Discontent over changes to the Bicycle Advisory Committee has continued, with some members now appearing in open revolt against County Manager Mark Schwartz.
At a Nov. 3 meeting, some went so far as to suggest the BAC no longer serves a clear purpose, given its reduced role.
A Frost Advisory was just issued for Arlington.
The advisory will take effect early Friday. Forecasters say near-freezing temperatures could lead to frost that can damage sensitive plants.
Arlington County staff and an advisory panel are seeking ways to become more active in Pride Month celebrations next June.
And the clock is ticking, one leader in that effort said.
Finding a site for a new library and a home for Synetic Theater after its displacement remain two key goals for leaders in National Landing.
At a recent leadership gathering, County Board Chair Takis Karantonis brought no definitive updates on either issue. But, he said, both remained on the county government’s radar.
Members of Arlington’s reconstituted Human Rights Commission are seeking to clarify what they can do when county staff’s attempts to mediate disputes fail.
It’s a rare circumstance, to be sure. Most formal complaints to the county’s human rights office are settled, dismissed or withdrawn at the staff level, and over the past year, county officials said there was just a single case where the complaint was found justified but no settlement could be reached.
Arlington and the D.C. area is getting a dual whammy of dangerous heat and poor air quality today.
A Heat Advisory is in effect today (Wednesday) from 11 a.m.-8 p.m., with the heat index expected to rise as high as 109.
Members of the Arlington Planning Commission, who currently work without financial compensation, could eventually start getting paid.
Although posts on the commission are unpaid by longstanding tradition, given the time and effort the job requires, that might change someday.
The next Falls Church City Council will be the one to decide whether some City advisory panels need to be merged or disbanded.
“This would be a big effort. Even getting rid of one is going to have all kinds of psychological weight associated with it,” City Manager Wyatt Shields acknowledged when the proposal to consider changes to advisory boards and commissions came up at meeting last week.
The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for Arlington and the broader D.C. region on Friday.
Sweltering heat and humidity are expected to push the heat index as high as 109 degrees, according to forecasters.
The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for Arlington and much of the D.C. area.
Heat index values are expected to reach around 105 degrees Thursday, creating potentially hazardous conditions for outdoor activities.
Hot, humid and stormy weather is on tap today.
Arlington County and much of the D.C. area is under a Heat Advisory, a Flood Watch and — as of 1:45 p.m. — a Severe Thunderstorm Watch today (Tuesday).
The National Weather Service has issued severe thunderstorm and flood watches for Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax County, D.C. and surrounding areas.
The Severe Thunderstorm Watch was issued just before 2:30 p.m. and is in effect until 10 p.m. Storms today may pack damaging winds, frequent lightning, and hail, forecasters say.
