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Agenda for 2026 Sully District Council Meeting
Sully District Council of Citizens Associations
P.O. Box 230042
Sully Station, VA 20120-0042
Agenda for 26 August 2026 Sully District Council of Citizens Associations Meeting
by Jeff Parnes
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- The Sully District Council of Citizen Associations will meet will meet in person and on line at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 26 August 2026 at the Sully Governmental Facility.
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- Sully District Council is Social!
- Jim Neighbors, the Sully District Council Secretary, on 16 August 2026 updated the Sully District Council and JSDLU&TC Land Use Matrix .
- The next Sully District Council meeting will be held in person and online on Wednesday, 26 August 2026 at the Sully Governmental Facility at 4900 Stonecroft Blvd, Chantilly, VA 20151.
- Topic: Constitutional Amendments and Fairfax County Bond Referenda on this Fall's Ballot
- Constitutional Amendments
THREE PROPOSED CONSTITUTION AMENDMENTS
- BALLOT QUESTION 1 - Question: Should the Constitution of Virginia be amended to (i) protect the freedom to make personal decisions about prenatal care, childbirth, postpartum care, birth control, abortion, miscarriage management, and fertility care; (ii) protect doctors, nurses, and patients from being punished for these decisions; and (iii) allow for restrictions on access to abortion during the third trimester of pregnancy except when the patient's health is at risk or the pregnancy cannot survive?
https://www.elections.virginia.gov/election-law/proposed-constitutional-amendment-question-1/
- BALLOT QUESTION 2 -
Question: Should the Constitution of Virginia be amended to (i) remove the ban on same-sex marriage; (ii) affirm that two adults may marry regardless of sex, gender, or race; and (iii) require all legally valid marriages to be treated equally under the law?
https://www.elections.virginia.gov/election-law/proposed-constitutional-amendment-question-2/<.a>
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BALLOT QUESTION 3 -
Question: Should the Constitution of Virginia be amended (i) to provide for the fundamental right to vote in the Commonwealth, (ii) to revise the qualifications of voters so that a person convicted of a felony is not entitled to vote during his period of incarceration but is automatically invested with the right to vote upon release from incarceration, and (iii) to update the existing prohibition on voting by persons found to be mentally incompetent to instead apply to persons who have been found to lack the capacity to understand the act of voting?
https://www.elections.virginia.gov/election-law/proposed-constitutional-amendment-question-3/>
- 7:00 — Marriage Equality – Speaker: Reed Williams, Communications Director, Equality Virginia
Marriage Equality Amendment Advocacy Presentation pdf pptx
- 7:30 — Reproductive Rights – Speaker: Jamie Lockhart, Executive Director. Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia and Virginia League for Planned Parenthood
Reproductive Rights Amendment Advocacy Presentation
- 7:50 — Voting Rights
- Fairfax County Bond Referenda
- 8:00 — Parks and Park Facilities Bond – Speaker: Andy Grabel, Public Information Officer, Fairfax County Park Authority; Jose Peralta, Sully District Park Authority Board Member; and Tim Hackman, Chair, Park Authority Board
Park Bond Advocacy Presentation
- 8:30 — Human Services Bond – Speaker: Jill Clark, HHS Policy & Planning Manager, Dr. Jaberi, Deputy Director for Medical Services, and Dr. Riner, director of laboratory services, from the Health Department and Jean Post, deputy director of admin operations, from the Community Services Board, Fairfax County Health and Human Services
Community Health & Human Services Facilities Bond Advocacy Presentation pdf pptx
- The JSDLU&TC met on Monday, 17 August 2026
- Topics:
- 7:00 — The BOS proposed combining the Environmental Quality Advisory Council (EQAC) and the Tree Commission into an Environmental Commission
- Jim Hart and Lewis Grimm prepared a proposed resolution for consideration on this topic
- The Joint Committee referred the resolution to Jehanne Arslan and Chris Koerner to refine the document incorporating the discussion at the meeting. This is their modified version with my edits
- This is resolution submitted to the county on 25 August.
- This is testimony Jeff Parnes provided to the county on 26 August.
- The Board voted 9-1 with Supervisor Alcorn against to merge the EQAC and Tree Commission into the Environment Commission
- Old Business
- The tentative Sully District Council of Citizens Associations schedule for 2026 (subject to change) (agendas may not be available until the week/day of the meeting):
- 28 January: State of Sully by Sully Supervisor Kathy Smith
- 25 February: Casino in Fairfax County
- 24 March: Dulles Airport update (4th Tuesday)
- 22 April: Centreville Area Task Force
- 27 May: General Assembly Report by Delegates and Senators representing Sully in Richmond
- 24 June: Fairfax County Fire and Rescue
- 22 July: Review of SDCCA bylaws as part of SDCCA/WFCCA merger
- 26 August: Virginia Constitutional Amendments
- 23 September: Eleventh Biannual Sully Congressional candidates night
- 21 October: Finalization of SDCCA/WFCCA merger
- 18 November: TBD
- 16 December: TBD
- Items of General Interest:
- A County Got Rich From Data Centers. Some Question ‘At What Cost?’
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.
Loudoun County, Va., hosts more than 250 data centers that bring in huge tax revenues. But some officials and residents worry the county has become too dependent on that cash.
- Scheduled Meetings/Events
- Know the Amendments Before You Vote — sponsored by the League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area
- Event Details:
- Date: Monday, August 31, 2026
- Time: 8:00 – 9:00 p.m.
- Location: Fairfax Public Access TV studio (Channel 10), 2929 Eskridge Road, Suite S, Fairfax, VA 22031
- Broadcast: Channel 10 and live-streaming on YouTube (Inside Scoop) ` `
The forum will cover the three Proposed Constitutional Amendments on the ballot for the November 3, 2026, General and Special Elections. The program is divided into three 15-minute segments with no Q&A session: Our confirmed speakers will address the amendments in the form of five questions. The ballot questions are pasted below my signature block.
- Ballot Question 1: Reproductive freedom - Speaker: Delegate Charniele L. Herring, District 4, Chief Patron
- Ballot Question 2: Repealing the same-sex marriage ban - Speaker: Ms. Narissa Rahaman, Executive Director, Equality Virginia & Equality Virginia Advocates
- Ballot Question 3: Restoration of Voting Rights Following Release from Incarceration - Speaker: Ms. Latigdra Brown, Esq.
- Zoning Standards for Small Area Plans
- What is the goal of this project? %mdash; The City has adopted four of the five small area plans recommended in the Comprehensive Plan. One of the primary ways the small area plans are used is to provide guidance when considering development applications within the activity centers. This includes design elements such as building height, vehicular and pedestrian connections, open space, and building orientation. Some of the guidance in the small area plans conflicts with code requirements in our Zoning Ordinance. In addition, the current Zoning Ordinance can't be used to enforce some of the location based guidance in the plans such as where new streets and open spaces should go. Instead, these elements have to be negotiated with developers and provided through proffers or commitments. The goal of this project is to provide recommendations to amend the Zoning Ordinance to better align the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance with the guidance from the small area plans.
- Where are we in the process? — There are three phases for this project and we are currently in the and final third phase. The first phase included background research, preliminary analysis, and community input. In the second phase, the project team developed preferred strategies and final recommendations. The project is now in phase three. During this phase the consultant team is preparing a draft
- Zoning Updates Open House, Sept. 2. Stop by between 5-8 p.m. at the Sherwood Community Center to share your final comments on new zoning standards that impact redevelopment in the city's activity centers. Info
- Next Sully District meetings will be held at the Sully Government Facility Meeting Room, 4900 Stonecroft Boulevard, Chantilly, VA, 20151 unless otherwise specified