Shopping in Fluvanna

July 24, 2006 |

There has been much talk in Fluvanna recently about shopping.  Or more accurately, a perceived lack of shopping.  The most recent Fluvanna Review has number of letters to the editor have been written on the subject, and it was the topic of choice for their most recent online poll.

I have lived in Fluvanna for 18 years.  I have always found the amount of shopping in the area to be adequate.  I’m not really sure what people are expecting to happen in the county.  I think that many people forget that the county’s entire population is only around 35,000 people.  This isn’t a tremendous attraction for a lot of major businesses.  As crowded as the Food Lion can be at times, I don’t see how the county could support another one.  Perhaps Zion X Roads will have something to offer in the future, but not until infrastructure is improved in that area and water is made available.  In the meantime, I hardly view the occaisonal trips to Charlottesville as an inconvenience of any real significance.  Not to mention the fact that as Charlottesville expands, it gets closer and closer to Fluvanna.

Posted by Daniel | Filed Under Fluvanna, News 

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