February 23, 2025
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Tag: land use

Margaret White wouldn’t have wanted a ‘resident curator’ for the park that bears her name, her son says

#gardening, #history, #land use, #parks
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The flowering plants at the White Gardens are being overtaken by invasives. The Fairfax County Park Authority is seeking a “resident curator” to live in and restore the house at the Margaret White Gardens, but that’s not what Margaret would have wanted, says her son Doug White. “She didn’t care whether the house was torn … Continued

Supervisors schedule public hearing on eminent domain for sewer project in Seven Corners

#Board of Supervisors, #infrastructure, #land use, #Seven Corners, #sewer
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The new sewer is shown in red, temporary construction easements and grading agreements are in yellow, and affected properties are outlined in blue.  The Board of Supervisors on July 27 agreed to hold a public hearing on the need to use quick-take eminent domain powers for a sewer project in Seven Corners. The hearing is … Continued

Planning Commission considers expansion of Annandale storage facility

#Annandale, #land use, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment
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The Fairfax County Planning Committee on June 23 recommended the Board of Supervisors approve a  Comprehensive Plan amendment to allow the expansion of Public Storage on Ravensworth Road in Annandale – but only if the property could be consolidated with the gas station next door.  The proposal calls for the one-story facility to be replaced with … Continued

Landmark redevelopment will include transportation fixes

#health, #housing, #Inova, #land use, #Landmark, #redevelopment, #revitalization, #transportation
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An illustration of the Landmark redevelopment project. [Foulger-Pratt] Representatives of developer Foulger-Pratt and Inova Health System filled in some details on what they’re planning for the Landmark Mall site at a May 13 community meeting.  While various discussion about redeveloping the old mall have been going on for years, “now it’s different, because of Inova’s … Continued

Community presents complaints about Justice Park parking lot to school and park officials

#environment, #Justice High School, #land use, #parking, #parks, #schools
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The proposal for Justice Park. Click to enlarge. Fairfax County Public Schools and Park Authority officials agreed to consider community members’ objections to the proposal to carve out space for a parking lot in Justice Park. However, they didn’t indicate that any alternatives would be feasible. At a virtual meeting on the project May 6 … Continued

Mason Task Force seeks major changes in Public Storage redevelopment proposal

#Annandale, #land use, #Mason District, #redevelopment
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Task force wants the Public Storage expansion project to incorporate the adjacent gas station property.   [Revised April 15] The Mason District Task Force agreed April 14 that a plan to expand the Public Storage facility in Annandale should not go forward unless the project includes the adjacent gas station property.  The Task Force was formed to … Continued