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...

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...