Gum Springs Property/Homeowners Historic Designation Survey
The purpose of this survey is hear from Gum Springs property/homeowners who may not be able to participate during meetings pertaining to Gum Springs seeking a historic designation. Your comments are essential during the community planning process to pursue historical designations. It will take approximately 3-minutes or less to complete the brief survey.
Presentation documents by the Historic Gum Springs Citizens Advisory Small Group (Small Group) during the monthly community meeting on October 12, 2021 have not yet been provided as requested. The Small Group consists of:
The Small Group may proceed without community input. The Small Group rejected input from the president of the Civic Association who represents the community and is not forthcoming with all historic designation options but is rather laying the groundwork for only one option for Gum Springs. As a result, there is no true community representation on the Small Group and the community is unaware of available options; particularly should the community qualify for more than one designation.
Here is the language rejected by the Small Group:
The New Gum Springs Civic Association is supportive of the project to identify and document the significance of Gum Springs to become a historic or historic overlay district and/or any other potential preservation measure, as appropriate. Therefore, it is incumbent on the Gum Springs Citizens Advisory Group to explain the importance and benefits of the project to the Gum Springs community to include the pros and cons between a historic district and historic overlay district. Special involvement from Gum Springs property and homeowners (those who pay Fairfax County real estate taxes) is required and paramount to the success of the project.
Heritage Resources staff provided a presentation to the community on November 9, 2021. Therefore, the Civic Association is seeking comments from property/homeowners. Results of the survey will be shared with Fairfax County. No identifying items such as name and address will be shared with Fairfax County.
Presentation documents by the Historic Gum Springs Citizens Advisory Small Group (Small Group) during the monthly community meeting on October 12, 2021 have not yet been provided as requested. The Small Group consists of:
- Vincent Carter - Gum Springs Investment Corporation
- Ron Chase, Gum Springs Historical Society and Museum
- Dan Moon - Neighborhood and Community Services
- Mattie Palmore - Women's Group of Mount Vernon
The Small Group may proceed without community input. The Small Group rejected input from the president of the Civic Association who represents the community and is not forthcoming with all historic designation options but is rather laying the groundwork for only one option for Gum Springs. As a result, there is no true community representation on the Small Group and the community is unaware of available options; particularly should the community qualify for more than one designation.
Here is the language rejected by the Small Group:
The New Gum Springs Civic Association is supportive of the project to identify and document the significance of Gum Springs to become a historic or historic overlay district and/or any other potential preservation measure, as appropriate. Therefore, it is incumbent on the Gum Springs Citizens Advisory Group to explain the importance and benefits of the project to the Gum Springs community to include the pros and cons between a historic district and historic overlay district. Special involvement from Gum Springs property and homeowners (those who pay Fairfax County real estate taxes) is required and paramount to the success of the project.
Heritage Resources staff provided a presentation to the community on November 9, 2021. Therefore, the Civic Association is seeking comments from property/homeowners. Results of the survey will be shared with Fairfax County. No identifying items such as name and address will be shared with Fairfax County.
Click here or download the pdf file below to view and compare the four Virginia historic designations.
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