Village people
Yes, Jennifer Pullinger, it does take a village, and Johnson Village has done an excellent job [“It takes a Village,” Neighborhood, ABODE, April 6]. The young people we know from Johnson Village are now out of college a couple of years and are getting advanced degrees, working for our government all over Europe, teaching school, appearing on stage and TV or have a popular stage band. Those are just the ones I know about as a grandparent who doesn’t live in Charlottesville. We love to be there for Christmas, New Year’s and Halloween for it is more fun in Johnson Village as all the families have “open houses.” As children, these young adults knew they could go to any door (and did) in time of hurt or need.
Please let’s keep the small Johnson Village that nurtures its people and not destroy it with new roads and shops.
Cora Lamond
johnlamond2@verizon.net