Park bond includes funds for new Audrey Moore Rec Center
The ballot for the General Election on Nov. 3 will include a proposed $180 million park bond and a $75 million bond for community health and human services facilities.
The Board of Supervisors on June 23 authorized the bond referendums to be presented to voters.
The bond for parks and park facilities includes $89 million in final funding for the replacement of the Audrey Moore Rec Center in Annandale and concept plans for future projects at other rec centers.
When the Audrey Moore facility was built in 1977, it was the first recreation center in Fairfax County. Instead of a renovation, it will be replaced with a new building in the same location.
The new Audrey Moore Rec Center will have a larger fitness area, more programming space, a gym for multiple sports; an Olympic-size competition pool; a warm water pool to serve people with disabilities, seniors, and children; a sauna and hot tub; family changing rooms; club rooms for birthday parties and camps; and a childcare center.
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It will have an expanded senior center operated in partnership with Neighborhood and Community Services. The pottery room will be relocated to another building at Wakefield Park or Mason District Park.
Construction is anticipated to begin in late spring 2028. The project is expected to be completed in 2031. The facility will be closed during construction.
The additional funds in the park bond would be used for:
- The repair, replacement, and upgrade of existing park facilities – $51 million.
- Construction of a new park or renovation of an existing park – $19 million.
- Land acquisition, the preservation or rehabilitation of historic structures, and cultural resource facilities – $12 million.
- New park facilities or new amenities in existing parks, such as playgrounds, skateparks, trails, revenue-generating amenities, or splash pads – $9 million.
The community health and human services facilities bond includes $35 million for the renovation and expansion of the Health Department’s JoAnne Jorgenson Laboratory in Fairfax and $40 million for renovations of the Tim Harmon Campus in Chantilly, which provides residential treatment for substance use recovery and behavioral health services.