[Archived] Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities Seeks Community Input on Del Ray Gateway Project/Colasanto Spray Park Concepts

For Immediate Release: May 4, 2021

The City of Alexandria Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities is currently redesigning the existing Colasanto Pool, closed since 2010, at 2700 Mount Vernon Ave. The City held a community meeting in March to set design principles for the project and the design team led by LSG Landscape Architects, has created three concepts for the site.

The City invites the community to provide input on the project through a virtual meeting on Thursday, May 13 at 7 p.m. Input received at the meeting will be used to select a design concept for the project, which will go through an iterative community design process. LSG will build on the recommendations from The Del Ray Gateway Project community survey started in 2016 and the City’s 2012 Aquatic Facilities Study. The 2012 study recommended that the old pool be converted into a spray park. The design project will focus on the redesign of the current pool. Future projects will design and construct other components of the Del Ray Gateway Project site.

For questions, visit the project web page or contact Bethany Znidersic, Acting Division Chief, at bethany.znidersic@alexandriava.gov or call 703.746.5492.

Register in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

You may also participate in the public hearing by phone:

Call in number: 301.715.8592
Meeting ID: 949 5634 4666
Passcode: 673149

A video recording of the community meeting will be available on the project webpage following the meeting.

In response to CDC guidance related to COVID-19, there will be no in-person public meetings and all engagement will be conducted virtually through online platforms pursuant to Virginia Code Section 2.2-3708.2(A)(3), the Continuity of Government ordinance adopted by the City Council on June 20, 2020 or Sections 4-0.00(g) in HB29 and HB30 to undertake essential business until further notice.

For reasonable disability accommodation, contact Bethany.Znidersic@alexandriava.gov or call 703.746.5492, Virginia Relay 711.

This release is available at alexandriava.gov/122080