<sh>Assault In Park
<bt>Fairfax County Police are investigating an assault that occurred on a path in Old Forge park in the Fairfax area on Monday, June 9, around 5:30 p.m.
A 29-year-old Fairfax area woman was walking her dog in the park when she was hit on the back of the head an knocked to the ground. She momentarily lost consciousness and when she awoke, a man was on top her holding a sharp object, said police. Noise nearby startled the man and he let go of the woman and ran off. The woman was taken to Inova Fairfax Hospital where she was treated for several scrapes and lacerations.
The man was only described as wearing a dark jacket, ski mask, blue jeans and rubber gloves. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 703-691-2131 or Crime Solvers at 703-691-8888.
<sh>School Renewal
<bt>The Fairfax County School Board awarded a $7,551,700 contract to R.R. Gregory Corp. for the renewal of Laurel Ridge Elementary School. Laurel Ridge is a block away from Robinson Secondary School in the Braddock District. The contracts ranged from R.R. Gregory on the low side, to an $8,009,700 by Falls Church Construction Corp. on the high end.
<sh>Planning Commission to Discuss Fairfax Developments
<bt>The Fairfax County Planning Commission will meet on Wednesday, June 25, at 8:15 p.m., to discuss two proposed Fairfax developments. The meeting will take place in the Board Auditorium, Ground Level, Government Center Building, 120000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax.
The Planning Commission will host a public hearing for the Out-of-Turn Amendment to allow development of the Fairlee property, located south of the Vienna Metrorail station, off of Route 29. The Board of Supervisors will also host a public hearing on the nomination on Monday, July 21, at 4 p.m., at the same location. The staff report for the amendment may be obtained two weeks prior to the hearing, from either www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpz/comprehensive_plan/amendments.htm, or by going to the Department of Planning and Zoning, 7th floor, Herrity Building, 12055 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax.
The Planning Commission will also host a public hearing to rezone five parcels of land for a proposed development located south of Lee Highway on Rust Road between the City of Fairfax and the Expo/Food Lion Shopping Center. The applicant is requesting 25 lots with a density of 3.99 houses per acre. Consolidated together, the parcels of land equal 6.25 acres, with the Comprehensive Plan recommending up to four houses per acre.
Besides the Planning Commission public hearing, Braddock District supervisor Sharon Bulova will have a citizen information meeting on this property on Monday, June 23 at 7:30 p.m. The meeting will take place at Braddock Hall in the Braddock District Office, 9002 Burke Lake Road. The Board of Supervisors will discuss this item at a date to be determined later.