Sageway Farm annexation workshop raises infrastructure, access and neighborhood concerns

The Planning Commission on May 19 reviewed a workshop presentation for the proposed annexation of Sageway Farm (PC24‑1010 ANX), an approximately 25‑acre property that applicants said has roughly 12–13 acres serviceable for development under existing water‑pressure conditions.

Applicants’ attorney Bruce Dean and consultant Chris (surname as in transcript) described the site as a long‑planned tier‑2 annexation included in the Potomac River Water Service Agreement and said they are requesting R‑16 density for the developable portion. Dean said the property’s topography and pressure‑zone limitations mean only about half of the tract can reasonably be served by city water without additional infrastructure. He also warned that an interparcel connection to the adjacent Summervale development would be costly due to a deep ravine and that a required connection could be technically and financially…