Proudly serving
130,000
Mount Vernon
District Residents
for the last 9 years.
Previously represented Mount Vernon on the School Board for
12 years, including
3 terms as Chairman.
It is an honor and privilege to represent you.
Cassidy Donaghy
Communications, Events & Outreach
Camela Speer
Deputy Chief of Staff,
Communications & Environment
Maddie Alvarado
Office Manager, Health & Human Services
Christine Morin
Chief of Staff & Economic Development
Diego Rodriguez Cabrera
Transportation & Housing
Peyton Smith
Development & Land Use
Shirley Short
Team Volunteer
COME LEARN WHAT WE HAVE IN “COMMON”
38th Annual Town Meeting
Saturday, February 8, 2025
- 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
- 10 a.m. - Program Begins
Mount Vernon High School
Channel 16 & Facebook
Connect with us in 2025!
#ConnectMVD
Dear Neighbor,
Come 1, come all to learn what we have in “common”! Join me for a Mount Vernon District (MVD) tradition – the 38th Annual Town Meeting – on Saturday, February 8, 2025, at Mount Vernon High School and streaming on Channel 16 and Facebook. The highlight of our year is meeting with hundreds of you, our highly engaged, well-informed, passionate residents and business owners. You will hear community updates, participate in Q & A’s with your local leaders and take a trip with us on a virtual tour to see new developments and improvements happening all around us. Come early to enjoy the very popular Exhibit Hall featuring County and community services, starting at 8:30 a.m. this year!
This mailer is another of my annual commitments to you, keeping you informed of our key accomplishments of the past year and our focus and plans for the coming year. See inside for our 2024 photo highlights and mark your calendars for our 2025 events! Please contact my office at MTVernon@FairfaxCounty.gov or 703-780-7518 to tell us what you think of this year’s Advisor. Your feedback is important to us!
In very exciting news, this year we started the next phase of redevelopment at Original Mount Vernon High School (OMVHS), which will reopen as a major community hub in 2026, where you can connect, co-create, collaborate and contribute! As a special surprise, we will unveil its new name, logo and identity, exclusively to you at the Town Meeting. In 2025, we will celebrate the reopening of the new Mount Vernon Rec Center, another major community gathering space. We continue to look for new ways to engage with each and every one of you. If you have a community event, HOA meeting, religious service or any occasion you would like me to attend or make remarks, please contact our office.
As you have likely heard, we have significant budget challenges this year. Receiving adequate state funding for our schools would mean at least $600M more from Virginia, which could reduce the average real estate tax bill by $1,300. Please reach out and talk to your state representatives about this critical need.
TEAM MVD and I are committed to working with you to address your individual concerns, deliver a better quality of life and ensure every Mount Vernon neighbor, community and business has the opportunity to reach their full potential, while making the Mount Vernon District the best place to live, learn, work and play!
Respectfully yours in public service,
Dan Storck
Supervisor, Mount Vernon District
2024 Accomplishments
Community Connections
- 1000s of new connections made with you
- Newsletter frequency expanded
- Online presence increased
- Fairfax Fiesta outreach
- South County Federation and Mount Vernon Council monthly engagement
- 30 events, plus countless community meetings hosted or sponsored
- 22,584 early voters hosted
- 10,700+ Phone calls
- 31,000+ Emails
- 3,100+ Meetings
FY 2025 Budget
- Balanced budget
- Collective Bargaining agreements for police/fire implemented
- Advocated for $1900+/student increase of state school funding
- Early childhood and mental health opportunities expanded
Public Safety
- Gunston Fire Station design and planning
- School Zone Speed Camera Program expanded
- New crime prevention cameras
Transportation & Land Use
- Richmond Hwy widening/BRT design and property acquisitions
- FTA funding for “The One” BRT
- Airplane noise reduction meeting
- Truck parking online reporting tool launched
- MV Trail Dyke Marsh Bridge ribbon cutting
- Improved trails, sidewalks, bike lanes and roads
- Pedestrian safety additional funding
- New Huntington Aventon Apartments
- Racial Covenants education and removal begun
- Gum Springs heritage resources study launched
- Lorton Visioning 2040 task force and community work completed
- Community engagement for land use nominations
- PLUS launched to streamline County permit process
- $63M Wastewater plant upgrades
Health, Housing & Human Services
- MV community health improvement initiative
- Manufactured Housing recommendations initiated
- Housing for All (742 new units) increased
- Penn Daw Fire Station, emergency and supportive housing development
- 900+ student backpacks distributed
Economic Development
- Liberty Ledo Pizza, Taco Rock, Hangry Joe’s, F45 added
- Booz Allen warfighting rapid prototyping center opened
- Original MVHS construction groundbreaking
- CORE (Connecting Opportunities and Resources for Entrepreneurs) launched
- CEO (Council for Economic Opportunities) business roundtable launched
- Richmond Highway Economic Incentive Area launched
- Accelerate Small Business Funding Breakfast series
- SFDC ULI Study
- Small business support
- Business retention and expansion
Environment & Parks
- Energy, efficiency and resiliency action plans implementation
- MV Rec Center construction
- Laurel Hill Park restrooms completed
- Finalized Waste Management Landfill Park plan
- Woodlawn Little League concessions and restrooms completed
- Native Garden Tour & Open House
- Gum Springs Trail planning
- Fairchild/Quander Park planning
- Grist Mill Park Turf Fields rehabilitation
- Multiple stream restorations planning
- County Solid Waste plan updated
- Solarized Newington facility
Hospitality & Tourism
- Workhouse Arts Center Master Plan implementation
- New Bunnyman Brewery at Workhouse
- SFDC Faces of 1 sculptures
2025 District Events
Jan 1 First Hike
Feb 8 38th Annual Town Meeting
Feb/Mar District County Budget Forums
Mar 4 FY 2026 Maximum Real Estate Tax Rate Set
Mar/Apr NEW MV Business Forum
Apr 22-24 FY 2026 Budget Public Hearings
Spring MVD Neighborhood College
May 2 Senior Safety Summit
May 13 Board Adopts FY 2026 Budget
Summer MV Nights Summer Concert Series at Grist Mill Park and the Workhouse Arts Center
Jun 7 NEW MV Summer Palooza
Jun 28 Workhouse Arts Center Fireworks
Aug 2 Back-to-School Community Day
Aug 5 National Night Out
Oct 18 10th Annual Tour de Mount Vernon Community Bike Ride
Nov/Dec Winter Food Drive
2025 Focus & Investments
Community Connections
- New connections with you
- Community Ambassador Program
- Neighborhood College
- South County Federation and Mount Vernon Council monthly engagement
FY 2026 Budget
- Cost reductions
- Balanced budget
- Increase state funding for schools
Public Safety
- Staff Lorton Police Station
- Gunston Fire Station groundbreaking
- Crime reductions
- Expand School/Work Zone Speed Camera Program
- New crime prevention cameras
- New fire boat
Transportation & Land Use
- Richmond Hwy widening/BRT design and property acquisitions
- Secure additional funding for “The One” BRT
- Airplane noise study recommendations
- Reduce large truck roadway parking
- New Capital Bikeshare stations
- Improve trails, sidewalks, bike lanes and roads
- Gum Springs heritage study recommendations
- Infill Development improvements
- Lorton Visioning 2040 Plan Amendments
- MV Governmental Center site planning begins
- Launch 2025 land use nominations
- Improve County permit process
- $65M Wastewater plant upgrades
Health, Housing & Human Services
- MV community health improvement initiative
- Improve area emergency mental health services
- Implement Manufactured Housing recommendations
- Manufactured Housing roundtable
- Increase Housing for All
- Penn Daw Fire Station, emergency and supportive housing plan amendments
Economic Development
- Richmond Highway/Lorton development marketing
- Huntington Metro underground BRT station plan
- Launch MV Business Forum
- $130M Original MVHS redevelopment
- Small business support
- Business retention and expansion
Environment & Parks
- Energy, efficiency and resiliency action plans implementation
- MV Rec Center ribbon cutting
- Waste Management Landfill Park state review
- Gum Springs Trail design
- Fairchild/Quander Park design
- Multiple stream restorations planning
- Stormwater management improvements
- Invasive plant community education
- Countywide Zero Waste plan
- Solarize Lorton Community Center
- I-95 Complex 5MW solar field groundbreaking
Hospitality & Tourism
- Potomac Banks funding
- Workhouse Arts Center Master Plan implementation
- Nation’s 250th Celebration
Join us Feb. 8 for the
38th Annual Town Meeting to learn What We Have in "Common"
Contact Us! We’re Here to Help!
Mount Vernon Governmental Center
2511 Parkers Lane
Mount Vernon, VA 22306
703-780-7518 (TTY 711)
703-780-1491 (fax)
mtvernon@fairfaxcounty.gov
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/mountvernon/
Monday - Friday: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Thursday: 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Second Saturday Each Month:
Lorton Library: 9:00 am – 11:30 am
MV District Office: 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Walk-ins and by appointment
Community Use Rooms Available
To reserve: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/mountvernon/community-meeting-rooms
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