Our Lady of Good Counsel Church

Cell tower proposed for grounds of McLean private school

Published November 5, 2026 at 3:45PM

Sign for The Madeira School off Georgetown Pike in McLean (via Google Maps)

A wireless tower developer is seeking a special exception from Fairfax County for a 175-foot monopole to be constructed on the grounds of a private girls’ school in McLean in hopes of remedying unreliable cell service on the property and along Georgetown Pike.

The application from Milestone Towers, submitted jointly with the Madeira School on Oct. 28, seeks to place the tower in a “secluded and forested portion” of the school’s 376-acre property, located at 8328 and 8134 Georgetown Pike.

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Catholic church outside Vienna celebrates completion of $12M renovations

By Mary Stachyra Lopez

Published October 19, 2026 at 3:45PM

The congreation gathers for a Mass at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Vienna. (Staff photo by Mary Stachyra Lopez)

On Tuesday night last week (Oct. 13), a Vienna-area parish was nearly full, as local Catholics gathered for the first mass inside the church in six months.

Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, located just outside of town limits at 8601 Wolftrap Road, recently completed a $12 million renovation that launched in late 2022 and culminated with a temporary relocation of church services to the adjacent chapel and fellowship hall after Easter this year.