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Friday, August 31, 2012

Reston groups fight to protect golf course, Fairfax Times, August 30, 2012

By Kali Shumitz
The mere suggestion of redeveloping Reston’s only public golf course — one of two courses within its borders — has community organizations arming themselves for a legal battle.
The owners of the Reston National Golf Course are appealing a Fairfax County zoning administrator’s ruling that stated that the golf course cannot be redeveloped without going through a rezoning process. . .
. . . Reston’s two more established civic groups — the Reston Association, which is the homeowners association-like body that manages the community, and the Reston Citizens Association — also have come out in opposition to developing the golf course.
“We’re concerned not just about this development but what it could potentially mean for the future,” RCA President Colin Mills said. “It’s the larger principle about what kind of community we want to be.”
The RCA passed a resolution formally stating the civic group’s opposition to redevelopment at the golf course. . . .
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