Jeff McKay reports on how we’ve achieved positive results for Lee District in the critical areas of transportation and revitalization. We have a balanced County budget that preserves core services and we’re moving ahead with improvements to Telegraph Road and South Kings Highway, removing some of the worst bottlenecks in the district. Although you may
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I grew up on the Route One corridor—along with my parents and grandparents.  We have all been proud to call Route One home. So—as a third generation Route One neighbor, it upsets me personally when people badmouth my home or compare it to Tysons Corner. — a commentary by Lee District Supervisor Jeff McKay First,
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Last year, our county budget was a wake up call to many of us who saw Fairfax as a land of plenty with quality of life for all.  Slowly, we came to understand that we, too, were subject to the strong financial headwinds battering the national and state economies.  The county executive’s proposed budget for
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Delegate Sickles Town Hall Meeting Saturday, January 30th  10:00 am to noon Snyder Center   6450 S Van Dorn St., Alexandria, VA 22315   map, click here Delegate Mark Sickles will be holding a town hall meeting in the 43rd district to discuss ongoing state issues, the budget, and the winter legislative session. Guests joining
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County Budget Transportation South Van Dorn Street and Telegraph Road Improvements Mortgage Fraud Investigation Parks, Recreation, Environment Huntley Meadows Wetlands Sidewalks Shop Local Year-Round New Parking Regulations Walking to School Walking Town Meetings Lee District Open House  Snow Removal Update Click here to read all about these important topics.

news from Supervisor McKay, July 14th When I was growing up in Lee District, Springfield Mall was a vibrant and modern retail center with stores like Garfinkels and W. Bell Company.  Times changed; other malls were developed and redeveloped, yet Springfield Mall’s 80 acres of stores and restaurants remained fixed in time with an absentee
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Much has happened since the last issue when I wrote about the impact of the economic downturn on Fairfax County. We balanced our FY2010 budget and avoided the deep cuts to public safety that had been threatened earlier in the year. We also restored a number of potential human services cuts and maintained our zoning
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The decision to shift thousands of jobs to Alexandria as part of the Base Realignment and Closure plan has one Fairfax County Supervisor fuming.  “It was one of the worst decisions in recent history by the federal government,” Fairfax County Supervisor Jeff McKay, D-Lee, tells WTOP. read more …

As the year draws to a close, it’s a good time to reflect on some of what we’ve accomplished by working together in Lee District during 2006.  County Budget:  Along with other localities in the country, we are hit hard by the national and state economic crisis.  Every County agency has been directed to roll
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This has been the most astounding election cycle that I have ever seen.  The Franconia Governmental Center has for many years been a satellite voting location for absentee-in-person voting. (Only a bureaucrat could have devised that name for voting that takes place before election day.)  Absentee-in-person voting is not the same as early voting which
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