Evening star., 1957-12-21
Metro Series

Metro Series
Thank you very much for
reprinting the series Of arti-
cles on "Metro-City Of
Tomorrow"
! sincerely believe that this
series has done more to
awaken the people Of the
Metropolitan Area TO the
need for area planning than
any one thing that could
have been done.
As you are aware. ] was
recently elected chairman Of
the Northern Virginia Re-
gional Planning and Eco
nomic Development Commits
sion and. as such. have advo-
Gated that this commission
assume Q greater RESPONSE
bility In regional planning
In Northern Virginia. This
viii necessitate Q stable In
crease In its budget In order
TO employ q complete stan
to begin the work on . re-
gional plan which Is 20 badly
needed.
As 10 20 well pointed out
In the series. the questions
Of water. sewer. transporta-
ton. mental health, industry.
ETC.. must be faced on q
metropolitan regional basis
or We iind ourselves over
tapping or duplicating our
program Of q similar nature
which We can III afford.
The commission has agreed
that it, first meeting Of 1858
should be q dinner meeting
TO which we shall invite all
Of the members Of the gov
erning bodies Of Northern
Virginia. together with the
heads Of the various PLAN
ming commissions and staffs,
to hear our story about the
future Of this commission.
The present budget Is ap-
proximately $4,000 per year
and 1t Is raised BY q 2-cent
per capita contribution from
each jurisdiction plus O S5.-
600 contribution from the
State. This commission is
the only instrument with
which we can. In theory.
erase jurisdictional lines for
the purpose Of area planning
In Northern Virginia.
! may seem q little narrow
In my interest in Northern
Virginia. but ! feel that
Maryland and the District
Of Columbia are somewhat
ahead Of US In area planning
and for that reason we In
tend to devote our efforts to
see that we catch I'D. This is
why ! feel 50 strongly that
this series was well timed.
especially In our case. It will
make our job much easier.
Your past support Of the
Northern Virginia Regional
Planning and Economic De-
velopment Commission has
been most heart-warming
and we would appreciate any
help in getting the govern
mental bodies Of Northern
Virginia to increase their
contributions In order that we
may really do an effective
job.
william II. Moss,
Member. Fairfax. Va, Board
Of County Supervisors.
Since becoming q member
OF the National Capital Plan
ming Commission. I have fol-
lowed the articles on Met
ro-City Of Tomorrow" with
great interest. They should do
q tremendous amount Of good
In educating your public In
the problems confronting the
development Of the WASH
ington Metropolitan Area. As
q subscriber to the Washing
ton newspapers. I am i'm
pressed with the coverage you
give TO planning In all its
aspects.
With the rapid growth Of
the Federal City and It's out
lying areas. these problems
become more acute and vital.
There viii have to be great
thought and ingenuity shown
In planning for the future.
We must keep our eyes on
the larger picture and not
allow the exigencies Of spe-
cial interests or immediacy
sway US In making decisions.
The American public has q
vested interest In It's Capital
City and We must not lose
sight Of the heritage and
plans we have had while rec
ognizing the changing con-
ditions that confront us,
some Of which may be Of no
lasting importance.
Alexander c. Robinson III.
Cleveland. Ohio. A