Those concerned about the current situation at, and potential future uses of, a county-owned parcel on North Quincy Street now have an Arlington County Board member to directly reach out to.
Susan Cunningham on Sept. 17 was announced as the board’s liaison between the community and staff on plans surrounding the 6.1-acre parcel, located east of Washington-Liberty High School and currently used for storage of Arlington Transit (ART) buses.
Members of the Arlington County government’s Housing Commission have opted to hold off and await political developments at the state level before considering proposals that Virginia localities be empowered to impose rent-control measures on landlords.
Well, technically not “rent control,” but “rent stabilization” – a slightly more watered-down incarnation that gives local governments the power to regulate the amount of rent increases but not set absolute caps on what landlords can charge.
It may not quite be unique, but it’s still extraordinary to have three generations of a family involved with a local service organization.
Not only have three succeeding generations stayed active over nearly 80 years with the Arlington Optimist Club, but if things turn out right, down the road a fourth potentially could be added.
More than 2,000 Arlington voters cast ballots Friday, Sept. 20, the first day of early voting in Virginia.
Most (1,576) did so at the Ellen Bozman Government Center in Courthouse, with an additional 470 at the satellite center at Long Bridge Aquatics & Fitness Center, according to Arlington election officials.
At the same debate where he declined to join other candidates in saying Arlingtonians are overtaxed, the Democratic nominee for County Board also stood away from the pack on crime issues.
While other contenders criticized rates of crime across the county, J.D. Spain Sr. said the facts showed differently.
Not one but two investigative bodies soon could be involved in determining if any non-citizens voted in recent Arlington elections and, if so, whether criminal charges are warranted.
Members of the Arlington Electoral Board voted 3-0 Sept. 10 to forward relevant information on the matter to the office of Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares (R). That comes after the office of Commonwealth’s Attorney Parisa Dehghani-Tafti (D) received the same information from election officials several weeks ago.
Generals led 46-0 at halftime of county rivalry game
The result wasn’t unexpected, but the blowout margin of victory was a surprise to many when the Washington-Liberty Generals hosted and defeated the Yorktown Patriots, 46-16, in this season’s annual all-Arlington clash between the neighborhood high-school rivals.
Two weeks of competition kicked off Sept. 14 as opening ceremonies for the 2024 Northern Virginia Senior Olympics were held at Thomas Jefferson Community Center in Arlington.
“The seniors assembled here are a different kind of senior,” said Mike Coleman, vice chair of the Senior Olympics executive committee and emcee of the opening ceremonies.
The Arlington County government’s plan for a pilot “microtransit” effort won support at a recent advisory-subcommittee meeting. But it also faced flak over where it will be conducted.
“I’m just sort of flabbergasted,” said Kent Keyser, a member of the accessibility subcommittee of the Arlington Transit Advisory Committee, after hearing that the pilot will take place in what he termed the “next to the wealthiest” section of the county. (The wealthiest being areas in far northwest Arlington just to the north of the proposed service area.)
It could be an uphill battle at best, but an Arlington government advisory body wants the state and local governments to loosen restrictions on religious congregations seeking to turn their parcels into affordable housing.
Members of the Housing Commission in September voted to include the proposal on a list of priorities for consideration by the County Board in advance of the 2025 General Assembly session.
Sales prices of single-family homes in Arlington continued moving higher into the stratosphere in July, with the average sales price up nearly 13 percent from a year before.
The average sales price of the 57 single-family properties that went to closing for the month stood at $1,575,170, according to figures reported Sept. 11 by Bright MLS, based on data reported by MarketStats by ShowingTime.
Elevated mortgage-interest rates, ongoing increases in prices and a lack of inventory represent a trifecta of challenges for those looking to purchase a home across Northern Virginia.
And according to new data, one or more of those headwinds is, if not holding back prospective purchasers entirely, at least putting roadblocks in their way.
