Monday, April 8, 2013
Sequestration has impacted them, and more redevelopment options are needed.
The Bureau of Land Management's long-awaited decision on the Environmental Assessment for the aging stables at its The Stables At the Meadowood Special Recreation Management Area has been scrapped. The decision to seek alternative development options was revealed to the public Monday morning at the office of Mount Vernon District Supervisor Gerry Hyland, who hosted U.S. Rep. Jim Moran (D-8th), BLM executives, barn manager Allison Mills and barn supporters. "We've looked at the coming fiscal reality and determined that those three options in the EA (Environmental Assessment) are not enough," said BLM spokesman Bob Gillcash. "Hopefully we are no longer contained to option A, B or C. We're really looking for D, E, F and G, maybe H. We want …
Monday, April 1, 2013
Barn manager Allison Mills' business is going to stay.
The horse boarding program at the Meadowood Special Recreation Area will survive for at least another year. Barn manager Allison Mills signed a one-year lease for the Bureau of Land Management's Stables At Meadowood last Friday and is no longer tied down to her previous contract, which limited the number of horses allowed on the property to 15, as the Bureau makes its long-awaited final determination on future barn renovations. Mills was down to 15 horses at the barn, and has a waiting list of 34 horses. It will take several months to introduce the animals to their new home. "BLM has made every extraordinary effort to accommodate the community desire and the needs of the on-site businesses at the barn," said Mills to Patch. "And it's …
Monday, February 4, 2013
What's going on in the Mount Vernon District? Read below and find out.
Sequestration, redevelopment and overcrowded schools were a few of the topics raised Saturday by Mount Vernon District Supervisor Gerry Hyland and other local officials at Hyland's 26th Annual Town Hall Meeting at Mount Vernon High School. "Mount Vernon is a hot market for Fairfax County," said Hyland, who spoke to an audience of about 100 people. "And recognizing growth in the student population in schools has surprised all of us." Mount Vernon School Board member Dan Storck said that overcrowding in his District will lead to a boundary change study that will occur sometime between now and the summer. "We've seen an increase of more than 15,000 students in the last three years… Right now, we're defining what schools should be involved …
Monday, December 10, 2012
Such classes would be within the county's authority.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors could require county employees to enroll in stop-smoking classes, but requiring them to actually go cold turkey is against the law, according a recent memo from the County Attorney. Prior to the Board’s Personnel Committee meeting tomorrow, County Attorney David Bobzien informed Supervisors in a Dec. 7 memo that they could not legally require workers to “pass” any such course that would discourage tobacco use. Supervisor Gerry Hyland (D-Mount Vernon) brought the issue up before the Board in October and requested last week that county staff look into the legality of smoking restrictions on employees and county property. “The County may require its employees to participate in smoking cessation courses …
Thursday, July 26, 2012
June 29 derecho left brush, trees in yards and roadways.
Mount Vernon District community leaders complained Wednesday about what they see as a slow response by Fairfax County to remove debris collected and placed on curbsides after the June 29 derecho. At the monthly meeting of the Mount Vernon Council of Citizens’ Associations at Walt Whitman Middle School, Mount Vernon District Supervisor Gerry Hyland listened to concerns about the county’s response. Hyland told Patch that he expects debris pick-up will be complete by the end of the week. Queenie Cox, president of the New Gum Springs Civic Association, told Hyland she put brush and other debris by the roadside, but the brush was never removed. “They told me to separate the brush from everything else, and I did that and passed it on through …
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Bethlehem Baptist Church held Monday night forum on youth and recreation.
Local elected officials say they're largely on board with pleas from the public to enhance recreational opportunities for children along the Route 1 corridor. Hundreds of young athletes, parents and members of the faith community from the Route 1 corridor gathered Monday night at a forum organized by Virginians Organized for Interfaith Community Engagement, or VOICE. Speakers pushed for the creation of turf fields at local high schools, a multipurpose surface area at the Audubon mobile home park and a new, low-fee recreation center on the corridor. Mount Vernon District Supervisor Gerry Hyland told the overflow crowd at Bethlehem Baptist Church that he would help push for new and improved recreational facilities as part of the Fairfax …
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
The Mount Vernon District will resound with the sounds of music Friday nights all summer long.
The summer concert series Mount Vernon Nights 2012 will take place from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Fridays at Grist Mill Park, 4710 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway. Concerts will run from June 1 through Aug. 31. Mount Vernon District Supervisor Gerry Hyland said in a statement he was excited to share with the public another season of Mount Vernon Nights. “This series of free public concerts features a wide variety of musical acts reflecting Fairfax County’s diversity and community spirit,” Hyland said. “I encourage you to bring a picnic dinner and a blanket and to sit back, relax and enjoy the show.” The lineup is as follows: June 1: Daryl Davis (Boogie-woogie) 8: westmain (Pop/rock) 15: Memphis 59 (Roots-rock, alt-country) 22: Nothin’ Fancy (…
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Thursday, March 29, 2012
District Supervisors Gerry Hyland (Mount Vernon) and Jeff McKay (Lee), along with School Board Member Dan Storck, shared updates Wednesday with the Mount Vernon-Lee Chamber of Commerce.
Fairfax County's budget, development and traffic along the Route 1 corridor, and the possibility of a county meals tax were the focus of the Mount Vernon-Lee Chamber of Commerce's "Breakfast with the Supervisors" on Wednesday morning at the Belle Haven Country Club. Mount Vernon District Supervisor Gerry Hyland, Lee District Supervisor Jeff McKay and School Board Member Dan Storck updated chamber members on recent developments in the districts and the county before fielding questions from the audience. Fairfax County Budget Storck kicked off the morning by framing the county's budget, a large portion of which goes to public schools. "I know that it is a lot of money," Storck said. "But I also know that it makes a huge difference in …
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Ruling upholds rights of local residents to oppose cell tower construction.
A U.S. Court of Appeals ruling filed Monday means AT&T will not be building a "monopole" cell tower near the Masonic Lodge on Fort Hunt Road. Though more cell phone tower applications in Fairfax County have been accepted than have been rejected, the case has reaffirmed the power of a vocal minority to put a stop to construction of telecommunications infrastructure in their neighborhoods. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a lower court’s decision upholding a decision by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to prevent construction of a cell phone tower. The appellate court filed the ruling Monday in the case of New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC, d/b/a AT&T Mobility v. Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. In a …
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Cynthia Hull died March 16; dedicated life to serving others in Fairfax and Arlington counties.
During Cynthia Hull’s tenure as executive director of United Community Ministries, the number of clients the agency served nearly doubled, from 7,000 in 2007 to 13,000 five years later. Some former donors became clients. It took a woman like Hull to see UCM through a tough recession and stay on top. “She guided the agency through being able to expand in order to serve all those people with relatively flat funding, which is a tremendous accomplishment,” said Elizabeth McNally, UCM deputy executive director. Hull died March 16 at Mt. Desert Island Hospital in Bar Harbor, Maine, where she had been staying with her son. She had been diagnosed with cancer only Jan. 9. She was 62. Hull came on board at UCM in 2007. She introduced cost-saving …
Janet
5:08 pm on Wednesday, April 3, 2013
This is the most beautiful stable and riding space in the local area!! I am overjoyed about this decision and look forward to taking lessons there in the near future. more ›