City Council Monthly Work Session, 4/08/2026

Charlottesville City Council (special meeting) · April 15, 2026

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Call to order

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Mayor Wade called the Charlottesville City Council special meeting to order for April 8, 2026 and stated the meeting’s purpose: to receive reports from boards and commissions and hear an update on arts-related items.

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Charlottesville’s April 8 special meeting featured two work-session presentations: Andrea Douglas of the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center described the Swords into Plowshares project to transform bronze from the melted Robert E. Lee statue into community-driven public artworks; New City Arts and consultants presented a feasibility study recommending a public art commission and a regional arts council and outlined funding options and next steps.

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