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Fairfax Will Appeal


Fairfax Will Appeal
A three-judge court has ruled
that Alexandria may annex a 7h-
square-mile corner of Fairfax
County at cost of about $3.50 .00O
but the county is preparing an i'm
mediate appeal.
Under terms of the decision
handed down yesterday in the
Fairfax Circuit Court. the city is
required to pay no part of a sos
million bond issue for school con-
struction nor any part of a $780,
600 courthouse bond issue recently
approved by county referendum.
The courts decision to permit
annexation was announced last
week. Details Of the transaction
were not drawn, however. until
arguments were heard by attor-
neys for city and county Thursday
and yesterday.
January / Date Set.
The cost to Alexandria approved
In the final decision includes ap-
proximately 100000 for the Lee
jackson School, $124,000 for an
existing share of a county school
dept. $4,000 for a school site at
the big Shirley-Duke apartments
and $l74,000 as the city's share of
a So million sewer improvement
bond issue.
Effective date of the annexa-
ton is January /.
As soon as the court made its
ruling, Robert j. McCandlish, at
torney for Fairfax County, de-
clared the county definitely will
appeal"
The amount to be paid by the
city is subject to final determine
ton when the exact percentage Of
assessed valuation in the annex
able area is decided.
The amount also could be
changed by settlement of a Falls
Church Fairfax County dispute
over assumption of school debt by
that city as a result of its pe-
coming a second class city in 1948.
Several Means of Payment.
Alexandria will pay the county.
according to City Manager w. Guy
Ancell. with funds raised "in
several different ways"
Part may be paid Immediately
In cash and some reimbursement
may be made from Literary Loan
Funds or a bond issue.
Mr.. Ancel said that the bond
issue would probably include funds
for new school at Shirley-Duke
apartments. The county had
planned to build a school there.
Boundaries of the area, to the
west of the city. are defined as
requested by Alexandria except
that the Lincolnia community will
remain in Fairfax County. ALI
of Shirley highway in that area
will be in the city, however.
Doubles Area of City.
The three-judge court awarded |
the city all the Dowden Terrace
subdivision near Bailey's Cross
roads.
The decision doubles the area
OF Alexandria and increases its
population from $4,000 to $4,000.
The county. is reduced in popula-
ton from 1000 and its area will
be a little more than 400 square
miles.
sIncluded in the territory. which
will become part of Alexandria are
the Fruit Growers Express. the
Quartermaster Depot, Shirley
Duke apartments. the Delta and
Cameron Park subdivisions, Wash
ington Forest and Shirley Gar
den developments, a section of
Shirley Highway, Episcopal Semi
nary and High School. and part
of the darlington and Claremont
apartment projects.
The annexation suit had been
in the making for more than a
year. Hearings opened October
II.
Alexandria attorneys said the
city would die" if it could not
expand. They told the court the
city is strong enough financially to
add the new territory and asserted
residents of the annexable area
would get better services from the
city.
The county maintained that no
just settlement could be made of
the So million debt of Sanitary
District No. /.
Witnesses testified for the coun-
ty that the highly developed Belle |
Haven -Groveton area south of
Alexandria was more in keeping"
with the city's annexation claim.
Also appearing for the county,
a State Highway Department off,
cial said the department wants
the Shirley highway to remain a
1imited-access freeway.
Attorneys for Alexandria were
Horace Edwards. former mayor of
Richmond and candidate for
Governor last year, and City At
torney v. Floyd Williams. Armi-
stead L. Boothe and William W.
Koontz, representing some prop
erty owners in the annexable area,
were associated with the city in
the case.
Representing County.
Representing the county were
Mr.. McCandliSh, commemorative