Esther I. Brown
dynamic, detail-oriented creativeC-VILLE Issue #18.14
Issue #18.14 :: 04/04/2006 – 04/10/2006
Virginia Counties among fastest growing
More bad drivers coming to your neighborhood soon
Virginia is home to seven of the 100 fastest growing counties in the United States, according to a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau. Three Virginia counties grew so much in 2004 that they made the Top 10: Loudoun, near Washington, D.C., and, a bit farther south, King George and Caroline. While Albemarle didn’t grow fast enough to make the Top 100, several nearby counties did: Culpeper, Louisa, Spotsylvania and Fluvanna.
That’s bad news for local drivers fed up with traffic, because all of those new residents will likely be looking for work in Charlottesville.
For instance, while Louisa’s location is an asset in attracting new residents, most of those newcomers work outside the county, with many of them commuting to Charlottesville. “Given the number of building permits we’re issuing, I think we’re going to see at least a few more years of this rapid growth,” says Louisa County Administrator C. Lee Lintecum.
What’s the take-home message, in that case? When you’re sitting in traffic, itching to honk your horn at the moron in front of you, chill out. That moron may not only be new to the neighborhood, but up for that plum position as your new supervisor.
Below is a list of Virginia’s fastest-growing counties, their national rank on the new Census report and their current growth rates.
—Esther Brown
Good enough for government work
101 ways to join the establishment
If you have to whip up one more double nonfat, no-whip, extra-hot, attitude-infused caramel macchiato, you’re going to go apeshit. It’s time for you to get a new job with slightly less annoying customers: schoolchildren.
While their office coffee may not be as tasty as your java joint, Albemarle County and the City of Charlottesville have a total of 101 positions currently available—and you can even apply online! The biggest need is for bus drivers that can pass a drug screening and are willing to work for between $11 and $13 an hour. (Apparently bus drivers burn out really quickly – ever wonder why?)
If you crave abuse from kids without all the driving, you can be a “school bus aid,” getting paid to ride around on the bus helping the driver cling to his last frayed nerve. Or, if you’re ready to dish it out on the little darlings, the County is looking for classroom teachers and a principal. Or maybe you’re ready to get physical. If so, Western Albemarle High School needs an assistant and head coach for the junior varsity wrestling team. Admit it—landing a good pile driver is a helluva lot more fun than serving a latte.
If your interests run closer to seersucker than spandex, no problem, there’s a job for you, too. Apply to be a City golf-course attendant, a la Bill Murray in Caddyshack. Starting salary is $9.36 an hour, but at least you can smack those gophers upside the head without getting sued.
—Esther Brown
