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master plan, promised by coun
tons and repeatedly 95 per
cent finished for some time.
The plan will set out the
county's future requirements
for parks, open space, roads,
public buildings, residential
areas. business centers, indus
try and utilities.
A population policy state
ment, either to be included in
the master plan or to be pre-
sented as a separate report, is
expected to urge the county
board to hold the line against
metropolitan growth pressures.
$65 Million Program
Arlington is expected to en-
bark this year on q massive To-
year capital improvements pro-
gram that will include roads,
sidewalks, fire stations, branch
libraries, storm sewers, parks,
schools and other projects.
A committee of county and
school officials has completed a
fiscal study that shows the
county can afford a $65 million
program. A planning commits
sion subcommittee is preparing
detailed project recommenda-
tions.
The fiscal study forecasts an
overall tax rate increase Of II
per cent during the next decade
to help pay for the improve
ments. A $36 million borrowing
program also will be required,
the report said.
The first Of a series Of bond
issues under the 10-year pro-
gram is scheduled for this year
Oficials have estimated the
amount Of the first bond issue
at IS to 81 million.
Projects Planned
A number Of new public
buildings, roads and bridges
will be completed or well under
way.
Richard M. Writ, public works
director, said a new 7-story
addition to the court house
should be finished in March.
The addition will house courts,
judges Offices, county clerks
Offices, the county managers
office and county board facili-
ties.
Mr.. Writ said work on the
new central library on North
Quincy street should start in
January and be finished before
the end of the year.
Construction of a new branch
library in Cherrydale probably
will start.
Clifton G. Stoneburner, coun-
ty highway engineer, said the
State probably will make "a
strenuous effort to get some
thing started in Rosslyn" on
Interstate Route 66 this year
to coordinate with new Poto-
mac River bridge construction
projects.
Two River Projects
Work on two river crossings
that will benefit Arlington citi-
zens is scheduled to start.
Construction of the new four
lane Virginia-bound span for
the Fourteenth street bridge is
scheduled to start in jan
uary. The SAT million project
should be completed in Septem-
ber. 1861.
Work on the new six-lane
Theodore Roosevelt Bridge is
scheduled to start in February
If steel is available for the prof.
ect. 1t should take 2la years
to complete the new crossing
an official said.
In addition to the State and
Federal building projects, Mr.
Stoneburner said Arlington
County will spend over 81 mil
lion on highway work in 1860,
including four-laning of Lee
highway from Glebe road to
East Falls Church.
Several knotty controver-
sizes left over from 1859 will
occupy the county board.
The board has yet to come to
grips with requests for a local
Sunday closing law. A citizens
committee recently recon-
mended. against passage of a
local blue law 16 to II.
A coming hassle may develop
over a recent move by the
county board to advertise the
rezoning Of two blocks in front
Of the county courthouse to
block construction of two eight
story office buildings.
On Parking Problem
The proposed rezoning. which
will be considered by the board
February 2, would reduce q
present rs foot height limit to
IS feet.
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