April 20, 2025
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Tag: Board of Supervisors

Board of Supervisors approves Bailey’s Crossroads land swap

#Bailey's Crossroads, #Board of Supervisors, #homeless, #housing, #land use, #redevelopment, #Southeast Quadrant
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The Southeast Quadrant, with Columbia Pike at the top and Moncure Avenue on the left. [Fairfax County] The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted Feb. 16 to approve two land transactions aimed at facilitating redevelopment in Bailey’s Crossroads. The BoS will swap a 1.49-acre piece of land it owns on the corner of Columbia Pike … Continued

Title and payday lenders banned in revitalization areas

#Board of Supervisors, #businesses, #redevelopment
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TitleMax recently moved into the building on Little River Turnpike formerly occupied by Jerry’s Subs. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Nov. 17 approved a Zoning Ordinance amendment to restrict title and payday lenders. These businesses, referred to as “alternative lending institutions,” prey on the poor, charging interest rates as high as 300 percent. … Continued

Supervisors approve restrictions on donation drop boxes

#Board of Supervisors, #code compliance, #land use, #litter, #property maintenance
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Donation boxes on John Marr Drive in Annandale. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved new zoning rules Nov. 17 to regulate donation drop boxes. The new rules, which take effect immediately, are needed because the boxes – which are supposed to be for old clothes and shoes – often attract litter and have … Continued

Mason voters re-elect Penny Gross to Board of Supervisors

#Board of Supervisors, #elections, #Gross, #politics, #school board
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Mollie Loeffler addresses supporters. Mason District voters elected Penny Gross to a sixth term on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Nov. 3 with 57.2 percent of the vote. Mollie Loeffler, a community activist running as an independent, got 42.2 percent of the vote. Loeffler won in four precincts: Barcroft (60.9 percent), Ravenwood (57.5 percent), … Continued

Countywide candidates outline priorities

#Board of Supervisors, #elections, #government services, #health, #police, #transportation
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Left to right: Clerk of the Court candidate Bettina Lawton, Board of Supervisors chair Sharon Bulova, and Sheriff Stacey Kincaid. The county budget, Interstate 66 tolls, and police reforms are among the top issues in the election for chair of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. The Democratic incumbent, Sharon Bulova, told the Annandale blogger … Continued

Gross, Loeffler clash over school plan for Willston Center

#Board of Supervisors, #budget, #elections, #Gross, #politics, #redevelopment, #Sandy Evans, #school board, #schools, #taxes, #Willston Center
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From the left: Penny Gross, Mollie Loeffler, Sandy Evans, and a League of Women Voters representative. Plans for a school at the Willston Center in Seven Corners drew the most heat at a candidate forum featuring Mason Supervisor Penny Gross, challenger Mollie Loeffler, and school board member Sandy Evans Oct. 21 sponsored by the League … Continued

FXCO staff again rejects revised shopping center plan for Rt. 7

#Board of Supervisors, #land use, #redevelopment, #shopping, #zoning
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The proposed shopping center site as seen from Charles Street. Spectrum Development has submitted another revised plan for a shopping center on Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads – and it still doesn’t meet the county’s requirements. Staff Report Addendum #3, issued by the Fairfax County Department of Planning and Zoning Oct. 8, recommends the Board … Continued

Transportation, budget issues debated by candidates for Braddock District

#Board of Supervisors, #Braddock District, #budget, #elections, #politics, #transportation

Cook and Oleszek Braddock Supervisor John Cook (R) and challenger Janet Oleszek (D) clashed over taxes, spending, and transportation Oct. 9 at a forum hosted by the League of Women Voters and other organizations. The is the second time Oleszek, a former school board member, is trying to unseat Cook. In 2011, she came within … Continued