Brown’s Chapel Rec Center – 1st Joint Board Session Community Outreach Meeting Tonight

Tonight RA and RCC are hosing their 1st community outreach session to explain how $92,000 has been spent on the study, needs assessment, and site research for the proposed community rec center.  Here is a link to the meeting details.

The issue of tearing down a park to build a giant rec center and parking facility has been a hot topic in the Reston community lately, here are some of the news stories:

• Washington Post – Building Plan Divides Reston Park Users
• Fairfax Times – Debate intensifies over proposed rec center
• Reston Connection – Consultation Continues On Indoor Rec Center
• The Observer – Big Idea Leaves Public Back at the Station

Here are some of the Blog posts and Comments:

• Restonian.org – Section on Brown’s Chapel
• SaveBrownsChapel.com – News and Blog Section
• VienerBlog – Posting of some of the emails that have gone back and forth
• GoReston.com – Some of our Rec Center Postings

If you are interested in hearing the presentation of the RA and RCC’s reports about how we got to this point, what the plans are going forward, and comments from the community at large, please join us at the event tonight!