COUNTY BD. OF ARLINGTON COUNTY v. BROWN

Record No. 841641.

329 S.E.2d 468 (1985)

COUNTY BOARD OF ARLINGTON COUNTY v. Larry J. BROWN, County Manager of Arlington County.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 26, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles G. Flinn, Co. Atty., for petitioner.

Dexter S. Odin, Fairfax, (Robert K. Richardson, Odin, Feldman & Pittleman, P.C., Fairfax, on brief), for respondent.

Present: All the Justices.


COMPTON, Justice.

In this mandamus proceeding, the dispositive question is whether a county has the power to lease to a private developer publicly owned land currently used for public purposes.

The facts are undisputed. Arlington County owns 6.4 acres of undeveloped land adjacent to its existing courthouse, jail, and County office complex. Most of the land was acquired over the years for public uses in connection with the courthouse. The entire 6.4 acres presently...

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