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Description
ATV's monthly conversation with County Board members on the major issues discussed at September's Board meeting.
Master Plan for Four Mile Run Valley parks
A
B
What
we
did
is
is
we
adopted
a
comprehensive
master
plan
for
Jenny
bean
park
and
Shirlington
Park,
and
we
also
made
some
short
and
midterm
recommendations
for
maintaining
and
improving
the
Shirlington
dog
park.
But
what
we
were
doing
really
was
implementing
the
framework
that
was
adopted
previously
by
the
board,
and
so
it's
really
a
fulfilling
of
the
vision
that
the
neighborhood
and
the
community
worked
on
for
several
years,
and
we
had
a
great
process
that
came
through
and
while
there
wasn't
unanimity
in
the
community
in
terms
of
some
of
the
final
decisions,
I
think.
B
Ultimately,
what
we've
done
is
we've
set
in
place
now
the
opportunity
to
make
a
substantial
investment
in
that
area
of
the
county.
It's
going
to
be
a
wonderful
opportunity,
lots
of
facilities
for
all
different
needs,
whether
you
want
to
do
an
active
kind
of
use
and
and
play
on
some
of
the
the
recreational
fields
or
you
want
a
more
passive
kind
of
use
and
want
to
be
able
to
just
have
a
cookout
or
barbecue
or
picnic
with
with
your
friends
or
family,
or
you
just
want
to
sit
restfully
and
enjoy
the
great
outdoors.
There'll.
A
C
The
overall
four
mile
run
plan
is
so
much
beyond
just
parks
facilities,
it's
about
transportation,
for
the
area,
how
land
use
might
change
for
the
area,
thinking
about
the
future
of
housing
in
the
area
as
well
as
commercial
uses.
This
is
really
kind
of
drilling
down
into
the
parks
facilities
in
particular.
What's
interesting,
though,
is
that
I
think
it
was
the
parks
facilities
in
particular
that
were
the
most
controversial
throughout
the
four
mile
run
process?
So
this
really
did
they
get
to
the
heart
of
the
matter
and
some
of
the
pretty
strong
differences
of
opinion.
C
You
know
we
were
seeking
throughout
to
balance
those
interests
right
up
into
the
end.
For
example,
one
the
comments
that
we
heard
from
the
Civic
Association
is
most
immediately
adjacent
to
Jenny.
Dean
Park
was
a
desire
for
more
openness
between
the
park
and
and
the
the
neighborhood
that
looks
across
it
from
four
mile
run.
Okay,.