April 20, 2024
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Tag: neighborhood groups

Bren Mar Park residents urge the BoS to act against a by-right data center

#Board of Supervisors, #data centers, #land use, #neighborhood groups
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Residents of Bren Mar Park are again fighting plans for a data center in their neighborhood. In 2022, residents successfully mobilized against a rezoning proposal for a data center at Plaza 500, an industrial/business park at 6295 Edsall Road. At that time, the Board of Supervisors deferred action indefinitely on the data center proposal, and … Continued

A Bailey’s Xroads resident is documenting the history of a vibrant Black community

#Bailey's Crossroads, #history, #neighborhood groups
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The Springdale neighborhood in Bailey’s Crossroads has long been the center of a flourishing Black community. But now, the history of that community is in danger of being lost as younger generations have moved out, McMansions replaced many of the smaller houses, and new developments are encroaching on the neighborhood. Springdale is centered around Lacy … Continued

Hundreds of children make holiday crafts at ON-Annandale event

#Annandale, #arts, #children, #families, #holidays, #neighborhood groups, #nonprofits

Kids decorate ceramic bowls with decoupage paper and glitter. More than 300 children and families made gifts for their families and friends Dec. 4 at the Fairmont Gardens apartments hosted by the Opportunity Neighborhoods-Annandale program. The event was organized by FACETS, a nonprofit that serves families and individuals affected by poverty, hunger, and homelessness.

Supervisors urge county staff to improve trash service

#Board of Supervisors, #government services, #neighborhood groups, #recycling, #trash
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  A common sight in Annandale.   Fairfax County Executive Bryan Hill told the Board of Supervisors he will submit a plan for improving trash service.     That announcement was made at a Board of Supervisors hearing Oct. 5 on requests from two Annandale communities to switch from private to county services for the collection … Continued

Soccer camp brings families together in Annandale’s Opportunity Neighborhoods

#children, #government services, #neighborhood groups, #nonprofits, #sports

The kids vs. parents game at Ossian Hall Park. [FACETS] The Opportunity Neighborhoods-Annandale (ON-Annandale) initiative hosted a soccer camp for families earlier this month as part of its strategy to provide more activities for youths. Annandale High School varsity soccer coaches and players taught the children soccer skills and rules of the game. The soccer camp culminated on … Continued

Sleepy Hollow families oppose school boundary change

#neighborhood groups, #school board, #schools
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Sleepy Hollow Elementary School [FCPS] Residents of the Sleepy Hollow neighborhood are fighting Fairfax County Public Schools’ plan to transfer their children from Sleepy Hollow Elementary School to Beech Tree Elementary.  Many parents say transferring students after the disruptive pandemic year would be traumatic, and they charge FCPS hasn’t given them a solid rationale for … Continued

Residents fighting plans to designate small private road as only access point to new housing development

#housing, #Lake Barcroft, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #redevelopment, #VDOT
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Brooks Place The Virginia Department of Transportation accepted Brooks Place into the state road system on March 11. That’s significant, because it would legitimize Brooks Place as the only way to access a by-right housing development under construction on Sleepy Hollow Road called Hudson Quarter.

Community members air concerns about plans to use Justice Park as a parking lot for Justice HS

#Justice High School, #nature, #neighborhood groups, #parks, #schools
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Justice High School PE students use the basketball court at Justice Park.  Fairfax County Public School and Park Authority officials have yet to explain to residents the process involved in their plans to pave a section of Justice Park to create a parking lot for Justice High School in Seven Corners. Community members expressed their … Continued

Board of Supervisors defers decision on zMOD

#Board of Supervisors, #businesses, #housing, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #zoning
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After listening to testimony from 71 people on March 9, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors deferred a vote on zMOD for two weeks. The board will discuss the zoning modernization project at its March 23 meeting.  Most of the people who spoke raised objections to proposed provisions that would eliminate the special permit requirement … Continued