May 12th

The James M. Cowley Community Playground on the west side of the Rockfish Valley Community Center [map] was installed in the spring of 2024. It includes a multi-level climbing and sliding complex, elaborate swing sets, “musical play features” in the shape of flowers, a play tunnel with a bridge, two twisting slides, climbing swings, and–in the middle of it all–comfortable benches under established shade trees for parents, grandparents, and babysitters.

Aqua Virginia received a copy of the Wintergreen Valley Association’s (WVA)  February 29, 2024 email regarding Aqua Virginia’s application to the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) requesting an increase in water and wastewater utility rates. After review of the WVA email, we would like to share the following information: 

While Virginia requires localities to review their comp plan every five years, this year there was a major overhaul of the Nelson County plan where professionals and county staff attempted to create a current view of what is, and what might be, for the different areas of the county. Here are some of what has been published in the proposed plan about Wintergreen and Nellysford. 

The Wintergreen community again has a pharmacy in Nellysford. The UVA Health Pharmacy Stoney Creek is focused on prescription drugs. It’s not a full-service drugstore.

The Executive Director of the Wintergreen Property Owners Association barely mentioned the proposed Renaissance Ridge development in his initial presentation at the 2023 annual meeting on November 11th. But during the question and answer part of the meeting a property owner voiced concerns about “workforce housing” being part of the development. Jay Roberts was ready to ad-lib the long and detailed answer in the video here.

via the Nelson County Events calendars.

Tuckahoe Clubhouse’s new patio got four large umbrellas for shade in May 2023.

Jay Roberts outlines some of the plans for the new patio at Tuckahoe Clubhouse which should be completed by May. “It will be two or three years before the plantings are mature,” Roberts notes.“This is a work in progress. The flexible layout allows us to adjust seating areas based on how the space is used."

Fire and Frost started serving breakfast and lunch on January 20, 2023, offering made-to-order pizzas from their wood-fired oven along with homemade pastries and quiches for breakfast.

There are seven intersections on Route 151 with what the Virginia Department of Transportation calls "a high wreck frequency":  the Avon and Afton Mountain Road, Tanbark Drive, Greenfield Road, Rockfish School Lane, River Road (Route 6), Monocan Drive, and Beech Grove Road.

The new Fire and Frost on Wintergreen mountain posted on its Facebook page last week, "For us to stay open year-round we are going to need to see some business during the week."  Here’s a sampling of the comments and suggestions they received on their Facebook page:

Note: The entire three-hour November 12, 2022, Wintergreen Property Owners Association meeting, including the resort’s presentation, was recorded. The video can be seen HERE on WPOA’s website. Below are a few of the highlights of the WPOA portion of the meeting.

-from the Nelson County Tourism Department

Some 50-plus citizens–including Wintergreen Resort General Manager Jay Gamble and Nelson County Supervisor Ernie Reed–came out to the townhall meeting held by Wintergreen's public safety chiefs on September 8 at Tuckahoe Clubhouse. Wintergreen's public safety services are "incredibly expensive but they are a big part of what makes Wintergreen extraordinary," Wintergreen Property Owner Association Executive Director Jay Roberts told the audience.

Jay Gamble's presentation at the Wintergreen Mountain Homesteaders’ 2002 annual meeting on September 3 marked his one-year anniversary as Wintergreen Resort's general manager.

Vittles Van came to Nellysford in August taking up a corner of the parking lot next to the barber shop that shares the building with the Blue Ridge Pig [map].

The good news is effigies work well on buzzards.

As is always the case, the WPOA annual meeting offered up interesting tidbits of news and new insights.

“The stronger the back of the house, the better off the front of the house”