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New School Budget Approved -- The Arlington School Board approved a new $499.98 million budget last night. The budget includes a 2.84 percent cost of living increase for school employees, but no...
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New Budget Includes Tax Hike, Add’l Housing Funds
The Arlington County Board has passed a $1.052 billion budget that will cost the average homeowner an additional $13 per month, while providing additional funding for affordable housing, schools,...
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Students Welcome Shuttle Arrival -- Students at St. Thomas More Cathedral School in Arlington welcomed the arrival of space shuttle Discovery yesterday by lining up in the school's parking lot in...
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Civic Federation Budget Proposal -- The Arlington County Civic Federation has unanimously approved its own vision for the county's budget. The Civic Federation's budget proposal would hold the...
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Nonprofits Ask for Funds at Budget Hearing -- A public hearing on the county’s proposed tax rate changes is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. tonight. Meanwhile, Tuesday's budget hearing was largely...
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First Day of Spring / Tornado Drill -- Today's the first official day of spring, though it's hard to think of the warm weather the past couple of weeks as "winter." Along with the start of spring...
Arlington Homicide-Free for Two Years, But ACPD Staffing Levels a Concern
As of today, Arlington County has been homicide-free for exactly two years. It's the first time Arlington has gone this long without a homicide in the 72-year history of the Arlington County Police...
Eight New Red Light Cameras Coming to Arlington
Arlington is planning on expanding its PhotoRED red light camera program during Fiscal Year 2013. The proposed FY 2013 Arlington County Police Department budget includes funding for eight red...
Residency Specialist Listed as Unfunded School Need
Arlington Public Schools need a full-time residency verification specialist, according to Superintendent Dr. Patrick Murphy, but such a position isn't provided for in the school system's proposed...
Arlington Sees Decline in Number of Large Loss Fires
There were only three "large loss" fires in Arlington in Financial Year 2011, according to new figures out with the Arlington County Fire Department's proposed FY 2013 budget. The three large loss...
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Va. Budget Standoff -- There's a standoff in Richmond as the 20 Republicans and 20 Democrats in the state Senate remain evenly divided over the state's two-year budget. Democrats say their...
APS Budget Includes Class Size Increase, Raise for Employees
Arlington Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Patrick Murphy's proposed FY 2013 budget includes an across-the-board increase in maximum class sizes and a small raise for all APS employees. At $493.8...
Metro Holding Public Hearings Regarding Budget, Fare Increase
Metro has has drawn up a fiscal year 2013 budget and has plans for another fare hike this summer. But before pushing forward with these two measures, the agency wants to hear your input at a series...
County Board Advertises Two Cent Tax Rate Hike
The Arlington County Board gave itself the flexibility to raise real estate taxes by as much as two cents as part of its FY 2013 budget process. The Board voted unanimously last night to advertise...
Budget Proposal Includes Small Tax Hike
The new $1.03 billion budget proposed by County Manager Barbara Donnellan includes a 0.5 cent real estate tax rate increase and a 2.1 percent increase in spending. Donnellan outlined her proposed...
