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From YouTube: Arlington in the News/Update
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Arlington TV's regular roundup of news and events. In this edition, new County Board Chair Walter Tejada lays out his priorities for 2013 and Vice Chair Jay Fisette takes his campaign against plastic bottles to the national stage. The Crystal City Sector Plan gets a major honor, and Capital Bikeshare gets high praise as well. In addition, we get County residents ready for the annual commemoration of Martin Luther King and the Presidential Inauguration and make a pitch for rescued animals. All part of a busy January.
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A
Hi
I'm
Maureen
zilch
from
the
office
of
communications
and
lately
Arlington's
been
in
the
news.
There
was
lots
of
coverage
of
the
county
board's
traditional
New,
Year's,
Day,
meeting
representatives
from
radio
print
television
and
Spanish
media
all
reported
on
Chairman,
Walter,
Tejada,
spry
or
ities.
These
include
affordable
housing,
fitness
and
health,
urban
agriculture
and
pedestrian
and
bike
safety
wtop,
and
the
DC
examiner
also
reported
on
board.
Vice
chairman
J
facets:
educational
crusade
against
plastic
water
bottles.
A
The
story
went
national
is
it
was
picked
up
by
The,
Huffington,
Post
and
even
Rush
Limbaugh
and
other
national
news.
The
online
magazine
slate
did
a
piece
on
Capital
Bikeshare,
calling
it
the
best
bike
sharing
program
in
the
nation
reporter
Tom
Vanderbilt
interviewed,
consultant,
Paula,
Myo
transportation,
chief
Dennis
leach
and
commuter
services,
bureau,
chief
chris
hamilton
for
the
piece
and
finally,
the
crystal
city
sector
plan,
a
long-range
vision,
crafted
jointly
by
community
members
and
county
government
has
won
the
American
Planning
Association
2013
National
Planning,
achievement
award
for
innovation
and
economic
planning
and
development.
A
B
I'm
Jenny
eaten
and
here's
what's
going
on
around
arlington.
Are
you
new
to
arlington
or
know
someone
who
is?
We've
got
a
great
new
welcome
kit
to
help
newcomers
feel
right
at
home.
It's
got
important
information
on
a
wide
range
of
services,
from
setting
up
utilities
to
finding
parks
and
recreation,
registering
kids
for
school
and
much
more.
It's
available
on
our
website.
Keyword
welcome,
Arlington's
44th
annual
tribute
to
dr.
Martin
Luther
King
jr.
will
be
held
on
sunday
january
twentieth
from
7
&
9
p.m.
in
washington,
lee
high
school.
B
Arlington
is
proud
to
be
so
close
to
all
the
inauguration
festivities
which
are
taking
place
in
Washington
DC
on
monday
january,
twenty
first,
because
some
bridges
and
major
roadways
will
be
closed
to
cars,
walking
biking
and
public
transportation
are
the
best
way
to
get
where
you
need
to
go,
find
out
more
on
our
website.
Keyword
inauguration.
B
The
animal
welfare
league
of
arlington
says
it's
always
a
great
time
to
adopt
a
rescue
animal
as
a
pet.
In
fact,
they
suggest
it
be
one
of
your
new
year's
resolutions.
They've
got
cats,
dogs
and
smaller
animals
like
guinea
pigs
all
looking
for
new
homes
find
out
more
by
contacting
them
at
awla
org.
That's
it
for
update
Arlington.
We
hope
you'll
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this
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us
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Twitter
and,
of
course,
keep
watching
us
here
in
Arlington
TV.