The following associations have joined/renewed their memberships in the SDC in 2011:

• Chantilly Highlands HA
• Franklin Farm Foundation
• Heritage Crossing Community Association
• Navy Vale Community League
• Sully Station II Community Association

1. 7:00
   • Proponent: Susan Yantis, Hunton and Williams, for the Fairfax County School Board
   • Action: PCA 82-C-016 to amend the proffers for Rachel Carson Middle School to allow a 3rd access point on McLearen Rd for school buses
   • Location: McLearen Road
     PCA 82-C-016 is by the Fairfax County School Board to amend the proffers for Rachel Carson Middle School to allow a 3rd access point on McLearen Rd for school buses. The additional bus access is a needed safety measure intended to separate the buses from other vehicular traffic consistent with the system implemented on most school sites in the County. Tentative PC public hearing date is 10-27-11.

2. 7:30
   • Proponent: Venessa Kennedy, Atlantic Realty for Pender, LLC.
   • Action: PCA 2009-SU-020 is by Pender, LLC, to amend shopping center proffers to add Garment Cleaning Establishments and Private Schools of Special Education as permitted uses
   • Location: Pender shopping Center @ Rt. 50 and Fair Ridge Drive [Harris Teeter]
     PCA 2009-SU-020 is by Pender, LLC to amend the proffers for the shopping center @ Rt. 50 and Fair Ridge Drive [Harris Teeter] to add Garment Cleaning Establishments and Private Schools of Special Education as permitted uses. Tentative PC public hearing date is 10-6-11.

• The following is a listing of planned membership topics over the past year months and tentative topics for the fall:
  • September 2010 - Candidates' Night (Tenth and Eleventh Congressional Districts)
  • October 2010 - Transportation in and near Sully
  • November 2010 - Future Plans of the Air and Space Museum Annex
  • December 2010 - Watershed Management
  • January 2011 - Canceled due to snow
  • February 2011 - Fairfax County School Budget
  • March 2011 - Fairfax County Budget
  • April 2011 - Fairfax County Housing and Community Development Agency
  • May 2011 - General Assembly Report from Richmond
  • June 2011 - Report from Supervisor Frey
  • July 2011 - No Presentation (Board Only/Land Use)
  • August 2011 - No Presentation (Board Only/Land Use)
  • September 2011 - Candidates' Night (Sully Senate and Delegate Candidates)
  • October 2011 - Candidates' Night (Sully Supervisor Candidates)
  • November 2011 - Loudoun County Office of Planning: Rts 28 & 50 development activities
  • December 2011 - TBD
• The board is interested in your suggestions for topics for the remainder of 2011 and the first half of 2012. Please send the board your suggestions.

• Possible SDCCA and WFCCA merger:
  • The Boards of both organizations, met on 2 May, 7 June and 2 August to discuss the possible merger.
  • At the last merger meeting, the WFCCA board indicated that the sense of their organization was that they would prefer to remain independent from the SDCCA. The effort to draft a possible bylaws for a joint organization will continue.

• Redistricting in Sully;
  This year's legislative redistricting created several new precincts in Sully, and moved various others into new Delegate and Senate districts. The complete list of Sully modifications adopted by the state legislature is available on our website.

• At its 16 August 2011 meeting the Transportation Advisory Commission (TAC) was briefed on HOT lanes plans and progress in the
  • I95 corridor (PDF PPT)
  • I495 corridor (PDF PPT with pictures PDF PPT)

• Every month the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project publishes a newsletter charting each month's progress. The newsletters are available from their website.

• Beginning July 6, 2011, through traffic on Fair Lakes Parkway will be able to cross Fairfax County Parkway. The suggested detour is Fair Lakes Parkway to Fair Lakes Circle. Drivers can still turn to and from Fair Lakes Parkway and Fairfax County Parkway. See this illustration published by VDOT

• 2011-2012 Area Plans Review Retrospective
  • The county wants to improve the Area Plans Review (APR) process, which is the primary means to regularly review and update the county's Comprehensive Plan. To do so, the Department of Planning and Zoning is conducting the 2011-2012 Area Plans Review Retrospective.  The retrospective will evaluate how the process can:
    • Expand public outreach
    • Provide a more holistic approach to review
    • Enhance land use and transportation analysis
  • The APR Retrospective intends to document the changing nature of APR and combine opportunities for community input with staff research and evaluation. The retrospective has been endorsed by the county's Planning Commission, an advisory body to the Board of Supervisors on land use decisions related to the county's Comprehensive Plan. The Board of Supervisors also discussed this type of evaluation as part of their 2009 Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Retreat agenda.
  • How You Can Participate
    • As part of the study, county planners are seeking input from the property owners, neighborhood groups, developers, and other interested community members. There are several ways you can offer feedback:
      • Review survey results
      • Attend a public meeting or review a draft of the presentation:
        • Sully District: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at the Sully District Governmental Center, 4900 Governmental Center, Chantilly, VA
        • Mason District: Monday, September 19, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at the Mason District Governmental Center, 6507 Columbia Pike, Annandale, VA
        • Providence District: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at 7:00 p.m., location TBD,
        • Dranesville District: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. at the McLean Community Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean, VA 
        • Mount Vernon District: Thursday, September 22, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at the South County Secondary School, Media Center D100, 8501 Silverbrook Road, Lorton, VA
        • Springfield and Braddock Districts: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. at the Fairfax County Government Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, VA
        • Lee District: Monday, September 12, 2011 (tentative)
        • Hunter Mill: Monday, September 26, 2011 (tentative)
      • Call the Department of Planning and Zoning, 703-324-1380, TTY 711
      • E-mail your thoughts and comments to county planners
    • The public meetings will be held mainly in September, and additional information about these meetings will be published online when available.
  • Study Timeline
    • The study began in April and is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2012. Planners anticipate implementing the revised APR process in 2013, which is the year for the next scheduled APR review.
  • Study Process 
    • The study will be conducted in the following major steps:
      • Held initial meetings with Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors (February 2011)
      • Conducted an online survey (March 2011)
      • Hold informational community meetings in each supervisory district (September 2011)
      • Develop preliminary recommendations (Fall 2011)
      • Hold community workshops to get feedback on recommendations (Early 2012)
      • Finalize recommendations (Spring 2012)
      • Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors review and approve recommendations (Fall 2012)
  • Email or contact the Planning Division of the Department of Planning and Zoning, (703) 324-1380, TTY 711 (Virginia Relay Center) or 12055 Government Center Parkway, Suite 730, Fairfax, VA 22035, with further questions about the APR Retrospective.