The City of Manassas Parks, Culture and Recreation Department will hold a community meeting on October 26 to determine the future of Annaburg Manor.
Why it matters: The city purchased the nearly four-acre property from the Prince William Hospital Corporation in July for $846,000.
- The purchase created the 16th park in the city.
- But now, the question remains what to do with that land.
- “The purpose of the community meeting is to find out what the community would like to see … a “park” is a pretty broad term. Also what about the house. What should it be used for? What if a private entity will renovate it for us but wants to use it as a B&B?” Manassas’s Community Development Director Liz Via-Gossman said in an e-mail to Potomac Local. "…is the public interested in active recreation or a more passive park – will there be a playground or not, picnic tables, playfields, etc.”
For those who are unable to attend the meeting in person, there is also an opportunity to weigh in on-line on the city website.
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