Arlington County Government, VA Neighborhoods, 16 Dec 2009

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From YouTube: Year End 2009

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A video highlight of 2009 in Arlington, VA. This video highlights Chairman Barbara Favola's priority initatives for her 2009 term.

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The pundits tell us that 2009 will be an extraordinary year a year that will require us to rethink the role of county government in fiscally challenging times.

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I am confident that arlingtonians will rise to the occasion we have a history of building strong bonds in difficult times of being there for our neighbors of each person doing his part to lessen the pain of those most vulnerable in the community.

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This commitment to each other and to a shared sense of values, is now more important than ever as we embark on this new journey. I challenge us to be partners for a sustainable arlington, because we rise or fall as one community.

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This month we are kicking off a partnerships for a healthier arlington. I'm very excited about this initiative.

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Channel 8 also featured miss vivola's. Announcement of a new emergency needs, homelessness prevention fund, arlington, developer john shushan provided 50 000 seed money for the fund. It's partnerships like these that make arlington such a special place.

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I know of no other county program that really reflects the values of arlington, like the clarendon house does did.

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You know there are hundreds of opportunities to help your community get connected with volunteer arlington. If you're wondering who can help. The answer is simple. You.

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Folly is being honored with the james b hunter, the third community hero award in the individual category.

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Voice of america recently reported on the rise of volunteerism, as unemployment spreads. Volunteers in arlington are mentioned prominently in the report.

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For arlington to step forward and put our values forward, creating a new recycling center here with the interpretive area to educate people, I think, is important. It's a good statement of where we stand and show that we're walking the walk.

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Introducing new single stream recycling in ireland arlington is implementing.

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Have a long-term commitment to make arlington a very bicycle-friendly community, where it's not just for recreational purposes, but for getting around.

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And you look at the areas that are improved and repaired you're like oh wow. We should do this. The whole way.

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The neighborhood got together and said: we want a better park and we want to help the county, build it, of course, with the economic times it won't be so many, but that's how we got this big part.

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We have the best job in the world. It's.

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One of those tough challenges in life that somebody had to taste the food and.

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There are a wide range of free and low-cost events happening every week right here in our town in the coming year. We're going to develop even better ways to make it more convenient for you to find out what's happening right here in arlington. If.

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You build it, they will come we're.

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On our way to a cultural center.

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This will be an anchor for wrestling and reflect also the diversity that we are proud to have in arlington.

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Arlington was named one of the top 100 places to live by relocate america. Of course, we already knew that, but it's nice to see that others agree. I'm.

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Very pleased to report that our bonds were once again rated aaa the highest rating possible by all three of the bond rating agencies.

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Arlington also announced that the county received 19 million in federal stimulus funding. There's been.

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A tremendous amount of coverage lately of the county's plans to revitalize columbia, pike.

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We're trying to create walkable places we're trying to create vibrant economic centers that are not dependent on automobiles.

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I am thrilled that my last official act as county manager will be joining all of you and cutting this ribbon, because I do think this project is symbolic of a lot of what really is important in arlington.

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Our product in the end is a great community where people want to live want to raise their families want to work, won't just start their businesses or want to play and want to learn when.

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The county takes on an issue, we really take it on well.

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