Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-03

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tween $3.50, 900 and 100000 to
supply sewage service on q
fee basis: and the city Of Falls
Church is to spend a COM
paratively small sum to run
water from the big supply
main it is now installing across
the Potomac in Little Falls
Dam, almost adjacent to the
proposed CHA site. On top Of
this, Congress has authorized
SIS million for extension Of
the George Washington Me-
mortal Parkway to Langley
project that has been in the
cards for q long time and
should not be attributed to
CHA.
At least we have to give
the Mayor and Chamber OF
Commerce credit for a vivid
imagination and an eye for
busineSs-CIA business.
G. Norman Cobb.
President, Vienna (Va.)
Trust Company.
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So much has been said
about the CHA and Langley,
that now wonder if the CHA
is properly named Central In
telligence Agency or if it is
able to perform its duties as
a moderate intelligent agent.
If Langley is the definite spot,
why tell the public in advance
and create confusion and bad
taste and comments. Again, If
Langley is not definite. have
CHA experts gone as far as
East Capitol street? II they
had, they would have found a
new bridge not much over a
mile east of the Capitol, and
If the CHA experts had good
eyes they would have been
able to see room tor a big or
little Pentagon on either side
of the bridge. Also. they would
find that streets or roads lead
from this site in all directions.
very much like the spokes of
a wheel, with superhighways
to Baltimore, Annapolis. Bay
Bridge and Southern Mary
land. and new streets to the
south, west and north are un-
der construction or are being
planned They would find many
more places east. northeast.
south and southeast Of the
East Capitol Street Bridge
where the Little Pentagon
could be built: where streets,
electricity. water. gas and
sewage are not much of a
problem.
John I. w. Carlson.
Since people against" some
thing usually make the most
noise, here's a letter to say
that many Of US who reside in
Langley are very much in
favor of the CHA locating here.
In fact a recent poll of Langley
homeowners showed 80 per
cent favored it.
We can't stop progress, and
the growth of our delightful
community is inevitable. es-
pecially with the recently ap-
proved sewerage system going
in to cover the eastern third Of
Fairfax County nearest Wash
ington. And our highways
must be enlarged anyhow
whether CHA comes to Langley
or not.
I feel the road improvements
will be made sooner If CHA
moves to the Langley site. And
that, in our gradually growing
area. 1t would be a fine thing
to have the type Of people
who work at CHA interested in
our area. I would welcome
them as neighbors.
It seems clear to me. from
the fact that approximately
one third of CHA personnel al
ready live in this county and
a great many others own
homes conveniently located in
nearby Washington. that no
great upheaval or mad scram-
BILE for homes would result.
But the slow, steady influx
through the years to come. as
housing needs of different
types arise due to changing
family situations, would
strengthen the value Of our
community assets and add de-
sirable new residents to the
Langley-McLean area.
Grace Kempton.
I have felt much better about
the location Of CHA at Lang
ley since learning Of Mr..
Dulles plan to construct a
group Of buildings like q col
lege campus. each with its own
trees and parking areas, rath-
er than a junior Pentagon,
as some of the opponents of
CHA had led me to believe.
I think 1t is about time for
Government employees to be
released from the Pentagonian
monStrosities in which they
now work, and to be given
pleasant working surroundings.
Since the tract Of land on
which it is to be located is
so large, and Is already owned
by the Government. I do not
think the CHA will interfere
with us at all. And, goodness
knows. we need the Memorial
Parkway extension and the
four-laning of Route 1913 be-
low Langley, which CHA will
bring, to relieve the present