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Pinkman to Head Rescue Reston
Longtime resident to lead group fighting potential golf course redevelopment.
Rescue Reston, the newly formed action committee to oppose redevelopment of Reston National Golf Course into residential units, has elected John Pinkman as its executive director.
Pinkman, a resident of Reston for 35 years, has lived in Golf Course View cluster for two decades.
The group also will expand the role of two members: Akira Ikuma , an IT security professional and Realtor Esin Reinhardt. Ikuma will assist in communications and legal matters while Reinhardt will focus on fundraising and the finance committee.
Rescue Reston officials said they will be interviewing attorneys to aid them this week.
To learn more about Rescue Reston and get on the group's email list, click here.
To read Reston Patch entire timeline of stories on the potential redevelopement of Reston National, click here.
Thanks. We'll email you the next time we update this story.
Ray Wedell
9:20 am on Sunday, August 26, 2012
Thanks for your passionate effort, John.
If you need some grunt work done (or other type of work, lol), feel free to call me.
703-855-7299.
Stella McEnearny
11:56 am on Sunday, August 26, 2012
Thank you so much, Mr. Pinkman! We're grateful for your efforts to maintain Reston's unique appearance and character.
Charles Whitham
12:30 pm on Sunday, August 26, 2012
John, I'm alarmed at the news that there could be any thought of redeveloping Reston National Golf Course. I don't know if they own the golf course, but I believe that the Billy Casper organization manages it. You might try contacting them for comment. In addition to local home owners (we have lived on Purple Beech Drive for 37 years), it seems to me that golfers should be notified of the possibility. I'm not sure how they could be organized, but there must be a way.
Robert Mowbray
5:00 pm on Sunday, August 26, 2012
Suggest that the group look at the May 27, 2010 RA Board meeting minutes during which the Board unanimously approved EAC recommendation on planning principles. The proposed Terraset and Sunrise Valley school renovations as well as the possible Golf Course development would violate the guiding principles as recommended by Reston Association. They would probably also violate Firfax County guidelines for sustainable development.
The planning principles approved by RA include provisions that future development not result in a loss of green space or in increase in storm water runoff.
These guiding principles from RA are included in the draft guidelines by the Special Study Task Force.
I believe that Sustainable Reston also has similar guidelines.
Nancy Mowry
3:50 pm on Monday, August 27, 2012
Robert, thank you for the detailed information~