Elizabeth Morton appointed to advisory group for Fairfax County Office of Community Revitalization and Reinvestment

Elizabeth Morton, professor in practice, Urban Affairs and Planning, and director of the Planning Academy at Virginia Tech, was recently appointed to the Fairfax County Office of Community Revitalization and Reinvestment (OCRR) Advisory Group. The group of 18 members is tasked with assisting the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and agency staff in facilitating strategic redevelopment and investment opportunities within targeted commercial areas that align with the community's vision and improve the economic vitality, appearance, and function of those areas. 

OCRR was established in 2007 as a result of the importance and priority the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors has placed on insuring the viability and attractiveness of older commercial areas. These areas include, but are not limited to, the seven designated revitalization districts/areas: Annandale, Bailey’s Crossroads/Seven Corners, Lake Anne, McLean, Merrifield, Richmond Highway Corridor, and Springfield.

“I have enjoyed serving on planning committees in my own district of McLean,” said Morton.  “I look forward to the challenge of working with other parts of the county, each with its own unique landscape and demographic. ”

Morton will serve a two-year term.

Posted June 11, 2009