For Immediate Release: October 3, 2012

Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities to Gather Public Input on Management Plans for the City’s Large Multi-use Parks

In October 2012, the Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities will kick-off a nine-month public outreach process to develop Management Framework Plans for the City’s large multi-use Parks. The parks included is this process include Four Mile Run Park, Simpson Stadium Park, Chinquapin Park, Hensley Park, Holmes Run Park, and Ben Brenman/Armistead L. Boothe Parks. The goal of this effort is to study and understand the existing conditions and plan for future needs in each of the parks.

Park Planning staff want to know how you use the parks, what you like about the parks, and what you hope to see in the parks in the future. Your input will help guide the plans and ultimately inform decisions on how the parks evolve over time.

Share your thoughts in the following ways:

1. Send us feedback! Visit the Citywide Park Planning page and provide feedback on how you “see” the park.
   
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2. Beginning September 28, 2012, go to one of the parks and pick up a map at the park entrance. Marking up the map, show us how you use the Park and what improvements you hope to see. You can also print a map from the website.

Attend our workshops:

• Four Mile Run Park: October 10 at 6:30 pm - Completed
  Cora Kelly Recreation Center, 25 W. Reed Ave.
• Simpson Stadium: October 17 at 6:30 pm - Completed
  Mount Vernon Recreation Center, 2601 Commonwealth Ave.
• Chinquapin Park: October 24 at 6:30 pm - Completed
  T.C. Williams High School (Rotunda), 3330 King St.
• Hensley Park: October 29 at 6:30 pm - Rescheduled for November 19
  Lee Center, 1108 Jefferson St.
• Holmes Run Park: November 7 at 6:30 pm - Completed
  Samuel Tucker Elementary School, 435 Ferdinand Day Dr.
• Ben Brenman/Armistead L. Boothe Parks: November 14 at 6:30 pm
  Samuel Tucker Elementary School, 435 Ferdinand Day Dr.

We hope to hear from you! For additional information, contact Dana Wedeles, Park Planner, at 703.746.5491 or Dana.Wedeles@alexandriava.gov.

The City of Alexandria is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. To request a reasonable accommodation or to request materials in an alternative format, call Dana Wedeles at 703.746.5491 (Virginia Relay 711) or e-mail Dana.Wedeles@alexandriava.gov.