Gotcha, sorry I misunderstood what you were saying.

The club has been, and continues to, search for other options for several years prior to losing their other field. Unfortunately, the cost of land in the area makes it unlikely for finding something considered to be within in reasonable driving distance for most of their members. Land in the DC area can easily exceed $1-2 million/acre.

(Imagine how many national flying sites AMA could put around the country if they hadn't sold the Reston VA site when they did...)