Lorton To Have New Police Station And Animal Shelter

The Lorton-South County area will take another step away from being in the country when the future South County Police Station and Animal Shelter is built on a parcel of land on Lorton Road, just east of the Ox Road intersection. This area of the county is now patrolled by units from the Franconia and West Springfield District Police Stations, which are some distance away, so the additional police station will allow the department to organize smaller patrol areas and decrease response times throughout the county, Fairfax County said. Continue reading

Restrooms of the Fairfax City Parks To Be Kept Open By City Jobs Program

Where all businesses are closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, locked restrooms, due to closures of libraries and other public places, have only made the matters worse. But this problem has been solved locally thanks to a partnership between Fairfax City and The Lamb Center. The Lamb Center is daytime, a drop-in shelter serving the homeless. Under the already-existing City Jobs program, some 20 homeless men and women from The Lamb Center are paid to do a variety of tasks for Fairfax City’s Parks and Recreation Department. Via this innovative initiative, these workers clean and beautify city parks and other outdoor spaces for the public’s enjoyment. Continue reading

Significant Increase In Adoptions At A Fairfax County Animal Shelter

A shelter in Fairfax County has seen a significant increase in adoptions since stay-at-home orders were issued. Despite shutting down the shelter’s in-house operations last month, it has fielded more than 300 email requests since mid-March from people looking to adopt. Amanda Novotny, the communications and outreach manager at the Fairfax County Animal Shelter said, “It seems like things are happening every day. It was astounding to see this huge uptick in numbers. Going from 20 a week to 300 in a month is pretty incredible." Continue reading