Evening star., 1954-12-12
Arlington Delays
Action on Hall Hill
Rezoning Protest

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More than 100 Arlington resi-
dents seeking a re-fearing Of q
controversial zoning change last
month were told by an Arling-
ton County Board member yes
terday their arguments consti-
tued q wave of hysteria. The
board finally deferred action on
the request for re-hearing.
The residents. including rep
fesentatives Of four citizens
groups, appeared at the board
TO protest the Redistribution Of
two lots In the Halls Hill area
from residential to apartment
zoning. The coming was granted
on November n to John z. and
Betty B. DeLashmutt for lots in
the 1900 block of North Culpeper
street.
THE opposition to this zon-
ing" Board Member George
Rowzee, jr.. said. was given q
proper hearing before the board
at its last meeting"
II felt it to be a fair and equi-
table request" he said. II cannot,
by any stretch of imagination,
see how the residents Of any
other areas could possibly be
! affected by this zoning."
Resists Pressure.
Mr.. Rowzee added that II the
board were to show itself weak
In the wake Of the wave Of hys-
terra that has been the whole
substance of the arguments
against this zoning," 1t would be
guilty of government by pres
sure"
It would mean, he continued,
abandonment of coming on
merit in favor Of zoning by
myth or fantasy"
The original opponents Of the
rezoning were members Of the
Glebewood Civic Association.
They said the two proposed two
story apartment buildings ada
cent to their neighborhood would
increase the areas population
density and create traffic con-
gestion problems. They also
claimed sufficient property in
the community already is zoned
for apartments.
Others Join Protest.
The Glebewood residents yes
terday were joined in their pro-
test by representatives Of the
Langston Citizens Association,
the Waycroft-Wo Citi-
zens' Association, the Tara
Leeway Civic Association, a
group Of Halls Hill landowners
and q spokesman of the Mount
Salvation Baptist Church.
Halls Hill is G. colored COM
munity near Lee highway and
Glebe road. Grant Clark. col
ored, representing 20 landowners
near the Culpeper street tract,
said he opposes the apartments
because reighborhood residents
fear the growth of "slums and
crime" through population In
creases In the section.
The County Board deferred
action on the re-hearing request
for two weeks.
Urge Highway Study.
The board. in other business.
passed a resolution requesting
the Virginia State Highway
Commission to study proposed
Interstate highway through Ar.
lington County. the city of Falls
Church, Fairfax County. Lou
doun County and Fauquier
County.
The board also voted to ask
the Jurisdictions concerned and
the Northern Virginia Regional
Planning Commission to support
the Interstate highway pro-
posal.
The boards stand followed a
report from County Highway
Engineer Clifton G. Stoneburner,
who declared the Federal Gov
ernment's prospective support of
State highways makes the
local highway possibility worth
planning for.'
County officials said prelim-
mary studies have been made on
the use of Fairfax and Bluemont
drives as part of the interstate
route.
Juvenile Quarters Approved.
The use of Arlington's juvenile
detention quarters by children
from Fairfax County was for
mally approved.
In October, after publicity
given to a l6-year-old girls
detention for 33 days in a Grove
ton (Va.) police lookup. the Fair
fax Board of Supervisors initi-
ated negotiations to send juve-
nile wards. In some cases, to Ar
lington Children's Shelter.
Arlington heads agreed to
house Fairfax juveniles, If space
is available. at a cost of $3.50
per child daily. The Arlington
shelter has a maximum capacity
of 10 juveniles.