In the fall of 2014, the Department of Recreation, Parks & Cultural Activities (RPCA) informed the Park & Recreation Commission of the desire by NOVA Parks to

extend its current lease at the Cameron Run Regional Park property by 40 years. On January 15, 2015, the Commission approved the Cameron Run Recreational Area Coordinated Park and Open Space Plan. This plan, took into account the current and future needs of City residents, as identified in a needs assessment conducted by RPCA and public comment. The Commission also recommended that City Council not extend NOVA Parks’ lease at that time. 

In the first half of 2016, the City resumed discussions with NOVA Parks on a lease extension for the Cameron Run Regional Park and scheduled a City Council Public Hearing on the lease extension.  On Saturday, June 18, 2016, Alexandria City Council held a public hearing to receive input on a request by the Northern Virginia Park Authority (NOVA Parks) to issue a new (replacement) lease for the Cameron Run Regional Park for a period of twenty (20) years ending in 2036. The current lease between the City and the NOVA Parks expires in 2021. 

Following the City Council Pubic Hearing in June 2016, staff received direction to implement a planning process to determine the best use for the Cameron Run Park site and return a recommendation to City Council in the fall of 2017.

• May 12, 2021 Accidental Discharge of Chlorinated Water in Lake Cook - NOVA Parks Letter to City Council

• Cameron Run Park Planning & Conceptual Design - September 2017
• NOVA Park License Extension - October 2018

• Community Survey 1
• Community Survey 2

Large format public meetings where individuals and stakeholder groups come together to share the ideas that are generated from the smaller scale stakeholder meetings.

• City Council Consideration 
  • November 14, 2017 - Legislative Meeting
  • December 16, 2017 - Public Hearing

• Park & Recreation Commission - September 19, 2017:  Regular Meeting - The Conservatory Center at Four Mile Run Park, 4109 Mt. Vernon Ave.

  • Cameron Run Park Planning Process Final Report - Draft
  • Park & Recreation Commission Findings & Recommendations: 9-20-17
  • NOVA Parks Response to PRC Findings & Recommendations: 9-22-17
  • Park & Recreation Commission - July 20, 2017: Regular Meeting - Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe St.
    • Draft Cameron Run Park Planning Report

    • Cameron Run Planning Process Public Comments

• Park & Recreation Commission - June 15, 2017: Regular Meeting & Public Hearing, Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe St.
  • Public Hearing
    • Community Notice
    • Public Hearing Presentation
    • RPCA Planning Process Six (6) Concepts (6-15-17)
    • Eisenhower Partnership Considerations (6-14-17)
      • NOVA Parks Response to Eisenhower Partnership Plan
    • NOVA Parks Blue & Green Park Concept (5-31-17)
    • Community Sketch Park Concept (4-27-31)
    • Alexandria Soccer Association (ASA) Park Concept (4-27-17)
• City of Alexandria Earth Day Celebration - April 29, 2017 at 10 a.m.
  Lenny Harris Memorial Fields, 1005 Mt. Vernon Ave.
  Alexandria VA 22305
• Community Meeting #2 - April 27 at 7 p.m.
  2900 Business Center Dr. (Adjacent to Witter Fields)
  Alexandria VA 22314
  • Meeting Summary Minutes
• City Council Oral Report - April 25, 2017 at 7 p.m.
  City Council Chambers, City Hall, 301 King St.
  Alexandria VA 22314
• Park & Recreation Commission Update - April 20, 2017 at 7 p.m.
  Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe St.
  Alexandria VA 22314
  • 2017 Community Engagement Summary - April 20 2017
• Easter Egg Hunt at Cameron Station Park - April 13, 2017 at 11 a.m.
  Cameron Run Park, 4001 Eisenhower Ave.
  Alexandria VA 22304 
• WALK & TALK - Walking Tour around Cameron Run Park Area - April 1, 2017 at 9 a.m.
  Cameron Run Park Parking Lot (start), 4001 Eisenhower Ave.
  Alexandria VA 22304
  • Community Announcement
• Alexandria Beautification Commission - March 9, 2017 at 7:30 p.m.
  Durant Arts Center, 1605 Cameron St.
  Alexandria VA 22314
  • Agenda
• Community Meeting #1 - March 2, 2017 at 7 p.m.
  Beatley Central Library, 5005 Duke St.
  Alexandria VA 22304
  • Meeting Presentation
  • Meeting Summary Minutes
  • Cameron Run Park Planning Process Community Meeting #1 - eNews

Smaller scale meetings with stakeholder groups in preparation for our larger format public meetings 

• Youth Sports Advisory Committee - April 10, 2017 at 7 p.m.
  Mt. Vernon Recreation Center, 2701 Commonwealth Ave.
  Alexandria VA 22305
• Alexandria Federation of Civic Associations  - March 29, 2017 at 7:30 p.m.
  Chet & Sabra Avery Conference Room, City Hall, 301 King St.
  Alexandria VA 22314
• Alexandria Tree Stewards - March 27, 2017 at 7 p.m.

  Offices of Michael Baker International Urban Design Studio
  3601 Eisenhower Ave., Alexandria VA 22304

• Alexandria Soccer Association - March 8, 2017 at 11:30 a.m.
  Lee Center, 1108 Jefferson St., Alexandria, VA 22314
• Eisenhower Partnership Stakeholder Meeting - February 21, 2017 at 7 p.m.
  Offices of Michael Baker International Urban Design Studio, 3601 Eisenhower Ave.
  Alexandria VA 22304
  • Meeting Presentation
  • Meeting Minutes
• Radhika Mohan, City of Alexandria Planning & Zoning, (Eisenhower West Plan) - February 16, 2017
  City Hall, 301 King St.
  Alexandria VA 22314
• Jennifer Atkins, Chair, Park & Recreation Commission - December 9, 2016
  Offices of Michael Baker International, 3601 Eisenhower Ave.
  Alexandria VA 22304
• Paul Gilbert, Executive Director, NOVA Parks - December 8, 2016
  Offices of Michael Baker International, 3601 Eisenhower Ave.
  Alexandria VA 22304

• Cameron Run Area Coordinated Park and Open Space Plan - January 15, 2014
• Cameron Run Area Coordinated Park and Open Space Plan Map
• Lake Cook Stormwater Management Retrofit Project
• 2015 Parks and Recreation Needs Assessment
• Lake Cook Public Art Project
• Cameron Run Regional Park - NOVA Parks
• Eisenhower West Small Area Plan
• Lease agreement between City and NOVA Parks
• Hensley Park Improvement Plan
• Natural Resources Study ("Last Surviving Flora of the Lower Holmes Run Stream Valley - Cameron Run Regional Park")

• Project Timeline
• City Council Meeting - October 10, 2017
  City Hall, 301 King St. at 7 p.m.
  Alexandria VA 22314
• Park & Recreation Commission Regular Meeting - September 19, 2017 at 7 p.m.
  The Conservatory Center, 4109 Mt. Vernon Ave.
  Alexandria VA 22305
• Park & Recreation Commission Regular Meeting - July 20, 2017 at 7 p.m.
  Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe St.
  Alexandria VA 22314
• Park & Recreation Commission Public Hearing - June 15, 2017 at 7 p.m.
  Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe St.
  Alexandria VA 22314
  • Community Announcement - June 9, 2017
• Cameron Run Park Planning Process Community Meeting #2 - April 27 at 7 p.m.
  2900 Business Center Dr. (Adjacent to Witter Fields)
  Alexandria VA 22314
  • Community Announcement - April 18, 2017
• Cameron Run Park Planning Process Community Meeting #1 - March 2, 2017
  Beatley Central Library, 5005 Duke St. at 7 p.m.
  • Community Announcement - February 13, 2017
• City Council Legislative Meeting - January 10, 2017
  Consideration of the Cameron Run Park Public Planning Process to Identify Potential Alternative Future Use(s) of the Cameron Run Regional Park Site
  Docket Item #25: 15-5634
• Park & Recreation Commission Meeting - December 15, 2016
  NOVA Parks: Cameron Run Regional Park Planning Process DRAFT
  NOVA Parks: Cameron Run Regional Park Planning Process Presentation
  Park & Recreation Commission Letter to City Council Re Cameron Run Regional Park
• Park & Recreation Commission Public Hearing - July 21, 2016
  Cameron Run Regional Park Proposed Planning Process
• City Council Public Hearing - June 18, 2016
  Public Hearing on the Consideration of a Lease with the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority for Cameron Run Regional Park
  Docket Item #7.1: 14-5476