Coalition
for a Planned Reston
A voluntary
group of residents from the Reston Citizens Association,
Reclaim Reston, and
Reston 20/20
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December
19, 2018
Coalition
for a Planned Reston (CPR) calls for suspension of Fairfax County’s schedule to
amend zoning to authorize increased density in the Reston Planned Residential
Community (PRC). CPR rejects as “form over substance” the County’s belated
response to community questions after moving forward with formal approval by
the Board of Supervisors.
In a letter to County Supervisor Cathy Hudgins, CPR acknowledged receipt
of a portion of the long-delayed information promised by County staff in
community meetings in June and July, 2018. However, CPR advised Supervisor Hudgins
that “the County’s belated information ‘dump’ provides
little responsive information despite its volume, some of which is not relevant
or is outdated or inaccurate.” Further, the letter points out that the County’s
December 11 submission appears to have been provided
only “in a face-saving effort” in light of concerns expressed by the Board of
Supervisors when the zoning amendment was discussed in their December 4, 2018
meeting. The CPR letter states, “In short, the timing, substance and motivation
for the County’s long-delayed responses to CPR and Reston Association appear to
be form over substance.”
CPR asked Supervisor
Hudgins to request that the Reston PRC zoning amendment be withdrawn from the
Board of Supervisors’ calendar, and “to re-engage in the process for meaningful
dialogue with the community, to which you previously committed.”
Currently the PRC zoning
amendment is scheduled for a Fairfax County Zoning Commission workshop on
January 10, 2018, but no community input will be permitted. A Planning Commission
Public Hearing is on the calendar for January 23, 2019 at 7:00pm. A large
public turnout is planned for that Public Hearing and, if necessary, a Board of
Supervisors Public Hearing on or about March 5, 2018.
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Letter to Supervisor Cathy Hudgins
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