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Public urges Reston Association to press Dominion over W&OD Trail clear‑cutting
Summary
During member comments and later CEO remarks, community members and Supervisor Walter Alcorn described large-scale tree clearing by Dominion along the W&OD Trail and urged Reston Association to seek outreach, replanting plans and long‑term maintenance measures.
Members of the public and board members pressed Reston Association on March 13 after reports that Dominion Energy is clear‑cutting vegetation along the Washington & Old Dominion (W&OD) Trail corridor through northern Virginia, including sections adjacent to Reston.
At a member‑comment period, Eric Oplarude, a member of Reston’s Environmental Advisory Council and Fairfax’s Environmental Quality Advisory Council, said Dominion “is clear cutting and has planning to clear cut … not only from Vienna to Reston, but probably all the way out nearly to Leesburg,” and that the work so far includes cutting trees “without a commitment at this point for doing…
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