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Vienna approves easement sale to Fairfax County for Tysons sewer project, staff to replant trees
Summary
Council approved granting permanent and temporary sewer easements to Fairfax County through Northside Park for $210,000, including a proposed 2:1 tree-replacement plan; staff estimated about 87 trees would be removed along the route.
The Vienna Town Council voted Nov. 11 to grant Fairfax County the land rights the county needs to route a sanitary sewer segment through portions of Northside Park as part of Tysons-area capacity improvements.
Public works staff said the county requested 15,500 square feet of permanent easement and 8,000 square feet of temporary construction easement along a narrow corridor. Staff estimated the project would require removal of about 87 trees in the impacted corridor and recommended a 2:1 replacement ratio to replant trees in Northside Park. Fairfax County proposed compensation of $210,000 to the town to cover easement rights and replacement plantings.
During discussion council members asked whether replacement plantings would occur in the same area; staff replied the intent is to replant within Northside Park. Council moved to approve the land-rights grant in exchange for $210,000 and thanked staff for negotiating the package.
Practical effect: the easement will allow the county to proceed with construction required to increase regional sewer capacity serving the Tysons area; staff will coordinate tree mitigation and replanting plans with the Parks Department.
