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TextAug. 4 Board of Supervisors Meeting Features 6 Presentations
Aug. 1, 2008
News Highlights
- Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services, Vy Nguyen, Michael Rierson, Ifty Khan, HOT Lanes replanting volunteers and Judith Rosen to be honored.
- A downloadable photo and synopsis of each presentation will be posted on the county's Web site.
More Information |
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, at its meeting on Monday, Aug. 4, scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m., will make the following presentations to residents and county staff. For more information, call 703-324-3187, TTY 711. For information on the Aug. 4 meeting, including an agenda, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/government/board/meetings/2008.htm.
Platinum Peak Award
The Board of Supervisors will recognize the Department of Public
Works and Environmental Services’ Noman M. Cole Jr. Pollution Control
Plant for receiving a Platinum Peak Award from the National Association
of Clean Water Agencies. The Noman M. Cole Plant is the largest advanced
wastewater treatment plan in Va., and has achieved 100 percent compliance
for 10 consecutive years with the National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System Permit.
Vy Nguyen
The Board of Supervisors will recognize Vy Nguyen for her work on
the Asian-American History Project Task Force. As part of the task
force, she developed the Vietnamese-American History Project Web site.
Michael Rierson
The Board of Supervisors will recognize Michael Rierson for 35 years
of service with the Fairfax County Park Authority. As a
preservationist, Rierson has worked tirelessly to protect valuable
artifacts and historic properties, as well as cultural and natural
resources in Fairfax County. Projects he managed include the first
cultural resource park, Mount Air, and the Laurel Hill Project.
Ifty Khan
The Board of Supervisors will recognize Ifty Khan for 25 years of
extraordinary service to the Fairfax County Department of Public Works and
Environmental Services (DPWES). Through his vision and dedication as
the director of the wastewater
collection division, DPWES has been recognized for managerial
excellence by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Governing
magazine.
Replanting Native Flora and Vegetation
The Board of Supervisors will recognize volunteers who joined in
partnership with Capital Beltway Express LLC and the HOT Lanes project
team to replant indigenous plants from the staging areas and environs to
be impacted by the HOT Lanes project. The volunteers collaborated to
identify, remove, transport and replant native flora and vegetation at
numerous Fairfax County Public Schools.
Judith Rosen
The Board of Supervisors will recognize Judith Rosen for 33 years of
service to Fairfax County. As the founding director of the Department of Family
Services' Office for Children, she has developed a thorough and
harmonious program for childcare and education that has served an
estimated 500,000 children in Fairfax County. Rosen has received numerous
honors for her work including a Fairfax County A. Heath Onthank Award and
the 2008 Outstanding Service to Children Award from the Virginia
Association for Early Childhood Education.
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Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director of Public Affairs
703-324-3187, TTY 711, Fax 703-324-2010
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publicaffairs@fairfaxcounty.gov
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