by | Sep 9, 2013 | Uncategorized
By Terry Maynard Over the last month, RCA’s Reston 2020 Committee has focused on the first complete draft of the proposed new Reston Master Plan for the transit station areas, so-called Draft Version 5. The committee found the draft plan unacceptable. In...
by | Sep 7, 2013 | Uncategorized
The following comments about the Fairfax County Public Library Strategic Plan and the proposed “Beta Plan” are provided by Diane Lewis, a librarian and former RCA Board member. RCA opposed the Beta Plan and called for a rewriting of the Library...
by | Sep 5, 2013 | Uncategorized
The Reston Master Plan Task Force held a special meeting on Thursday to discuss potential changes to the Comprehensive Plan draft. RCA’s Dick Rogers wrote up a report on the meeting, which appears below. If you want to see the latest draft and share your...
by | Sep 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
This post by RCA President Colin Mills was originally published in Reston Patch. I’ve always been a political junkie. Washington didn’t have a baseball team when I was a kid, so the Caps, Skins, and politics were my favorite local sports. When I was 13,...
by | Aug 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
This post by RCA President Colin Mills was originally published on Reston Patch. I love libraries. Anyone who knows me can attest that I’m a big-time bookworm, and I have been since I was a kid. The library was my candy store: all those books, representing...
by | Aug 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
Whereas, world-class libraries are essential to Fairfax County’s economic competitiveness and attractiveness to potential residents and businesses, and, Whereas, Fairfax County spending per capita on public libraries dropped over 30% between FY 2007 and FY 2012, and...
