Fairfax County defers vote on new U.S. flag restrictions Fairfax County Government Center [Sky s the Limit Media]
Fairfax County officials deferred a vote on new restrictions on how residents and businesses display the U.S. flag.
After five hours of public comment on an expansive proposal to change zoning rules in the county, to include changes to the county’s flag ordinance, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to take up the issue once again at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 23.
An 11th-hour change to the flag ordinance was made just before supervisors voted to defer the measure. They agreed to allow residents to fly flags as large as 50 square feet and to enable businesses to have flags as large as 150-square-feet.
Metro calls for more federal funding, says cuts will be likely in Jan. 2022 without it Tom Roussey (ABC7) UP NEXT
Metro began a series of four public hearings about its proposed budget Monday, just as Congress is taking action that may render many proposed cuts obsolete.
Over the weekend the Senate passed a $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill that includes about $30 billion for transit agencies nationwide. Based on previous relief bills, Metro is likely to get hundreds of millions of dollars of that amount.
The relief bill still has to pass the U.S. House a second time due to changes in the Senate bill and be signed by the president, but both of those things are widely expected to happen this week.
February 26, 2021 at 8:00am
Alcorn Seeks Intern The Hunter Mill District Office is seeking a part-time summer intern to help with public service activities. The deadline to apply is March 1. [Fairfax County Government]
Reston House Fire Extinguished A small fire broke out on the outside of a roof on the 11500 block of Greenwich Point in Reston yesterday evening. The fire was quickly extinguished and no injuries were reported. [Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department]
Late Night Thieves Target Minority Business Owners Detectives in Fairfax County are investigating a series of overnight commercial burglaries at minority-owned businesses located in Alexandria, Annandale, Falls Church and Springfield in Virginia. [WTOP]
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February 17, 2021 at 3:30pm
The Reston District Station police force is open to working alongside the community to establish trust and transparency.
That is the message that Reston District Station Commanders Captain Thea Pirnat and Lieutenant Marc Mitchell discussed with residents during a virtual Hunter Mill Town Hall hosted by Fairfax County Supervisor Walter Alcorn on Tuesday.
“We recognize the fact that police work is a changing profession,” Pirnat said. “It’s been evolving for a long time; we will continue to evolve. There’s always room for growth and improvement.”
Pirnat and Mitchell said that the Fairfax County Police Department’s policies and its work for the community, specifically as it relates to the Reston District Station and the Reston community.