Evening star., 1950-09-22
Fairfax Citizens
Oppose Airport
Near AnnandaIe
Will Ask County
To Urge CAA to
Shun BuiIt-Up Area

Location of a proposed Metro
politan Area airport near AMMAN
dale was opposed last night by
the Fairfax County Federation Of
Citizens Associations.
Meeting at Annandale School,
the organization voted to ask the
Board of Supervisors to request
the Civil Aeronautics Authority
mot to locate the airport in the
most populous section of the
county"
The federation also unani-
mously indorsed the county man
ager form of government for a
second time and reaffirmed its OPP
position to location of a sewage
treatment plant Gin the middle
of residential area at New
Alexandria.
Field Is Authorized.
The resolution on the airport
was presented by the Annandale
Citizens Association. Congress
has authorized a flying field as
an alternate to overcrowded
Washington National Airport and
several sites in Fairfax County
are among those being con-
sidered.
One of the areas most fire.
quently mentioned Is the Bristow
tract south of Annandale, near
Shirley Highway.
The legislation approved by
Congress requires CAA officials to
consult with local governing
bodies regarding location of the
new airport.
Registration Drive OKd.
The federation agreed to sup
port the League of Women Voters
and other organizations in regis
tering new voters by the October
Z deadline for participation in the
November Z general election and
referendum on changes in local
government. The deadline for
payment of State poll taxes all
ready has passed, however.
In the referendum, county
voters will be given a choice be-
tween the existing executive sec.
retary form. the proposed county
executive form and the county
manager form.
Full Consideration" Cited.
In its unanimous vote of the 40
members present. the federation
noted that it has given full con-
sideration' to a report of a special
commission which recommended
the county executive plan.
Warren Granger. president Of
the New Alexandria Citizens As
sociation, told the delegates that
I'VE have made no progress" in
attempting to block installation Of
the sewage disposal plant in his
area which lies just to the south
of the city of Alexandria.
At its previous meeting, the fed
Grafton called upon the Board of
Supervisors mot to locate the
proposed plant in a residential
area and to explore fully all pos
sible alternate SITES"
Predicts Value Drop.
Mr.. Granger and representa-.
tives of other citizens associations
in the area said their studies make
it clear that property values in
the area will be seriously depre-
ciated and that, at least, at
times" the plant will give off an
Objectionable odor.
Mr. Granger said an attempt
will be made to have the County
Board of zoning Appeals over
rule the supervisors on the pro.
posed site. If this fails, he added.
our only recourse is court action"
Lester Simpson of Marian For.
est, who said his home would be
closest to the plant, said the pro-
posal is "a typical example of tho
short-range outlook of the super
vlsors. You and every one else
will be affected if we don't stop
this way of handling things"
The Baileys Cross Roads Citi-
zens' Association was admitted to
membership in the federation. An
for membership was
received from the Leesburg Pike
Citizens Association.