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December 2008

• Connolly's Farewell Calls on President-Elect and Congress to Aid Localities and States (Dec. 31, 2008)
  
  
• Chairman Connolly Receives Trail Champion Award (Dec. 22, 2008)
  
  
• Hunter Mill District Budget Town Hall Meeting is Jan. 7 (Dec. 22, 2008)
  
  
• Jan. 2 Furlough Schedules for Fairfax County Government (Dec. 17, 2008)
  
  
• Foreclosure Town Hall Meeting to be held Jan. 8 (Dec. 15, 2008)
  
  
• Holiday Closing Schedules for Fairfax County Government (Dec. 12, 2008)
  
  
• Issues Fairfax Forum focuses on Green Strategies on Dec. 17 (Dec. 9, 2008)
  
  
• Board of Supervisors Evaluates County Executive and County Attorney (Dec. 8, 2008)
  
  
• Victor L. Garcia Appointed Department of Finance Director (Dec. 8, 2008)
  
  
• 2008 Lawrence V. Fowler Award (Dec. 8, 2008)
  
  
• Dec. 8 Board of Supervisors Meeting Features 9 Presentations (Dec. 5, 2008)
  
  
• Exceptional Architectural and Site Design Honored by Fairfax County (Dec. 5, 2008)
  
  
• Lawyers Offered Free Foreclosure Prevention and Mitigation Training by Fairfax County (Dec. 5, 2008)

November 2008

• Winter Weather Preparedness Information Featured Online (Nov. 20, 2008)
  
  
• Hunter Mill District Coat Closet Open Through March 14 (Nov. 20, 2008)
  
  
• November is Pedestrian Safety Month in Fairfax County (Nov. 20, 2008)
  
  
• Environmental Quality Advisory Council Presents Annual Report (Nov. 19, 2008)
  
  
• Board of Supervisors Expands County's Foreclosure Assistance Program (Nov. 17, 2008)
  
  
• 2008 Environmental Excellence Awards Presented by Fairfax County Board of Supervisors (Nov. 17, 2008)
  
  
• Fairfax County Releases 2008 Youth Survey (Nov. 14, 2008)
  
  
• Nov. 17 Board of Supervisors Meeting Features 6 Presentations (Nov. 14, 2008)
  
  
• Thanksgiving Holiday Schedules for Fairfax County Government (Nov. 14, 2008)
  
  
• Remote Testimony Available for Environmental Quality Advisory Council Annual Public Hearing (Nov. 14, 2008)
   
• Fairfax County Sees Record Voter Turnout (Nov. 7, 2008)
  

October 2008

•  Check Your Emergency Supply Kit Along with Smoke Alarms (Oct. 29, 2008)
  
  
• Veterans Day Holiday Schedules for Fairfax County Government (Oct. 29, 2008)
  
  
• Beeman Commission Delivers Recommendations to Fairfax County Board of Supervisors (Oct. 28, 2008)
  
  
• Fairfax County to Comply with SBE Ruling (Oct. 28, 2008)
  
  
• October Is Filipino-American History Month (Oct. 27, 2008)
  
  
• Safety Tips for Halloween; Pedestrian Safety Day in Fairfax County (Oct. 27, 2008)
  
  
• General Registrar Responds to Misinformation about Federal Write-in Absentee Ballots (Oct. 24, 2008)
  
  
• County Receives 1,000 CFLs from Change a Light Campaign (Oct. 24, 2008)
  
  
• Second Incident Management Team Returns from Louisiana (Oct. 23, 2008)
  
  
• Fairfax Center Fire Station Receives LEED Certification (Oct. 22, 2008)
  
  
• Taxi Fares Increase, Fuel Efficiency Standards Established (Oct. 21, 2008)
  
  
• 2008 Barbara Varon Volunteer Award Winner (Oct. 20, 2008)
  
  
• Are You Eligible for Unclaimed Money? (Oct. 20, 2008)
  
  
• Oct. 20 Board of Supervisors Meeting Features 8 Presentations (Oct. 17, 2008)
  
  
• Fairfax County Outlines Plan to Address FY 2009 Revenue Shortfall (Oct. 14, 2008)
  
  
• Remarkable Trees Tour on Oct. 21 and 22 (Oct. 14, 2008)
  
  
• McConnell PSTOC and Bus Operations Center Ribbon-Cutting Held Oct. 10 (Oct. 10, 2008)
  
  
• Regional Incident Management Team to Return from Texas (Oct. 9, 2008)
  
  
• Foreclosure Town Hall Meeting to Be Held Oct. 16 (Oct. 7, 2008)
  
  
• Ceremony to Name Pedestrian Bridge After Alec T. Monroe on Saturday, Oct. 11 (Oct. 3, 2008)
  
  
• Virginia Incident Management Team to Return from Louisiana; Second Team to Deploy (Oct. 3, 2008)
  
  
• Get Connected at Pimmit Hills Neighborhood College (Oct. 3, 2008)
  
  
• Fairfax County Has One of the Country’s Largest Municipal Bond Sales in Two Weeks (Oct. 2, 2008)
  

September 2008

• Oct. 10 Ribbon-cutting Ceremony at McConnell PSTOC (Sept. 30, 2008)
  
  
• Columbus Day Holiday Schedules for Fairfax County Government (Sept. 30, 2008)
  
  
• “Finding Braddock’s True Gold” Is Oct. 4 (Sept. 26, 2008)
  
  
• McLean Community MPAartfest Is Oct. 5 (Sept. 26, 2008)
  
  
• Men Speak Out to Stop Domestic Violence (Sept. 24, 2008)
  
  
• Patricia Stevens Appointed Office of Public Private Partnerships Director (Sept. 22, 2008)
  
  
• Susan Woodruff Appointed Department of Human Resources Director (Sept. 22, 2008)
  
  
• Personal Property Taxes Due Oct. 5 (Sept. 22, 2008)
  
  
• Tysons Land Use Task Force Presents Recommendations (Sept. 22, 2008)
  
  
• Sept. 22 Board of Supervisors Meeting Features 6 Presentations (Sept. 19, 2008)
  
  
• Child Passenger Safety Week Is Sept. 21-27 (Sept. 16, 2008)
  
  
• Parks Bond Referendum Information on County Web Site (Sept. 16, 2008)
  
  
• Springfield District Summer Concert Series Preview (Sept. 15, 2008)
  
  
• Four FY2010 Budget Community Dialogue Sessions to Be Held Sept. 20 (Sept. 15, 2008)
  
  
• Lee District Neighborhood Resource Fair Is Sept. 20 (Sept. 15, 2008)
  
  
• Regional Incident Management Team Returns from Louisiana (Sept. 11, 2008)
  
  
• Foreclosure Information Meeting to Be Held Sept. 25 (Sept. 10, 2008)
  
  
• Juror Questionnaires Mailed This Week (Sept. 9, 2008)
  
  
• Bringing Together Neighborhood Experts (Sept. 9, 2008)
  
  
• George Braunstein Appointed Fairfax-Falls Church CSB Executive Director (Sept. 8, 2008)
  
  
• Nannette M. Bowler Appointed Department of Family Services Director (Sept. 8, 2008)
  
  
• UPDATE: AEOC Deactivated; Emergency Shelter Closes (Sept. 6, 2008)
  
  
• UPDATE 9:30 p.m.: Road Closures Due to Flooding (Sept. 6, 2008)
  
  
• UPDATE 8:25 p.m.: Road Closures Due to Flooding (Sept. 6, 2008)
  
  
• UPDATE: Fairfax County Closes Emergency Shelter at Mount Vernon RECenter (Sept. 6, 2008)
  
  
• UPDATE 6:20 p.m.: Road Closures Due to Flooding (Sept. 6, 2008)
  
  
• Fairfax County Opens Emergency Shelter at South Run RECenter (Sept. 6, 2008)
  
  
• Fairfax County Road Closures Due to Flooding (Sept. 6, 2008)
  
  
• Fairfax County Opens Emergency Shelter at Mount Vernon RECenter (Sept. 6, 2008)
  
  
• Safety Tips for Flash Flooding (Sept. 6, 2008)
  
  
• Fairfax County Alternate Emergency Operations Center Activated at 1:30 p.m. (Sept. 6, 2008)
  
  
• Sept. 8 Board of Supervisors Meeting Features 7 Presentations (Sept. 5, 2008)
  
  
• Residents Encouraged to Prepare for Weekend Weather (Sept. 5, 2008)
  
  
• Business, Nonprofit Communities Invited to ESF-15 Meeting (Sept. 4, 2008)
  
  
• Laurel Hill Project Advisory Committee Meetings Scheduled (Sept. 2, 2008)
  
  
• Lawrence V. Fowler Award Nominations Sought (Sept. 2, 2008)
  

August 2008

• Emergency Management to Provide Daily Preparedness Tips (Aug. 28, 2008)
  
  
• Fairfax County Seeks Public’s Input for FY 2010 Budget (Aug. 26, 2008)
  
  
• Neighborhood Enhancement Partnership Program Awardees (Aug. 20, 2008)
  
  
• Labor Day Holiday Schedules for Fairfax County Government (Aug. 20, 2008)
  
  
• 7-Year Anniversary of Sept. 11 To be Commemorated (Aug. 18, 2008)
  
  
• Join Potomac and Occoquan Watershed Cleanups This Fall (Aug. 18, 2008)
  
  
• 7th Annual Springfield BridgeWalk Is Aug. 26 (Aug. 18, 2008)
  
  
• Survey Names Fairfax Among Top Digital Counties (Aug. 18, 2008)
  
  
• Public Hearing on Community Development Authority Ordinance Scheduled for Sept. 8 (Aug. 13, 2008)
  
  
• Foreclosures Seminar to Be Held Aug. 20 (Aug. 6, 2008)
  
  
• Kenneth L. Saunders Appointed Human Rights and Equity Programs Director (Aug. 6, 2008)
  
  
• Green Building Starts at the Top (Aug. 4, 2008)
  
  
• Special Needs Registry Named a “Promising Practice” (Aug. 4, 2008)
  
  
• Aug. 4 Board of Supervisors Meeting Features 6 Presentations (Aug. 1, 2008)

July 2008

• Register for the 9th Annual Virginia Statewide Neighborhood Conference  (July 31, 2008)
  
  
• Principles to Stimulate and Support Commercial Revitalization Adopted (July 23, 2008)
  
  
• Transportation Advisory Commission Presents Award (July 21, 2008)
  
  
• July 21 Board of Supervisors Meeting Features 6 Presentations (July 18, 2008)
  
  
• Woodglen Lake Rehabilitation Plan for Flood Protection Signed (July 18, 2008)
  
  
• Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile Virus (July 14, 2008)
  
  
• Public Input Sought on Improving Mental Health Services (July 14, 2008)
  
  
• Emerald Ash Borer Infestation Found in Fairfax County (July 9, 2008)
  
  
• New Fairfax Circuit Court Judge Receives Official Commission July 11 (July 8, 2008)
  
  
• Deputy County Executive Verdia L. Haywood Receives 2008 Arnold B. Kassabian Memorial Award (July 2, 2008)
  
  
• Exceptional Architectural and Site Design (July 1, 2008)
  

June 2008

• Olivia L. McLean Appointed Office of Emergency Management Coordinator (June 30, 2008)
  
  
• Board of Supervisors Announces New Initiative to Address Home Foreclosures in Fairfax County (June 30, 2008)
  
  
• Onthank Awards Recognize Fairfax County Employees (June 30, 2008)
  
  
• 2008 Best of Braddock Awards Announced (June 30, 2008)
  
  
• Code Enforcement Strike Teams’ Prosecution Results in Biggest Civil and Criminal Fines Ever (June 30, 2008)
  
  
• June 30 Board of Supervisors Meeting Features 6 Presentations (June 27, 2008)
  
  
• Burke Centre VRE Station Parking Garage Ribbon-Cutting to be Held June 28 (June 24, 2008)
  
  
• Proposal Looks at County Investment to Stimulate and Support Commercial Revitalization (June 23, 2008)
  
  
• National Emergency Preparedness Award for Fairfax County Faith Communities (June 20, 2008)
  
  
• Fairfax County Completes Damage Assessment Plan (June 20, 2008)
  
  
• Police Chief Col. David M. Rohrer Honored by Ayuda (June 19, 2008)
  
  
• Fairfax County Receives 5 NaCo Achievement Awards (June 17, 2008)
  
  
• Independence Day Holiday Schedules for Fairfax County Government (June 17, 2008)
  
  
• Baileys Crossroads Planning Study Initiated by Fairfax County (June 17, 2008)
  
  
• Fairfax County Offers Guidance for Staying Safe and Cool During Summer Heat (June 13, 2008)
  
  
• Summer Thunderstorms Prompt Lightning Safety Week (June 10, 2008)
  
  
• Hunter Mill District Hosts Community Softball Game (June 9, 2008)
  
  
• Fairfax County to Host Emergency Preparedness Training Sessions for Area Faith Communities (June 9, 2008)
  
  
• Fairfax County To Open Cooling Centers This Weekend at Cub Run and Providence RECenters (June 6, 2008)
  
  
• Fairfax County Launches Pages on Facebook, MySpace and YouTube (June 6, 2008)
  
  
• Fairfax County Offers Heat Safety Tips (June 5, 2008)
  
  
• Fairfax County’s Wastewater Treatment Plant Wins Award for 10 Consecutive Years of Pollution Control (June 5, 2008)
  
  
• Get Connected With Your Community Through Upcoming Annandale Neighborhood College (June 4, 2008)
  
  
• More than 700 Fairfax County Residents Served in Hypothermia Shelters This Winter (June 2, 2008)
  
  
• Braddock District Spring Town Meeting on June 11 (June 2, 2008)
  
  
• Burke VRE Parking Garage Opens (June 2, 2008)

May 2008

• Continental Color Guard and the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps to Open Board of Supervisors Meeting (May 30, 2008)
  
  
• Guitars Not Guns Gives At-Risk Youth A Unique After-School Activity (May 30, 2008)
  
  
• New Fairfax County General District Court Judge To Take Oath June 6 (May 29, 2008)
  
  
• Fairfax County Launches Neighborhood Enhancement Partnership Program (May 29, 2008)
  
  
• Businesses Can Register for CEAN Too (May 28, 2008)
  
  
• Celebrate Fairfax! June 6 to 8 (May 27, 2008)
  
  
• Fairfax County Solid Waste Disposal Fees to Increase (May 20, 2008)
  
  
• Fairfax County Reaches New Heights in Recycling (May 20, 2008)
  
  
• Fairfax County Presents Recycling Award to 8 Local Businesses (May 20, 2008)
  
  
• Renters Facing Foreclosure Should Know Their Rights (May 20, 2008)
  
  
• Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday (May 19, 2008)
  
  
• South County Center and Mount Vernon Police Station Open House Set for May 31 (May 16, 2008)
  
  
• May 19 Board of Supervisors Meeting Features 6 Presentations (May 16, 2008)
  
  
• National Hurricane Preparedness Week Marks Start of Atlantic Hurricane Season (May 15, 2008)
  
  
• Emergency Flood Recovery Information Available Online (May 12, 2008)
  
  
• Fairfax County Opens Emergency Shelter At Mt. Vernon RECenter (May 12, 2008)
  
  
• Memorial Day Holiday Schedules for Fairfax County Government (May 9, 2008)
  
  
• Hunter Mill District Supervisor Catherine M. Hudgins Receives 2008 Phenomenal Women’s Alliance Award (May 8, 2008)
  
  
• Ceremony to Dedicate Trails to Burke Centre VRE Station on May 10 at 11 a.m. (May 7, 2008)
  
  
• Fairfax County Awards Master Development Contract for Portion of Former Lorton Prison (May 5, 2008)
  
  
• May 5 Board of Supervisors Meeting Features 7 Proclamations (May 2, 2008)
  
  
• Northern Virginia Response Team Scheduled to Return from Suffolk (May 2, 2008)
  
  
• Fairfax County Wins Award for Excellence in Financial Reporting for 31st Consecutive Year (May 2, 2008)
  
  
• BRAC Area Plans Review Existing Conditions Report Now Available (May 2, 2008)
  

April 2008

• Northern Virginia Response Team Deploys to Suffolk (April 29, 2008)
  
  
• Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Adopts Fiscal Year 2009 Budget (April 28, 2008)
  
  
• 2008-2009 North County Area Plans Review Guide Now Available (April 28, 2008)
  
  
• Top Five Summer Home Hazards Highlighted During Building Safety Week (April 28, 2008)
  
  
• April 28 Board of Supervisors Meeting Features 6 Presentations (April 25, 2008)
  
  
• Project Discovery Honors College-bound Students at May 2 Banquet (April 24, 2008)
  
  
• UPDATE: Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court to Open on Schedule April 24 (April 23, 2008)
  
  
• Ticketing and Towing Begins May 1 for Mount Vernon Community Parking District Violations (April 23, 2008)
  
  
• Closed Today — Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court (April 23, 2008)
  
  
• Fairfax County Wins Awards for Technology Excellence (April 23, 2008)
  
  
• Learn About How to Deal With a Foreclosure Crisis (April 22, 2008)
  
  
• Providence District to Host Information Session on HOT Lanes and Transit Service (April 22, 2008)
  
  
• Board of Supervisors Completes Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Mark-up (April 21, 2008)
  
  
• Aerial Gypsy Moth Spraying to Begin in May (April 21, 2008)
  
  
• Activities and Web Page Focus on Environmental Stewardship (April 18, 2008)
  
  
• Hunter Mill District Encourages Kids to Hang with Nature on April 20 (April 16, 2008)
  
  
• Workshop for Older Adults to Be Held April 24 in Providence District (April 15, 2008)
  
  
• Public Law Library in Fairfax Courthouse Announces Extended Hours (April 14, 2008)
  
  
• Human Rights Awards to Be Presented May 6 (April 10, 2008)
  
  
• Exceptional Architectural and Site Design Entries Sought by June 11 (April 9, 2008)
  
  
• Fairfax County Circuit Court Issues Opinion on Episcopal Church Case (April 4, 2008)
  
  
• 2008 Culmore Cleanup Scheduled for May 3 (April 3, 2008)
  

March 2008

• Fairfax County Joins Cool Capital Challenge (March 31, 2008)
  
  
• Robert L. Mears Appointed Director of Fairfax County Retirement Administration Agency (March 31, 2008)
  
  
• UPDATE: Get Connected With Your Community Through Upcoming Springfield Neighborhood College (March 31, 2008)
  
  
• Annual Homelessness Point-in-Time Results Released (March 31, 2008)
  
  
• Board of Supervisors Adopts Implementation Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness (March 31, 2008)
  
  
• Chairman Connolly Announces County to Explore Purchase of Foreclosed Properties for Workforce Housing (March 28, 2008)
  
  
• March 31 Board of Supervisors Meeting Features 8 Presentations (March 28, 2008)
  
  
• Fair Housing Conference on April 2 for Real Estate Professionals (March 24, 2008)
  
  
• Don’t Flush Medicines Down the Toilet (March 19, 2008)
  
  
• Get Connected With Your Community Through Upcoming Springfield Neighborhood College (March 18, 2008)
  
  
• Ninth Annual Providence District Environmental Fair on Saturday, March 29 (March 13, 2008)
  
  
• Braddock District Supervisor to Host Tax Relief Workshop (March 12, 2008)
  
  
• Town Meetings Scheduled on Fairfax County FY 2009 Advertised Budget (March 7, 2008)
  
  
• Phased Move-in Continues for Courts and Offices Into Fairfax Courthouse Expansion (March 7, 2008)
  
  
• March 10 Board of Supervisors Meeting Features 7 Presentations (March 6, 2008)
  
  
• Tips for Homeowners for Keeping Storm Drains and Sanitary Sewer Lines Flowing (March 5, 2008)
  
  
• Nominations for 2008 Friends of Trees Awards Sought by March 28 (March 5, 2008)
  
  
• New Circuit Court Judge to Receive Official Commission on March 14 (March 5, 2008)
  
  
• 2008 Fairfax County Environmental Excellence Awards Nominations Open (March 4, 2008)
  
  
• Fairfax County to Revisit Land/Building Allocations in Tax Assessments (March 3, 2008)
  
  
• Providence District Supervisor to Host Tax Relief Workshop (March 3, 2008)
  
  
• Lee District Supervisor to Host Tax Relief Workshops (March 3, 2008)
  

February 2008

• Town Meeting on Plan to Protect New Alexandria and Belle View From Flooding (Feb. 29, 2008)
  
  
• Fairfax County Observes National Consumer Protection Week March 2-8 (Feb. 27, 2008)
  
  
• "Guide to the 2008 BRAC Area Plans Review" Now Available (Feb. 26, 2008)
  
  
• Springfield District Supervisor to Host Tax Relief Workshop (Feb. 26, 2008)
  
  
• Nominate Residents for the Barbara Varon Volunteer Award (Feb. 25, 2008)
  
  
• County Executive Proposes $3.3 Billion Budget for Fiscal Year 2009 (Feb. 25, 2008)
  
  
• 2008 Real Estate Assessment Change Notices Mailed (Feb. 25, 2008)
  
  
• Fairfax Courthouse Opens New Entrance Feb. 25 (Feb. 22, 2008)
  
  
• Feb. 25 Board of Supervisors Meeting Features 4 Presentations (Feb. 22, 2008)
  
  
• Learn How to Protect Yourself From Pandemic Influenza (Feb. 21, 2008)
  
  
• Fairfax County History Commission to Hold Community Meetings (Feb. 19, 2008)
  
  
• Dranesville District to Host HOT Lanes Meeting (Feb. 15, 2008)
  
  
• Dranesville District Supervisor to Host Tax Relief Workshops for Older Adults and Disabled Residents (Feb. 13, 2008)
  
  
• Fairfax County Debris Management Plan Approved by FEMA (Feb. 13, 2008)
  
  
• Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Adopts Green Building Policy (Feb. 11, 2008)
  
  
• Northern Virginia Fire Task Force Responds to Louisa County Fire (Feb. 11, 2008)
  
  
• Feb. 11 Board of Supervisors Meeting Features 3 Presentations (Feb. 8, 2008)
  
  
• Fairfax County Announces FY 2009 Budget Timeline (Feb. 8, 2008)
  
  
• Submit Nominations for Human Rights Awards by March 18 (Feb. 7, 2008)
  
  
• Low-Cost, Butterfly Friendly Trees and Shrubs for Sale to Residents Now (Feb. 6, 2008)
  
  
• Consumer Affairs Branch Expands to South County Center (Feb. 4, 2008)
  
  
• George Washington's Day Holiday Schedules for Fairfax County Government (Feb. 4, 2008)

January 2008

• Mount Vernon District Hosts 21st Annual Town Meeting (Jan. 30, 2008)
  
  
• County Sends Letter on Dulles Rail Project to FTA (Jan. 28, 2008)
  
  
• Climate Change Teach-in Events to be Held Jan. 30 – Feb. 1 (Jan. 28, 2008)
  
  
• Outstanding Fairfax County Employees Recognized (Jan. 28, 2008)
  
  
• Jan. 28 Board of Supervisors Meeting Features 6 Presentations (Jan. 25, 2008)
  
  
• Community Briefing to be Held for Residents About HOT Lanes (Jan. 23, 2008)
  
  
• Fairfax County Sells AAA-Rated Bonds (Jan. 22, 2008)
  
  
• Student Essay Submissions Being Accepted for Burke Centre Library Time Capsule (Jan. 22, 2008)
  
  
• New Project to Highlight History of Asian-Americans in Fairfax County (Jan. 15, 2008)
  
  
• Braddock District to Hold Community Meeting about Little River Glen Construction (Jan. 14, 2008)
  
  
• Fairfax County to Give Awards for Environmental and Land Conservation (Jan. 14, 2008)
  
  
• Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Schedules for Fairfax County (Jan. 10, 2008)
  
  
• Fairfax County Addresses Identity Theft Concerns (Jan. 7, 2008)
  
  
• Board of Supervisors Holds First Meeting in 2008 (Jan. 7, 2008)
  
  
• Town Meeting to be Held to Update Huntington Community on Flood Mitigation (Jan. 4, 2008)
  
  
• Jan. 7 Board of Supervisors Meeting Features 5 Presentations (Jan. 3, 2008)