Speak Out: Should Springfield be the Location for FBI Headquarters?
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 …
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Matt
12:44 pm on Tuesday, March 19, 2013
I like the idea of government buildings moving further away from DC, cut down on some of the traffic heading into the city. Springfield is already a commuter mess, but it's still better than DC. In my opinion, I would like to see them move to Centreville/Chantilly and parts west. Not only would this lessen the traffic going downtown, but it would also likely spark more consumer spending in VA. VA… more ›