The focus of the meeting was on Route 1. The CCCA slide show is here. We invited VDOT to provide an update on the study of Route 1 and their recommendation for Option 3 to bring it completely down to grade–an option that Livability22202 and the CCCA believe is inadequate…
Category: Community News
Melwood and Affordable Housing
Melwood Industries has proposed to the County a Tier 1 review of a proposal to build on its current vacant lot at 750 S 23rd Street. This would be a state‐of‐the‐art mixed‐use building that: Provides a home for Melwood programming, particularly workforce development programming: Provides affordable housing inclusive of people…
January 2022 Newsletter
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2022! Download the Newsletter here. Save the Date for the Next CCCA Meeting: January 19, 7-9 pm We plan to devote most of the meeting to updates on Route 1. VDOT’s Senior Project Manager Dan Reinhard will provide an updated timeline for Phase 2 and a Livability22202…
CCCA December Newsletter 2021
Read the Newsletter here. With apologies for the length of this month’s Newsletter, here you go. So much for this being a slow time of year! Check out the meetings and all of the issues. 1. Survey: Every month in the President’s report, we will have a survey. The idea is to…
Livability22202 Schools Working Group Urges APS to Consider Future 22202 Schools
On November 29, the 3 Livability22202 civic association presidents forwarded a letter from the Schools Working Group to Arlington Public Schools asking for a clear process to determine sufficient seats, and specifically a siting process, for future schools in 22202. The letter reflects comments on the proposed adjustments to boundaries…
AFAC 22202 Community Food Drive Garners More Than 5,000 lbs in Donations
We did it, folks! We collected approximately 5,390 lbs of goods for AFAC during our 3-week campaign. In the Spirit of Giving, the National Landing BID, Livability22202 Civic Associations and Sustainable Scoop Partnered to Organize a Thanksgiving Food Drive for Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC). Running November 1-21 , with 21…
November 2021 Newsletter
Click here to download the Newsletter Save the Date: November 17 Annual CCCA General Meeting, 7-9 pmOur agenda includes: 1) Election of new officers;2) Vote on ByLaws Amendment;3) presentation by Amazon on its operations in 22202 and its plans for PenPlace; and4) conversation with Virginia Representative (48th district) Rip Sullivan (who covers…
CCCA October 2021 Newsletter
Click here to download.https://www.crystalcitycivic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/CCCA_Newsletter-No.-10.pdf Some Highlights: 1. Save the Date: CCCA Annual Meeting, November 17, 7-9 pm. So far, we’ve confirmed that we will have our annual CCCA elections and a presentation by Amazon on its operations in 22202 and its plans for PenPlace. Stay tuned for details in early November…
CCCA General Meeting September 22, 2021
Another good and informative meeting. You can view the entire meeting on our Facebook page here. AGENDA: 1. Presentation by JBG on minor changes to the Water Park site plan amendment due to repositioning of trees. See the slideshow here. 2. Presentation by Dweck on its new development strategy and…
CCCA September Newsletter
Click here to download. So much for returning to normal. With Delta looming over us, we’re going to continue meeting on Zoom for the indefinite future, even with the forthcoming booster shots.. Please help inform our decisions on future CCCA meetings by responding to our survey. We continue to have great…