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March 9, 2007
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to Adopt Resolutions and Issue Proclamations
Note to editor: A downloadable photo and synopsis of each presentation will be posted on the county’s Web site at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/opa/presentations.htm on Monday, March 12. These photos will remain on the Web site until the next board meeting with presentations on Monday, March 26.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, at its meeting on Monday, March 12, scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m., will adopt the following resolutions and issue the following proclamations. For more information, call 703-324-3187, TTY 711.
Training in Disaster Response
The Board of Supervisors will adopt a resolution to recognize the
Community Emergency Response Team program, known as CERT, on the occasion
of its 10th anniversary. The program began in Fairfax County in 1996 with
the primary goal of training residents to respond and assist others in
their communities effectively and efficiently in the event of an
emergency. The CERT program is administered by the Fairfax County Fire
and Rescue Department and consists of 26 hours of FEMA-authorized
training in order for residents to make decisions and act in the event of
a disaster.
Setting Sail Safely
The Board of Supervisors will proclaim March 24 to be Northern
Virginia Sail and Power Squadron Day in Fairfax County. Chartered on May
14, 1976, the Northern Virginia Sail and Power Squadron is a unit of the
United States Power Squadrons, which is dedicated to safe boating through
education. The organization provides the instruction, assistance and
guidance necessary to boat owners, operators and crews to ensure the safe
operation of their crafts.
Tuberculosis Awareness Day
The Board of Supervisors will designate March 24 as Tuberculosis
Awareness Day in Fairfax County. This year marks the 125th anniversary of
the discovery of the organism that causes tuberculosis. In countries
worldwide, this day is set aside to raise awareness of tuberculosis and
its effects on public health. There are 2 billion people in the world
infected with the TB organism, 8 million people develop the disease each
year and every 20 seconds a person dies of the disease.
Through the Years
The Board of Supervisors will issue a proclamation to declare March
as Women’s History Month in Fairfax County. This year marks the 159th
anniversary of the Women’s Rights Movement, which led to women securing
the right to vote, own property and receive equal opportunities in the
workforce and in education. During the presentation, members of the
League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area will present the Board of
Supervisors with a photograph of the Occoquan Workhouse. The photograph
shows the wooden building – part of the federal prison at Lorton – where
many of the suffragists who picketed the White House in 1917 for the
right to vote were imprisoned.
Serving the Community for Half a Century
The Board of Supervisors will adopt a resolution to congratulate
Fairfax Memorial Park and Funeral Home on the occasion of its 50th
anniversary. Milestones include the construction of an above-ground
mausoleum in 1984 and a memorial dedicated to the victims of the Sept.
11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, some of whom are
interred in the cemetery.
Choosing an Alternative
The Board of Supervisors will declare March as Alternative Dispute
Resolution Month in Fairfax County. Residents of the commonwealth of
Virginia and Fairfax County recognize that resolving conflict through
mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution promotes
mutually agreeable outcomes, preserves relationships and enhances
collaborative efforts. Residents are urged to recognize the benefits of
alternative dispute resolution programs and to acknowledge the valuable
role of volunteers who offer their services to neighbors, students and
peers in the workplace.
Gail Condrick Changes Her Channel
The Board of Supervisors will adopt a resolution to thank Gail
Condrick for her years of service to Fairfax County and its residents.
Condrick has served Fairfax County in the Department of Cable
Communications and Consumer Protection for more than 24 years, commencing
in 1983. During her tenure she was instrumental in the first cablecast of
a Board of Supervisors meeting on Sept. 10, 1984. Condrick also developed
a nationally recognized government TV station, which has been honored
four times as the best in the nation and has won more than 200 national
awards for cable television excellence. Committed to the benefits of new
technology, Condrick also oversaw a transition to digital technology in
television production, print services and mail services.
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