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Good day, and welcome to the Fairfax County News to Use podcast for July
27, 2011.Coming up, learn about the Library’s summer reading program,
what’s available on Channel 16, how to find a county job, find out about
FIDO and how to use social media to stay connected to Fairfax County.
Links to topics mentioned in this podcast can be found online at www.fairfaxcounty.gov.
The Fairfax County Public Library Summer Reading Program continues
encouraging children and teens to read for pleasure during summer
vacation. It is held in cooperation with the Fairfax County Public School system and
continues through Sept. 3. More details are online at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/srp/.
Tune in to Channel 16 for live gavel-to-gavel coverage, including
presentations and public hearings, of the Fairfax County Board of
Supervisors meetings, which are also closed captioned. Channel 16,
Fairfax County government television, also broadcasts ongoing series like
“County Magazine,” “Parks Plus,” the “Fire and Rescue Digest” and “On the
Beat,” in addition to special programs throughout the year on topics such
as emergency preparedness, energy efficiency, history, consumer
protection, voting, volunteering, the environment and more. Learn more
online at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/cable/channel16/vod.htm.
That’s www.fairfaxcounty.gov/cable/channel16/vod.htm.
Looking for a job? Check out employment opportunities with Fairfax
County Government. Job listings are updated weekly. Just visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/hr/ for more details and this
week’s list of openings.
To make it faster and easier to get a building permit, homeowners and
contractors may now apply online through FIDO, the Fairfax Inspections Database Online at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fido. If you can’t or don’t want
to spend time waiting in line, FIDO can help, and the county will be able
to issue more permits — and issue them more quickly. On the FIDO Web
page, simply click on "Apply for a Permit” for a household appliance
permit, residential electrical or plumbing permit or a finished basement
building permit. Payment is accepted using major credit cards and
e-checks. For questions or problems, call 703-222-0801.
Finally, join Fairfax County on Facebook and follow our updates at facebook.com/fairfaxcounty.
You can also follow Fairfax County on Twitter for key updates from across
county government at twitter.com/fairfaxcounty
or text the words and symbol “on @fairfaxcounty” to 40404 – that’s “on
@fairfaxcounty” to 40404. And for a comprehensive list of news headlines,
photos, videos, social media, email newsletters, events and more, visit
the Fairfax County NewsWire at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/news.
That’s all for this News to Use podcast. Thanks for listening. For more information about the topics in this podcast and for continuous news updates, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/news. You may also call 703-FAIRFAX, that’s 703-324-7329, weekdays between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. News to Use is produced by the Fairfax County, Virginia, government.
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