Happy New Year! Last night, the County Board held its annual Organizational Meeting. As expected, we unanimously elected Katie Cristol to serve as our chair and Christian Dorsey to serve as our vice chair this year. We also welcomed our newest colleague, Erik Gutshall, to the Board table for the first time. I was happy […] Read more
The Arlington County Board met on January 2nd, 2018 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, Madam Chair. Happy New Year, everyone, and thank you for joining us or tuning in this evening. […] Read more
After a very heavy agenda in November, December’s meetings were light, but significant for the transition they represent. There was one fairly controversial issue: Housing Conservation Districts We voted to change our zoning to require developers to go through a community process and receive Board approval to replace garden apartments with townhouses in 12 specific […] Read more
November saw a very full agenda. The Board met on three different, and long, days. Community involvement was impressive throughout. Honoring Ellen Bozman Many residents and elected officials, past and present, came to support our naming the County office building after long time Board member Ellen Bozman. I’m pleased we have named our office building […] Read more
Please join me in voting for our 2017 Democratic ticket. At the state level, it’s important to keep Virginia moving forward with strong support for quality education, good affordable health care, and modern infrastructure throughout the Commonwealth. We need inclusionary policies that help everyone reach their potential. Vote for Ralph Northam for Governor, Justin Fairfax […] Read more
Advertisements of November Hearings The County Board approved three requests to advertise (RTA) at our meeting on Saturday, October 21st. RTAs help public engagement. We are required to advertise proposed land-use changes to allow public comment before we act. The Board then can then vote to adopt those changes, or to adopt a narrower version […] Read more
There is an important election this November 7th which will determine the future direction of Virginia and affect our progress in Arlington. Democrats are working hard to keep control of the Governor, Lt. Governor, and Attorney General offices, and to begin to take back control of the General Assembly by winning more seats in the […] Read more
If you’ve ever wondered why facts don’t seem to matter in political arguments and why people get so angry….this is the book for you. The Crystal City BID will be our host as Christian Dorsey and I lead a book discussion of The Righteous Mind by social psychologist Jonathan Haidt. We’ll meet on October 16th from […] Read more
The Board met for 20 hours over two days for our September regular meetings. Public comment took up more than the usual amount of time and I found myself thinking often about those 3 important questions: What good? For whom? At what cost? Many items involved balancing the needs of specific groups of people who […] Read more
I hope everyone is looking forward to the fall after some time to relax over the summer. Although we have some meetings between our regular County Board meetings in July and September, August is a quieter month for the Board, and so it is a time to slow down, to reflect a bit on where […] Read more
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