March 6, 2025
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Tag: Seven Corners

Supervisors approve plan amendment for affordable housing

#Board of Supervisors, #housing, #land use, #seniors, #Seven Corners, #stormwater
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The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan April 12 that clears the way for an affordable housing project on the grounds of First Christian Church in Seven Corners. The project calls for a four-story 113-unit apartment building for seniors to be developed by Wesley Housing. The Culmore Clinic, currently … Continued

Planning Commission endorses affordable housing in Seven Corners

#churches, #housing, #land use, #Planning Commission, #Seven Corners, #stormwater
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The Fairfax County Planning Commission approved a Comprehensive Plan amendment March 23 that would allow First Christian Church on Leesburg Pike in Seven Corners to develop 113 affordable, age-restricted, multifamily housing units. At a Planning Commission hearing last week, several residents of the Ravenwood Park neighborhood spoke about severe flooding during storms and expressed fears … Continued

Planning Commission defers decision on affordable housing

#churches, #housing, #land use, #Planning Commission, #Seven Corners, #stormwater
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After listening to residents’ horror stories about flooding, the Fairfax County Planning Commission deferred a decision on a proposal by First Christian Church to build 113 units of affordable housing for seniors. The Planning Commission will vote March 23 on whether to endorse an amendment of the Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan, which is needed for … Continued

Man shoots occupied car

#crime, #Seven Corners, #shooting
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A man shot an occupied car on Leesburg Pike and Row Street in Seven Corners on Feb. 26, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The victim was stopped at a traffic light shortly after 4 a.m. when a Toyota pulled up next to him. The driver displayed a handgun and began shooting, damaging the victim’s … Continued

Unattended cooking pot causes condo fire

#fires, #Seven Corners

An unattended cooking pot caused a fire in a unit on the eighth floor of the Woodlake Towers Condominium in the 3100 block of S. Manchester Street in Bailey’s Crossroads Dec. 9.  According to the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, a tenant had been warming a pot of cooking oil shortly before 1 p.m. … Continued

Falls Church considers improvements at the Eden Center

#Falls Church, #land use, #redevelopment, #retail, #Seven Corners
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The Eden Center focuses on Vietnamese restaurants. The City of Falls Church has started a planning study for the city’s East End, which includes the Eden Center and the surrounding area adjacent to Seven Corners. The East End Small Area Plan would establish a conceptual framework for future development. However, no developers have come forward … Continued

School board member seeks feedback on Justice HS addition

#Anderson, #Justice High School, #parking, #parks, #schools, #Seven Corners
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A rendering of the Justice High School addition. [FCPS] School board member Ricardy Anderson (Mason) plans to put out a survey on Monday, Nov. 22, on Fairfax County Public Schools’ plan for the Justice High School addition project. Anderson announced the forthcoming survey in a Nov. 19 newsletter, which is sent to people who subscribe … Continued

Seven Corners Phasing Study prepares for ring road around congested intersection

#biking, #infrastructure, #pedestrians, #Seven Corners, #traffic, #transportation
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A new ring road around the congested Seven Corners interchange will allow the traffic to move through the area more efficiently, said Tom Biesiadny, director of the Fairfax County Transportation Department at a Nov. 16 virtual community meeting on the Seven Corners Phasing Study. It will also make the intersection of Arlington Boulevard (Route 50), … Continued

Public feedback sought on Seven Corners transportation improvements

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The Seven Corners conceptual street network. Click here for details. [FCDOT] The Fairfax County Department of Transportation seeks public input on the Seven Corners Phasing Study, beginning with pop-up events on Saturday, Nov. 13.  FCDOT is considering a plan to relieve congestion around the Seven Corners intersection at Leesburg Pike, Arlington Boulevard, and Wilson Boulevard … Continued