November 26, 2024
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Tag: Board of Supervisors

Council urges county to improve public engagement in land use process

#Board of Supervisors, #community organizations, #land use, #zoning
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Land use under discussion at a meeting of the Lincolnia Task Force. Fairfax County should engage citizens in proposed redevelopment activities earlier in the process, use social media to reach out to the public, and host academies to educate residents about land use. Those are among the recommendations of the Community Council on Land Use … Continued

Jim Scott, former state delegate and county supervisor, passes away

#Board of Supervisors, #obituaries, #state government
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James M. “Jim” Scott, former member of the House of Delegates, passed away April 13 of complications from Alzheimer’s disease. Scott was born in 1938 in Galax, Va. He was first elected to public office in 1971, as a Democrat, representing the Providence District on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. Among his accomplishments on the board: … Continued

Gangs actively recruiting in local schools

#Board of Supervisors, #crime, #gangs, #homicide, #immigration, #police, #schools
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Roessler There’s been a resurgence of gang activity in Fairfax County, along with “heavy recruiting in our schools,” Jay Lanham, director of the Northern Virginia Regional Gang TaskForce, said at a meeting of the Board of Supervisors’ Public Safety Committee March 21. The meeting featured a presentation on law enforcement policies on undocumented immigrants, as … Continued

Immigration policy has huge impact on local community

#Board of Supervisors, #Bulova, #community events, #community organizations, #crime, #immigration, #police, #religion, #schools
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Government leaders and representatives of nonprofit organizations are reaching out to calm fears following the Trump Administration’s hard-line approach to immigrants and travelers, which is encouraging a rising tide of hate crimes. Panelists at March 11 forum hosted by the Fairfax County NAACP at the Kings Park Library spoke about how children are afraid to … Continued

Board approves land swap allowing apartments and county office building in Bailey’s Crossroads

#Bailey's Crossroads, #Board of Supervisors, #East County Government Center, #homeless, #housing, #land use, #office building, #redevelopment, #Southeast Quadrant
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The current land ownership in the Southeast Quadrant of Bailey’s Crossroads. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved a land swap with the Weissberg Corp. at the same site in Bailey’s Crossroads where a similar deal with AvalonBay fell through last year. The agreement, approved March 1, paves the way for new housing, “a future … Continued

Public hearing on homeless shelter relocation scheduled for Jan. 25

#Bailey's Crossroads, #Board of Supervisors, #government services, #homeless, #land use, #zoning

The new site of the Bailey’s Crossroads homeless shelter. Official action to relocate the Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter continues next week with a public hearing and Board of Supervisors vote. Fairfax County’s Office of Public Affairs has issued a timetable on the county’s effort move the homeless shelter from its current site at 3525 Moncure … Continued

Supervisors approve e-Loft project in Bailey’s Crossroads

#Bailey's Crossroads, #Board of Supervisors, #housing, #land use, #office building, #redevelopment, #zoning
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The office building in the center would see new life as flexible e-Loft project. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a rezoning application allowing the conversion of a vacant, 10-story office building at 5600 Columbia Pike into an innovative, “e-Loft” concept with flexible units. Tenants could use their units as a residence, work … Continued

Supervisors approve townhouses at Heritage Mall

#Board of Supervisors, #housing, #land use, #redevelopment, #zoning
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Townhouses approved for this parking lot.  A new 67-unit townhouse development behind Heritage Mall in Annandale moved a step closer to reality, as the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved a rezoning application for the project Dec. 6. No one from the community testified at the public hearing before the vote. The applicants, MHI-Heritage LLC … Continued

Supervisors approve redevelopment of Graham Park Plaza

#Board of Supervisors, #housing, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #redevelopment, #retail, #traffic, #zoning
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Graham Park Plaza The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved a Comprehensive Plan amendment Dec. 6 for the redevelopment of Graham Park Plaza on Arlington Boulevard in Falls Church. The owner, Federal Realty Investment Trust, is proposing a mixed-use development with 248 multifamily housing units and community-serving retail on part of the property of the … Continued

Bus drivers urge Fairfax County board to act on promised pension

#Board of Supervisors, #bus, #employment, #labor, #transit

A Fairfax Connector bus on Columbia Pike in Annandale.  The union that represents more than 500 Fairfax Connector bus drivers, mechanics, and other workers is  presenting a petition to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Dec. 6 demanding action on a failed promised to provide a pension plan. Fairfax County contracts with MV Transportation, a … Continued

Supervisors approve flexible school designs for urban areas

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A gym under construction at Bailey’s Upper Elementary School.  The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Nov. 1 unanimously approved an amendment to the county’s Comprehensive Plan to permit more flexible school designs in urban areas. The new policy allows vertical schools on smaller than the traditional five-acre lots; schools in repurposed office or commercial … Continued

Proposed county policy would allow urban schools in high-density areas

#Board of Supervisors, #land use, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment, #schools
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Bailey’s Upper Elementary School opened in a converted office building on Leesburg Pike two years ago. The Board of Supervisors will hold a hearing Nov. 1 on a new policy to allow the development of “urban” or “vertical” schools in high-density areas or on parcels of limited size. The policy change would also amend the … Continued