Tag: Board of Supervisors
2021: The year in review
Fun with cicadas. [Oxana Ware] This year has been dominated by Covid ups and downs. In the spring, it seemed like the pandemic was ending; then cases began to increase as the Covid variants took hold. Here’s a look back at the major stories from the Annandale Blog in 2021, along with lists of some … Continued
Board of Supervisors expands tax relief program
The Fairfax County Government Center. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors agreed Dec. 4 to expand eligibility for the county’s real estate tax relief program for qualified seniors and people with disabilities. The measure was approved unanimously. The BoS increased the maximum gross income to qualify for tax relief from $72,000 to $90,000. They also … Continued
Mason District to gain two new areas
The two orange areas with cross hatching will be transferred from Providence to Mason. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved a redistricting plan Dec. 7 that transfers one precinct and part of another from the Providence District to Mason District. Mason District will gain the Fort Buffalo precinct in Seven Corners and a portion … Continued
Community members express concerns on redistricting
The Mason District Government Center. As the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors prepares to redraw the boundaries of the supervisory districts, community members weighed in with suggestions at a board hearing Nov. 9. The board is scheduled to approve a redistricting plan on Dec. 7. It is considering 64 plans submitted by the Redistricting Advisory … Continued
Fairfax County to phase out gas-powered leaf blowers
Gas-powered leaf blowers [Quiet Clean NOVA] The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors has approved a measure to phase out the county’s use of gas-powered leaf blowers. The measure also calls for updating Fairfax County’s procurement process to incentivize electric leaf blowers by landscape contractors working for the county.
Supervisors consider allowing more seniors and people with disabilities to qualify for tax relief
The Fairfax County Government Center. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors is considering expanding the property tax relief program for seniors (age 65+) and people with disabilities. At its Nov. 8 meeting, the board agreed to hold a public hearing on the proposal on Dec. 7.
Fairfax County removes flood-prone Annandale properties from land auction
The properties are all wooded and mostly in a floodplain. The seven tax-delinquent properties next to Accotink Creek in Annandale are no longer up for auction. The owner of the properties, the Al Root Memorial Foundation, hadn’t paid taxes in years, so the county had planned to sell them by auction in November.
Supervisors set Nov. 9 hearing to consider redistricting plans
The current Mason District map, showing voting precincts. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Oct. 19 authorized a public hearing on redistricting to take place on Nov. 9. The hearing will consider 64 plans submitted by an advisory committee and the public for adjusting the borders of the county’s supervisory districts – and possibly … Continued
Public feedback sought on changing the name of Lee Highway
Fairfax County’s Confederate Names Task Force is seeking public input on whether the names of Lee Highway and Lee-Jackson Memorial Highway should be changed and what alternative names should be considered. Members of the public are invited to take a survey and send comments via email on the potential name changes.
Supervisors urge county staff to improve trash service
 A common sight in Annandale.  Fairfax County Executive Bryan Hill told the Board of Supervisors he will submit a plan for improving trash service.   That announcement was made at a Board of Supervisors hearing Oct. 5 on requests from two Annandale communities to switch from private to county services for the collection … Continued
Bill Lecos and Nancy Joyner are Mason District’s Lord and Lady Fairfax
The 2021 Lords and Ladies Fairfax with the Board of Supervisors. [Fairfax County Government] Bill Lecos and Nancy Joyner have been honored as the 2021 Lord and Lady Fairfax for Mason District. The two were selected by Mason Supervisor Penny Gross. Every year, since 1984, each member of the Board of Supervisors selects two residents … Continued
Board of Supervisors approves eminent domain for Sleepy Hollow sidewalk project
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved measures Sept. 14 allowing the county to use eminent domain to acquire land rights for two projects in Mason District. One measure calls for the county to use eminent domain to facilitate the construction of a pedestrian walkway along Sleepy Hollow Road between Columbia Pike and Leesburg Pike.
Supervisors schedule public hearing on eminent domain for sewer project in Seven Corners
The new sewer is shown in red, temporary construction easements and grading agreements are in yellow, and affected properties are outlined in blue. The Board of Supervisors on July 27 agreed to hold a public hearing on the need to use quick-take eminent domain powers for a sewer project in Seven Corners. The hearing is … Continued
New grant program will aid childcare centers, community organizations hurt by COVID
The Fairfax County Government Center. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved a new $10 million grant program to help certain small businesses and community-based organizations hurt by the COVID-19 public health emergency. The program will be launched in late August.
Supervisors support consolidation for storage facility expansion
The existing Public Storage facility is outlined in yellow. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on July 27 agreed to allow Public Storage at 4312 Ravensworth Road, in Annandale, to replace its existing building with a new, larger storage facility to include first-floor retail uses – but only if the property can be consolidated with … Continued