Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-16
Moves 0K'd
For Arlington
Master Plan
BY SAM EASTMAN
Star stan Writer

II
tons planning setup In order to
speed adoption Of a master plan
were approved yesterday by the
county board.
The moves, suggested by
County Manager A. T. Lund-
berg, call for:
1. Hiring a new planning di-
rector at a starting salary Of
about $i2.5OO.
2. Shifting the present PLAN
ming director. Frank L. Dieter.
to a new post of associate de
rector with the duty Of super
vising master plan work. DR..
Dieter's salary would remain
at $4,000.
8. Hiring George Smith. who
prepared a commercial devel-
opment study for the county.
as q consultant to Mr.. Dieter.
Mr.. Smith, who would draw
81. O50 a month on a temporary
full-time basis. would work on
the commercial-industrial land
use phase Of the master plan.
4. Abolishing the $9,600-a-
year position Of executive Sec
Rotary to the planning COM
mission. The post. now held
by Lyle Bryant, was created
last June.
The county also will add q
new position Of economist
statistician. Mr.. Lundberg said
he hopes to fill the new jobs
within eight weeks after the
needed action by the Civil
Service Commission.
| At yesterdays meeting. sew
eral Planning Commission
members. including Chairman
James H. Berkey, strongly in
dorsed Mr.. Lundberg's pro-
poSals. The commission and
the county manager have been
at odds for several months on
details for strengthening the
planning machinery.
The three liberal majority
members of the County Board,
in a policy statement issued at
the January / organizational
meeting, said they were deter
mined to put q master plan
on the books this year. The
statement added that no I'M
necessary delays would be toll
Grated.
Chairman Satisfied
In commenting on Mr.. Lund-
berg's proposal to hire Mr..
Smith. Chairman Ralph Raul
said he was satisfied because
the consultant, who has a bust
ness background, would not
have any Say in deciding con-
fiicts between business and res
idential land use development.
After the unanimous board
vote, one member. David l..
Krupsaw, asked for Planning
Commission recommendations
on a maximum population
goal.
This information, he said, Is
essential at this stage in draw
ing up a master plan. The COM
mission, Mr.. Krupsaw said,
should name a study commit
tee and have population recon-
mendations back to the county
board by June 80.
Further Study Asked
Commission Chairman Bar
key, however, said an "arhi-
trary" decision on this matter
should not be made at this
time. This finding, he said,
should come after further work
on the pilot plan of the overall
development guide for the
county. At Mr.. Krupsaw's sug-
gestion, Mr.. Berkey agreed that
recommended population limits
controlled by the type of de-
velopment permitted in the
county-be reached by both APP
proaches.
In another matter, the board
rejected a proposal for greater
height and density restrictions
on apartment construction in
a South Arlington area.
The land involved totals lit
acres and is between Hayes and
Nash streets from Eighteenth
street to Army-Navy drive.
Two More Developments
The boards action in turning
down the rezoning proposal
clears the way for construction
of two more big apartment de-
velopments by Pentagon Plaza,
Inc, which put up the I2-Story
River House near the Pentagon.
The suggested Reconsideration
would have limited the height
Of the buildings. depending
upon the size of the construc-
ton sites, in addition to re-
quiring more land for each
apartment unit.
A spokesman for the Arling-
ton Ridge Civic Association said
this group. representing eco
families, favored the proposed
coming. However. a group Of
businessmen spoke in opposi-
tion.