News and Updates
RCA Resolution on Proposed RA Land Swap at Lake Anne
Whereas, the revitalization of the Lake Anne Village Center should make it a model for renewal of the Reston Village Centers, and, Whereas, the Reston Association (RA) and Lake Anne Development Partners (LADP) are proposing a land swap of a forested area of dedicated...
Small Apartments, Big Problems?
by RCA President Colin Mills Residential Studios. It sounds like a movie company, doesn’t it? Actually, it’s an idea under consideration to relieve the affordable housing crunch in Fairfax County. As you may know, the idea has stirred up a lot of...
A Tough Night for Reston
by RCA President Colin Mills Last night, four years of work on the Reston Master Plan Task Force came to a frustrating and disappointing conclusion. The Task Force voted to send the new Comprehensive Plan to the Planning Commission, starting it down the road to...
TONIGHT! Stand Up for Our Libraries
Supervisor Hudgins is hosting an important meeting tonight (see details below) on the future of our County Library system, including the proposed "Beta Plan" that would reduce staff and lower the professional requirements for librarians. RCA passed a resolution...
RCA Resolution On Residential Studio Units
Whereas, Fairfax County is currently considering an amendment to its Zoning Ordinance to allow for the construction of Residential Studio units, and, Whereas, the Fairfax County Federations of Citizens Associations passed a resolution on September 19, 2013 expressing...
RCA Resolution Opposing Current Comp Plan
Whereas a draft Reston Comprehensive Plan, including text regarding the Reston community’s vision and planning principles as well as more specific planning language for the development of its Transit Station Areas (TSAs), will soon be submitted to the County’s...
Minutes from September RCA Board Meeting
Attendees: Connie Hartke, Dick Rogers, George Kain, John Hanley (Presiding), Tammi Petrine, Terry Maynard, and Joe Leighton (late arrival); absent: Sridhar Ganesan, Gary Thomas, Gary Walker, Colin Mills The meeting was presided over by Vice President...
New Joint RCA/RA/ARCH Comment on Comp Plan
RCA, RA, and ARCH are continuing to stand together on the Comprehensive Plan. Our organizations have reviewed the latest plan draft prepared by County staff. We were pleased to see that several of our comments had been addressed, but there's still work to...
Watch RCA/Reston Impact Forum for Fairfax County Sheriff
Last Tuesday, RCA and Reston Impact co-sponsored a Candidate Forum for the Fairfax County Sheriff's race. The candidates were Democrat Stacey Kincaid and Republican Bryan "BA" Wolfe. This is the 15th year that RCA and Reston Impact have sponsored candidate...
Agenda for October RCA Meeting
UPDATE: The agenda has been revised to add new Items 6 and 10. DRAFT Agenda RCA Board of Directors Meeting October 28, 2013 RCC Hunters Woods Item Time Topic Disposition Presenters 1 7:30 PM Adopt Agenda Action Colin Mills, RCA Board 2 7:35 PM Approve September...