STORY BEHIND THE SIGN

Owner Combined Properties wants to tear down the Rose Hill Shopping Center Plaza, keep it closed for two years, and then open a version that will include up to 400 apartments in buildings up to six stories tall, two thirds less commercial space, and parking garages. The only thing that will remain the same is McDonald’s on the corner,  which has a long lease.

Rose Hill and its neighboring communities are overwhelmingly opposed to Combined’s plans and have let Fairfax County know it in no uncertain terms. A citizen’s petition opposing the project has garnered more than 1,000 names and expands each day.

Meetings, from the Rose Hill Civic Association to County staff forums to Planning Commission hearings have drawn loud protests from those who would be most affected. The only positive voices come from the legal, real estate, finance and construction industries that directly benefit from development activity.

And, make no mistake, proponents represent organizations who claim to represent the community but are organized and funded by the very entities which will benefit the most.  They claim to represent a national trend toward increased housing. Who benefits?  

Rose Hill Plaza serves a vibrant suburban neighborhood. To build an urban-style development in its midst makes no sense. Our roads and schools already are overcrowded and there are NO plans to accommodate addition growth. Fairfax County’s Comprehensive Plan for the Rose Hill area envisions exactly what currently is in place here.

The signs you see opposing the project reflect a rising tide of community concern that is headed toward a tsunami unless clearer heads prevail. RHCA supports some sort of improvement to the existing center but does not support a development that will overwhelm our community.

More detailed information on the Combined plan and the community’s reaction are included on this web site. We invite you to become better informed about what we believe will be a detrimental addition to our community.  

If you have questions, contact RHCA president Carl Sell at sellcarl@aol.com or Daniel Bearth, editor of the Rose Hill Rambler, at idmbearth@aol.com.
If you would like to sign the petition against the development, here is the information needed to access the document: https://chng.it/hc2H4hGRdh