Board Matters Presented by Hunter Mill District Supervisor Alcorn at Board of Supervisors Meetings:
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Board Matters Presented by Hunter Mill District Supervisor Alcorn at Board of Supervisors Meetings:
With Providence District Supervisor Dalia Palchik
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In July 2023, I announced the creation of a community-led task force to develop recommendations to preserve and enhance a beautiful 65-acre urban forest that follows a stream valley from the Dulles Toll Road to Gosnell Road in the Vienna area. Also known as Tysons Forest, it runs along the Hunter Mill portion of…
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Mr. Chairman and colleagues, I am inviting you all to attend the fourth annual Tour De Hunter Mill bike event on Sunday, May 5. There will be two routes for this community bike ride:
Short ride: 16 miles Long ride: 27 milesThere is a route for every ability! Every year, we feature new routes…
With Chairman Jeff McKay and Franconia District Supervisors Rodney Lusk
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Currently, there are 170 school crossing locations across the county resulting in a total of 340 daily crossings (morning and afternoon). The Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD) has 72 crossing guard positions, of which 53 are currently filled. Each crossing is 30 minutes in duration, which…
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As our community approaches the 60th anniversary of the founding of Reston, the time is right to take stock of the community infrastructure that by many accounts, including a recent article in The Economist, has created a very successful community within Fairfax County. Reston currently has several important community organizations that are dedicated to creating a cohesive…
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Mr. Chairman and colleagues, the Fairfax County Public Library operates 23 library locations with more than 500,000 active cardholders who utilize a collection of approximately two million items including books, eBooks, and audiobooks. Library users visit local branches, or the digital library collection, to pick out items to meet their educational and recreational needs.…
With Chairman Jeff McKay
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The 2024 theme for Older Adults Month is “Powered by Connection,” which recognizes the profound impact that meaningful relationships and social connections have on the health and well-being of older adults. Fairfax County has made the ability for our residents to age in place a priority. There are a number of resources available to connect…
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Mr. Chairman, I was proud to witness history in the making two weeks ago as the South Lakes High School Boys Basketball Team won its first ever state championship. The Seahawks took home the boys Virginia Class 6 State Championship in what the Washington Post called an “unlikely blowout.” The team won despite having their star junior guard Jordan Scott having a broken thumb…
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This coming Memorial Day weekend will mark the 40th anniversary of Viva Vienna! Hosted by the Rotary Club of Vienna, this popular annual festival celebrates the unity and strength of the Vienna community and honors Memorial Day. Viva Vienna! has grown over the years to become a major fundraiser for the Rotary Club, which each year supports more than 70 local charitable,…
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Mr. Chairman, part of the Board’s Transportation Priorities Plan includes updates to pedestrian infrastructure along Sunrise Valley Drive. To this end, acquisition of land rights for the project “Sunrise Valley Drive Walkway from Reston Parkway to Soapstone Drive” is underway. This project will improve existing walkways as well as installing missing links of sidewalk along…
Joint with Providence District Supervisor Dalia Palchik
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Following informal conversations in the community and with various Town of Vienna officials, the time has come for a more in-depth discussion between staff from Fairfax Water and Town of Vienna officials concerning the future of public water service…
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Chairman, I have two motions related to the Comprehensive Plan Amendment Work Program.
My first motion will be to direct staff to evaluate a potential change to the…
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The Reston Community Center has completed the annual preference poll election for its Board of Governors. The following individuals were elected to serve three-year terms on the Reston Community Center Board of Governors:
Paul Berry William Penniman Vicky WingertAll three candidates have…
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SEM Fairfax Land Associates, LLC (the “Applicant”) submitted concurrent rezoning and final development plan applications (the “Applications”) for an 8.87-acre property located north of Lake Fairfax Park and identified as Fairfax County Tax Map 18-1 ((1)) 0002 (the “Property”).
These Applications present an opportunity to accomplish the preservation envisioned in…
With Chairman Jeff McKay,Springfield District Supervisor Pat Herrityand Providence District Supervisor Dalia Palchik
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Mr. Chairman, Digital Inclusion Week is a national movement supported by the National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA). This year’s theme is “Building Connected Communities”. Hundreds of localities host and sponsor special events and campaigns to…
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Mister Chairman: Security of cyberspace remains a significant concern. Events that could potentially lead to data loss and/or interruption of county services could occur in many ways. For example, a simple misconfiguration of a system containing sensitive resident records could be exposed to the Internet; a system could be exploited due to software or code vulnerabilities…
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The Fairfax County School Board seeks approval of a PRC Plan to permit several building additions and site improvements as part of the major renovation planned at Neil A. Armstrong Elementary School. The school property is identified as Fairfax County Tax Map 11-3-((01))-12 and consists of approximately 14 acres. The property is zoned to the PRC District pursuant to RZ…
Mr. Chairman, beginning with the conceptual board matter I co-sponsored with Supervisor Lusk on February 11, 2020, the Workforce, Innovation, Skills Hub (aka the WISH Center) in the Franconia District has gone from initial concept to social startup to now a successful connector of community members seeking critical job skills with employers seeking skilled workers. More than 50 individuals are…
Co-Sponsored by Chairman Jeff McKay
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The amendment to the Comprehensive Plan for Reston scheduled for public hearing this afternoon contains revised land use and density recommendations for Reston Town Center North. And, as you are aware, a Community Task Force led by former Chairman Kate Hanley is reviewing the proposed public uses on the Reston Town Center North…
As the Board is aware, Tysons is planned as Fairfax County’s urban center. Immediately to the west of existing and planned development in the Hunter Mill portion of Tysons is a stream valley that includes Old Courthouse Spring Branch. Also included in this stream valley is Raglan Road Park and other Fairfax County Park Authority property which contain more than 40 acres of forested land. This…
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As the Board is aware, we adopted a new Comprehensive Plan Amendment Work Program in April of this year. In Hunter Mill, there are ten Site-Specific Plan Amendment nominations identified as “Tier 3” reviews and noted together on the work program as the Reston TSA study. These were placed on the work program in a deferred status until completion of the Reston Plan…
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Mr. Chairman, South Lakes High School Women’s Track and Field Team has several outstanding athletes who had great success during the 2023 indoor and outdoor track season. Their 2023 state championship achievements include:
Winter Indoor Track 4x800 Relay Indoor Track 1000 Meters State Championship Outdoor Track 4x800 RelayThey also earned national…
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This past spring the county, with the assistance of its…
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The development of affordable housing to meet a wide variety of needs in the community continues to be a major challenge that requires…
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Mr. Chairman, pending rezoning application RZ-2022-HM-00023 is a request from Caliber Developments, L.C. to rezone 1.14 acres of land from the R-1 District to the R-3 District to develop three single-family detached homes at the property located at 1800 Creek Crossing Road. Two years ago, the existing house on this property was proposed for a school use, and that proposal…
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Comstock Reston Station Holdings, LC together with its affiliates (“Comstock”) is the long-term ground lessee of the Fairfax County-owned parcels located…
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Mister Chairman and Members of the Board, the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) is currently developing its FY 2024-2029 Six Year Improvement Program (SYIP). This year’s SYIP…
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Mr. Chairman, Larry Butler, Chief Operating Officer for the Reston Association (RA) and one of the association’s longest-serving employees has announced his retirement effective June 23. During his more than 40-year career at RA he has become a part of the…
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On March 27, 2023, the Vienna Town Council requested initiation of negotiations between the Town of Vienna and Fairfax County that, if successful, would result in a memorandum of…
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Chairman, I am very proud to announce that on March 19, the Reston Community Players received 13 Washington Area Theatre Community Honors Awards, also known as the WATCH awards.…
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Chairman, I am very proud to announce that the South Lakes High School Seahawk ...
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Similar to the Board of Supervisors goal of converting the Fairfax Connector bus fleet to zero emissions vehicles by 2035, the Washington Metropolitan Area…
Joint with Chairman Jeff McKay and Providence District Supervisor Dalia Palchik
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Mr. Chairman, less than two weeks after the upcoming Tour de Hunter Mill is another great cycling event, Bike To Work Day, which takes place on Friday, May 19. Fairfax County, the Fairfax County Department of Transportation,…
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Mr. Chairman and colleagues, I am inviting you to attend the Third Annual Tour De Hunter
Mill Bike Event on Sunday, May 7. There will be three routes:
There is a route for every ability! This year’s ride will begin at the Reston Community Center
in Hunters Woods and take…
Joint with Providence District Supervisor Dalia Palchik and Sully District Supervisor Kathy Smith
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Mr. Chairman, James Madison High School has had a notable number of state championships,
but the Girls Basketball Team has become – and this is the term used in the sports world – a
high school sports dynasty. Under the leadership of Coach Kirsten…
Joint With Chairman Jeff McKay
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As the Board is aware, a community task force led by former…
Joint With Chairman McKay
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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT 2020-III-UP1 ADDITONS TO PREVIOUS AUTHORIZATION
RESTON STUDY
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Mr. Chairman, on January 14, 2020, the Board of Supervisors authorized a Comprehensive Plan amendment for Reston to review how the Plan for Reston has been evolving since the adoption of Plan Amendments for the Reston Transit Station Areas in 2014 and for the remainder…
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In July of 2018, the Board of Supervisors approved Proffer Condition Amendment and Development Plan Amendments PCA 86-C-119-07/DPA 86-C-119-03 and 86-C-121-08/DPA 86-C-121-05 and Planned Residential Community Application PCA 86-119-02. Approval of the Proffer Condition Amendment and Development Plan Amendments identified Block J, located near the intersection of Sunset Hills…
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Security of cyberspace remains a significant concern. Events that could potentially lead to data loss and/or interruption of county services could occur in many ways. For example, a…
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The Reston Community Center has completed the annual preference poll election for its Board of Governors. The following individuals were elected to serve three-year terms…
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Mr. Chairman and colleagues, I am sure you are aware of World Central Kitchen, the nonprofit founded by renown chef and…
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Mr. Chairman, I am sorry to announce that one of outstanding volunteer leaders is stepping down from the History…
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Trine University is a private, nonprofit institution based in Angola, Indiana. They offer programs mostly in the…
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The applicant, CM Vantage LLC, seeks approval of a Planned Residential Community (PRC)Plan with the Concurrent…
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Mr. Chairman: In July 2021, the…
Mister Chairman and Members of the Board,
The 2020 Transportation Omnibus bill passed by the General Assembly granted the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) the authority to be flexible with the allocation of state…
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Chairman, on Oct. 15, 2019, the Board of Supervisors approved RZ 2017-HM-018 – Campus Commons LLC – to entitle a mixed-use development at the northeast corner of Wiehle Avenue and…
Joint Board Matter With Lee District Supervisor Rodney Lusk
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It is the policy of Fairfax County to provide housing…
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At the Board meeting held on April 12, I announced that I would establish a Reston Town Center North Public Facilities Community Task Force (RTCNTF). It will be a community-based task…
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Increasing the supply of affordable housing throughout Fairfax County is a high priority. Just last month the Board of Supervisors voted to increase the strategic goal of exceeding 10,000 affordable housing units by 2034, and I set a goal for Hunter Mill District of 1,000 units by the end of 2027. The Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority (FCRHA) recently…
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Increasing the supply of affordable housing throughout Fairfax County is a high priority. Just last month the Board of Supervisors voted to increase the strategic goal of exceeding…
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On March 31, 2008, the Board of Supervisors adopted a plan to end homelessness in the Fairfax-Falls Church Community. The 10-year plan was developed by a large, diverse committee of…
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Father’s Day is Sunday, June 19. Research demonstrates that even from birth, children who have an involved father are more likely to be emotionally secure and, as they grow…
With Dranesville District Supervisor John Foust
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In the United States and Europe, 99% of people live under a light-polluted sky. Globally, it is estimated to be one-third of the…
March 22, 2022 Compiled Board Matters
Please note that edits and amendments may have changed a Board Matterduring the Board discussion, or a matter may be deferred for a later meeting. Information on a specific Board Matter should be directed to the sponsoring Board…
Joint With Lee District Supervisor Rodney Lusk and Dranesville District Supervisor John Foust
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On May 4, 2021, I introduced a Board Matter requesting that Neighborhood and Community Services (NCS) take the lead in reaching out to the community to rename the Southgate Community Center in honor of former Hunter Mill District Supervisor Catherine M. Hudgins. I am pleased to announce that NCS has completed its work on this task. The new name of the center is Cathy…
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The Reston Community Center has completed the annual preference poll election for its Board of Governors. The following individuals were elected to serve three-year terms on the Reston Community Center Board of Governors:
Bill Bouie Lisa Ehrhardt Dick StillsonAll three candidates have actively served the community for several…
Joint With Chairman McKay
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Mr. Chairman, throughout the pandemic the amenities of our Fairfax County Park System, including gardens, golf courses, basketball courts, trails and more have provided a much-needed respite and opportunity to enjoy the outdoors for many of our residents. However, the increase in use has taken a toll on these amenities resulting in a…
Joint With Chairman Jeff McKay, Supervisor Foust and Supervisor Palchik
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Akridge is under contract with the owner, Reston Two Co. LLC and submitted an FDPA application for…
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Chairman, I have heard homeowners' concerns about the safety of older decks following press reports about deck collapses in our region and beyond.
While the county’s permitting process does an excellent job ensuring that new decks are built structurally sound, years of weather and wear and tear may weaken parts of decks, making them less safe. Deck maintenance…
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APA Properties No. 6, LP submitted an FDP application for the roadways and related infrastructure in northern half of the Isaac Newton Square development (Phase 1) in the Wiehle TSA. APA Properties would like to submit a site plan for review for the INS Phase 1 area sooner rather than later. The FDP application is rather straightforward, and the applicant has been working…
Joint Board Matter with Supervisor Dalia Palchik and Supervisor Kathy L. Smith
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Chairman, I am proud to announce that once again this year James Madison High School has a state championship team. This time it is the Boys Baseball Team who defeated Colgan 2-1 on Saturday, June 26 to clinch the championship. It is the baseball team’s first title since 2015 and the…
Joint Board Matter by Supervisor Palchik with Chairman McKay and Supervisor Alcorn
Members of the…
Joint Board Matter by ChairmanMcKay with Supervisor Alcorn, Supervisor Walkinshaw, Supervisor
Smith, Supervisor Storck, Supervisor Gross, Supervisor Palchik, Supervisor Lusk, Supervisor Herrity, and Supervisor Foust
On August 11, Jennifer Siciliano will begin a new appointment with UVA Health, following 14
years with Inova.
Among her many…
Providence District Supervisor Dalia Palchik Joint Board Matter withChairman McKay, Supervisor Alcorn,
Supervisor Gross, and Supervisor Storck
Members of the Board,
Fairfax County boasts a culturally rich Latinx and Spanish-speaking community. Defensores de la Cuenca,“Defenders of the Watershed,”a nonprofit dedicated to helping the Latinx community connect with the…
Dranesville District Supervisor John Foust Board Matter with Chairman Jeff McKay and Supervisor Alcorn
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Chairman, research has demonstrated that even from birth,…
Supervisor Rodney Luck Board Matter with Mason District Supervisor Penny Gross and Supervisor Alcorn
Mr. Chairman—I was greatly honored to represent our Commonwealth on the Metropolitan Council of Governments’ (COG) D.C. Statehood Taskforce.
As this Board is aware, based on the work of the taskforce, COG recently voted unanimously to endorse D.C.…
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Mr. Chairman, it was only two months ago that we…
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Mr. Chairman, for two decades, Cathy Hudgins tirelessly served our communities in Hunter Mill District, from 2000 until 2019 when she retired from the Board of Supervisors. She was a community builder…
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Chairman and members of the…
Joint Board Matter With Dranesville District Supervisor John Foust
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As the Board is aware, the Rt. 7 widening project is well underway after several years of engineering and planning by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Virginia Department of Transportation, Fairfax County Department of Transportation, and many other federal, state and…
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Mr. Chairman, the Hunter Mill District is home to many scenic trails and roadways that are popular…
Joint Board Matter With Mason District Supervisor Penny Gross
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Mr. Chairman, Frying Pan Farm Park is one of the jewels of the Fairfax County Park…
Joint Board Matter with Chairman Jeffrey C. McKay, Mount Vernon District Supervisor Dan Storck and Lee District Supervisor Rodney Lusk
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The Department of Transportation (FCDOT) is seeking the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors’ support for an application for funding through the United States Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Infrastructure for Rebuilding…
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Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to announce that the South Lakes High School Boys Indoor Track Team won the Virginia Class 6 Indoor State Championships in Virginia Beach on March 1. In addition, South Lakes team members set personal records in the 500 meters and Triple Jump track events. On the way to the state championship, the boys team defended their regional title for a…
Joint Board Matter with Providence District Supervisor Dalia Palchik and Sully District Supervisor Kathy L. Smith
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Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to announce that the James Madison High School Girls Basketball Team won the Virginia Class 6 championship at the end of February. This is especially noteworthy since the team was not able to play their championship game…
Joint Board Matter With Dranesville District Supervisor John Foust
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Mr. Chairman, the Fairfax County Health Department has established an excellent process for delivering vaccines to county residents based on priorities established by the state. Unfortunately, to date we have not been able to obtain the…
Springfield District joint Board Matter with all membersof Board of Supervisors
Mr. Chairman, my office, Fairfax County Public Schools and Connection Newspapers, along with Supervisors’ offices, businesses, and community organizations including our local chambers, have hosted very successful teen job fairs and career-building workshops for the past few years. These events focused on…
Sakthivel Chinnasamy and Nandakumar Sreenivasan
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There was a public…
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Mr. Chairman, Reston is one of the jewels of Fairfax County and Virginia. Restonians – and I am one – are particularly proud of our history, community engagement, green spaces, diversity, and public amenities. Therefore, it gives me great pleasure to note that Money magazine has designated Reston as number 1 in the country in it’s ...
Joint Board Matter with Lee District Supervisor Rodney Luck and Sully District Supervisor Kathy Smith
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On Jan. 28, 2020 the Board approved a joint motion of Supervisor Lusk and me on a pedestrian and bicycle safety initiative focusing on the ActiveFairfax planning process. As ActiveFairfax moves forward to facilitate additional opportunities for our residents to…
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This year, the Commonwealth of Virginia’s FY 2020-2022…
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The Reston Community Center has completed the annual preference poll election for its Board of Governors. The following individuals were elected to serve three-year terms on the Reston Community Center Board of Governors:
Vicky Wingert
Bill Keefe
Bill Penniman
All three candidates are incumbents who have actively served the community…
Joint Board Matter With Chairman McKay and Supervisors Foust and Palchik
Our offices have heard from numerous residents who have expressed concerns with how few public meetings have been held to discuss the 495 Express Lanes Northern Extension, or NEXT, project.
Recognizing that COVID-19 has made public meetings difficult, we still believe there are ample means to collect…
Joint Board Matter With Supervisors Foust, Smith and Palchik
Background:Mr. Chairman, the County’s Health and Human Services Department (HHS) operates a Coordinated Services Planning (CSP) phone number (703-222-0880) which is referred to as the “222 number.” The 222 number provides the public with a single point of access for referral for many critical services including emergency…
Joint Board Matter With Dranesville District Supervisor John Foust
BACKGROUND: Mr. Chairman, the Workforce Dwelling Unit (WDU) Policy (“Policy”) is one of many tools Fairfax County uses to provide affordable and workforce housing for our residents. The Policy is adopted as an Appendix to the Housing element of the Policy Plan within the Comprehensive Plan and is administered by the…
Joint Board Matter With Dranesville District Supervisor John Foust
Background: Because of COVID-19, the Fairfax County Public Schools School Board and the School Superintendent are going through the excruciatingly difficult task of determining how educational services will be delivered to 189,000 students this fall. The decisions they make will have huge impacts on students, their…
Joint Board Matter With Lee District Supervisor Rodney Lusk
Mr. Chairman – Our county is in the midst of a dialogue aimed at increasing both the effectiveness, as well as transparency of law enforcement activities within our community.
The challenges before us are too complex, and far too pervasive for any single…
Joint Board Matter With Chairman Jeff McKay
Earlier this year, Town of Vienna Mayor Laurie DiRocco announced that she would not seek re-election for a 4th term in June. Mayor DiRocco’s current term will end on June 30, 2020.
Mayor DiRocco first joined the Vienna Town Council in 2009, following six years of serving on the Town of Vienna’s Planning Commission and the…
Joint Board Matter With Providence District Supervisor Dalia Palchik
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Mr. Chairman, today Supervisor Alcorn and I are requesting a report listing a full inventory of Confederate names of public places in Fairfax County, including: monuments, street names, RECenters, parks, county buildings, and other county properties. Fairfax County residents stand together with…
Joint Board Matter with...
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WMATA's proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 operating budget totals $2.09 billion. It includes a base operating budget that is within the mandated 3% subsidy growth cap, with the exception of excluded items per the enacted legislation. The FY 2021 proposed budget adds hours to keep Metrorail open later and increases the frequency of trains on Sundays. The proposal also makes…
Mr. Chairman, with the continued acceleration of technology advancement many counties and other local governments across the country are pursuing “smart community” strategies to make government service delivery more efficient and improve quality of life for residents.
One example of our leadership in this area has been in the development and application of GIS (geographic information…
Joint Board Matter With Chairman Jeff McKay
With Board approval, we are requesting a waiver of all county building and inspection fees applicable to the Vienna Police Facility Construction Project.
The Town of Vienna is currently in the process of designing a new police facility.This new building will provide the opportunity for the Town to place all their police functions…
Joint Board Matter With Providence District Supervisor Dalia Palchik
...Joint Board Matter With Lee District Supervisor Rodney Lusk
Mr. Chairman, today Supervisor Lusk and I are bringing to the Board’s attention a rather daunting and long-term challenge that has been an area of increasing focus during the past decade – how to make Fairfax County safer for pedestrians and bicyclists.
The commitment of Fairfax County to address this is clear,…
On February 11, 2014, the Board adopted an amendment to the…