Future of Golf Course Up for Grabs? Reston Connection, September 5, 2012

The owners of the Reston National Golf Course have inquired of Fairfax County which development would be possible on the property, which has raised concerns in the local community.

Reston Association, Reston Citizens Association speak out, Rescue Reston group formed. 

By Alex McVeigh

Reston — While Reston National Golf Course is a destination throughout the region and recognized around the country for its Nike Golf Learning Center, its future has become a topic of concern for local residents. The owners of the course, RN Golf Management, requested information from Fairfax County earlier this year on the exact zoning regulations for the property on which the 166-acre course sits.

On April 20, Mark Looney of Cooley, LLP, which is representing RN Golf Management, requested the information, asking for regulations, as well as "confirmation of the process one must follow under the Zoning Ordinance in order to establish uses other than a golf course on all or a portion of the subject property."

Cathy Belgin, senior assistant to the zoning administrator with Fairfax County, responded June 20.

"The property is shown as a resource in the category of ‘major open space, parks, golf course, nature center,’" Belgin wrote in her report. "Any alternative development of the property that cannot be construed as open space, parks, golf course or nature center would require an amendment to the Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan."

IN RESPONSE, RN Golf Management has filed an appeal . . . .

Click here to read the rest of this comprehensive and timely article on the dispute over the future of Reston National Golf Course.  

The outcome of this dispute will determine whether Reston is a planned community or just another bunch of sub-divisions for developer exploitation.