Evening star., 1944-06-25
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Studies Plans
For Play. Areas :!
Eight Proposed Sites
Costing $l5I 100
Cover $40 Acres

Ihe Arlington County 9oArd yes
tSrday accepted for stuly recon-
mendatioys, OF the RScreatinnal Ad-
visoFy 0ognuaittee, that eight sites,
totaling A.9;@acres and costing ap-
rroxiinately 415l ,2oo, be acquired BY
condemnation for county play
grounds. ... ID. !; Z = s,ersf. =, \
The COMMITTEES recommended that
title to- AL lands be. hald by the
county hoard ana Ae administered
BY > departansnt efsparks ana play-
gxOundy.s On
A. director, to 'be appointed by the
county manager, would hold once
ct the pleasure, Of, the county
board" II; 49, / So 4'fsS
A further Recommendation, was
that Fairgrounds be supervised by
the ssme individual who is director
Of school recreation" WA. Rich
ardson Us present school recreation
director and II the suggestion Is apr
proved, win head the county wide
recreAtional program.
wants Rscreattsn CsaAcif.
The COMMITTEES also asked creation
of 4 recreation council I'd consult
with the director. to study proposed
budgets and to- make recommends
tions to the county board and school
board on recreation matters.
The council would be composed
Of member OF the county board,
to be appointed annually; 4 school
board member, to bs;appointed .al1-
1uallq; the county n1anaGeE, SUPER.
intendenta of schools ana C0mfldn-
weAlth's attorney. = r.ss. IA F
Ths eight aites recod commended for
aequisitief1, none 81 which: Ill Ad-
jaeent to school properties, WIN
consume MI. funds to BE raised ~
the 4lSo, 900 hond issue voted .at the
last election Therefcre, the con-
nnittess Recommended that Proposed
Fairgrounds lying Sdjacent to
county schools n. purchased BY the
school hoeTd where rraeticahle.
Many Sits6 Considered.
The sites which will,be condemned
for purchase IL the county board
appreyes the eon4nistee feport, In
clude: .ssss. 4,,' s.! ~ S
7 AZ sarss of !, ss. acres 1t North
Twenty seyenth and Greenbrier
streets, This win form . nucleus Tor
: T-ece playfeld, the rest 70 be
acquired later.
- srnall-child recreation xround
on the west hide Of North aiRhland
street betWeen North !, Niueteenth
and North Twentieth streets. Acre
&c Is ID. This VIII serve Lyon
Village.
Nine acres between Fom-Mile
Run and the Warrington and Old
Dominion Railway right OF vay,
Two residences in the area are not
to. abe acquired. This playground
yill serve the Bareroft apartment
- skif 4 lstes otr Fort scott
Ridge which will serve needs 81
Oakcfest and AuHora Hills sections
An alternate site to this Is located
betweeh South Eads ard south
Grant STREETS. Both are to be COM
munity Fairgrounds.
A. colored playground Of l2.3
acTes near = Feuty-seventh street
and South seuinarya road.
An area Mss acres located alons
Old Dominion drive and North
Thomas street. A; neighborhood
playground to b used In conjune-
tion With community playground
desfgr.- ='..... n.
A neighborhood playground Of
0.o acres located near Fairfax drive
ana North Barton street. This is
to care for older children, and
adults Of Lyon Park, Clarendon
Lyon Village. Fort. Myer Heights
and Colonial Village. ; :
A colored playground OF "A acres
to serve residents Of Halls Hill.