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Great Falls: Christmas Trees Cut Only for Taxes
Dranesville Planning Commissioner John Ulfelder described the enjoyment a 22.13-acre contiguous parcel of land at 910 Utterback Store Road gives Great Falls.
Fairfax Station, Lorton: 1880 Farmhouse Adorned with Floral Preserves
The Hampshires have preserved 25 acres of their land at 6925 Newman Road in Fairfax for the last 24 years.
Fairfax: Eight More Beds Needed
Arden Courts -- Fair Oaks of Fairfax requested approval of an additional eight beds, 2,648 square feet, to its existing 56-bed facility at 12469 Lee Jackson Memorial Highway.
Lorton: Giles Overlook Developing
75 percent of land to remain open space.
Lorton Valley III calls its development Giles Overlook: 52 singles family detached dwellings on 38.37 acres on Sanger Street in Mount Vernon.
Mount Vernon: Giles Overlook Developing
75 percent of land to remain open space.
Lorton Valley III calls its development Giles Overlook: 52 singles family detached dwellings on 38.37 acres on Sanger Street in Mount Vernon. Fairfax County Planning Commission voted Wednesday, Sept. 14, to recommend approval of plans that will permit development less than 200 feet from the required distance between residential buildings and I-95 and to allow for increased height of a noise barrier to be located 15 feet from I-95 right-of-way.
McLean: Back to School Waits for Back to School
Decision regarding expansion of Falls Church City school postponed until the Fall; McLean Citizens Association continues to oppose the application.
Falls Church City Public Schools wants to expand Mount Daniel Elementary School to educate the school system’s first and second graders.
Great Falls: Time to Get Involved
Great Falls Citizens Association encourages members to get involved in its stormwater management task force, especially as it pertains to land use cases.
Dranesville Planning Commissioner John Ulfelder announced last Thursday that a decision on The Gulick’s Group application to develop 11 acres of undeveloped, forested land would be deferred until September.
McLean: Right of Way to Education?
Decision regarding expansion of Falls Church City school that operates on county land expected this week.
Falls Church Mayor David Tarter crossed county and McLean borders to advocate for the expansion of Mount Daniel Elementary School, a school he called “a cornerstone of our small community.”
McLean: Commission to Hear Sunrise in Fall
Assisted living facility application rescheduled to September.
The Planning Commission has deferred Sunrise’s proposed application to build an assisted living facility at the corner of Kirby and Westmoreland in McLean this September.
Great Falls: Community Encouraged to Get Involved in Land Use Cases
Citizens association calls for members to give feedback to Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors on three land use cases.
Herndon: Candidates Announced for Mayor, Town Council
Current Councilmember Jasbinder Singh announced at the end of June that he will run against Mayor Lisa Merkel for the Town’s Mayor position in the upcoming Nov. 8 election.
McLean: Planning to Oppose Special Exceptions?
Assisted living facility and expansion of an elementary school to be heard by Planning Commission later this month.
McLean: Planning to Oppose Special Exceptions?
Assisted living facility and expansion of an elementary school to be heard by Planning Commission later this month.
Great Falls: Undisturbed Forest, Detailed Negotiation
Eric Knudsen, Great Falls Citizens Association, advocate for the protection of the environment.
McLean: Cleaning Up History of Hickory Hill
McLean historian Carole Herrick hits the bookshelves again with biography of Hickory Hill and its famous inhabitants.
Honoring on Memorial Day in Great Falls
Community gathers at Great Falls Freedom Memorial to honor local fallen.
United States Air Force veteran Paul Quinn “didn’t intend to show this much emotion” during the Memorial Day Celebration Ceremony at the Great Falls Freedom Memorial.
Herndon: Wings of Magic
Help Herndon sign the Mayors for Monarchs pledge to increase monarch butterfly habitat and population.
Carol and Jay Hadlock take precise details to facilitate the birth of monarch butterflies in their Herndon home.
Herndon Garden Tour
Garden Tour approaches: Saturday, June 18, noon to 4 p.m.
Herndon enjoys cultivating community initiative. This year’s 2016 Herndon Garden Tour on Saturday, June 18 from noon to 4 p.m. is one budding example.
Reston: Splashes of Color with Rain
25th annual Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival showcased the work of 200 artists across the United States and Canada.
Talib Aleem of Reston brings his camera into waves big enough for him to get in. “If you want your images to be more, ‘Wow,’ you have to go where you can get more ‘Wow’ pictures,” said Aleem.