Final action will be taken on policies regarding deer culling, towing, and residential-to-commercial conversion on the agenda When members of the Arlington County Board meet this Saturday (Nov. 16).

At the meeting, Board members are planned to take the final steps regarding the zoning changes necessary to allow the zoning change. use of snipers killing deer on public lands in the county.

Approval is awaited. If that happens, county officials will begin working on selecting a contractor to do the work early next year. The first culling will begin a year from now.

District Board members will also evaluate changes in the district towing regulationsIncluding whether a live-time “second signature” will be required for property owners who remove their vehicles from their property.

Both deer And pull The issues sparked heated comments in October, when the Board made the necessary regulations. public hearings before putting them on this month’s action agenda.

In addition, some suggestions to support property owners who want to do so are also on the agenda. converting existing old commercial properties to residential units.

Some of these properties are currently semi-vacant or vacant; that’s part of Arlington’s nearly 23% office vacancy rate. Leaders in Northern Virginia have embraced the idea of ​​giving property owners an easier bureaucratic path to convert them into multifamily residential buildings.

Arlington Planning Commission recently voted 8-0 Supporting the package currently before Board members.

Comcast Operating Agreement Update Will Be Delayed Again: Board members will be asked again on November 16. extend the operating agreement This allows Comcast to offer cable service in Arlington.

The last approved franchise agreement was between 2016-21. It has since been extended multiple times under current terms as the county government and Comcast continue to negotiate new terms.

Unless the Board of Directors decides, the contract will expire on December 9. However, the parties agreed to extend the contract for another year.

Comcast is one of them two franchisees It offers cable service to Arlington residents. Verizon is the other.

Art Scholarships Planned to Be Approved: Board members are scheduled to approve $365,810 on Nov. 16 annual art scholarships.

Three individual artists and 14 organizations will share the funding. The Arts Commission recommended the recipients after receiving 27 applications, 10 from individual artists and 17 from arts groups.

Financing will range from approximately $1,800 to approximately $78,000.

The arts grant program has been in place since 1990.

Hearings to Be Set on EV Charging and Child Care: On Nov. 16, board members will be asked to schedule public hearings for Dec. 14 on a number of issues. setting new rates to use county government-owned electric charging stations and amend relevant regulations. child care facilities.

Election Result Reduces the Possibility of the Board of Directors Leaving: The election of Donald Trump nears the end of one of the political games that have been played out in Arlington over the last few months.

Insiders speculated whether County Board members would serve on the new administration if Democrat Kamala Harris ascended to the presidency.

If so, a special election will need to be held to fill the vacant chair or seats.

The last time a local official left to serve the president was in February 1999, when then-Board member Al Eisenberg resigned to accept a post in the Clinton administration.

Republican Party in the special election held in April 1999 Mike Lane was heard by voters to fill Eisenberg’s seat. He held the post until the end of the year, losing to Democrat Charles Monroe in the 1999 general election.