Reston National BZA Hearing Postponed Again

Reston National Golf Course's appeal with the Fairfax County Board of Zoning Appeals has been delayed once again - this time until September.

RN Golf Management, the course owners, asked for the delay of the May 22 hearing. The new hearing date is now Sept. 25. This is the fourth extension. The hearing was originally supposed to take place in September 2012, then October, January and finally May.

The saga of the 166-acre public course's future has been going on for nearly a year. Last April, RN Golf Management, a subsidiary of Northwestern Mutual Insurance, asked Fairfax County Zoning if the course can be considered residential rather than open space.

Zoning said no, and that is when the golf course owners filed an appeal, sparking speculation of plans for residential development. The golf course is located in walking distance of the Wiehle-Reston East Metro stop, which is set to open in December.

No plans for potential residential development at the course have been made public yet.

Rescue Reston says it still plans a May 5 fundraiser at Hidden Creek County Club.

To see all stories on potential redevelopment at Reston National, visit our Reston National Topic Page.

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