New townhouse development going up on Edsall Road
The new Bren Pointe community. Twenty-six homes have already been sold in the Bren Pointe townhouse project under construction on Edsall Road in Mason District. The development will have a total of 92 homes, including five affordable workforce units, says Julie Dillon, marketing director for the developer, TriPointe Homes of Potomac, Md.
Mass COVID vaccination center to open in Alexandria
From the left: Alexandria Mayor Justin Wilson, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chair Jeffrey McKay, Inova President Stephen Jones, and Doug Firstenberg of the Stonebridge real estate company. [photos: Grace Billups Arnold] A mass COVID vaccination facility to open in the City of Alexandria at the end of March will serve Fairfax County, as well … Continued
Board of Supervisors budget would retain current tax rate
That means the final budget approved for 2022 cannot exceed that amount. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved an advertised budget for fiscal year 2022 March 9 that would retain the real estate tax rate at $1.15 per $100 of assessed value, the same rate in effect for the current year.
D.C. man arrested for burglaries in Annandale
Crichlow [FCPD] Police arrested a man in Fulton County, Ga., for multiple burglaries committed in Northern Virginia and Maryland, the Fairfax County Police Department reported March 10. Kwasi Crichlow, age 27 of Washington, D.C., was determined to be responsible for three burglaries in Annandale during the early morning hours of Jan. 28. Those incidents involved … Continued
Fairfax County hiring summer camp counselors
Rec-Pac summer camps are based at schools. [FCPA] Summer jobs are available with Rec-PAC, the six-week summer camp program run by the Fairfax County Park Authority. There are more than 200 positions available. Applicants must be at least 18 years old and must have or be willing to obtain CPR and first aid certifications.
Board of Supervisors defers decision on zMOD
After listening to testimony from 71 people on March 9, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors deferred a vote on zMOD for two weeks. The board will discuss the zoning modernization project at its March 23 meeting. Most of the people who spoke raised objections to proposed provisions that would eliminate the special permit requirement … Continued
UVA medical campus opens at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus
The Claude Moore Health Education and Research Center. A new branch of the University of Virginia medical school at the Inova Fairfax Medical Campus opened March 8 with 36 third-year students, the Washington Business Journal reports. Inova Health System and UVA have been planning the UVA Inova Campus for the past five years.
Lumber not landfills: Use urban wood instead of throwing it away
A conference table in Harrisonburg is made from an ash tree reclaimed by the city government’s urban wood program. [WHSV] By Marie Reinsdorf “We envision a future where every tree has a use at the end of its life – a level of use that honors its existence.” – vision statement from the Virginia Urban … Continued
School board to consider elementary school boundary changes
A boundary adjustment could relieve overcrowding at Glen Forest Elementary School in Bailey’s Crossroads. Families in the Justice High School pyramid are invited to a series of meetings March 9 and 10 to discuss a proposal for adjusting elementary school attendance areas. Many of the elementary schools that feed into Justice have experienced an increase … Continued
New principal named for Glen Forest Elementary School
Herndon-Wilson Diane (Dee Dee) Herndon-Wilson has been named the new principal at Glen Forest Elementary School in Bailey’s Crossroads. Herndon-Wilson is currently serving as the assistant principal of Lowes Island Elementary School in Loudoun County. Before that, she was an administrative intern at that school and at Frederick Douglass Elementary School in Loudoun County.
Glasgow Middle School gets a new principal
Powell [ACPS] Victor Powell has been hired as the new principal of Glasgow Middle School. He will take over from Katie Madigan, who has been serving as acting principal. Powell has been the principal of Maury Elementary School in the City of Alexandria for the past four years. Before that, Powell had been an assistant … Continued
Fairfax County plans to install solar panels on government buildings
The Mason Government Center. Fairfax County is proposing a plan to install solar panels at 22 public buildings. The Board of Supervisors is holding a public hearing March 9 on a proposal to lease county-owned property to Sigora Solar LLC for the installation, operation, and maintenance of solar photovoltaic panels for electricity generation.
Fairfax County seeks public feedback on dog parks
Fun times at the Mason District Dog Park. The Fairfax County Park Authority is seeking public comment on the draft report of its Dog Park Study. The study, initiated in 2019, recommends strategies for long-term planning, development, and management of dog parks.
First Watch opens in Bailey’s Crossroads
First Watch, the “daytime café,” opened March 8 at the Crossroads Center in Bailey’s Crossroads. The new restaurant is open daily 7 a.m.-2:30 p.m. It serves breakfast, brunch, and lunch. The menu has healthier items, such as multigrain pancakes, a triple berry açaí bowl, and egg white omelets, as well as traditional dishes.
Fairfax County COVID deaths exceed 1,000
It’s been one year since the first positive case of COVID-19 in Virginia, and Fairfax County has reached a grim milestone. The first confirmed COVID case in the state was reported on March 7, 2020, at Fort Belvoir in Fairfax County. The first COVID death was reported March 21.