FAIRFAX COALITION FOR SMARTER GROWTH meeting
August 12th, 7:30 p.m.
The Fairfax Coalition for Smarter Growth when it meets at 7:30 p.m. August 12th, 1999 at the Packard Center will discuss transportation plans for the region. Jim Wamsley will review the Maryland Transportation Plan, the Maryland Transit Plan, the District of Columbia Plan, the Northern Virginia 2020 Plan and the WMATA Plan. Come and hear what transportation will look like in the future.
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ARLINGTON CEMETERY ALERT
- JUST A COUPLE MORE POSTCARDS WILL DO IT!!!
Comments due August 24
Comments Needed by August 24 to Prevent Transfer of Woods behind Arlington House THE SHORT VERSION: Please take a minute to send a POSTCARD to:
Audrey Calhoun, Superintendent
GW Memorial Pkwy
c/o Turkey Run Park
McLean, VA 22101
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The Legislative committee studying Virginia's Eminent Domain Law
is meeting in Northern Virginia to hear testimony from
experts and concerned citizens August 24, 1999 in
Manassas at George Mason University's Manassas campus.
There will be a business session @ 2pm which is open to the public but will hear testimony only from experts and there is an evening session @ 7pm for public testimony.
The hearings will be in Manassas at the Manassas campus:
George Mason University
Prince William II Building
10900 University Blvd.
Manassas, VA
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PROTECTING YOUR COMMUNITY, YOUR WALLET, AND THE ENVIRONMENT FROM
OVERDEVELOPMENT
Thursday, August 26th
Thursday, August 26th at George Mason University, please try to attend: Protecting Your Community, Your WALLET, and The Environment From Overdevelopment, a community workshop on growth and transportation issues in Fairfax County.
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The Governor's Commission on Transportation Policy
Meeting III
Monday, August 30, 1999 from 9:30a.m. to 4:30 p.m
General Assembly Building, House Room D
Richmond, Virginia
http://www.state.va.us/governor/trnote3.htm
The Governor's Commission on Transportation Policy will meet on Monday, August 30, 1999, from 9:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. in House Room D of the General Assembly Building in Richmond. The purpose of this meeting will be to provide members of the Commission with options for solving Virginia's transportation issues. The public is invited to present to the Commission innovative ideas and recommendations on how to improve Virginia's transportation system.
The public will be received from 10:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Elected officials will receive priority in recognition. The Commission respectfully requests written testimony from all presenters. In addition, all written comment will be accepted whether or not an oral presentation is made. All presenters will be asked to sign-in on a list to receive recognition to speak. The list will be followed in order throughout the day.
Questions regarding the logistics of the meeting should be addressed to Mr. Dan Shoemaker, Staff Director, Governor's Commission on Transportation Policy at (804)-786-3655. Press inquiries should be directed to the Governor's Press Office.
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EXHIBIT: "WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? SMART GROWTH AND CHOICES FOR CHANGE"
Through Sept. 9
A look into the causes of sprawl and how smart growth can preserve character and the environment and encourage stable economies as communities grow. Co-sponsored by the Urban Land Institute and the National Building Museum. For more info call (202) 272-2448 or visit http://www.nbm.org.