Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said he’ll be in contact with regional leaders this weekend to determine whether or not to extend the existing lockdown conditions in Northern Virginia.
City Manager Wyatt Shields told the News-Press Tuesday that he assigned key members of the City staff to the group with the purpose of being prepared to help businesses as they transition to the governor’s Phase 1 reopening.
Mason District Supervisor Penny Gross announced that the Fairfax County Park Authority (FCPA) is preparing for a gradual re-opening of some Farmers Markets, beginning May 9.
Over 1,700 shirts have been sold so far with more than $30,000 being raised in support of local community help groups.
Falls Church City Public Schools superintendent Peter Noonan said the system is in the process of transition planning to what may follow as the crisis hopefully begins to mitigate over the summer, and that it is proceeding with newly-announced innovative plans for the graduation of the Class of 2020 at George Mason High School.
There really aren’t any words to describe the financial, mental and emotional toll this has taken. But it cannot go without saying that the support has been nothing less than heartwarming.
