CIA EXPANSION/COMMUNITY CONCERN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00552R000707260005-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 6, 2010
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: June 29, 1983
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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RADIO TV REPORTS, ~
4701 WLLARD AVENUE, CHEVY CHASE, MARYLAND 20815 656-4068
PROGRAM News 7: The Noon Report STAnON WJLA TV
June 29, 1983 12:00 NOON
Washington, DC
SUBJECT CIA Expansion/Community Concern
LARK McCARTHY: The CIA held an unprecedented meeting
last night inviting its neighbors in McLain to come talk about an
expansion that will bring 3,000 more CIA employees to the Fairfax
headquarters. Cameras and tape recorders were not allowed, but
News 7's Carlos Ramirez took notebook in hand to hear concerns
about traffic.
CARLOS RAMIREZ: The CIA headquarters has two entrances,
the main gate off of Chain Bridge Road and the entrance on the
George Washington Parkway. Residents, many of whom live along
Routes 123 and 193, want the new traffic rerouted to the Parkway
entrance which they point out it's a federal highway eligible for
federal highway funds.
The CIA, which points out that the Parkway at rush hour
now is filled to capacity, plans to stagger employees' schedules,
offer only 1100 new parking spaces and mandate car pooling in
order to alleviate the increase in traffic.
While the meeting was held under restricted conditions,
Congressman Frank Wolf, who organized the gathering, believes the
CIA now knows how the citizens feel.
CONGRESSMAN FRANK WOLF: We've also gotten a commitment
that there will be citizen participation involved. The CIA has
been very willing to open it up and to allow the citizens to be
involved even before the planning and the consultant begins his
work.
RAMIREZ: And area residents who have banded together in
an effort to let their concerns be known, sounded optimistic but
C=r;CES IN WASHINGTON D.C. ? NEW YORK ? LOS ANGELES ? CHICAGO ? DETROIT ? AND OTHER PRINCIPAL CITIES
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