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From YouTube: Around Arlington: Mulch Season
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ATV's regular roundup of news and notes. In this edition:
Town Hall on Opioids 0:25
Arlington top location for conventions and business meetings 0:58
Mulch recycling program 1:30
Washington Boulevard striping plan 3:32
Yowhatan Skate Park Re-design 4:07
Check your smoke alarms 4:40
Watch out for trick or treaters 5:11
A
Ball
is
here
and
for
many
of
us
that
means
raking
up
a
lot
of
leaves
Arlington
collects
about
50,000
cubic
yards
of
leaves
every
year
and
will
tell
you
what
happens
to
them
and
how
you
can
benefit
from
the
process
later
in
our
program.
But
first
Arlington
County,
recently
held
a
town
hall
meeting
to
raise
awareness
of
opioid
use
in
our
community.
Opioids
are
highly
addictive
and
overdoses
are
a
growing
problem
throughout
the
US,
including
right
here
in
Arlington.
A
You
can
learn
about
treatment,
resources
and
how
to
properly
dispose
of
opioid
prescription
painkillers
at
health,
dot,
Arlington
Va
us
searched
for
opioid,
and
you
can
watch
video
of
the
town
hall
at
youtube.com,
slash,
Arlington
County
or
on
the
county's
Facebook
page
event.
Planners
from
around
the
nation
nominated
Arlington
for
a
2017
Readers
Choice
Award
from
convention
South
magazine
Arlington
was
nominated
as
a
top
location
for
conventions
and
meetings
in
the
south.
The
winners
will
be
announced
in
the
December
2017
issue.
Arlington
offers
monumental
views
of
the
nation's
capital,
rich
history
and
thriving
neighborhoods.
A
You
can
plan
an
Arlington
meeting,
staycation
or
accommodations
for
your
guests
at
stay.
Arlington
com,
Arlington
residents
can
pick
up
free
leaf
mulch
at
two
locations
or
have
it
delivered
for
a
fee,
but
did
you
know
that
the
mulch
comes
from
the
very
leaves
you
are
bagging
or
raking
to
the
curb,
as
well
as
the
wood
from
tree
trimmings
and
removals?
We
learned
how
mulch
happens
on
our
visit
to
the
earth
products
yard.
Let's
take
a
look.
B
Well,
even
before
leaf
collection
season
starts,
we
are
actually
analyzing
all
kinds
of
data
to
allow
us
to
allocate
resources
as
best
we
can
now.
Some
of
the
things
that
we
look
at
include
the
types
of
trees
in
Arlington.
How
dense
the
tree
canopy
is
as
well
as
resident
feedback,
and
so
that
allows
us
again
to
deploy
our
trucks
to
neighborhoods
when
the
leaf
coverage
in
the
amount
of
leaves
on
the
streets
are
heaviest
when
the
leaves
are
all
collected.
B
We
deliver
them
here
to
the
earth
products
yard
where
they
are
processed
in
a
machine
called
a
tub
grinder
and
the
tub
grinder
not
only
chops
up
the
leaves,
but
it
also
filters
them
through
large
screens,
and
once
that
is
done,
we
put
them
into
a
static
pile
where
the
leaves
decompose.
The
pile
that
you
see
behind
me
actually
gets
very
warm
gets
up
to
over
130
degrees
and
that
allows
for
pathogens
and
bacteria,
and
things
like
that
to
actually
die
off
once
the
mulch
is
ready.
B
A
If
you
can't
make
it
to
either
of
those
locations,
you
can
get
mulch
delivered
right
to
your
home
for
a
reasonable
fee,
to
learn
about
leaf
pickup
and
to
keep
the
cycle
of
mulch
going
check.
The
leaf
collection
schedule
online
or
sign
up
for
email
updates
at
recycling
on
Arlington,
Va
us
and
search
leaf
leaf
bags
are
collected,
year-round
on
your
weekly
trash
day
and
vacuum.
Leaf
collection
begins,
November
13th,
the
stretch
of
Washington
Boulevard
between
Westover
and
East
Falls
Church
is
a
virginia
department
of
transportation
or
vdot
owned-and-operated
roadway.
A
That
means
that
while
county
staff
developed
the
new
striping
and
marking
plan
with
input
from
area,
property
owners
and
community
stakeholders,
vdot
is
doing
the
actual
work.
The
final
striping
plan
includes
enhanced
biking
options,
traffic
calming
and
pedestrian
safety
measures.
You
can
learn
more
about
the
project
at
projects,
Arlington,
Va,
US
and
search
for
Washington,
Boulevard
repaving,
come
view.
The
final
concept
design
for
the
replacement
of
the
Powhatan
spring
skatepark
and
an
open
house
at
the
skatepark
on
Thursday
October
26
from
4:00
to
7:00
p.m.
the
final
concept,
design
advances.
A
The
preliminary
conceptual
design
develop
from
input
gathered
in
2015
with
the
neighborhood
and
skater
communities,
go
to
parks,
Arlington,
Va,
u.s.
and
search
Powhatan
skatepark
replacement
for
project
updates
and
to
sign
up
for
notification
on
upcoming
meetings.
Daylight
saving
time
ends
November
5th
at
2:00
a.m.
that's
a
great
time
to
change
the
batteries
in
your
smoke
alarms.
You
should
have
a
smoke
alarm
on
every
level
of
your
home,
including
the
basement
and
in
every
sleeping
area,
learn
more
about
smoke,
alarms
and
fire
safety
at
Fire.
Arlington
Va
us!
A
Well,
that's
it!
For
this
edition.
You
can
find
out
more
about
events
going
on
around
Arlington
by
liking,
us
on
Facebook,
following
us,
on
Twitter
and
check
on
our
website
at
Arlington,
Va,
dot,
US
and
remember
to
watch
out
for
the
little
ghouls
and
goblins
walking
around
your
neighborhood.
This
Halloween
we'll
see
you
next
time
around
Arlington.