Aurora Highlands Civic Association (AHCA)

AHCA April Meeting
2022-04-13 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom
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AGENDA
7:00 pm – Neighborhood Conservation Funding Proposal David Litman, our AHCA representative on the Neighborhood Conservation Advisory Commission, has asked the Civic Association to support an increase in NC funding from $3M to $6M. We will discuss and vote on whether to send a letter of support. Please see article below for more information.
7:30 pm – Matt Ginivan of JBGSmith In response to neighborhood concern regarding the RiverHouse development, JBGSmith will hold a listening session to hear our ideas and concerns about the building massing, transportation issues, green space and community facilities. JBGSmith is not presenting a design at this time, but rather gathering input before doing the site design.
Other Business
Zoning Committee Report
New Business
Adjourn
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AHCA May Meeting
2022-05-11 19:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
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Agenda

7:00 pm – AHCA Zoning Committee Report on the Eads Street GLUP Amendment and Crystal City Heights Study Stacy Meyer, chair of AHCA Zoning Committee with present the committee’s most recent report. We’ll discuss and vote on whether to send the report to the County Planning Staff and Board. See article below for more information.
7:30 pm – Preparation for May 12 LRPC meeting on Melwood GLUP Study – Stacy Meyer will represent the AHCA at the May 12 LRPC meeting to review Melwood’s application to change the GLUP designation for their property. More information in the article to the left, on how to attend the virtual meeting as an observer.
8:00 pm – Army Navy Country Club Connector Trail Options Natasha Atkins will present the proposals for the ANCC connector trail, and get feedback from AHCA members on the proposed options. See article below for more information.
Other Business
New Business – Next Month: Senator Adam Ebbin will give us a legislative update and wants to know what interests/concerns us
Adjourn

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AHCA June Meeting
2022-06-08 19:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
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Agenda

To be determined

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Community Yard Sale
2022-06-19 08:00 - 14:00
Got Clutter?

Mark your calendars for the annual Aurora Highlands Father’s Day community sale!

***SUNDAY JUNE 19th 8am – 2pm***

Sign up here to get your address on the yard sale map!

Maps will be distributed two days prior to the sale.

AHCA July Meeting
2022-07-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
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Agenda

7:00 pm – AHCA Zoning Committee Report
7:10 pm – Update from the National Landing BID – Staff for the National Landing Business improvement district will join to share upcoming events and place-making as part of its expansion into the Pentagon City area.
7:50 pm – Americana Project – Staff for JBG will give a presentation and receive feedback on their new residential development proposal to replace the Americana hotel.
Other Business
New Business – Next Month: We will be off in August and restart again in September
Adjourn

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AHCA September Meeting
2022-09-14 19:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
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Agenda

7:00 pm – Capital Improvement Plan. County Planning Staffer Matt Mattauszek to discuss on projects we can expect in our neighborhood over the next decade.
7:30 pm – ACPD Update. Corporal Kenny Giles of the Arlington County Police Department will update us on recent trends in our area and how to stay safe.
Other Business
New Business
Adjourn

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AHCA October Meeting
2022-10-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
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Agenda

Tree preservation Discussion with Classic Cottages

Friends of Mount Vernon Trail

Dweck Properties on Crystal Towers

2023 Officer Nominations

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AHCA November Meeting
2022-11-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
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Agenda

2023 Officer Elections
Zoning Committee report on Americana Hotel Site
Arlington Neighborhood Village
RiverHouse site design presentation

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Route 1 Multimodal Improvements Study: Phase 2
2022-11-14 18:30 - 20:30 | Virtual
From VDOT:

JOIN US FOR A VIRTUAL
PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING

Monday, November 14
6:30 PM

Register for the Meeting

ABOUT THE MEETING

This virtual meeting is an opportunity to learn and provide feedback about Phase 2 of the Route 1 Multimodal Improvements Study, which is identifying enhanced multimodal connectivity and accommodations along Route 1 (Richmond Highway) from 12th Street South to 23rd Street South to meet the changing transportation needs of the Crystal City and Pentagon City communities. This meeting will also include an overview of multimodal traffic analyses, potential bus stop relocations and status of grant funding.

CAN’T MAKE IT?

There will be additional opportunities to provide input on this study in the coming months. For the latest information, please continue to check the study website. You can also submit comments or questions by:

Email:route1multimodalstudy@vdot.virginia.gov
Mail: Mr. Dan Reinhard, P.E., Virginia Department of Transportation, 4975 Alliance Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030
Survey: Complete the online survey/comment form by December 5, 2022

ABOUT THE STUDY

The second phase of this study is further assessing the feasibility of the at-grade roadway recommended in the first phase. Phase 2, scheduled for completion in early 2023, will not set design or construction dates. For more details on VDOT’s plans for Phase 2, please visit thestudy website.

VDOT ensures nondiscrimination and equal employment in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. If you need more information or special assistance for persons with disabilities or limited English proficiency, contact VDOT Civil Rights at 703-259-1775.

Miracle on 23rd Street
2022-12-02 18:00 - 20:00 | Melwood, 750 23rd Street South, Arlington, VA, 22202, United States

County Board Mtg on Missing Middle Housing Study
2023-01-21 08:30 - 13:00 | Virtual and County Board Room, 2100 Clarendon Blvd, 3rd Floor, Arlington, VA, United States
Request to Advertise General Land Use Plan and Zoning Ordinance Amendments for the Missing Middle Housing Study – Item 33A-B The Board will consider a Request to Advertise (RTA) public hearings by the Planning Commission and County Board on the General Land Use Plan (GLUP) and Zoning Ordinance Amendments for Missing Middle Housing. County staff has developed draft text and amendments that would expand housing options in R-5 through R-20 residential zoning districts using the same building requirements for height, lot coverage, and setbacks that currently exist for single-family detached houses. Last fall, the Planning Commission and its committees held six meetings to review the draft text and amendments. This led to many updates and refinements that staff will present to the County Board, including a range of options on topics such as the maximum number of housing units allowed per lot, minimum site area for development, and parking requirements.
At the meeting website you can view the agenda, sign up to comment, send a letter and view the meeting live online.

Crystal Towers 3 Walking Tour with SPRC
2023-02-03 12:00 - 13:00 | Crystal Towers, 1600 S. Eads St., Arlington, VA, United States
An SPRC In-Person Walking Tour for
Crystal Towers 3 will be held on Friday, February 3 at 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm at 1600 S. Eads Street. Please meet at the open space at the southwest corner of 15th Street S. and S. Eads Street.
The Site Plan Review Committee (SPRC) will host an optional in-person walking tour at 1600 S. Eads Street, also known as the Crystal Towers 3 site.

The project website hosts important information about the proposed project, such as:

Project background and details
Previous community engagements
Staff presentations

How to Participate:

Meet at 1600 S. Eads Street at the open space at the southwest corner of 15th Street S. and S. Eads Street at 12:00 pm on February 3, 2023.

Learn more about the SPRC process and how to participate

RIP Haley Park Invasive Plant Removal
2023-02-04 09:00 - 11:00 | Haley Park, 2400 S. Meade St., Arlington, 22202, United States
Haley Park Invasive Plant Removal
Next date: Saturday, March 04, 2023 | 09:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Join the volunteers from RiP who help protect the native flora and fauna in our parks. Come learn which plants are a problem and how they negatively impact our park land and even threaten your own yard.
If you have your own garden gloves and tools, please bring them along. If not, they will be provided. Additional training will also be given. Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty, including long pants, long sleeves, sturdy shoes, and perhaps a hat. You may also want to bring along water.
Volunteers under age 16 must be accompanied by an adult. If you are 16 or 17 years old and plan to volunteer without a parent or guardian, they will either need to sign the registration form at the beginning of the event in person, or you may print and fill out the “Group Registration Youth” form at the sign-up link under “Related Files” on Sign-Up Genius and have your parent or guardian sign it in advance. Make sure you bring it with you on the day of our event.
Meet at Haley Park, 2400 S. Meade St.
Site Leaders: Jennifer Frum, Bill McLaughlin
Training will be provided at the events. Ready to commit? Pre-register here so we know to expect you and can communicate with you if we need to cancel.

AHCA February Meeting
2023-02-08 19:00 - 21:00 | Virtual via Zoom: Register at bit.ly/Feb2023AHCA
AHCA Meeting Wednesday February 8, 2023
7pm-9pm, Virtual via Zoom (Register Here)
AGENDA
7:00 pm – Call to order and approve January minutes (Read minutes here)
7:10 pm – Crime Update with Arlington Police
8:00 pm – ANC/Columbia Pike/Southgate – Dana Bres
8:15 pm – Expanded CCCRC – Mike Dowell
8:25 pm – SPRC reports –

Americana – John Whall
Crystal Towers 3 – Ben D’Avanzo

8:35 pm – Committee Reports – Budget; Zoning
8:45 pm – Other Business

New Business/Announcements
Adjourn

"Freedman's Village" Arl. Historical Society or Virtual Via Zoom
2023-02-09 19:00 - 20:30 | Reinsch Library Auditorium, Marymount University or Virtual via Zoom, 2807 N. Glebe, Arlington, VA, United States
Thursday, Feb 9, 2023 at 7 pm
FREEDMAN’S VILLAGE
Marymount University Main Campus, library auditorium

This program is free and open to the public. You can attend via Zoom or in-person. See details below on both ways to attend.

Dr. Spencer Crew will discuss how Freedmans Village was established and succeeded, its impact on those who lived in it, and its role in American history. Join us as we help commemorate Black History month with this presentation by the former interim Director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

REGISTER FOR ZOOM ACCESS. You can attend this event on either Zoom or in-person on the Marymount University Main Campus. If you want to attend this event virtually, please register by Wed., Feb 9. Click HERE to register. Or cut and paste this link in your browser: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdJRIS3R39oEA42VWZ8F6JIV9m-6sR5zuKHQPWTVltNezmHmg/viewform?usp=sf_link

Zoom access information will be sent to you the morning of the event on Thursday, February 9.

DRIVING DIRECTIONS and FREE PARKING: Attendees planning to attend the event in-person should enter the Marymount University campus at the library gate on N. 26th Street. From Glebe Road going north, take a right onto 26th Street. Pass the intersection with Yorktown Road and then enter the campus through the next gate on your left. The library is to your left as you enter the campus. Free garage parking is just past the library at the bottom of the small incline. (Handicapped parking is immediately to your right as you enter the campus.)

If the University has lowered the garage gates, push the button and let them know you’re here for an Arlington Historical Society event in the library. To leave, push the button and they’ll raise the gate.

This event is one of the monthly series of public programs sponsored by the Arlington Historical Society and Marymount University’s Department of History and Politics. For more information, please visit our website: https://arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org/events/freedmans-village/ or email: info@arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org.

Americana Hotel Site SPRC public mtg
2023-02-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Bozman Center Cherry Room (2100 Clarendon Blvd) or Virtual via MSTeams, 2100 Clarendon Blvd, Arlington, United States
A hybrid virtual/in-person Site Plan Review Committee meeting for
Americana Hotel will be held on February 13 at 7pm at the Bozman Center Cherry Room on the second floor (2100 Clarendon Boulevard)
Virtual participation will be accommodated via MS Teams.
The Site Plan Review Committee (SPRC) will host a hybrid virtual/in-person public meeting to review a proposed site plan located at 1400 Richmond Highway, also known as the Americana Hotel site.

The project website hosts important information about the proposed project, such as:

Project background and details
Previous community engagements
Staff presentations

How to Participate:

Attend in-person at Bozman Government Center Cherry Room on the 2nd Floor (2100 Clarendon Blvd.). Parking and elevator access will be provided.
Attend virtually via MS Teams. A public link will be posted to the project webpage.

Learn more about the SPRC process and how to participate

55+ Activities - Spring Registration Opens
2023-02-15 10:00 - 17:00
55+ Activities – Spring Registration Opens Feb. 15 @ 10 am!
The Spring Activity Guide is not up on the site yet, but when it is it will be here. In the meantime, get ready by registering in advance and creating an account. View activities and register! If the Winter program is any indication, there are great programs for fitness, art, music, dance, trips, hikes, parties and more!

Performance Parking Pilot Project Virtual Kickoff
2023-02-23 19:00 - 20:30 | Virtual – Teams
Performance Parking Pilot
Join us for the Community Kick-Off Public Meeting on Feb. 23, 2023
In partnership with the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Innovation & Technology Transportation fund, the Parking team at Transportation Engineering & Operations is preparing to kick off a 3-year pilot project to improve the user experience for metered parking spaces in two key commercial and residential corridors in Arlington.
Learn More & Join The Meeting
