Pat Rodio Park
Pat Rodio Park is a municipal park that has been undergoing a playground relocation and broader redevelopment effort. 6 separate matters touch this project; each has its own status.
Willard Sherwood
The Willard Sherwood Health and Community Center (WSHCC) is a City of Fairfax project to construct a new health and community center, intended in part to replace the aging Green Acres facility for senior services. As of April 2025, the project's future was uncertain due to staffing and building security concerns, with a full City Council presentation scheduled for April 22, 2025, and all city trails work paused in the interim.
- Apr 9, 2026Parks and Recreation Advisory Board · item 5Stakeholder Updates
Pat Rodio Park is the venue for the 40th annual Arbor Day celebration on April 25th.
Van Dyck Redevelopment
The Van Dyck Redevelopment is a funded parks project in the City's capital pipeline that has been in a holding pattern tied to sequencing with other major construction efforts. Through late 2024, the project was placed on hold pending the start of Thaiss Park construction, with no substantive engineering activity.
- Project Updates – Master Plan, Pat Rodio, Van Dyck Redevelopment, Old Town Renovation, KJM Turf
Staff is seeking a new location for the playground at Pat Rodio Park.
- Project Updates – Master Plan, Pat Rodio, Van Dyck Redevelopment, Old Town Renovation, KJM Turf
A location for the playground relocation has been identified; additional trees will be planted and public outreach is planned.
- Project Updates – Master Plan, Pat Rodio, Van Dyck Redevelopment, Old Town Renovation, KJM Turf
Playground designs are being assembled for Pat Rodio Park.
- Project Updates – Master Plan, Pat Rodio, Van Dyck Redevelopment, Old Town Renovation, KJM Turf, Splashpad
Playground plans are underway for Pat Rodio Park, including a zipline, all-age play equipment, bench swing, teen spaces, and large yard games; neighborhood outreach will be conducted.
- Project Updates – Master Plan, Pat Rodio, Van Dyck Redevelopment, Old Town Renovation, KJM Turf, Splashpad
Playground space has been blocked out; project must be completed by December to meet ARPA fund requirements.
- City Council Orientation
A new baseball field is being constructed and the playground is being redeveloped, expected to be done in spring 2026.
- Project Updates
Baseball has started using the new fields; dugouts are to be constructed shortly and playground designs are being developed, with a fence required due to relocation out of the flood zone.
KJM Turf
The KJM Turf project is a long-running effort (at least 10 years in development) to renovate the KJM athletic fields, with options for either synthetic or natural turf. As of October 2024, staff was working with consultant Timmons to develop preliminary plans and a detailed budget for both options.
- Project Updates – Master Plan, Pat Rodio, Van Dyck Redevelopment, Old Town Renovation, KJM Turf
Staff is seeking a new location for the playground at Pat Rodio Park.
- Project Updates – Master Plan, Pat Rodio, Van Dyck Redevelopment, Old Town Renovation, KJM Turf
A location for the playground relocation has been identified; additional trees will be planted and public outreach is planned.
- Project Updates – Master Plan, Pat Rodio, Van Dyck Redevelopment, Old Town Renovation, KJM Turf
Playground designs are being assembled for Pat Rodio Park.
- Project Updates – Master Plan, Pat Rodio, Van Dyck Redevelopment, Old Town Renovation, KJM Turf, Splashpad
Playground plans are underway for Pat Rodio Park, including a zipline, all-age play equipment, bench swing, teen spaces, and large yard games; neighborhood outreach will be conducted.
- Project Updates – Master Plan, Pat Rodio, Van Dyck Redevelopment, Old Town Renovation, KJM Turf, Splashpad
Playground space has been blocked out; project must be completed by December to meet ARPA fund requirements.
- Project Updates
Baseball has started using the new fields; dugouts are to be constructed shortly and playground designs are being developed, with a fence required due to relocation out of the flood zone.
Thaiss Park
Thaiss Park is a City park undergoing a full redevelopment project contracted to Bright Masonry, Inc. for $7,725,650, approved by City Council on October 8, 2024. Construction began in December 2024 following utility relocation work and full park closure; the cross-county trail was kept open but made inaccessible from the park during construction.
- City Council Orientation
A new baseball field is being constructed and the playground is being redeveloped, expected to be done in spring 2026.
Fire Station
The Fire Station project (commonly referred to in connection with Fire Station 3) is a planned new fire station construction in the City of Fairfax, identified as a capital expenditure to be funded through the $54.5 million revenue bond issuance approved unanimously by City Council on November 12, 2024 (Resolution R-24-32). The Planning Commission was reviewing Fire Station 3 improvements as part of the Capital Improvement Program (CIP), with recommendations expected in January 2025 per a December 2024 PRAB update.
- Project Updates – Master Plan, Pat Rodio, Van Dyck Redevelopment, Old Town Renovation, KJM Turf, Splashpad
Playground plans are underway for Pat Rodio Park, including a zipline, all-age play equipment, bench swing, teen spaces, and large yard games; neighborhood outreach will be conducted.
Dale Lestina Park
- Project Updates – Master Plan, Pat Rodio, Van Dyck Redevelopment, Old Town Renovation, KJM Turf
Staff is seeking a new location for the playground at Pat Rodio Park.
- Nov 13, 2025Parks and Recreation Advisory Board · item 7aNew Business – Pat Rodio Master Plan Discussion
A majority of Pat Rodio is in the Resource Protection Area; PRAB voted to support redirecting the $100k CIP master plan funds to the Westmore School site instead.
passedMotion to support the movement of $100k in CIP funds from a Pat Rodio Master Plan to a master plan for the Westmore School site.✓ Rice✓ Paceley✓ Ross✓ Knowles✓ Gibson✓ Russell✓ O'Brien✓ Curtin✓ Neway· Kuiler· Hickman· Stewart - Mar 12, 2026Parks and Recreation Advisory Board · item 6cOld Business – Pat Rodio
Sun shades were installed at Pat Rodio park.
In full
As of October 2024, staff began seeking a new playground location; by November 2024 a site had been identified, with tree planting and public outreach planned. Through late 2024 and into early 2025, playground designs were assembled and refined to include features such as a zipline, all-age play equipment, bench swings, teen spaces, and large yard games. The project is funded in part by ARPA funds with a completion requirement by December 2025.
A new baseball field was also constructed as part of the redevelopment, with baseball use beginning by April 2025 and dugout construction to follow; the playground relocation necessitates a fence due to its move out of the flood zone, and the full project completion (including playground) was noted in March 2025 as expected by spring 2026. In November 2025, PRAB voted unanimously (9–0, with 3 absent) to redirect $100k in CIP master plan funds away from a Pat Rodio Master Plan to the Westmore School site instead, citing that a majority of Pat Rodio is in the Resource Protection Area. By March 2026, sun shades had been installed at the park, and in April 2026 the park was announced as the venue for the 40th annual Arbor Day celebration on April 25th.