Loudoun-based attainable housing developer Good Works and Maryland-based Green Street Housing on Friday plan a groundbreaking for Waxpool Apartments, a 52-unit affordable apartment building and, they say, possibly the most energy-efficient building in the county.

According to the developers, it will be the first building in Loudoun County certified by four separate green building programs: National Green Building Standard Silver, U.S. Department of Energy’s EnergyStar Multifamily New Construction standards and Zero Energy Ready program, and the Environmental Protection Agency’s Indoor airPLUS. Those certifications variously examine energy, water and resource efficiency, renewable energy use, lot development, operations and maintenance, and indoor air quality.

“As of right now, I think it is safe to say the Waxpool project is certainly in rarified air; less than three in the state would be a good guess,” Conway Energy President Chris Conway stated. His firm will be responsible for monitoring and testing throughout construction to ensure the building meets all those standards.

“It will require about 700 pages of documentation to get this building fully certified,” he stated.

All 52 units at the four-story Waxpool Apartments building will meet Universal Design standards, and 236 rooftop solar panels will provide more than 150,000 kWh of onsite power generation, offsetting nearly 70% of the projected need for the building’s common areas and public lighting. Parking will be underneath the building.

It also provides all of the county’s required Affordable Dwelling Units for the Waxpool Crossing development, plus 39 more, altogether three times the number of ADUs required. It is financed in part with a $2.5 million loan from the Loudoun County Housing Trust Fund.

The apartment building is planned at the corner of Waxpool Road and Ashburn Village Boulevard, less than a mile walk to the new Ashburn Metrorail Station. In addition to a playground on site, the building’s future residents will also have access to the amenities of Waxpool Crossing including a basketball court, outside grilling area with a fire pit, a larger community playground, bocce ball court, trike track, dog park, and walking trails.

“Once upon a time, attainable housing had a bad reputation for being poorly built,” Good Works Managing Partner Kim Hart stated. “While keeping our construction costs within the strict limits of Virginia Housing, we are proving that new construction in Loudoun County can still be green and sustainable. I hope this will help attract young people to our industry and make those who live here feel very proud.” 

“The unit mix at the project consists of one-bedroom and two-bedroom units,” Green Street Housing co-owner Tom Ayd stated. “Our goal is to provide workforce housing to those individuals and families who will be attracted to this location so close to the Metro.”

Occupancy is planned for late fall of 2023. The waiting list for new residents will open next summer.

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American Society of Landscape Architects announce 2022 Professional Awards

The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) announced the winners of its 2022 Professional Awards. This year, 28 winners were selected out of 506 entries, withe projects by firms including James Corner Field Operations, OJB, Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, and others. Of the 28, three projects received Awards of Excellence, RIOS for its Palm Springs Downtown Park in the General Design category and GLS Landscape | Architecture for both the Edwin M. Lee Apartments in San Francisco, recognized in the Residential Design category, and Hope SF, a public housing development for veterans that came out on top in the Urban Design category.

The ASLA selected Hargreaves Jones Landscape Architecture’s rehabilitation of Crissy Field in San Francisco as the winner of the 2022 Landmark Award. Crissy Field, a tidal marsh on San Francisco’s north shore, was filled in with asphalt for the Panama Pacific International Exposition in 1915 and later, used as an airfield for the U.S military. It wasn’t until 2001 that the original wetland was restored under the supervision of Hargreaves Jones and the area was reopened to the public.

“These award winners underscore how landscape architects are problem-solving some of the biggest challenges facing communities around the globe,” said ASLA CEO Torey Carter-Conneen in the awards announcement. “From equitable community gathering spaces to addressing climate change, these winners represent the cutting edge of our industry.”

The winners of the Professional Award will have their projects archived in the Library of Congress and will be invited to attend the ASLA’s 2022 Conference on Landscape Architecture which will be held in San Francisco from November 11 to 14. The full list of winners and their respective projects can be viewed here.

Lehigh University completes new health and science building

Lehigh University, a private research university located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, announced the completion of its new Health | Science | Technology (HST) building, designed by the Boston-based architecture firm HGA. The HST is located on the northeast corner of the University’s campus and will house the University’s new College of Health.

The building’s five floors and 189,000-square-foot floor-plan will be used by undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty researching a variety of topics including public health, chemistry, materials science, and biology. This layout fosters interdisciplinary study and collaboration, providing ample study space as well as moveable tables and overhead gas lines which anticipate lab rearrangements to meet future research needs.

The HST was built to meet clean energy specifications laid out by the U.S Green Building Council, incorporating chilled beams, neutral temperature supply air design, heat shift chillers, and high efficiency condensing boilers into the building’s infrastructure. These technical specifications are accompanied by features designed to improve the quality of student life such as the building’s walkability, indoor air quality, daylighting, and healthy cafeteria options.

Model Behavior exhibition now on view at the Cooper Union

Cooper Union has announced a new group exhibition titled Model Behavior which will display architectural models from 45 artists and architects, including Olafur Eliasson, Isamu Noguchi, Ekow Nimako, Peter Eiseman, Höweler+Yoon, Eyal Weizman, among others. The exhibit is curated by Anyone Corporation, a nonprofit architecture think tank that publishes two magazines—ANY (Architecture New York) and Log. Log’s 50th issue was devoted to architectural models.

Cynthia Davidson, the exhibition curator and editor of Log explained in a press statement: “We are at a critical juncture, a time when we need to examine the models that have long been in use. As Thomas Demand has said, without models there would be chaos, but our current world models have led to the climate crisis, extreme poverty, and homelessness. We need to rewrite those models, especially now as architecture is questioning its methods and intentions.”

The exhibition will feature six pieces staged within Cooper Union’s colonnade and dozens of architectural models within the gallery space that were created using a variety of mediums, physical and digital including laster-cut plexiglass, paper, animation, and video. The purpose of the exhibition is to explore the social relations and behaviors evoked by architectural models—hence the title, Model Behavior.

“Model making is central to all architectural education and practice, but our role as architects and educators is to consider the societal and environmental impact of design, and that starts with this foundational and iterative component of the design process,” commented Hayley Eber, Dean of The Irwin School of Architecture at Cooper Union.

To complement the exhibition, the School of Architecture is holding two public lectures in Cooper Union’s Great Hall. The first lecture on October 10 will feature art historian Annabel J. Wharton and Princeton architecture professor Sylvia Lavin. The second lecture will take place on November 8 and will be delivered by architect Kiel Moe and Canadian-born author and professor Sanford Kwinter.

The exhibition will open with a reception on October 4 and will continue with free public admission until November 18.

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Cedarland Development Group to transform historic Eckhardt building in Buffalo

Buffalo, New York’s Eckhardt building, an art moderne relic from 1940, will be converted into affordable housing and retail space by local property management company Cedarland Development Group. Originally home to Eckhardt’s department store, the building was later used by Sears and Kobackers. The 39,000-square-foot building will provide relief to low income families who have been struggling due to the rising cost of living in the upstate New York city. Similarly, a dead shopping complex, also once a Sears, in nearby Rochester also recently announced plans to transform the retail space into senior housing.

Art moderne, or streamline moderne as it is sometimes known, is a late iteration of art deco which was popularized in the 1930s. During the Great Depression, builders and designers opted to remove the ornament that was typical of art deco, choosing to streamline buildings and reduce them to basic building materials such as concrete and glass.

Buffalo was once home to another art moderne department store—the W.T Grant Store—which was unfortunately demolished in 1980. The Cedarland Development Group is accomplishing two social goods at once, preserving historic architecture while simultaneously providing affordable housing to low income families.

H/t to WKBW

Three landscape and planning firms compete to design Lake Monona waterfront in Madison, Wisconsin

Three firms, Agency Landscape + Planning, James Corner Field Operations, and Sasaki Associates, are competing to redesign the waterfront stretching from Law Park to Olin Park on Lake Monona in Madison, Wisconsin. All three firms have designed public waterfronts before in cities such as New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles. The three firms will publicly display their preliminary ideas on November 7 at the Frank Lloyd Wright–Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center and will have their final designs complete by January 26 for display at Olin Park Facility.

The purpose of the project is to make the shores of Lake Monona a more appealing place for public recreation. In April of 2023, the Lake Monona waterfront ad-hoc committee will choose one of the three designs.

Mike Sturm, the project’s manager at Madison’s Parks Division told WKOW, “It’s public shoreline that’s directly adjacent to downtown and other communities, and it has much more potential to serve the community, to serve Madisonians. We’re relying on the design teams to really help create a new vision.”

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In June the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate power plants, prompting widespread questions about the broader environmental implications.

But in Washington, where lawmakers have doubled down on greenhouse-gas emission regulations in recent years and the only coal-fired power plant is expected to close its coal-fired boilers soon, experts say the effects will likely be minimal — at least initially.

“Why people are so troubled by this decision is that it’s just looming like a specter out there,” said Dennis McLerran, environmental attorney for Cascadia Law Group and former EPA regional administrator for Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska under former president Barack Obama.  “We don’t know what it will mean eventually.”

The ruling was related to the Clean Power Plan, an Obama-era regulation under the Clean Air Act that set carbon-dioxide emission guidelines for power plants. It was blocked by the Supreme Court in 2016 and never went into effect. The Supreme Court’s June ruling — West Virginia v. EPA — stated that Congress did not give the EPA the specific authority to adopt this type of regulation. Although the EPA still has the authority to regulate power plant emissions within each facility’s boundaries and the agency is expected to pursue additional regulations in the future, McLerran said, much of the enforcement comes at the state level.

Washington has one of the cleanest power grids in the country, with hydroelectric power making up about two-thirds of its electricity generation from utility-scale and small-scale facilities in 2020 and wind power accounting for about 8%, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. But it also relies on such resources as natural gas and coal, some of which is imported from out of state and Canada.

In 2019, Gov. Jay Inslee signed the Clean Energy Transformation Act, which requires utilities to be greenhouse-gas emissions-neutral by 2030 and produce 100% clean electricity by 2045. The state’s only coal-fired power plant, TransAlta in Centralia, has shuttered one of its two boilers and is expected to stop burning coal altogether by 2025, following a 2011 legislative decision.

But that doesn’t mean Washington will be completely untouched by the Supreme Court’s decision.

McLerran explained that this decision could impact federal agencies’ rulemaking abilities under such statutes as the Clean Water Act and the Clean Air Act. There is now the chance the court could respond by saying, “They didn’t have authority to do that, they needed more direct congressional authorization,” he said.

There have been many instances in which leadership in Washington implemented rules building on environmental federal statutes, he explained. And without the federal statutes, the state’s own policies could come under threat.

It is also important to remember that Washington does not function in a bubble, and will be impacted by environmental regulations far beyond its borders.

“If the nation does not have laws that drive down emissions, then Washingtonians still experience the impacts of climate change,” said McLerran. “The higher temperatures in streams, the loss of snowpack, the loss of glaciers, impacts to salmon — all of those things that flow from climate change, if the country is not able to address those, Washingtonians are impacted.”

Following the Supreme Court’s recent decision, Inslee said it was as though the justices took a “wrecking ball” to the EPA’s ability to curb pollution, and that it emphasized just how important state-level restrictions have become.

Miles Keogh, executive director of the National Association of Clean Air Agencies, compared the situation to a boat that must continue steering with some of its oars removed. Now, he said, states like Washington that are taking the climate crisis seriously have to row even harder.

They must take key steps like cultivating their electric-vehicle industries and dramatically decreasing greenhouse-gas emissions from factories and power plants, Keogh said.

But Washington state Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia, said in a statement soon after the decision that this simply comes down to the rule of law and putting power back into the hands of elected officials.

“It is up to Congress to authorize new regulations that the EPA has been implementing on its own, especially regulations that carry billions of dollars in economic ramifications,” he said. “Executive-branch officials don’t get to do this themselves.”

In January the state is set to implement its Climate Commitment Act, a cap-and-invest program that is expected to involve increasingly stringent limits on greenhouse-gas emissions for the largest polluters along with a system of allowances. That month also marks the start of the Clean Fuel Standard law, which, similarly, requires fuel suppliers to reduce the carbon intensity of their fuels. By 2038, they are expected to be 20% below 2017 levels.

Washington is also working to follow California’s lead and require all new cars and trucks sold in the state be zero-emission by 2035.

State Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon, a Democrat who sponsored the clean fuel standard legislation, said state policies have already surpassed those that would have been implemented under the national Clean Power Plan. Now is the time to focus on “(implementing) them successfully and show other states that you can decarbonize your economy and still have a really healthy economy and be a great state to live in,” he said.

Joel Creswell, climate policy section manager at the Washington Department of Ecology, said the state has become a leader in these types of environmental policies and a model for states looking to craft similar legislation.

“There is very much this sort of mentorship ethic and dynamic of sharing information and expertise across the states because ultimately we’re not in competition,” he said. “We all need to get our emissions down to zero and so the more we can help other states do that, the better off we’ll all be because the climate is something we share.”

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ASHBURN, Va., Oct. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — On Friday, October 7th, Loudoun-based Good Works and Maryland-based Green Street Housing celebrate the ground breaking for Waxpool Apartments, 52 new units of attainable housing located at the corner of Waxpool Road and Ashburn Village Blvd, within a one mile walk to the new Ashburn Metrorail Station.

Rendering of Waxpool Apartments

With a total development cost of $21.8 million, this will be the first building in Loudoun County to be certified by four independent green building programs: 1) National Green Building Standard (Silver); 2) Energy Star Multifamily New Construction; 3) ZERO Energy Ready Home; and 4) Indoor Air Plus.

“As of right now, I think it is safe to say the Waxpool project is certainly in rarified air; less than three in the state would be a good guess,” said Chris Conway, President of Conway Energy, who will be responsible for monitoring and testing throughout the construction process to be sure this building meets all standards. “It will require about 700 pages of documentation to get this building fully certified,” said Conway.

“Once upon a time, attainable housing had a bad reputation for being poorly built,” said Kim Hart, Managing partner of Good Works. “While keeping our construction costs within the strict limits of Virginia Housing, we are proving that new construction in Loudoun County can still be green and sustainable,” said Hart. “I hope this will help attract young people to our industry and make those who live here feel very proud.”

“The unit mix at the project consists of 1-bedroom and 2-bedroom units,” said Tom Ayd, Co-Owner of Green Street Housing. “Our goal is to provide workforce housing to those individuals and families who will be attracted to this location so close to the Metro,” said Ayd.

Waxpool Apartments will be four stories of residential construction on top of a one-story podium, with parking underneath. The highly articulated facades will feature a balance of brick veneer and colorful but long-lasting fiber cement siding. All 52 units will meet Universal Design standards. 236 rooftop solar panels will provide over 150,000 kWh of onsite power generation to offset nearly 70% of the electricity needed for all common areas and public lighting.

Waxpool Apartments is providing all of the affordable dwelling units (ADUs) required by the Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance for the Waxpool Crossing development plus an additional 39 “bonus” affordable units—three times the number of ADUs required. These extra units are supported financially by a $2.5 million loan from the Loudoun County Housing Trust Fund.

In addition to a child’s playground on site, residents of Waxpool Apartments will enjoy all of the amenities provided by Northfield Construction & Development, the master developer for Waxpool Crossing. These include: a basketball court; outside grilling area with a fire pit; large community playground; bocce ball court; trike track; dog park; and over a half mile of walking trails.

Occupancy is planned for late fall of 2023. The waiting list for new residents will open next summer.

The event will be held at Waxpool Apartments, 21685 Romans Drive, Ashburn, VA 20147 at 11:00AM on October 7, 2022. Refreshments will be provided.

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People of colour in England are more than three times more likely to live in neighbourhoods with very high air pollution, putting them at disproportionate risk of heart attacks, cancer and strokes, according to research.

Minority ethnic people make up nearly half the populations living in areas where average levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) or small particulate matter (PM2.5) were double World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines, research based on official statistics showed.

Conversely, the areas with the cleanest air were the whitest, with fewer than one in 20 people from the areas with pollution within recommended levels hailing from a minority ethnic background.

“This latest data is shocking, but unsurprising,” said Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, whose daughter, Ella, was the first person to have air pollution given as a cause of death after she died following an asthma attack in south London in 2013.

“It re-emphasises the urgency with which our country, and London particularly, needs action on air pollution. Everyone deserves a right to breathe clean air, particularly children, who are worst impacted because their lungs are still developing.”

Research by Friends of the Earth (FoE), using government data on background air pollution, identified 2,546 neighbourhoods in England where average levels of NO2 or PM2.5s were double WHO recommendations. Those neighbourhoods had an average minority ethnic population of 44%, the charity’s analysis found. Across England, the proportion of residents who are from a minority ethnic background is 16.1%. Only 2-4% of residents in areas with the cleanest air were people of colour.

The analysis also found that air pollution also disproportionately affected lower-income areas, with half of neighbourhoods with high air pollution in the bottom 30% of the most deprived neighbourhoods.

There were 1,737 schools in neighbourhoods with very high air pollution, and 1 million children among the residents. “It’s a scandal that more than a million children and young people in England live in areas where average air pollution levels are twice World Health Organization guidelines for either or both of two of the deadliest pollutants,” said Jenny Bates, FoE’s air pollution campaigner.

Exposure to NO2 and PM2.5 pollution is linked to a range of health problems. PM2.5 pollution causes lung cancer and cardiovascular disease, and has been implicated in causing dementia. NO2 inflames people’s airways and leads to coughs, mucus buildup and shortness of breath, and stunts the growth of children’s lungs.

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Wood burning, industrial processes and road traffic, including dust from tyre and brake-pad wear, are the major sources of particulates. Road transport, particularly diesel vehicles, is the primary source of NO2.

Many of those living in the most polluted areas were suffering from a problem caused by others: FoE’s analysis showed more than half of households in those areas did not own a car, compared with less than a quarter in less polluted areas.

But toxic air is widespread, the analysis shows. Although the research identified the most polluted neighbourhoods, 97% of neighbourhoods were above the WHO guidelines for PM2.5s and 50% for NO2.

WHO pollution limits are far more stringent than those recognised by UK law. Since September 2021, the supranational health body has recommended an annual average of 5 µg/m3 for PM2.5 and 10 µg/m3 for NO2. The UK government recently proposed a tighter limit of 10 µg/m3 on PM2.5, to be achieved by 2040, but has maintained the legal limit for NO2 at 40 µg/m3.

FoE said it was calling on the government to meet its target 10 years earlier, as a stepping stone to reaching the new WHO requirements. “Liz Truss, the new PM, needs to tackle this as a matter of urgency,” Adoo-Kissi-Debrah said. “This is something we need to see by the end of October, when the new targets must be set – and currently, the government’s ambitions fall well short of the latest WHO guidelines.

“Not only is a more ambitious target achievable by 2030, it’s vital, so in future no child has to suffer like my daughter did.”

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Volusia County, Fl. – As Floridians clean and repair storm-damaged homes and buildings, the Florida Department of Health in Volusia County, urges the public to take action to avoid poor indoor air quality.

Moisture that enters buildings from leaks or flooding accelerates mold growth. Mold can cause disease, trigger allergic reactions, and continue to damage materials long after the storm. Failure to control moisture and mold can present short and long-term health risks.

CLEAN UP MOLD AND PROTECT YOUR HEALTH

• Protect yourself: Wear personal protective equipment (cleaning appropriate gloves, N95 respirator/mask, and safety goggles) to protect your skin, mouth, nose, lungs, and eyes.
• Toss / Take it out: Anything that was wet with flood water and can’t be cleaned and dried completely within 24 to 48 hours should be taken outside. Take photos of all discarded items to assist with filing insurance claims.
• Air out: Open all doors and windows when you are removing wet or moldy materials, or when cleaning moldy surfaces.
• Drying it out: When electricity is safe to use, you can close doors/windows and use fans and dehumidifiers to help remove moisture indoors. Dehumidifiers can only dehumidify under closed indoor conditions. Dry your home and everything in it as quickly as possible – within 24 to 48 hours, if possible.
• Don’t mix cleaners: If you use cleaning products, do not mix cleaning products together. Mixing cleaners will create toxic and deadly vapors.
• Scrub surfaces: Clean with water and detergent. Remove all mold you can see. Dry right away.
• Don’t cover it, remove it: Painting or caulking over mold will not prevent mold from growing. Dry it out and remove all the mold before you paint or caulk.
• Consider your medical status: Individuals with suppressed or impaired immune systems, mold allergies, asthma, or other chronic lung disease should not clean or remove moldy materials. See your doctor if you are unsure of your medical status. Seek immediate medical attention if you’re not feeling well.
• Prevent carbon monoxide poisoning: Never use gasoline or propane-powered tools or generators indoors. These devices produce very hazardous carbon monoxide that is invisible and odorless and can kill you within minutes. If you are using a generator, place it at least 20 feet from all buildings. Install a battery-operated carbon monoxide detector in your home.

For more information about indoor air quality and mold growth, contact the Florida Department of Health in Volusia County at (386) 274-0694 or visit www.floridahealth.gov/indoorair.

The Environmental Protection Agency has recommendations for flooded homes at https://www.epa.gov/flooded-homes.

LICENSED CONTRACTORS

Residents should hire contractors who are licensed by the state and/or the county. If a contractor is not properly licensed, the homeowner could be sued if he or she is injured on the job. Most homeowners’ insurance policies will not pay a claim if the homeowner has contracted with an unlicensed individual.

 

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The Florida Department of Health, nationally accredited by the Public Health Accreditation Board works to protect, promote and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county and community efforts.

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A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at The Residence at Colvin Run senior living community on Sept. 29. IntegraCare Chief Executive Officer Larry Rouvelas and Amy Grossman, Executive Operations Officer of The Residence at Colvin Run, cut the ribbon.

Artist depiction of The Residence at Colvin Run

IntegraCare-operated, 62-unit senior living community offers assisted living, memory care

Our community combines state-of-the-art design complemented by exceptional personal care and support.”

— Amy Grossman, Executive Operations Officer

GREAT FALLS, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES, October 3, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — Seniors in Fairfax County and the surrounding region will have access to IntegraCare’s award-winning assisted living and memory care at The Residence at Colvin Run.

The state-of-the-art, 62-unit senior living community is located at 1131 Walker Road in Great Falls. The Residence at Colvin Run celebrated its grand opening on Thursday, Sept. 29. Executive Operations Officer Amy Grossman said the community offers modern amenities while maintaining a cottage-like feel.

“Great Falls neighbors and businesses have embraced us,” Grossman said. “We are excited to bring our vibrant lifestyle and highly relational culture to life. Many of our prospective residents are moving to Great Falls to be closer to their families who reside in the area.”

The 53,000-square-foot Residence at Colvin Run is situated on 3 acres in a rustic setting. More than 50 team members are expected to work at the senior living community.

“Our community combines state-of-the-art design complemented by exceptional personal care and support,” Grossman said. “We are ready to serve Great Falls and surrounding neighborhoods with a magnificent building, but an even more impressive staff.”

For over 20 years, IntegraCare has operated senior housing communities in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia. Twelve IntegraCare communities recently earned recognition as U.S. News and World Report Best Senior Living Communities.

IntegraCare’s Chief Executive Officer Larry Rouvelas grew up in Great Falls, Virginia. “My first job was washing dishes at The Old Brogue. I swam on the Great Falls Rapids swim team,” Rouvelas said. “The parents of my friends here carpooled me and fed me at their dinner tables. Decades later, when the opportunity arose to run a senior housing community in Great Falls, I jumped at the chance. We will run a community that will make the parents of my friends proud.”

Among the amenities at The Residence at Colvin Run are: restaurant-style dining; fitness center; art studio and activity room; theater with an audio system that pairs to hearing aids; finch aviaries; beauty salon; outdoor walking areas, pergola and a fire pit; and a rustic-inspired pub.

“The Residence at Colvin Run provides distinctive technology for our residents, including GPS-enabled emergency pendants, keyless proximity apartment door locks, and air purification infection control technologies,” EOO Grossman said. “Our building was designed with safety and convenience in mind, including pocket doors for ease of mobility, motion sensor lighting, and a secure memory care neighborhood with a serene outdoor courtyard.”

IntegraCare brings its 3-Dimensional Focus, a culture of care and well-being that benefits team members, residents and their family members.

“The key to our success will be the exceptional culture built from the ground up,” Grossman said. “Our team is comprised of passionate individuals with experience caring for seniors with a focus on resident safety, person-centered activities and developing resident relationships based on dignity and respect.”

“We have set high expectations regarding staff engagement with one another, residents and their families,” she said. “We believe that each resident deserves to be honored and their life story celebrated, through every interaction.”

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All candidates were given an opportunity to provide written answers to a set of questions provided by SMDP and two sets of answers will be printed each day. Answers are also available online alongside additional information from each candidate. 

What is your justification for using government authority to require private property owners to subsidize inflation, fees, utilities and other costs for rent controlled tenants?

The justification for using government authority to require property owners to subsidize costs for rent controlled tenants is to provide security from rent increases, potentially limiting displacement. This is a benefit for tenants who have created social networks in their neighborhoods but it isn’t the solution to housing affordability & accessibility, inequality, poverty, or racially-charged practices that continue to this day. As a tenant of a rent-controlled unit, I can guarantee that it has given my family the affordability & accessibility to thrive and strive, and without it, we probably wouldn’t be here.

Do government subsidies of homeless services do more to get people off the streets or attract more individuals to the city? Depending on your answer, why should that money continue to flow to service providers or be reassigned to other needs?

Government subsidies of homeless services does both because they provide those at risk of going homeless or becoming homeless with the security of assistance and safety-net programs. However, it does attract other vulnerable individuals who are homeless and have a wide-array of issues (drugs, mental health, etc.) to Santa Monica. Therefore, that money should be thoroughly and properly reassessed to see whether it should continue flowing to the service or reassigned to other needs.

Why has Santa Monica become a hub of transit innovation including scooters, self driving cars, delivery drones and zero-emission vehicles and is this industry one that should be encouraged to grow here? 

Santa Monica has become a hub of transit innovation to meet Vision Zero and meet the Paris Agreement by 2030. The City is finding opportunities to reduce emissions and community carbon impact, as a means to combat climate change and greenhouse gas mitigation. The industry should be encouraged as we move to an unprecedented future for generations to come because who knows if there will be clean air, food, or water.

What specific technological, policy or regulatory ideas do you have to address resident concerns about a declining quality of life in Santa Monica?

I would like to amend AB 551 (The Urban Agriculture Incentive Zone Program) into our Zoning and Land-Use Related Provisions to address resident concerns about the declining quality of life in Santa Monica to combat food insecurity, ensure community access to safe and equitable spaces, and beautify our neighborhoods. Not only that, it would generate revenue for the City by selling food to local restaurants and providing affordable, fresh, and locally grown produce to our community. And, excess produce that isn’t sold or utilized could be donated to food pantries or shelters. 

Furthermore, I would also amend SB 9 & 10 to address Santa Monica’s racially-charged practices that continue to day. It would end single-family zoning to fight the housing crisis and upzone neighborhoods that would often be left untouched. 

Everyone has great ideas to bring to the table that we can learn from, for example, I learned about Measure H. It would allocate funds for the City for homeless prevention programs, Outreach & Overdose sites, Interim, Permanent, and Affordable Housing, and a wide variety of supportive services. 

What role does tourism play in Santa Monica’s culture, economy and government? 

Tourism plays a huge role in Santa Monica’s culture, economy and government because of its economic values. It is a key component towards funding for jobs, schools, parks, libraries, and other valuable public services, which are supported with revenue from tourism.

Does Santa Monica’s approach to law enforcement need to change and if so, what would you do to alter the department to meet the needs of the city?

After SMPD’s failed response to the looting that happened a couple years ago, I would integrate working with the Public Safety Reform & Oversight Committee (PSROC) to ensure all OIR recommendations are met to prevent future response failures. And, bring new police polices and practices to transform our police department, their role and relationship in the community, accountability, and training. But most of all, police departments should not be investigating themselves, so empowering the PSROC to build community trust, transparency, accountability, and credibility is important. 

How do street vendors impact the experience of using Santa Monica’s public spaces?

Street vendors impact the experience of using Santa Monica’s public spaces by expanding economic opportunity and bringing great food. But, also bring environmental impacts and public safety issues that could potentiality be solved with proactive advocacy and education and a streamline for access to permitted food vending.

Do you think residents fundamentally trust local government and what can be done to address the feelings many residents have regarding local politics?

I do not believe residents fundamentally trust local government. But as an active community member and activist, I can guarantee that having a council that is engaged and involved in community spaces, schools, programs, etc is a way to address the lack of accountability, credibility, transparency, and trust between residents and local governments, as well as the feelings many residents have towards local politics. To add, ensuring the voice of the community is at the table is another way to address the comments and concerns of the community we are meant to serve.

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Hello, friends. I’m back in your inbox this morning with all the most important things happening these days in town. Today you’ll find news about these stories and more:

• Southdown Coffee opened its fifth location in Port Jeff.
• New date for the Village’s annual golf outing.
• Port Jefferson Post Office history and more!

But first, today’s weather:

Windy; a little morning rain. High: 61, low: 50.

Here are the top four stories in Port Jefferson today:

1. Last month, Southdown Coffee opened its fifth spot at 440 Main St. in Port Jefferson. Owner Mark Boccard first invested in the coffee business in 2014 after working in coffee shops for years. Boccard plans to open a new location in Patchogue sometime this fall. (Patch)
2. Port Jefferson Village announced the new date for the Annual Golf Outing. The event is set for Oct. 6 at 11 a.m. Tickets are $50 per person, which includes a cart, gift bag, dinner, and snacks. The outing had to be rescheduled due to the weather conditions. (Port Jefferson Village)
3. Local History: Did you know the first post office established in Port Jefferson was called “Satucket?” The building was first opened in 1801, having resident Zachariah Hawkins serving the community as the postmaster. Hawkins lived at the building that is now the Infant Jesus Roman Catholic Church on the corner of Myrtle Avenue and Main Street. (TBR News Media)
4. Port Jefferson School District is hosting school tours on the following dates and times: Tuesday, Oct. 18, at 5 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 29, at 9 a.m., and Thursday, Nov. 17, at 7 p.m. Attendees will visit the facilities that need improvements in the school such as the bathrooms for accessibility, the need of better indoor air quality and the turf field project. (Press Release Desk)

Today in Port Jefferson:

• Event – Port Jefferson Free Library. (All Day)
• Pilates Workshop – Port Jefferson Free Library. (10 a.m.)
• Long Island Quilters – Port Jefferson Free Library. (1 p.m.)
• Teen Magic the Gathering Commander – Port Jefferson Free Library (6 p.m.)
• Glow in the Dark Sugar Skull Jars – Port Jefferson Free Library. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Port Jefferson Village Board of Trustees will discuss future marketing campaigns today at 4 p.m. in the Village Hall. (Patch)
• Port Jefferson Patch: “Students in Edna Louise Spear Elementary School spanned the globe to learn to say hello in dozens of languages, including German, French, Italian, Mandarin, Spanish and Swahili.” (Patch)
• Port Jefferson Free Library: “It’s October, so that means it’s time to enjoy everything spooky! We kick off the month today with a fun and interesting program about the Haunted Theatres of Broadway! We still have a few spots left, so register today!” (Port Jefferson Free Library via Facebook)

More from our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news!

• Free Baton Twirling Class W/ Titanium Twirlers. (October 4)
• We’re Not Going Anywhere, Kathy! (October 6)
• AUDITIONS for “The Elves & the Shoemaker” (Charles Dickens Festival). (October 8)
• OctoberFest sponsored by M&T Bank. (October 8)
• EmblemHealth Healthier Futures Wellness Expo: Free Live Music & More! (October 8)
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That’s it for today! I’ll see you soon.

— Debora Whitehead

About me: Have a story idea? Don’t hesitate to get in touch with me! I would love to hear from you! Wife, mom, foodie, traveler, and nature lover.

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