A Monthly Newsletter from Braddock District Supervisor John C. Cook

With Final Settlement Agreement Reached, Closure of the Northern Virginia Training Center Moves Forward
With the final approval of the negotiated agreement between the United States Department of Justice and the Commonwealth of Virginia, the Commonwealth’s plan to discharge all of the Northern Virginia Training Center residents into a community setting will now begin implementation. 

County Faces Transportation Funding Crossroads
This fall, residents of Fairfax County will have an unprecedented opportunity to offer input on one of the principal policy issues facing the County-whether we should assume a greater role in secondary road maintenance and construction.

Fairfax County’s FY 2014-FY 2015 Budget Community Engagement Process
On October 5, County Executive Ed Long sent the following memo to the Board of Supervisors, which outlines the fiscal year 2014 budget outlook and explains the community engagement process.  

Braddock Neighborhood News
We have a lot going on right now here in the Braddock District. The following are a few of the community events from the last month.
    An update on the Roanoke River Road/Braddock Road improvement Project
    Night Time Paving of University Drive
    Fairfax 2015 World Police and Fire Game
    Be Alert for Deer in October and November

Braddock District Environmental Updates
This section is a round-up of park and environment focused articles of importance to the Braddock District and includes the following: 
    Landowner Workshop: Conservation Practices on all Properties
    The Secret to Home Energy Efficiency
    Litter Cleanups: Watershed Cleanup Day at Multiple Locations, Many in the Accotink Watershed or at Lake Accotink
    Building Fertile Soil for Productive Gardens
    Annual Watershed Cleanup Slated for October 13
    Stream Restoration and Pond Retrofit Projects Launched
    Design Project for Dredging at Lake Royal and at Woodglen Lake                                                   

 Braddock District Community Events for October
This section is a round-up of community events and articles of importance to the Braddock District and includes the following: 
    Senior Center Community Awareness Day
    Join in the Winter Outerwear Campaign
    How will you serve? Volunteer Fest 2012
    Town Hall on Fairfax County Parkway
    Will You Speak for a Child?
    The Annandale Fall Festival and Parade
    Take part in deciding the County’s Future Transportation Funding Policy

Ongoing Braddock District Land Use Cases
This section is a round-up of land use articles of importance to the Braddock District.

Supervisor Cook in the Community
This section is a round-up of events that Supervisor Cook attended in the month of September.