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City presents Point Lumley Park concept; public urges burying utility lines and careful pump‑station review
Summary
City designers presented a concept for Point Lumley Park as part of the waterfront flood‑mitigation project. The BAR treated the presentation as a concept review; the public largely supported the plan but urged burial of utility poles, careful placement of a pump station and attention to public safety at the wharf.
City staff and the waterfront project team presented a concept design for Point Lumley Park on the Alexandria waterfront during Monday’s Board of Architectural Review meeting, describing a rectilinear park framework, a signature wharf, floating wetlands and a promenade that continues the material palette of nearby Robinson Landing.
The presentation, delivered by Sarah Sapolvaris (deputy project manager for the city’s waterfront implementation project) and Meredith Berry (senior landscape architect, Lee and Associates), summarized design goals: flood‑mitigation infrastructure, shoreline resilience, materials continuity and new public programming. The project team emphasized the Olin common elements and the Waterfront Small Area Plan as the basis for…
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