February 1, 2025
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Tag: Board of Supervisors

Arlington puts the brakes on Columbia Pike Streetcar project

#Board of Supervisors, #streetcars, #transportation
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Fairfax County officials expressed disappointment at the Nov. 18 decision by the Arlington County Board to cancel the Columbia Pike Streetcar project. “Although we believe the decision to end the project is short-sighted, we recognize that the project cannot happen without the support of the Arlington Board,” says a joint statement by Fairfax County Board … Continued

Board of Supervisors to vote on Bicycle Master Plan

#biking, #Board of Supervisors, #Mason District, #transportation
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A bicyclist on Columbia Pike in Annandale. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors will hold the final hearing Oct. 28 on the county’s first-ever Bicycle Master Plan. The Planning Commission approved the plan Oct. 15. The master plan, developed by the Fairfax County Department of Transportation with input from an advisory committee, stakeholders, and the … Continued

Supervisors approve expansion of shelter for women abuse victims

#Board of Supervisors, #Gross, #housing, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #social services, #zoning
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An illustration of the expansion project. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors agreed July 29 to allow Bethany House of Northern Virginia to expand a shelter for women victims of domestic abuse in the Barcroft Hills neighborhood. The expansion plan has generated controversy in recent weeks, as some neighbors who oppose it put up signs … Continued

Fairfax County supervisors to consider proposal to expand women’s shelter

#Board of Supervisors, #housing, #land use, #safety, #social services, #zoning
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A yard sign broadcasts the resident’s opposition to a shelter for abuse victims. A proposal to expand a shelter for victims of domestic abuse in the Barcroft Hills neighborhood has generated some opposition among the immediate neighbors, although others who live near the 1950s-era house support the project. Bethany House of Northern Virginia is requesting … Continued

Library employees honored for organizing against library restructuring

#Board of Supervisors, #libraries, #people
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Left to right: Board of Supervisors Chair Sharon Bulova, Charles Keener, Jennifer McCullough, and Employees Advisory Council Vice Chair Avery Dotson. Fairfax County Public Libraries employees Charles Keener and Jennifer McCullough are the 2013 recipients of Don Smith Awards in recognition of their grassroots efforts to support library employees over the past few months. The … Continued

Fairfax County measure would bar RSUs from low-density neighborhoods

#Board of Supervisors, #Gross, #housing, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #zoning
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The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors adopted a motion by Mason Supervisor Penny Gross, co-sponsored by Chair Sharon Bulova to eliminate lower-density residential areas from consideration for residential studio units (RSUs). The board matter calls for the Planning Commission to adopt a recommendation by its RSU committee to bar RSUs from areas zoned for lower … Continued