Willard-Sherwood Health and Community Center

April 29, 2026, UPDATE: At its April 28 meeting, the city council adopted a resolution authorizing the Willard-Sherwood Health and Community Center project to proceed to construction. The optional renovation and addition to the performing arts space at the existing Stacy C. Sherwood Community Center will not proceed at this time. Watch the discussion on the city website.

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Fairfax City and Fairfax County are redeveloping the Joseph Willard Health Center and Stacy C. Sherwood Center sites into a single destination for health, wellness, fitness, and child care.

Located at the corner of Layton Hall Drive and Blenheim Boulevard, the new Willard-Sherwood Health and Community Center will be built in place of the current health center and include a campus redesign that connects to the Sherwood Center.

Once complete, the city-operated community center and a county-operated health and human services center will provide integrated services to both city and county residents.

The joint redevelopment project came about following years of evaluations conducted by both the city and county. They are working together to develop a conceptual plan for this campus -- and your input is needed to make this happen.

This campus will offer many different programs and services designed to meet the needs of individuals of all ages and abilities throughout Fairfax County and the City of Fairfax. To that end, county and city staff are seeking input to ensure that the campus is designed to meet the needs and interests of the surrounding community.

While some of the programs in the facility have already been designated; there will be multiple opportunities for community involvement and engagement throughout the process to discuss a variety of topics including site concepts, facility amenities, community center programming, and construction logistics.