LETTER TO T. EUGENE SMITH FROM (SANITIZED)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP89-00244R000400740046-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 3, 2008
• Sequence Number: 46
• Publication Date: December 7, 1981
• Content Type: LETTER

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EVERMAY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
McLean, Virginia 22101
STAT
Mr. T. Eugene Smith
Vice Chairman, National Capitol Planning
Commission
666 Tintegel Lane
McLean, Virginia 22101
Dear Mr. Smith:
At the McLean Community Association's monthly Board of
Directors' meeting held on December 2, we were shown plans by
the CIA for that institution's expansion of the building facilities
and personnel at Langley. We of the Evermay Community, as well as
other communities, have serious concerns regarding CIA's choice of
options in formulating these plans and we wish to express them to
you in the hope that you will be of some assistance.
It is our understanding that the Commission will be reviewing
the CIA proposal in early January for approval or disapproval. Since
the Evermay Community is located directly across from (and adjacent
to) the CIA gate on Route 123, its plans impact on us in a very direct
way both in regard to extra traffic loading and location of antennae
close to Route 123.
I am sure you are aware of the current traffic problem on Route
123 between Evermay and G.W. Parkway and, in the opposite direction,
to Tyson's Corner. we are at a loss in understanding CIA's decision
to concentrate the added traffic load on the Route 123 gate rather
than on the G.W. Parkway where it obviously appears to be more
efficient and acceptable to the community residents. It is apparent
to us (and to many other community representatives who attended the
December 2nd meeting), that more acceptable alternatives have not been
fully considered by CIA planners. More specifically, why not make
more use of the obviously much more direct access and egress gate
on G.W. Parkway, leaving the less heavy truck traffic to the 123/193
routes? It appeared that feasible alternatives which seemed both
more efficient and, at the same time, much more acceptable to
community residents were discarded in favor of technical solutions
generated by a highly impersonal computer that totally disregarded
community relations and the public welfare.
We are also extremely concerned over the present and future
electric power requirements for the expanded CIA facility. Attached
is a copy of a letter which clearly illustrates our concern here in
Evermay. You surely must be aware of the VEPCO/rairfax County case
regarding the high-power transmission lines that were erected by
VEPCO directly through the middle of Evermay, 50 feet from front doors.
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to have these high-power
We are now seriously apprehensive over CIA's voltage requirements
and the re-inforcing of policy to
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unsightly and potentially dangerous
towers especially since the CIA representatives informed us that
large amounts of computer and communications equipment would be f installed in the planned additional 1.1 million feetoonding
office space. Will the residents of Evermay
areas be the taxpayers/ratepayers who will suffer more and more
from increased voltage lines hung from abominable towers? Will our
to incrased lactivity of eDidpthetCIA/GSA
health be endangered due
the generation of strong e
environmental impact statement address this issue? As of DDectheerl2n
no one at the McLean Citizens Association had eenraocopyoof the
much less the residents of this community. pe, -chair
of the McLean Citizens Association's Transportation Committee, had
seen the Environmental Assessment, but had only received iteonithelved
previous Friday to the Wednesday meeting. How in this planning? Has our Congressional delegation been involved?
Surely you can understand our concern and you will see fit to
disapprove the present plan AND recommend highly feasible changes
so that CIA would be able to meet its objectives without negatively
impacting on its neighbors.
One further serious concern of ours involves CIA's decision to
locate its planned meeting center and large disc antennae at the
Route 123 gate. With all the space available to it further into
its grounds and away from public roads and view, why has CIA
elected to place the center and ebeantennae
placed furthereintoltheocampus,
can to its neighbors? They should
away from public roads and surrounding homes.
Having presented a summary of our concerns here, we would like
to know if it would be possible for us to present our views to the
National Capitol Planning Commission ininformation person
dyif ns y iatpphat
point would that be appropriate? Any
us about this matter and about your meeting date and agenda would
be sincerely appreciated.
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With best wishes, I am,
Sincerely,
STAT
Enclosure
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