Latest Event Updates
Latest Events Update
We are pleased to post the final report of the BCA Bluemont Village Center Task Force, presented to the BCA at its membership meeting on December 17. You may find this report under the More Information tab.
We appreciate the hard work of all committee members and the input of the many individuals who assisted with this report. BCA will continue to closely monitor developments regarding the local Safeway located on Wilson Boulevard.
This Task Force will continue its work through the summer and into the fall.
At this writing, we have no new reports from Safeway, and we do contact them regularly. This Task Force will continue its work through the summer and into the fall.
April 22, 2014 Next Meeting
Happy Spring to all. The next meeting of the Bluemont Village Center Task Force will be on Tuesday, April 22, at 7 PM, at the home of K. Mattos, 5310 N. Bluemont. BCA members are welcome. Due to limited space, please call in advance if you wish to attend: 703-524-2793. Thanks.
MARCH TASK FORCE MEETING
Cerebus Capital Agrees to Buy Safeway
Safeway in Play?
Our Task Force wanted you to be aware of rumblings in the business press about investor interest in purchasing Safeway operations. Here is a recent story from Bloomberg news about this.
It is premature to speculate what impact this might have on our local Safeway. Our Task Force reported at last week’s BCA meeting that we have been in communication with Safeway representatives, and that we expect to learn of yet-to-be defined developments in a few weeks.
We will continue to update BCA membership both on this blog and at BCA monthly meetings, and please don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions.
The BVC Task Force met on Tuesday, February 11
The BVC Task Force met on Tuesday, February 11, and it approved the minutes of its January meeting. Those are posted here under Minutes.
The Task Force will report to the BCA at the February 26 BCA membership meeting.
TUESDAY, FEB. 11, at 7 PM Meeting
The next meeting of the Bluemont Village Center Task Force will be TUESDAY, FEB. 11, at 7 PM. We are pleased that our guest speaker will be Alexander Topchy, Chief Financial Officer of Broadstreet, a commercial real estate services firm. The meeting will be generously hosted at the home of George Rovder: 720 N Edison Street. Due to limited space, please call in advance at (703)465 8603. Thanks.
Update from the Bluemont Village Center Task Force
Because the January meeting of the Bluemont Civic Association was cancelled due to snow, we are posting this brief update for the information of our BCA neighbors.
In late October, the BCA established the Bluemont Village Center Task Force; its charter is posted on this website under “Charter.” You can reach either of the co-chairs, Carla Aly or Kate Mattos, through the email addresses listed in the “About” tab.
The members of the Task Force have taken a number of steps to better understand what types of development are possible under the current Safeway C-1 area zoning, that is, what development options Safeway could pursue “by right.” The information we collect will be compiled in an assessment and study that will be shared with BCA members.
Over the past several weeks, Task Force members have met with staff of the Arlington County Planning Division and of the Zoning office. We are scheduling meetings with members of the County Board to learn first-hand of their perspectives, and those meetings commence this month. Because of the importance of the Safeway site to others, we also reached out to adjacent civic associations’ leaders.
The Task Force has attempted to reach Safeway to obtain an update of plans, but as yet has not received a response from its representatives.
The parameters of the work of this Task Force is shaped by last April’s BCA vote, reported in the BCA May 2013 newsletter, which you can read here: http://www.bluemontcivic.org/newsletters/BCA_News_201305.pdf Also, the work of the Task Force will be informed by the views expressed in the BCA Neighborhood Conservation Plan, which was approved by the County Board in December. This combined with other factual information about the possibilities under C-1 zoning will shape draft reports that the Task Force will present to the BCA for input and review.
We will keep you informed and don’t hesitate to contact us with questions.
–Carla Aly and Kate Mattos
February 11, 2014 Next Meeting
The next meeting of the Bluemont Village Center Task Force will be on Tuesday, February 11, 2014, at 7 PM at the home of G. Rovder, 720 N. Edison Street. Space is limited so if you you are not a Task Force member and wish to attend, please call in advance to 703-956-0566.
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