Fairfax plans Metro development around wetlands

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A wetlands area near the expected Herndon-Monroe Metro station is complicating plans for an urban, walkable community around the transit center.

The Sunrise Valley Wetlands are nestled within a quarter-mile of the planned station, with a pocket of single-family homes — both of which area leaders and residents say should remain.

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