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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01 10 1946 PC MinutesALBEMARLE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES OF MEETING OF BOARD JANUARY LOTH, im All members were present at this meeting with the exception of Mr. Ray Warrick. Mr. Cockrell was requested to apply to Board of Supervisors for the $1,500.00 for expense of making Zoning Map and $100.00 for incidentals. Mrs. Nunnally reported that Mr. Stahl had completed work on the Rivanna District and was planning to start checking it. The fact that the OPA had recently established rent control in Charlottesville was discussed together with the acute housing shortage. It was decided that rent control would not help the shortage, and as there were several other organizations interested in trying to do something about the shortage, the Planning Commission would not do anything about this situation. Mr. Cockrell reported that there had been no change in the status of the Fairfax County situation regarding the judge's decision about the Fairfax Zoning Ordinance. Mrs. Smith again suggested that she would like to resign as Chairman but would wait until the next meeting before handing in her regignation. Mrs. Smith suggested that this commission try and help on some of the county prolglems such as the necessity for improvement of the county jail. Mr. Cockrell stated the Board of Stvisors had already appointed a committee to investigate this matter, and the recommendations of the committee for certain improvements had been approved and work would be begun on this prooect as soon as possible. The question of an appropriate airport for Charlottesville and vicinity came up, but as the Chamber of Commerce as well as the city representative were already working on this matter, it was decided our commission would not to intcuthisrinatter further. Mrs. Smith stated that there is a great need for some sort of nursing home for the chronically ill in this community. The District Home does not have nearly enough room, and even if it were possible to enlarge the District Home, most peoplO do not like the idea of being an inmate of the District Home. Mrs. Graves was called from the Family Welfare and came to the meeting to give us some facts on the need for a nursing home for the chronically ill. Statistics show that there are a greater percentage of people who are chronically ill during their old age than ever before and that no provision has been made to take care of this type of illness. It is due to the fact that with the increase in medical knowledge, people live longer and fewer of them die with acute illness. It is, there fore, a very grave problem, and one that is being discussed by all the Social Agencies and other community groups. #2. After much discussion as to the cost of a nursing home for the chronically ill, it Was decided that the most constructive step towKrd securing this home Would be to try and get State aid to set up a hundred bed institution at Charlottesville because of the fact that Charlottesville is a strategic medical center. However, aoUohieaswdelAVb3nomztUs matter until it was known ghat decision is made about the State taking over Wilson General Hospital at Stuanton for a State Hospital, as this might mean that there Would be provision made at this hospital for beds for the chronically ill. adjourned. There being no further business, the meeting was Secretary.