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Fairfax Planning Commission urges council to prioritize Fire Station 3, property yard and Willard Sherwood projects
Summary
At its Jan. 12 meeting the Planning Commission refined draft recommendations on the FY2027–2031 CIP, emphasizing timely replacement of Fire Station 3, continued investment in the Willard Sherwood community center and redevelopment of the property yard/West Drive parcel; staff will circulate language ahead of the Jan. 26 public hearing.
The City of Fairfax Planning Commission on Jan. 12 pressed City Council to keep three large, interconnected capital projects on track as it prepared recommendations on the FY2027–2031 Capital Improvement Program.
Commissioners singled out replacement of Fire Station 3, continued investment in the Willard Sherwood community center and redevelopment or acquisition of the West Drive property yard as priorities that merit clear sequencing and dedicated funding. Staff said the meeting’s goal was to produce draft language for a Jan. 26 public hearing and to present recommendations to the council at a Feb. 3 work session.
“Van Dyke master plan has been pushed back a little,” Stacy Summerfield, the city’s parks director, told the commission, citing the need…
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