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Fairfax County awards $23.97M Vienna Carter Library contract; council proclaims Fire Prevention Week
Summary
Fairfax County awarded the Vienna Carter Library construction contract to Costello Construction for $23,969,000; the council also proclaimed Fire Prevention Week and the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department invited residents to an Oct. 11 open house focused on lithium-ion battery safety. Public works also reported nearing completion of an ARPA-funded stockpile canopy and plans for sidewalk and drainage work.
Fairfax County has awarded the Vienna Carter Library construction contract to Costello Construction of Maryland for $23,969,000, Brad Baer, Vienna's director of public works, announced at the Oct. 6 town council meeting. Baer said the project has been awarded and that it may take a month or two for the contractor to mobilize and for the town to receive a construction schedule; more information will be shared with the public as it becomes available.
At the start of the meeting Mayor Linda Colbert proclaimed Oct. 5–11, 2025 as Fire Prevention Week for Vienna and described the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department's open house on Oct. 11, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. at 400 Center Street S. The proclamation called attention to the National Fire Protection Association's campaign about lithium-ion battery safety, advising residents to use manufacturer chargers, charge on hard surfaces, avoid high temperatures and recycle damaged batteries at approved locations. RJ Hernandez, who said he has overseen the open house in recent years, accepted the proclamation and invited residents to attend.
Baer also updated the council on public-works projects: an ARPA-funded stockpile canopy to protect sand, salt and spoils is nearing completion, with overhead trusses being installed to reduce runoff, sedimentation and contamination; the Park Street sidewalk project has started and project details are posted on the public works web page; and the town mailed 1,800 postcards to nearby homeowners notifying them of invasive-species removal and planned replanting along the W&OD Trail.
Town staff said they will provide schedules and further project details through the public-works web page and the town newsletter as the work progresses.
