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Member Advocacy

The vision of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce is to be the essential partner for business success. A key part of accomplishing this vision is advocating on behalf of our members when they have public policy concerns related to the Chamber’s policy positions.

For more information contact Government Affairs Manager, Scott Pedowitz, at (703) 525-2400 or [email protected].
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Examples of the Chamber's member advocacy efforts may be found below:
  • Arlington Chamber encourages County Board to approve application for Holiday Inn Rosslyn redevelopment September 3, 2019 
The Chamber sent a letter to the Arlington County Board encouraging the approval of an application to redevelop the current location of the Holiday Inn Rosslyn as a mixed-use development comprising apartment residences, a four-star hotel and conference facility, and retail space. 
  • Arlington Chamber support for Virginia Hospital Center outpatient surgical facility August 8, 2019 
The Chamber sent a letter to the Virginia State Health Commissioner encouraging the approval of a Certificate of Public Need (COPN) for an outpatient surgical hospital containing four operating rooms operated by Virginia Hospital Center.​
  • Arlington Chamber support for Holiday Inn Rosslyn redevelopment June 13, 2019
The Chamber sent a letter to the Site Plan Review Committee for the redevelopment of the Holiday Inn Rosslyn site encouraging the Committee to support the site plan application, particularly the applicant’s requested amount of parking on the site.
  • Arlington Chamber support for "Red Top Cab Site" October 19, 2018
The Chamber sent a letter to County Board Chair Katie Cristol encouraging the Board to approve a site plan amendment for the “Red Top Cab Site” development in Clarendon and emphasizing that Arlington County create a consistent implementation of the Residential Parking Guidelines approved last year.
  • Arlington Chamber support for Crystal City Central District Site Plan October 19, 2018
The Chamber sent a letter to County Board Chair Katie Cristol encouraging the Board to approve the site plan for the Crystal City Central District based on it being consistent with the Crystal City Sector Plan’s guidance for development of this area.

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