November 24, 2024
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Tag: Gross

Redevelopment proposed for Annandale bowling alley site

#businesses, #Gross, #real estate, #redevelopment
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A proposal to redevelop the bowling alley property on 4245 Markham Street in central Annandale has resurfaced. According to an item in Mason Supervisor Penny Gross’s newsletter, “a rezoning application has been filed to redevelop the AMF Annandale Lanes bowling center into a mixed-use residential development.” The proposal calls for “310 multifamily dwelling units with … Continued

Some Bailey’s Elementary students could attend school in an office building next fall

#Bailey's Crossroads, #Evans, #Gross, #schools, #Seven Corners
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FCPS wants to retrofit this building for classrooms. At a contentious meeting at Bailey’s Elementary School Nov. 26, Fairfax County Public Schools officials outlined plans for using a vacant office building to relieve severe overcrowding at Bailey’s, beginning in September 2014. The five-story building at 6245 Leesburg Pike in Seven Corners would serve about 400 … 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

RSU proposal revised: these units would be barred from low-density neighborhoods

#code compliance, #community organizations, #Gross, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #property maintenance, #zoning
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A full house at the RSU meeting. An amended proposal on residential studio units (RSUs) will be presented to the Fairfax County Planning Commission to bar this type of housing from low-density, single-family neighborhoods. This major change was announced at a packed meeting on RSUs Nov. 14 organized by the Mason District Council of Community … 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

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 staff, supporters battling plan to overhaul library system

#Board of Supervisors, #community organizations, #government services, #Gross, #libraries
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George Mason Regional Library. With a crucial library board meeting approaching, library employees and “friends” groups are mobilizing support from officials, community groups, and patrons to urge the board to roll back plans to restructure the library system and downgrade the professional qualifications of employees. The Fairfax County Library Board of Trustees will consider major … Continued

Gross agrees to strengthen community input on land use issues

#Gross, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #redevelopment, #zoning
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In advance of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors’ hearing on Fairfax Forward next week, representatives of the Mason District Council of Community Associations (MDC) met with Mason Supervisor Penny Gross to express their concerns with potential changes to how land use decisions are made. Fairfax Forward revises the procedures for updating the county’s Comprehensive … Continued

Penny Gros appointed principal of Glasgow Middle School

#Gross, #schools

Penny Gross, meet Penny Gros. Things could get a little confusing around here, as Penny Gros, the newly appointed principal of Glasgow Middle School has a name nearly identical to that of long-time Mason Supervisor Penny Gross. Gros starts her new job July 1, superseding Glasgow Interim Principal Jim Oliver. She has “significant experience as … Continued