Dear Friend ,
As Black History Month comes to a close, I wanted to share the remarks I made during Fairfax County's Virtual BHM program. It is never too late to experience Black History, here are 20+ ways that families can celebrate in our local DC area: https://www.fxva.com/blog/post/african-american-history/
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Also, I'm happy to announce that thanks to the support of Delegate Paul Krizek for Virginia, the Virginia General Assembly's House Appropriations Committee approved $400,000 to go towards the Lee District Workforce Development Center. The funds will be used to purchase the equipment and infrastructure needed to support this program.
Once the budget passes the Virginia State Senate, the reconciled version will head to Governor Youngkin for signature.
The workforce development program will provide Lee District residents, including those living along Richmond Highway, with training in the trades and technology jobs of the future. With partnerships already in place with Amazon, INOVA Hospital Systems, and George Mason University, participants in this program will have the opportunity to obtain employment that provides a middle-class income.
I am pleased that this vision is one step closer to reality.
View the full press release below.
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Please contact my office if we can assist you:
Email: leedist@fairfaxcounty.gov
Phone 703-971-6262
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- New Branding for the Richmond Highway Bus Rapid Transit system.
- Board Matter Recap
- Supervisor Lusk in the News
- Supervisor Lusk in the Community
- Workhouse Arts Center New Live OnStage Series
- Parking Reimagined
- Inova Community Health Assessment Online Survey
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Fairfax County Proposes Changes to its Voting Precincts
- Springfield Art Show at the Franconia Governmental Center
- Reducing Auto Theft
- CDC Updates Vaccine Recommendations for People Who Are Moderately or Severely Immunocompromised
- COVID-19 Resources
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Unveiling the New Brand Identity of the Future Richmond Highway Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system. |
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On Friday I joined Chairman Jeff McKay, Supervisor Dan Storck, the Fairfax County Department of Transportation, the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, VDOT, and community partners to unveil the brand identity of the future Richmond Highway Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system.
BRT is a high-quality public transportation system designed to be fast, reliable, and more convenient than traditional bus routes. It operates much like rail service, with a dedicated transitway, but uses bus vehicles.
The proposed BRT system will have nine stations, constructed in two sections, and will connect to major employment centers, shopping centers, and residential communities along the Richmond Highway corridor, from Huntington Metrorail Station to Fort Belvoir.
The project will also include pedestrian and bicycle facilities as well as other amenities to support the proposed system
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Watch my latest Board Matter Recap and get caught up!
The video covers:
✅ (00:07) My acknowledgment of the Franconia District Police Officers
✅ (4:55) Comments on the new Amazon data center in Lee District and ensuring local residents are included in employment opportunities.
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Supervisor Lusk in the News
Funding For New Lee District Center Sought In State Budget:
https://patch.com/virginia/greateralexandria/funding-new-lee-district-center-sought-state-budget
Del. Paul Krizek (D-Fairfax) sought a budget amendment in the HB 30 Budget Bill, which sets the Virginia state budget for the next two fiscal years. The budget amendment would provide $400,000 in fiscal year 2023 for the workforce development center part of the Lee District Community Center. The budget amendment was approved by the House Appropriations Committee. HB 30 is expected to get a House vote Thursday before a budget conference committee with the Virginia Senate. Once the reconciled version of the budget is decided between the House and Senate, the budget will go to Gov. Glenn Youngkin.
Ribbon Cutting on Telegraph Road Walkway:
http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2022/feb/24/ribbon-cut-telegraph-road-walkway/
Officials cut the ribbon on the Telegraph Road Walkway project, opening a travel path that was once off limits to anything but a car.
Supervisor Rodney Lusk (D-Lee) jogged the route once before the path was built and felt the cars flying by on Telegraph Road. “It was pretty harrowing,” he said. The walkway is a portion of sidewalk connecting Huntley Meadows Park with Lee District park, along the northbound side of Telegraph Road in the Alexandria part of Fairfax County in an area known locally as "the forks," where South Kings Highway hits Telegraph Road. The sidewalk project features more than a half-mile of sidewalk, curbs and gutters, a storm drainage pipe, a retaining wall and handrail. The total price tag was $3 million.
This was a Fairfax County Department of Transportation project, and they enlisted several contractors due to the soil make up and the marine clay that permeates in Lee District and Mount Vernon. FCDOT Director Tom Biesiadny noted a few other projects going on in the Telegraph Road corridor including a portion of the bike-ped trail linked with a stream restoration project in Virginia Hills and the intersection reconstruction project that will be happening at Telegraph Road and Hayfield Road in the near future.
Springfield Plaza Leases Part Of Lot For Commuter Parking:
https://patch.com/virginia/kingstowne/springfield-plaza-leases-part-lot-commuter-parking
As construction on the new Springfield commuter garage is underway, the county is providing an alternative for commuter parking. On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors approved a new lease agreement with the Springfield Plaza shopping center for 108 parking spaces to be used as commuter parking. With the nearby Old Keene Mill Road commuter lot closed for construction of the new Springfield commuter garage, the county sees the Springfield Plaza spaces as a necessary parking option for commuters. While the Old Keene Mill Road commuter lot typically operates at capacity with 278 spaces, Board of Supervisors meeting documents noted parking demand has dropped during the pandemic.
"As we are currently building a new parking garage to service residents in this area, these spaces will be available until that parking garage is completed," said Lee District Supervisor Rodney Lusk at Tuesday's meeting.
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Supervisor Lusk in the Community |
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Supervisor Lusk at a litter clean-up event hosted by the Trash Pirates. |
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Cutting the ribbon to mark the completion of the telegraph Road Walkway project with Chairman Mckay and County leadership. |
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Volunteers picked up over 200 pounds of trash. |
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Celebrating the 50th anniversary of George Mason University. |
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Last Friday's Virtual Community Conversation on 2022 legislative priorities and how they impact the Black community with Congressman Gerry Connolly and Prince William County Potomac District Supervisor Andrea Bailey. |
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Community Post: Workhouse Arts Center New Live OnStage Series
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The Parking Reimagined project continues to make progress in its review and in-depth analysis of the county’s off-street parking and loading rates and regulations, located in Article 6 of the Zoning Ordinance. With the goal to modernize parking and loading requirements, county staff is currently drafting a conceptual framework for the revised approach to determine parking requirements.
This framework would implement parking tiers, based on development density/intensity and availability of transit. This approach recognizes that a one size fits all approach to parking regulations is not appropriate for Fairfax County. The proposed conceptual framework will be shared with the Board of Supervisors Land Use Policy Committee on March 15th.
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Community Post: Inova Community Health Assessment Online Survey
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Inova invites you to take the Northern Virginia Community Health Assessment, a 4 minute, anonymous survey to help identify the most pressing health-related needs in our community. Your input will inform ongoing efforts to deliver accessible, quality care throughout the region.
The survey is available in 9 languages through this link and the attached flier:
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Fairfax County Proposes Changes to its Voting Precincts |
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QUICK SUMMARY
- Fairfax County is proposing adjustments or changes to 154 precincts as a result of redistricting.
- The changes focus on eliminating split precincts in the county created by the Virginia Supreme Court's approved redistricting plan for state legislative and congressional districts.
- By state law, precincts must reside in a single magisterial, state senate, delegate and congressional district.
- The Board of Supervisors will hold a March 8 public hearing on the proposed changes.
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An art exhibition curated by the Springfield Art Guild continues to be on display at the Franconia Governmental Center.
Stop by our office between 9am-5pm to view the amazing art made by SAG members. 6121 Franconia Road, Alexandria.
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CDC Updates Vaccine Recommendations for People Who Are Moderately or Severely Immunocompromised |
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The Centers for Disease and Control (CDC) updated its vaccine recommendations on Feb. 17 for people who are moderately or severely immunocompromised and have completed a three-dose primary series of an mRNA vaccine (Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna). It is now recommended that they receive an mRNA booster dose (fourth dose) at least three months (instead of five months) after the last primary dose.
This recommendation applies to immunocompromised individuals 12 years or older. Children ages 5 through 11 years who are immunocompromised should receive a primary series of three doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. A booster dose is not recommended at this time.
Immunocompromised people who are 18 and older and have received a single Johnson & Johnson shot should receive two follow-up doses: a second of an mRNA vaccine (Pfizer or Moderna), and an mRNA vaccine booster dose following at least two months after the second shot – for a total of three doses.
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Fairfax County COVID-19 Resources |
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COVID-19:
Contact our Health Department COVID-19 Call Center during business hours Monday-Friday at 703-267-3511.
Text FFXCOVID to 888777 to receive updates from Fairfax County about COVID-19; text FFXCOVIDESP to 888777 for updates in Spanish.
Email questions or concerns to ffxcovid@fairfaxcounty.gov. This email account will be staffed Monday through Friday, 8 am-4:30 pm.
For regular updates, continue to follow the following trusted sources:
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Rodney L. Lusk
Lee District Supervisor
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