Richmond Highway Dispatches: Dog Park Vote Deferred and Creek Cleanup
A look back at this week's top headlines from the Richmond Highway corridor.
From Huntington-Belle Haven Patch
The Fairfax County Planning Commission deferred for a second time a vote on whether to allow an off-leash dog park at Westgrove Park.
Maryland State Police are investigating a possible suicide that occurred Tuesday night after a body was found in the Potomac south of Alexandria Thursday.
From Fort Hunt Patch
The Southeast Fairfax Development Corporation will host a free community seminar to discuss new trends in green development on Richmond Highway.
Some winter hypothermia shelters could be forced to make changes for the 2013-14 season due to a wave of new inspections.
From Mount Vernon Patch
Fairfax County Police shot a man on Olde Mill Court on Memorial Day after the man confronted police with a knife. The police were serving the man with an arrest warrant. His identity has not yet been released, and the incident is still under investigation.
Del. Scott Surovell led a second cleanup of Little Hunting Creek on Memorial Day weekend. Surovell and community volunteers pulled 25 shopping carts out of the creek.