Stacy Sherwood Community Center

The Stacy Sherwood Community Center project involves the expansion and integration of the existing Stacy C. Sherwood Community Center at 3740 Blenheim Boulevard into the larger Willard-Sherwood Health and Community Center development. The new health and community center, a joint project between the City of Fairfax and Fairfax County, will provide a broad range of health, social, and community services, with a bridge connection linking it to the existing Sherwood Center. On October 14, 2025, the City Council approved the 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 margin, with a building addition to the Stacy C. Sherwood Community Center approved as an optional component under each motion. On April 28, 2026, the Council unanimously adopted Resolution R-26-13 authorizing the project to proceed to construction, but explicitly excluding the optional performing arts space renovation and addition at the existing 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.

In this wiki

• Meeting history — every action, vote, and update, with links to the moment in the meeting video
• Positions & open questions

2025-10-14 — City Council Meeting

Agenda item 7a: Public hearing and Council action – Special Use Permit, special exceptions, and Certificate of Appropriateness for Health and Community Center at 3740 Blenheim Boulevard (Tax Map 57-2-02-175A) – City of Fairfax applicant

• Outcome: All motions approved. SUP for expanded government use (RM district): approved 4-3 (Hall, McQuillen, Peterson opposed). Two special exceptions: approved 4-3 (Hall, McQuillen, Peterson opposed). Certificate of Appropriateness: approved 4-2 (Hall and Peterson opposed).
• Vote (passed): Approve Special Use Permit for expanded government use in RM district at 3740 Blenheim Boulevard (Tax Map 57-2-02-175A). — Read: yes, Amos: yes, Bates: yes, Hall: no, Hardy-Chandler: yes, McQuillen: no, Peterson: no
• Vote (passed): Adopt resolution approving two special exceptions (required side yard modification and parking reduction) at 3740 Blenheim Boulevard (Tax Map 57-2-02-175A). — Read: yes, Amos: yes, Bates: yes, Hall: no, Hardy-Chandler: yes, McQuillen: no, Peterson: no
• Vote (passed): Approve Certificate of Appropriateness for architecture and landscaping at 3740 Blenheim Boulevard (Tax Map 57-2-02-175A). — Read: yes, Amos: yes, Bates: yes, Hall: no, Hardy-Chandler: yes, McQuillen: yes, Peterson: no
• [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.
• Status after: in_progress

2026-04-28 — City Council Meeting

Agenda item 9b: Resolution to proceed with the Willard-Sherwood Health and Community Center project (R-26-13)

• Outcome: Approved unanimously (6-0). Resolution R-26-13 adopted authorizing the Willard-Sherwood Health and Community Center Project to proceed to construction, excluding the optional performing arts space renovation at the existing Stacy C. Sherwood Community Center, and adopting amendments to the Joint Development Agreement with Fairfax County.
• Vote (passed): Adopt 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: yes, Bates: yes, Hall: yes, Hardy-Chandler: yes, McQuillen: yes, Peterson: yes
• [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.

Open questions

• The optional performing arts space renovation and addition at the existing Stacy C. Sherwood Community Center was excluded from the approved construction resolution (R-26-13) and its future disposition — whether it will be reconsidered, deferred indefinitely, or abandoned — has not been determined.

Member commentary

• Hardy-Chandler — On October 14, 2025, Hardy-Chandler made the motions for both the special exceptions and the SUP, each including the condition that the Sherwood building addition be approved as an optional component. On April 28, 2026, Hardy-Chandler moved adoption of R-26-13 to proceed to construction, explicitly noting the exclusion of the optional performing arts space renovation, and expressed enthusiasm that the project was coming to fruition after having been involved since before taking office.
• Amos — Seconded Hardy-Chandler's motion on the special exceptions at the October 14, 2025 meeting.
• Hall — Voted against all three land-use motions on October 14, 2025, but voted yes on R-26-13 to proceed to construction on April 28, 2026.
• McQuillen — Voted against the SUP and special exceptions on October 14, 2025, but voted yes on the Certificate of Appropriateness and yes on R-26-13 on April 28, 2026.
• Peterson — Voted against all three land-use motions on October 14, 2025, but voted yes on R-26-13 to proceed to construction on April 28, 2026.