News and Updates
Statement on Comprehensive Plan by Colin Mills at Board of Supervisors Hearing, January 28, 2014
The following statement was delivered by RCA President Colin Mills at the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors hearing on the proposed amendment to Reston's Comprehensive Plan on January 28, 2014. The Board of Supervisors voted to defer the decision on the...
Statement on Comprehensive Plan by Terry Maynard at Board of Supervisors Hearing, January 28, 2014
The following statement was delivered by RCA Board member and Reston 2020 Committee co-chair Terry Maynard at the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors hearing on the proposed amendment to Reston's Comprehensive Plan on January 28, 2014. The Board of Supervisors voted...
RCA Honors Kathy Kaplan as 2013 Citizen of the Year
At Monday night's Board meeting, RCA officially selected Kathy Kaplan as the 2013 Citizen of the Year. Kathy was recognized for her tireless and dedicated efforts to stop the proposed library "Beta Plan" and protect Fairfax County's libraries from cuts to...
Statement to Board of Supervisors on Reston Comp Plan by Connie Hartke
The following statement from RCA Board member Connie Hartke was submitted to the Board of Supervisors on January 27, 2014. Madam Chairman and honorable members of the Board, I am on the Boards of Rescue Reston and the Reston Citizens Association (RCA). I...
Draft Agenda for January RCA Board Meeting
DRAFT Agenda RCA Board of Directors Meeting January 27, 2014 Community Room. North County Government Center Item Time Topic Disposition Presenters 1 7:30 PM Adopt Agenda Action Colin Mills, RCA Board 2 7:35 PM Approve November 2013 Minutes Action Dick Rogers 3 7:40 PM...
Reston’s Master Plan: The Road Ahead
By RCA President Colin Mills The train is coming! At last, the Silver Line will pull into Wiehle station within the next few months. And just in time, Fairfax County is finishing the revisions to our Comprehensive Plan to set the ground rules for...
RCA Comment on Draft Task Force Plan Report
The following comment was submitted to Reston Master Plan Task Force Chair Patty Nicoson by RCA Task Force representative Terry Maynard on January 22, 2014. Maynard's comment includes several critiques of the report, and registers RCA's dissent from the report....
RCA to Name Citizen of the Year Monday
The nominations are in. The candidates have been reviewed. And the winner will soon be announced! Earlier this month, the Citizen of the Year Selection Committee met to review this year's pool of nominees. With a tremendously qualified field, this...
Play Ball! – But Where?
by RCA President Colin Mills Last week, the Planning Commission approved (with a few changes) the draft Comprehensive Plan amendment produced by the Reston Master Plan Task Force. The plan now goes to the Board of Supervisors. I’ll be writing more about...
Rediscovering Our Sister City
By RCA President Colin Mills Winter has settled in with a vengeance! I hope you’ve all been coping well with the bitter cold we’ve had this week. While the temperatures we’ve had might not faze someone from Wisconsin or upstate New York, they’re pretty...