The new Franconia Governmental Center houses the Kingstowne Regional Library on its upper level and on its lower level the Franconia District supervisor’s office, Franconia Police Station, Franconia Museum, an active adult center and a child care center serving infants through prekindergarten. Secure parking for police is available as well as public parking.
The Franconia District supervisor’s office and the Kingstowne Library are in the process of moving to their location at the new Franconia Governmental Center at 7130 Silver Lake Blvd. in Alexandria. The approximately 90,000-square-foot facility in Fairfax County will include structured parking and house not only the Franconia District supervisor’s office but also the expanded 30,000-square-foot new Kingstowne Regional Library, the Franconia Police Station, the Franconia Museum, an active adult center, and a child care center serving infants through prekindergarten.
Beginning Tuesday, Feb. 17, through Sunday, March 15, walk-in services for the supervisor’s office and community room use will not be available. Supervisor Rodney Lusk and his office staff, however, will continue to serve constituents remotely by phone at 703-971-6262, by email at franconia@fairfaxcounty.gov, and via virtual teleconferencing throughout the move process.
Alternative community meeting spaces in the area are available by reservation. They include John Marshall Library, 6209 Rose Hill Dr., 703-971-0010; Franconia Volunteer Fire Department, 6300 Beulah St., 703-922-5858; Burgundy Village Community Center, 5516 Norton Road, 571-363-0851; Green Spring Gardens Rental Facilities, 4603 Green Spring Road, 703-642-5173; American Legion Post 176 Springfield, 6520 Amherst Ave., 703-440-0335; and Fairfax County Public Schools facilities, multiple locations, 571-423-2340, fcpscommunityuse@fcps.edu.
The Kingstowne Community Library closed to the public Feb. 15. The new Kingstowne Regional Library at the Franconia Governmental Center will open in early spring. Updates on the grand opening of the new location will be shared on the library’s newsroom and on our social media platforms.
Affordable Housing Planned for Former Franconia Governmental Center.
Good Shepherd Housing announced on Feb. 10 that a proposal to build 120 units of affordable housing on the former site occupied by the Franconia Governmental Center won the support of the Fairfax County Planning Commission. “Commission members voted without opposition on Feb. 4 to approve the plan by Franconia Development Partners, a consortium of several housing groups seeking to redevelop the 3.3 acres of leased county land at 6121 Franconia Road with a four-story apartment building,” reports Good Shepherd Housing.
The proposal advances to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, which was scheduled to hold a public hearing on the rezoning proposal and conceptual development plan at 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 17.
The complex is planned to serve individuals and families earning up to 60% of area median income. Qualifying tenants might live in one of the 49 one-bedroom, 45 two-bedroom and 26 three-bedroom units for rents estimated at between $1,679 and $2,341 per month. The site will include 156 parking spaces. About 40% of the parcel will remain open space, including publicly accessible parkland.