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Fairfax County schedules Nov. 8 visioning open house and expands outreach to Spanish speakers, seniors and youth
Summary
Fairfax County staff and consultants announced an in‑person open house on Nov. 8 and a virtual webinar on Nov. 13 to gather community input for the Franconia–Springfield area plan, described recent focus‑group findings and pledged Spanish translation and a Spanish survey to improve access.
Fairfax County announced this week that it will hold an in‑person visioning open house on Saturday, Nov. 8, from 10 a.m. to noon at Lewis High School and a virtual webinar on Thursday, Nov. 13 at 7 p.m., with a follow‑up online survey available for two weeks to collect input from residents who cannot attend in person.
The events are part of outreach for the Franconia–Springfield area plan. "The sort of goal of these focus groups... is really to reach folks who might not otherwise participate," said Joni Caden of Brick and Story, the outreach consultant leading the focus‑group program. County staff said two focus groups have been completed (parents and renters, and business owners) and three…
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