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From YouTube: Around Arlington | Jan. 7, 2016: A New Board
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ATV's regular roundup of news and notes from around the County. In this edition, we welcome a new board and a new Board Chair as Libby Garvey was unanimously elected Chair of the County Board for 2016. Open Door Mondays have kicked off; Christmas Tree recycling program has started, the Arlington Police Dept. partners with Open Door, and the County makes plans for Martin Luther King Day.
A
Happy
new
year
as
we
enter
2016
we'll
take
a
quick
look
back
at
the
road
improvements
completed
last
year
in
our
popular
new
street
beat
segment,
but
first
the
Arlington
County
Board
continued
its
long-standing
tradition
to
begin
work
on
the
very
first
day
of
the
year
on
New
Year's
Day,
the
County
Board
elected
Libby
Garvey.
As
the
new
chair
and
J
Fassett.
A
As
the
new
vice
chair
each
board
member
made
remarks
looking
forward
to
2016,
you
can
read
the
remarks
or
watch
the
full
speeches
on
the
board's
website
at
county
board,
arlington,
VA,
dot
us
and
don't
miss
your
chance
to
meet
the
new
chair
and
all
the
board
members
at
open
door.
Mondays
they're
your
chance
to
talk
with
the
board
members
about
whatever
issues
interest.
You
no
reservation
is
necessary,
just
drop
in
and
chat.
You
can
see
the
full
schedule
for
january's
open
door
mondays
on
our
website.
Key
word:
open
door.
A
Arlington
offers
curbside
collection
of
Christmas
trees
from
homes
with
curbside
trash
and
recycling
trees
collected
during
the
first
two
weeks
of
January
will
be
recycled
into
garden,
mulch
be
sure
to
remove
all
decorations
and
stands
and
please
do
not
put
your
trees
in
plastic
bags.
After
january,
fifteenth
trees
will
be
collected
as
trash
on
your
regular
trash
day
and
will
not
be
recycled
residents
who
don't
have
curbside
recycling
but
still
want
to
recycle
their
trees,
can
drop
them
off.
At
the
solid
waste
bureau,
more
details
are
available
on
our
website
at
recycling.
B
Hello,
I'm
Mike
moon,
the
deputy
director
of
operations
for
Arlington
County,
we're
here
on
crystal
drive.
We
pave
recently
in
October
from
fifteenth
Street,
the
26th
street
that
was
done
just
in
time
for
the
marine
corps
marathon
that
runs
along
this
route.
This
year
we
did
do
some
significant
paving
in
the
county
was
thirteen
million
dollars.
We
paved
91
Lane
miles
of
our
974
Lane
miles,
which
represents
just
under
ten
percent
of
our
lane
miles
in
the
county,
other
key
roads
that
we
pay
Columbia
Pike
washington,
boulevard,
nearly
highway
army
navy
drive.
B
Other
important
roadways,
though
in
are
paving
program,
are
the
residential
sections
where
our
citizens
live.
Those
are
very
important
for
us
to
keep
those
roadways,
inoperable
and
safe
good
condition.
We
also
this
year
as
part
of
our
work
effort
paved
over
12,000
100
potholes
repaired.
Those
our
average
over
the
last
five
years
have
been
6600
potholes.
A
lot
of
that
work
was
result
of
the
severe
winter
we
had
last
year.
The
91
Lane
miles
that
we
paved
in
2015
was
a
doubling
of
our
effort
in
comparison
to
2012.
A
Thanks
Mike,
we
look
forward
to
hearing
more
from
you
again
soon
and
we'll
also
look
forward
to
more
smooth
rides
around
the
county
in
2016,
the
Arlington
County
Police
Department
is
partnering
with
next
door
to
improve
communications
with
residents.
Next
door
is
a
popular
free,
neighborhood
social
network
that
can
help
you
find
out.
What's
going
on
in
your
neighborhood
and
civic
association,
the
police
will
post
information
on
public
safety
issues,
community
events
and
activities
to
sign
up,
go
to
next
door
calm
and
enter
your
address.
Arlington's
47th
annual
tribute
to
dr.
A
Martin
Luther,
King
jr.,
will
be
held
on
sunday
january
17
at
5pm
in
the
wakefield
high
school
auditorium.
The
event
will
feature
live,
music,
dance
and
poetry,
check
our
website
for
details
and,
while
you're
there
take
a
look
at
the
volunteer
intan
website
you'll
find
numerous
opportunities
to
give
back
to
the
community
and
continue
dr.
King's
legacy
of
service
and
remember.
Arlington,
county
government
offices
and
facilities
will
be
closed
on
january
18th
in
honor
of
dr.
King's
birthday.
Thanks
for
watching
and
we'll
see
you
next
time
around
arlington.