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Morning Notes

Published October 15, 2019 at 6:00AM

Cards Coach Has Good Day in Arlington, At Least — “Cardinals pitching coach Mike Maddux hit not one, but two holes-in-one during a morning round of golf at the Army Navy Country Club, manager Mike Shildt revealed to reporters on Monday. The country club later confirmed the achievement to ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez.” [Yahoo]

Real Estate Market Awash in HQ2 Hype — “As of the first week of October, there were nearly 70 active listings for single-family detached homes in Greater Washington that mentioned Amazon’s HQ2 in their description… The median driving distance for the homes was about 7.4 miles.” [Washington Business Journal]

Schools

Arlington Career Center Begins Design Phase of Expansion Project

By Kalina Newman

Published September 26, 2019 at 3:45PM | Updated September 26, 2019 at 4:30PM

Arlington Career Center (photo via Google Maps)

(Updated at 4:30 p.m.) Arlington Public Schools has established separate review and planning committees to kick off the design phase of its $185 million Arlington Career Center expansion project.

The Building Level Planning Committee (BLPC) and the Public Facilities Review Committee (PFRC) will meet ten times before March 2020, when the Arlington School Board is set to act on a concept design.

News

Some County Basketball Referees Are Still Not Paid for Last Season’s Work

By Airey

Published September 25, 2019 at 5:15PM

Some referees who worked for Arlington’s youth basketball games have still not been paid for the winter season.

The lack of pay continues five months after officials said they were “looking into” the issue caused by the company Mid-Atlantic Coast Referees, which Arlington contracted with to manage referees.

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The Day After Tomorrow: County Looking to Prevent Future Floods After July Storm

By Kalina Newman

Published September 25, 2019 at 3:30PM | Updated September 25, 2019 at 5:03PM

Following weeks of fallout from the July 8 storm, Arlington officials are discussing a new program for tackling future floods.

During Tuesday’s County Board meeting, County Manager Mark Schwartz introduced “Flood Resilient Arlington,” to be considered during the spring budget planning.

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County Board Approves Holiday Inn Redevelopment, With Conditions

By Airey

Published September 25, 2019 at 1:30PM

Rendering for redevelopment of the Rosslyn Holiday Inn into a two-tower, multi-use complex (Image via Arlington County)

The Rosslyn Holiday Inn is one step closer to becoming a two-tower mixed-use development, albeit with some changes ahead.

The Arlington County Board unanimously voted to move the development project at 1900 N. Fort Myer Drive ahead during its meeting Tuesday night, including a proposal to sell a parcel of public land near Lee Highway to developer Dittmar. However, Board members required the developer take several actions related to the parking, traffic, and architectural elements of the plan following complaints from residents.

News

New Food Truck Regulations Could Mean More Trucks, Longer Hours

By Airey

Published September 25, 2019 at 9:00AM

Customers at the Sloppy Mama's food truck (Staff photo by Vernon Miles)

Food trucks lovers in Arlington may now have more opportunities to buy their meals on wheels thanks to newly loosened regulations.

The Arlington County Board approved a series of code changes during its meeting this weekend that open up more parking areas for food trucks and also allow the trucks to operate later into the night. Members voted unanimously in support of the changes as part of their consent agenda for the Saturday, September 21 meeting.

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Arlington County Adding Three New Glass Drop-Off Centers

By ARLnow.com

Published September 24, 2019 at 5:15PM

Arlington County is adding three new places to drop off glass for recycling, and more are potentially on the way.

With glass off the curbside recycling list, Arlington residents have been flocking to the county’s two existing glass drop-off sites at Quincy Park and the Arlington Trades Center, going out of their way to recycle more than 200 tons of glass since this spring.

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Crystal City BID Expands, Seeks to Rename Itself “National Landing”

By Airey

Published September 23, 2019 at 3:50PM | Updated September 24, 2019 at 12:23AM

Map of newly redrawn Crystal City BID boundaries (Image via Arlington County)

(Updated at 12 a.m.) The Crystal City Business Improvement District is set to absorb parts of Potomac Yard and Pentagon City, and could be eying a name change.

The Arlington County Board approved a 76% increase to the land included within the BID’s boundaries during its meeting this past Saturday, September 21, after the BID gained the required support from commercial property owners.

News

County Board Approves New Energy Plan Despite Some Concerns

By Vernon Miles

Published September 23, 2019 at 3:00PM | Updated September 23, 2019 at 7:44PM

Arlington County Board Chair Christian Dorsey delivers remarks at a rally supporting the County's renewable energy plan on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019 in Arlington, Va. (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)

After months of debate and discussion, the Arlington County Board has unanimously approved a plan to reach carbon neutrality in Arlington by 2050.

The plan, approved at the Saturday (Sept. 21) County Board meeting, has environmental goals across six categories, from new building regulations to transportation goals and standards. More from a county press release:

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County Board Signs Resolution Committing County to Racial Equity

By Airey

Published September 23, 2019 at 11:00AM

Arlington will soon be studying how to factor racial equity in policymaking thanks to a new resolution passed this weekend.

The Arlington County Board unanimously adopted a resolution its meeting this past Saturday, September 21, committing the county to gathering data on racial inequality in Arlington, creating a “scorecard” to track progress made, and designing a tool to help officials consider race during policy and budget decisions, among other actions.

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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published September 23, 2019 at 7:30AM | Updated September 23, 2019 at 8:45AM

Nebiate Kidane, 2, lifts a giant chess piece at the Fountain in Crystal City on Sept. 20, 2019, in Arlington (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Climate Change Protests in D.C. — Updated at 8:45 a.m. — As expected, demonstrator are blocking a number of key intersections in D.C. this morning to protest against government inaction in tackling climate change. The roadblocks have caused major backups on northbound I-395. [WTOP, Twitter]

APS Implements New Verification System — “Arlington school officials say a new, higher-tech effort to gather requisite start-of-school information from parents is moving forward as expected. The new online-verification process has been completed by 54 percent of families as of Sept. 19, Superintendent Cintia Johnson told School Board members.” [InsideNova]

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County Board to Review Westmont Shopping Center Redevelopment Project

By Airey

Published September 19, 2019 at 11:15AM

A rendering of a new mixed-use building proposed for the Westmont Shopping Center (Image via Arlington County)

The redevelopment of the Westmont Shopping Center could be one step closer to reality after this weekend.

The Arlington County Board is scheduled to vote on moving the project forward during their meeting this Saturday, September 21. Developer Republic Properties Corporation (RPC) is seeking a use permit for the project, which aims to build six-story mixed use building with 250 housing units on the site and 22,500 square feet of retail space.