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Important Community Events and Updates in Braddock
Change of Location for Braddock District Council Legislative
Forum
The Robinson Secondary School Blue Cafeteria will be the location
for the April meeting of the Braddock District Council. There you will
have the opportunity to hear what your representatives to the General
Assembly were able to accomplish during this year’s session and to ask
those same officials questions about issues important to you. All
delegates and senators who have constituents in the Braddock District
have been invited, and at this time Senators Marsden and Petersen will be
attending, as will Delegates Bulova and Watts.
Mark your calendars – Wednesday night, April 13, 7:30 – 9:00 PM at
the Robinson Secondary School Blue Cafeteria. Supervisor Cook will be
there, and we hope you will be, too.
University and Community Forum Scheduled for May 4
The regularly scheduled meeting of the University and Community
Forum will take place Wednesday, May 4, 2011, 7:30 p.m. at the Fairfax
City Council Chambers, 10455 Armstrong Street.
The meeting scheduled for January was cancelled due to snow, so this
will be the first meeting since last September.
Items on the agenda include dates and times for high school graduations
at the Patriot Center, updates on University Mall renovation and
information about Patriot Pack-Out. We will also learn about a program
that Mason has begun to encourage students living off campus to be better
neighbors. Please mark your calendars for May 4. We hope we’ll see you
there.
Zion Drive Will Close this Summer!
Fairfax County is planning to realign Zion Drive from Windsor Hills
Drive to Grovewood Way this summer. The work will eliminate the dangerous
curve in the road that has been the cause of many accidents, and also
includes the installation of a dedicated pedestrian walkway, curb, gutter
and storm drainage improvements.
To accelerate construction that would otherwise disrupt traffic for many
months, the County plans to close Zion Drive on or about June 21, and
reopen the road to thru traffic prior to the reopening of school.
Complete closure of the road to traffic will occur between Jib Lane and
Windsor Hills Drive. Access will be provided to residents on Zion Drive,
the residential communities accessed by Zion Drive, the Greater Little
Zion Baptist Church and the Pinn Community Center. More information will
be available in the May-June timeframe.
At this time, the proposed detour is as follows: Westbound traffic from
Guinea Road to Zion will be detoured to Roberts Road and eastbound
traffic on Zion (i.e. coming from Ox Road) will be detoured to Roberts
Road and Guinea Road.
The World Famous Best of Braddock (BOB) Awards for 2011
Every year, the Braddock District Council recognizes people and
organizations that are in some way outstanding, and nominations are now
being accepted for this year’s famous Best of Braddock (BOB)
Awards.
Who do you know that makes the Braddock District a better place to live
and work? Think about the people that you know, or don’t know, and see if
they might be recognized in one of the following categories: Braddock
District Citizen of the Year, Braddock District Young Person of the Year,
Neighborhood Enhancement or Beautification, Commercial Beautification or
Improvement, Most “Can-Do” Public Employee, Outstanding Business Person,
Club or Organization Making a Difference, and a special “Personal
Achievement” category.
Nominations will be accepted until the end of May, so this gives you
plenty of time to think about the person or group of people that you
think should be recognized. But don’t wait until the last minute – start
sending in nominations now! For more information call Ann Sharp at
703-425-9300.
Town Hall Meeting on Concussions in Sports with the Fairfax Athletic
Council
Concussion awareness and management is a major focus of the Fairfax
County Athletic Council. As the spring sports season begins, all are
invited to attend the Town Hall Meeting on Concussions in Sports, to be
held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6, in the Cafeteria at White Oaks
Elementary School. Jon Almquist, Administrator for Fairfax County Public
Schools’ Athletic Training Program and a noted expert on the topic, will
be presenting information about concussion symptoms, diagnosis,
treatment, research and related developments.
Supervisor Cook in the Community
On March 3rd, Supervisor Cook hosted a reception in Braddock Hall for the Braddock Appointees to Fairfax County Boards, Authorities and Commissions. We salute these fine citizens for stepping up to the plate and volunteering their time and expertise. Later that same day, Supervisor Cook met with students from Lake Braddock, Robinson and Woodson, who are part of the Fairfax Youth Leadership Program. They sat down with the Supervisor and posed some very insightful questions and offered informed opinions. Our County is in good hands with young adults like these coming out of our public schools.
On March 5th, Supervisor Cook stopped by Annandale High School for the Old Dominion District Boy Scout Merit Badge Jamboree. After sharing a little pizza with the Scouts, he spoke to and answered questions from them on his public service.
On March 9th, Supervisor Cook co-hosted, with the Braddock District Council, his first Budget Town Hall during the BDC’s regular monthly meeting in the Kings Park Library.
On March 10th, Supervisor Cook and County staff participated in a lunchtime panel at the Juke Box Diner in Annandale, sponsored by the Annandale Chamber of Commerce. The topic was “What Are Your Concerns About Annandale?”
On March 11th, Supervisor Cook attended a breakfast for the members of the Board of Supervisors that was hosted by Leadership Fairfax. Later that evening, Supervisor Cook attended the annual Light of Hope Volunteer Appreciation Evening at the Richard J. Ernst Cultural Center on the Annandale campus of NVCC. The event was hosted by the Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children (CASA).
On March 12th, Supervisor Cook was honored to be a guest at the Burke Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department’s 63rd Anniversary Banquet which was held at Fire Station #14.
On March 14th, Supervisor Cook held the second of his Budget Town Hall meetings, this time at Robinson Secondary School.
On March 15th, Supervisor Cook stopped by Immanuel Methodist Church in Annandale for the Oakwood Village Condominium Association meeting. After that he went up the road to Annandale High School where he participated in a discussion on the budget at their PTSA meeting.
On March 16th, Supervisor Cook spoke to students in a Government class at Woodson High School. Later that evening he was a guest speaker at the George Mason Forest HOA annual meeting.
On March 17th, Supervisor Cook attended the monthly luncheon, “Lunch N’ Life,” hosted by the Shepherd’s Center of Fairfax-Burke. This time the lunch was held at Church of the Good Shepherd and the program included Joanna and Bruno Walker who shared stories of their trip to Nepal. Later that evening, he attended the Croftwood HOA meeting and answered questions from the members.
On March 19th, Supervisor Cook was proud to take part in the 50th Anniversary Celebration for Kings Park which occurred at Lake Braddock Secondary School. The celebration culminated with a potluck dinner, which is a tradition that Supervisor Cook started four years ago when he was the Kings Park Civic Association President.
On March 22nd, Supervisor Cook Attended the Bonnie Brae HOA meeting which was held at Bonnie Brae Elementary School.
On March 23rd, Supervisor Cook was at West Springfield High School for his final Budget Town Hall, this one being a joint venture with Springfield District Supervisor Pat Herrity.
On March 24th, Supervisor Cook hosted a group of local Korean businessmen for a small summit on outreach into the Korean Community. Afterwards they all stepped to a local Korean restaurant for a little food and fellowship.
On March 28th, Supervisor Cook hosted a community meeting to discuss and to hear citizen concerns about the proposed “Western By-Pass” near George Mason University at the intersection of Braddock Road and 123. More about this can be found in the Beacon on page 4.
Braddock Neighborhood News: Improving Our Environment
On this month’s edition of BNN, Supervisor Cook invited Danielle Wynne
from the Fairfax County Stormwater Planning Division and Daniel Shultz
from the Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District to speak
about improving our local environment and the upcoming Environmental
Leadership Institute.
Our impact on our local environment, especially our local watersheds,
has become increasingly apparent in recent years. Thankfully, we have
also become more aware of our ability to reduce that impact and committed
as a community to improving the health of our local environment.
On this month’s program, viewers can learn about how each of us can help
make our own neighborhood a place where trees thrive, and litter,
fertilizer and excessive water runoff do not threaten the health of our
local streams. Both Dan and Danielle will also be part of the
Environmental Leadership Institute on May 7th, outlined on the front page
of this Beacon.
To learn more about helping to improve our local environment, you can
tune in to BNN at 5 p.m. on Fridays and Sundays or 7 p.m. on Wednesdays
this month on Channel 16. You can also watch this month’s edition online
at
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/cable/channel16/asx/supervisor_cook.asx.
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