November 24, 2024
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
Pinecrest School

Tag: property maintenance

Mason District Council urges county to take action on litter

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

Citizen activists frustrated by lack of action to clean up Seven Corners

#Bailey's Crossroads, #community events, #property maintenance, #Seven Corners, #VDOT
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Piles of trash in a parking lot behind the Willston Center on Route 50. Kay Cooper and Nancy Vorona, residents of Lake Barcroft, would like to see the Seven Corners area cleaned up. They’ve been urging Fairfax County leaders, VDOT, and law enforcement officials to take some action to get rid of the litter and … Continued

Mason residents present concerns to officials at packed Town Hall

#community events, #crime, #Mason District, #neighborhood groups, #property maintenance, #redevelopment, #schools
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It was standing room only at the Mason District Town Hall.  More than 250 people came out on a rainy night for the Mason District Town Hall to engage in a dialogue with Fairfax County officials about the problems they see as leading to a deteriorating quality of life in the Annandale/Mason area. Among the … Continued

Mason residents concerned with appearance of buildings, overcrowding

#businesses, #community events, #neighborhood groups, #property maintenance, #redevelopment
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A jumble of signs on Route 7 in Bailey’s Crossroads. The physical condition of area businesses and roadways, the quality of education, and boarding houses are among the top concerns of Mason District residents, according to survey results released Jan. 9 by the Mason District Council of Community Associations (MDC). Fairfax County government officials will … Continued

Contractors and Crapscape

#humor, #property maintenance
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By Robert Schwaninger In 2000 my wife, Isabel, and I decided to move from our townhouse to a single-family detached home in Annandale. What the house is supposedly detached from is up to speculation, but along with the house we got our own half acre of land. For those who don’t know what land is, … Continued

When it comes to cleaning up VDOT property, no good deed goes unpunished

#community organizations, #property maintenance, #VDOT, #volunteers
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You might think if a community comes together and spends countless hours cleaning a small plot of public land, that would be a good thing, right? It’s a great example of people putting in some sweat equity to improve their neighborhood. The Virginia Department of Transportation doesn’t think so. The site in question is on … Continued

Annandale’s image marred by outdoor furniture sales

#businesses, #land use, #property maintenance
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Some of the sofas for sale in the Fuddrucker’s parking lot. Thriving urban neighborhoods have “pop-up” shops—temporary retail outposts—with trendy clothes, home goods, or high-quality artistic items. Annandale has impromptu bazaars with people trying to sell rugs or assembly-line paintings in a parking lot or electronics from the trunk of a car. A case in … Continued