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,...

Work on Revamped Sign Ordinance Continues

Now that A-frame signs and branded sidewalk cafe umbrellas gave been approved for use in Arlington, the County Board is moving on to other, slightly less pressing signage issues as it works to revamp...

BREAKING NEWS — Budget Will Hold Tax Rate Steady

Arlington County's real estate tax rate will be held steady for the next year, according to final budget guidance issued by the County Board. At a work session yesterday, the board instructed...

Savannah’s Arduous Search for Michael Brown’s Replacement

There's unease in the easy-going city of Savannah. The city's search for a new city manager -- made necessary after Arlington hired away now-former county manager Michael Brown -- is not going as...

Morning Notes

Santa Visits Cherrydale -- More than 300 children swarmed the Cherrydale Fire Station on Sunday afternoon, taking home free presents, stuffed stockings and fresh memories of Santa Claus. The...

Jay Fisette on the Kojo Show

(Updated at 3:30 p.m.) County Board Chairman Jay Fisette sat down with Kojo Nnamdi and NBC4's Tom Sherwood today on Nnamdi's radio show, The Politics Hour on WAMU 88.5 FM. Fisette discussed board...

Open Discussion: Arlington Releases Financial Audit

As required by law, Arlington has completed a comprehensive audit of the county's finances for fiscal year 2010. The audit, conducted by the accounting firm of Clifton Gunderson LLP, was just...

Reminder: Donnellan to Hold Budget Forum Tonight

Arlington County Manager Barbara Donnellan will hold a public meeting tonight to discuss the county's upcoming financial year 2012 budget. The forum will be held from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the...

Libraries, Parks May Avoid Cuts in Next Budget

After two years of deep cuts, county libraries and parks may be spared in the upcoming budget process. Speaking to the League of Women Voters last night, county manager Barbara Donnellan said she...

Morning Notes

Be Careful Commuting This Morning -- A thunderstorm packing driving rain and high winds swept through the area overnight, causing trees and power lines to fall and coating local sidewalks and...

Arlington Officials to Discuss Secure Communities with ICE

Arlington County Manager Barbara Donnellan and her staff will meet with officials from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Friday to discuss the county's desire to opt-out of the Secure...

Board Instructs Manager to Restrain Spending

"We are lucky to be Arlington," county manager Barbara Donnellan said, kicking off the board's initial guidance for the fiscal year 2012 budget. Donnellan was referring to the fact that property...

Donnellan Makes Two Major Appointments

New Arlington County Manager Barbara Donnellan has appointed county chief financial officer Mark Schwartz to her former position of deputy county manager. Schwartz served as acting deputy county...

Kelly Makes County Manager’s Resignation a Campaign Issue

Republican Mark Kelly is hoping that the handling of county manager Michael Brown's forced resignation will convince voters that more "diversity of opinion" is needed on the county board. Last...

Fisette: Brown Wasn’t a Good Fit With Arlington

Former Arlington County Manager Michael Brown was asked to step down by the county board after it was decided he wasn't a good fit for the county, Jay Fisette revealed for the first time...