Category Archives: Ballston

Earth Day at GMU Today

Posted on April 22, 2012 | Comments Off on Earth Day at GMU Today

What are you doing today to celebrate Earth Day? See GMU’s press release below. We encourage everyone to participate.

Attend Mason’s Arlington Earth Week Community Fair on Sunday, April 22, 12-3 PM. Rain or shine, the fair will be in Founders Hall – Mason’s eco-friendly building. The event is FREE and open to the entire Arlington community.

Parking in our garage is free and we are easy walking distance from both the Clarendon & Virginia Square Metro stops.

– Enjoy over 40 green-friendly exhibitors

– Bid on amazing artist rain barrels created by
Arlington Public Schools

– See who wins the inaugural Green Patriot
Award

– Kids Show: “Go Green With Gunston”

– Food, music, face painters & balloon artists

– Learn about energy efficient vehicles and
hear from the real-life “Car Free Diet” heroes

– Get great tips on going green in the garden

– BONUS: CARBON LEAF performance!

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Posted in Ballston, Community Meetings, News, Virginia Square

Police Training Exercise Tomorrow in Oakland Park

Posted on March 9, 2012 | Comments Off on Police Training Exercise Tomorrow in Oakland Park

The BVSCA has been notified that the Arlington County Police Department will be holding training exercises in Oakland Park this Saturday, March 10, 2012, between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Please read the Police Department’s advisory and also see the story about it on www.ArlNow.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at info@ballstoncivic.org.

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New Ballston BID Director Speaks to BVSCA

Posted on January 25, 2012 | Comments Off on New Ballston BID Director Speaks to BVSCA

New Ballston Business Improvement District (BID) Director, Tina Leone was on hand to speak at the BVSCA’s January membership meeting. Ms. Leone was named the new Director of the BID back in December. It looks like community outreach is going to be a key point of emphasis for the BID, as there will be a spot for a member from our community on their board. The BID is looking to continue multiple events that were administered by the Ballston Partnership previously, such as the annual Taste of Arlington event and the Wellburn Square arts and crafts market. The BID plans to go beyond its predecessor organization, the Ballston Partnership, to provide supplemental maintenance to the neighborhood and engage in transportation concerns. Attention to these areas will help revitalize and redefine the district. Ms. Leone also stated that the BID is looking to be up and running in a location in Ballston by this spring. If you have questions or concerns that you would like our civic association to bring up to Ms. Leone and the BID, please email them to info@ballstoncivic.org.

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Mosaic Park Update

Posted on January 20, 2012 | Comments Off on Mosaic Park Update

Please check out the following link to get more information on the Mosaic Park Master Plan, Design Meeting Schedule, and other Documents. Thank you Allyson Ugarte, our representative to the Founders Square project, for passing along this information. Let us know if you have any questions or comments by sending us an email at info@ballstoncivic.org

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Posted in Ballston, Meetings, News, Site Plan, SPRC

3rd Public Meeting for Ballston (Beaver) Pond Improvment Project

Posted on October 17, 2011 | Comments Off on 3rd Public Meeting for Ballston (Beaver) Pond Improvment Project

Ballston Pond Improvement Project – Third Public Meeting:

There will be a third public meeting regarding the Ballston Pond Improvement Project, held on Monday, October 27th at 7:00 PM at National Rural Electric Cooperative Building, 4301 Wilson Blvd. Conference Center, near the Ballston Metro Station. There will be an open house at 7:00pm will multiple visual aids showing the design conecpt for this project, followed by the meeting at 7:30pm. Attend this meeting to learn about new concept for the pond. The pond is located just outside the boundaries of our Association at the corner of Fairfax Drive and I-66, and collects runoff from the highway and the surrounding area.
Click here to access the powerpoint presentation from the recent stakholder group meeting detailing the project goals and timeline.

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Two Upcoming Public Schools Events to be Held in Our Neighborhood

Posted on September 28, 2011 | Comments Off on Two Upcoming Public Schools Events to be Held in Our Neighborhood

Arlington County Public Schools will be hosting two upcoming events in our neighobrhood. This first of which is a public forum on the present capacity crisis that our school system is facing. The meeting will be held on Wed, Oct. 5 from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Washington-Lee High School auditorium (1301 N. Stafford St.). For more information on this forum
see this recent article from ARLnow.com

Another upcoming APS event is the Annual Arlington Public Schools “College Night”, which will be held on Wed, Oct. 12th from 7-9 p.m. at the Ballston Common Mall. (Corner of Wilson Boulevard and Glebe Road)
Click here to view the APS press release regarding this event

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County Board Approves Virginia Square Towers Complex

Posted on September 21, 2011 | Comments Off on County Board Approves Virginia Square Towers Complex

Our Association has been involved in this project for many months, including participating in four Site Plan Review Committee meetings to discuss the proposal. The BVSCA submitted a letter to the Planning Commission and Board Members on September 6 which contained our remaining concerns about the site plan. The letter stated opposition to the designation of “flex” space along the Wilson frontage of the project and raised concern about safety of the plaza on the new 9th St N, specifically with regard to the new interactive water feature. After the Planning Commission considered the project, the Commission also stated their opposition to the designation of “flex” space along Wilson Blvd in their letter to the Board.

Representatives from our civic association spoke at public comment during the Board’s consideration of the project on Saturday, September 17. Chairman Zimmerman and other members of the Board agreed with our Association and the Planning Commission that there should not be “flex” space as part of this project. Therefore, the Board adopted an amendment to the site plan condition #63, which eliminated the proposed “flex” space along the Wilson frontage, and made all the commercial space on both Wilson Blvd and Fairfax Dr dedicated, service commercial. After consideration, the County Board approved the Virginia Square Towers site plan in a unanimous vote.

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Posted in Ballston, Site Plan, SPRC, Virginia Square