The Town of Herndon has identified a new town manager, more than a year after the office’s last permanent occupant stepped down.
The Herndon Town Council voted unanimously last night (Tuesday) to appoint Daniel Hoffman as town manager, starting Nov. 10. The vote came as part of a larger consent package, so there was no discussion during the meeting.
With winter creeping closer, the Town of Herndon is looking ahead to snow removal this season and, hopefully, some improvements for trail users in future years.
Tammy Chastain, acting director of public works, walked the Town Council through what’s planned for dealing with snow this season.
Herndon may be getting bus rapid transit, but plans presented to the Herndon Town Council show it might look a little different from the rest of the region.
Bus rapid transit (BRT) involves some form of dedicated bus lanes and other systems designed to prioritize transit on major roadways with the goal of making bus transportation more appealing.
A suspect in an early-hours shooting this morning in Fairfax County’s Dranesville neighborhood has been arrested, police said.
The unnamed suspect was taken into custody around 5:50 a.m., less than an hour after a man sustained gunshot wounds in the 12700 block of Fantasia Drive, according to scanner traffic.
Herndon’s tree canopy coverage isn’t bad for a town of its size, but it notably lags behind some of its neighbors, town staff say.
At a work session on Tuesday (Sept. 9), arborist Nick Maletta told the Herndon Town Council that the town currently has 26% canopy coverage, which falls within a standard range but at the lower end of that spectrum.
Despite being landlocked, some neighborhoods in Fairfax County’s Hunter Mill District have apparently become awash in boats.
Supervisor Walter Alcorn plans to propose expanding Reston’s Community Parking District in order to also ban boats and other large vehicles from parking on public streets in the McNair Farms area south of Herndon.
Local police recently arrested a man who’s believed to be behind multiple criminal incidents targeting the Sunset Business Park in Herndon, including two arson attempts.
The Herndon Police Department (HPD) dispatched officers to 268 Sunset Park Drive at 5:17 p.m. on Monday (Sept. 1) for a larceny after a security camera was reportedly stolen from one of the storefronts.
Many Fairfax County School Board members initially celebrated the purchase of the now-defunct King Abdullah Academy building in the Herndon area, but that excitement is now being tempered by a simmering conflict over what form the proposed new high school should take.
There are a range of models available, from traditional or traditional-with-academies types of school to a magnet program similar to Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.
A church that wants to build affordable housing on its campus in the Herndon area will soon step up its efforts to win over skeptical neighbors.
The Community of Faith United Methodist Church announced on Wednesday (Aug. 20) that it has partnered with the affordable housing developer Pennrose on the project, which could bring around 90 apartments to its 8.9-acre property at 13224 Franklin Farm Road.
The Town of Herndon is turning to the public for assistance with identifying the most hazardous spots on its roadways.
Feedback collected through an online survey and other avenues will help shape the town’s new Roadway Safety Action Plan, an initiative that aims to eliminate traffic deaths and drastically reduce serious injuries resulting from crashes over the next decade.
