Tag: Board of Supervisors
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
Board of Supervisors sets hearing on proposed plastic bag tax
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on July 27 agreed to hold a public hearing on a proposed plastic bag tax. The tax would be 5 cents per bag provided by grocery stores, convenience stores, and drugstores.
Public hearing will address use of eminent domain for Sleepy Hollow sidewalk construction
The affected properties are outlined in blue. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors agreed July 27 to advertise a public hearing on using eminent domain to acquire land rights to properties needed for construction of the Sleepy Hollow Walkway Project. The hearing will be Sept. 14 at 4:30 p.m.
Supervisors approve rezoning to allow Heritage Mission Center to expand services to Annandale residents
Bags of food at the Heritage Mission Center for families in need. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on July 13 approved a rezoning application to allow the trustees of Annandale United Methodist Church to expand services at their Heritage Mission Center at 7901 Heritage Drive. The property had been split-zoned C-5 and R-20. The … Continued