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McKay: Springfield Mall is Safe for Shoppers

Poll shows shoppers aren't so sure.

Fairfax County’s Lee District Supervisor Jeff McKay thinks the Springfield Mall is still a safe place to shop, but he understands why some area to visit the half-empty facility.

More than half the mall’s while officials at Vornado Realty Trust, the mall’s New York-based owner, figure out plans for redevelopment.

A with the story on Rose Hill Patch shows about half of respondents say they do not feel safe at the mall, even though most of the crime there is shoplifting.

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McKay believes pending redevelopment will help shoppers feel safer.

about the mall, its safety record and the redevelopment on Rose Hill Patch.

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