Come early for refreshments and socializing! Doors open at 6:30.

Agenda:

Virginia Highlands Park: Use of West Side. Staff from the Dept. of Parks and Rec will come for an open discussion with meeting participants about current and future uses of the west side of the park, where the two softball fields and picnic area now are. We intend to raise (again) alternative community use of the space – either permanent or interim – and DPR’s plans for master-planning of the park and spending capital funds in the budget. Staff will give a brief presentation, but will answer any other questions you have about scheduling, reservations by commercial leagues and businesses, maintenance, etc.

Invasive Plant Treatment for 31st St Site. The County will soon begin a 5-year treatment program for invasive plants at the 31st St. site used by DES for parking and construction. The proposed treatment was included in County’s short-term site improvement plan presented to AHCA in January 2017. The work includes cutting/removing and chemical treatment of the invasive plants. Details will be provided in the meeting presentation.

Oakridge Walk Zone Review. The results of the walk zone reviews conducted around each elementary school were reported to APS on March 22, 2018. APS has conducted walk zone reviews and a community survey to identify possible areas for walk zone expansion and to see what infrastructure improvements would facilitate walking. The review was the first step in the process toward elementary school boundary changes. ACHA students will be affected by these changes. Come hear the details of the walk zone review and the next steps in assessing boundary changes. Public comment is still accepted
through www.apsva.us/engage.

Water Pollution Control Plant. At the March meeting AHCA heard a presentation on the County’s plans for upgrading sewage treatment and disposing of the residual solids, which can be “cooked and digested” at the plant into fertilizer or trucked to the larger DC Blue Plains facility, which already is processing solids into usable fertilizer. After a discussion about the cost and health effects from emissions under various alternatives, AHCA passed a motion to send a letter to the County Board to motivate them to negotiate with Blue Plains to truck the solids there. The letter will be voted on at the meeting.