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LAKE FAIRFAX PARK TRAILS PARKS 3 2 4 4 2 7 miles TOTAL - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
LAKE FAIRFAX PARK TRAILS PARKS 3 2 4 4 2 7 miles TOTAL - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
LAKE FAIRFAX PARK TRAILS PARKS 3 2 4 4 2 7 miles TOTAL VISITATION 1 7 ,7 5 4 ,7 8 8 LAND 2 3 ,3 0 0 + acres Enhance Citizens Quality of Life Through: Natural & Cultural Resource Stewardship Recreational Opportunities
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PARKS
4 2 7
TRAILS
3 2 4
miles LAND
2 3 ,3 0 0 +
acres
TOTAL VISITATION
1 7 ,7 5 4 ,7 8 8
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Enhance Citizens’ Quality of Life Through:
- Natural & Cultural Resource Stewardship
- Recreational Opportunities
- Quality Facilities & Services
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Where are we now? Where do we want to be? How do we get there? Refinement and Adoption
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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
Park Classification System
Provides a general framework intended to guide open space and public facilities planning
Park Authority System includes:
Local Parks – District Parks – Countywide Parks – Resource-Based Parks
Park Classification provides an indication of:
- Appropriate uses
- General park size range
- Typical facility types
- General park experience
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▪ ESTABLISHES PARK PURPOSE AND CLASSIFICATION ▪ DESCRIBES EXISTING CONDITIONS AND CONSTRAINTS ▪ DESCRIBES THE DESIRED VISITOR EXPERIENCE ▪ DESCRIBES THE PARK FEATURES ▪ IDENTIFIES DESIGN CONCERNS TO BE ADDRESSED AT DEVELOPMENT STAGE
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PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING DEVELOPMENT OF DRAFT MASTER PLAN PUBLICATION OF DRAFT MP PUBLIC COMMENT MEETING 30-DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD REVISIONS TO DRAFT MASTER PLAN PARK AUTHORITY BOARD APPROVAL
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PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING DEVELOPMENT OF DRAFT MASTER PLAN PUBLICATION OF DRAFT MP PUBLIC COMMENT MEETING 30-DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD REVISIONS TO DRAFT MASTER PLAN PARK AUTHORITY BOARD APPROVAL Today
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PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING DEVELOPMENT OF DRAFT MASTER PLAN PUBLICATION OF DRAFT MP PUBLIC COMMENT MEETING 30-DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD REVISIONS TO DRAFT MASTER PLAN PARK AUTHORITY BOARD APPROVAL FALL 2017/ WINTER 2018
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PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING DEVELOPMENT OF DRAFT MASTER PLAN PUBLICATION OF DRAFT MP PUBLIC COMMENT MEETING 30-DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD REVISIONS TO DRAFT MASTER PLAN PARK AUTHORITY BOARD APPROVAL WINTER 2018
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PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING DEVELOPMENT OF DRAFT MASTER PLAN PUBLICATION OF DRAFT MP PUBLIC COMMENT MEETING 30-DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD REVISIONS TO DRAFT MASTER PLAN PARK AUTHORITY BOARD APPROVAL SPRING 2018
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PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING DEVELOPMENT OF DRAFT MASTER PLAN PUBLICATION OF DRAFT MP PUBLIC COMMENT MEETING 30-DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD REVISIONS TO DRAFT MASTER PLAN PARK AUTHORITY BOARD APPROVAL SPRING 2018
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PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING DEVELOPMENT OF DRAFT MASTER PLAN PUBLICATION OF DRAFT MP PUBLIC COMMENT MEETING 30-DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD REVISIONS TO DRAFT MASTER PLAN PARK AUTHORITY BOARD APPROVAL WINTER 2018
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PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING DEVELOPMENT OF DRAFT MASTER PLAN PUBLICATION OF DRAFT MP PUBLIC COMMENT MEETING 30-DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD REVISIONS TO DRAFT MASTER PLAN PARK AUTHORITY BOARD APPROVAL WINTER 2018
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▪ POPULAR COUNTYWIDE PARK DUE TO THE DIVERSITY OF FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS OFFERED ▪ ESTIMATED 893,781VISITORS LAST YEAR ▪ POPULAR VENUE FOR FESTIVALS INCLUDING A LARGE 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION ▪ ONE OF TWO FAIRFAX COUNTY PARKS TO INCLUDE A SKATE PARK ▪ WATER MINE DRAWS VISITORS FROM AROUND THE REGION ▪ LARGE PORTIONS OF THE PARK ARE PROTECTED NATURAL RESOURCE AREAS ▪ LARGEST AMOUNT OF PICNIC FACILITIES AT ANY FAIRFAX COUNTY PARK ▪ 3 PARCELS WERE RECENTLY PURCHASED BY FCPA, ADDING APPROXIMATE 5 ACRES TO THE PARK
AT A GLANCE
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PARK LOCATION
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1937 AERIAL
2017 PROPERTY LINE
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HISTORY
▪ FIRST OWNERS OF RECORD WERE JOHN WARNER AND JOHN GRANT, WHO WERE GRANTED ADJACENT TRACTS ON DIFFICULT RUN BY THE NORTHERN NECK PROPRIETARY IN 1731. ▪ BY THE TURN OF THE 19TH CENTURY, JOHN SWIFT HAD ACQUIRED MUCH OF THIS LAND FOR HIS ESTATE, CALLED “LONG GLADES”. ▪ DURING THE 1920’S, JOSEPH WHEELER ACQUIRED THE MAJORITY OF THE PROPERTY OF WHAT TODAY WOULD MAKE UP LAKE FAIRFAX PARK. ▪ WHEELER WAS A DAIRY FARMER, OWNED A MILLING BUSINESS AND A FARM SUPPLY STORE. HE WAS A ACTIVE MEMBER IN LOCAL CITIZENS ASSOCIATIONS AND HOSTED SEVERAL EVENTS, SUCH AS DANCES AND HORSE SHOWS AT THE PROPERTY. ▪ AFTER WHEELER PASSED AWAY, MACK CRIPPEN AND HIS WIFE PURCHASED THE PROPERTY, CREATED A DAM, AND DEVELOPED THE PROPERTY AS A RECREATION AREA. ▪ CRIPPEN’S PROPERTY WAS CONVEYED TO THE FAIRFAX PARK AUTHORITY IN 1966. ADDITIONAL PARCELS WERE ACQUIRED OVER THE YEARS TO CONSITUTE THE AREA THAT MAKES UP THE PARK TODAY.
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THE PARK TODAY
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NATURAL RESOURCES
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FACILITIES
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FACILITIES
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PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
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2001 MASTER PLAN REVISION
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IMPROVEMENTS SINCE 2001 MASTER PLAN
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EXISTING USE AREAS
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WHY DEVELOP MASTER PLAN REVISION NOW?
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POTENTIAL NEW FACILITY IDEAS
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NEXT STEPS IN PLANNING PROCESS
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HELP PLAN YOUR PARK
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HELP PLAN YOUR PARK PLEASE SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS!
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CONTACT INFORMATION
703-324-8753 Adam Wynn, Project Manager Planning & Development Division, FCPA 12055 Government Center Parkway, Suite 406 Fairfax, Virginia 22035 parkmail@fairfaxcounty.gov