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Morning Notes

Published December 24, 2019 at 7:30AM

Developer Pitches New Clarendon Apartment Building — “Orr Partners is pitching a new mixed-use building in Clarendon, seeking to redevelop a small property behind the neighborhood’s popular Silver Diner… the project will not include the redevelopment of the nearby The Lot beer garden or the Silver Diner, though rumors have long persisted that those have been targeted for changes.” [Washington Business Journal]

Most County Offices, Facilities Closed Today — “Arlington County Government offices, courts, libraries & facilities will be closed Tues. Dec. 24 – Weds., Dec. 25, 2019, for Christmas, as well as New Year’s Day on Jan. 1, 2020… Metered [parking] areas not enforced.” [Arlington County]

News

County to Study Allowing ‘Missing Middle’ Housing

By ARLnow.com

Published December 19, 2019 at 11:20AM | Updated October 17, 2022 at 10:49AM

(Updated at 11:35 a.m.) Could legalizing duplexes and triplexes in certain areas be a way to provide more affordable, middle-income housing in Arlington?

That’s what Arlington County will trying to determine with a new “Missing Middle Housing Study.”

News

JUST IN: County Names New Arlington Economic Development Director

By ARLnow.com

Published December 12, 2019 at 4:40PM

(Updated at 4:50 p.m.) Arlington County has hired Telly Tucker, head of economic development for the City of Danville, in southern Virginia, as the new Director of Arlington Economic Development.

The announcement follows the departure of a trio of top economic development officials from AED this year, including former director Victor Hoskins and interim director Alex Iams, both poached by Fairfax County, as well as Christina Winn, who left for Prince William County.

Opinion

Morning Poll: Should Renters Have Less of a Say Than Homeowners?

By ARLnow.com

Published December 3, 2019 at 9:15AM | Updated December 3, 2019 at 11:16AM

An editorial in the Arlington Sun Gazette newspaper last week, on the topic of single-family zoning, seems to suggest that renters are ill-informed and should have less of a say than homeowners.

Those who live in Arlington’s single-family neighborhoods traditionally have dominated the direction of local governance. They are the ones who have controlled the selection of local officials and then, through activism, ensured public policy proceeds the way they desire.

News

Arlington Tree Canopy Fund Applications Due Next Month

By Kalina Newman

Published November 27, 2019 at 11:05AM

Applications to receive a grant from Arlington’s Tree Canopy Fund are now being accepted.

The community program funds grants for a county-administered contractor to plant a tree on private property.

News

County Rolls Out New Snow Plow Map

By ARLnow.com

Published November 21, 2019 at 9:30AM

New Arlington County snow activity map

In time for the holiday season, but before there’s any measurable snow in the forecast, Arlington officials have unveiled a new snow plowing map intended to track snow clearing activity in the county.

The map is the successor to a previous online snow cleaning map — which didn’t work correctly, caused confusion following a blizzard in 2016 and was ultimately removed from the county website.

Around Town

Arlington’s Declining Oak Tree Population Alarming Advocacy Groups

By Kalina Newman

Published November 20, 2019 at 1:15PM | Updated November 20, 2019 at 2:21PM

Across Northern Virginia, oak trees have started dying in significant numbers — including in Arlington.

The decline, formally called “oak dieback,” has been the subject of research and speculation for months by naturalists.

News

County Board to Vote on Spending $700,000 Upgrading County Manager’s Office

By Airey

Published November 14, 2019 at 9:00AM | Updated November 14, 2019 at 11:09AM

Arlington County government headquarters in Courthouse (file photo)

The Arlington County Board will soon vote on whether to spend over $700,000 upgrading the County Manager’s Office.

Member are scheduled to vote on the proposed renovation to the third floor office suite in the Bozman building (2100 Clarendon Blvd) during their meeting this Saturday, November 16.

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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published November 11, 2019 at 6:00AM

It’s Veterans Day — “Arlington County Government offices, courts, libraries & facilities will be closed Mon., Nov. 11, 2019, on Veterans Day.” Also, ARLnow will be on a limited publishing schedule. [Arlington County]

Fracture in Ranks of Arlington Dems — “Longtime Democratic volunteer John Richardson removed his name from the roster of ‘poll greeters,’ bemoaning party ‘orthodoxy.’ After last May’s divisive primary for commonwealth’s attorney, Richardson went public with criticisms of the successful outside-funded Parisa Deghani-Tafti campaign against incumbent Theo Stamos. That led party officials, he said, to ‘disinvite’ him from being a greeter.” [Falls Church News-Press]

News

Arlington County’s Housing Director Is Retiring

By ARLnow.com

Published November 8, 2019 at 1:30PM

Just a few months into the county’s “Housing Arlington” initiative, Arlington’s Housing Director is retiring.

David Cristeal is stepping down after 15 years with the county, including six as Housing Director. Cristeal was elevated to the position in 2013 after a nationwide search.

News

County Board Mulling How to Allocate $23.2 Million In Carryover Funds

By Kalina Newman

Published October 23, 2019 at 3:35PM | Updated October 23, 2019 at 3:51PM

Arlington County has closed the 2019 fiscal year within its $1.27 billion budget, and thanks in part to cost savings and higher-than-expected tax revenue the county has $23.2 million left over.

During the Arlington County Board meeting on Tuesday, County Manager Mark Schwartz recommended allocating the leftover funds across three categories:

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.