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Vienna mayor: new 12th Street kayak launch will give city its first public river access; $1M earmark set for John Manville work

Office of the Mayor, City of Vienna · April 30, 2026
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Mayor Chad Emerick said a new kayak launch on 12th Street will provide Vienna’s first city-operated river access and that a $1,000,000 congressional earmark has been awarded for John Manville site work to support parking and riverfront improvements.

At a public brown-bag session, Mayor Chad Emerick announced progress on several riverfront projects, including a new kayak launch at 12th Street that he said will deliver Vienna’s first public access to the river.

"For the first time in Vienna's history... Vienna will have public access to the river," Emerick said, describing a 14-foot approach and a floating dock suitable for kayaks and similar small watercraft. He…

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