Tag Archives: Ballston-Virginia Square Civic Association

Foundation Forms to Save Arlington’s Lubber Run Amphitheatre

March 1, 2011 – For Immediate Release

Contact: Chris Scheer (scheerjchris@gmail.com) 703-276-9725 or Tricia Freeman at trifree@aol.com

The two-year struggle to save Arlington’s Lubber Run Amphitheatre took a new turn last month with the formation of a nonprofit foundation dedicated to bringing county government and citizens together to return the amphitheatre located near Ballston to an inviting public venue for outdoor entertainment.

The Lubber Run Amphitheatre Foundation, Inc. was incorporated by the Commonwealth of Virginia in January and held its first meeting February 7. It will file for tax-exempt status within the next few months. Continue reading

County Manager Releases Proposed FY 2012 Budget

County Manager, Barbara Donnellen, released her proposed FY 2012 County Budget on Saturday, February 12. There will be several opportunities for public comment, including the Public Budget Hearing on March 22nd and Public Tax Hearing on 24th. Please check the FY 2012 Budget Worksession Schedule for a complete list of these events.



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UPDATE:County Board to Consider Funding Kirkwood Rd Project

**UPDATE: The County Board delayed consideration of the NC Projects, including the project along Kirkwood Rd Saturday’s meeting, and will continue consideration tonight at 6:30pm. Click here to get the agenda for tonight’s meeting.

On the agenda for consideration by the County Board at this Saturday’s meeting is the approval of Neighborhood Conservation bond funds for priority neighborhood projects, including our project to extend sidewalk from 14th Street to Lee Highway along the west side of Kirkwood Road. The meeting begins at 8:30am in the Board Room at 2100 Clarendon Blvd, Arlington, VA 22201. We encourage anyone who supports the project to attend. If the Board approves the project, construction should begin in Spring 2012.



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Arlington County FY 2012 Budget Summary

The County Manager, Barbara Donnellan, released a summary of the FY 2012 Budget for the County on Tuesday, February 8. The full budget will be released this Saturday, February 12 at the County Board’s meeting at 8:30am. Click here for the full agenda for Saturday’s Board meeting.

Please find some more information below regarding the FY 2012 Budget. We will add more information to our website as it becomes available. Feel free to contact us at any time at info@ballstoncivic.org. Thanks.



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Ballston/Beaver Pond Retrofit Study Launched

The Arlington County Department of Environmental Services has just launched a study to improve and retrofit the Ballston/Beaver Pond stormwater detention facility. The pond is located in the near by Bluemont neighborhood just off Fairfax Drive, Glebe Rd, Washington Blvd and I-66. The Ballston/Beaver Pond Stakeholder Group convened for its first stakeholder meeting on Saturday January 23rd at the Arlington Traditional School. Continue reading

Micro Projects for Ballston & Virginia Square

We invite you to submit your project proposal/application that will be considered for funding through Arlington’s Neighborhood Conservation (NC) Program’s new initiative: Micro Projects. The Arlington County has set aside a total of $100,000 over a two-year period to fund small scale neighborhood improvement projects. The maximum cost for proposed projects is $10,000 for each neighborhood, including Ballston-Virginia Square Civic Association. Applications will be reviewed and evaluated by the NC staff through a competitive process. If you have project suggestions that exceed the $10,000 limit, please send them along as we are looking for additional NC projects, as well.

BVSCA leadership needs to have your application by Monday, February 21, COB. Continue reading

NCAC Recommends Kirkwood Rd Project to County Board

On Tuesday, December 9, 2010, the Neighborhood Conservation Advisory Committee (NCAC) voted to recommend that the Arlington County Board fund the Kirkwood Road project, which would install sidewalk from 14th Street to 17th Street along the western side of Kirkwood Road. WalkArlington will install additional sidewalk to join with the NC portion just north of 17th Street and will extend to Lee Highway.

The County Board should vote on final funding for this project in February. To view the County Board’s meeting agenda, please click here.

Thank you to the residents of Kirkwood that shouldered this project for many years. It is through your efforts that this project will be implemented to improve the community.


 

Meeting – Tuesday, Nov. 30th @ 7:30pm

The Civic Association will be holding a membership meeting this Tuesday, November 30th at 7:30pm. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and the Arlington County Transit Bureau will discuss multimodal site plan alternatives for the Ballston Metro Station. We will also hear updates from the Ballston Partnership and a crime report from our police liaison officer. Click here for the full meeting agenda.

Our meetings are held in the public meeting space behind Willow Restaurant, which is accessed from N Utah St. Click here for a map of the approximate location of our meetings.

For more information, please send us an email at info@ballstoncivic.org.

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