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Penelope A. "Penny" Gross
Mason District Supervisor
Mason District Governmental Center
6507 Columbia Pike, Annandale, VA 22003
Phone: 703-256-7717, TTY 711
Fax: 703-354-8419
mason@fairfaxcounty.gov
Welcome to the Mason District homepage! It is designed for easy use, and I hope you will find the information both helpful and timely. Special features include Mason Matters!, my twice-a-year newsletter, information about reserving the public meeting rooms at the Mason District Governmental Center, and other meetings and activities throughout Mason District. Links to county agencies also are included. Please refer to the Web site often, and don't hesitate to contact me.
Penelope A. "Penny" Gross
Mason District Supervisor
News
Farmer's Market Springs into New Season – The Farmer's Market returns every Thursday morning, from 8 a.m. until 12 noon at Mason District Park, 6621 Columbia Pike in Annandale. All products sold are grown or made by vendors within 125 miles of Fairfax County. Growers offer vine-ripe produce, fresh baked goods, herb plants, and more for your spring and summer time enjoyment. For a complete schedule of Farmer's Markets hosted by the Fairfax County Park Authority, call 703-324-5390, or visit the Web site at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/wp-farm-mkt.htm.
Go Green: Bike To Work on May 17! – May is National Bike Month and Friday, May 17, is "Bike to Work Day." Save fuel and use pedal power to bike to work! Participants who register online at www.biketoworkmetrodc.org, or call 800-745-7433 to register, will get a 2013 Bike to Work Day shirt and be eligible to win cool prizes. In Fairfax County there are 11 pit stops: Tyson's Corner, Vienna, Reston, Fairfax Corner, Fairfax City, Springfield, two at Merrifield, Herndon, Burke, and Mount Vernon. For more information about Bike to Work Day, or for help with routing your trip, contact the pit stop managers listed on the Bike to Work Day Web site, or the Fairfax County Department of Transportation's bicycle program staff at 703-877-5600 (TTY 711), or send an e-mail to bicycleprograms@fairfaxcounty.gov.
Virginia Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday – Hurricane season begins June 1 through November 30, so plan to replenish essential emergency supplies during Virginia's Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday, May 25-31, 2013, when some supplies will be sales tax exempt. A list of items, and other preparedness information, is available at www.readyvirginia.gov. For information about storm preparedness locally, including how to prepare for three days without assistance from outside your household, visit the Fairfax County Office of Emergency Management's Web site at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/oem or call 571-350-1000, TTY 711.
Document Shredding Returns to Mason District! – The Fairfax County Division of Solid Waste returns to the Mason District Governmental Center, 6507 Columbia Pike in Annandale on Saturday, May 18, from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m. Residents can bring up to five medium-sized boxes of paper per household for Document Shredding (please remove paper from binders, remove binder clips, and remove paper clips and rubber bands). This event is for paper documents only (no film, credit cards, or computer discs), and is intended for shredding personal or sensitive documents. Both services are FREE for Fairfax County residents. For a complete list of recycling and trash-related events in Fairfax County, please call 703-324-5230, or log-on to www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpwes/recycling/intro-programs.htm.
UPC of Fairfax County Spearheads Operation Medicine Cabinet Cleanout – The Unified Prevention Coalition of Fairfax County is collaborating with county agencies and non-profit organizations to assist residents with the proper disposal of unused and expired medications. Medications may be taken any time to their local police station from May 27-June 1, 2013. Stations serving Mason District include: Mason District Station, 6507 Columbia Pike in Annandale; Franconia District Station, 6121 Franconia Road in Alexandria; and West Springfield District Station, 6140 Rolling Road in Springfield. Only prescriptions in liquid or pill form may be dropped off. No needles or pressurized canisters will be accepted. Disposal is free, safe, convenient, and confidential. Information about year-round proper disposal of medications is available on-line at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/hd/dontflush, or by calling the Health Department at 703-246-2411; TTY 711. For more information about the UPC collection, contact Amy Reif, UPC health sector coordinator, at areif@upcfairfax.org, or call 703-938-8723.
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