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The Ballston-Virginia Square Civic Association (BVSCA) community is located in the heart of Arlington County, Virginia. The boundaries of the BVSCA community are Glebe Road on the west, Kirkwood Road on the east, Route I-66 on the north, and Wilson Boulevard on the south. The BVSCA community is predominately a residential neighborhood with older single-family homes and small low-rise apartments and newer condominiums and townhouses. In 1979, the Orange Line of the Metrorail system brought two Metro subway stations to our area. This has resulted in high-rise development of office and condominiums along the Metro Corridor, such as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Training Center, Lexington Square Condominiums, Tower Villas Condominiums, Virginia Square Condominiums, and Virginia Square Plaza Apartments near the Virginia Square-GMU Metrorail station; and the National Science Foundation, Alta Vista Condominiums, the Ballston Place Apartments, Richmond Square Apartments and The Jefferson by Marriott -- a senior living condominium community near the Ballston-MU Metrorail station.
Beginning in 1996, a major expansion of the George Mason University Arlington Campus has been in process near the Virginia Square Metro stop. Also, several new townhouse projects have been developed in recent years between Washington Boulevard, North 11th Street, and North Fairfax Drive.
The BVSCA community contains three parks, three schools, the Arlington County Central Library, Arlington's School Administration Building, and Arlington's Planetarium. Our community also contains four churches, a YMCA, the Ballston Commons Shopping Center, numerous retail establishments, and very fine local restaurants. Also, close by is the Virginia Hospital Center; excellent bike trails linking to Mount Vernon and Front Royal, Virginia; and Fort C.F. Smith, one of the best preserved remains of a Civil War fort located in the Washington, D.C. area (see the BVSCA Newsletter September/October 1994 described below for additional details about this property's historical significance).
Our civic association participates in public meetings on important issues affecting our neighborhood. For example, we participate in County Board meetings, Arlington County Planning Commission meetings, Arlington County Civic Federation meetings, and Arlington County legislative hearings. The Ballston-Virginia Square Civic Association sponsors increased public participation in our community with formal surveys of our members on important issues affecting our community; candidates night debates; presentations by applicant representatives on proposed site plan and development projects; and discussions on issues of concern affecting our community (e.g., crime, taxes, bonds, parking/traffic issues, aggressive panhandling, and County spending priorities).
Future Membership Meetings: Visit www.ballstoncivic.org for details.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 BVSCA's Membership Meeting
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 BVSCA's Membership Meeting
BVSCA Officers 2010-2011 Membership Year
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 BVSCA's Membership Meeting
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 BVSCA's Membership Meeting
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 BVSCA's Membership Meeting
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 BVSCA's Membership Meeting
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 BVSCA's Membership Meeting
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 BVSCA's Membership Meeting
Tuesday, May 26, 2009 BVSCA's Membership Meeting
Tuesday, March 31, 2009 BVSCA's Membership Meeting
Tuesday, January 27, 2009 BVSCA's Membership Meeting
Tuesday, November 25, 2008 BVSCA's Membership Meeting
Tuesday, September 30, 2008 BVSCA's Membership Meeting
Tuesday, July 29, 2008 BVSCA's Membership Meeting
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 BVSCA's Membership Meeting
BVSCA Officers 2007-2008 Membership Year
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 BVSCA's Membership Meeting
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 BVSCA's Membership Meeting
Tuesday, November 27, 2007 BVSCA's Membership Meeting
Tuesday, September 25, 2007 BVSCA's Membership Meeting
Wednesday, August 8, 2007 BVSCA's Membership Meeting
Tuesday, July 31, 2007 BVSCA Meeting Rescheduled to August 8, 2007
Tuesday, May 29, 2007 BVSCA's Membership Meeting
Tuesday, March 27, 2007 BVSCA's Membership Meeting
Tuesday, January 30, 2007 BVSCA's Membership Meeting
Tuesday, November 28, 2006 BVSCA's Membership Meeting and Newsletter
Tuesday, September 26, 2006 BVSCA's Membership Meeting and Newsletter
Tuesday, July 25, 2006 BVSCA's Membership Meeting and Newsletter
Tuesday, May 30, 2006 BVSCA's Membership Meeting and Newsletter
Tuesday, March 28, 2006 BVSCA's Membership Meeting and Newsletter
Tuesday, January 31, 2006 BVSCA's Membership Meeting and Newsletter
Tuesday, November 28, 2005 BVSCA's Membership Meeting and Newsletter
Tuesday, September 27, 2005 BVSCA's Membership Meeting and Newsletter
Tuesday, July 26, 2005 BVSCA's Membership Meeting and Newsletter
Tuesday, May 31, 2005 BVSCA's Membership Meeting and Newsletter
Tuesday, March 29, 2005 BVSCA's Membership Meeting and Newsletter
Tuesday, January 25, 2005 BVSCA's Membership Meeting and Newsletter
Tuesday, November 30, 2004 BVSCA's Membership Meeting and Newsletter
Tuesday, September 28, 2004 BVSCA's Membership Meeting and Newsletter
Membership Meeting of July 27, 2004, Cancelled for Members to Attend Last Meeting of the W-L Parking Committee
BVSCA Officers 2004-2005 Membership Year
Tuesday, May 25, 2004 BVSCA's Annual Membership Meeting and Newsletter
Tuesday, March 30, 2004 BVSCA's Membership Meeting and Newsletter
Meeting of Tuesday, January 27, 2004, Rescheduled for Wednesday, March 3, 2004, Due to Icy Conditions BVSCA's Membership Meeting and Newsletter
Tuesday, November 25, 2003 BVSCA's Membership Meeting and Newsletter
Tuesday, September 30, 2003 BVSCA's Membership Meeting and Newsletter
Tuesday, July 29, 2003 BVSCA's Membership Meeting and Newsletter
BVSCA Officers 2003-2004 Membership Year
Tuesday, May 27, 2003 BVSCA's Annual Membership Meeting and Newsletter
Tuesday, March 25, 2003 BVSCA's Membership Meeting and Newsletter
Tuesday, January 28, 2003 BVSCA's Membership Meeting and Newsletter
Tuesday, November 26, 2002 BVSCA's Membership Meeting and Newsletter
Tuesday, October 8, 2002 BVSCA Special Membership Meeting
Tuesday, September 24, 2002 BVSCA's Membership Meeting and Newsletter
Tuesday, July 30, 2002 BVSCA's Membership Meeting and Newsletter
BVSCA Officers 2002-2003 Membership Year
Tuesday, May 28, 2002 BVSCA's Membership Meeting and Newsletter
Tuesday, March 26, 2002 BVSCA's Membership Meeting and Newsletter
Tuesday, January 29, 2002 BVSCA's Membership Meeting and Newsletter
Announcement by BVSCA President RE: January 2002 Meeting
Tuesday, November 27, 2001 BVSCA's Membership Meeting and Newsletter
Wednesday, October 17, 2001 BVSCA's Candidates Night Meeting
Ben Axleroad's September 26, 2001, Tower Villas Letter
Tuesday, September 25, 2001 BVSCA's Membership Meeting and Newsletter
Tuesday, July 31, 2001 BVSCA's Membership Meeting and Newsletter
Presented at the Arlington County Planning Commission Meeting of July 24, 2001, Kate Wilson's Statement on Behalf of BVSCA on George Mason University Foundation's Proposed General Land Use Amendment and Rezoning for the GMU-Arlington Campus. George Mason University Foundation's Arlington Campus Proposal to Be Heard by the County Board at 7:00 P.M. on Monday, August 6, 2001 .
Other Scheduled Meetings: Candidates Night, Wednesday, October 17, 2001, at the Arlington Central Library, and Tuesday, November, 27, 2001, at the Summerwalk Condominums
BVSCA Officers 2001-2002 Membership Year
Tuesday, May 29, 2001 BVSCA's Membership Meeting
Tuesday, March 27, 2001 BVSCA's Membership Meeting
Saturday, February 24, 2001, Virginia Square area Community Meeting and Tour
Virginia Square Sector Plan Review (Draft -- 1/29/01)
Virginia Square Sector Plan Review Committee's Preliminary Report (September 2000)
Tuesday, January 30, 2001 BVSCA's Membership Meeting
Tuesday, November 28, 2000 BVSCA's Membership Meeting
Tuesday, September 26, 2000 BVSCA's Membership Meeting
BVSCA Officers 2000-2001 Membership Year
BVSCA Letter Dated June 23, 2000 to Arlington County Board, RE: CIP Proposal for FY 2001 Bond Financing for GMU-Arlingon Campus
Arlington's Proposed FY 2001-2006 CIP includes $5.0 million in FY 2001 Bond Financing for GMU Arlington Campus, see BVSCA's March/April 1994 Newsletter and Analysis of GMU's 1992 Campus Parking Study
County Board Meeting of June 24, 2000, to Consider Proposed CIP and Bond Financing for GMU-Arlington Campus, see BVSCA's May/June 1994 Newsletter and Adopted Position on GMU Expansion
DeAndra Beck's Comments for the Committee of 100, May 10, 2000, and BVSCA's Position on GMU's Proposed Expansion
Tuesday, May 30, 2000 BVSCA's Annual Membership Meeting
Tuesday, April 25, 2000 BVSCA's Membership Meeting
Tuesday, March 28, 2000 BVSCA's Membership Meeting
Tuesday, February 29, 2000 BVSCA's Membership Meeting
Tuesday, January 25, 2000 BVSCA's Membership Meeting
Tuesday, November 30, 1999 BVSCA's Membership Meeting
Thursday, October 28, 1999 BVSCA's Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, September 28, 1999 BVSCA's Membership Membership
Tuesday, August 31, 1999 BVSCA's Membership Meeting
Also, we invite you to visit a: map of our BVSCA neighborhood, provided by Arlington County, Virginia.