Tag: government services
Public input sought on human service priorities
Denise Willard of Leapfrog Solutions facilitates a discussion of human service needs in Annandale. A group of local residents gathered at a local church in Annandale Aug. 3 to describe what they think should be Fairfax County’s top priorities in providing human services. The outcome of that meeting, as well as three other public forums, … Continued
Board of Supervisors approves budget for FY 2016
The Fairfax County Government Center. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors made a few changes April 21 in the FY 2016 advertised budget presented by County Deputy Ed Long, restoring several human service programs, adding some money for Fairfax County Public Schools, and increasing supervisors’ pay. The nearly $4 billion marked-up budget will be formally … Continued
County plans to close Annandale Adult Day Care Center
Clients enjoy a game of seated, balloon volleyball. The Annandale Adult Day Care Center, which serves people with mental and physical impairments, most of them in their 80s, could be shut down as the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors struggles to cut costs. Each county agency was asked to come up with a list of … Continued
Painful funding cuts outlined at Mason Budget Town Hall
From the left: Mason Supervisor Penny Gross, school board member Sandy Evans, and County Executive Ed Long. Of all the funding cuts in the Fairfax County advertised budget for 2016, one will hit some Annandale families especially hard: The budget would terminate the Annandale Adult Day Care Center located in the former Annandale Elementary School … Continued
Proposed Fairfax County budget would impose huge cut in library staff
George Mason Regional Library in Annandale (above) would be affected under a budget proposal to cut library staff. The following statement from a Fairfax County resident was originally published in the Fairfax Library Advocates blog. Even though Fairfax County Public Libraries consume barely seven-tenths of 1 percent of the county budget, they are being asked … Continued
New county building brings health services to Merrifield area
The interior of the building has a nature theme. Staff from various mental health, substance abuse, and other programs operated by the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board have begun moving into the agency’s new building at 8221 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive in Merrifield. Staff from youth services programs began moving in first in mid-January. When … Continued
Bulova defends decision calling for audit of library friends
Following complaints by various library supporters about the Board of Supervisors’ Dec. 2 decision to impose an audit on friends of the library groups, Chair Sharon Bulova issued a lengthy statement explaining her reasons for the audit. Terry Maynard of the Reston Citizens Association’s Reston 2020 Coordinating Committee, Kathy Kaplan, a library volunteer and advocate, … Continued
Health programs moving to new Merrifield Center next month
Merrifield Center Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board (CSB) programs that are currently based in offices on Woodburn Road, Annandale, and other locations in Fairfax County and Falls Church will be moving in January to the new Merrifield Center building at 8221 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive, near the Route 50/Gallows Road intersection. The CSB is a … Continued
Mobile DMV unit coming to Northern Virginia this month
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles’ mobile customer service center, called DMV 2 Go, will be in Northern Virginia this month, providing a convenient way to get and renew a driver’s license and take care of other DMV and other state government business. People without a driver’s license will be able to get a photo … Continued
Concerns about empty library shelves
George Mason Library in Annandale has lots of empty shelf space. Library advocates are concerned about the increasingly empty shelves at Fairfax County libraries—and what an aggressive discard policy could mean for the future of the system. That’s why a June 3 meeting of the Library Board of Trustees’ Communication and Evaluation Committee —7 p.m. … Continued
May 22 forum on code compliance focuses on community norms
Neighbors have complained numerous times about this house on Arcadia Road in Parklawn, to no avail. The gutter is falling off, and an addition in the back has been under construction for seven years. Have you filed complaints with the Fairfax County Department of Code Compliance about a neighbor’s poorly maintained home, unkempt yard, or … Continued
County grants available for neighborhood improvement projects
A NEPP grant supported a tree-planting project at Glasgow Park. Fairfax County is seeking proposals for Neighborhood Enhancement Partnership Program (NEPP) grants for the fiscal year 2015 funding cycle. Proposals are due June 17, 11 a.m. NEPP grants can be used for projects that enhance the quality of life in neighborhoods by improving a community’s … Continued
Tax help available for Mason residents
Volunteers from AARP are offering free, walk-in tax preparation assistance at the Mason District Government Center (6507 Columbia Pike) until April 15. This Tax-Aide program is available 1-8 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays; 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays; and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturdays. All returns are filed electronically. You’ll need to … Continued
Security breach affects drug data for Bailey’s Health Center patients
A security breach as led to the unauthorized disclosure of confidential personal information for 1,499 clients at the Bailey’s Health Center, the Fairfax County Health Department reported, Dec. 13. The patient information that was improperly accessed included patients’ names, addresses, social security numbers, and pharmacy identification numbers; the names and dosages of their medications; payment … Continued
Major changes on the way for Fairfax County libraries
Every Fairfax County taxpayer and everyone who uses libraries should be concerned about far-reaching plans under way to restructure the Fairfax County Public Libraries. The Board of Supervisors has directed the Library Board to put those plans on hold to provide more opportunities for public input. A series of public outreach meetings has been scheduled. … Continued