Stacy Sherwood Community Center
in progressStatus set at City Council Meeting on Oct 14, 2025
Project wiki — a maintained overview, meeting history, and recorded positions.
- Proposed
- Under reviewOct 14, 2025
- Decided
Summary
The Stacy Sherwood Community Center project involves the development of a new Willard-Sherwood Health and Community Center at 3740 Blenheim Boulevard (Tax Map 57-2-02-175A) in the RM district, with a planned bridge connection to the existing Stacy C. Sherwood Community Center. The new facility would house a mix of Fairfax County health services and city-operated community programs including a gym, fitness center, senior center, preschool and youth programs, and potentially a performing arts space via renovation and expansion of the existing center. On October 14, 2025, City Council approved all necessary land-use entitlements — a Special Use Permit, two special exceptions (side yard modification and parking reduction), and a Certificate of Appropriateness — each by a 4-3 or 4-2 vote, with the building addition to the Stacy C. Sherwood Community Center included as an optional component in each motion. On April 28, 2026, Council unanimously adopted Resolution R-26-13 (6-0) authorizing the project to proceed to construction, but explicitly excluded the optional performing arts space renovation and addition at the existing Stacy C. Sherwood Community Center, which will not proceed at this time. Amendments to the Joint Development Agreement with Fairfax County were also adopted as part of that resolution.
Open questions & options on the table
- The optional renovation and addition to the performing arts space at the existing Stacy C. Sherwood Community Center was excluded from the approved construction authorization — no decision has been made on whether or when it may be revisited.
What members have said
Hardy-Chandler made the motions for both the special exceptions (Oct. 14, 2025) and the resolution to proceed to construction (Apr. 28, 2026), and voted yes on all land-use approvals. At the April 2026 meeting, she expressed enthusiasm about the project coming to fruition and praised staff for incorporating resident feedback and identifying cost efficiencies.
Hall voted no on the Special Use Permit and the two special exceptions on Oct. 14, 2025, but voted yes on the Certificate of Appropriateness. Hall voted yes on R-26-13 authorizing construction on Apr. 28, 2026.
McQuillen voted no on the Special Use Permit and the two special exceptions on Oct. 14, 2025, but voted yes on the Certificate of Appropriateness. McQuillen voted yes on R-26-13 authorizing construction on Apr. 28, 2026.
Peterson voted no on all three land-use motions on Oct. 14, 2025 — the SUP, the special exceptions, and the Certificate of Appropriateness. Peterson voted yes on R-26-13 authorizing construction on Apr. 28, 2026.
Amos seconded the special exceptions motion on Oct. 14, 2025, and voted yes on all three land-use motions. Amos also voted yes on R-26-13 on Apr. 28, 2026.
Bates voted yes on all three land-use motions on Oct. 14, 2025, and yes on R-26-13 on Apr. 28, 2026.
Read voted yes on all three land-use motions on Oct. 14, 2025. Read is not recorded in the Apr. 28, 2026 vote breakdown (which was 6-0).
Positions as recorded in meeting minutes; votes without recorded comment aren’t summarized.
Discussion time
Minutes of named discussion per transcribed meeting.
Full history
[7a] A building addition to the Stacy C. Sherwood Community Center was approved as an optional component of the project under each of the land-use motions.
passedApprove Special Use Permit for expanded government use in RM district at 3740 Blenheim Boulevard (Tax Map 57-2-02-175A).✓ Read✓ Amos✓ Bates✕ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✕ McQuillen✕ PetersonpassedAdopt resolution approving two special exceptions (required side yard modification and parking reduction) at 3740 Blenheim Boulevard (Tax Map 57-2-02-175A).✓ Read✓ Amos✓ Bates✕ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✕ McQuillen✕ PetersonpassedApprove Certificate of Appropriateness for architecture and landscaping at 3740 Blenheim Boulevard (Tax Map 57-2-02-175A).✓ Read✓ Amos✓ Bates✕ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✓ McQuillen✕ Peterson[9b] The optional renovation and addition to the performing arts space at the existing Stacy C. Sherwood Community Center was explicitly excluded from the approved resolution and will not proceed at this time.
passedAdopt resolution (R-26-13) authorizing the Willard-Sherwood Health and Community Center Project to proceed to construction, excluding the optional performing arts space renovation, and adopting amendments to the Joint Development Agreement with Fairfax County.✓ Amos✓ Bates✓ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✓ McQuillen✓ Peterson
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