Nomination: CPN22-LE-001
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September 25, 2023
Find out where the candidates for Franconia District Supervisor stand and watch the video from the first candidates forum. Paul Beran (R) declares that he is soliciting investors to purchase the Rose Hill Plaza from Combined Properties. Two more in-person forums are scheduled.
Our goal is to put the public back in the conversation and you have succeeded in doing that! The next step is to vote in the upcoming election. Keep using your voice!
September 12, 2023
After a hot but sleepy summer for the Rose Hill Plaza Nomination, the deferred nomination is once again getting attention. Supervisor Lusk published his “position statement” in August after separate meetings with Combined Properties (CP) and the two local civic associations, Brookland-Bush Hill and Rose Hill. (My primary role at the meeting was as president of BBHCA.) After the statement was published, I released my commentary for the Rose Hill Coalition.
Since then, it was reported in the news that Lusk planned to meet with CP’s representatives two more times in private. Lusk’s office has indicated that a new proposal will be submitted sometime in the fall. The directive given to CP is to increase the retail component and decrease the number of rental units. So, the pendulum is swinging but no telling where it will land.
On April 11, the Board of Supervisors accepted the Planning Committee’s recommendation for Rose Hill Plaza.
The final recommendation from the Planning Commission is that the nomination be added to the Work Program, but as a deferred item.
What Is YIMBY and Why Vote? YIMBY (Yes In My Back Yard) is more than just citizens waving the flag for “affordable or diverse housing”.
March 13, 2023 (after PC Workshop)
On March 9, 2023, the Planning Commission (PC) took a “preliminary” vote of 11-0 to recommend the staff recommendations, as described in the SSPA White Paper.
February 24, 2023 (revised 2/27/23)
