Tuesday, April 30, 2013
The Fairfax County Park Authority hosted a public comment meeting Tuesday evening at Belle View Elementary School.
About 100 residents attended the public comment meeting Tuesday evening hosted by the Fairfax County Park Authority at Belle View Elementary. FCPA discussed the master plan for the Westgrove Park, which became available online six weeks ago for residents to review before the meeting. The plan received mixed reviews according to the concerns voiced during Tuesday's meeting. Westgrove residents commented on their concerns with barking dogs disturbing members of residential areas adjacent to the park and with the size of the area designated as the off-leash dog area (OLDA) in the master plan. During the moderated comment portion of the meeting, Mary Jo Detweiler with Friends of Westgrove Park said the group is happy for the opportunity to …
Monday, February 4, 2013
What's going on in the Mount Vernon District? Read below and find out.
Sequestration, redevelopment and overcrowded schools were a few of the topics raised Saturday by Mount Vernon District Supervisor Gerry Hyland and other local officials at Hyland's 26th Annual Town Hall Meeting at Mount Vernon High School. "Mount Vernon is a hot market for Fairfax County," said Hyland, who spoke to an audience of about 100 people. "And recognizing growth in the student population in schools has surprised all of us." Mount Vernon School Board member Dan Storck said that overcrowding in his District will lead to a boundary change study that will occur sometime between now and the summer. "We've seen an increase of more than 15,000 students in the last three years… Right now, we're defining what schools should be involved …
Monday, December 10, 2012
Such classes would be within the county's authority.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors could require county employees to enroll in stop-smoking classes, but requiring them to actually go cold turkey is against the law, according a recent memo from the County Attorney. Prior to the Board’s Personnel Committee meeting tomorrow, County Attorney David Bobzien informed Supervisors in a Dec. 7 memo that they could not legally require workers to “pass” any such course that would discourage tobacco use. Supervisor Gerry Hyland (D-Mount Vernon) brought the issue up before the Board in October and requested last week that county staff look into the legality of smoking restrictions on employees and county property. “The County may require its employees to participate in smoking cessation courses …
Friday, November 9, 2012
Wood Residential and Wood Partners held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday afternoon at the grand opening of the new apartment community.
Wood Residential and Wood Partners held an official ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday afternoon for The Beacon of Groveton, a brand-new apartment community of 290 units with ground-floor retail space at 6870 Richmond Hwy. Fairfax County Supervisors Jeff McKay and Gerry Hyland attended the ceremony to show their support for the opening and the continuous redevelopment along the Route 1 corridor. “It’s a huge addition to the revitalization on Route 1. They’ve got over 50 leases signed and I have no doubt that they’ll have more,” McKay said. “I’ve heard from a lot of people, and they are amazed with the quality and the architecture.” McKay said the property was originally owned by the county and was slated to be the location of a government …
Monday, October 22, 2012
A public meeting Thursday will focus on a 2012 Army Corps of Engineers flood reduction study.
Mount Vernon District Supervisor Gerry Hyland will host a public meeting to discuss a flood reduction study Thursday evening. The meeting will review the flood reduction study completed by the Army Corps of Engineers in 2012. The meeting is intended to start a discussion about the flood wall in this area and where the best location would be for this proposed flood wall. The Belle Haven watershed contains the Belle View and New Alexandria communities; both experienced severe flooding from storm surges during Hurricane Isabel in 2003. Most of the subdivisions lie within the 100-year floodplain and may be susceptible to future flooding. More than 200 homes were damaged by flooding during Hurricane Isabel. A $30 million bond referendum is on …
Thursday, July 26, 2012
June 29 derecho left brush, trees in yards and roadways.
Mount Vernon District community leaders complained Wednesday about what they see as a slow response by Fairfax County to remove debris collected and placed on curbsides after the June 29 derecho. At the monthly meeting of the Mount Vernon Council of Citizens’ Associations at Walt Whitman Middle School, Mount Vernon District Supervisor Gerry Hyland listened to concerns about the county’s response. Hyland told Patch that he expects debris pick-up will be complete by the end of the week. Queenie Cox, president of the New Gum Springs Civic Association, told Hyland she put brush and other debris by the roadside, but the brush was never removed. “They told me to separate the brush from everything else, and I did that and passed it on through …
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Bethlehem Baptist Church held Monday night forum on youth and recreation.
Local elected officials say they're largely on board with pleas from the public to enhance recreational opportunities for children along the Route 1 corridor. Hundreds of young athletes, parents and members of the faith community from the Route 1 corridor gathered Monday night at a forum organized by Virginians Organized for Interfaith Community Engagement, or VOICE. Speakers pushed for the creation of turf fields at local high schools, a multipurpose surface area at the Audubon mobile home park and a new, low-fee recreation center on the corridor. Mount Vernon District Supervisor Gerry Hyland told the overflow crowd at Bethlehem Baptist Church that he would help push for new and improved recreational facilities as part of the Fairfax …
Friday, June 8, 2012
Supervisor talked to Huntington Community Association Thursday to offer advice on how they can get bond referendum passed in November.
Mount Vernon District Supervisor Gerry Hyland urged Huntington residents Thursday to take a proactive stance to push for passage of a $30 million bond referendum for flood prevention measures in Huntington on ballots this November. Hyland called local residents to action Thursday evening at the monthly meeting of the Huntington Community Association. He acknowledged that a referendum that affects Huntington solely could be a hard sell to residents in other parts of the county. “Because it’s the only issue on the bond for flood control for this community, it means that everybody in this room, everybody in this community, is going to be challenged to find a way to reach out to others in the county to ask them for their support for help in …
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
The Mount Vernon District will resound with the sounds of music Friday nights all summer long.
The summer concert series Mount Vernon Nights 2012 will take place from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Fridays at Grist Mill Park, 4710 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway. Concerts will run from June 1 through Aug. 31. Mount Vernon District Supervisor Gerry Hyland said in a statement he was excited to share with the public another season of Mount Vernon Nights. “This series of free public concerts features a wide variety of musical acts reflecting Fairfax County’s diversity and community spirit,” Hyland said. “I encourage you to bring a picnic dinner and a blanket and to sit back, relax and enjoy the show.” The lineup is as follows: June 1: Daryl Davis (Boogie-woogie) 8: westmain (Pop/rock) 15: Memphis 59 (Roots-rock, alt-country) 22: Nothin’ Fancy (…
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Thursday, March 29, 2012
District Supervisors Gerry Hyland (Mount Vernon) and Jeff McKay (Lee), along with School Board Member Dan Storck, shared updates Wednesday with the Mount Vernon-Lee Chamber of Commerce.
Fairfax County's budget, development and traffic along the Route 1 corridor, and the possibility of a county meals tax were the focus of the Mount Vernon-Lee Chamber of Commerce's "Breakfast with the Supervisors" on Wednesday morning at the Belle Haven Country Club. Mount Vernon District Supervisor Gerry Hyland, Lee District Supervisor Jeff McKay and School Board Member Dan Storck updated chamber members on recent developments in the districts and the county before fielding questions from the audience. Fairfax County Budget Storck kicked off the morning by framing the county's budget, a large portion of which goes to public schools. "I know that it is a lot of money," Storck said. "But I also know that it makes a huge difference in …
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Kim Larmee
7:26 am on Wednesday, May 1, 2013
This story, especially the headline, is very misleading. I was at the meeting and although several of the speakers voiced concerns, the vast majority of the people in attendance and many the speakers were in favor of the draft master plan for Westgrove Park. Most people were happy with the plan 'as is' or had minor issues or tweeks to the plan that they felt should be considered. more ›