Message from CCCA’s President On September 14th (Wednesday) at 7pm we will have our next CCCA meeting. We will have an update from JBGS on all of their construction projects, a presentation by the County transportation staff on alternatives for Metro. We will have one more presentation that has not been…
Category: Housing
CCCA August 2022 Newsletter
Click here to download Message from CCCA’s President Livability22202 is looking at the problem of crime in the area. We are meeting with the police and are looking for volunteers to work on the issue. If you are interested, please email me at: p[email protected]. Last month we did a survey…
Happy Fourth of July!
July Newsletter is Out – click here to download July 4 Announcement of Road Closures and places to View the Fireworks: See inside the Newsletter for details Message from CCCA’s President We have a survey about Park Names! Three parks around the new Amazon HQ2 need names. In the map…
CCCA June Newsletter is Out
Click here to download. Message from CCCA’s President Thanks to everyone who joined us virtually and in person for our May meeting on transportation. Our next regular meeting will be in September, but we will have a special meeting on June 15 to cover Route 1. This meeting will be…
CCCA May Newsletter is Out
Once again, filled with lots of information on what’s happening in our area. Don’t forget, you can get this Newsletter and email update in your in box and vote at meetings by becoming a member of the CCCA for $10 annually. Local businesses may become Associate Members without a vote….
Melwood and Affordable Housing
Melwood Industries has proposed to the County a Tier 1 review of a proposal to build on its current vacant lot at 750 S 23rd Street. This would be a state‐of‐the‐art mixed‐use building that: Provides a home for Melwood programming, particularly workforce development programming: Provides affordable housing inclusive of people…
CCCA December Newsletter 2021
Read the Newsletter here. With apologies for the length of this month’s Newsletter, here you go. So much for this being a slow time of year! Check out the meetings and all of the issues. 1. Survey: Every month in the President’s report, we will have a survey. The idea is to…
CCCA October 2021 Newsletter
Click here to download.https://www.crystalcitycivic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/CCCA_Newsletter-No.-10.pdf Some Highlights: 1. Save the Date: CCCA Annual Meeting, November 17, 7-9 pm. So far, we’ve confirmed that we will have our annual CCCA elections and a presentation by Amazon on its operations in 22202 and its plans for PenPlace. Stay tuned for details in early November…
Livability22202 Meeting on County Planning and Affordable Housing
Good meeting February 9 of the three 22202 civic associations: Arlington Ridge, Aurora Highlands, and Crystal City. 7:00 pm: Matt Mattauszek, Arlington County Master Planner, Crystal City/Pentagon City Planning Coordinator, provided a detailed overview of the county planning activities for 2021 in 22202. The year will be very busy as…
Breaking News: Crystal Houses and Housing Affordability
Great News! The Washington Housing Conservancy has bought Crystal Houses on S Eads Street with a major grant from Amazon and JBG Smith will manage it. The conservancy’s mission — and the Crystal House project — aim to create spaces for individuals and families who may make too much money…