Brown Will Receive $110,000 Severance Payment

The county board has voted to pay former county manager Michael Brown more in severance than it has paid him in salary. Brown, who resigned after just four months on the job, will receive six...

Donnellan Takes Back the Reins

Just four months after her service as interim county manager ended, Barbara Donnellan has accepted the county board's offer to become Arlington's first permanent female county manager. Donnellan...

BREAKING NEWS — Michael Brown Resigns as County Manager

(Updated at 11:00 a.m.) After just four months on the job, County Manager Michael Brown has abruptly resigned. His resignation letter arrived at the county board offices yesterday. "I hearby...

Photos from the Fair

After a sparsely-attended, rainy start to the Arlington County Fair on Wednesday, crowds flocked to the Thomas Jefferson Community Center Thursday evening for the fair's "official" kickoff. A...

Big Turnout at Reception for New County Manager

An who's who of Arlington civic society showed up at the county government building last night to greet new county manager Michael Brown. Brown and his wife warmly greeted a long procession of...

Michael Brown Makes His Debut

After a week on the job, new Arlington county manager Michael Brown participated in his first county board meeting Saturday morning. Board Chairman Jay Fisette kicked off the meeting by welcoming...

New County Manager Talks About the Job Ahead

New County Manager Michael Brown has been so busy with staff briefings and catch-up readings this week that some county officials say they've barely seen him outside his office. Despite his busy...

Afternoon Notes: Michael Brown Starts Work as County Manager

County Government’s Michael Brown Era Begins -- Former Savannah, Ga. city manager Michael Brown was officially appointed as Arlington’s new County Manager today, a month and a half after his...

Plan For New Wakefield High School Moves Forward

The Arlington County Board has given the go-ahead to include the proposed new Wakefield High School as part of its bond referendum this fall. The $104.6 million project was fast-tracked by the...

Afternoon Notes: Capital Improvement Plan, New High School

Donnellan Proposes Capital Improvement Plan -- Outgoing Acting County Manager Barbara Donnellan has proposed a six-year, nearly $1 billion Capital Improvement Projects plan. The plan would fund...

Savannah Holds “Farewell Tribute” for Brown

Michael Brown, Arlington's incoming county manager, was honored on Friday by the city of Savannah, where he's spent the past 15 years as city manager. A who's who of Savannah's civic and political...

Board Raises Tax Rate To Preserve Services

The Arlington County Board unanimously approved a $959.9 million FY 2011 budget on Saturday. The budget includes a 8.3 cent property tax rate hike, 24 percent higher than the recommended 6.7 cent...

New Group Wades into Change-of-Government Fray

A group of civic activists has formed the "Coalition for Arlington Good Government" (CAGG) to push back against an effort to change Arlington's form of government. The group's goal is "to inform...

Group Fires Back at Change-of-Government Memo

The Committee for a Better Arlington is firing back at a memo released by the County Attorney's office yesterday. The memo concluded that the change-of-government plan promoted by the committee would...

County Attorney Blasts Change-of-Government Proposal

A proposed change to Arlington's form of government would "significantly impair" the county board's effectiveness, and would invite "certain mischief" among elected officials, according to County...