Residents Meet with Legislators in Richmond
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Residents Meet with Legislators in Richmond

Members of the Mount Vernon Unitarian Church meet with (center) state Sen. Scott Surovell (D-36) in Richmond.

Members of the Mount Vernon Unitarian Church meet with (center) state Sen. Scott Surovell (D-36) in Richmond.

With the Virginia General Assembly underway, many individuals and groups are traveling to the capital of the Commonwealth to lobby lawmakers.

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Center, state Sen. Scott Surovell (D-36) meets with members of the Northern Virginia Conservation Trust during the 2017 General Assembly session in Richmond.

State Sen. Scott Surovell (D-44) has scheduled a pair of town hall meetings to discuss work being done at the General Assembly with constituents. For Mount Vernon District, the meeting will be Saturday, Feb. 11 from 9 to 11 a.m. at Whitman Middle School, 2500 Parkers Lane. State Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-30) and Del. Paul Krizek (D-44) will also participate at the meeting.

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Right, Del. Paul Krizek (D-44) meets with WWII veteran and Ret. U.S. Navy CDR Rex Maddox (left) of Mount Vernon to discuss legislation that’s important to the Joint Leadership Council of Veterans Service Organizations.

A meeting in Lee District is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 11 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Hayfield Elementary School, 7633 Telegraph Road. State Sen. George Barker (D-39) and Del. Mark Sickles (D-43) will join this meeting.

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Center, state Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-30) meets with Alexandria and Arlington Public Schools representatives from the Virginia Education Association in Richmond.

Supervisor Jeff McKay will hold two town hall meetings and annual open house on Saturday Jan. 28. The first town hall starts at 9:30 a.m., joined by Barker and Sickles, at Island Creek Elementary School 7855 Morning View Lane, followed by an open house at the Franconia Government Center at 11 a.m. A second town hall will be at 1:30 p.m. with Ebbin and Sickles at Mount Eagle Elementary School, 6116 N Kings Highway.

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Hayfield Secondary School students travel to Richmond to talk with (center) state Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-30) about the VA STAR (Virginia Student Training and Refurbishment) program.