Evening star., 1955-11-29
|AdvisoryGroup
Roads Created
Northern Virginia
Planners Act on
Jurisdiction Problem

An advisory committee to CO.
ordinate highway planning In
Northern Virginia was created
last night by the Northern Vir-
ginia Planning Commission.
The commission viii ask each
of the six jurisdictions repre-
sented on the regional plan
ming body to name local plan
ming and highway department
representatives to the committee.
The committee viii work under
the regional planning commits
sion. The commission will trans
init recommendations Of the
committee to local governing
bodies.
Creation of the committee was
urged by c. C. Robinson, execu-
tive director of the commission,
who said Northern Virginia has
many highway problems.
State to Be Represented
He said 1t would be Of great
benefit If we can sit down to-
Igether to work out our prob
|lems." Creation Of the commit
tee had the Endorsement Of the
|State Highway Department,
which also will have representa-
Itives on the Northern Virginia
group, he said.
Mr.. Robinson and other men,
Ibers OF the commission praised
the Fairfax County Board Of
Supervisors for its action last
week in requiring a $4,000 bond
from a developer on Pohick
Crack to insure that a private
sewage treatment plant would
be properly operated and main
tained.
It was suggested that the Fair
fax requirement, the first OF its
kind in the area, become q pat
tern for future action in Fair
fax as well as In other Northern
Virginia Jurisdictions to protect
water supplies and abate stream
pollution.
Growing Potomac Importance
The planners emphasized that,
las the Washington area de-
velops, more and more depend
Ience viii be placed on the Poto-
mac River as a source Of water.
Mr.. Robinson said more atten-
ton should be given to conserva-
alton measures In the upper
river area to assure an even
flow Of water In the Potomac.
He also suggested that the
commission take the lead in
clarifying riparian rights II
property owners along water
ways. He said unrestricted farm
irrigation could lead. in q few
years, to as much water being
taken from the Potomac as was
the total flow during . dry
period In 1890.
Mr.. Robinson said the pro-
posed Potomac Electric and
Power Co. plant in Loudoun
County probably would not af-
feet Washington's water supply
but, that steps should be taken
to see that industry does not
develop above the water source
that would pollute the river.
Fulton ]. Watt. Loudoun repre-
sentative, said that, since
|PEPCO cannot sell power In
Virginia, 1t is unlikely that any
industry would locate around
the plant If PEPCo decides to
build In Loudoun County.
No Stand ON CIA
Commission members agreed
not to take q stand on the pro-
|posal Of the Central Intelligence
Agency to locate its headquar-
ters at Langley In Fairfax
County.
However. Mr.. Robinson sharp
ly criticized q report by q New
York consulting firm which rec
commended the Langley site over
the Winkler tract in Alexandria
He said the report by the firm
|of Clarke q Rapuano, which
was hired by CIA to advise the
agency on prospective sites. con-
tained many contradictions.
Mr.. Robinson's report drew the
FIRE Of John w. Brookfield Of
Fairfax. whose Jurisdiction has
Endorsed the Langley site. The
directors position had the sup
port Of Philip B. Hall Of Alex
|andria, whose officials are work.
ling hard to keep the Winkler
tract in the running for the $50
million building.