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Published November 6, 2026 at 3:45PM

A rendering of the planned Audrey Moore REC Center renovation (via DLR Group/Fairfax County Park Authority)

The Audrey Moore REC Center and Clemyjontri Park are among the amenities set to benefit from bond funding approved by Fairfax County voters in the general election on Tuesday (Nov. 3).

According to unofficial results from the Virginia Department of Elections, a $180 million park bond and a $75 million community health and human services bond respectively were supported by 69.8% and 70% of voters, authorizing the county government to borrow money by selling bonds to fund capital improvement projects.

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County seeks funding to upgrade South Lakes Drive Park in Reston

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 3, 2026 at 11:45AM | Updated November 4, 2026 at 12:39PM

A vehicle parked at South Lakes Drive Park in Reston (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The Fairfax County Park Authority (FCPA) is contemplating some significant upgrades to South Lakes Drive Park in Reston.

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors authorized the park authority on Oct. 27 to apply for federal funding from the National Park Service’s Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Grants Program to support the project.

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Reston Association approves new budget, capital projects plan

By Angela Woolsey

Published October 26, 2026 at 11:45AM

The Reston Association headquarters building on a fall day (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The Reston Association Board of Directors has formally adopted a new budget and capital improvement plan (CIP) for the coming year.

As proposed earlier this month, the budget will increase the assessment fees paid by members to $900 per property, up $10 or 1% from the current $890 rate.

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Vienna reopens case for traffic signal outside Madison High School

By Angela Woolsey

Published October 26, 2026 at 10:00AM

The HAWK signal on Maple Avenue at James Madison Drive (photo by Amy Woolsey)

Town of Vienna staff received a green light earlier this month to revisit the possibility of installing a traffic signal on Maple Avenue outside James Madison High School.

The Vienna Town Council voted unanimously at its Oct. 5 meeting to award a purchase order to the consultant Rinker Design Associates for a signal justification report that will determine whether to replace the existing High Intensity Activated Crosswalk or HAWK signal at the James Madison Drive intersection.

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Fairfax County hands Centreville library site to housing authority after residents weigh in

By Mary Stachyra Lopez

Published October 7, 2026 at 1:45PM | Updated October 8, 2026 at 5:05PM

The Centreville Regional Library (Staff photo by Mary Stachyra Lopez)

Fairfax County is moving through the early stages of an ambitious plan to renovate the Centreville Regional Library and combine it with affordable housing.

During a public hearing before the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Sept. 29, more than half a dozen residents offered a range of views on the plan to construct 180 multifamily residential units and community space alongside the to-be-redeveloped library, located on just over 4 acres at 14200 Saint Germain Drive.

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Park Authority plans ‘reimagining’ of inclusive Clemyjontri playground

By Angela Woolsey

Published October 6, 2026 at 8:30AM | Updated November 5, 2026 at 7:43PM

Wheelchair-accessible equipment in the playground at Clemyjontri Park in McLean (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The inclusive playground at McLean’s Clemyjontri Park remains a gem of Fairfax County, but after two decades of operations, the local park authority is contemplating a refresh.

With much of the original equipment nearing or exceeding its expected life cycle, the Fairfax County Park Authority (FCPA) plans to fully renovate the playground with the goal of creating a place “where every child can play,” according to a press release.

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‘Momentous’ groundbreaking sets stage for new health, community center in Fairfax City

By Scott McCaffrey

Published October 1, 2026 at 11:45AM

Groundbreaking at Willard Sherman Health & Community Center (staff photo by Scott McCaffrey)

Fairfax City officials and some of their Fairfax County colleagues gathered Wednesday (Sept. 30) to kick off an expected three years of construction of the future Willard-Sherwood Health & Community Center.

Built on the Blenheim Blvd site long occupied by the Joseph Willard Health Center, the new 100,000-square-foot facility will serve both city and county residents with health offices and recreational programming.

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Input wanted on renovations proposed for Alabama Drive Park in Herndon

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 14, 2026 at 11:45AM

Alabama Drive Park playground rendering (via Fairfax County Park Authority)

Some potential upgrades are on the horizon for Alabama Drive Park in Herndon, including an overhaul of its soccer field and playground.

The Fairfax County Park Authority is currently seeking community feedback on a proposed renovation of the approximately 11-acre park, which is located within the Town of Herndon but owned and managed by the county.

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Vienna to redesign ‘challenging’ Lawyers and Church street intersection

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 10, 2026 at 1:45PM

Looking south down Lawyers Road NW at the Church Street NW intersection in Vienna (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A heavily used but awkward intersection at the heart of Vienna’s commercial corridor could get an overhaul in the coming years.

Despite some qualms about an initial concept design, the Vienna Town Council voted unanimously at its Aug. 24 meeting to enlist an engineering firm to start work on a reconfiguration of the Church Street NW and Lawyers Road NW intersection.

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Renovations begin this fall at seven Fairfax County playgrounds

By Mary Stachyra Lopez

Published September 8, 2026 at 10:00AM

Cub Run Stream Valley Park is shown earlier this year. A heron is visible in the stream in the distance. (Staff photo by Mary Stachyra Lopez)

Seven Fairfax County playgrounds will get a glow-up this fall, as the Fairfax County Park Authority (FCPA) updates the areas to improve accessibility and provide new amenities.

The playgrounds getting updates are located in Borge Street Neighborhood Park in Oakton, Bren Mar Park and Lincolnia Park in Lincolnia, Cub Run Stream Valley Park in Centreville, and Loisdale Park in Springfield, according to a press release from the FCPA.