The document discusses the planning and development of the new Lorton Community Center, aimed at enhancing access to social, recreational, and health services for the local community. It outlines the roles of various stakeholders, including the Lorton Community Action Center, and the selection process for the site, which considered multiple locations before determining the final choice. The community center is designed to be a safe, structured environment that promotes engagement, learning, and wellness for individuals of all ages and backgrounds.

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LORTON COMMUNITY CENTER
LORTON COMMUNITY LIBRARY
LORTON PARK
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2016 Bond Referendum
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2016 Human Services and Community Development Bond Referendum
Connected Individuals
Healthy People
Positive Living
Successful Children
& Youth

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Community Centers
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The new Lorton Community Center will
increase access to social, recreational
and health and wellness activities
specifically tailored to the needs and
interest of the local community.
Fairfax County Community Centers
offer a safe, structured multi-use space
environment for individuals of all ages,
abilities, and backgrounds to learn,
play and engage with the community
around them. Programs provided at
each location are diverse as the needs
and the interests of the communities
they serve.
Lorton Community Center

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Library
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Fairfax County Libraries
We build community and promote literacies through programming, community spaces,
technologies, and collections of educational and recreational resources. We are anchored by the
following values which guide us in our vision and the fulfillment of our mission:
Collaborative
Community Focused
Service Oriented
Learning Focused
Innovative
Adaptable and Positive
FCPL is the essential (re)source to inform,
engage, and inspire our community.

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Lorton Community Action Center
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Lorton Community Action Center
• A local health and human service non-profit since 1975
• Serving:
✓ Lorton
✓ Newington
✓ Fort Belvoir
• LCAC seeks to help our neighbors with:
✓ Basic needs services: food, clothing, emergency rent and utilities
✓ Educational opportunities: tutoring, ESL classes, resume writing, budgeting
✓ Nutrition education

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Community Participation
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• Established in March 2017
• Under direction of Mt. Vernon district
Supervisor Storck
• Act as liaisons with the community
• Advocate for community needs during the
development of the project
• 9 Steering Committee meetings
• 2 Community meetings
10–Member Steering Committee Established
1. Karen Corbett-Sanders
Mount Vernon District School Board
Representative
2. Martin Rizer
South County Federation, Former Land
Use Chair
3. Linda Patterson LCAC Executive Director
4. Elsa Galvan
Community Member & Lorton Community
Action Center User
5. Peter Weyland
LCAC Board Member & Vice Chair South
Fairfax Chamber of Commerce
6. Betty Dang Resident of Summit Oaks
7. Temecca Gallman-Wright Resident of Hagle Circle
8. Howard Bishop President of Williamsburg Square HOA
9. Chris Ambrose President of Shepherd Hills HOA
10.Angela Rosado
President of the Lorton Senior Center
Advisory Council

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Site Selection
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Confirmation on Site Selection:
• Steering Committee investigated 4
potential sites:
✓ Site #1: Lorton Library
✓ Site #2: Noman Cole
✓ Site #3: Park-Tennis Court
✓ Site #4: Lorton Road/Railway Track

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Site Selection
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Site #2: Noman Cole Site
• Purchased with sewer funds as Buffer
Area for Noman Cole Wastewater
Treatment Plant
• Synergy with park and ball fields
• Contaminated Soils from former
lumber company
• Buildable footprint reduced due to:
o Resource Protection Area (RPA)
o Steep slopes
o Future Right Of Way (ROW)
dedication

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Site Selection
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Site #1: Library Site
• Site History
o 1981 BOS Acquired Site
o 1983 LCAC Lease
o 1985 Park Master Plan
o 1990 Library Opens - Synergy of Facilities
o 2008 Feasibility Study for Community Center
• Reduction in green area
• Walkable distance to community
• No change for LCAC location
• Library onsite for synergy of facilities
• Suitable topography – No RPA
Final selection by Steering Committee
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Site Layout
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Community Center Library
Open Field
Rain Garden
Stormwater
Management – Water
Quality Improvements
Trails
Picnic
Tables
Fitness
Stations
Playground
Area
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Site
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Floor Plan
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Community Center Library
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Elevation – View from Route #1 North
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Interiors
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Thank You
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