Reston2020 reports that Fairfax County and golf course owners may be working on plan for housing and a big central park.
Are Fairfax County and RN Golf Management close to making a deal to bring residential housing - along with a big park - to Reston National Golf Course? Reston Citizens Association group Reston2020 says they may be. Reston2020 reports on its blog that a secret deal is in the works that will set aside a substantial portion of the golf course for a large Reston central park. Reston2020 sources say an option is being explored to have the developer proffer land for a park in return for being granted rental unit density. "Another source indicates that [Northwestern Mutual, RN Golf Management's parent company] is testing the market among several major area developers to see if the golf course can be sold for commercial development purposes. …
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D. Lewis
7:29 pm on Friday, February 15, 2013
In summer, my yard hosts more butterflies than Meadowlark Gardens. It may be that my visits to the former were when the winged creatures were not in evidence, but we did have countless numbers of them last summer. It was so gratifying to know that we had provided them with a suitable habitat. Will miss that when the dozers start. Hope they will notify us when the tree fellings begin, also. Hate … more ›