Libby Garvey

Libby Garvey

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December Board Meetings: The Theme is Good Local Government

January 23, 2025 By Libby

Dear Friends, Saturday’s Regular and Tuesday’s Carryover meetings were the final meetings of my 28-year School and County board career. I gaveled the end of my last County Board meeting at 11:40 pm on Tuesday.  We had our regular Board and Manager reports and recognitions, and then broke for a celebratory reception. We came back to handle several regular hearing items and a closed session.  Hence, the late hour. Saturday’s meeting was happily not so long.  Rosslyn Gateway Park Master Plan and Guidance At the Saturday Regular Board meeting, it was a real pleasure to … [Read more...]

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November Board Meetings: Libby’s Local List, Deer, Budget FY’26, EHO Appeal & More

November 27, 2024 By Libby

Dear Friends,I hope everyone is preparing for a happy and safe Thanksgiving with family and/or friends. Libby’s Local List  Before I report on our November meetings, I want to let you know some of my plans for after I leave the Board December 31. I plan to use the funds still in my campaign account to start a local PAC, which I will call “Libby’s Local List.” The purpose will be to support good local government with occasional gatherings to talk about local issues and to provide contributions to good candidates and incumbents on a local level and across the region. Local … [Read more...]

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The Election

November 7, 2024 By Libby

Dear Friends, The election certainly did not go as we hoped….shockingly so. I imagine all of us will be doing processing of what the election tells us over the next weeks and months and probably longer.  For the moment, I offer a couple of pieces I found helpful today: a thoughtful and somewhat hopeful piece in The Atlantic by Tom Nichols titled “Democracy is Not Over,” and a great commentary by Jon Stewart: “This is Not the End” on YouTube. I also will suggest again a book I’ve found very helpful in understanding what is happening: The Fourth Turning is Here by Neil Howe. Neil is a … [Read more...]

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October County Board Meetings: Vote 2024, Recovery Residences, Deer Management & Preparedness

November 7, 2024 By Libby

Dear Friends,  I hope everyone has enjoyed the gorgeous weather we’ve been having. Our October Board meetings were fairly busy. I’ll cover three major issues we voted on. For more information on these topics, please consult: https://www.arlingtonva.us/About-Arlington/Newsroom/Articles/2024/Arlington-County-Board-Wrap-up-for-October-2024-Meetings Recovery Residences On Saturday we voted to change our Zoning Ordinance so that recovery residences are now allowed up to 8 residents, just as are group homes for intellectually disabled people. Recovery houses are homes organized to … [Read more...]

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September Board Meetings: Adaptive Redevelopment, Long Bridge, Missing Middle/EOH Suit, Torri Huske & More

October 10, 2024 By Libby

Dear Friends,   I hope everyone had a good summer and start to the fall.    Thanks to our APS colleagues, the County Board was able to meet at the Syphax Center in their meeting room for our September meetings. We had some security upgrades done to our own meeting room and the work was not done in time for our September meeting.   Adaptive Redevelopment The main regular meeting item we had this month was various approvals for the redevelopment of an office building project at 1840 Wilson Blvd. The site will become a seven-story mixed-use building with up to 187 … [Read more...]

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July Board Meetings: Capital Improvement Program, Central Place Tower, Reeves Farmhouse & More

August 4, 2024 By Libby

Dear Friends, I hope this finds everyone enjoying the summer, despite the heat. This month’s County Board meetings were packed causing this rather longer than usual newsletter. For more on meeting topics, see: https://www.arlingtonva.us/About-Arlington/Newsroom/Articles/2024/Arlington-County-Board-Wrap-Up-for-July-2024-Meeting FY’25-34 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) The major item for July was adoption of our $5.2 billion FY’25-34 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) which is adopted every 2 years and sets out our plans for community facilities, environmental resiliency, … [Read more...]

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June Board Meetings: Virginia Hospital Center, Sold Waste Mgmt & Zero Waste Plan & July Meeting Change

July 9, 2024 By Libby

Dear Friends, Our June County Board meeting had several regular hearing items. For a fuller description of the topics below, please see the County’s Newsroom Board Wrap-up link: https://www.arlingtonva.us/About-Arlington/Newsroom/Articles/2024/Wrap-up-Media-Release-for-June-2024-Meeting Virginia Hospital Center (VHC)We considered a site plan amendment for Virginia Hospital Center (VHC) which has just completed a large expansion project and was requesting approval for a much smaller expansion. The new section would permit approximately 17,015 square feet of building additions to … [Read more...]

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May Board Meetings: Capital Improvement Plan, Solid Waste Plans, Preparedness & County Board Primary

July 9, 2024 By Libby

Dear Friends, June is upon us already. For our May meeting, we added a day for a special meeting on May 28 to allow time for our Capital Improvement Program (CIP) presentation which is why this summary is coming to you a little later than usual. Capital Improvement Program (CIP) We adopt our CIP every 2 years. It is a 10-year plan for our buildings and infrastructure that has, essentially, two parts. The first 2 years of the plan will determine for which projects we will request bond funding for and how much we will request from our voters this fall. These projects are planned, … [Read more...]

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April Board Meetings: FY2025 Budget, School Board Caucuses & Primary Election for County Board Seat

June 15, 2024 By Libby

Dear Friends,  The major item at April’s County Board meeting was our budget, which we passed with a 2-cent increase on the tax rate, the first since FY20. FY25 Budget At our April 20 meeting, we adopted a $1.65 billion balanced budget for Fiscal Year 2025, a 6.4 percent increase over FY 2024. The adopted budget focuses on foundational services for the community, including public safety, housing, behavioral health, environmental sustainability, transportation, and schools. Adoption of the FY’25 budget was unusual in the large amount of one-time money ($38.1 million) the … [Read more...]

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Tenley Petersen for County Board in 2024

April 23, 2024 By Libby

Dear Friends,  I will be sending you my monthly Board report in a few days, but wanted to let you know now that I strongly support Tenley Petersen to take my seat on the County Board next January. Tenley is head and shoulders above the other candidates. I will feel very good about my decision to step down if she replaces me. I am joining my former County Board colleagues Christian Dorsey, Katie Cristol, and Jay Fisette as well as many Arlingtonians who have been involved in our commissions and civic life for many years in this endorsement. I've gotten to know … [Read more...]

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