Aurora Highlands Civic Association (AHCA)

June 2019 AHCA Meeting
2019-06-12 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Aurora Hills Community Center, 735 18th Street South, Arlington, VA, 22202, United States
7-9pm, 735 18th St.
Aurora Highlands Community Center
Childcare provided!

7:10 Update on 20th & Ives lot
Scott McPartlin, DPR, will update AHCA on the parcel the County aquired last year. The County does not currently have funding for the planning, design, or construction of this site, but will discuss the upcoming house demolition and installment of a casual use space that could involve basic improvements such as grass restoration and tree plantings.
7:30 Managing our Environmental, Energy, and Recycling Challenges
What is Arlington doing to respond to climate change? Manage stormwater? Promote green building and energy efficiency?
Demetra McBride, Bureau Chief of Arlington’s Office of Sustainability and Environmental Management will discuss Arlington’s environmental performance, including topics like stormwater infrastructure, stream restoration, energy efficiency and greenhouse gas reduction.
How can Arlington meet aggressive Sustainability and Zero Waste goals if we stop recycling glass, and trash more plastics, styrofoam, etc?
Neil Seldman, PhD, director of the Waste to Wealth Initiative at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) explains what’s happening in the world of Recycling and how Arlington could turn waste into resources. His Institute is a not-for-profit so communities can hire his organization to do studies on markets.

Army Navy Drive Complete Streets Project Open House
2019-06-25 16:00 - 19:00 | Aurora Hills Community Center, 735 18th Street South, Arlington, VA, 22202, United States
You are invited to the upcoming open house on theArmy Navy Drive Complete Streets Project. The project will re-build Army Navy Drive within the existing right-of-way as a multimodal complete street featuring enhanced bicycle, transit, environmental and pedestrian facilities.
Please join us anytime between 4:00-7:00 pm to learn about the project, talk with staff and share feedback on the 30% designs.
Tuesday, June 25
4:00 – 7:00 pm
Aurora Hills Branch Library
735 S 18thStreet
Arlington, VA 22202
You can learn more about the project, the public process and view the designs on the project page.

Met Park / HQ2 public kickoff
2019-07-10 19:00 - 20:30 | trades center, 2700 S Taylor St, Arlington, VA, 22206, United States
The County will hold a community meeting to kick off the review process for the proposed Met Park Phases 6 & 7/8 site plan. This is the location for Amazon’s first phase of new development in Arlington. Learn about the proposed development, planning background and how the review process will work. County staff and the applicant will be available to answer questions.
NOTE: In addition, the Planning Commission’s committee-level public review of the site plan proposal will start on July 15.

July 2019 AHCA Meeting **Note Date Change**
2019-07-17 19:00 | Aurora Hills Community Center, 735 18th Street South, Arlington, VA, 22202, United States
Placeholder for AHCA monthly meeting.
See the current AHCA newsletter for the agenda.
Come early for refreshments and socializing! Doors open at 6:30.

Nelly Custis Ribbon Cutting & Social
2019-07-27 11:00 - 13:00 | VA
Come join your neighbors and Arlington County Board Members Christian Dorsey and Matt de Ferranti for the official park ribbon cutting ceremony and re-opening.
The park has been updated with a completely new playground area and equipment for ages 5-12, along with built-in seating, benches, tables, plantings and landscaped areas for the enjoyment of everyone from ages 0-116! Come out and explore the new Nelly.
There will be food, entertainment, and fun for everyone of all ages:

Live acoustic music by Giff
We’ll have pizza, popsicles, and refreshments. Pizza by Extreme Pizza
Dogs get treats and water sponsored by Two Way Dog Walking
Pick up your wildflower seed packet from Friends of Aurora Highlands Parks
Explore the new playground and natural areas

This project is the culmination of a Neighborhood Conservation project kicked off in 2015. Thanks go out to David Litman, our NC rep, and the members of the working group Alexander Fernández, Paul Guttridge, Mary Humphreys, Geva Lester, Stephanie Lyons, Stacy Meyer, William Pott, and Julie Bartsch Riley who worked with the county to come up with the new changes.

Street Sweeping
2019-08-14 07:30 - 15:00 | VA
Street sweeping will occur from approximately 7:30 a.m.- 3 p.m. You can help this effort by making your street accessible:

Move your car to a driveway, garage or non-sweeping street during this time.
Remove any low hanging limbs from the curb so the street sweepers can access and clean them.

Arlington’s street sweeping service will occur from April to October. Street sweeping removes accumulated debris and pollutants such as sand, salt, metals, petroleum products and bacteria before they wash into streams, the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay.
Aurora Highlands and Arlington Ridge are in Zone 8, scheduled for sweeping on:

Wednesday, August 14
Wednesday, October 16
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Wednesday, June 17, 2020

For more information, visit the street sweeping webpage. When not performing residential sweeping, street sweepers will be focused on sweeping commercial areas and bike lanes throughout the County.

September 2019 AHCA Meeting
2019-09-11 19:00 - 21:00 | Aurora Hills Community Center, 735 18th Street South, Arlington, VA, 22202, United States

October 2019 AHCA Meeting
2019-10-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Aurora Hills Community Center, 735 18th Street South, Arlington, VA, 22202, United States

General Elections
2019-11-05 06:00 - 19:00 | VA
The next General Election will be November 5, 2019. Offices on the ballot in Arlington will be Senate of Virginia (30th, 31st, and 32nd Districts), Virginia House of Delegates (45th, 47th, 48th, and 49th Districts), Commonwealth’s Attorney, Sheriff, Commissioner of Revenue, Treasurer, two County Board seats, and School Board.

Note: Aurora Highlands is split between the 30th and 31st Virginia senate districts and the 45th, 48th, and 49th Virginia house districts. Check your home address if you are unsure who your representatives are.

November 2019 AHCA Meeting
2019-11-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Aurora Hills Community Center, 735 18th Street South, Arlington, VA, 22202, United States
Tentative agenda:

2020 AHCA officer elections
22202 Transportation Projects
Volunteering for 2020 Census
Climate change & Arlington Energy Plan
GoBox

See the current AHCA newsletter for the final agenda and details.
Come early for refreshments and socializing! Doors open at 6:30.

Holiday Party & Social
2019-12-11 18:30 - 21:00 | The Acadia, 525 12th Rd S, Arlington, VA, 22202, United States
Please join us for our Holiday Celebration
Wednesday December 11
6:30 – 9:00 PM
The Acadia
575 12th Rd S
19th Floor Sky Lounge
All neighbors welcome

Amazon got you thinking about job opportunities, rents, traffic?
The Aurora Highlands Civic Association represents the neighborhood (including you!) in County discussions and works to make our area a great place to live.
Come learn about the Livability Action Plan for National Landing being developed by our three area civic associations. Meet your neighbors. Grab drinks or a bite to eat at this zero-waste event. Get a ride home on Flare’s electric shuttle.

While no dogs are allowed at the holiday party, Two Way Pet Services (twowaydogwalking.com) and Pentagon City Dogs (PentagonCityDogs.org) will be giving away holiday dog goodie bags for pet owners to take home.
Eco conscious? This year’s event has a zero-waste goal. Party supplies will be reusable and will be made available for you to use at your community events like block parties throughout the year.
Ditch the car! Local electric vehicle shuttle FLARE will provide free service along Fern, 15th, Joyce, and 23rd street to get you safely home from the event. Or just go for a joy ride to experience the future! FlareRides.com

January AHCA Meeting
2020-01-08 19:00 - 21:00 | Aurora Hills Community Center, 735 18th Street South, Arlington, VA, 22202, United States
7pm, 735 18th St.
Aurora Hills Community Center
Childcare provided!
7:10Pentagon Centre Construction
Developer Kimco will provide details on the construction starting this month at 15th & Hayes and answer questions from residents.
7:30 Melwood / Miracle on 23rd donation
Recap of the Miracle on 23rd event from December and consideration of $500 donation. Melwood will also talk about their new initiatives like abilIT that trains individuals of differing abilities and injured veterans skills to compete for high-demand jobs in the IT sector.
7:45 Showing of Styrofoam Mom: The Movie
Our planned speakers on Climate Reality and the Community Energy Plan had a last minute conflict.
Fortunately for us, this opens up some time to break out the popcorn and watch the 1-hour documentary from our local hero speaking out against unsustainable packaging. Check out the trailer at http://styrofoammom.com
Come early for refreshments and socializing! Doors open at 6:30.

Joint CA meeting & panel on Livability
2020-01-14 19:00 - 21:00 | Westin Hotel, 1800 Richmond Highway, Arlington, 22202, United States
The three 22202 civic associations are joining forces to start off the new year with a joint meeting of great importance to our neighborhood: The Livability Framework and Action Plan, which provides us a way to tackle the challenges facing our area with holistic strategies based on shared livability themes to create a better, more livable city.
The confirmed agenda is:

1. Matt Mattauszek on “Beyond Amazon” with a PowerPoint on all the development areas in 22202.

2. Presentation of the Livability Framework and the Action Plan. Mike Dowell will again be our main presenter, with Eric Cassel as Introducer. The talk will be tailored to our residents in the 3 CAs with more details on the Action Plan and implementation.

3. Panel on Open Space as an example of how we can implement the LF Action Plan: JBG Smith Andy VanHorn on the Crystal City parks; Brooke Overdetter of Amazon (unless they send someone else) to talk about community benefits in redesigning the Metropolitan Park; and Tracy Gabriel on how the Livability Framework fits with the BID’s Strategic Plan, how they did the mapping of Open Space, and what the BID’s role is with implementing the LF for Open Space. Brian Harner, our facilitator for development of the Livability Framework and Action Plan, will moderate. The Open Space planning committee decided to focus primarily on the Crystal City parks, plus Amazon and the Metropolitan Park, to keep this manageable time wise. The charette which is being planned for February 22 will cover our larger OpenSpace issues.

Arlington Cemetery Road Project - Design Public Hearing
2020-02-11 18:30 - 20:30 | Sharaton Pentagon City, 900 South Orme St, Arlington, 22204, United States
The ANCSE is being supported by a Defense Access Road (DAR) Project to realign Columbia Pike and modify the Columbia Pike/Washington Boulevard interchange near the Pentagon. The DAR project is under design now and is being accomplished by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division (EFLHD).
A Design Public Hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, February 11, at the Sheraton Pentagon City. See attached copy of the ads from the Washington Post (Metro Section, January 14, 2020) and El Tiempo Latino (January 17, 2020). “ArlingtonNow” is also advertising the Public Hearing (https://www.arlnow.com/events/design-public-hearing-arlington-national-cemetery-defense-access-road-project/). Separate mailers have gone out to more than 8,000 addresses near the project area.
The FHWA project website is up and accessible to the public: https://flh.fhwa.dot.gov/projects/va/vastanc-1/.
The general agenda for the Public Hearing is as follows:
6:30 PM Open House
7:15 PM Presentation
7:30 PM Public Comments
8:00 PM Open House
8:30 PM Adjourn
The presentation will be made by the DAR Project Team of FHWA and Kimley-Horn and will provide an overview of the DAR project, discuss the interchange modification, and discuss the anticipated change in limited access control along Route 27 and I-395 adjacent to both the DAR and ANCSE projects.
During the open house sessions, members from the DAR design team (FHWA Eastern Federal Lands and Kimley-Horn staff) will be stationed at boards to answer any questions from the public.
Public hearing participants will be encouraged to provide comments on the project by speaking after the presentation, by talking with the court reporter who will be at the hearing, and by submitting written comments.

West Glebe Road Bridge Reconstruction Project Open House
2020-02-12 18:00 - 20:00 | Gunston Community Center, 2700 S. Lang Street, Arlington, VA, 22206, United States
Arlington County staff, in coordination with colleagues in the City of Alexandria, will host a drop-in style open house on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, at Gunston Middle School. Stop by anytime between 6 and 8 pm to learn more about the project, ask questions of staff and provide feedback on bridge cross sections and visual preferences.

If you are unable to attend the open house, an online feedback form will be available from Feb. 13 through Feb. 27. Arlington staff will also share information and collect feedback at “pop-up” opportunities at activity centers near the project, including one in Alexandria, to reach additional community members.

Status
In Design
County staff are currently working on a bridge design. Staff will seek community feedback on cross sections and visual preferences in February 2020.
About the Project
Background
A routine inspection in fall 2018 uncovered deterioration that required a vehicle weight restriction of 5-tons and closure of the sidewalks in both directions. The southbound lane across the bridge was converted for the exclusive use of people walking and biking.
County staff are developing designs for a bridge that replaces the deteriorated roadway substructure and reuses the existing piers, which are stable. This reduces impacts to the watershed, helps reduce project costs and contributes to a shorter construction timeline.
Project Goals
The goals of this project are to:

Return the bridge to a safe operational condition for all users
Improve access for people walking, biking and driving
Advance the community vision of the Four Mile Run Master Plan

February AHCA Meeting
2020-02-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Aurora Hills Community Center, 735 18th Street South, Arlington, VA, 22202, United States
7pm, 735 18th St.
Aurora Hills Community Center
Childcare provided!
7:10 Climate Reality
Carolina Peña, volunteer of the Climate Reality Leadership Corps, will share the science behind what is causing climate change and the reality – that the solutions to address it are available, we just have to have the determination to make it happen.
7:30 Community Energy Plan
Rich Dooley (Arlington County) will provide information on the Community Energy Plan (CEP) update recently adopted by the County Board and highlight actions the community can take to help us reach our goals.
7:50 Q&A with Matt de Ferranti
County Board Member Matt de Ferranti will follow up from last November’s discussion with perspective on the Livability Framework. He will be joined by County transportation staff to provide an update on the County’s traffic analysis.

Livability Workshop: Open Space
2020-02-22 09:00 - 15:00 | Crystal City Marriott, 1999 Richmond Highway, Arlington, VA, 22202, United States
We all know that 22202 is a great place to live. But for many of us, the only backyard we have is our neighborhood. With all the new proposed development, we have an opportunity to reshape what our backyard looks like. What do we love? What’s missing? What’s not working? Could our open spaces be greener or more attractive? More inviting or accessible?
We are inviting you to attend a workshop where you can share your experience, learn about existing and planned open spaces, and help develop a community vision for Open Space in 22202.
This is a part of a resident-led effort to ensure that planning for open space, as well as for community needs such as schools, transportation, and housing affordability, is holistic, responsive, and comprehensive. And we will begin to define priorities for Open Space in the County’s Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). You can read more about the Livability 22202 Action Plan at http://livability22202.org/
The workshop will focus on discussing ideas for four topics, with walking tours in the morning and afternoon:

Developing a holistic approach to planning Crystal City Parks
Re-envisioning Virginia Highlands Park as the backyard for the Pentagon City community
Connecting residents to the natural world and enhancing biodiversity throughout 22202 green spaces
Exploring the possibility for a publicly accessible greenway from Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary along the railroad tracks to the southern end of Crystal City

The workshop is scheduled for February 22, from 9am to 3pm, at the Crystal City Marriott, 1999 Richmond Hwy (the corner of 20th and Clark Bell). An informal lunch is included. It will be interactive, with opportunities to hear from fellow residents who have different experiences and needs for Open Space.
Please join us if you can. Space is limited so sign up soon. Please indicate which of the four workshop topics you are most interested in, and we will do our best to include you in the group you prefer. But in any of the groups, you will bring your experience to the table and learn from others!

Livability Workshop: Housing Affordability #2
2020-03-07 | VA
One of a series of workshops discussing the Livability Framework for 22202.
Details forthcoming.

March AHCA Meeting
2020-03-11 19:00 - 21:00 | Aurora Hills Community Center, 735 18th Street South, Arlington, VA, 22202, United States
7pm, 735 18th St.
Aurora Hills Community Center
Childcare provided!

Tentative agenda:

Presentation from County on work planned for 31st Steet Water Treatment Plant parking lot
Feedback from our first workshop on housing affordability
Presentation of the County’s Missing Middle Housing Study
Discussion with County Board Member Katie Cristol
Presentation by AHCA Ives Park working group on proposed volunteer enhancements

Livability Workshop: Future of the Underground (POSTPONED)
2020-03-28 | VA
This event has been postponed due to complications planning and scheduling with the COVID-19 situation.
It will be rescheduled when planning is complete and it can be safely held.

April AHCA Meeting (CANCELED)
2020-04-08 19:00 - 21:00 | VA
7pm, 735 18th St.
The April monthly meeting has been canceled.

Livability Workshop: Route 1/East-West Corridor. (POSTPONED)
2020-04-18 | VA

Stuff the Truck COVID-19 Charity Event
2020-06-06 11:00 - 13:00 | Calvary United Methodist Church, 2315 S Grant St, Arlington, VA, 22202, United States
Friends, the Chirilagua community right next to us has been hit hard by COVID-19 with job loss and illness, and they *urgently* need support. You can help — bring nonperishable food and diapers etc to Calvary UMC (at Grant St and 23rd S) this Saturday 6/9 from 11a-1pm. We are hoping to fill an entire 20-foot truck with supplies. Info and a list of most needed household and food supplies is here: http://www.calmeth.org/mission-covid
“STUFF THE TRUCK” EVENT
COMMUNITY-WIDE MISSION TO FILL 20-FOOT TRUCK WITH FOOD AND SUPPLIES FOR HARD-HIT CHIRILAGUA COMMUNITY

WHAT: STUFF THE TRUCK

WHEN: Saturday, June 6th 2020; 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

WHERE: Calvary UMC, 2315 S. Grant Street, Arlington, VA 22202

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many in the Chirilagua neighborhood are experiencing hardship from job loss, sickness, and food insecurity. Recent data revealed that over 40% of Chirilagua residents are unemployed and, in mid-May, over 55% of COVID tests taken by community members living in Chirilagua were positive.

To respond to the crisis in Chirilagua, Calvary UMC launched MISSION:COVID in May. The project will culminate in a “Stuff the Truck” donation event on Saturday, June 6 from 11am-1pm. This large-scale, community-wide food collection event has set an ambitious goal to fill a 20-foot truck with the items most needed by Chirilagua residents and families.

To participate, donors can come to Calvary UMC and bring donated food and supplies to place in the truck. Items needed most are shelf-stable foods such as rice, beans, canned food and corn flour.

“Stuff the Truck” caps off a month-long fund drive to raise urgently needed resources for Chirilagua community. Church members and friends have so far raised $24,000 of its $25,000 goal needed to aid Chirilagua. The church has planned to make an additional pledge of $15,000 to bring the total contribution to at least $40,000.

Donors wishing to make a financial contribution to Mission:COVID can donate at the event or through the Calmeth.org website, or text GIVE to 703-936-2684 and select MISSION:COVID from the menu.

For a list of items and supplies needed and more information, visit Calmeth.org/mission-covid

CONTACT: Jenny Lawhorn, 202.821.8898

Picnic Dinner and Live Music
2020-06-06 18:00 - 20:00 | Virginia Highlands Park, 1537 S Joyce St, Arlington, VA, 22202, United States
Saturday June 6th Picnic Dinner and Live Music at Virginia Highlands Park
Safety first! There is plenty of room to safely social distance at the park.
Location 15th St and Joyce St S (softball field area).
Time: Music and food truck from 6-8pm.
Bring your blanket or a chair to listen to a musician, Dan Barry, who plays acoustic soul & rock. Album: https://danbarry.hearnow.com/
Instagram: @guybotsnowflake Facebook: @danbarryband
*Dan is offering to play for free for our community, but please consider a virtual tip donation of at least $5. It will make a big difference in the support of our local musicians.You can provide a virtual tip on Venmo & Paypal: @danbarrymusic
For your picnic. Consider one of the many local and diverse restaurants and pick up your picnic dinner from them! Here is a list of restaurants with to go and delivery options: https://www.crystalcity.org/delivery.
And the Crab Cab Food Truck will be on site to provide tasty seafood dishes from 6-8pm. You can view their menu and even pre-order with them by going to their website https://www.crab-cab.com/
Lawn games which don’t interfere with social distancing, picnics and the music are very welcomed!

Photos are of a similar event from May 30

12th St Development Pre-briefing
2020-06-08 19:00 - 20:00 | VA
COVID-19 has changed all of our patterns recently, including community outreach and awareness of development projects in Arlington County. The County has recently issued an ordinance on public meetings that will limit in-person participation in SPRC, Planning Commission, and County Board meetings. Since we in the 22202 zip code may experience the majority of development plans that will come before the Board, it is important that we all stay informed and make our views known during the early stages of planning. Luckily we have a good partner in JBG Smith.
In advance of the expected SPRC meeting to be held by the County on JBG Smith’s development plans for 101 S. 12th Street, JBG Smith is offering voluntarily an informal briefing open to the public for information purposes and questions. The Crystal City Civic Association is sponsoring this meeting since the development will be done in Crystal City in order to ensure substantial outreach to the community during the COVID-19 crisis which has made face to face meetings impossible. Anyone who plans to attend the virtual SPRC meeting (potentially in July) should plan to attend this virtual meeting.
JBG will be hosting this virtual meeting on WebEx June 8 from 7-8 pm with a 20-25 minute presentation by JBG Smith followed by a Q and A period. The participation will be by pre-registration only for security purposes and is open to 22202 residents and other invited guests, including County planners. In order to attend, please register here. Registrants who prefer to attend by phone can use the phone number below to call. In the same way that County Board virtual meetings are currently being held on the COVID crisis, a chat feature will be available to submit questions or comments that will be answered after the briefing.

June AHCA *VIRTUAL* Meeting
2020-06-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
After the hiatus result from COVID-19, AHCA will be resuming monthly meetings in June with a virtual online format. Please REGISTER HERE to receive a confirmation email with details about joining the meeting and the option to add a reminder to your calendar. For those unable to use Zoom, we expect to also stream the event live to Facebook @aurorahighlands (no app or Facebook account required). Our Arlington Ridge and Crystal City neighbors are welcome to join in this meeting as well.

Have you noticed lately that we are using our sidewalks, streets, parks, and other public spaces in different ways? Or wondering why we aren’t already doing more to make these resources more useful for the neighborhood? Wondering what our fellow neighbor Amazon has been doing during the Covid crisis or how the HQ2/MetPark buildout is going? And what about all of the businesses and restaurants in our area, many locally owned – how have they been holding up?
Then join us Wednesday, 7-9pm for our June meeting, as we’re fortunate to have a terrific lineup talking about those topics. Each 10-20 minute presentation will be followed by a 10 minute Q&A session.

Phil Myrick, CEO of Project for Public Spaces (PPS) will be our headliner, speaking about the value of public spaces (parks, plazas, sidewalks, streets, etc.) during the recovery, and how we should be thinking differently about them long-term. We’re very fortunate to have him, and very timely given all of the changes on tap for this area.

Read a few recent PPS articles, “The Recovery Will Happen in Public Space” and “The Ligher, Quicker, Cheaper Transformation of Public Spaces” to get a taste of their expertise, which echoes many of the important goals we’ve identified for the area in our own Livability 22202 work.

Brooke Oberwetter, Head of External Affairs at Amazon will discuss their COVID response in the area, progress on Met Park buildout and hiring, and provide a community engagement update.

Hopefully the pile driving for MetPark6/7/8 wasn’t so loud that you didn’t hear the call out to provide your feedback on the initial design concepts for the public space at Met Park or hear that Amazon has been supporting our 23rd street restaurants with massive orders for front line workers.

Tracy Gabriel, President of the Crystal City Business Improvement District will round out the presentations with an update on the work they’ve been doing supporting our businesses and the state of businesses in the area.

If you’ve been following the news, you’ll know the BID officially expanded to cover Pentagon City in Aurora Highlands last year. It is expected to be officially renamed National Landing BID soon, and can begin officially programming in our area starting in July. We look forward to working more closely with them as they introduce their core set of services, programming, events and placemaking to all of National Landing, while continuing to celebrate Crystal City, Pentagon City and Potomac Yard as unique and distinctive communities.

This will be AHCA’s first virtual meeting. We expect it to go well, but there may be hiccups. Our bylaws did not envision virtual meetings, so we will not be performing any official actions such as making motions and taking votes. If you have an issue that you feel needs to be raised, please contact an officer afterwards and we’ll discuss with you.

The Story of Plastic
2020-06-16 19:00 - 20:30 | VA
Arlington Independent Media, Sustainable Scoop, and EcoAction Arlington are promoting an opportunity for people to enjoy a free screening of The Story of Plastic on June 16. There will be a discussion including Neil Seldman of the Institute for Local Self Reliance, Eric Grabowsky, Bureau Chief of the Arlington County Solid Waste Bureau, and teens founders of For A Strawless Sea, an Arlington youth lead initiative focused on reducing styrofoam and other single use plastic. They will present their innovative idea on a reusable to go box program.

Civic Federation June Meeting
2020-06-16 19:00 - 21:00 | VA
The June 16,2020 ACCF Membership Meeting will be conducted on a virtual basis using Zoom, a video conferencing app. Delegates; Alternate Delegates; others associated with member organizations; and the public may attend the meeting if they register for the meeting on June 16 between 6:15PM and 7PM.

Registration for the meeting requires using Zoom’s sign-in process. Please use your first and last name as your signin name so that we can track delegate participation.If you are not familiar with Zoom, here is a link for infomation and instructions on how to register and participate in CivFed’s June 16 Membership Meeting.

Civic Federation June 2020 Virtual Membership Meeting
June 16, 2020 06:30 PM Eastern Time

Use this link to join the June Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84047200229?
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You can join the meeting by logging onto Zoom’s website andentering Meeting ID: 816 1299 6398 Password: [REDACTED]

You can join the meeting by calling +1 301 715 8592 and use this information to answer prompts: Meeting ID: 840 4720 0229 Password: [REDACTED]

There is also a one-tap mobile option:
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Agenda
June 16, 2020 ACCF Membership Meeting

6:30 Sign-in opens
7:00 Call to Order
· Pledge
7:10 Candidate Forum
· County Board special election candidate forum
· Questions
8:00 APS Superintendent Program
· Dr. Francisco Durán, APS Superintendent
· Questions
8:30 Awards
9:00 Officer Elections
· Officer Elections
· Old Business
· Minutes
· New Business
o Public Services committee chair, stormwater management
9:30 Adjourn

LWV Candidates Forum
2020-06-20 13:00 - 15:00 | VA
The LWV will be hosting a virtual forum for the three County Board candidates on Saturday, June 20 from 1 to 3pm

Republican Primary
2020-06-23 | VA
There will be a Republican primary on June 23 to choose an opponent for Senator Mark Warner in November. The candidates are Daniel Gade, Thomas Speciale and Alissa Baldwin. There is no Democratic Primary.
In person voting will be available. The deadline to vote early in person is June 20. You can also get an absentee ballot application for either election mailed to you. Covid is a viable “illness disability excuse.” The Election Office cautions that it can take up to 10 days for a voter to receive a ballot after requesting, and voters should not mail back a completed ballot with less than 10 days before the election. Drop off locations will also be available, including at our Aurora Hills Community Center, 735 18th St S, June 18 3-6pm.
For more details on the candidates, see the nonpartisan information provided by The League of Women Voters of Arlington.
