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ATV's monthly conversation with County Board members on the major issues discussed at May's Board meeting.
A
B
So
this
was
an
area
that
was
relatively
unplanned
and
the
scope
of
things,
as
you
know,
and
our
major
Metro
corridor
is
an
increasingly
even
outside
of
them
like
Columbia,
Pike
or
an
alley
highway.
We
have
significant
plans
that
represent
a
lot
of
work
and
effort
and
visioning
by
the
community,
and
then
we
seek
to
adjust
our
zoning
tools
and
our
land
use
policies
to
match
what
we
want
to
achieve.
That
type
of
work.
A
B
Don't
see
elsewhere
in
the
county
and
not
only
do
they
provide
critically
important
services
right,
the
car,
repairs,
etc.
It
also
has
left
for
some
real
creativity
to
flourish
in
this
part
of
the
county.
So
we
joke
that.
It's
our
it's
our
economic
engine
of
the
dog
economy,
down
in
for
a
mile,
run
all
right:
lots
of
pet
wash
areas
kept
walking
services,
pet
boarding,
because
those
are
things
that
happen
in
industrialize
own
property
and
the
Shirlington
dog
park.
B
All
very
symbiotic,
and
so
there
is,
there
was
a
real
consensus,
I
think
on
the
part
of
those
participating
in
that
more
than
two-year
planning
process
that
they
wanted
to
keep
some
of
that
industrial
character.
That
funkiness
of
Four,
Mile,
Run
and
another
thing
that
made
this
policy
framework
unique
is
that
it
brought
together
an
integrated
planning
effort.
B
It's
the
first
time
the
county
has
really
brought
forward
the
Department
of
Environmental
Services
community
planning,
as
well
as
Parks
and
Recreation,
to
think
holistically,
both
about
the
zoning
and
the
character
of
the
neighbor
of
the
neighborhood
in
the
corridor,
but
also
what
the
major
amenities
would
look
like
there.
We
spent
a
lot
of
time
talking
about
the
Shirlington
dog
park
and
by
the
time
it
reached
the
board.
There
were
areas
of
consensus
on
nearly
everything,
with
one
notable
exception,
which
was
the
future
of
Jenny
Dean
Park
and
the
master
plan
there.
So
what.
B
Controversial
item-
that's
right
and
you
know
I
made
the
joke
I'm.
The
number
is
very
back
on
the
envelope,
but
the
whole
area
for
Mile
Run
is
about
90
acres
and
I.
Think
this
Jenny
Dean
Park
is
maybe
about
10
or
12,
and
so
you
know
we
had
75
acres,
give
or
take
of
compromise
that
everyone
agreed
on
right.
But
it
came
down
to
that
little
piece
that
final
area
there
was
general
consensus,
although
not
everyone
was
thrilled
about
it.
That
most
of
the
amenities
that
were
currently
in
the
park
would
be
replaced
and
upgraded.
B
So
the
question
became:
how
did
they
get
placed
and
where
were
they
facing?
And
that
also
became
a
question
of
phasing.
There
are
some
targets
for
land
acquisition
in
that
park
that
we
don't
own
yet
and
so
there's
a
vision
for
a
phase
one
and
Phase
two.
So
it
became
a
little
bit
of
this
question
of
what's
important
for
us
to
achieve
right
away
on
the
county,
but
the
county
already
owns
relative
to
what
can
be
over
achieved
over
time
and.