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Katherine Johnson field cost and Willard Sherwood Center prompt close review as commission weighs school projects

Fairfax City Planning Commission · November 24, 2025
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Summary

Commissioners pressed staff for project‑level detail on school facility upgrades—especially the Katherine Johnson Middle School turf conversion, which may require extensive subsurface excavation—and voiced continued support for the Willard Sherwood Center amid cost concerns.

Commissioners at the Nov. 24 work session singled out school projects in the proposed CIP, focusing on the high cost of converting fields at Katherine Johnson Middle School to synthetic turf and the status of the Willard Sherwood Center senior/community facility.

Staff said the Katherine Johnson project is expensive partly because engineers anticipate a need to excavate substantial construction fill and…

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