Willard-Sherwood Health and Community Center
approvedSummary
The Willard-Sherwood Health and Community Center is a joint city-county development project undertaken in partnership with Fairfax County. The project received an update at a City Council Work Session on September 3, 2024, with no formal action taken at that time. Planning Commission Chair Feather noted at the September 9, 2024 Planning Commission meeting that he had communicated to Council the importance of the facility's connection to comprehensive plan goals. A further discussion and update was presented to Council on April 22, 2025, involving city staff, Fairfax County staff, architects from Grimm and Parker, and project management consultants from Blue Heron Leadership Group. On April 28, 2026, Council unanimously adopted Resolution R-26-13 (6-0), authorizing the project to proceed to construction and adopting amendments to the Joint Development Agreement with Fairfax County. Notably, the optional performing arts space renovation at the existing Stacy C. Sherwood Community Center was explicitly excluded from the approval and will not proceed at this time.
Recent updates
[9b] Council unanimously adopted R-26-13 authorizing the project to proceed to construction; the optional performing arts space renovation at the existing Sherwood Community Center was excluded and will not proceed at this time.
[10] City Council received an update on the Willard Sherwood Health and Community Center project at its September 3, 2024 meeting; Chair Feather noted he expressed to Council the importance of the facility's connection to comprehensive plan goals.
What members have said
At the September 9, 2024 Planning Commission meeting, Chair Feather noted that he had expressed to City Council the importance of the Willard-Sherwood facility's connection to comprehensive plan goals.
Positions as recorded in meeting minutes; votes without recorded comment aren’t summarized.
Full history
[1a] Council received a discussion and update on the Willard-Sherwood Health and Community Center project; no formal action was taken.
[10] City Council received an update on the Willard Sherwood Health and Community Center project at its September 3, 2024 meeting; Chair Feather noted he expressed to Council the importance of the facility's connection to comprehensive plan goals.
[9b] Council unanimously adopted R-26-13 authorizing the project to proceed to construction; the optional performing arts space renovation at the existing Sherwood Community Center was excluded and will not proceed at this time.