City Hall Landscape Improvements Project
The City Hall Landscape Improvements Project is a municipal landscaping initiative for City Hall grounds. 3 separate matters touch this project; each has its own status.
George Snyder Trail
The George Snyder Trail was a planned off-street shared-use path project (VDOT UPC 112816) intended to improve multimodal connectivity along Fairfax Boulevard in the City of Fairfax. The project drew sustained and significant public opposition throughout its consideration.
- Jan 14, 2025City Council · item 6Initial general public comment period
Val Morgan spoke in opposition to the City Hall Landscape project during public comment.
- Jan 14, 2025City Council · item 6Initial general public comment period
Val Morgan spoke in opposition to the City Hall Landscape project during public comment.
Pickett Road Connector Trail
The Pickett Road Connector Trail is a City of Fairfax trail project with approximately $6.5 million in allocated funding, intended to improve transportation safety and connectivity in the Pickett Road corridor. The project drew public opposition from its earliest appearance before the Council in January 2025.
- Jan 14, 2025City Council · item 6Initial general public comment period
Val Morgan spoke in opposition to the City Hall Landscape project during public comment.
- Award of Construction Contract – City Hall Landscape Improvements Project
Construction contract awarded to Galicia Construction Corporation for an estimated amount of $587,752.
passedAward of construction contract to Galicia Construction Corporation for City Hall Landscape Improvements Project ($587,752).✓ Bates✓ Doyle Feingold✓ Greenfield✓ Lim✓ Ross✓ Stehle
In full
On November 12, 2024, the City Council unanimously approved (6-0) the award of a construction contract to Galicia Construction Corporation for an estimated amount of $587,752, as part of the consent agenda. The project drew some public opposition: at the January 14, 2025 City Council meeting, resident Val Morgan spoke against the project during the general public comment period, joining other residents who addressed the Council in opposition to several trail and infrastructure projects. No further Council action has been recorded since the contract award.