Updates & Information from
Dranesville Supervisor John Foust
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Dear Neighbor,
This email includes a summary of Tuesday's Board of Supervisors meeting where we appointed members to the 2021 Redistricting Advisory Committee, and approved the McLean Community Business Center Plan Amendment. Also, the PIVOT grant program is now accepting applications through July 9. See below for details.
Also, below are a few updates, meetings and events:
- Farmers Market Composting Program
- 2021-2022 McLean Community Center Governing Board
- Families for Safe Streets Survey
- June 26 - Environment Expo: Get Outdoors!
- July 4 - McLean Community Center 4th of July Celebration
Please share this email with your friends and neighbors, and do not hesitate to contact my office if we can be of assistance; email Dranesville@fairfaxcounty.gov or call 703-356-0551.
Sincerely,
John
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June 22 Board of Supervisors Meeting |
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Steven T. Edgemon, general manager of Fairfax Water, for his contributions to Fairfax County.
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July 2021 as Latinx Conservation Month |
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The 50th anniversary of the first performance at Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts Filene Center and for the foundation’s cultural and educational work. |
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On Tuesday, the Board approved:
- Neighborhood and Community Services accepting grant funding from the U.S. Department of the Treasury for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program.
- The Health Department accepting grant funding from the Virginia Department of Health for COVID-19 epidemiology support.
- FY 2021 year-end processing.
- Authorization for the county executive to execute an escrow agreement for proffered public facilities (Scott’s Run South and North Developments).
- The Affordable Housing Advisory Council and Continuum of Care charters and membership structure.
- The Consolidated Community Funding Advisory Committee recommendations for the FY 2023 and FY 2024 funding categories for the Consolidated Community Funding Pool.
The Board held public hearings and approved:
- Amendments to the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Ordinance and Chapter 12 (tree preservation) of the Public Facilities Manual that address planting requirements for Resource Protection Areas.
- Agritourism and related changes zoning ordinance amendments.
- A plan amendment for new Comprehensive Plan guidance for the McLean Community Business Center with follow-up motions.
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Redistricting
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors appointed a 20-member redistricting committee at the June 22nd meeting to recommend new electoral boundaries for the Board of Supervisors and School Board districts.
The full list of committee members may be found on the county’s redistricting webpage here.
As required by law, the county must consider redrawing its political boundaries following the U.S. Census that is conducted every 10 years. This is done to ensure proportional representation as populations grow and shift over time. The Virginia Constitution requires that election districts for local governing bodies “give, as nearly as is practicable, representation in proportion to the population of the district.”
State law also requires that the committee be composed of one elected at-large chairman and a fixed number of members who are elected from single-member districts.
The committee’s work will be compressed due to the late delivery of U.S. Census data to the county which isn’t expected to be received before mid-August. The group then will use the data to draw proposed districts Aug. 30 to Sept. 17 based on the timeline adopted by the Board of Supervisors. It’s expected the committee will present its report with proposed new districts to the Board on Oct. 19. Then the board is anticipated to hold a public hearing on these plans on Nov. 7, and it will consider adoption of new districts on Dec 7.
Public input will be key to the committee’s efforts. Residents are encouraged to submit their own plans and provide feedback, revisions and comments on the committee’s or other’s proposed plans.
The committee’s work will be guided by 11 policies adopted by the Board of Supervisors.
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PIVOT Grant Portal Now Open Through July 9 |
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Fairfax County’s latest small business support program, PIVOT is now live and will remain open through July 9, 11:59 p.m. PIVOT provides grants to the most hard-hit businesses - hotel, food service, retail and services, and arts and culture industries - using $25 million provided through the Federal American Rescue Plan Act. Learn more at the Fairfax County website here.
Other Economic Programs & Resources:
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Farmers Market Composting Program |
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If you want to compost but cannot do it at home, Farmers Market Composting provides a convenient solution.
Beginning June 23, the composting pilot program is expanding to make the service available at three county-operated farmers' markets and one non-profit market thanks to a partnership between the Department of Public Works and Environmental Services and the Park Authority.
The Herndon Farmers Market (765 Lynn St. Herndon, VA, 20170) is one of four sites selected to test our food scrap composting program. Drop off your compost scraps from 8:00 am - 12:30 pm, Thursday., July 1, and every Thursday. through November 4.
To learn more or ask questions about the pilot program, contact our Solid Waste Management Program at 703-324-5230 or email Recycling@fairfaxcounty.gov.
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2021-2022 McLean Community Center
Governing Board
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The new Mclean Community Center Board members took their seats on the MCC Governing Board at the board’s regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, June 9. Supervisor Foust attended the meeting and led the new board in an inaugural pledge.
MCC 2021-2022 Governing Board members (from left) Max Blacksten, Lisa Mariam, Suzanne LeMenestrel, Maria Foderaro-Guertin, Carla Post, Barbara Zamora-Appel, Rasheq Rahman, Bill Glikbarg, and Melanie Sletten with Dranesville District Supervisor John Foust after the new board's first meeting on Wednesday, June 9, 2021.
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Families for Safe Streets Survey |
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Northern Virginia Families for Safe Streets (NoVA FSS) is releasing an updated Near Miss / Dangerous Location Survey, which allows community members to report dangerous incidents on streets, sidewalks, and trails. Thanks to Virginia Tech Graduate School of Urban Planning, whose students helped upgrade the survey, the NoVA FSS chapters ( Alexandria FSS, Arlington FSS & Fairfax FSS) will be able to collect and analyze vital pedestrian / vulnerable road safety data and share this information with the relevant municipal staff in each jurisdiction. The survey allows people to report specific location, circumstance of the danger, and other details of the near miss, permitting NoVA FSS to monitor trends. Powered by Geographic Information System (GIS) technology, the survey provides a wealth of data and analysis that will be used to advocate for:
- Improved road infrastructure,
- Increased police vigilance at specific locations,
- better traffic safety regulations
- the Vision Zero goal of zero traffic fatalities and serious injuries in Alexandria, Arlington, and Fairfax.
People can submit data through the survey anonymously or can opt-in to share their information to be included in any reports to authorities. The survey can be found by clicking on the menu tab on any of the Families for Safe Streets websites Alexandria FSS, Arlington FSS & Fairfax FSS. |
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Environment Expo: Get Outdoors! |
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This year’s Environment Expo will be held in partnership with the National Park Service. This event will educate and inform local residents on environmental challenges that we face on a daily basis. Attendees will leave the Expo with simple actions you can take to make an impact on climate change and our environment.
Saturday, June 26, 2021
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Fort Hunt Park
8999 Fort Hunt Road
This FREE Family Friendly Event will include: Exhibitors, Workshops, Live Music, Live Reptile and Owl Programs, Electric Vehicles, Nature Walks, Junior Ranger Program, Touch-a-Truck, Recycling How To’s, History Tours, Purple Glass Monster (bring your glass recycling for drop off!), Food Trucks and more!
This event will adhere to COVID-19 restrictions and protocols in place on June 26. In order to meet any outdoor event size limits, pre-registration is recommended. If COVID-19 restrictions are lifted, walk-ups without registration will be permitted. To register click here.
Event updates and information will be announced here.
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McLean Community Center 4th of July Celebration |
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The McLean Community Center(MCC) annual 4th of July Celebration is different this year! The center is holding a drive-thru celebration that will be safe and fun for families.
The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and features music played by a DJ, ice cream, and free giveaways.
Admission is free; registration is required.
Dranesville Small District 1 A residents can sign up for one of three convenient, hour-long timeslots:
Registration times are for personal vehicles only. One registration per vehicle. Large passenger vans and busses will not be permitted.
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Stay Informed about COVID-19 |
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Fairfax County is closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation. Residents are strongly encouraged to utilize the resources listed below:
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