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A Houston-based developer is proposing another apartment complex at Springfield Town Center, while leaving open the potential for a third building.

Hanover Company submitted an application to Fairfax County at the end of June seeking to amend a 2009 development plan for roughly 11 acres at the corner of Spring Mall and Frontier drives on the southeast corner of the property. The proposal could eventually bring 1,065 units to the area.


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Update — The Fairfax County Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval at its July 8 meeting of the proposed Coppermine Commons III redevelopment after staff confirmed that the lingering transportation concerns have been resolved.

“Thank you to the applicant and to staff for getting this worked out. We really appreciate it,” Dranesville District Planning Commissioner Alyssa Batchelor-Causey said following the vote.


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Fairfax County’s public works department can now move forward with a new wastewater pump station to replace a more than 50-year-old one near Alexandria.

At its meeting last Wednesday (June 24), the Fairfax County Planning Commission unanimously approved plans for the Jones Point Pump Station upgrade project.


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The Fairfax County School Board expects to spend about $2 million on engineering and designs for renovations to remake a private school south of Herndon into the new Skyview High School.

At its meeting on June 11, the board directed Fairfax County Public Schools staff to finalize an approximately $1.99 million contract for architecture and engineering services with Grimm + Parker Architecture.


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After a contentious debate, the Fairfax County School Board will give parents the opportunity to opt out of take-home laptops and tablets in the upcoming school year and study stronger screen limits and restrictions.

At its meeting Thursday (June 11), the board discussed restrictions on screen time and school-provided devices for students amid local, regional and national pushback against technology in classrooms, particularly in elementary schools.


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Fairfax County planners want to expedite their review process for public school facilities with several projects on the horizon.

The county Planning Commission’s schools committee held a meeting to discuss Fairfax County Public Schools’ upcoming capital projects on June 4.


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Vienna is considering an update to its Green Streets policy that would remove the power of residents and developers to veto tree plantings on town-owned property adjacent to their land.

At its meeting Monday (June 1), the Vienna Town Council voted 5-2 to table the proposal until a work session on July 6.


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Fairfax County planners have given their blessing for the first batch of students to start at the new Skyview High School in the upcoming school year.

At its May 13 meeting, the Fairfax County Planning Commission unanimously signed off on the use of the former King Abdullah Academy campus as a public facility.


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Fairfax County officials are ready to let residents move into Kingstowne Towne Center.

At its May 5 meeting, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved Halle Companies’ proposal to convert a parking lot into two residential buildings with 646 units at the 35-acre shopping center.


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Fairfax County Public Schools is increasing opportunities for public input on the proposed attendance boundary for the new Skyview High School.

Superintendent Michele Reid told the Fairfax County School Board at its work session Tuesday (May 5) that she wants to add a third round of community engagement.


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