April 21, 2025
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Tag: Board of Supervisors

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

Fairfax County supervisors consider restrictions on car title lenders

#Board of Supervisors, #businesses, #Gross, #land use, #redevelopment, #zoning
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LoanMax on Columbia Pike, Annandale. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors is considering taking action to curb car title lending businesses, which are popping up all over Annandale and other areas that need to be revitalized. The BoS unanimously approved a “joint board matter” Oct. 29 proposed by supervisors Jeff McKay (Lee) and Gerry Hyland … Continued

Lots of outrage expressed at community meeting on the library system

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Supervisor Linda Smyth with two of the library books she found in a dumpster. People who came to a forum on libraries convened by Providence Supervisor Linda Smyth Oct. 10 raised serious concerns—about Fairfax County Public Libraries’ policy for trashing many thousands of books, cuts to the library budget, attempts to downgrade professional librarians, and … Continued

Truck parking ban approved for three streets in central Annandale

#Board of Supervisors, #businesses, #Gross, #parking, #safety, #transportation
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Daniels Avenue across the street from American Legion Post 1976. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution Oct. 8 prohibiting commercial trucks from parking on Poplar Street and parts of Daniel Avenue and the Little River Turnpike service road in central Annandale. The parking restriction would ban commercial vehicles, recreational vehicles, and … Continued

Library board seeks public input, but there are concerns about the intent

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The George Mason Regional Library in Annandale on a typical week night. Several public meetings have been scheduled to give members of the public and library employees an opportunity to comment on the future direction of the Fairfax County Public Libraries (FCPL). These sessions are aimed at collecting public input following the huge uproar in … Continued

FXCO issues statement on federal shutdown

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The shutdown of the federal government is not affecting operations of the Fairfax County government, said County Executive Ed Long in a message to county employees. Absentee voting is continuing as scheduled, and personal property taxes are still due on Oct. 7. “My biggest concern is the domino effect it will have on the local … Continued

Board of Supervisors postpones Planning Commission hearing on RSUs

#Board of Supervisors, #Bulova, #housing, #land use, #zoning
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The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors agreed to defer the Planning Commission‘s Nov. 20 public hearing on a proposal to amend the zoning ordinance to allow residential studio units (RSUs). That would provide more time for additional outreach to the community, said Chair Sharon Bulova. That motion, proposed by Bulova and Supervisor Michael Frey (Sully) … Continued

Supervisors call for extensive public outreach before library changes proceed

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A display on libraries in the lobby of the Fairfax County Government Center. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved a “board matter” Sept. 10 directing the county executive to request the Library Board put proposed changes on hold until they “conduct an extensive outreach program to inform and educate the public and library employees.” … Continued

Board of Supervisors delays decision on Parklawn cell tower

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AT&T representative Ed Donohue testifies before the Board of Supervisors. Following a Fairfax County Board of Supervisors hearing on the Parklawn cell tower Sept. 10 in which 34 people testified, the board approved a motion by Mason Supervisor Penny Gross to postpone a decision until Sept. 24. Gross noted the “unusual situation” with regard to … Continued

Fairfax County library system threw out thousands of books

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Library books in a dumpster. The recent discovery of perfectly good library books tossed in a dumpster has ignited the opposition to efforts to overhaul the Fairfax County Public Libraries. When Providence Supervisor Linda Smyth heard that the library system was actually throwing out books, many of them in excellent condition, she went to see … Continued