This newsletter is produced by
the Rock Spring Civic Association for residents of the Rock Spring neighborhood.
The working group will submit recommendations by the end of May. This timeline will allow adequate time for the County to review and consider how the recommendations may be incorporated and funded in the design of the station. All meetings will be held from 7-9 p.m. at Langston Brown Community Center and are open to the public. See https://projects.arlingtonva.us/projects/fire-station-no-8-history-legacy-working-group/ for meeting dates. For more information and future updates about the working group, please visit the Project Page. 2. Williamsburg Blvd
Green Streets Project: From the County: 3. Multiple Opportunities to Share your Thoughts and Concerns for the County and APS.
4. Lee Highway Alliance Petition for Adequate Funding: The following petition will be sent to the County Board. If you are interested in signing the petition, contact the Lee Highway Alliance at https://www.leehighwayalliance.com/contact-us.html
This will allow LHA to successfully operate with a full time Executive Director.
We also urge that the County fully fund and implement the Lee Highway Planning Initiative. The County promised that the planning effort would start in 2017.
Each delay results in a missed opportunity to shape revitalization and to increase the quality of life and tax base in Arlington’s last unplanned corridor. 5. Arlington Children’s School: Below is the link to an ArlNow article concerning the possibility of The Children’s School moving from the Reed School into the Alpine Restaurant site on Lee Highway, just south of Glebe Road. https://www.arlnow.com/2018/02/28/the-childrens-school-may-move-to-alpine-restaurant-site/?mc_cid=7aa69bddfe&mc_eid=262b373539 6. Elementary School Boundaries: APS has gathered community input on elementary school walk zones to support a determination whether to relocate any option or neighborhood elementary schools before considering boundary revisions this Fall. APS is holding a series of meetings on "what we heard" about walk zones for the different elementary schools: the meeting tonight (7 pm at the Education Center) will include Taylor ES, and Thursday's meeting (7 pm at Yorktown HS) will include Discovery, Nottingham and Jamestown. More information about the process and how to provide input is at: https://www.apsva.us/elementary-school-boundary-change/walkzonereview/ 7. Internal Modifications at Yorktown High School: The School Board has approved a design for internal modifications at YHS to add 310 seats beginning in Fall 2018. More information is at: https://www.boarddocs.com/vsba/arlington/Board.nsf/files/AVTS94703736/$file/F-2 Final Design for Yorktown Internal Modifications.pdf 8. Yorktown Theatre: March
15 and 16, 7 pm. March 17, 2pm and 7 pm. 9. County Potholes: To report potholes that need to attention, fill out a report : https://topics.arlingtonva.us/reportproblem/ The County does a good job of taking care of those reported. 10. Pollinator Plant Sales: Want to improve your yard for local birds and butterflies? Check out the Long Branch Native Plant Sale for a list of great pollinator friendly plants to try. You can pre-order your plants online thru April 24 or attend the one-day sale on May 5 from 1-4 p.m. at Long Branch Nature Center. See https://parks.arlingtonva.us/native-plant-sale/. Information on the benefits of planting native plants is included on that site. 11. Register for Spring Nature Programs and view available activities.
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