Evening star., 1955-10-31
Foirfox Moster Plan

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It was quite obvious from
the beginning that the pro-
posed McHugh master plan for
Fairfax County would be used
as q political football. and It
is evident that this Is par
ticularly true in the Dranes-
vile district.
/ personally feel that Wall
lace Carper Is taking an In
telligent approach regarding
the master plan, particularly
In relationship to the contro-
versy regarding the proposal
for 3 and 5 acre lot sizes.
/ have stated on several
occasions that the planning
commission viii study all
phases Of the McFIugh plan
and win bring to the Board Of
Supervisors their considered
recommendations for q realis-
tic plan meeting the best
interests Of sll residents and
property owners Of Fairfax
County. This study Is In
progress.
II. after this study has been
completed. the planning COM
mission finds that 1t Is reason
able and practical to, have the
large lot sizes for certain Sec
tions of Fairfax County. then
the planning commission will
make that recommendation to
the Board Of Supervisors.
There are many matters In this
connection which must be OBJ
jectively considered BY the
planning commission. includ-
ing such items as type Of soil.
areas where sewage disposal
plants can be located. etc.
After the planning commits
sion has made its recon-
nendations to the Board OF
Supervisors, public hearings
will be Held by the Board Of
Supervisors giving all residents
OF Fairfax County an oppor-
tunity TO express opinions and
desires relating to the recon-
mendations made by the plan-
ming commission. prior TO the
adoption Of q master plan for
Fairfax County by the Board
Of Supervisors which Is the
democratic way.
Mr.. Carper has contacted
me many times. asking for q
progress report on the master
plan, in order that he could
more intelligently answer In
quiries from interested citizens
OF the county. To date, the
planning commission has not
been able to give Mr.. Carper
or the other members Of the
Board Of Supervisors final
conclusions as to the probable
recommendations Of the PLAN
ming commission. simply be-
cause the planning commits
sion has not yet reached those
decisions. ! personally feel
that Mr.. Carper Is honest.
straightforward and sincere
when he states that he wants
to see the final report and rec
ommendation by the planning
commission, and wants to hear
the opinion Of interested citi-
zens at the public hearings
before the Board Of Super
visors, prior to making final
decisions upon the various
phases Of this important mat
ter. For Mr.. Carper to take
a different position would
make him guilty Of prejudg-
ing an issue without giving
interested persons an oppor-
tunity to present their views.
In my opinion, Mr.. Carper is
to be complimented that he is
unwilling to pass snap iudg-
ment on matters Of such Inn
portance TO the voters and
residents OF Dranesville dis
trict and Fairfax County as a
whole. II is unfortunate that
the master plan is being stud
led during an election year
and has become a political
football as q result thereof.
/ sincerely believe that. except
for the fact that this is an
election year. the master plan
could be studied and processed
in q more normal manner, free
from the attempts in some
quarters to use the proposed
master plan as q means OF
furthering individual political
aims.
In fairness to the best in
terests Of Fairfax County as q
whole. ! believe that residents
Of all magisterial districts
should have a little more con-
fidence In the planning corn-
mission and its desire to
recommend to the Board Of
supervisors as promptly as
reasonably possible a master
plan suited to the best pres
ent and future needs Of the
county.
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