South Carlin Springs Property - Projects & Planning

The County completed the acquisition of the South Carlin Springs property located at 601 S. Carlin Springs Road on Dec. 31, 2019. The 11.57-acre site was previously occupied by Virginia Hospital Center (VHC). The County is currently developing plans to remove the VHC building as it is incompatible with any County uses. Future uses of the site are contingent on available funding. A public process to determine uses has not been set.

Timeline

November 2016: Formation of County and School Board-appointed Joint Facilities Advisory Commission. This was a recommendation within the 2015 Community Facilities Study. Learn more about the public process.

June 27, 2017: JFAC determined that the community strongly endorses the idea of acquiring land for public facilities and, in its Phase 2 Status Report to the County Board, recommended that the County acquire both the South Carlin Springs Road and Buck sites.

July 18, 2017: Board voted 5-0 to elect to acquire the South Carlin Springs Road property, should VHC exercise its option to buy the County’s 1800 N. Edison St. property. (Item No. 54 on agenda)

July 2019: County acquires the 601 S. Carlin Springs Road site. Begins six month lease-back period to allow VHC additional time to relocate facilities operated on the site.

Dec. 31, 2019: End of lease-back period. County takes possession of facilities at 601 S. Carlin Springs Road site.

Latest News

On February 3, 2020 County and APS staff provided an update on site activity at the Glencarlyn Citizens’ Association meeting. View the presentation here.