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Lyon Village Neighbors’ Victory in Court Decision
On September 15, the Supreme Court of Virginia held that Mary Renkey and the other neighbors who had opposed the FBCC project from the start, on the basis that it violated the zoning ordinance, had been right all along. The site for the proposed 10-story building is on the Church property facing Clarendon Metro.(full article)

County Staff Proposes Removing Neighborhood
Protections from Clarendon Sector Plan
The revisions to the Clarendon Sector Plan have now reached the critical stage where County staff is proposing the zoning amendments that will implement the new Plan. The amendments currently proposed by County Staff will give the County Board virtually unlimited authority to increase both building height on sites nearest to the neighborhoods and building density above the current threshold level. This issue will likely be before the County Board in November.(full article)

LV Neighborhood Conservation Survey Data
The Neighborhood Conservation Survey’s have been turned in; Thank you! Now we need volunteers to help in the recording of survey answers. In addition, anyone with experience compiling this sort of information, please consider helping out or providing advice. To volunteer or obtain a copy of the Survey to turn in, please contact Puddy Blunden at 703.243.8636 or email: robertblunden@mac.com.