Park & Recreation Commission To Hold A Public Hearing On The Joseph Hensley Park Renovation Design And Citywide Park Plan Amendment

Press release from the City of Alexandria:

Jun 9, 2021 at 9:58 PM

Park & Recreation Commission to Hold a Public Hearing on
the Joseph Hensley Park Renovation Design and Citywide Park Plan
Amendment

For Immediate Release: June 10, 2021

The Park & Recreation Commission will hold a public
hearing on Thursday, June 17, 2021 to discuss the conversion of the upper
softball field, as proposed to be natural turf, to synthetic turf. The public
hearing will be held virtually. To attend the public hearing, visit the Park
& Recreation Commission website.
If you are unable to attend the public hearing, comments will be accepted by
mail or email until 5 p.m.
on Wednesday, June 16, 2021. Please mail written comments to 1108 Jefferson
Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.

The Park & Recreation Commission endorsed the Joseph
Hensley Park Plan amendments on January 21, 2021. The park plan as amended,
maintains athletic uses, address stormwater and site drainage issues, increase
parking capacity, upgrade the sports lighting and playing fields, and improve
site circulation and ADA access. The project will replace the current restrooms
and adds a play space and a multi-use court/performance space. To review the
design concept, visit the project
website.

For additional information, contact Jack Browand, Acting
Deputy Director, at jack.browand@alexandriava.gov or
call 703.746.5504. For reasonable disability accommodation, contact jack.browand@alexandriava.gov or call 703.746.5504, Virginia Relay 711.

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This news release is available at alexandriava.gov/122775

This press release was produced by the City of Alexandria.The views expressed here are the author’s own.