A report that gives a closer look into where military agencies could be placed at Fort Belvoir is not being made public.
The analysis, one of the first products of the Belvoir New Vision Planners, passed Thursday from the planning group directly to the Army, said Paul Reagan, a spokesman for the group. It is part of an effort to prepare for about 22,000 military and civilian jobs that will relocate to Belvoir by 2011 under the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure directives.
The Belvoir New Vision Planners, hired to create a master plan for the relocation, gave an open presentation at the southern Fairfax County base earlier this month that offered three scenarios on clustering the massive influx of workers. The recent report to Army officials is “very similar” to that presentation, but includes additional information on where specific agencies could locate, said Reagan.
Later this summer, the Army will complete an evaluation of the report and make a decision on how the BRAC planning will proceed, said Fort Belvoir spokesman Donald Carr.
“The public will know very shortly after the decision is made,” he said.
Three plans for Belvoir
The Belvoir New Vision Planners has put forth three possible scenarios for the BRAC relocation:
» Town center: New agencies would cluster directly north and south of Route 1. Planners say this option would make use of existing infrastructure and provide more amenities for employees.
» City center: The bulk of the new agencies would be sent to the nearby Engineer Proving Ground off Interstate 95. This option would put the growth closer to a Metro stop and nearby revitalization projects.
» Satellite campuses: Growth would split between the first two options, dispersing new traffic.
