Evening star., 1944-08-04
WASHINGTON AND VICINITY
FRIDAY, AUGUST 4 1914.
D. G.. Planners Assure
Nearby Virginia Of
Postwar Cooperation
Commission HuiIs Work
Of City. County Stoffs
| After Field Inspection

Washington's fast-growing neigll.
boring counties In Virginia, facing
the prospect Of doubling their popu-
lation In the next decade, have re.
ceived assurance Of close eo-opera-
tion on the part Of the National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission In planning for postwar d.
velopments.
Returning from . field inspection
OF new developments in Alexandria.
Arlington and Fairfax Counties.
Federal odcials last night expressed
gratification that all three have such
excellently stated planning commits
sions.
Acting in an advisory capacity,
the Federal planning agency viii
make this the first of many such
inspections, SO as to keep in close
touch with such necessary extension
OF water mains, sewage, highways
and recreational facilities as may
be required to meet postwar needs In
these communities.
Settle Comments on Trip.
I'VE have held conferences from
time to time, but this Is the first
time we have gone out and inspected
things thoroughly at first hand with
the responsible county officials to
guide U.s." Secretary Thomas 8.
Settle said after the trip. Every
one was agreed that there should be
closer cooperation In the future.
for the problems across the river in
Virginia tie in with those of WASH
tngton to q large extent"
!. Arlington County has voted q $780,
600 bond issue for eight Fairgrounds
and the Federal oficials were in
formed that sites for three of these
are now in process of purchase. Mr..
Settle said that members of the
Federal commission were impressed
with the school playground facili-
ties In the county and were en-.
couraged that measures are being
taken to extend general recreational
facilities for all.
The new Lubber Run Parkway in
Arlington County, a 36-acre tract.
was admired for its fine trees and
development possibilities. Ofiicials
of Fairfax County were 50 impressed
with it that they thought their
county should have one like 1t, too,
Mr.. Settle said.
Part Of Acreage Donated.
Fifteen acres in the Lubber prof.
ect were bought by the county and
private subdivision developers do
mated the remainder of the land.
1t was reported that 5000 persons
used its recreational facilities last
year.
In Alexandra. the group visited
the location intended for q new
colored housing development to
compromise 166 units for which
land Is now being condemned be-
tween the Potomac River and tho
Mount Vernon Memorial highway.
They also inspected section of the
Mount Vernon highway on both
sides OF Alexandria, which the city
hopes to develop into parks and
Fairgrounds. The officials were told
the city Of Alexandria Is now max
ing q survey Of recreational needs
and that it now has q year-ror,nd
recreation stan with 81 directors of
Fairgrounds.
The Federal officials, perhaps. were
most interested in what the Fairfax
County ohlcials had to show them
IN the fast growing area between
the Arlington line and Fairfax Court
House. They visited such new
housing developments as Sleepy
Hollow, Belle Haven, Fair Haven
and darlington Park. These ara
rigidly zoned and in Ravenwood. an
other development visited, eyerv
house has not less than one acre OF
ground around it.
Fairfax Sanitary District,
Fairfax County has created q
special sanitary district of IS SQUARE
miles. as large as Arlington County.
which Is in high state of improve.
ment. Looking to future population
increases up to 100000, the county
omcials see the day when other
sanitary districts will have to be
created.
Fairfax County has increased from
$4,000 population In 1890 to 60 600
IN 1874 and many of these residents
are employed in Washington. Alex
andria now has a population of
$1,000, Mr.. Settle said, compared
with IS 900 in 1880.
This gives an idea of what their
future planning problems entail" he
said.
Maj. Gen. U. s. Grant III. chair
man OF the Federal agency, headed
the delegation from Washington.
They were conducted on the trip by
Mayor w. T. wilkins of Alexandria.
City Manager Carl Budwesky and
L. E. Peabody, chairman OF the
Planning Commission. From Arline-
ton County were County Manager
Frank c. Hanrahan, c. c. Kinnear.
county engineer, and Frank L.
Dieter, planning engineer. Fairfax
County WRs represented by Wallace
Carper, Chairman OF the County
Board; w. w. McCullum, Chairman
OF the Planning Commission, and
T. j. Stockton, planning engineer.
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