Arlington County Government, VA Community Meetings, Forums, and Civic Engagment, 6 Mar 2015

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From YouTube: Around Arlington, March 6, 2015

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Arlington is making it easier than ever to do business in the County. We'll tell you about some of our new features - including online business registration and a one-stop payment system for building permits - later in our program, but first....

The Arlington County Board and School Board are working together to engage residents in the planning process for new and existing buildings. Make sure your voice is heard by getting involved with the Resident Forum so you can find out what’s happening with schools, fire stations, storage facilities and other development around the County. Go to commissions.arlingtonva.us and search “facilities study” to learn more.

Every month, Arlington holds a public County Board meeting, where important issues involving the community are discussed and voted on. March is a busy month, as the Board is also holding public budget tax rate hearings. All meetings are open to the public. If you can’t attend, you can watch the meeting live here on ATV, or watch archived meetings online at countyboard.arlingtonva.us.

We told you in a previous episode that Arlington has made it easier to do business with the county and we’ve heard from our viewers that this is something you’d like to hear more about….Take a look...

Shannon Flanagan Watson, Arlington Business Ombudsman: we want to make it simpler and more predictable to do business in Arlington. And one of the ways that we're achieving this goal is through the implementation of several process improvements.

Ingrid Morroy, Commissioner of Revenue: In the past only existing businesses were able to register and submit their tax returns online. Now with this new system customers who have a new business in Arlington can register their business online. And existing businesses can also register additional locations online.
So this was something that the business community had asked for.

Shannon Flanagan Watson: These improvements stem from the County Manager's listening tour held last year with the business community and as a result of ongoing feedback that we have received from our customers. For example, we rolled out new payment options at our customer service counter here in the main county administration building.

Carla de la Pava, Treasurer, Arlington County: What we realized that businesses needed is when they're going for permits and zoning they had a lot of stops to make. One of the stops was to come down to the 2nd floor to make a payment. We have decided to rearrange our system to allow the 10th floor and 8th floor to take payments directly. What that means is the customer no longer has to come to the 2nd floor, that the departments can literally deposit the checks in the bank from their seats. We're getting the cash into the bank about a day faster which means more interest for Arlington County.

Shannon Flanagan-Watson: It makes it faster and easier to do business. We recognize that time is money.

For more information on doing business in Arlington, visit our Business Center website at arlingtonva.us, search business.

Arlington’s Department of Environmental Services has been busy clearing the snow and fixing those potholes. Assuming Spring eventually gets here DES is also gearing up to collect Spring Yard Waste from March 16th through April 24th! A limited number of free biodegradable bags are available at Courthouse Plaza, Lee Community Center, the Solid Waste Bureau and Thomas Jefferson Community Center, and paper yard waste bags are available at most hardware stores. Put your yard waste out on the business day after your normal trash collection day. Find out all that DES does for you at environment.arlingtonva.us.

This year, the Library’s Arlington Reads program focuses on race in America, as seen through the works of two remarkable young writers. National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward will discuss “Men We Reaped” at Central Library on April 8th, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie will discuss “Americanah” at Central on May 7th. This gives you plenty of time to check out a copy of both books at one of Arlington’s libraries, and make your plans to join the 2015 Arlington Reads.

Finally, Police Chief Doug Scott will retire after a 40 year career in law enforcement, including 12 years as Arlington’s police chief. An acting police chief will be appointed, and a national search for a new chief will be conducted. He will be greatly missed. Well, that's it for now. Thanks for watching! We'll see you next time, Around Arlington.

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Arlington is making it easier than ever to do. Business in the county will tell you more about some of the new features later in our program, but first the Arlington County boarding school board are working together to engage residents in the planning process for new and existing buildings. Make sure your voice is heard by getting involved with the resident forum, so you can find out what's happening with schools, fire stations, storage facilities and other development around the county. Go to Commission's, arlington, VA us and search facility study to learn more every month.

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Arlington holds a public county board meeting where important issues involving community are discussed and voted on. March is a busy month, as the board is also holding public budget and tax rate hearings. All meetings are open to the public. If you can't attend, you can watch the meeting live here on a TV or watch archived meetings online at county board, arlington VA us.

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We told you in a previous episode that arlington has made it easier to do business with the county, and we've heard from our view is that this is something you'd like to hear more about. Well, take a look.

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We want to make it simpler and more predictable to do business in Arlington, and one of the ways that we are achieving this goal is to the implementation of several process improvements well,.

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In the past, only existing businesses were able to register and submit their tax returns online. Now, with this new system, customers who have a new business in Arlington can register their business online, and existing businesses can also register additional locations online. So this was something that the business community and and owners or entrepreneurs had asked for these.

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Improvements stem from the county, manager's listening tour held last year with the business community and as a result of ongoing feedback that we have received from our customers. For example, we rolled out new payment options at our customer service counter here in the main county administration building. What.

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We realized that businesses needed is when they were going for permits and Zoning that they had a lot of stops to make. One of the stops was to come down to the second floor, to make payment.

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We have decided to rearrange our our system so that we allow the 10th floor in the 8th floor to take payments directly. What that means is the customer no longer has to come to the second floor, but the the departments can literally deposit the checks in the bank from their seats we're getting the cash into the bank about a day faster, which means more interest for Arlington County. It.

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More information on doing business in Arlington visit our business center website at Arlington, Va us and search business Arlington's Department of Environmental Services has been busy clearing the snow and fixing those pesky potholes assuming spring eventually gets here des is also gearing up to collect spring yard waste from March 16th through april 20 for a limited number of free biodegradable bags are available at courthouse: Lee community center, the solid waste Bureau and Thomas Jefferson, Community, Center and paper yard.

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Waste bags are also available at most hardware stores, put yard waste out on the business day after your normal trash collection day find out all that the S does for you at environment, arlington VA us this year. The library's arlington read program focuses on race in america, as seen through the works of two remarkable young writers, National Book Award winner Jasmine Ward will discuss men. We reaped at Central Library on April, the eighth and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie a will discuss Americana at Central Library on May. Seventh.

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This gives you plenty of time to check out a copy of both books at one of Arlington's libraries and make your plans to join the 2015 arlington reads. Finally, police chief doug scott will retire after a 40-year career in law enforcement, including 12 years as arlington county's police chief, an acting police chief will be appointed and a national search for a new chief will be conducted. He will be greatly missed. Well, that's it for now, thanks for watching we'll see you next time around arlington.