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Board of Supervisors Meeting Podcast Transcript: March 8, 2011

 

Welcome to the podcast of meeting highlights for the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors meeting on March 8, 2011.

• The Environmental Protection Agency presented a 2010 Commitment Award to Fairfax County Neighborhood and Community Services and the Burke-West Springfield Center Without Walls for planning for and beginning to integrate smart growth and active aging.
  
  
•  The Board made the following presentation:
  • Dorothy Purvis for her years of service with the Virginia Department of Transportation.
  • Trudy Harsh, a member of the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board, for being named a 2010 Washingtonian of the Year by Washingtonian magazine.
  • The Medical Care for Children Partnership program for its 25^th anniversary.
    
    
• The Board proclaimed March as:
  • Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Inclusion Month in Fairfax County.
  • Tuberculosis Awareness Month in Fairfax County.
  • Women’s History Month in Fairfax County.
    
    
• The Economic Advisory Commission presented “Fairfax County: Preserving Our Quality of Life Requires Maintaining a Strong Economy.”
  
  
• The Economic Development Authority presented its 2010 annual report, “Fairfax County: Emerging from the Recession.
  
  
• The Board approved an advertisement for public hearings on March 29-31 to amend the current appropriation level in the FY 2011 Revised Budget Plan. The advertisement encompasses both the County and the Schools' FY 2011 Third Quarter Reviews.
  
  
• The Board noted public meeting dates on March 22-24 for the Tysons Metrorail Station Access Management Advisory Group.
  
  
• The Board noted changes to Fairfax Connector routes 505, 551, 552, 554 and 557 to be implemented in April.
  
  
• The Board directed the County Executive to present Covanta terms for a Service Agreement extension considered by the Board in closed session, which if not accepted by Covanta, could result in a decision by the Board on March 29 to purchase the facility.
  
  
• The Board held a public hearing concerning the Jefferson at Fairfax Corner residential housing proposal.
  

 

That’s all for this podcast of meeting highlights for the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, thanks for listening.

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More information about the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, including full meeting minutes and documents, can be found on the county's Web site.

This podcast is produced by the Fairfax County, VA, government.