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Libby Garvey

Arlington County Board

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February Board Report With FY ’22 Budget & Vaccine News

February 28, 2021 By Libby

Dear Friends, Our February agenda had several items of interest and Covid issues continue to evolve. Residential Permit Parking (RPP)  The difficult issue of Residential Permit Parking (RPP) finally came for a vote after years of study and engagement. While County streets are public, many people want to be assured they can park on their street and close to their house (if not right in front of it), especially if they have no private driveway. The RPP was put in place decades ago when residents of the Crystal City Area were finding their streets clogged with commuters’ parked cars. It was … [Read more...]

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Vaccines & The Virginia State Pre-Registration System

February 17, 2021 By Libby

Dear Friends,  We held a Covid work session yesterday and I want to share some information. The new Virginia site went live yesterday. 1. The very good news from the session is that, although there is a new Virginia-wide pre-registration system, everyone who pre-registered with Arlington County is still in our system.  There are over 41,000 people who have pre-registered in Arlington, including myself. Virginia is incorporating our pre-registrations into their new system, and all who pre-registered with Arlington will be contacted by Arlington County when it’s time for their … [Read more...]

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Clarification Re: News: COVID Vaccine For 65+

February 14, 2021 By Libby

Dear Friends, After receiving some questions, I realize I was not clear in my previous newsletter/post when I talked about the “site” being closed. I’m resending that email – with editing – below. I was referring to our website, not a physical site. Nothing should change if you have already pre-registered via the County system, or if you have received an appointment for a first and/or second shot. However, if you have not pre-registered for an appointment yet, you will be able to starting Tuesday, the 16th, when, hopefully, the State website will be ready for everyone to use. I am … [Read more...]

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News: COVID Vaccine For 65+

February 13, 2021 By Libby

Dear Friends, Many of you have likely seen this press release, but in case you have not I want to call your attention to it for two reasons:  First, the very good news is that we have completed first vaccinations of most of those 75 and older in Arlington and are now beginning to vaccinate those 65 and older. While I’ve not yet gotten my notice, several people I know  in the 65+ category have been invited to sign up for their vaccination. The invitations are going out in roughly the order in which they were received. You can read about it in the press … [Read more...]

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February Vaccine Update

February 6, 2021 By Libby

Dear Friends, While many of us are still waiting for word of our first vaccination being scheduled (including yours truly), this was a much better week for our vaccination program, and I thought perhaps my readers might like to hear some of the feedback and information I have from this week. As you know, our staff were working hard over the past week to reschedule the appointments that had been cancelled by Virginia Hospital Center (VHC) for those 75 and over. From Friday a week ago through this Tuesday, 63 of our staff made 3,191 calls and scheduled 2,336 appointments. This was a … [Read more...]

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January Board Meeting, Covid Vaccines, Rosslyn & Crystal City Improvements

January 30, 2021 By Libby

Dear Friends, Update on Covid Vaccines Covid vaccinations are dominating everything at the moment and understandably so. I am hopeful that the sudden change in vaccine distribution by the State late last week and the following necessary cancellation of scheduled vaccinations by Virginia Hospital Center (VHC) was the low point in the vaccine roll out; and that the vaccination process will only improve moving forward.  This past week, County staff organized the information from VHC about whose appointments were cancelled and we trained several dozen staff on calling and … [Read more...]

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January 23rd Vaccine Update

January 24, 2021 By Libby

Dear Friends,    I know many of you have received, or heard about, emails from Virginia Hospital Center (VHC) cancelling appointments for Covid vaccinations. We were just briefed on the situation by our staff at the end of today’s County Board meeting. Once the meeting is posted, you may want to watch the discussion, which began at about 12:50 pm today. VHC will no longer receive vaccines from the state. VHC will give second doses of vaccine to those who already have had their first shot, but they are cancelling all other appointments. Arlington County will now receive … [Read more...]

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MLK, Jr. Day, Vaccine Update & Inauguration Day

January 18, 2021 By Libby

Dear Friends,I hope everyone has had a good Martin Luther King Jr. Day and found a way to recognize his life and legacy. I was pleased to attend some of our programs today and want to give a shout out to Volunteer Arlington for their great work putting together a good virtual program. The pandemic and George Floyd’s murder have helped put the issue of racial equity front and center.Vaccine UpdateI know many of us are worried about getting vaccinated and some have experienced problems with our on-line sign up link. We are doing our best to fix issues as we become aware of them. For … [Read more...]

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Updated Vaccination Information

January 9, 2021 By Libby

Dear Friends,    Following Governor Northam’s announcement yesterday afternoon, we updated the County’s COVID Vaccine page with information about phases 1b and 1c. We have also created a new registration page with Information on the priority groups and links to the registration forms: https://www.arlingtonva.us/covid-19/vaccines/registration/ so you can easily pre-register for your vaccination (if you are in Groups 1b or 1c). I expect more information to be coming over the  next days and again remind people that we will be holding a public Covid … [Read more...]

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Arlington Curfew Tonight

January 6, 2021 By Libby

Dear Friends, I’m sure we are all watching with distress the events downtown at the U.S. Capitol. In cooperation with the Governor, we are putting in place a curfew for Arlington from 6pm this evening to 6am tomorrow. Alexandria has the same curfew. The press release below itemizes the details. Please note that there are important exceptions to the curfew for people going to and from work, in transit to home, seeking medical help, etc. We want as many people as possible to be home and safe to ease the work of our public safety personnel tonight.  Thank you and stay … [Read more...]

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LIBBY GARVEY FOR COUNTY BOARD

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  • February Board Report With FY ’22 Budget & Vaccine News
  • Vaccines & The Virginia State Pre-Registration System
  • Clarification Re: News: COVID Vaccine For 65+
  • News: COVID Vaccine For 65+
  • February Vaccine Update

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Though, I am on the ballot for re-election to the County Board on November 3rd and I very much want your vote,  I am temporarily suspending campaigning due to the rapidly changing situation with COVID-19.  I am now focusing on ensuring our resiliency as a community so we can get through this health and economic crisis and prepare to recover as quickly as possible. Please see my “COVID-19 Resources” and “News” pages for information on this evolving crisis and how you can help.

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