Falls Church - Say no to Sunrise signs?

[Anonymous]

I was driving through Falls Church today and saw signs saying: Fairfax County say no to Sunrise and something about congestion, traffic and costs I think. Anyone know what this is about? A Google search didn't turn up anything. I'm curious what the big deal is if there may be a Sunrise. There is already Powhatan nursing home and Vinson Hall. Thanks!

[Anonymous]

https://www.facebook.com/events/774917742645068/?ti=cl

Here is the info

[Anonymous]

Sunrise wants to build an assisted living facility on the land where the Surge church is located at Kirby and Westmoreland. Most of us in the vicinity are strongly opposed. The land is zoned for 3 residential homes per acre and this requires a special zoning exception. In my opinion, and in the opinion of many of my neighbors, the project is far too large for that 3.7 acre site and will exacerbate traffic issues at that intersection.

[Anonymous]

So, for one, the project is not any bigger than the church that is currently there.

Second, I am confused how a senior living community, not a high traffic institution, would create any more traffic than the church did?

[Anonymous]

NIMBYs. Nothing more complicated.

[Anonymous]

Congestion with a senior living facility? That's a pile of crap.

[Anonymous]

Terrible idea to have yet another nursing home facility near two schools that already generate a lot of traffic and a busy synagogue.

[Anonymous]

Non issue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Terrible idea to have yet another nursing home facility near two schools that already generate a lot of traffic and a busy synagogue.

I've never seen a nursing home generate more traffic than a church.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Congestion with a senior living facility? That's a pile of crap.

Yep. Pathetic NIMBYs.

[Anonymous]

Give that Falls Churh City council only cares about tax income and NOT schools or traffic, like every other project, this one will be approved.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Terrible idea to have yet another nursing home facility near two schools that already generate a lot of traffic and a busy synagogue.

I've never seen a nursing home generate more traffic than a church.

Churches and synagogues generate high traffic once a week. Assisted living facilities have three shifts if caregivers 7 days a week and admin during the week. The synagogue has a pre school and other programs and a camp which generate daily traffic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Terrible idea to have yet another nursing home facility near two schools that already generate a lot of traffic and a busy synagogue.

I've never seen a nursing home generate more traffic than a church.

Churches and synagogues generate high traffic once a week. Assisted living facilities have three shifts if caregivers 7 days a week and admin during the week. The synagogue has a pre school and other programs and a camp which generate daily traffic.

That is not high traffic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sunrise wants to build an assisted living facility on the land where the Surge church is located at Kirby and Westmoreland. Most of us in the vicinity are strongly opposed. The land is zoned for 3 residential homes per acre and this requires a special zoning exception. In my opinion, and in the opinion of many of my neighbors, the project is far too large for that 3.7 acre site and will exacerbate traffic issues at that intersection.

Is "traffic" code for poors like "schools" is for minorites? Just so we are on the same page please.

Also where is the logic that putting people close in is what makes traffic worse. Putting people far away is what I would think makes traffic worse as the total number of people in cars that spend a larger chunk of their time in said traffic is what exacerbates traffic.

Stop being a hypocrite, you bought in a decent and convenient place and you have a problem with others trying to capitalize to allow others to enjoy the niceness and proximity. What is the niceness at capasity or you just failed sharing? Zoning changes and that is the most likely outcome for that parcel

Yes falls church has worse traffic than it did 70 years ago when the population was smaller but that is the price for density, a few NIMBYs shouldn't be allowed to stop progress.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Give that Falls Churh City council only cares about tax income and NOT schools or traffic, like every other project, this one will be approved.

Umm, this is in Fairfax County not Falls Church City.