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City advances West End park and Old Town pool planning; council asks for teen‑space and safety‑first phasing

Alexandria City Council · February 26, 2025
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Summary

Recreation staff highlighted Johnny Wood Park improvements and Old Town Pool replacement planning; councilmembers asked staff to explore activating the park with sight‑line improvements, a small indoor teen space and phased safety measures, and to include those options in a follow‑up memo.

Recreation and parks staff presented two projects for the West End and Old Town, describing safety, access and amenity improvements and asking council to consider outside grants to augment available funding.

"Part of the process that we have here is to basically improve safety of the site," Jack Burwind, interim…

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