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Join the Culmore Cleanup this Saturday

April 17, 2013

#Bailey's Crossroads, #businesses, #community events, #community organizations, #litter, #volunteers

Culmore Cleanup volunteers at last year’s event. Local residents are encouraged to join the 2013 Spring Culmore Cleanup Saturday, 9 a.m.-noon. This semi-annual event has been going on for more than 10 years. It’s a huge collaborative effort that brings together teams from many organizations and companies, as well as individual volunteers, who not only … Continued

Volunteers sought for Accotink Creek cleanups

April 10, 2013

#environment, #litter, #volunteers, #water

Friends of Accotink Creek hosted a cleanup at Lake Accotink April 6, as part of the annual Potomac Watershed Cleanup. Who wants to take a walk along a local stream and find it full of plastic bottles, tires, shopping cars, and all sorts of junk? Local residents who care about the environment and the quality … Continued

Volunteers clean up Annandale

April 6, 2013

#litter, #volunteers

Volunteers pick up trash in Poe Terrace Park. There’s a lot less litter in Annandale today, thanks to the dozens of volunteers who took part in the annual Annandale Cleanup Saturday morning. Boy Scout Troop 150 based at Annandale United Methodist Church, the Korean American Association of the Washington Metropolitan Area, the Fairfax County Sheriff’s … Continued

Volunteers urged to take part in the annual Annandale Cleanup on Saturday

April 2, 2013

#community events, #litter, #property maintenance

Litter along the fence around the Walgreen’s construction site on Columbia Pike. We’ve been hearing lots of complaints about the sorry state of Annandale—including the vast amounts of litter and illegal signs all over the place. So let’s all chip in and do something about it. The public is invited to take part in the … Continued

Vounteers sought for Mason District cleanup events

March 15, 2013

#community events, #environment, #litter, #neighborhood groups, #property maintenance, #volunteers

Don’t let litter take over your community. The Mason District Council (MDC) of Community Associations is urging everyone to take pride in their community and join one of the many clean-up activities scheduled over the next few months. A recent MDC neighborhood survey found 86 percent of respondents are extremely or somewhat concerned with litter … Continued

Seven Corners working groups present reports to Land Use Task Force

March 13, 2013

#land use, #litter, #property maintenance, #redevelopment, #Seven Corners, #signs, #transportation

Route 50 as seen from the pedestrian bridge. The short-term working groups addressing connectivity and quality of life issues presented their recommendations to the Seven Corners Land Use and Transportation Task Force March 12. The Connectivity Working Group focused on short-improvements to make the Seven Corners area easier to navigate by pedestrians and bicyclists. Rick … Continued

Fairfax County supervisors approve sign removal program

March 1, 2013

#litter, #Mason District, #signs, #VDOT

Roadside signs, like this one in Annandale, are illegal. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 26 authorized the county to enter into a legal agreement with the Virginia Department of Transportation to remove illegal signs from public rights-of-way along selected highways. The sign removal program will begin later this year and will operate … Continued

Mason District Council urges county to take action on litter

February 22, 2013

#community organizations, #litter, #Mason District, #neighborhood groups, #property maintenance

Litter by a parking lot in central Annandale. The Mason District Council (MDC) passed a resolution Feb. 21 calling on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and the Fairfax County Police Department to enforce the state law banning litter and to “adopt more stringent standards in litter prevention by increasing litter enforcement throughout the year.” … Continued