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Connect and Engage with Fairfax County in 2013
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and events, community issues, and more. Here’s how you can stay in touch
with Fairfax County: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/news/. This
comprehensive news and engagement website allows you to receive County
information on your terms. With the NewsWire, you can see all County news
on one webpage or view news by selected topics and locations that
interest you.
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The Transurban Grant Program Will Continue in 2013
Transurban and Fluor, the private partners on the 495 Express Lanes
Project, have awarded over 85 grants to organizations in Fairfax County
through its 495 Express Lanes Community Grant Program. Launched in 2009,
the program is aimed at supporting organizations that serve communities
adjacent to and most affected by construction. The partners will continue
to provide small grants to community groups through this program through
2013.
The Grant Program is designed to support communities and programs that
are located in the neighborhoods surrounding the Express Lanes project
corridor that will: Promote safety; Enhance or protect the environment;
or Support the amenities, economic development or well-being of
communities. Past grant recipients have focused on a range of program
objectives including: enhancing the safety of neighborhoods and
bicyclists; improving aesthetics of neighborhoods directly impacted by
Express Lanes construction; improving quality of life through cultural
events, early childhood education and care, and by providing furniture to
families in need; and promoting sustainable living and protecting the
environment through an organic vegetable garden and website to centralize
County-wide environmental coordination efforts.
Interested communities may access the grant application package online
at: http://www.495expresslanes.com/grant-application. Applications are
awarded on a quarterly basis.
Congratulations to Braddock Neighborhoods Who won Neighborhood Enhancement Awards
The Neighborhood Enhancement Partnership Program (NEPP) was developed as
a tool to encourage partnerships between the county and neighborhood
based organizations to assist in improving the quality of life in
neighborhoods. It is a competitive application process to enhance the
quality of life in neighborhoods by supporting projects and initiatives
that assist in achieving the county’s vision elements.
The partnership program’s goals are to:
•Promote healthier,
safer and cleaner neighborhoods.
•Enhance neighborhood
appearance.
•Encourage or create a
culture of engagement, including facilitating communication and
connections in neighborhoods between individuals, youth and
families.
•Build or nurture
community leadership within a neighborhood.
To view some completed projects using NEPP funding or to learn more
about the program, go to the following site:
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/cex/nepp. You can find answers to frequently
asked questions by visiting:
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/cex/nepp/faqs.htm. In FY2013, $100,000 was
budgeted for the program, and 42 proposals were reviewed by a Selection
Advisory Committee composed of County residents. Twenty-nine proposals
were recommended for funding including three in Braddock District.
Congratulations to the following communities:
Country Club View Civic Association: $1,700 to involve younger
residents in revitalizing the community;
North Springfield Civic Association: $2,500 to reforest community
property inside the Express Lanes Sound Walls;
Woodbury Woods Community Association: $3,700 to reconstruct an asphalt
path on common property land.
State Senator Petersen, Delegate Bulova on the January Edition of Braddock Neighborhood News
Supervisor Cook hosts a monthly television show, Braddock Neighborhood
News, on Fairfax County Channel 16 which is available on most cable
networks. Each month, Supervisor Cook invites topical guests on to share
pertinent and informative items with the viewers.
This month’s show features State Senator Chap Petersen and Delegate
David Bulova. In preparation for Virginia’s General Assembly going into
session the second week of January, Supervisor Cook thought this would be
a good time to catch-up with a couple of the elected officials who help
shape the course of our Commonwealth and also to inform constituents of
their roles and responsibilities.
The shows air throughout the month and can be seen Sundays at 5:00 p.m.,
Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. and Fridays at 5:00 p.m.
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