[Ponte Alto] Archery needs your help!

[jm]

Dear Brigid and others,

Please forgive my ignorance, but I thought Bull Run had an archery range at
one time. Has this already been investigated?

In service,
Jennie


On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 1:26 PM, Karen Miller <mill3rs at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hello to all SCA archers & friends of archers.
> As many of you are aware, we are in dire need of an outdoor archery range
> for our archery practices.  We have been shooting at many places, but
> nowhere we can call "home".
>
> We have been talking to the Fairfax County Park Authority about possibly
> getting them to open up an archery range within the Fairfax County Parks so
> that we can hopefully have a permanent archery site available to the public
> like they do in other counties (Needwood park for example).  We have been
> told that they are getting closer to making decisions for the park system.
>
> I just got this email today and was hoping we could have help in 2
> different ways:
>
> 1. go to http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/plandev/greatparks.htm#input ,
> scroll down to the "*RECREATION - PLAY YOUR WAY!" *box and at the bottom
> of that box you'll see Share your thoughts on RECREATION<http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/plandev/greatparks.htm#input>.
> If you could please click on this and fill it out the way you would like,
> but please put something about adding archery in the comments box.
>
> 2. Join us at the Listening Forum on Thursday, Nov 19th at 7pm in the
> Government Center room 4/5 to voice our need for space for a public archery
> program.
>
> Thank you so much and PLEASE at least fill out the comments for us!!
>
> Brigid
>
>  *LISTENING FORUM*
>
> *The Fairfax County Park Authority will hold a
> countywide Listening Forum on Thursday,
> November 19, 2009 at the Government Center.*
>
> This is your opportunity to join in a casual conversation with Park
> Authority Director John Dargle, Jr. Over the past few months Director Dargle
> has met with dozens of citizens at similar forums.
>
> What topics or issues concern you? Do you have a suggestion for
> streamlining a process or improving customer service? Maybe you wish to
> discuss a problem you've experienced at one of our parks or facilities?
> Listening Forums are the right place and time for open, sincere and
> transparent dialogue, as well as a lot of listening by Park Authority staff
> members and leadership.
>
> So please, join us in rooms 4/5 at the Government Center on Thursday,
> November 19, 2009 at 7 p.m.
>
> For more information, contact the
> Public Information Office at
> 703-324-8662.
>
> Read feedback gathered from previous Listening Forums online.<http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/plandev/greatparks.htm>
>
>
>
> [image: This is an accessible facility.]To request reasonable ADA
> accommodations or alternative format of materials, call the Fairfax County
> Park Authority at 703-324-8563,
> TTY 703-803-3354 or visit our web site<http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/ada.htm>
> .
>
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