Insidenova

https://www.insidenova.com/news/education/supervisors-ok-school-bond-package-dispute-inclusion-of-blake-lane/article_910e1948-9835-11e9-88be-f33f48453bf8.html

ABC7

https://wjla.com/news/local/oakton-park-replacement-elementary-school

Blue Virginia

Blake Lane Park Awareness Celebration:

Video: Candidates, Elected Officials, etc. Speak in Support of Saving Fairfax County’s Blake Lane Park, Green Space in General

https://bluevirginia.us/2019/04/video-candidates-elected-officials-speak-in-support-of-saving-fairfax-countys-blake-lane-park-green-space-in-general

What you need to know about Blake Lane Park

Who wants to destroy a park?

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/who-wants-to-destroy-a-park-oakton-neighbors-fight-to-save-blake-lane-park/65-abcb01cf-efd7-474d-80ea-5eb9cd7bba9b

ABC7

OAKTON, Va. (ABC7) — A group of Fairfax County neighbors banded together to save a local park.
They are fighting the school district’s proposal to possibly build an elementary school on Blake Lane Park in Oakton.

https://wjla.com/news/local/battle-continues-over-location-for-school

Vienna and Oakton Connection

Rally to save Blake Lane Park

Blue Virginia

Rep. Gerry Connolly Urges Fairfax County NOT to Destroy Blake Lane Park, “home to a wide variety of wildlife”

https://bluevirginia.us/2019/04/rep-gerry-connolly-urges-fairfax-county-not-to-destroy-blake-lane-park-home-to-a-wide-variety-of-wildlife

Fairfax Times

FCPS looks to convert Oakton park into elementary school despite community protests

http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/articles/fcps-looks-to-convert-oakton-park-into-elementary-school-despite/article_32160176-36ec-11e9-ae4f-3f97b2c7a54f.html

Blake Lane Park's Alliances

Sign Petition - Today!

Congressman Gerry Connolly

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Sticky Notes

January:

Fairfax/Oakton ES Community Meeting Feedback - "Answers"

Many of their responses are inadequate, do not actually answer the questions being asked, and a few contain information that is misleading or untrue. They also chose to not address numerous concerns not phrased in question form, which is disappointing but not surprising.

Community 'Sticky Note' Questions Consolidated

Fairfax County Public Schools - Answers

Income, race and access to parks.

This demographic research was conducted to determent if a school or a park would be beneficial to the Blake Lane neighborhoods.

*Research compiled by Graham Vink, Sales Agent, Weichert, Realtors. This report was neither commissioned nor endorsed by Weichert.

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FCPS Guidelines

Guidelines for Public School Facilities

Please take some time to review the Guidelines of sizing and outdoor areas for a Elementary School.

Are 10 acres really enough to accommodate 800 students? What about the fencing and possible traffic light?

Official Guidelines

Bird View of BLP and surrounding schools

Oakton Elementary School Boundaries

Insidenova

ABC7

Blue Virginia

What you need to know about Blake Lane Park

Who wants to destroy a park?

ABC7

OAKTON, Va. (ABC7) — A group of Fairfax County neighbors banded together to save a local park. They are fighting the school district’s proposal to possibly build an elementary school on Blake Lane Park in Oakton.

Vienna and Oakton Connection

Blue Virginia

Fairfax Times

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OAKTON, Va. (ABC7) — A group of Fairfax County neighbors banded together to save a local park.
They are fighting the school district’s proposal to possibly build an elementary school on Blake Lane Park in Oakton.