Falls Church News-Press 5-9-2019

May 9 – 15, 2019

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Inside This Week F.C. City Schools Adopt New Budget

The Falls Church School Board unanimously approved a $52.1 million revenue and spending plan for the Fiscal Year 2020.

See News Briefs, page 8

Providence Supervisor Candidates Meet Five candidates who are vying to serve as the Democrat party’s nominee in Fairfax County’s Providence District Supervisor race came toegether for a public forum Tuesday night.

Signing Days Set to Go Next Week To Launch New High School Project Bird’s Eye View

Comprehensive OK Set Monday for Economic Element

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mination of “a long journey in the ongoing effort to make Falls Church a ‘multimodal’ city, one that is friendly to all modes of transportation — pedestrian, bicycle, transit and automobile,” wrote F.C.’s Planning Director Paul Stoddard in a guest commentary in this edition.

D-Days, deadline days, arrive next Monday and Tuesday for the City of Falls Church and its school system to sign critical documents permitting the complicated process to proceed on schedule for the immediate and intensive, twopart development of the 34 acres where George Mason High School now sits.

Coming out of a meeting between Falls Church City Manager Wyatt Shields and Falls Church School Superintendent Peter Noonan Tuesday morning, both leaders confirmed to the News-Press that all last minute issues have been resolved to the point that the signings are a virtual certainty.

Noonan announced that the schools are planning a modest public celebration associated with their expected signing of a “guaranteed maximum price” deal with its developers, the team of Gilbane, Stantec and Quinn Evans, Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Mustang Cafe at Mason High. It will be followed by a ceremony marking the groundbreaking for the new high school construction scheduled for Friday, June 14.

Late changes made to assure the process will move ahead smoothly included the decision made in a late night closed meeting of the City Council and Economic Development Authority that went into the wee hours Tuesday morning that the signing of a “special exception entitlement” (SEE)

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IB Art Show Open To Public Tonight

The Falls Church City Schools’ International Baccalaureate Art Show is on the stage in the auditorium at George Mason High School through school hours on Friday, May 10 and the public is invited to view the show tonight from 7 to 9 p.m.

See News Briefs, page 8

Mason Boys Soccer Win Streak Now at 10 Tacking on two more wins to the season total, George Mason High School’s boys soccer team continues to own the Bull Run District.

See Sports, page 16

AN AERIAL VIEW of the construction of Falls Church’s emerging Founders Row development surrounded by W. Broad St., N. West St. and the W&OD trail. The dashed lines at the center of the image indicate the general location of the development’s future central interior street. The stitched panoramic image was captured by Digital Design & Imaging Service’s unmanned tethered surveillance balloon 500 feet above ground level on April 17 at 8:10 a.m. (Image: Digital Design & Imaging Service, www.AirPhotosLIVE.com)

Capital Bikeshare Kicks Off in F.C. With Ceremony Monday

by Nicholas F. Benton

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Editorial................6 Letters..................6 News & Notes.12–13 Comment....14–15 Sports............... 16 Calendar....18–19

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Sprouting up, seemingly suddenly like mushrooms after a rain shower in a lush forest, over the last week have been an array of nine Capital Bikeshare racks that have become operational for City residents and visitors, making the City the seventh regional jurisdic-

tion to participate in a D.C. Metrowide program now totalling over 550 stations overall.

A public ribbon cutting featuring an array of City A-Listers to inaugurate the system in Falls Church will be held this Monday, May 13, at 6:30 p.m. at the new station at N. Washington and Park Place, next to the State Theatre.

The launch has been the cul-

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agreement be delayed a couple weeks between the City and the team, the Falls Church Gateway Partners of EYA, PN Hoffman and Regency, that will undertake the economic development portion.

The SEE agreement is being modified, Shields said, to change the location of a structured parking component, moving it further back from the new school and leaving the space it had been proposed to occupy for a surface parking lot exclusively for the schools. Noonan said that the modification includes an understanding with EYA that the relocated structured garage would still be available to the schools for “surge parking” at special events.

Among other issues, it has yet to be determined, Shields said, whether or not a left turn out of the project onto Route 7 (headed toward the City) will be feasible.

The 34-acre parcel of land involved, conveyed into the city limits of Falls Church as part of the payment for the sale by the City of its water system to Fairfax County in 2013, is sched-

LO CA L uled to be converted into an allnew high school on 70 percent of it, on its western end where sports fields now exist, and followed by a dense economic development of 30 percent of it (10.38 acres) on its eastern side, on what is the existing high school footprint.

Since Falls Church voters approved by a wide margin a referendum in November 2017 authorizing the City to bond for $120 million to build the new high school, the City and schools have been working fervently to develop a plan for the site. The goal has been to enable the construction of a state-of-the-art high school for the City’s nationally renowned schools and their unique K-12 International Baccalaureate programs with virtually the entire cost born by yields from the robust economic development portion.

Handling the many moving parts in this two-part process has been a Campus Coordinating Committee team of City and school leaders aided by many consultants and legal counsel, in addition to the chosen developers of the school building, on the one side, and the proposed economic development, on the other.

The City’s volunteer citizen boards and commissions were also

thoroughly briefed in numerous meetings, and 83 comments from them were compiled and published to the Council and the public.

On top of that, the public in Falls Church has been kept abreast directly of the developments through an uncommonly transparent process including more than two dozen public forums and briefings and extensive coverage almost weekly in this newspaper.

Work sessions of the City Council and School Board were held this week, including the lengthy closed session of the Council and EDA that went into Tuesday, to prepare the way for the watershed contractual signings that are anticipated next week.

Shields has made it known in recent weeks that the City has also been in constant on-going verbal dialogue with neighboring Fairfax County about the parameters of the project in hopes of maintaining a collaborative and cooperative process, especially given the impact of the proposed development on the county that borders it.

“Our conversations have been very positive and collaborative,” Shields said.

Shields’ and Noonan’s assurances to the News-Press yesterday that the process remains on

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schedule came following emphatic comments by Noonan at Tuesday night’s School Board meeting that any delay in the signing of the City’s Comprehensive Agreement on the economic development portion Monday would have profound consequences on timing and costs.

The Comprehensive Agreement includes Phase I uses of 1,065.000 square feet of enclosed, occupiable space in total, including a minimum of 125,000 square feet of office space, a minimum of 80,000 square feet for a hotel (including 3,000 square feet of meeting and conference space), a minimum of 20,000 square feet of programmable civic space (including 8,000-12,000 square feet of event space with 4,000 square feet of an outdoor rooftop terrace and 6,000 square feet of performing arts/education studio space), a minimum of 120,000 square feet of retail (including 25,00045,000 square feet of a grocery), a maximum of 550,000 square feet of residential (including a maximum of 275.000 square feet of multifamily apartments of an average 900 square foot average with an option for micro-units and 275,000 square feet for for-sale residential units), and 275,000 square feet of senior housing (pre-

dominantly independent living and active adult).

Phase II uses include approximately 154,000 square feet of residential uses, including 6,400 square feet of retail. Overall, the project will have six percent of all residential uses designated for affordable housing, with a City option for a cash contribution alternative.

The conveyance of the land will be by a ground lease for two sites of 99 years, with the possibility of extensions if both parties agree. The condos will be provided fee-simple to the developer and sites for various uses can be subdivided to separate operators with the City having approval rights until the project is up and running.

Terms of payments and guarantees, financing plans, budgets, rights of inspection, property conditions and title, closings of Phase 1 and 2, plans and drawings, construction, representations and warranties, covenants and restrictions, transfer and assignment, defaults and remedies and miscellaneous factors are all spelled out.

“This is an incredibly exciting project with a team that wants to do it right,” EDA chair Bob Young said at Monday’s work session, reflecting the sentiments of most at the meeting.

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Capital Bikeshare Makes Its Debut in City of F.C.

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“Following the direction set

by Council, city staff has worked with the elected officials, boards and commissions, community at large, and regional, state and federal partners to deliver on the goals of increased safety and increased transportation options,” Stoddard wrote.

Capital Bikeshare is a regional bike sharing program jointly owned by the District, Arlington, Fairfax, Montgomery and Prince George’s counties and the cities of Falls Church and Alexandria. It is operated under a contract with Motivate International, Inc. Launched in 2010, the system gives members access to thousands of bikes at the 550 locations. Access is available for a single trip, for 24 hours, three days, 30 days or a year.

Users can also purchase a “Day Key” with 24-hour access to the system. Trips of up to 30 minutes are free. Each additional 30 minute period incurs additional usage fees.

The location of the bikeshare stations in the City of Falls Church are at George Mason High on the cor-

ner of Haycock Road and Leesburg Pike, at N. Oak and W. Broad, Pennsylvania Ave. at W. Broad, City Hall at Park Ave. and Little Falls St., W. Broad at Little Falls St., S. Maple at S. Washington St., E. Fairfax at S. Washington St., Park Place at N. Washington St. and W. Columbia St. at N. Washington St. Tenth and 11th locations, which have been in operation for some time already, are at the nearby East and West Falls Church Metro stations just outside the City.

The roll out of the City’s stations in rapid order in the last week has raised eyebrows of some not aware they were coming, and some have already complained about the sacrifice of parking spaces involved.

But as Stoddard wrote, “Growing awareness of the public health and environmental impacts of transportation choices is increasing the desire of more transportation options....the City will continue to support increased economic activity and vibrancy while also reducing environmental and neighborhood impacts and strengthening the walkability, bike ability and safety of the

CAPITAL BIKESHARE STATIONS have been popping up all over the City of Falls Church in recent weeks, in advance of the program’s Little City debut on Wednesday. An official ribbon cutting for the bikeshare service is set for 6:30 p.m. this Monday at the new station at N. Washington and Park Place, shown here. (Photo: Dan Lehman) City’s transportation network.”

At Monday’s work session of the Falls Church City Council, it was discussed that bike share options be extended to the new development projects underway, including the Founders Row under construction

at N. West and W. Broad Streets and the West End development currently in the approval process.

It was also noted that scooters are a new mode of alternative transportation that the City will have to address in the coming

period, and the City’s Community Planning Chief Jim Snyder noted to the News-Press that electric battery-driven golf carts are legal modes of transportation in Virginia on all roads with speed limits under 25 miles per hour.

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Next Week’s Historic Moments

Falls Church party animals, start your engines. The beginning of next week promises to represent two major inflection points culminating arduous efforts over years in the Little City. The first, on Monday evening, is the ribbon cutting ceremony that will launch the City’s participation in the Capital Bikeshare network.

The second, on Tuesday evening, will be a small party at the Mustang Cafe in George Mason High School hosted by the School Board which will be the occasion for the expected signing of a contract to kick off the construction of an all-new state-of-the-art high school.

Two key signings at the beginning of the week will advance the ambitious effort to develop the 34 acres at the City’s west end to include the new high school and 10.38 acres of dense mixed-use economic development that, according to the best laid plans developed over the last year, pay for the school without any effective tax impact on City property owners. These signings will be of a comprehensive agreement between the City and the economic component developers, EYA, PN Hoffman and Regency, Monday, and of a first phase “guaranteed maximum price” by the School Board with the school construction team, Gilbane, Stantec and Quinn Evans, on Tuesday.

Should all this proceed smoothly as City Manager Wyatt Shields and School Superintendent Peter Noonan assured the News-Press yesterday it will, the dates should occupy a special place in the history books. They do represent a very significant inflection point in a marvellously ambitious undertaking to pull off an extraordinary development and promises to flow into the future significantly beyond the horizons we now envision.

By moving ahead next week, the groundwork is being laid for Virginia Tech to move ahead with its vision to transform its presence on the City-owned land adjacent the West End site into a major higher educational presence that will be a bright and powerful jewel for the entire area, a matter of great pride and significance not only to the City of Falls Church, but to the Dranesville District of Fairfax County and the wider, burgeoning Tysons region.

That will enhance the potential for WMATA’s development of its West Falls Church Metro station property, making its value to the system and to the region truly stunning. The challenge for WMATA in this context will be to think big enough and creatively enough to derive the full potential that will become inherent.

Bright and constructively-motivated civic leaders are working arduously to bring these things to pass, and as the Falls Church experience has proven to date, the key to success will lie in ample inter-jurisdictional communication and an ongoing open and transparent decision-making process that embraces the concerns and hopes of all relevant stakeholders.

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Don’t Replace Our Parking Spaces With Bike Racks Editor, Oh my gosh, does the City realize what they have just done by taking away three to four parking spaces at the corner of Broad and Pennsylvania for bikes and bike racks in front of Panera? Does this mean that Pennsylvania will become a oneway street between Park and Broad St. to avoid accidents par-

ticularly when delivery trucks are parked?

Parking spaces are precious in this City and the City takes them away. Can the City explain to the citizens why they made this move? Why not build 25-30 parking spaces that are architecturally pleasing at the corner of Park and Lee St. then have some green space with a

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couple of benches between the pleasing parking spaces and/or small garage and The Broadway condo?

There is no parking for the new breakfast site at The Kensington, visitors of The Broadway, retail for Panera, Mad Fox, etc. The garage near the Mad Fox fills up fast.

The City would be pleasing the citizens of Falls Church by making green space for sure.

I hope the City of Falls Church will re-evaluate this bike and rack placement.

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After many years of planning and hard work by city staff and elected officials, Capital Bikeshare opened May 8, here in the City of Falls Church. A formal ribbon cutting is planned on Monday, May 13, 2019 at 6:30 p.m.

Opening Capital Bikeshare has been a long journey in the ongoing effort to make Falls Church a “multimodal” city, one that is friendly to all modes of transportation – pedestrian, bicycle, transit, and automobile.

The vision for a multimodal transportation network was formally adopted by the City Council when it unanimously adopted the “Mobility for all Modes” plan in 2014.

Following the direction set by Council, city staff has worked with the elected officials, boards and commissions, the community at large, and regional, state, and federal partners to deliver on the goals of increased safety and increased transportation options.

Since the adoption of Mobility for all Modes 2014, highlights of transportation efforts include: 1) Neighborhood Traffic Calming – Traffic Calming Program updated in 2015 and traffic calming solutions installed along five different streets. More are in progress.

2) Bus Shelters – 15 bus shelters installed through public and private investment along Washington Street, Broad Street, and Roosevelt Boulevard.

3) Bus Service – 2A service increased to 15 minute frequency during rush hour. 3T service between West Falls Church and East Falls Church Metros restored.

4) Bicycle Facilities – Master Plan adopted in 2015. Bike facilities installed several streets. Green bike racks installed throughout downtown.

5) W&OD – Master Plan adopted in 2016.

“Not only is aging infrastructure in need of redesign and reinvestment, the transportation environment continues to change.”

Construction underway on a new overpass crossing Lee Highway. Engineering underway for separate walking and biking trails.

Engineering underway for safe street/trails crossings.

6) South Washington Street – Construction scheduled for intermodal plaza, new traffic signals, wider sidewalks, additional crosswalks, and more street trees.

7) Pedestrian Access and Safety – New sidewalk constructed along N. Roosevelt Street. New sidewalk and bridge crossing Four Mile Run on N Van Buren Street.

Engineering underway for new signalized crossings along East and West Broad Street.

8) Grant Funding – The majority of

funding for these efforts comes through grants. In the last few years alone, the city has been awarded over $30 Million in grant funds for multimodal transportation projects.

Of course investment in the city’s multimodal transportation network continues.

Not only is aging infrastructure in need of redesign and reinvestment, the transportation environment continues to change.

Growing awareness of the public health and environmental impacts of transportation choices is increasing the desire of more transportation options. The introduction of new forms of transportation — Uber, Lyft, electric scooters and autonomous vehicles — will continue to evolve the transportation world. And of course a growing regional economy means a growing regional population, which brings with it increased travel demands.

By establishing a progressive transportation vision with the 2014 Mobility for all Modes plan, the Council made clear that the City wants to control its own transportation future — that the city will continue to support increased economic activity and vibrancy while also reducing environmental and neighborhood impacts and strengthening the walkability, bike ability, and safety of the city’s transportation network.

This is a great week to check out one of the 11 newly activated Bike Share Stations in and around the City of Falls Church located at: • West Falls Church Metro • George Mason High School / Haycock Rd & Leesburg Pike

• Park Pl & N Washington St (next to State Theatre & Clare and Don’s) • N Oak St & W Broad St • Pennsylvania Ave & Park Ave • E Fairfax St & S Washington St • W. Broad St & Little Falls St • N Roosevelt St & Roosevelt Blvd • S Maple Ave & S Washington St • Falls Church City Hall / Park Ave & Little Falls St • W Columbia St & N Washington St It also is an excellent time to activate a Capital Bikeshare annual membership which connects you with more than 550 stations in the Bikeshare System! Monthly memberships can be as low as $8 a month and allow unlimited 30-minute trips from station to station. You can learn more on the Capital Bike Share Blog: https://www. capitalbikeshare.com/blog/cfc.

So come out and celebrate the City’s efforts to advance the community vision of a multimodal transportation future! The ribbon cutting for Capital Bikeshare is scheduled for Monday, May 13, 6:30 p.m. next to the State Theatre and Clare & Don’s.

Continue the celebration by participating in Bike to Work Day on Friday May 17!

Plan to stop by the City’s Pit Stop for Bike to Work Day which will be open 6:30 a.m.

–to 9 a.m., at the intersection of the W&OD Trail and Little Falls Street. We hope to see you there!

Paul Stoddard is the Planning Director for the City of Falls Church.

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NEWS BRIEFS F.C. Schools Formally Adopt FY20 Budget The Falls Church School Board unanimously approved a $52.1 million revenue and spending plan for the Fiscal Year 2020. The budget is within the Falls Church general government’s budget guidance of two percent and provides a salary step for qualified staff, plus one percent cost of living adjustment (COLA) for all employees. Also, substitute teachers will receive a $2 per hour increase. The components are all the same as the School Board adopted in February and the F.C. City Council funded with its FY 2020 budget adopted last month.

F.C. Council Hails Schools’ ‘Swift Action’ The Falls Church City Council at its work session Monday went on record to commend the Falls Church School System’s “quick action” taken to address an incident of an antiSemitic message found in a school bathroom. In a statement introduced by Mayor David Tarter, the Council noted, “Last Thursday marked Holocaust Remembrance Day and was a reminder to all of us that learning and teaching the history of the Holocaust offers an opportunity to reflect on the moral responsibilities of individuals, societies and governments. The City Council stands by the Falls Church City Public Schools’ work to build a school system that is fair, equitable, safe and secure for every student. We reaffirm our commitment to the values of equality, inclusion and diversity throughout our city, for the school community and beyond.”

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The Falls Church City Schools’ International Baccalaureate Art Show is on the stage in the auditorium at George Mason High School through school hours on Friday, May 10. The public is invited to view the show tonight from 7 – 9 p.m. when light refreshments will be served. The schools have issued a welcome to the public “to enjoy the students’ paintings, drawings, prints, photography, and sculptures.”

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Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has issued a proclamation declaring May as Second Chance Month in Virginia. During the month, the governor and members of his administration will facilitate conversations and participate in events focused on criminal justice reform and reentry programming. The Northam administration has stated that it is committed to ensuring that returning citizens have the support and resources they need to be successful and make positive contributions in their communities. “Redemption is a fundamental American value, and I believe that returning citizens who have repaid their debt to society deserve a second chance,” said Northam. “We recognize that former offenders face many challenges after their release — from finding a job to obtaining housing and healthcare.

That is why my administration will remain focused on providing effective reentry services to transform lives and create safer communities for all Virginians.” Last week, Northam announced that he will not sign any new mandatory minimum sentence legislation for the remainder of his term in office.

Fairfax Budget Has $15.14 Minimum Wage The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to adopt a FY 2020 budget that includes a $15.14 minimum wage for county employees and 4.1 percent raise for general county employees.

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Democratic Supervisor Hopefuls Share Opinions, Differ on Execution at Forum

by Matt Delaney

Falls Church News-Press

Five candidates who are vying to serve as the Democrat party’s nominee in Fairfax County’s Providence District Supervisor race this fall discussed their stances on everything from neighborhood safety to affordable housing at a public forum Tuesday night.

Hosted by the Jefferson Village Civic Association at Graham Road Elementary just outside the City of Falls Church, a modest crowd gathered to hear what these new candidates intend to do in the wake of incumbent Linda Q. Smyth’s decision not to run for a fifth term in office.

The candidates, who bring an assortment of experience to the race, include Linh Hoang, a technology professional in the private sector who served on the boards of various Democratic organizations at the state and local level.

Edythe Kelleher is a longtime veteran of the Vienna Town Council.

Phil Niedzielski-Eichner currently works on the county’s planning

commission and is an alumnus of the Obama administration.

Dalia Palchik is the Providence District’s current representative on the school board, and Erika Yalowitz is a nearly two-decade volunteer for a range of issues from Human Rights to environmental causes.

There were minor gradations between the candidates’ overall views on each issue, though they were able to differentiate themselves with their specificity in the short two minute response times.

In addressing speeding and a general lack of pedestrian infrastructure in neighborhoods, Niedzielski-Eichner, who noted the problem comes from GPS apps such as Waze and Google Maps that have made neighborhoods into travel lanes, suggested more sidewalks and stronger enforcement of crosswalks by local police would be an efficient way to address the tendency to use neighborhoods as cut-throughs.

Kelleher added on to Niedzielski-Eichner’s point about GPS apps to say the county should

use those algorithms to assess the effectiveness of traffic calming measures. Palchik mentioned that looking into traffic circles, similar to how Annandale did in a recent study, would be the bridge to a more walkable community.

But Yalowitz thought there was a disconnect in budget priorities.

“We have talked many times about budgets and how budgets reflect values. Our budget has a little over $500 million in roadwidening projects, but a little over $200 million unfunded in pedestrian and bike safety projects,” Yalowitz said. “Switching those priorities to offer safety where it’s needed is of key importance.”

Another prompt asked the candidates how they would go about improving the physical state of Providence District schools.

Kelleher talked about how rebalancing the populations in the districts by redoing the school boundaries was the big-picture step, but in the short-term repurB:9.75” buildings into posing old office schools was a T:9.75” solution, similar to how Bailey’s S:9.75” Upper Elementary

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Palchik added that most school boundaries hadn’t been revised since desegregation and that, as a member of the school board, she thinks that the board’s list of 60 priorities should be narrowed down to concertedly tackle this issue. Hoang elaborated on how the state of schools is causing residents to look elsewhere for a permanent living situation.

Niedzielski-Eichner, however, knocked the county for not using the full toolkit at its disposal.

“We need to push our borrowing up to the limit, particularly in these non-recessionary times,” Niedzielski-Eichner said. “Push our borrowing to the 10 percent [of general revenue] cap. We generally only go up to eight to eight and a half percent. We don’t push up to the full 10 percent that the principAL allows, [which will] give us more revenue to do the renovations that need to be done.”

All candidates lamented the flight of millennials from the county and the barriers for firsttime homebuyers face when it came to the topic of affordable housing. Palchik cited that the county’s affordable dwelling units and workforce housing is lagging behind neighboring Arlington

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County. Yalowitz believes the penny fund toward affordable housing needs to be honored while Niedzielski-Eichner thinks that fund should be upped to a pennyand-a-half fund, with a cent going toward new housing and half a cent helping preserve old housing.

Hoang came down strongest on the county’s current efforts.

“Our budget for affordable housing is laughable,” Hoang said. “The number of folks on the waiting list will never get their home. The improvement made of 5,000 units in the next 15 years is not going to be enough.”

Development in the district should also benefit residents first in the candidates’ eyes. Yalowitz noted the district’s county-high six metro stops made it a target for homegrown wealth, and Hoang believed the gains from commercial investment in Tysons Corner should be distributed to the Providence District community.

Kelleher suggested a partnership with the City of Falls Church along the shared Route 29 corridor should be a focal point in revamping an area with old land that isn’t generating enough revenue.

The Democratic primary to select a Providence District candidate will be held on June 11.

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High school student Haseeb Khan is not your typical teen.

When he’s not in class, he’s running a charitable non-profit organization as its founder and CEO where he supplies clean drinking water to parts of the world that have little or no access.

It was a trip to Pakistan, his parents’ native country, where he witnessed people in a village drinking contaminated water, and decided to do something about it.

Khan has a reputation amongst his teachers and peers for getting things done, so when he shared his idea of bringing clean water to a village in Pakistan, there was little doubt that he would be successful. He drew up a plan, and with a $1000 dollar gift from his father he started his own organization called Aqua Effort as a 15-yearold sophomore in August 2016.

Khan’s first project involved a group of volunteers researching the best location to install a well.

That location ended up being in Ta, Pakistan, a village of about 200 people, not too far from where he has family.

“The drinking water is murky, and an oily film can be seen floating on top, along with other things floating in it that you wouldn’t want to drink, like sand and hair,” Khan said.

Bottled water is hard to come by and if you do find it in a shop, it’s often too expensive for locals to afford. It is villages like this with poor infrastructure, open sewers and limited access to clean water where people get sick and even die from water-related diseases that he wants to help.

Khan knows that he is fortunate to have grown up in the U.S. where clean water is something

that simply comes out of the tap, but with family ties to a place that doesn’t have that luxury, he’s aware of its value and doesn’t take it for granted. So when the devastating hurricane hit Puerto Rico in September 2017, Aqua Effort expanded its reach and provided 300 gallons of water to families that had no access.

“Clean water is a human right for everybody,” Khan said, and his organization hopes to make that a reality for more people around the world. Khan went on to say that “simply supplying a water source is not enough. The people have to be educated on how to maintain their water source. That is very important.”

That is what makes Aqua Effort different from some of the other organizations that perhaps just provide a well, but don’t take the additional step to educate the users.

“What we focus on is teaching them on how everything works — from how the water comes out of the ground, to everything they should know about maintenance and hygiene to preserve their water,” Khan added.

Water preservation education is part of Aqua Effort’s mission along with regular follow-ups to make sure its water sources are working and being maintained properly. Khan states that in thirdworld countries that depend on livestock but lack basic hygienic practices, the non-profit makes sure to add separate facilities for farm animals so that a farmer can provide clean water for their animals, and not risk contaminating the water source for humans.

Now a senior at Justice High School in Falls Church, Khan helps run Aqua Effort along with his board members and currently 24 volunteers. They oversee future

projects by raising money from contributions, fundraisers and other community events. Khan explains that the average project costs approximately $5,000, which includes installing a water well and the travel costs for one volunteer.

“Now that we just gained a 501(c)(3) status, making donations tax deductible, it gives us a little more authenticity as an official charity,” says Khan.

With the new 501(c)(3) status, Aqua Effort plans to up its current project goals and is considering offers from bigger companies such as Amazon’s Smile program.

Aqua Effort is still scouting locations where it can repair and maintain existing wells, which is a lot less expensive than building new ones. Plus it’s currently trying to raise enough money by the beginning of June to afford another project.

“Sticking to our current goal of two wells every six years; ideally another well this year will complete our minimum requirements as an organization that we set for ourselves,” says Khan.

One location it’s looking into is in Bangladesh. The country is experiencing an influx of refugees, making the supply and demand for all of the people who are moving into the area so quickly, more difficult.

With plans to attend George Mason University in the fall, Khan will continue to run his organization and accept volunteers that are chosen carefully by board members and him. Volunteers can fill out an application that includes three important questions: the value of water, the value of volunteer service, and why water is important to you. Khan welcomes visitors to aquaeffort.com, which also accepts donations.

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Community News & Notes Local Organization, Falls Church High Partner Up The Arlington Boulevard Community Development Organization (ABCD) and Kingsley Commons Townhouses have partnered with Falls Church High School (FCHS) on two initiatives. “It’s Never Too Late to Succeed” program and the “Senior Dues Assistance” program are both helping students at FCHS achieve goals and succeed.

Attendance has become an issue for the Kingsley Commons community and FCHS. The program, “It’s Never Too Late to Succeed,” helps students from Kingsley Commons and Kingsley Park improve their low attendance rates. ABCD and Kingsley offer gift card incentives for the students who keep their absences to a minimum. The program began in January, and so far, 57 percent of the students in the Kingsley Community identified with absentee issues have improved their attendance to less than 10 percent.

These students receive gift cards

each month. After three months, they can receive a larger gift card amount. This program will continue through June 2019 and will begin again in the Fall of 2019, if needed.

The second initiative is the “Senior Dues Assistance” program. ABCD and FCHS identified 26 graduating seniors from Kingsley Commons and Kingsley Park community to help fund their senior dues. The senior dues, which are $100 per student, include cap and gown and senior picnic. ABCD provided a 50 percent scholarship for these 26 students.

ABCD is a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing educational and community involvement opportunities to underserved children and families in the Arlington Boulevard corridor of Falls Church. Located at Kingsley Commons, ABCD works with Community Technology Program (KCCTP) providing homework assistance and access to computers for children of all ages. ABCD also has a Family Resource Center

FALLS CHURCH ARTS, in collaboration with the local Lake Barcroft Art League, held its opening reception for the crowded all media show “More....Local Artists” on Saturday. This is a new venture by FCA to further broaden its presence in the Washington, D.C. area. (Photo: Courtesy Shaun Van Steyn)

with adult English and citizenship classes, youth soccer, Girls on the Run and summer camps.

For more information, visit arlingtonblvdcommunity.org and kingsleycommons.com.

Children’s Center Holds Open House on May 18 Falls Church-McLean Children’s Center (7230 Idylwood Rd., Falls Church), a nonprofit, non-denominational preschool serving children

from low- and moderate-income working families since 1968, has earned accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the world’s largest organization working on behalf of young children.

Fewer than 10 percent of all the nation’s estimated 7,000 child care centers, preschools and kindergartens achieve NAEYC Accreditation, which has become the sign of high-quality early childhood education, according

to Kristen Johnson, senior director of Early Learning Program Accreditation.

The Children’s Center, which has openings for children ages 2-4 from low-income families for the Fall 2019, invites the public to an Open House & Early Education Expo on Saturday, May 18, from 9:30 a.m. – noon. The program is located in a dedicated wing of Fairfax County’s Public Lemon Road Elementary School.

For more information, call 703534-4907.

NEWS-PRESS MANAGING EDITOR Jody Fellows and wife, Megan, welcomed the newest member of the Fellows family to the world last Tuesday night. Nora Holly, born at 9:36 p.m. on April 30 at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, was eagerly greeted by her sisters, Juliette (right) and Eve, two days later. (Photo: Jody Fellows)

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Scout Group Donates Drones To Henderson Middle

Scouts BSA Troop 1996 held its regular, Monday night meetings at Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School, and as a way to say thank you, the troop donated six drones to the school’s STEAM and Science programs. Scouts and leaders presented the gifts to Career & Technical Education Teacher Steve Erick, who will also use the drones in his classes. The troop has volunteered with numerous projects around the school this year, in addition to focusing service hours in the Falls Church community. For more information about BSA Troop 1996, visit troop1996.com.

Voting for Governing Board at McLean Day In addition to enjoying the festivities at McLean Day 2019, residents of Small District 1A-Dranesville will elect five new members to the McLean Community Center’s 11-member Governing Board. The board election will be held from 10:30 a.m.

– 5 p.m. at Lewinsville Park, 1659 Chain Bridge Rd., McLean.

The board sets policy and provides general oversight for all programs of the McLean Community Center and its facilities, including the Robert Ames Alden Theatre and the Old Firehouse Center. Three adult positions and two youth positions are open this year. The adult candidates who receive the three highest vote counts will serve three-year terms. Youth candidates, one from the McLean High School boundary area and one from the Langley High School boundary area, will serve one-year terms. Youth candidates do not have to attend these schools to serve on the board.

Adult candidates are Maria Foderaro-Guertin; Suzanne Le Menestrel; Sun Park; Carla Post and Barbara Protacio.

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area candidates are Alize Ashraf, Anna Krause-Steinrauf and Megan Markwart.

McLean High School boundary area candidates are Sabrina Benmira, Xavier Jimenez and Lindsea Strelser.

Absentee ballots are available. A resident may request an absentee ballot package by phone (703-790-0123, TTY: 711) or email (elections@mcleancenter. org), or may pick one up at MCC, 1234 Ingleside Ave. or OFC, 1440 Chain Bridge Rd. Completed absentee voting affidavits and ballots must be received by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 15.

For more information on the MCC Governing Board Elections, call the center at 703-790-0123/TTY: 711 or visit https://bit.ly/2QwOURj.

Membership Meeting For Vietnam Veterans The May 16 Vietnam Vetereans of American 227 membership meeting at Glory Days Grill (6341 Columbia Pike, Falls Church) guest speaker is Michelle Layer Rahal, who will discuss her collaborative book, “Straining Forward: Minh Phuong Towner Story.” Minh’s life struggle starts when she witnessed the VietCong killing her father and two brothers. Minh and her younger brother left Saigon in 1975 in their quest for freedom. They journeyed through Taiwan, France, Australia and the United States.

Come early for the 7:30 p.m. meeting for a meal and to meet fellow members. Spouses and friends are welcomed. Bring a fellow Vietnam veteran or a new generation veteran with you. The book, “In Honor and Memory” that lists and describes U.S. and Allied military installations in South Vietnam and Southeast Asia, is available for viewing. See Bill Dumsick. Plus the traditional 50/50 raffle includes cash and an artistic hand carved wooden bowl

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MARIANA FERNANDEZ AVILA (second from left) was announced as the winner of Safeway’s MONOPOLY sweepstakes on Tuesday, with her prize being a $30,000 jet ski. Avila has received the largest prize thus far in the Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia and Delaware area. She received her check at the Willston Centre II Safeway. (P����: C������� SAGE C�������������)

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A Penny for Your Thoughts

News of Greater Falls Church

By Supervisor Penny Gross

Intolerance. Injustice. Ignorance. Indifference.

A speaker at Sunday’s Yom Ha’Shoah Holocaust Commemoration described the role these “i” words played in the global response to the systematic murders of six million Jews in dozens of European concentration camps by Adolph Hitler and his Nazi conspirators. The Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia (JCCNV) was filled with Holocaust survivors and family members, as well as elected officials and the general public, who read aloud the names of Holocaust victims, lit memorial candles, and vowed “Never Again!”

I’ve attended many Holocaust memorial services, and attendance seems to grow every year, not just remembering the slaughter of Jews, but more recent atrocities in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Ukraine, Cambodia, and Rwanda. Where will it happen next?

Many Holocaust survivors and their families came to the United States, seeking freedom, shelter, peace, and the restoration of family life. Irene Fogel Weiss, who was barely 13 when her family was torn apart, remained silent about her experiences for a quarter of a century, not even telling her children why they had no grandparents, no uncles, no cousins. Now a gracious 89 years old, Mrs. Weiss tells her story as a volunteer at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, silent no longer.

The stories, the prayers, the music, and the interpretive dance, softened the edges of the remembered trauma perhaps, but those “i” words hung over all.

The news headlines are filled with examples of intolerance and injustice. Whether from the White House, the southern border, inner cities, or small towns doesn’t seem to matter. It’s antithetical to the

foundation of this nation, and to our shared values.

Ignorance can be mitigated by education and understanding, but it is indifference that is the challenge, and the responsibility of every one of us to remedy.

Intolerance and injustice thrive in an indifferent world, and that needs to change – now. The German theologian, Martin Niemoller, famously outlined indifference: First they came for the socialists, but I did not speak out, because I was not a socialist. They came for the trade unionists, but I did not speak out because I was not a trade unionist. They came for the Jews, but I did not speak out because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me, and there was no one left to speak for me. We all are part of the human family, and must speak out – loudly and clearly – against intolerance and injustice. Never again!

Coincidentally, today is the 25th Commemoration of Vietnam Human Rights Day, marking the anniversary of House and Senate Joint Resolution SJ 168, which designated May 11, 1994, as Vietnam Human Rights Day. President Bill Clinton signed it into Public Law 103-258 later that month, and it has been observed as a bi-partisan event ever since.

Many of our Vietnamese-American neighbors in Northern Virginia were imprisoned by the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and, like Holocaust survivors decades before, fled to the United States seeking peace, freedom, and human rights. Injustice knows no boundaries, but courageous voices can, and do, make a difference.  Penny Gross is the Mason District Supervisor, in the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. She may be emailed at mason@fairfaxcounty.gov.

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From the Front Row: Kaye Kory’s

Richmond Report Mother’s Day is this Sunday.

I look forward to this day every year. My children are well aware that I have certain expectations regarding their role in celebrating this institution, though this doesn’t eliminate their occasional lapses. Not surprisingly since all of my children are now adults with deep progressive values, they approach Mother’s Day with a certain sense of bemusement.

Still, I am always moved, without a trace of irony, by their various forms of acknowledgement.

With rise of modern feminism in the late 60s, Mother’s Day came to be seen by progressives as celebrating a traditional kind of mother’s role in the nuclear family. The celebration itself has been tainted by the commercialism of the commemoration industry, which seeks to require special cards, candies and/or flowers to recognize mothers appropriately.

I’ve been having critical discussions around the second Sunday in May for many years, though not very often with my own mother. Over time, I have come to believe that progressive women have successfully established this day as an opening to trigger dialogue and demonstrations around the economic, political and cultural constraints that mothers, in particular, and women generally face in this country.

Activist women have long used their role as a Mother to establish special standing to advocate for deeply felt causes. In 1870, the Boston-based author and abolitionist, Julia Ward Howe, issued her “Mother’s Day Proclamation” to end war. In 1872, Boston celebrated the first Mother’s Peace Day on the second Sunday in June. Many Americans celebrated this day for the next 30 years.

For Mother’s Day 2019, I would like to acknowledge the work of two highly successful advocacy groups founded by mothers. I have joined both groups because they focus on issues that I have made important elements of my political agenda in Richmond over the past 10 years.

Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America is a grassroots organization that is fighting for common sense gun control and other public safety measures to reverse the steady increase in

gun violence we face in the United States. Moms Demand Action focuses on middle ground, bipartisan measures “to increase school security, shore up and reform our mental healthcare system, close the gun show and online loopholes, ban military-style assault weapons and bump stocks, and require background checks on anyone seeking to purchase a gun.”

MomsRising is a strong voice speaking out for mothers and women in Virginia. The MomsRising website (www.momsrising.org) provides a comprehensive description of the ambitious policy objectives of the group, which was founded in 2006. The group describes itself as a multicultural on-the-ground and online grassroots organization. Their overarching goal is to achieve economic security for all moms, women, and families in the United States. Over the course of my 10 years in the House of Delegates, I have submitted and/or supported many of the items on their detailed agenda, including mandating paid family leave, earned sick days, affordable childcare, for an end to the wage and hiring discrimination, better childhood nutrition, health care for all, toxicfree environments and breastfeeding rights. I also share their overall concern that Federal, state and local budgets should better reflect the needs of women and moms.

To all my readers, whether mothers or not, I hope you will celebrate Mother’s Day in the way that works for you.

Both “Moms” groups are nonpartisan and do not endorse primary candidates, even though these crucial issues will be won or lost by the the June 11th primary results. I have been fighting my whole life to advance women’s rights — fighting to pass the ERA, fighting to stop our criminal justice system from punishing women simply for being women, fighting workplace discrimination, fighting for equal pay for equal work and for our vital right to make our own personal healthcare decisions. We all know that women have to fight twice as hard as men for the same rights.

June 11 is a very important day for Virginia. I ask for your consideration and participation. Vote on June 11!

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Descent to The Inferno

The cascading fallout from the release of the Mueller Report has already established beyond a reasonable doubt that Donald Trump is a fraud, a con, liar and a consummate criminal who belongs not in the White House, but behind bars.

History will remember this period not so much for the by now almost boring rehearsal of the personal moral, ethical and legal shortcomings of this corrupt and compromised individual, but for all those, knowing better, who have become his partners in crime.

It is people like Mitch McConnell and William Barr who are going to be the most reviled and despised by future generations, willing to tear up any notion of decorum and civility in FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS the name of crass political advantage.

These persons are carrying the excesses of self-interest, mendacity and corruption far beyond where it has previously been in our land, because they’ve allowed the pace-setter for their crimes to be far more lurid and deceitful than anyone we’ve seen in such high places until now.

In other words, when you are following and becoming complicit with a criminal, it’s one thing if the crimes of your ringleader are common theft or extortion. It’s another if they are rape and murder, mass rape and mass murder. From your point of view, it is the same act of following. Following is following. But one takes you one place, another takes you somewhere else entirely.

That’s one of the big points of Dante’s Divine Comedy, where the descent into the Inferno takes one deeper and deeper into worse and worse horrible penalties and tortures based on the relatively heinous nature of the crimes.

So, today’s Republican leadership is on a trek into the lower depths of Hell, and somehow, I believe, they will be held accountable.

They don’t think they will. They think there are only winners and losers in life, and their objective is to win. To them, what it takes to succeed is nerve, is the willingness to go where others fear, and the satisfaction they derive from it is a fleeting sense of having “done this.” Nothing, God forbid, associated with acting on behalf of the good, or on the grounds of moral suasion, has anything to do with it. Those caught in the grip of such factors are considered weak and losers.

The amorality of these leaders is, of course, a willingness to take a helping hand from our national strategic adversaries. What do they care? So the Russians are having a field day in the U.S. political swamp.

Sadly, our nation has a longer tradition of the cultivation of such an amoral mentality than we’d like to admit. The root of the anger and hatred that accompanied the election of Trump, to begin with, had an unsavory history in the U.S. that goes back to the Civil War and the horrific consequences of that cataclysm.

A culture that had grown up over centuries based on the cruelty of slavery had come to the point it had to take up arms to defend its fundamentally immoral nature and the blood of more than half a million Americans was spilled as a result.

The outgrowth of that was a tension that involved, on the one hand, the rise of civil rights and moves toward racial equality and, on the other hand, the deeply dark, flip side of that in the seething rage and revenge that attended the rise of the “Jim Crow” wave of racist policies that emerged over the subsequent decades.

Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s new book, “Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy and the Rise of Jim Crow” led to a two-part PBS TV series, documenting this in a very timely way to help us understand the period we are now in 150 years later.

The point is that the angry racism arising from that era is qualitatively worse than the racism practiced in the exercise of slavery that preceded it, because it has been fueled by an emergent culture of rage, cruelty and hatred that no longer merely practices slavery, but has become inflamed by a contempt for any opposing point of view, much less for persons of color.

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 Nicholas Benton may be emailed at nfbenton@fcnp.com.

Our Man in Arlington

By Charlie Clark

Next time you drive I-66, know that you are crossing land that hundreds of Arlingtonians once called home.

The drama of that divisive federal-state construction project — which required confiscation, under eminent domain, of 1,054 land parcels of homes, parks, gardens and dozens of businesses — remains vivid in memories of longtime Arlingtonians.

And the duration! Conflict over the eventual $275 million road lasted from visioning that began in 1958, to the right-ofway finalized in 1966, to lawsuits and protests by environmentalists, to the down-scaled compromise design in the 1977 Coleman report, to the paving that allowed its opening in 1982.

“Our original next-door neighbors, Mr. and Ms. Larry Potter, were active in opposition to I-66,” recalls Cherrydale resident Bob Witeck. “They gave us their Stop I-66 bumper stickers, and we have early 1960s photos of homes that were picked up intact, trussed securely onto trucks and moved a couple blocks away.”

Retired Virginia Transportation Department land-use planner Tom VanPool recently sent me a copy of one in the state’s full collection of I-66 right-of-way plan sheets.

It shows the site of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Usonian Pope-Leighey House, which was transported from Falls Church to Woodlawn plantation.

F o r m e r Maywood resident Sam Day recalls an array of stores around Kirkwood Rd. at Lee Highway that disappeared — Steve’s Diner, the Village Market and Young’s Bicycle Shop. At Arlington’s Falls Church border, Ware’s Pharmacy was forced to relocate, realtor Ed Downs remembers. And retired Fairfax teacher Carmen Clark Colliatie recalls how her First Church of Christ Scientist of Arlington was condemned and rebuilt on North McKinley St. Those who lost homes suffered the most anguish. “When the lawsuits got going, some people didn’t move out, and maybe one or two people per block were left,” says homebuilder Terry Showman. Phil Lord, who lost his house at 1409 N. Utah St., added, “It was strange to have so many vacant houses around — like No Man’s Land.”

Lynnette Yount, a leadership coach and minister’s daughter, says her “parents were truly screwed over” when the state offered a price that was “abysmally low. Luckily, my mother was a good financial planner, and my parents had saved enough for a lot and having their dream house built.” But she was forced to switch high schools.

Jean McMahon recalls the “shock and disappointment” of her parents when told in 1963 that the N. 24th St. house they’d owned and expanded since the 1940s was doomed. They too were offered “a very low amount”

but got a lawyer to up it by a few thousand. “I distinctly remember the `rush’ of trying to find a new home because of the new road,” she says. But construction wouldn’t start for a nearly decade.

Diane Kresh, director of Arlington Public Libraries, remembers the surprise of losing her home at N. 29th and Wyoming streets. “The amount of money my parents were offered was maybe $17,000 or $19,000,” and they were upset that the [similar] houses flanking theirs were valued higher”, she told me. “My family moved [nearby] during the week of the John F. Kennedy burial. The old lot remained vacant for years.

There was a huge willow tree in the backyard that remained until the bulldozers started clearing for I-66 construction,” Kresh recalls.

“I still think about that tree … still sad it’s gone.” *** One of Arlington’s standout Republican officeholders, Dorothy Grotos, died April 25 at 88.

A county board member from 1975-83, the one-time Washington-Lee High School PTA president made her name as a Girl Scouts executive and proto-environmentalist (before it was cool) in the early 1960s.

In 2015, I drove to the Grotos later home in Marshall, Va., and interviewed her about her role in creating Arlington’s Gulf Branch Nature Center. Back in the 1960s, people asked her, “What the devil is a nature center?”

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Now 10 in a Row, Mustangs Rounding Into Playoff Form

by Matt Delaney

Falls Church News-Press

Tacking on two more wins to the season total, George Mason High School’s boys soccer team continues to own the Bull Run District with wins over Central High School and Strasburg High School.

It’s been business as usual for the Mustangs (12-1-1) as they make their way through the home stretch of their regular season schedule. Offensively, Mason is able to create looks from both the interior of the field as well as the perimeter. And defensively, senior defender Miles Lankford and Co. haven’t allowed a goal since late April when they faced Madison County High School. Things have been falling into place for the Mustangs, and Mason head coach Frank Spinello noted it was a midfield anchored by sophomore Declan Quill who made the difference against Central.

“Man of the Match was [Quill], who was all over the place for us defensively and supporting the offense. He showed leadership and a work ethic that is rare for a

SOPHOMORE MIDFIELDER Declan Quill received high praise from Mason head coach Frank Spinello for doing yeoman’s work that doesn’t make it to the stat sheet. (Photo: Carol Sly) sophomore,” Spinello said. “We look forward to Dec continuing to do great things for us. He is our engine and does so many important things for us that doesn’t show up on the stat sheet.”

A team that stacks its back line in Central, to go with lessthan-ideal field conditions, gave the Mustangs some trouble in the game’s early portion. It wasn’t until the 20th minute when junior

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forward Zorhan Boston’s assist to freshman forward Yasin Shams broke the scoreless tie, but even then Mason couldn’t rest easy.

The bumpy grass didn’t allow for the Mustangs to handle the ball as cleanly as they imagined and tilted the advantage out of their favor.

But a Quill-to-Boston connection in the final minute helped push Mason ahead by two goals, and relaxed the team heading into

the second half.

“We showed our grit by ending the half with a goal and getting the quick one in the second half to give us some breathing room. We knew they would have to open up a bit if we put a couple of goals on the board,” Spinello added.

And open up Central did.

Junior midfielder Alex Kryazhev fed a Shams’ second goal of the match within the first minute of

resuming play. Then in a 20 minute span from the 47th minute to the 67th minute, Mason would add on three goals to round out the scoring — two assists from senior forward Nick Wells for two Boston goals, followed by another Kryazhev-to-Shams pairing to bring the game to its 6-0 margin.

Against Strasburg last Thursday, the dominance was more straight-forward for Mason.

Boston nabbed the coveted “true hat trick” by scoring three consecutive goals in the same half when two Wells assists were followed by a third from Kryazhev for the Mustangs to go up 3-0 by the 14th minute. Junior midfielder Henry Brorsen’s penalty kick preceded a Kryazhev to Shams combination for the fifth goal. Sophomore midfielder Jack Brown assisted Shams’ second goal of the match in the 24th minute, though Mason wouldn’t score again until the 54th minute when Wells helped complete Shams’ hat trick. Sophomore forward Smith Kraft assisted Kryazhev’s lone goal to complete the 8-0 decision.

Mason will host Madison County High School on Friday.

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ON MONDAY , George Mason High School senior Jack Felgar committed to attend the United States Military Academy at West Point in the Class of 2023 and play for the Army Sprint Football Team.

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The event includes green fees, golf cart, lunch, a “goodie bag” and post-event awards dinner at Ireland’s Four Provinces (105 W Broad St, Falls Church) and the cost is $175 per golfer/$700 per foursome.

Participants can register for the event at divotcharities.com.

Non-golfers are welcome to participate by purchasing raffle tickets ($20 each; six for $100) with prizes including two round trip tickets to Ireland; an Apple TV and a Fitbit.

Marshall HS Students Win Construction Competition The Marshall High Architecture, Construction, Engineering (ACE) Mentor team presented its capstone garden shed project to a panel of judges at the ACE DC student presentation

night and competition and took home the first place trophy. The judges commented on how the team broke the mold by implementing the construction phase in their areas of focus while designing and constructing a new native species garden shed.

In addition to the team’s success, two seniors won a $4,000 annual scholarship through the program. Team members are Tala Toubassi, Iain MacKeith, David Guzman-Kern, Rachael South, Andrew Ghusn, Catherine Davey, Connor Sandall and Joud Al Kallas.

Celebration of Excellence Slated for May 15 The Falls Church City Public Schools Celebration of Excellence will be held on Wednesday, May 15 in the Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School (7130 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church) cafetorium. The reception at 4:30 p.m. and the program at 5:15 p.m. will recognize the nominees and winners for the Falls Church Education Foundation Teacher of the Year, Support Staff Employee of the Year, Professional Specialist of the Year, Beginning Teacher

awards and Honored Community Partners.

Local Fairfax Teachers Receive Arts Certificate Nineteen teachers from four Fairfax County public schools have earned a Certificate of Study for their participation in the Kennedy Center’s 2019 Changing Education Through the Arts (CETA) program.

The teachers studied with their colleagues in courses and workshops led by expert teaching artists and arts educators to learn ways to integrate the arts in their teaching through a range of programs.

Local recipients of the 2019 Certificate of Study award from FCPS are: Bailey’s Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences: Neelima Chirumamilla, Shannon Egan, Catherine Giacomo, Sara Leinkram, Jeffrey McKinney, Rosalba Mendoza, Indiana Obando, Janice Perreault, Kate Rinaldi, Kathryn Rubish, Christy Speicher and Joanne Warner.

Bailey’s Upper Elementary School: Rebecca Epstein, Hooma Reza and Michelle Rodriguez.

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FALLS CHURCHCALENDAR COMMUNITYEVENTS THURSDAY, MAY 9 Middle School Book Club. May Book: “Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant” by Tony Cliff.

Book Club for grades 6-8. Limited copies of the book are available to borrow from the Youth Services Desk. Registration required. Mary Riley Styles Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). 7 – 8 p.m. 703248-5035.

FRIDAY, MAY 10 DMV 2 Go Bus. The full-service DMV2Go bus will be in front of City Hall on this date. Find out more about the full-service DMV 2 Go and select-service DMV Connect at the program website, fallschurchva.gov/1359/DMV-2Go-DMV-Connect. City Hall (300 Park Ave., Falls Church). 9 a.m. – 4

p.m. 703-248-5450.

Arm Chair Travel: Istanbul.

Interested attendees can see the world from the comfort of a chair the group will watch a video about a different part of the world. No registration required.

This program is sponsored by the Falls Church Senior Center & Mary Riley Styles Public Library. Teen Center @ Community Center (223 Little Falls St., Falls Church). 10 – 11 a.m.

Tiny Tot. Tiny Tot programs provide opportunities to interact one-on-one with young children while discovering the wonders of nature. Each program will engage children with hands-on learning and may include a variety of activities like songs, crafts, finger plays and mini-hikes. Adults must remain during the entire program.

Ages 1 – 3. $5 fee due upon registration. Gulf Branch Nature Center

& Park (3608 North Military Rd., Arlington). 10 – 10:45 a.m. 703228-3403.

SATURDAY, MAY 11 Farmer’s Market. The award-winning, year-round market is filled with fresh, local produce, meat, dairy, flowers & plants, honey, music and much more. City Hall (300 Park Ave., Falls Church). 9 a.m. – noon. 703-248-5034.

R.I.P. — Remove Invasive Plants.

Interested attendees who want to restore habitat and increase native species diversity are encouraged to participate in this event. Work parties are held every month and are making a difference with the return of ferns, wildflowers and the animals that depend on them to areas once covered in destructive invasive plants. Gulf Branch Nature Center & Park (3608 North Military Rd., Arlington). 9:30 –

THEATER&ARTS FRIDAY, MAY 10

Playtime with Early Literacy Center Toys. Explore educational and manipulative items (aka toys) to teach early literacy through play. Ages birth to 5 years. No registration required. Mary Riley Styles Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). 11 a.m. – noon. 703-248-5034.

“Grand Hotel.” It is 1928 and Berlin is at the center of a razzledazzle world between two wars.

At the bustling Grand Hotel a series of eclectic guests and staff including a fading ballerina, a destitute baron, a wannabe-starlet typist, and an ailing bookkeeper collide in a non-stop musical toast to the high life. Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer reunites the team behind “A Little Night Music” for this musical. Signature Theatre (420 Campbell Ave., Arlington). $87. 8 p.m. sigtheatre.com.

TUESDAY, MAY 14

SATURDAY, MAY 11

Great Books Discussion. A “Great Books” discussion concentrating on literary classics (both traditional and modern) meeting on the second and fourth Tuesday most months. This meeting’s book is “Islamic Exceptionalism” by Shadi Hamid. Open to all and no registration required. Mary Riley Styles Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). 7 – 8:30 p.m.

“ON AIR.” Amidst the tumbling torrent that was the 1920s, Frank and Flora Conrad were on the edge of discovering mass broadcasting. These two unsung radio pioneers broke through the static and established the first radio station in America in their unassuming garage in East Pittsburgh.

“ON AIR” follows their untold love story, and how radio became a

11:30 a.m. 703-228-3403.

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constant companion, messenger and soundtrack of our lives over the past century of American life.

Creative Cauldron (410 S. Maple Ave., Falls Church) $20 – $32. 8 p.m. creativecauldron.org.

“14.” In 1945 rural Georgia, the long, hot days of summer bring struggle, longing, and opportunity for 12-year-old Frankie Addams and her family’s housekeeper Bernice Sadie Brown. Frankie longs to escape with her newlywed brother on adventures in the Alaskan wilderness. Bernice struggles to balance enduring the deeply entrenched racism of the rural South with her role as surrogate mother to Frankie and her 6-year-old cousin. Adapted from the beloved novel of the same name, this evocative, poetic coming of age drama explores the pains of youth and the meaning of family. 1st Stage Theatre (1524 Spring Hill Rd., Tysons) $39. 8 p.m.

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SUNDAY, MAY 12 “Love’s Labor’s Lost.” A young king and his three compatriots renounce the company of women in favor of scholarly pursuits. Their pact is immediately jeopardized, however, when the Princess of France and her companions arrive. Will the men stand resolute and keep their monastic vows—or surrender to the charms of the opposite sex?

Shakespeare’s delicious comedy is full of lovers and clowns, foolery and the follies of the heart. Folger Theatre (201 East Capitol Street, SE, Washington D,C,) $38 – $85. 7 p.m. folger.edu.

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Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $12 – $25. 8 p.m. 703255-1566.

Johnny & The Head Hunters. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-2419504.

FRIDAY, MAY 10 Dan & Chuck. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack. (130 North Washington St., Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703-532-9283.

Acoustic Soul. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703-241-9504.

Blue Water Highway with Hungry on Monday. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15 – $25.

8 p.m. 703-255-1566 Mercury Avenue. Falls Church Distillers (442 S. Washington St. A, Falls Church). 8 p.m. 703-8589186.

Rock-A-Sonics. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 9 p.m. 703-241-9504.

Here Come the Mummies. The State Theatre (220 N Washington St., Falls Church). $25 – $28. 9 p.m. 703-237-0300.

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Karl Stoll Blues Trio. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 10 p.m. 703-237-8333.

Curtis Knocking. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 10 p.m. 703-237-8333.

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SUNDAY, MAY 12

Bongo District. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack. (130 North Washington St., Falls Church).

Noon. 703-532-9283.

Dixieland Direct. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 1 p.m. 703-241-9504.

THURSDAY, MAY 9

Houk & Robinson. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 4 p.m. 703-241-9504.

Lenny Burridge. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack. (130 North Washington St., Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703-532-9283.

BBMAK – Back Here Tour 2019.

Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $30 – $40. 8 p.m. 703255-1566.

Torrey B.. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 6:30 p.m. 703-237-8333.

The Legwarmers. The State Theatre (220 N Washington St., Falls Church). $20. 9:30 p.m. 703237-0300.

The Tennessee Queens Tour 2019: LOLO & Garrison Starr.

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Cactus Liquors. JV’s Restaurant

(6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 9 p.m. 703-241-9504.

Mother’s Day Matinee and CD Release Celebration with Dave Nachmanoff and Friends.

Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $17 – $23. 2:30 p.m.

703-255-1566.

Daryl Davis & Josh Christina. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 4 p.m. 703-2419504.

Open Mic @ the Distillery.

Falls Church Distillers (442 S. Washington St. A, Falls Church).

5 p.m. 703-858-9186.

Lee DeWyze with MSB.. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $20. 8 p.m. 703-255-1566.

Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $11.50. 7:30 p.m. 703255-1566.

Skyla Burrel Band. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-2419504.

Guitar Shorty Band. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-2419504.

Episode 5 of the Game of Thrones Watch Party. Falls Church Distillers (442 S. Washington St. A, Falls Church). 9 p.m. 703-8589186.

The Majestic: Weekly LGBTQ Night & Drag Show. Diva Lounge (6763 Wilson Blvd., Falls Church).

10 p.m. 571-234-2045.

MONDAY, MAY 13 Rose Cousins. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $20. 7:30 p.m. 703-255-1566.

Wolf Blues Jam Weekly Show.

JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m.

703-241-9504.

TUESDAY, MAY 14 Tim Baker - Forever Overheard.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 15 Angelo De Augustine with Ada Lea. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $10 – $15. 7:30 p.m. 703-255-1566.

Open Mic with Josh & Bob. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Arlington). 8 p.m. 703-522-8340.

Damien Escobar “Elements of Love” Tour. The Birchmere (3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria). $59.50. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500.

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The following public hearing is scheduled for Monday, May 13, 2019 at 7:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard: (TR19-08) RESOLUTION TO GRANT A SPECIAL EXCEPTION ENTITLEMENT FOR A MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT WITH A BUILDING HEIGHT UP TO FIFTEEN (15) STORIES ON APPROXIMATELY 10.38 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 7124 LEESBURG PIKE (PORTION OF REAL PROPERTY CODE NUMBER 51-221-001), ON APPLICATION BY FALLS CHURCH GATEWAY PARTNERS The application may be viewed at the Community Planning and Economic Development Services office at 300 Park Ave., Suite 103 East (703-248-5080) and on the City’s web site http://www.fallschurchva.gov/1599/ WFC-Economic-Development-Project The public hearing will be held in the Falls Church Community Center, Senior Center, 223 Little Falls St., Falls Church, VA. For copies of legislation, contact the City Clerk’s office at 703-248-5014 or cityclerk@ fallschurchva.gov. The City of Falls Church is committed to the letter and spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act. To request a reasonable accommodation for any type of disability, call 703-248-5014 (TTY 711). www.fallschurchva.gov/councilmeetings CELESTE HEATH CITY CLERK

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY COUNCIL OF FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA The following public hearings are scheduled for Monday, May 13, 2019 at 7:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matters may be heard: (TR19-14) RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ACQUISITION OF APPROXIMATELY

10.38 ACRES OF LAND BY THE FALLS CHURCH CITY SCHOOL BOARD TO THE CITY OF FALLS CHURCH BEING A PORTION OF RPC 51-221-001 LOCATED AT 7124 LEESBURG PIKE (TR19-15) RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CONVEYANCE OF PARCELS A AND B APPROXIMATELY 9.97 ACRES BY THE CITY OF FALLS CHURCH TO THE FALLS CHURCH CITY SCHOOL BOARD BEING RPCS 51-221-002 AND 51-221-003 LOCATED AT 7124 LEESBURG PIKE Information on the proposed exchange agreement can be viewed at the Planning Division, City Hall at 300 Park Avenue, Falls Church, VA, Monday through Friday (8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.). Contact at plan@ fallschurchva.gov The public hearing will be held in the Falls Church Community Center, Senior Center, 223 Little Falls St., Falls Church, VA. For copies of legislation, contact the City Clerk’s office at 703-248-5014 or cityclerk@ fallschurchva.gov. The City of Falls Church is committed to the letter and spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act. To request a reasonable accommodation for any type of disability, call 703-248-5014 (TTY 711). www.fallschurchva.gov/councilmeetings CELESTE HEATH CITY CLERK

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED BOND FINANCING BY THE CITY OF FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Falls Church, Virginia (the “City”) will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at 7:30 o’clock p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, on the issuance of general obligation public improvement bonds of the City (the Bonds”) and short-term general obligation debt in the form of notes, lines of credit or similar instruments (the “Notes”), in one or more series at one time or from time to time, to finance the costs, in whole or in part, of various capital improvement projects of the City, as described below.

The estimated maximum amount of the Bonds to be issued is $76,465,000. The City expects that more than ten percent of the total proceeds of the Bonds may be used to finance all or a portion of the costs of construction, expansion, renovation, reconstruction, equipping and/or reequipping, in whole or in part, of each of the following: (i) a library (including an archive/heritage center) and (ii) a new or improved City high school. The estimated maximum amount of the Notes to be issued is $20,000,000.

The City expects that more than ten percent of the total proceeds of the Notes may be used to finance all or a portion of the costs of each of the following projects: (a) construc-

tion, expansion, renovation, reconstruction, equipping and/or reequipping, in whole or in part, of (i) a library (including an archive/ heritage center) and (ii) a new or improved City high school; and (b) acquisition of land for use as park land. A portion of the proceeds of the Bonds and the Notes is also expected to finance the costs, in whole or in part, of certain other capital improvement projects, including without limitation, acquisition, improvements or upgrades to and/or construction and renovation of City hall, parks, sewers and stormwater infrastructure.

All public hearings will be held in Falls Church Community Center, 223 Little Falls Street, Falls Church, Virginia. Copies of legislation may be obtained from the City Clerk’s office (703-248-5014) or at cityclerk@fallschurchva.gov. The City of Falls Church is committed to the letter and the spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act. To request a reasonable accommodation for any type of disability, call 703-248-5014 (TTY 711).

Request for Proposals (RFP) RFP No. 0515-19-GMHS-MTIS Material Testing and Inspection Services City of Falls Church

Falls Church, VA 22046 for the provision of Material Testing and Inspection Services.

The due date for the receipt of proposals is May 15, 2019 @ 2:00 PM. A copy of the RFP which includes all details and requirements may be downloaded from the City of Falls Church’s procurement website: www. fallschurchva.gov/Bids . The RFP may also be accessed via eVA, the Commonwealth of Virginia’s electronic procurement portal for registered suppliers: www.eva.virginia.gov.

For more information and/or questions regarding this RFP contact the City’s Purchasing Agent; (703) 248-5007; purchasing@ fallschurchva.gov. To request a reasonable accommodation for any type of disability, call 703 248-5007 (TTY 711).

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Sealed proposals will be accepted by the City of Falls Church at the City’s Purchasing Office, 300 Park Ave., Room 204E,

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Anderson Tract Sold to McLean Developer with Plans for Hotel, Homes

Moran Puts $2.345 Million for F.C. in Fed Budget Proposal

McLean real estate developer took the occasion of a petition before the Falls Church City Council late Monday night to leak a significant piece of good news for the City.

Developer Robert D. Young reported to the Council thatm just minutes before he showed up to the meeting, he’d inked the deal to purchase the Anderson Tract on the north side of the 400 block of W. Broad St.

City of Falls Church officials were pleasantly surprised this week to learn that U.S. Rep. Jim Moran, whose 8th District of Virginia includes the City, included $2.35 million in his submission to the federal government’s Fiscal Year 2010 budget.

Eyebrows were raised at City Hall when it was learned that Moran included $500,000 for a feasibility study on brining a light rail line through the City.

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CRIME REPORT Week of April 29 May 5, 2019 Hit and Run, 1100 blk W Broad St, Apr 29, 5:14 PM, a silver Chevrolet Cruze traveling east bound was struck by a gray SUV which left the scene.

Larceny from Vehicle, 706 W Broad St (Hilton Garden Inn), between 2:00 PM, Apr 29 and 7:42 AM, Apr 30, items of value were taken from a vehicle.

Investigation continues.

Drug/Narcotic Violation, 205 Park Ave (Northside Social), May 1, 10:24 PM, a male, 46, of Winchester, VA, was arrested for Possession of Heroin and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Identity Theft, 500 Roosevelt Blvd (Roosevelt Towers), May 2, 10:06 AM, an incident of identity theft was reported.

Narcotics Violation, 455 S Maple Ave (Lincoln at Tinner Hill), May 2, 8:01 PM, a female, 34, of Falls Church was arrested for Distribution of Marijuana.

Destruction of Property/Drunk in Public, 201 S Washington St (7-11), May 2, 11:10 PM, a male, 39, of no fixed address, was arrested for Destruction of Property and Drunk in Public.

Larceny from Vehicle, 100 blk W Greenway Blvd, between 9 PM, May 2 and 7:30 AM, May 3, an item of value

was taken from a vehicle parked in a driveway.

Larceny from Vehicle, 200 blk W Annandale Rd, 7:00 AM, May 3, items of value were taken from an unsecured vehicle parked on the street.

Larceny from Vehicle, 200 blk S West St, between 8 PM, May 2 and 7:53 AM, May 3, items of value were taken from an unsecured vehicle parked in a driveway Fraud-Impersonation, 200 blk Grove Ave, May 3, 3:35 PM, an incident of fraud was reported.

Hit and Run, 6795 Wilson Blvd (Eden Center), May 3, between noon and 4 PM, a vehicle was struck by another vehicle which left the scene.

Drug/Narcotic Violation, 400 blk S Maple Ave, May 4, 9:26 AM, following a traffic stop, a male, 26, of Clinton, MD, was issued a summons for Possession of Marijuana.

EDDIE THE GUINEA PIG is almost six months old, is a proud resident of Falls Church and loves to rock out like his namesake, Eddie Van Halen.

Just because you’re not famous doesn’t mean your pet can’t be! Send in your Critter Corner submissions to crittercorner@fcnp.com.

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