In Session: Virginia General Assembly Briefs
Ghost of Carter Glass
Meet state Sen. Carter Glass of Lynchburg.
FCPS Adopts $2.8 Billion Budget for FY2018
5.1 percent increase from 2017 prioritizes compensation and classroom resources.
The Fairfax County School Board formally adopted interim Superintendent Steve Lockard’s proposed $2.8 billion operating budget at its Feb. 9 meeting, following several work sessions and public hearings on the matter.
Chief Still Withholding Officer’s Name in Fatal Herndon Shooting
Temporary restraining order to not release name vacated by judge.
Fairfax County chief of police Edwin Roessler has yet to release the name of the 16-year veteran officer who fatally shot Mohammad Azim Doudzai, 32, at his Herndon-area home on Jan. 16 this year.
Improve Driver Laws, Reduce Road Deaths
Virginia’s highway safety report card.
Clifton resident Debbie Sausville represented Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) at a recent Capitol Hill news conference where Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates) issued “report cards” rating all 50 states and the District of Columbia on their progress toward adopting 15 optimal laws that scientific studies, data analysis and real world experience show are effective at preventing death and injury on roadways.
Fairfax County Executive Proposes $4.10 Billion Budget
Calls for no increase in real estate taxes; falls $61 million short of schools’ request.
An exercise in “triage and trade-offs” was how Mount Vernon District Supervisor Daniel Storck described the FY 2018 budget as proposed by County Executive Ed Long to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, Feb. 14.
Celebrating Black History Month
Educators say these lessons are urgently needed in current racial climate.
Even though Elavie Ndura knows that it is a daunting challenge to help children grasp the entirety of the African American experience in the shortest month of the year, each February she and other educators give it their best effort.
Crossing Guard Appreciation Day Feb. 8
If you have lived in Fairfax County for any amount of time, you are surely familiar with the traffic situation here.
Commentary: First Amendment Is Alive and Well
“Congress shall make no law … abridging … the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
Letter to the Editor: Move Forward on Option 1 in Mount Vernon
I’ve written to the Gazette previously about Bock Farm, and, like H. Jay Spiegel, I attended the information session on Jan. 26. It was a good meeting, but what was clear, and what has been clear all along is that a minority in the adjacent neighborhood has been given too much power by Supervisor Storck.
Commentary: Victory on Water Quality
The last week of January was especially busy as the General Assembly approached Feb. 7 – Crossover – the day we are required to complete all work on bills originating in our chamber.
Commentary: Addressing Opioid Addiction
As this week is Crossover, the midpoint of our Legislative session, I wanted to share with you some good news.
Qualifying Scores for Mount Vernon Junior Marksman
Grayson Wheeler competed among the nation’s top high school marksmen in the 2017 U.S. Army National Junior Air Rifle Championship held in Ft. Benning, Georgia on Jan. 28-29.
Scholar to Address Scouts in Mount Vernon
C.R. Gibbs will be the featured speaker for Boy Scout Troop 1906 Black History Month Program, Saturday, Feb. 25, from 9-11 a.m. at Bethlehem Baptist Church, 7836 Fordson Road, in its multi-purpose room.
Register for Fort Hunt Softball
Registration for Spring Softball is now open for the following divisons
Obituary: W. Jeff Knicely
Obituary: W. Jeff Knicely
Burke, Fairfax, Springfield: Bicycle Improvements Proposed for Braddock and Springfield Districts
Howard Albers of Springfield was encouraged by what he saw at the community meeting discussing proposed road striping changes in Braddock and Springfield Districts on Jan. 24.
Lee District Leaders Hold Legislative Town Hall
Elected officials Del. Mark Sickles (D-43), Sen. George Barker (D-39) and Supervisor Jeff McKay (D-Lee) hosted a Lee District town meeting Jan. 28 at Island Creek Elementary School near the Kingstowne area of Alexandria.
Mount Vernon Town Meeting Features 3D Flying Tour
Bulova and Storck dismiss creating Muslim registry.
The 30th annual Mount Vernon town meeting on Feb. 4.
Virginia General Assembly Chugs Along through Crossover
On Tuesday, the General Assembly passed “Crossover,” the session halfway point by which each chamber must complete work on its own bills and begin considering legislation passed by the other body.