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Salona Park Master Plan Process 02/04/10 Meeting Summary 02/04/10 Meeting Presentation Cultural Landscape Report Conservation Easement Draft Master Plan 11/17/10 Public Comment Meeting Presentation 11/17/10 Public Comment Meeting Summary 03/16/11 Salona Task Force 07/11/11 Master Plan Comments VDOT Traffic Signal Warrant Analysis Summary Maps Location Map Context Map Site Map Park Authority Publishes Draft Salona Park Master Plan and Sets Public Comment Meeting The Fairfax County Park Authority has prepared a draft master plan for Salona Park, located at 1235 Dolley Madison Boulevard, in McLean. Links to the electronic version of the draft plan and supporting documents are provided in the box to the right. A public comment meeting was held on November 17, 2010. The presentation from that meeting as well as a meeting summary are available here. The public park master planning process began with a public information meeting held on Thursday, February 4, 2010. This meeting featured a presentation about the site's current conditions, the conservation easement, potential future uses, and the park master planning process. A public input session was included in the meeting to identify community concerns and suggestions for future park features. Using the conservation easement provisions, site data and public input from the meeting, the draft Master Plan was created. The Salona Park master planning process focuses on aligning with the conservation easement agreement with the property owners, and providing a balance of recreational opportunities, resource stewardship, and resource interpretation. The Park Site Salona is a privately owned 51-acre historic property with significant natural and cultural features in the Dranesville Supervisory District. The Park Authority holds a perpetual conservation easement on a 41-acre portion of the property, which permits a variety of park uses. This easement was acquired in 2005, followed by the completion of a Cultural Landscape Report that will help inform the planning process and future uses. The Park Planning Process The Salona Park Master Plan process seeks to collaborate with the community within the framework of the conservation easement to provide a balance of community recreation, resource protection and interpretation. This process will take into account public input, access, conservation easement provisions, site assets and constraints while evaluating viable alternatives. More information on the Park Master Plan process can be found by visiting the Park Planning and Development homepage. For further information contact Andy Galusha, Project Manager, Park Planning Branch, Planning and Development Division, Fairfax County Park Authority, via parkmail@fairfaxcounty.gov or 703-324-8755. The Future Park Although park planning should be complete in 2010, no funding is available for plan implementation, including resource management or facility development at Salona Park. Site design, engineering, construction timing and funding are generally determined by the Park Authority Board through adoption of a Park Capital Improvement Program and voter approval of Park Bond Referendums. In some cases, alternative funding sources may become available to provide park improvements.