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Arlington Environmental Collection and Recycling (E-CARE)

Friday, April 1st, 2011 Posted in News | Comments Off

The Arlington Environmental Collection and Recycling (E-CARE) is an event where Arlington residents can safely dispose of household hazardous materials, recycle bikes, small metal items, shoes, eyeglasses, and durable medical equipment. Before you come to E-CARE, talk to your neighbors! ...

CIVIC ASSOCIATION MEETING — MONDAY MARCH 21

Thursday, March 17th, 2011 Posted in News | Comments Off

--Last review of old Westover library site plans (1hour) --Arlington would like to discuss a bio-retention effort in our civic association. Ms. Jolicoeur will provide a presentation on the subject. (30 minutes) --Does the civic ...

FREE TREES — ARLINGTON’S TREE CANOPY FUND

Friday, March 11th, 2011 Posted in News | 1 Comment »

Any private endeavor from an individual, a church or organization can request free trees. The deadline for this years request is April 8, 2010. For details see ----- http://www.arlingtonenvironment.org/treecanopyfund.htm

Household Hazardous Materials Collection (E-CARE)

Wednesday, March 9th, 2011 Posted in News | Comments Off

The 2011 spring E-CARE event will be held Saturday, April 9, 2011. The Arlington Environmental Collection and Recycling Event (E-CARE) gives residents a chance to safely get rid of hazardous materials like paint, solvents and garden chemicals and to recycle electronics, bikes,small ...

Join the Arlington County Auxiliary Police Unit

Sunday, March 6th, 2011 Posted in News | Comments Off

The Arlington County Police Department is offering a unique opportunity to serve your community: become a sworn auxiliary police officer. The Auxiliary Police Unit is made up entirely of volunteers who support the full-time Arlington police officers by: • Patrolling county ...

DON’T DISAPPEAR IN A POTHOLE

Thursday, March 3rd, 2011 Posted in News | Comments Off

You notice a pothole. Arlington has the fix ---- if you report it!! That includes street maintenance. Here is the secret. Go on the Arlington website ---- ArlingtonVA.US. Type pothole in the search block. At the bottom of the page, ...

PUT THE BRAKES ON BIKE LARCENIES

Thursday, March 3rd, 2011 Posted in News | Comments Off

In 2010, 390 bikes using cables or chains as locks were stolen. The cables can quickly be cut with a rechargeable cutting tool and the padlocks are easily broken. To prevent your bike from being stolen: • USE A U-LOCK. ...

WESTOVER BEER GARDEN

Thursday, February 10th, 2011 Posted in News | 19 Comments »

Please plan to attend a community forum to discuss the Westover Beer Garden on March 8 at 7pm in the Westover Library. The Beer Garden is working with the county government to resolve the various issues associated with continuing this ...

MONTHLY CIVIC ASSOCIATION MEETING — FEBRUARY 14 AT 7PM AT WESTOVER LIBRARY CONFERENCE ROOM

Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011 Posted in News | 1 Comment »

Improvement of old Westover library site. Presentation by Arlington staff and and its landscape architect. This will offer surrounding residents an opportunity to comment on the preliminary plans. The County will provide its 90% plans in March. Include discussion ...

Emergency Preparedness and Response Training Begins in March

Tuesday, January 25th, 2011 Posted in News | Comments Off

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training is about the importance of being prepared for and able to respond to all kinds of emergencies. This eight-session course, sponsored by the Arlington County Citizen Corps Council, Office of Emergency Management (OEM) and ...