2021 Major Accomplishments
Community Connections
- Made 1000s of new connections with you
- County-wide redistricting
- Instagram @SupDanStorck
- Spanish language newsletter
- Multi-language communications improved
- Fort Belvoir partnership improved
with on-site County liaison
FY 2022 Budget
- Balanced budget and fully funded schools
- Led funding efforts for extended learning and school year
- Residents, small businesses and non-profits COVID-19 support
Public Safety
- Crime reduced
- New Police Chief
- New Woodlawn Fire Station
- South County Police Station & Animal Shelter groundbreaking
- Hired police officers for new station
- Mental and behavioral health responses improved
Transportation & Land Use
- Richmond Highway
- Undergrounding funding advocacy
- Widening and BRT design and acquisitions
- FCDOT and VDOT reconsidering speeds, # of lanes and width
- Gum Springs community survey/heritage visioning begun
- Hollin Hills Historic District Process
- Lidl at Liberty groundbreaking
- Lorton Visioning 2040
- GW Parkway safety improvements
- 5-year Comprehensive Plan revisions
- Modernized zoning ordinances
- Alpine X interim agreement expanded
- Trails, sidewalks and roads improved
- Belle View ES and Silverbrook ES renovations
Health, Housing and Human Services
- Supported community COVID-19 needs
- Local COVID-19 vaccinations
- Landings I & II affordable housing properties preserved
- The Arden and North Hill affordable and senior housing construction
- Manufactured Housing Task Force
- Penn Daw Fire Station & Supportive Housing Advisory Committee
- Lorton Community Center & Library construction
Economic Development
- EDA Richmond Highway market analysis
- 30% design complete for Original MVHS
- Business retention and expansion with THRIVE & PIVOT grant funding
- SFDC targeted redevelopment
- Belle View Shopping Center post-fire reopening
Environment and Parks
- Airplane noise reduction advocacy
- County, schools and community energy, efficiency and resiliency action plan
- Single-use plastic waste reduction and recycling improvements
- Grist Mill Master Planning
- Laurel Hill Central Green Park ribbon cutting
- $50M Wastewater plant upgrades
- AAAACo Giles Run trash dumping
$2M settlement
Hospitality and Tourism
- Saved River Farm
- Tourism branding and local attractions packages
- Workhouse Arts Center frontage and entrances redesign
- Workhouse Arts Center Master Planning funded
- Turning Point Suffragist Memorial ribbon cutting
- Ona Judge Historic Marker dedication
- Semiquincentennial (250th) Anniversary Task Force initiated
- Tourism/hospitality businesses COVID-19 recovery support
Actively Engage with District Residents
- Hosted or sponsored 30 events, plus countless community meetings
- Phone calls 11,700+
- Emails 30,000+
- Meetings 3,000+
2020 Major Accomplishments
Community Connections
- Made 1000’s of new connections with you
- Lorton 2040 Visioning
- COVID-19 outreach to all residents, non-profits and businesses
- Virtual and hybrid in-person outreach
- County Board electronic meetings
- Formal LatinX outreach
FY 2021 Budget
- Balanced budget and funded schools
- Supported residents, small businesses and non-profits impacted by COVID-19
- Increased investments in social services, health services and environment
Public Safety
- Woodlawn fire station groundbreaking
- New South County Police Station and Animal Shelter design
- New Gunston fire boat launched
- Crime reduced another 1%
Transportation & Land Use
- Richmond Highway undergrounding funding advocacy
- BRT planning and Richmond Highway widening project funding
- Urban Design Guidelines for Richmond Highway
- GW Parkway Safety Study advocacy
- North Gateway Transportation Study
- Belle View ES, Silverbrook ES, Washington Mill ES and West Potomac HS renovations
- Trails, sidewalks and roads improved
Health, Housing and Human Services
- COVID-19 education and support
- Lorton Community Center and Library groundbreaking
- Original MVHS Teen/Senior Center
- The Arden and Residences at North Hill workforce housing groundbreakings
Economic Development
- Richmond Highway Corridor EDA market analysis
- Original MVHS revitalization architectural design
- Business retention and expansion
- Fort Belvoir partnership/liaison
- New Richmond Highway Economic Development Program
Environment and Parks
- County and community response to climate change accelerated
- Adaptation and resiliency planning funded
- Joint County/schools environmental recommendations
- My Fairfax Green Initiatives #2 adopted
- Laurel Hill Central Green Park opened
- Grist Mill Master planning
- Mount Vernon RECenter renovation bonding and approval
- Airplane noise advocacy
- Solar installation contract agreements
Hospitality and Tourism
- Cultural Corridor and Cultural Arts District strategic plan
- National Army Museum opened
- Lucy Burns Museum opened
- Turning Point Suffragist Memorial funded
- 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote celebration
- Fairfax Peak interim agreement
Actively Engage with District Residents
- Hosted or sponsored 30 events, plus countless community meetings
- Phone calls 11,000+
- Emails 30,000+
- Meetings 2,100+
2019 Major Accomplishments
- Opened Artemis House Region 1 Domestic Violence Shelter
- Initiated Fairfax Green Initiatives
- Launched CECAP and JET
- Advocated for new County Energy and Environment Department
- Completed the Huntington Levee
- Launched planning and design for Embark Richmond Highway
- Fully Funded BRT and held many community input meetings
- George Washington Parkway Safety Study Underway
- Launched Lorton 2040 Visioning Task Force
- Balanced budget with no tax rate increase and increased funding for environmental efforts
- Engaged in comprehensive County Strategic Planning
- Fully funded schools
- Completed zoning approval for Lorton Community Center & Library
- Adopted recommendations from Embark Housing Committee Report and the Affordable Housing Resource Panel
- Tourism Task Force collaboration and branding study
- Strategic Economic Development Task Force focused on bringing new development to the Richmond Highway Corridor
2019 Minor Accomplishments
- Renovated Cherry Arms Bus Stop
- Expanded Purple Bin Glass Recycling to MVDGC
- CRD Updates
- Presented Living in a Floodplain
- Kicked off Grist Mill Park master planning
- Held Successful Events – Town Meeting, Job Fairs, Ides of Bark
2018 Major Accomplishments
Community Connections
- Launched integrated District Economic Development Team
- Created interactive Embark Richmond Highway Corridor Presentation
- Developed new website, increased and improved all communication channels
FY 2019 Budget
- Adopted balanced budget and fully funded schools
- Increased teacher and police officer funding
- Audit Committee efficiency review
Public Safety
- Conducted the police body camera pilot at the Mount Vernon Station
- Completed community design outreach for future South County Police Station and Animal Shelter
- Hired 17 new police officers for future station
Transportation & Land Use
- Approved Embark Comprehensive Plan Amendment, leading the way for $1B+ investment in transportation and revitalization
- Secured $389M in NVTA funding for Richmond Highway widening, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and CSX/Route 1 replacement bridge
- Partnered with Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) and FCPS to establish community college classes at OMVHS
- Began Lorton 2040 Visioning
- Transitioned new Planning Commissioner, Walter Clarke
- Implemented short term lodging ordinances
- Supported renovation schedules for Stratford Landing ES, Hollin Meadows ES, Waynewood ES, Belle View ES, Newington Forest ES and Silverbrook ES
- Oversaw closure of Waste Management CDD Landfill
- Improved trails, sidewalks and roads throughout the District
Health & Human Services (HHS)
- Established new emergency housing and increased support for victims of domestic violence
- Championed additional affordable and workforce housing
- Completed community design outreach for new Lorton Community Center
- Drove development of North Hill work force housing
- Launched Embark Housing Advisory Group
- Community School at Whitman MS
Environment and Parks
- Created District Environmental Advisory Committee
- Hosted first Environment Expo and advocated for stronger County action
- Oversaw Fairchild property storm water management design completion
- Advocated to decrease airplane noise
- Initiated County-wide refocus on natural landscaping practices on County properties
- Implemented natural landscaping at Mt. Vernon Governmental Center
Hospitality and Tourism
- Launched Workhouse Arts Center Development Team and issued RFI to initiate new Campus investments
- Initiated Tourism Task Force
- Established Cultural Cultural Arts District between Workhouse Arts Center, Town of Occoquan and Occoquan Regional Park
Actively engaged with District Residents
- Hosted or sponsored 65 events, plus countless community meetings
- Phone calls 13,900+
- Emails 30,000+
- Meetings 1,100+
2017 Major Accomplishments
- Original Mount Vernon High School open and renovation planning started.
- New Fire Marshal Office
- New School Student Registration Office
- Gymnasium open with organized youth activities
- Community Steering Committee established to drive renewal
- Police Body Camera Pilot Program approved for Mount Vernon District Station.
- One Fairfax to promote social equity launched.
- Northern Virginia Cultural Arts District established around the Workhouse Arts Center.
- Fairfax County’s 275th Anniversary celebrated.
- First lease under the Resident Curator Program for the Lorton Stempson House.
- Major new redevelopment projects started, including: Lorton’s Liberty, Huntington Club, Novus Kings Crossing and Riverside Apartments.
- Multiple transportation initiatives achieved:
- Comprehensive Plan language draft complete to enable future Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and Metrorail on the Richmond Highway Corridor
- Richmond Highway widening from Jeff Todd Way to Telegraph Road
- Lorton Road and Workhouse Way widenings completed
- District Domestic Violence Committee established to open a local shelter, while increasing awareness and support systems.
- South Flow Alliance created to advocate for and secure decreased airplane noise.
- Lorton Community Center and South County Police Station and Animal Shelter Community Steering Committees established.
- Covanta Fairfax Energy-from-Waste Facility reopened with improved safety features and an enhanced public communication plan.
- Actively engaged with District Residents
- Hosted or sponsored 50 events, plus countless community meetings
- Phone calls 12,500+
- Emails 25,000+
- Meetings 850+
Additional 2017 Accomplishments
Increased Connections
- Remote video testifying to Board.
- Video recording and streaming of all BoS public meetings.
- New website launched.
Balanced FY 2018 Budget
- Higher school funding to support teachers.
- Increased police funding for officers.
- More community development funding.
Public Safety
- Police Commission recommendations continued implementation.
- Independent Police Auditor hired.
- Police body cameras pilot at the Mount Vernon District Station approved.
- New South County Police Station on schedule.
- Hire 15 net new police officers for new station (5 hired in 2017, 20 planned for FY 2019).
- Police Civilian Review Panel appointed.
Land Use
- Development schedules still on track for:
- Original MVHS occupancy and development planning
- ESI Lorton CDD Landfill closing- 2018
- North Hill opening- 2019
- Richmond Hwy widening- 2025
- Embark BRT operating- 2028
- Land Use Community Council engaged.
- Major initiative to modernize zoning ordinances (zMod) launched.
- Short term rental zoning ordinance review started.
- Huntington Levee groundbreaking.
Transportation
- Improved trails, sidewalks, and roads throughout the district.
- Mason Neck Trail new segment opened.
- Quander Road improvements started.
Schools
- South County High School Teen Job Fair highly successful with over attendees.
- Bucknell Elementary School renovation completed.
- Woodlawn Elementary School renovation completed.
Health & Human Services
- Increased County services in Mount Vernon District area, including local fire marshal office and new school student registration office.
- Increased support for domestic violence victims and families through local County support team.
- Enhanced senior independence, development and engagement through Senior Safety Summit.
Environment/Parks
- Renovate Fairchild property storm water management (ongoing).
- Belle View area sewer rehabilitation completed.
- Several storm water initiatives begun.
- Board Environmental Vision updated.
- Environmental Advisory Committee established.
Hospitality & Tourism
- Cultural Corridor planning underway.
- Mount Vernon Historical Society established.
2016 Major Accomplishments
- Built a responsive Mount Vernon District Team with new communication tools and increased outreach
- Monthly newsletter and public meeting reminders
- Board meeting updates
- Extended evening and weekend hours
- Initiated Legislative Roundtable with District elected representatives
- Initiated District County Boards, Authorities and Commissions appointees' Guidance and Expectations and annual meeting
- Approved FY 2017 Balanced Budget, fully funding schools
- Increased Police communications, transparency and civilian oversight
- Initiated spot improvements for District roads and trails
- Human Services Bond passed funding Lorton Community Center and Kennedy Homeless Shelter renovation
- Actively engaged with District Residents
- Hosted or sponsored 40 events, plus countless community meetings
- Phone calls 6,800+
- Emails 18,500+
- Meetings 700+
- Launched the Inaugural Tour de Mount Vernon – a 50 mile bike ride through the District
