localpaddler
04-26-2004, 03:15 PM
I got this in an email:
Attention, Whitewater Enthusiasts, who are residents of Arlington, Fairfax, and
Loudoun counties, and Alexandria, Fairfax, and Falls Church in Virginia:
Whitewater course(s) will be considered by the Northern Virginia Regional and
Fairfax Park systems for construction in the next five years, IF we can organize
enthusiasm for such projects among local boaters, clubs, schools, summer programs,
paddlesport shops, swiftwater rescue groups, etc. at the following public meetings:
We must register enthusiasm for whitewater course(s) on the record at public
hearings and in writing among potential users to be seriously considered, and for
such facilities to be put on the schedule for construction. The more boater turnout
we get for this, the better.
Hearings begin at 7 pm:
Tuesday, April 13, Springfield, VA
Thursday, April 15, Chantilly, VA
Tuesday, April 20, Annandale, VA
Thursday, April 22, Falls Church, VA
Monday, April 26, Alexandria, VA
Tuesday, April 27, Reston, VA
Thursday, April 29, McLean, VA
Monday, May 3, Alexandria, VA
Thursday, May 6, Burke, VA
Details are in the press release below.
Thanks for your help!
Davey Hearn
301 229 4304
Maximum Whitewater Performance
please visit www.daveyhearn.com
Northern Virginia Regional Park News
<http://www.nvrpa.org>
Headquarters: The Walter L. Mess Building, 5400 Ox Road
Fairfax Station, Virginia 22039
703-352-5900; Fax 703-273-0905, Media Assistance 703-359-4603
Jurisdictions: Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church; Counties of
Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun
For Immediate Release
March 29, 2004
Who: Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority and Fairfax County Park Authority
What: Joint Park Bond Public Hearings
When: April 13-May 6, 2004; Dates listed below
Where: Fairfax County's 9 Magisterial Districts
Why: Discuss County and Regional Park Priorities
Media Assistance:
Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority
Carol Ann Cohen, NVRPA PIO: 703-359-04603; ccohen@nvrpa.org
Fairfax Co. Park Authority
Judy Pedersen, FCPA PIO: 703-324-8662; parkmail@fairfaxcounty.gov
=============Regional, Fairfax Park Authorities
Plan Joint Bond Public Hearings
The Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority, in cooperation with the
Fairfax County Park Authority, will meet with the public to discuss
regional and county park needs for 2005 through 2009 in a series of public
hearings in Fairfax County's nine magisterial districts and in NVRPA's
other five jurisdictions.
Citizens are invited to attend any of the hearings to comment, share ideas
and consider the Regional Authority's proposed five-year Capital
Improvement Program (CIP). A park bond referendum is scheduled in Fairfax
County in November 2004. If approved, the bond will provide $10,000,000
for Fairfax County's share of NVRPA's CIP and $50,000,000 for the county
authority. Both park organizations use bond funds for land acquisition,
capital development and renovation and upgrading park facilities.
All hearings scheduled in Fairfax County will begin at 7 p.m.:
Tuesday, April 13, 2004: Springfield District
West Springfield Governmental Center, Richard Frank Room
6140 Rolling Road, Springfield, VA
Thursday, April 15, 2004: Sully District
Sully District Governmental Center
4900 Stonecroft Blvd., #100, Chantilly, VA
Tuesday, April 20, 2004: Mason District
Mason District Governmental Center
6507 Columbia Pike, Annandale, VA
Thursday, April 22, 2004: Providence District
Providence RECenter
7525 Marc Drive, Falls Church, VA
Monday, April 26, 2004: Mt. Vernon District
Walt Whitman Middle School Lecture Hall
2500 Parker's Lane, Alexandria, VA
Tuesday, April 27, 2004: Hunter Mill District
South Lakes High School
11400 South Lakes Drive, Reston, VA
Thursday, April 29, 2004: Dranesville District
McLean Community Center
1234 Ingleside Avenue, McLean, VA
Monday, May 3, 2004: Lee District
Franconia Governmental Center
6121 Franconia Road, Alexandria, VA
Thursday, May 6, 2004: Braddock District
Lake Braddock Secondary School
9200 Burke Lake Road, Burke, VA
The Regional Park Authority is scheduling hearings in May in NVRPA's other
member jurisdictions, the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax and Falls Church
and the counties of Arlington and Loudoun and will announce the dates and
locations when the schedule is confirmed. The Regional Authority operates
19 Regional Parks and preserves more than 10,000 acres of Northern
Virginia open space (see www.nvrpa.org).
Each hearing in Fairfax County will include a joint presentation about the
local and regional park systems, explanations of the bond program works
and a public comment period. Speakers may pre-register by calling
703-324-8662 or email <parkmail@fairfaxcounty.gov>. The speaker should
provide contact information, note whether the speaker will represent him
or herself or an organization and indicate which hearing he or she wishes
to address. Pre-registered speakers will precede those who register each
hearing night.
The Park Authorities will accept written or emailed comments until the
close of business on Monday, June 7, 2004. Email comments for either
Authority to <parkmail@fairfaxcounty.gov>; mail comments to Ms. Lynn S.
Tadlock, Director, Planning & Development Division, Fairfax County Park
Authority, 12055 Government Center Parkway, Suite 421, Fairfax, VA 22035.
For more information, call Judy Pedersen, FCPA Public Information Officer,
at 703-324-8662, or Carol Ann Cohen, NVRPA Public Information Officer, at
703-359-4603, or visit the Fairfax County Park Authority's website at
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks.
Attention, Whitewater Enthusiasts, who are residents of Arlington, Fairfax, and
Loudoun counties, and Alexandria, Fairfax, and Falls Church in Virginia:
Whitewater course(s) will be considered by the Northern Virginia Regional and
Fairfax Park systems for construction in the next five years, IF we can organize
enthusiasm for such projects among local boaters, clubs, schools, summer programs,
paddlesport shops, swiftwater rescue groups, etc. at the following public meetings:
We must register enthusiasm for whitewater course(s) on the record at public
hearings and in writing among potential users to be seriously considered, and for
such facilities to be put on the schedule for construction. The more boater turnout
we get for this, the better.
Hearings begin at 7 pm:
Tuesday, April 13, Springfield, VA
Thursday, April 15, Chantilly, VA
Tuesday, April 20, Annandale, VA
Thursday, April 22, Falls Church, VA
Monday, April 26, Alexandria, VA
Tuesday, April 27, Reston, VA
Thursday, April 29, McLean, VA
Monday, May 3, Alexandria, VA
Thursday, May 6, Burke, VA
Details are in the press release below.
Thanks for your help!
Davey Hearn
301 229 4304
Maximum Whitewater Performance
please visit www.daveyhearn.com
Northern Virginia Regional Park News
<http://www.nvrpa.org>
Headquarters: The Walter L. Mess Building, 5400 Ox Road
Fairfax Station, Virginia 22039
703-352-5900; Fax 703-273-0905, Media Assistance 703-359-4603
Jurisdictions: Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church; Counties of
Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun
For Immediate Release
March 29, 2004
Who: Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority and Fairfax County Park Authority
What: Joint Park Bond Public Hearings
When: April 13-May 6, 2004; Dates listed below
Where: Fairfax County's 9 Magisterial Districts
Why: Discuss County and Regional Park Priorities
Media Assistance:
Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority
Carol Ann Cohen, NVRPA PIO: 703-359-04603; ccohen@nvrpa.org
Fairfax Co. Park Authority
Judy Pedersen, FCPA PIO: 703-324-8662; parkmail@fairfaxcounty.gov
=============Regional, Fairfax Park Authorities
Plan Joint Bond Public Hearings
The Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority, in cooperation with the
Fairfax County Park Authority, will meet with the public to discuss
regional and county park needs for 2005 through 2009 in a series of public
hearings in Fairfax County's nine magisterial districts and in NVRPA's
other five jurisdictions.
Citizens are invited to attend any of the hearings to comment, share ideas
and consider the Regional Authority's proposed five-year Capital
Improvement Program (CIP). A park bond referendum is scheduled in Fairfax
County in November 2004. If approved, the bond will provide $10,000,000
for Fairfax County's share of NVRPA's CIP and $50,000,000 for the county
authority. Both park organizations use bond funds for land acquisition,
capital development and renovation and upgrading park facilities.
All hearings scheduled in Fairfax County will begin at 7 p.m.:
Tuesday, April 13, 2004: Springfield District
West Springfield Governmental Center, Richard Frank Room
6140 Rolling Road, Springfield, VA
Thursday, April 15, 2004: Sully District
Sully District Governmental Center
4900 Stonecroft Blvd., #100, Chantilly, VA
Tuesday, April 20, 2004: Mason District
Mason District Governmental Center
6507 Columbia Pike, Annandale, VA
Thursday, April 22, 2004: Providence District
Providence RECenter
7525 Marc Drive, Falls Church, VA
Monday, April 26, 2004: Mt. Vernon District
Walt Whitman Middle School Lecture Hall
2500 Parker's Lane, Alexandria, VA
Tuesday, April 27, 2004: Hunter Mill District
South Lakes High School
11400 South Lakes Drive, Reston, VA
Thursday, April 29, 2004: Dranesville District
McLean Community Center
1234 Ingleside Avenue, McLean, VA
Monday, May 3, 2004: Lee District
Franconia Governmental Center
6121 Franconia Road, Alexandria, VA
Thursday, May 6, 2004: Braddock District
Lake Braddock Secondary School
9200 Burke Lake Road, Burke, VA
The Regional Park Authority is scheduling hearings in May in NVRPA's other
member jurisdictions, the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax and Falls Church
and the counties of Arlington and Loudoun and will announce the dates and
locations when the schedule is confirmed. The Regional Authority operates
19 Regional Parks and preserves more than 10,000 acres of Northern
Virginia open space (see www.nvrpa.org).
Each hearing in Fairfax County will include a joint presentation about the
local and regional park systems, explanations of the bond program works
and a public comment period. Speakers may pre-register by calling
703-324-8662 or email <parkmail@fairfaxcounty.gov>. The speaker should
provide contact information, note whether the speaker will represent him
or herself or an organization and indicate which hearing he or she wishes
to address. Pre-registered speakers will precede those who register each
hearing night.
The Park Authorities will accept written or emailed comments until the
close of business on Monday, June 7, 2004. Email comments for either
Authority to <parkmail@fairfaxcounty.gov>; mail comments to Ms. Lynn S.
Tadlock, Director, Planning & Development Division, Fairfax County Park
Authority, 12055 Government Center Parkway, Suite 421, Fairfax, VA 22035.
For more information, call Judy Pedersen, FCPA Public Information Officer,
at 703-324-8662, or Carol Ann Cohen, NVRPA Public Information Officer, at
703-359-4603, or visit the Fairfax County Park Authority's website at
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks.