Speak Out: Should the FBI Headquarters be Located in Springfield?
Fairfax County Supervisors are in full support of FBI headquarters relocating in the Springfield area. What do you think?
For months now, local, state and congressional leaders have been discussing six potential sites for a new FBI headquarters. One of the six locations being considered is Fairfax County's preferred location, a federal warehouse near the Franconia-Springfield Metro Station.
Lee District Supervisor Jeff McKay is in full support of the FBI headquarters locating in Springfield because it would be located right across from the Franconia-Springfield Metro Station and a Virginia Express Rail ride away from Quantico.
Recently, McKay urged the WMATA Board Members to avoid taking sides and to be fair when he found out about WMATA offering the 78 acres of land it owns at the Greenbelt station to promote the relocation of the FBI headquarters.
Besides the Springfield area, other locations being considered include Herndon, at Dulles Airport, in Dumfries, at Fort Belvoir or at Quantico.
Tell Us: Do you think Springfield is the best place to relocate FBI headquarters? Why or why not? Tell us in the comments section below.
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Supervisor Jeff McKay Asks Metro to be Fair in Choosing FBI Location
Nino R. Pereira
8:50 am on Monday, March 18, 2013
The underutilized Federal warehouse area close to the Springfield-Franconia metro station is an excellent location for the FBI's headquarters. It's easy to reach, obviously by metro but also by road, from all sides. And, it's close enough both to the central Government in Washington DC and the Quantico base where some of the FBI training goes on. Within walking distance there are shops, restaurants, apartment living, and for the Washington area relatively lower-cost housing.
Count me in.
Nino R. Pereira
Edith T. Byrne
9:21 am on Monday, March 18, 2013
YES! I think the FBI should be relocated to Springfield. The location is ideal and convenient to Quantico and to Metro. Virginia could use the influx of fund thet they would engender. I, for one, would feel safer knowing that FBI agents are in the vicinity.
Edie Byrne
Kristin
9:42 pm on Monday, March 18, 2013
Please NO! It's bad enough we have the mammoth NGA building (3rd largest Gov't building) around the corner, don't make the traffic worse by bringing in all the FBI. 95 and the crazy exit and entrance ramps and side roads near the Mall would be constantly gridlocked. Sadly the site does seem to tick all their boxes so I'll be shocked if it's here, but as a resident, I hope they find another home.