[Archived] News Release - City of Alexandria Schedules Community Meeting on Proposed Athletic Fields and Site Features at 2600 Business Center Drive

City Press Release


	For Immediate Release	For More Information, Contact
	September 14, 2007 PIO# 228-07	Jennifer Harris, Communications Officer, at 703.838.5078

City of Alexandria Schedules Community Meeting on Proposed
Athletic Fields and Site Features at 2600 Business Center Drive

The public is invited to attend a community meeting to receive an update on the progress of the athletic fields and other site features proposed for 2600 Business Center Drive (Witter property). The meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 24, at 7 p.m. in the Bishop Ireton High School’s cafeteria, located at 201 Cambridge Road. This meeting will provide follow-up information from an initial meeting that took place on June 14, 2007.

Acquisition of the property at 2600 Business Center Drive and project development by the City is being implemented with federal funds received in conjunction with the Woodrow Wilson Bridge project.
City staff will present information and answer questions on the proposed project design that has been submitted to the Planning Commission for an October 2, 2007 public hearing. The property, a 13.7-acre site, is located west of Telegraph Road between Duke Street, and the railroad and Metrorail rights-of-way.

Persons who are unable to attend the meeting are invited to view the plans at the Lee Center, 1108 Jefferson St, and can send written comments to the Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities, Attention: Roger Blakeley, 1108 Jefferson St., Alexandria, VA 22314, or e-mail roger.blakeley@alexandriava.gov.

The City of Alexandria is committed to compliance with the City’s Human Rights Code and the Americans with Disabilities Act. For additional information regarding the meeting and to request a reasonable accommodation or materials in an alternative format, call Roger Blakeley, Deputy Director of the Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities, at 703.838.5095 ext.258 (TTY 703.838.4902) or e-mail roger.blakeley@alexandriava.gov.

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