American Rescue Plan Act

Start a conversation and discuss with fellow residents. 

Pay your over worked Parks and  Rec part time employees competitive wages and benefits… they are part of the soul of the dept. and the face of Parks and Rec

I believe that we should use some of this money for rehab services for our residents

No new taxes.  You have $29 million dollars new money and you’re proposing a new tax. Makes no sense. No Rain Water Tax. If there is a problem with current equipment fix it. Taxes never go away just up. Everyone is getting an increase. There are flaws in city’s presentation. 

Please consider using a small portion of the funds to purchase the wooded lot beside Ratcliffe Park.  This is an opportunity to invest in public health, stormwater management and infrastructure (all eligible ARPA uses) by simply allowing this piece of nature to continue providing us the services that it always has.  This action would be in line with the Comprehensive Plan, Chapter 4: Action NE1.5.2 to "Pursue opportunities to purchase and preserve in perpetuity privately-owned open space."  We have been given an opportunity here that we will never have again if this lot is developed into townhouses, as proposed. 

I recommend the enhancement of sidewalks and crosswalks. Right now the sidewalks are narrow and there is often space to widen them without encroaching on used space. Also, enhance the crosswalks and have flashing lights for all locations, especially the western part of the historic district on Main Street. There are a few walkways but it is not apparent to drivers.

Connect the walkway up route 123 between downtown and Route 29/50 all of the way, rather than patchy sidewalks. 

Use the existing dog park as a small dog area and create a larger fenced-in area for larger dogs. Currently, the dog park is too small for the level of use that it gets and the size of dogs. The current dog park doesn't give much space for larger dogs to run and is much smaller than the Vienna dog park, South Run, Mason District, and other local parks.

Our downtown is sorely in need of places with live music, as well as non-chain shopping where people can walk from one to another- need way more options.  Unless there's a festival going on, it's kind of dead, even on a weekend night.  Would love to see some of this money be used to make it viable for these kinds of shops to be here, and also help existing ones. 

Also, could some of the funds be used to support something in the space the farmers' market uses when it's not there?   Like a beer garden maybe?  With heaters of course!   

Mixed use development downtown would also make a big difference - too much commercial space there now.  If  buildings could include condos that are actually affordable (400k?), that would put more energy and life in the area. 

Over the past 20 months, non-profit organizations like The City of Fairfax Theatre Company have been offering creative opportunities and programs for the people of the community, but continue to struggle due to the pandemic.  While there still is a big gap due to the pandemic, The City of Fairfax Theatre Company would like to support the goals of the City by offering programs that could include workshops, classes, and/or performances. We hope the City will use this opportunity to provide grants/funding and a theatre/performance space for community organizations like CFTC to provide programs and events for members of the community of all ages to participate in and enjoy.

Please restore funding to place underground the overhead utility wires (including broadband internet) along Old Lee Highway, as originally planned for the multi-modal improvement project.   This investment in infrastructure would mitigate power and internet outages in our neighborhood.