Fairfax County Public Schools will receive money to support student wellness after settling its portion of a class action lawsuit against the vaping company Juul Labs.
The Fairfax County School Board reached a settlement on Aug. 31 with Altria Group, which owns several tobacco companies — including cigarette maker Philip Morris USA — and has a 35% ownership stake in Juul, FCPS announced on Sept. 19. The news was previously reported by DC News Now.
Planning efforts to determine an economic vision for the Lake Anne area in Reston continue to receive financial support from Fairfax County.
At a meeting on Tuesday (Sept. 26), the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved $200,000 in carryover funding for the Lake Anne economic visioning study. The board considered a number of items to fund by carrying over leftover money from the fiscal year 2023 budget.
Fairfax County has officially updated its parking standards for the age of telework and transit-oriented development.
After a public hearing on Tuesday (Sept. 26) that drew dozens of speakers, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a slate of off-street parking regulations intended to steer away from the car-centric impulses that governed the suburb as it grew post-World War II.
Developer Hosts Political Fundraisers at Possible Reston Casino Site — “Perhaps to bolster its efforts to build a casino at or near the Wiehle-Reston East Metro Station, Comstock scheduled fundraisers for two Democratic Party candidates who may be leading the Virginia General Assembly during the 2024 Session.” [Patch]
County Takes Over Volunteer-Based Nonprofit — “The Fairfax County Department of Neighborhood and Community Services is pleased to announce it will assume administrative and programing responsibilities for GrandInvolve, a non-profit organization that places older adults as volunteers in Title I schools, effective Nov. 1, 2023.” [NCS]
As it does every autumn, the Virginia Department of Forestry is encouraging Virginians to help collect acorns and nuts to be planted at its Augusta Nursery.
Through statewide collection efforts, state-government nurseries plant more trees, of more species, from varied genetics. The resulting seedlings are then sold to Virginia landowners, typically to reforest open lands.
A housing-affordability crunch in the Washington region is leading more prospective buyers away from the single-family sector and into condominiums and townhouses.
But that, in turn, is pushing up costs and adding to the affordability challenge in those sectors, too.
By Brian Trompeter
Fairfax County long has enjoyed economic success, in no small part because of its proximity to the nation’s capital, but officials are casting seeds far and wide to keep the prosperity flowing.
The combined overall passenger count at the local region’s two main airports stood slightly above pre-pandemic levels, according to new data, but one of the two facilities needs one last push to get past the COVID-induced slowdown.
But by the time 2023 comes to an end, it’s possible that the current laggard may come out on top.
By C. Kamath and Anil Maybhate
About 100 people braved the rain on Sept. 9 to pack into the Baliga family’s McLean home for “Padaarpan: An Evening of Khayal” – Ashwin Baliga’s Hindustani (North Indian classical) debut vocal concert.
By Brian Trompeter
Adjustments made to Vienna’s pickleball scheduling at Glyndon Park – bolstered by continued police enforcement and the addition of other courts at another park – have proved successful, and town officials plan to continue them for the foreseeable future.
