This Tuesday is primary day in Virginia. I want to share information about how you can vote either in-person absentee or on Tuesday. I hope you will join me in voting for Ralph Northam for Governor and Susan Platt for Lt. Governor. You can vote in-person absentee at 2100 Clarendon Blvd, 3rd floor: today, Thursday, […] Read more
May was a light month for Board business. Of all the items we covered, I found our votes to move the Gilliam Place affordable housing project forward to be particularly delightful. There was real community cooperation. APAH (the developer) and the Arlington Presbyterian Church (the land owner) worked together to preserve a small portion of the […] Read more
I hope you are enjoying the lovely, if cool, weather. This is a quick reminder that the Arlington Democratic County Board & School Board nominating caucuses are this week. These caucuses will almost certainly determine who will be our next school and county board members in November, so they are important although very few people […] Read more
After a packed meeting last month, our March meeting was quite a bit lighter, in part because we are working through our budget as we prepare to adopt it in April. FY 2018 Budget As I shared last month, the County Manager’s budget proposal is online. He designed it based on an assumption of raising […] Read more
In honor of Libby’s 66th birthday, you are invited to Get Your Kicks on Sunday, April 23rd 4:00 – 6:00 pm Home of Jane & Dan Dixon 3176 20th Street N, Lyon Village, Arlington, VA Hope to see you there! ___ $266 ___ $166 ___ $66 ___ $33 (Young Dem) Contribute online or mail checks […] Read more
February held a packed agenda. Before turning to some of the many things we did, I want to congratulate Jay Fisette on his outstanding career on the County Board. Jay decided it is time for him to take on a new challenge. He will serve out his term, so we will have his experienced leadership […] Read more
It has been quite a month. Regular Meeting Items: Our first full set of meetings for 2017 had a light agenda. Of note was a revision to our newly adopted short term rental policy enabling renters, by permission of their owner, to rent their home out for short term stays. We also allowed multiple contracts […] Read more
As we conclude our celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday, I want to share with you a number of events this coming weekend for those of us wishing to express concerns about the direction of the new administration. Arlington Democrats have put together a set of events around the Women’s March on Washington […] Read more
Happy New Year! Last night, the County Board held its annual Organizational Meeting. My colleagues and I each gave our thoughts and spoke about our goals for the year ahead. I built on the themes that I discussed last month at my swearing-in and made my goal for 2017 to connect our government with our […] Read more
The Arlington County Board met on January 3rd, 2017 for their annual Organizational Meeting. Below is a video recording and the full text of Libby’s remarks on her priorities and outlook for the year Thank you, Chair Fisette. Congratulations to you and our new Vice-Chair. Thank you to all my colleagues for your […] Read more
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