Politics & Government

County Funds Yorktown, Lyon Park and Other Neighborhood Projects

Arlington County Board OKs $2.5 million for street and park improvements.

The Arlington County Board on Tuesday approved more than $2.5 million to fund projects in five different neighborhoods.

The projects successfully maneuvered the county's Neighborhood Conservation Advisory Committee. They will be funded by part of a $28.3 million bond approved by voters last year.

The projects are:

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  • $670,000 for park improvements at Tyrol Hills Park in the Columbia Heights West neighborhood.
  • $310,246 for street improvements on North Buchanan Street between 24th Road North and 24th Street North in the Old Dominion neighborhood.
  • $477,339 for streets lights along 7th and 9th streets in the Arlington Heights neighborhood.
  • $708,776 for improvements at Chestnut Hills Park in Yorktown
  • $147,843 for streetlights on North Cleveland between 1st Road North and Washington Boulevard in Lyon Park.

The Neighborhood Conservation Advisory Committee recommends projects for funding to the county board twice a year.

"It is truly an example of community planning done from the ground up," Arlington County Board Chairman Walter Tejada said in a statement.

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