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The Arlington County Board has unanimously adopted a new policy statement on the county’s response to changing climate conditions.

But some on the same side of the issue as the five elected officials urged them to move even more quickly and aggressively.


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Pre-K students attending Arlington’s Integration Station program could be moved to neighborhood-based classrooms next year.

Last week, parents were informed that Arlington Public Schools’ new budget proposal will include moving students currently attending Integration Station — at 4770 Langston Blvd — “closer to their home schools” within the district.


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County Board members on Saturday (Feb. 22) approved zoning changes needed for Melwood and Wesley Housing to move forward with a controversial mixed-use project near Crystal City.

The 4-0 vote, with one abstention, allows for plans to build a five-story building with 105 committed-affordable units to move forward. It came after nearly five hours of public comment and Board discussion.


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It may come down to more school funding or homeowner tax relief as Falls Church city leaders start mulling over budget options for the coming year.

Although the formal presentation of draft city and school-system budgets is more than a month off, city officials now have a better idea of the fiscal condition of the 2.2-square-mile locality.


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No tax-rate rise for property owners, but increases in the meals tax and charges for some county services, are part of the $1.69 billion draft fiscal 2026 budget unveiled Saturday (Feb. 22) by Arlington County Manager Mark Schwartz.

The proposal represents an increase of 2.2% from the current spending package. Schwartz said it aims for a balance between meeting core needs, addressing concerns from homeowners about tax burdens, and contingency planning for uncertainty in federal spending and the economy.


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A marker celebrating a former cluster of Vietnamese businesses known as “Little Saigon” could be coming soon to Clarendon.

The concept design for a tabletop marker saluting the collection of Vietnamese restaurants and stores that once flourished in the neighborhood received approval from Arlington’s Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board (HALRB) on Wednesday.


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The Arlington Housing Commission plans to spend the year exploring ways to include more diverse voices in conversations about housing policy.

But trying to get fuller representation of residents of color and those at the lower end of the economic scale will not necessarily be easy, the commission’s chair said.


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The civic association representing residents living adjacent to the planned Melwood development project near Crystal City is taking a last stab at slowing down the approval process.

“It is time to take a pause and do better for this neighborhood,” said Stacy Meyer, vice president of the Aurora Highlands Civic Association, in a letter to County Board members. “We need the County Board to listen to its residents who have been very clear about opposing this project.”


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Falls Church city officials continue to do their best to evaluate the local impacts of federal downscaling and a barrage of other decisions coming out of the White House.

“It’s different every day,” said Cindy Mester, the city’s community relations and legislative affairs director.


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Ranked-choice voting, a climate resolution, the contentious Melwood development proposal and the draft Fiscal Year 2026 county budget are all on the agenda for a County Board meeting slated for Saturday (Feb. 22).

Among the highlights:


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Lyon Park residents, and those just passing through, can now learn a little more about the history of the community.

Three new historic markers celebrating the neighborhood were formally dedicated during a wintry event held Feb. 12.


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Commercial advertising at Arlington Public Schools’ athletic facilities? It may be on the horizon.

The county school system currently bars advertising at its fields and stadiums, but a proposed policy revision could change that.


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