Tag: Cook
Petition drive seeks solution to student parking problems near NOVA
Wakefield Chapel Road. Efforts have been under way for years to resolve parking problems in the Wakefield Chapel area of Annandale caused by spillover parking by Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) students. Now a resident of that area is circulating a new petition calling for NOVA to change its policies to discourage students from parking … Continued
Candidates clash over roads, taxes, and environment
Saslaw Voters Fairfax County’s Braddock District got a close-up look at some of the candidates running for office in November at a forum Tuesday evening sponsored by the North Springfield Civic Association. Senate Majority Leader Dick Saslaw, who has been in the Virginia legislature since 1976, reminded the audience of some of his accomplishments: bringing … Continued
Braddock supervisor candidates spar in lively debate
Oleszek Scores of people packed the community room at Braddock Hall for the first of 10 debates with the candidates running for supervisor of the Braddock District of Fairfax County. The debate pitted Democratic challenger Janet Oleszek against the Republican incumbent, John Cook, but the biggest surprise of the evening was the forceful presence of … Continued
NVCC plans to install – and pay for – a traffic signal on Wakefield Chapel Rd.
Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC) plans to install a traffic light at the intersection of Wakefield Chapel Road and Chapel Road is not sitting well with some local residents. NVCC believes the signal would reduce traffic tie-ups in the neighborhood and allow people to get out of the NVCC parking lot faster, which would encourage … Continued
Greidinger to challenge Cook for Braddock seat on FX CO board
Democrat Marc Greidinger, an attorney from Springfield specializing in environmental and conservation issues, is challenging Republican incumbent John C. Cook for the Braddock District seat on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. Other Democrats are expected to join the supervisor race in Braddock, as well, possibly including Christopher Wade, a management consultant and member of … Continued
Residential parking permit district near NOVA could be expanded
People who live along the Wakefield Chapel Road area in Annandale have long complained parking problems caused by people going to the Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) and parking in front of their homes. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors will consider a measure proposed by Supervisor John Cook to address that problem by allowing the board … Continued