Has yours made plans to join us in 2012?

• Land Use Planning trends presented by Sully Planning Commissioner John Litzenberger

1. 8:30
   • Patients First facility on Centreville Road in Chantilly
   • Proponent: Jeffrey Saxe, Kimley-Horn and Associates
   • Action: By Right
   • Location: Centreville Road
   • The use is a 1 story medical office which accepts walk in patients as well as any who make appointments. It is deemed to be an office use and is allowed by right given the C-8 zoning on the property. No new entrances are proposed onto Centreville Road with the use as it will use existing entrances which serve its neighbors to the north and south.

• Fairfax Federation Seeks Nominations for Fairfax County 2012 Citizen of the Year
  • The Fairfax County Federation of Citizens Associations is soliciting nominations for its 2012 Fairfax County Citizen of the Year. Each year, a selection committee of county-wide organizations meets to review nominations for the Federation's "Citizen of the Year" and merit awards. The winners are honored at our annual banquet, planned for 7 April 2013
  • Both the Citizen of the Year Award and the Citation(s) of Merit recognize and honor those citizens whose voluntary contributions of time and talent resulted in major accomplishments that have enhanced the quality of life for citizens of Fairfax County.
  • Eligibility:
    • Nominees must be current residents of Fairfax County.
    • Elected officials and full-time county or commonwealth employees are ineligible for consideration if their contributions are related to their full-time positions.
    • The Citizen of the Year is recognized for voluntary acts that are not related to employment.
  • Criteria:
    • Contributions and accomplishments must have countywide rather than local significance.
    • The nominee's achievements can be either:
      • General, such as multi-year community service with one or more organizations or activities with cumulative impact over the years of current importance or with positive implications for the future, or
      • Specific, including intense efforts as the major promoter of a single program or project completed in a finite period of time.
  • Persons whose contributions of time and talent resulted in major accomplishments that have enhanced the quality of life for citizens of Fairfax County, who do not meet the published eligibility standards for the Citizen of the Year consideration, may still be honored by the Federation. Please submit information about these nominees on the nomination form, indicating that this is an alternative nomination.
  • Nominations will be accepted from 1 December 2012 until 31 January 2013. The nomination form is available online from the Federation’s website, http://www.fairfaxfederation.org.
  • The Citizen of the Year event is again generously supported by Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC). “Encouraging the volunteer engagement of Fairfax County citizens, including the thousands of our employees and their families here, is a major objective of our community relations,” said Douglas Koelemay, SAIC vice president.
  • The Federation, established in 1940, is the countywide voice for homeowner, civic, and community associations. An all-volunteer organization, the Federation works on issues that impact Fairfax County residents, including education, transportation, environment, human services, land use, county budget, and county, state and federal legislation.
  • Contact Jeff Parnes, Awards Committee Chair, phone 703-424-2956.

• EQAC Annual Public Hearing on the Environment
  • Hold the Date Notice – EQAC Annual Public Hearing on the Environment – Monday, January 7, 2013 – 7:30 p.m.
  • Fairfax County Government Center, Board Auditorium & remotely at the South County Government Center, Room 221A
  • The Fairfax County Environmental Quality Advisory Council (EQAC) holds a public meeting on the environment each year. Citizens are invited to attend and share views on the state of the environment and to identify environmental issues applicable to Fairfax County. Environmental issues considered by EQAC include water quality, air quality, noise, hazardous materials, solid waste, stream valley protection, wildlife management, light pollution, visual pollution, energy, climate change response and adaptation, land use, transportation and the use and preservation of ecological resources. EQAC welcomes written and/or verbal testimony.
  • More information will be available closer to the date at: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpz/eqac/publichearings . You may also contact Noel Kaplan of the Fairfax County Department of Planning and Zoning at 703-324-1369, TTY 711.

• Save the Date! The 60th Green Breakfast will be Saturday, January 12, 2013 at Brion’s Grille in Fairfax, from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m.
  Kevin Munroe, Manager of Huntley Meadows Park will talk about the Huntley Meadows wetland restoration project

• Fairfax Forward EDITORIAL UPDATES: Overview and Character Sections of the Area Plans
  • What are the Overview and Character sections?
    The Overview and Character sections are introductions to the planning district and community planning sector text in the Area Plans of the Comprehensive Plan. The sections provide such information as boundaries, existing land uses, and notable features.
  • Scope of Work
    The editorial updates to the Overview and Character sections of the planning districts and community planning sectors generally intend to:
    • Correct factual information,
    • Remove out of date references, and
    • Ensure a uniform writing style.
    For example, references to the Richmond, Fredricksburg, and Potomac Railroad would be amended to reflect the current name of the CSX railroad, and references to planned public facilities, which are now open, would to be removed.
  • The proposed changes do not intend to modify Plan recommendations, as recommendations are located in subsequent sections of the planning district and planning sectors text. If Plan recommendations were found in the Overview and Character sections, the text is proposed to be moved to the Recommendations sections of the planning sector, unless it is already stated.
  • In addition, descriptions of activity centers, which have Plan text located in a separate section from the community planning sector or planning district, have been substituted with references to direct the reader to the appropriate activity center section. The scope of work does not include text changes for activity centers, such as Baileys Crossroads Community Business Center or the Fairfax Center Area.
  • In case you have not submitted comments already, there is still time. PC public hearing on this will be 1-10-12