I am Tim Tolson, a long time member of the Crozet Community Association, and currently its president. 

The CCA has been an active organization of Crozet neighbors since 1985, over 40 years. 

It, along with others, hosts the Crozet Independence Day Celebration.  I thank you for approving in May this year's special use permit at King Family Vineyards.  The event was successful both practically and financially.  

You have heard at the August 6 meeting the four resolutions our community has crafted, stands behind, and brings to your attention.  Ms. Mallek read those resolutions into the record at the August 6 meeting.  Thank you Ms. Mallek. 

I am here today because we have not gotten a reply and agreement from Mr. Richardson about the CCA's requests.  With Ms. Mallek's help, he did reply to our questions on August 15 with answers that dodged our concerns and did not address our resolutions. 

We replied to his statements on August 19 and he has not responded. Ms. Mallek suggested I come to this meeting to address the Board with our concerns. As I've said in my email to you (sent this afternoon) we asked Mr. Richardson for several things. We ask that as members of the board of supervisors, you have the authority and legal requirement to require Mr. Richardson to: 

1. In the AC44 draft document, we ask for several paragraphs that make clear that the County of Albemarle is following the Commonwealth of Virginia code about future residential and commercial growth. 

2. We ask that Mr. Frank Pohl’s relationship with the Montclair developer be treated consistently by taking the following actions:
   A: Remove Frank Pohl’s authority to administer or approve any past, current or future permits related to Montclair, especially WPO-2025-00030;
   B: Engage a third-party legal consultant to review Albemarle County’s Water Protection Ordinance to ensure that it has been and will be accurately interpreted and legally enforced at Montclair and around the County.

3. Please enforce the Water Protection Ordinance (WPO) by immediately document the violation of the WPO by Montclair and issue the landowner a notice to comply. Compliance means at least returning the stream and the surrounding land to its prior condition to include re-establishing 100’ buffers around it, as required by the County’s February 2023 administrative hearing on the matter.

Unlike Mr. Richardson's response, we are NOT dodging the issues.  We have done our homework and respond to Mr. Richardson's statements with well-researched and where appropriate, examples of county compliance with other requests. 

Please make Mr. Richardson respond to our questions and make the necessary changes we request. 

Thank you.