Saturday, October 20, 2012
Federal law requires employers to notify employees, local governments before mass layoffs.
Republican Matt Wavro has called on the Arlington County Board to "stand up" for residents here who could be affected by federal sequestration. The looming $1.2 trillion in cuts to defense and other parts of the federal government was meant to force a compromise between partisan politicians but now could actually be realized. Under the federal WARN Act — that's the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act — most employers are required to give workers a 60-day notice in advance of plant closings or mass layoffs. But some Northern Virginia defense contractors are holding off on those notices — some haven't decided — following a White House memo that says the federal government will cover any liability for doing so. Republicans have …
Friday, October 12, 2012
Patch-Arlington Independent Media forum touched on a variety of issues, from the cost of doing business here to the cost of living and quality of life.
Arlington County Board candidates touched on a wide range of issues Thursday night during a Patch-Arlington Independent Media live forum — touching on the proposed Columbia Pike trolley, affordable housing, the cost of doing business in Arlington and the future of the Artisphere. Democratic incumbent Libby Garvey faced Republican Matt Wavro and Green Party candidate Audrey Clement at Arlington Independent Media's studio in Clarendon. Arlington Patch Editor Jason Spencer moderated. Patch and Arlington Independent Media will feature the video online in upcoming days. Meanwhile, some highlights: If the vote was today, would you support the Columbia Pike trolley? “I would not,” Garvey said, taking a firm stand on the controversial proprosal. …
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Challengers factoring in increased turnout from top-of-the-ticket race in their campaigns.
The presidential race at the top of this year's election ticket casts a long shadow — and will potentially affect down-ballot races. Conventional wisdom says the contest between Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney in Arlington will help Democrats. Obama carried Arlington County with more than 70 percent of the vote four years ago. That bodes will for Arlington County Board member Libby Garvey, a Democrat and incumbent seeking re-election. Garvey has only held her post for a little more than six months, winning a special election in March to fill a term that expires at the end of this year. Garvey has taken darts from her opponents — Republican Matt Wavro and Green Party candidate Audrey Clement — for not …
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Democratic incumbent faces opposition from Republican, Green Party candidates.
The proposed Columbia Pike streetcar could be a defining issue in the three-way race for Arlington County Board. The estimated $249 million transit system would connect the Bailey's Crossroads/Skyline area of Fairfax County with Pentagon City, where it may eventually connect with a proposed Route 1 streetcar. At the center of the storm is Democratic incumbent Libby Garvey, who won her board seat in March, filling a term that expires in December. Garvey faces Republican Matt Wavro and Green Party candidate Audrey Clement — both vocal critics of the streetcar. In July, Garvey abstained from a vote to move forward on the Columbia Pike trolley system, saying she needed more time to study the matter. She said this week that she's still talking …
Monday, October 8, 2012
Event will air at 7 p.m. Thursday, replay several more times before the November election.
Patch and Arlington Independent Media will host a forum for Arlington County Board candidates that will be broadcast live at 7 p.m. Thursday. AIM will rebroadcast the forum multiple times before the November election. Patch also will feature the video on its Arlington County and Clarendon-Courthouse sites. Next month, voters will determine who represents them from the federal to the local level. Arlington County Board member Libby Garvey, a Democrat, faces opposition from Republican Matt Wavro and Green Party candidate Audrey Clement. Garvey won a special election earlier this year to fill the unexpired term of Barbara Favola, who ascended to the state Senate. That term expires at the end of this year. Candidates will be allowed to bring …
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Democrats maintain dominance of local government.
Democrat Libby Garvey won Tuesday’s special election to fill a vacant seat on the Arlington County Board by a little more than 800 votes, according to unofficial results. Garvey, 60, campaigned on the experience she gained from 15 years of service on the local school board, on setting priorities and on managing the growth and change that comes to Arlington. Her win once again cements the one-party dominance of local government. “I think my message resonated,” Garvey said at a victory party Tuesday night in the Douglas Park community. “I have a really good record. I think people like what they see.” Thanking the 60-or-so supporters at Arlington County Revenue Commissioner Ingrid Morroy’s home, Garvey said the race had been “tough” and that…
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Democrat Libby Garvey, Republican Mark Kelly and Green Party candidate Audrey Clement seek spot on Arlington County Board.
Voters will go to the polls Tuesday to fill a vacant seat on the Arlington County Board. Click the candidate's name to see his or her profile: The winner will take office in time to have a say in this year's county budget debate. The new board member, too, will have to hit the campaign trail again soon to hold on to the seat, as the unexpired term up for grabs lasts through the end of the year. The spot on the board opened up when Barbara Favola ascended to the state Senate in November. Between Jan. 1 and March 16, Garvey raised nearly $47,000, followed closely by Kelly, who raised about $45,000, according to the Virginia Public Access Project. Clement raised about $4,000 in that time. Kelly and Clement have spent most of what they raised…
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Candidate promises to bring aggressive posture to board on issues like affordable housing, mass transit, recycling.
If there’s one thing Audrey Clement isn’t afraid to do, it’s fight for what she believes is right. The 63-year-old IT professional took on the state and federal transportation departments in federal court in an attempt to stop the widening of Interstate 66 without an environmental assessment. The courts dismissed her claim, but she sees hope, at least, in the state’s willingness to study ways to improve transportation along that corridor through other modes of transportation, from buses to bicycles. Clement said if she’s elected to the Arlington County Board, she will exact a commitment from the Virginia Department of Transportation to not undertake any other road-widening projects unless they have a transit component. “I would demand that…
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Three candidates seeking a vacant seat on the county board participated in an Arlington County Civic Federation forum Tuesday night.
Major Arlington County projects like the Artisphere and proposed Columbia Pike trolley and the amount of money the local government gives to the school system provided ample fodder for a candidate forum Tuesday night. Democrat Libby Garvey – a school board member who, if elected, would again cement the one-party dominance over local government – found herself between Republican Mark Kelly and Green Party candidate Audrey Clement, both of whom want to cut or eliminate tax dollars going to things like the Artisphere and a new Black Box Theater. Kelly and Clement also both oppose a planned $250 million streetcar project along Columbia Pike. Kelly called it a “boondoggle” that will “wreak havoc” on existing businesses, and Clement believes …
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Democrat Libby Garvey, Republican Mark Kelly and Green Party candidate Audrey Clement face off March 27 for the Arlington County Board.
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