a lot to do, you always had to drive to Charlottesville to do everything."
Her perspective may soon change.
"The retail community has finally realized that we have a density of people here, especially at Lake Monticello that makes it economically viable for business to survive here," revealed Fluvanna County Supervisor Charles Allbaugh.
In the next few months El Vaquero will open at Sycamore Square. A burger joint called 'Rivahside' is also in the works. Near the Food Lion, there are plans for a Papa Johns and Guadalajara. There are also rumors of a Dunkin' Donuts.
Kesterson is already enjoying a new coffee shop called 'Just Java' and is waiting for the CVS to open. "Save gas, time, everything, get our prescriptions, have more places to go out to eat, just to come have coffee, socialize," explained Kesterson.
The Fluvanna Business Roundtable members say more shops is what the county needs to get what they want. "We need to increase some revenue, not only from the tax payer," said member George Rosario.
According to the Weldon Cooper Center, Fluvanna had the eighth highest growth rate across the state between 2000 and 2007 with a population increase of 30 percent. Now, Fluvanna officials are bracing for even more growth and additional work.
"The pressures that we're seeing to build a new high school, we're building a new library, we're having to re-do our firehouses and fire and rescue personnel and so we're seeing the pressures of more residents coming into Fluvanna County," said Allbaugh.
Members of the Fluvanna Business Roundtable say education is the key to getting the entire community on board with the idea of growth. Right now they say the people who want Fluvanna to stay quiet are the same people who want better schools and facilities.
To find out more about the areas that have seen the highest and lowest growth across the Commonwealth, click here. (http://http//www.coopercenter.org/demographics/PRESS/pressreleaseTotPop08.php)
Courtesy of NBC29.com (http://nbc29.com)