Fairfax Times is reporting today that Northern Virginia Stream Restoration, Inc will begin to clean up the streams in Reston that have undergone years of abuse due to development. While the price tag for such an effort is reported for up to $70 million, you can breath easily as Reston residents will not have to pay a penny for the prettier streams. Find out more information on the Fairfax Times article.
Organizations like the Reston Community Center, Reston Association, and Reston Town Center Association recently sent letters to state representatives on town incorporation. Opinions ranged from outright opposition to a lukewarm reception. It should be noted these groups will loose power if Reston where to incorporate.
The Fairfax Times reports on what Ken Plum and Janet Howell received from the organizations:
The RA board voted on a letter that answered no to the first two questions and replied that they did not have enough information to answer the third.
The RA was more encouraging in their response than some of the earlier letters. The first organization to respond, the Reston Town Center Association, replied in a letter dated Oct. 25 that “the RTCA Board of Directors opposes both the referendum and the charter; and opposes the effort to include any property in the Reston Town Center District within the boundaries of a broader town proposal.”
The RCTA’s scathing review of the town idea is likely due to fears of a NIMBY based government. The resTOWN initiative is billed by supporters as being less developer friendly, and the high density core would be most affected by an anti development board.
So far Reston’s delegates to the Virginia General Assembly have been most responsive to the Reston Citizens Associations town charter efforts. Fairfax County executive Anthony Griffin wrote another letter blasting the town charter idea:
“Why should the unincorporated sections of other districts, many of which predate Reston by scores of years, not be able to become towns?” Griffin asked in the memo, rhetorically. “If Reston, then why not incorporate McLean, Centreville, Burke, Springfield, Annandale, Mount Vernon, Franconia and Merrifield, to name a few.
More challenges exist than getting these organizations to sign on. Reston Association is barred from transferring it’s properties which includes 55 miles of trails, parks, and pools to any other organization.
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