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Lake Accotink pipeline could threaten park’s habitat

March 16, 2020

#Annandale, #environment, #infrastructure, #Lake Accotink, #nature

County officials and community residents take a “pipeline walk” in Lake Accotink Park, accompanied by the sounds of spring peepers, wood frogs, and birds. When Fairfax County officials announced a plan in September to install a pipeline to haul dredged sediment away from Lake Accotink, many community members were happy that the lake would be … Continued

New Braddock supervisor outlines priorities

January 9, 2020

#Annandale, #Braddock District, #funding, #housing, #Lake Accotink, #state government, #transportation, #Walkinshaw, #zoning

James Walkinshaw speaks at a Braddock District Council meeting. A top priority for James Walkinshaw, the newly installed Braddock representative on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, is getting the state government to contribute more money to the county. As chair of the board’s Legislative Committee, Walkinshaw told the Braddock District Council (BDC) Jan. 8, … Continued

Supervisors approve funding plan for Lake Accotink

November 4, 2019

#Board of Supervisors, #Lake Accotink

The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Oct. 29 to fund the plan to save Lake Accotink. That plan, announced at a community meeting in September, would cost $30.5 million for an initial dredging operation and an additional $2.013 million annually for maintenance. The plan calls for the lake to be dredged and the sediment transferred via … Continued

Join the Annandale CROP Hunger Walk

October 11, 2019

#charity, #community events, #community organizations, #Lake Accotink

Participants in a previous Annandale CROP Hunger Walk. [Photos: ACCA] Community members are invited to contribute to a good cause while enjoying a walk around Lake Accotink on Saturday, Oct. 19. The event is the Annandale CROP Hunger Walk sponsored by the Annandale Christian Community for Action (ACCA). Registration starts at 8 a.m. near the … Continued

County proposes $30.5 million plan to save Lake Accotink

September 20, 2019

#Lake Accotink, #parks

A large crowd turns out for a community meeting on the county’s plan for saving Lake Accotink. Fairfax County officials have come up with a plan to save Lake Accotink and are confident they will get the money to carry out the project. The plan was announced at a community meeting Sept. 19 at Cardinal … Continued

Community invited to meeting on county’s plan to save Lake Accotink

September 14, 2019

#environment, #infrastructure, #Lake Accotink, #parks

Lake Accotink is shrinking, as it fills up with sediment The public is invited to a community meeting Sept. 19 to learn about the latest plans to save Lake Accotink. The meeting, at Cardinal Forest Elementary School, 8600 Forrester Blvd., Springfield, will be hosted by supervisors John Cook (Braddock) and Jeff McKay (Lee). There will … Continued

You’re invited: Join a mussel rescue party

August 4, 2018

#Lake Accotink, #nature, #stormwater, #streams, #volunteers, #wildlife

Volunteers save mussels at Accotink Creek. [FACC] By Tony Vellucci The Friends of Accotink Creek (FACC) invite you to join their party this summer – a mussel rescue party! At one time, fresh water mussels are believed to have inhabited a number of streams in Fairfax County. Today, however, the only place Accotink watershed stream … Continued

Petitions call for bond referendum to protect Lake Accotink

May 29, 2018

#environment, #Lake Accotink, #nature, #stormwater

The marina at Lake Accotink. Save Lake Accotink, an advocacy group that’s pushing Fairfax County to support a bond referendum to ensure the future existence of the lake, submitted a package of petitions with 4,168 signatures to the Park Authority May 25. The petitions will be presented to the Board of Supervisors June 5. Fairfax … Continued

Supervisors to weigh cost of saving Lake Accotink

February 14, 2018

#Cook, #environment, #Lake Accotink, #land use, #nature, #parks, #streams

The dam at Lake Accotink. Is Lake Accotink such a huge asset that it should be saved regardless of the cost? If nothing is done and the lake fills up with sediment, how will that affect property values? If the lake is dredged, how will the community deal with thousands of trucks carting dirt through … Continued

Public input sought on future of Lake Accotink

December 30, 2017

#environment, #Lake Accotink, #parks, #water

Anyone who cares about preserving Lake Accotink is encouraged to come to a community meeting Jan. 22 hosted by the Fairfax County Park Authority. The meeting, 7-8:30 p.m. at North Springfield Elementary School (7602 Heming Court, Springfield), is aimed at gathering public input toward the development of a vision for the future of Lake Accotink … Continued

Lake Accotink donation box stolen

October 29, 2016

#crime, #Lake Accotink, #volunteers

The donation box was by the marina. The donation box at Lake Accotink Park was stolen at some point during the early morning hours of Oct. 24. Thieves used power tools to cut the steel support post. The donation box had been installed in April 2014 by Friends of Lake Accotink Park (FLAP) to raise … Continued

Residents discuss options on future of Lake Accotink

May 17, 2016

#environment, #infrastructure, #Lake Accotink, #nature, #parks, #Recreation, #stormwater, #streams, #wildlife

About 100 people attend a meeting at Kings Glen Elementary School in Springfield on the future of Lake Accotink. Members of the public heard about five options for dealing with the silt build-up in Lake Accotink, including the possibility of severely limiting the size of the lake or even transforming it into wetlands. Dozens of … Continued

Volunteers clean up Lake Accotink Park

April 4, 2016

#environment, #Lake Accotink, #litter, #parks, #stormwater, #streams, #volunteers

Mountains of trash collected by volunteers at Lake Accotink. [Michael A. Richards] The Spring Cleanup at Lake Accotink Park on April 2 netted an estimated 975 pounds of trash, reports park supervisor Julie Tahan. The cleanup was one of many scheduled for Saturday at parks and streams throughout Fairfax County, including Annandale Community Park, Long … Continued

Park Authority urged to protect the natural resources at Lake Accotink

March 15, 2016

#environment, #Lake Accotink, #nature, #parks, #trails

The marina area at Lake Accotink. People who enjoy Lake Accotink Park want the natural resources preserved and don’t want more paved surfaces. At least that was the theme of a community meeting March 14 hosted by the Fairfax County Park Authority. More than 130 people crammed into the cafeteria of Cardinal Forest Elementary School … Continued

Fairfax County to revise master plan for Lake Accotink

February 26, 2016

#community events, #environment, #Lake Accotink, #nature, #parks, #Recreation, #streams, #water

The Fairfax County Park Authority is beginning the process of revising the master plan for Lake Accotink Park. A public meeting on the plan revision will be held March 14, 7 p.m., at Cardinal Forest Elementary School. Fairfax Board Chair Sharon Bulova; supervisors John Cook (Braddock), Jeff McKay (Lee), and Pat Herrity (Springfield); and members … Continued