Tuesday, April 30, 2013
The Fairfax County Park Authority hosted a public comment meeting Tuesday evening at Belle View Elementary School.
About 100 residents attended the public comment meeting Tuesday evening hosted by the Fairfax County Park Authority at Belle View Elementary. FCPA discussed the master plan for the Westgrove Park, which became available online six weeks ago for residents to review before the meeting. The plan received mixed reviews according to the concerns voiced during Tuesday's meeting. Westgrove residents commented on their concerns with barking dogs disturbing members of residential areas adjacent to the park and with the size of the area designated as the off-leash dog area (OLDA) in the master plan. During the moderated comment portion of the meeting, Mary Jo Detweiler with Friends of Westgrove Park said the group is happy for the opportunity to …
Sunday, April 28, 2013
The meeting will take place at Belle View Elementary School.
(Editor's note: This story originally ran April 1, but we are re-featuring it since the meeting is this week, on Tuesday.) The Fairfax County Park Authority will host a public comment meeting on April 30 to gather input on the draft master plan for Westgrove Park. The current draft master plan for the park is here in a PDF format. At the meeting, staff will provide background information about the park, current site conditions, and elements of the draft master plan. A moderated public comment session will follow staff presentations. Located at 6801 Fort Hunt Road in Alexandria, the park was used as a sewage treatment plant until the late 1980s when operations were ceased; any related facilities were either removed or buried onsite, …
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Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Comments on park’s future use are still being accepted.
Local residents who missed a July 30 public information meeting on the future of Westgrove Park can now review documents presented at the meeting and summaries of comments on the project website. The website includes all maps, photographs and diagrams shown during the meeting. A meeting summary, including spoken comments, is also available for download on the project website. Currently, comments from the meeting are being reviewed by the Fairfax County Park Authority, which is conducting the master planning process for the park. The park authority is also conducting additional site analysis. Westgrove Park, located off Fort Hunt Road just south of Belle View Elementary School, covers 21 acres and is the former site of a sewage treatment …
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
The Fairfax County Park Authority held a public meeting Monday evening.
Off-leash dog park. Natural area. Rugby field. Small lake. Mount Vernon District residents suggested these and other uses for the future of Westgrove Park Monday evening during a public meeting convened by the Fairfax County Park Authority. The park authority is beginning a master plan process for the park, located off Fort Hunt Road just south of Belle View Elementary School. The 21-acre gated park — the former site of a sewage treatment plan — has been gated and largely unused for years. On July 19, following several delays due to procedural technicalities, the Fairfax County Planning Commission approved using 2 acres of the park as an off-leash dog park on an interim use basis for two years. Local environmentalists had opposed the dog …
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Take a look at this week's top headlines from the Route 1 corridor.
From Huntington-Belle Haven Patch Republican Senate candidate and former Virginia governor George Allen spoke to the Mount Vernon-Lee Chamber of Commerce at a roundtable discussion on Wednesday morning. On Thursday night, the Fairfax County Planning Commission approved the interim use of part of Westgrove Park as an off-leash dog park. From Fort Hunt Patch Former governor and U.S. Senate candidate Tim Kaine visited local business owners in Fort Hunt on Wednesday as part of his campaign. Plymouth Haven Baptist Church will install Stephen Foss as its new senior pastor on July 22. From Mount Vernon Patch Woodlawn Stables co-owner Joan Mitchell, 70, passed away on Sunday night. Mitchell co-owned Woodlawn Stables with her daughter, Cindy. Many …
Take a look at this week's top headlines from the Route 1 corridor.
From Fort Hunt Patch Former governor and U.S. Senate candidate Tim Kaine visited local business owners in Fort Hunt on Wednesday as part of his campaign. Plymouth Haven Baptist Church will install Stephen Foss as its new senior pastor on July 22. From Huntington-Belle Haven Patch Republican Senate candidate and former Virginia governor George Allen spoke to the Mount Vernon-Lee Chamber of Commerce at a roundtable discussion on Wednesday morning. On Thursday night, the Fairfax County Planning Commission approved the interim use of part of Westgrove Park as an off-leash dog park. From Mount Vernon Patch Woodlawn Stables co-owner Joan Mitchell, 70, passed away on Sunday night. Mitchell co-owned Woodlawn Stables with her daughter, Cindy. Many …
Friday, July 20, 2012
The park will sit on 1.75 acres at Westgrove Park off Fort Hunt Road.
The Fairfax County Planning Commission approved on Thursday the interim use of part of Westgrove Park as an off-leash dog park. Commissioner Earl Flanagan, Mount Vernon district representative, said the dog park received overwhelming support from nearby community associations and Mount Vernon District Supervisor Gerry Hyland. Sandy Stallman, a manager with the Fairfax County Park Authority, said the park authority had passed a motion in favor of the off-leash dog park and that the state does not require a master plan be in place before an interim use is approved, a sticking point in the debate over the park’s use. At-large commissioner James Hart, who voted against the dog park, said he was concerned that the park authority still had no …
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Catch up with this week’s top headlines from the Route 1 corridor.
Fort Hunt Patch Police are warning local residents about a rash of moped thefts in the Mount Vernon Police District. In recent months, 23 mopeds have been stolen in the Mount Vernon Police District. The New Gum Springs Civic Association asked for improvements and expanded facilities at Martin Luther King Park and in the Audubon neighborhood at a public meeting about the Fairfax County park bond, which will be on the ballot this November. Huntington-Belle Haven Patch Fairfax County Police are investigating a robbery at ACE Cash Express in Huntington that took place on Monday. Suspects reportedly cut a 3-foot by 2-foot hole in a roof, slid through it, and robbed the business. The Fairfax County Park Authority will hold a public information …
Catch up with this week’s top headlines from the Route 1 corridor.
Huntington-Belle Haven Patch Fairfax County Police are investigating a robbery at ACE Cash Express in Huntington that took place on Monday. Suspects reportedly cut a 3-foot by 2-foot hole in a roof, slid through it, and robbed the business. The Fairfax County Park Authority will hold a public information meeting on July 30 to discuss the master planning process for the future of Westgrove Park. Fort Hunt Patch Police are warning local residents about a rash of moped thefts in the Mount Vernon District. In recent months, 23 mopeds have been stolen in the Mount Vernon District. The New Gum Springs Civic Association asked for improvements and expanded facilities at Martin Luther King Park and in the Audubon neighborhood at a public meeting …
Friday, July 13, 2012
A public meeting will be held July 30 at Belle View Elementary School.
The Fairfax County Park Authority is once again taking up the master planning process for the future of Westgrove Park, located off Fort Hunt Road. The park authority will hold a public information meeting at 7 p.m. July 30 in the cafeteria at Belle View Elementary School. The school is located at 6701 Fort Hunt Road, just north of Westgrove Park. Formerly a sewage treatment plant, Westgrove is a 21.3-acre undeveloped park. Recently, local residents have pushed to convert 1.75 acres of the park into an interim off-leash dog park. The Fairfax County Planning Commission has voted twice to postpone the decision about whether to allow the dog park, noting that language in the park authority’s request requires a master plan process be under way…
Kim Larmee
7:26 am on Wednesday, May 1, 2013
This story, especially the headline, is very misleading. I was at the meeting and although several of the speakers voiced concerns, the vast majority of the people in attendance and many the speakers were in favor of the draft master plan for Westgrove Park. Most people were happy with the plan 'as is' or had minor issues or tweeks to the plan that they felt should be considered. more ›