November 5, 2024
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Tag: homeless

County officials respond to concerns about Lincolnia homeless shelter

#community organizations, #government services, #homeless, #Lincolnia, #Mason District, #seniors
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The field where the Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter will be temporarily located. The Charleston Square community is the rear, and the Lincolnia Senior Center is to the right. Fairfax County officials attempted to reassure Lincolnia residents at a community meeting April 11 that a temporary homeless shelter planned for their community will have effective security … Continued

Lincolnia residents oppose homeless shelter next door

#homeless, #land use, #Landmark, #Lincolnia, #neighborhood groups
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The Lincolnia area where Fairfax County wants to relocate the Bailey’s Crossroads homeless shelter. 1 – the shelter site; 2  Lincolnia Senior Center; 3- Charleston Square; 4 – Stonegate at Landmark. Click map to enlarge. Residents of the Stonegate at Landmark and Charleston Square townhouse communities are going all out to fight Fairfax County’s plans … Continued

Bailey’s Crossroads homeless shelter to be relocated to Lincolnia

#government services, #homeless, #land use, #Planning Commission, #Southeast Quadrant
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The Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter will be relocated to a temporary facility in a field behind the Lincolnia Senior Center at 4710 N. Chambliss St., Alexandria, according to an announcement posted online by Fairfax County March 29. The shelter needs to be relocated from its current site on Moncure Avenue in Bailey’s Crossroads to make … Continued

Lawsuit charges Virginia’s ‘habitual drunkard’ law is unconstitutional

#courts, #crime, #health, #homeless, #state government
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Virginia’s “habitual drunkard” statute violates the commonwealth’s constitution by criminalizing the consumption of alcohol by homeless alcoholics, charges a class action lawsuit filed by the Legal Aid Justice Center and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. The complaint, filed in federal court earlier this month, asserts that commonwealth’s attorneys offices have used the Interdiction … Continued

Board of Supervisors approves Bailey’s Crossroads land swap

#Bailey's Crossroads, #Board of Supervisors, #homeless, #housing, #land use, #redevelopment, #Southeast Quadrant
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The Southeast Quadrant, with Columbia Pike at the top and Moncure Avenue on the left. [Fairfax County] The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted Feb. 16 to approve two land transactions aimed at facilitating redevelopment in Bailey’s Crossroads. The BoS will swap a 1.49-acre piece of land it owns on the corner of Columbia Pike … Continued

Board of Supervisors defers decision on Bailey’s Crossroads land swap

#Bailey's Crossroads, #homeless, #housing, #land use, #redevelopment, #Southeast Quadrant
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The Southeast Quadrant on Columbia Pike. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors deferred a decision on the Southeast Quadrant land swap in Bailey’s Crossroads until Feb. 2.The delay will provide time for the board to review last-minute information on some “contractual tweaks,” said Mason Supervisor Penny Gross at the Jan. 12 BoS session. The real … Continued