Newsroom
For Immediate Release
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Contact: Mary Curtius 703-228-7943 (voice) 703-228-4611(TTY)
Arlington County Board Approves $3.3 Million for Neighborhood Improvements
Parks, streets, street lights, sidewalks funded
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Arlington County Board today approved $3.3 million in funding for proposed improvements to parks, street lights and sidewalks in nine neighborhoods. The proposals were submitted by residents of the neighborhoods.
“This is a citizen-driven process that enables individuals to create a safer, more beautiful and better functioning neighborhood. Folks really have a stake in supporting Neighborhood Conservation projects,” said Board Chairman Barbara Favola.
Under the Neighborhood Conservation program, neighborhoods that have completed a Neighborhood Conservation plan submit proposals to the Board-appointed Neighborhood Conservation Advisory Committee for consideration. Twice each year, the committee recommends projects for funding. The County Board gives final approval, and the projects are funded through voter-approved bonds.
The Board approved nine projects today. They were:
- Cherrydale -- $602,893 for sidewalk, curb, gutter and streetlights
- Leeway -- $382,147 for sidewalk, curb, gutter, streetlights and street trees
- Radnor Ft. Myer Heights -- $412,315 for sidewalk, curb, gutter and streetlights
- Aurora Highlands – $400,000 for new play area, with spray elements, for VA Highlands Park
- Barcroft -- $468,000 for creation of environmentally friendly features for the W&OD Trail and Glencarlyn Park at Columbia Pike, including a rain garden with native plants; game tables and play elements
- Columbia Heights -- $356,525 for new streetlights
- Dominion Hills -- $630,378 for narrowing roadway and travel lanes by expanding median width; landscape improvements
- Arlington Ridge -- $12,233 for new streetlights
- Old Dominion -- $35,539 for new streetlights
For more information on the Neighborhood Conservation program, visit the County’s Web site.
Arlington, Va., is a world-class residential, business and tourist location that was originally part of the "10 miles square" parcel of land surveyed in 1791 to be the Nation's Capital. It is the geographically smallest self-governing county in the United States, occupying slightly less than 26 square miles. Arlington maintains a rich variety of stable neighborhoods, quality schools and enlightened land use, and received the Environmental Protection Agency's highest award for "Smart Growth" in 2002. Home to some of the most influential organizations in the world - including the Pentagon - Arlington stands out as one of America's preeminent places to live, visit and do business.
