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‘iCan Bike’

A Group Effort Helps to Build Independence

The tennis courts at Kenmore Middle School were alive last Friday with the whirring of rubber tires – representing success for the students participating in the annual “iCan Bike” training program hosted by the Arlington Department of Parks and Recreation. The weeklong effort, held in conjunction with the national non-profit iCan Shine and a host of volunteers, brought together students with varying intellectual or physical challenges and taught them the fundamentals of bicycles. Starting out on Monday, when many of the participants are skittish at the mere thought of being on two wheels, the program moved them through different stages. Early on in the week, they rode specialized bikes designed not to tip over, and had supporters (many of them student volunteers from across the county) serving as spotters and ensuring they didn’t fall. As they gained confidence and learned the tricks of balance, turning and braking, participants progressed to regular bikes, and by Friday, many had moved from the gym outside to a makeshift course on the tennis courts. The goal was not simply to teach participants (ages 8 and older) the skills of bike-riding, but also to instill confidence in them. The county government began participating in what was then known as the “Lose the Training Wheels” initiative in 2009. Although local participation was scrapped for a year due Joseph Van Story was among those who, by the end of a week’s worth of training, was to budget cuts, it later was resurrected and has able to ride a bicycle as part of the “iCan Bike” initiative, held Aug. 1-5 at Kenmore become a summer recreation staple ever since. Middle School.

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Not since the decision to scrap the Columbia Pike streetcar was announced in November 2014 has there been such a repudiation of a staff proposal as the July decision by County Board members not to support the move of Fire Station #8, as had been sought by the county manager and fire-department leaders. Will the split leave any lasting scars? County Manager Mark Schwartz, in public comments, says no. “Even though we had a disagreement on some items . . . there actually was some uniformity on some important issues,” the county manager said after board members voted to keep the station where it is. He pointed to agreement on the need to increase staffing in the fire department and looking at alternate staffing options, including changing work hours, to address response times. Schwartz’s comments came after County Board member Christian Dorsey said staff shouldn’t take the board’s decision to override their advice personally. He said the staff recommendation to move the station was “a perfectly reasonable and appropriate” one. “I think it just didn’t include a wider perspective,” said Dorsey, who joined Continued on Page 18

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Arlington Jobless Rate Still Lowest in Commonwealth Arlington’s unemployment rate held lowest unemployment rate for the month, steady in June, remaining lowest among followed by Winchester (3.5 percent) and Virginia’s 133 counties and cities, accord- Charlottesville (3.6 percent). The highest ing to new data. rates were found in Kingsport/Bristol (4.8 With 142,929 county residents em- percent) and Lynchburg and Blacksburg ployed in the civilian workforce and (each 4.7 percent). 3,528 looking for work, the non-seasonally- Data from Virginia Employment Commission, showing non-seasonally-adjusted civilian emadjusted unemployment for June. “Previous” is rate for May. ployment rate of Jurisdiction Previous Pct. Employed Unemployed 2.4 percent was Alexandria 2.6% 2.6% 91,915 2,498 unchanged from Arlington 2.4% 2.4% 142,929 3,528 May, accord- Fairfax County 2.9% 3.2% 605,316 19,714 ing to figures Falls Church 2.5% 2.7% 7,642 214 reported Aug. 3 Loudoun 2.9% 3.2% 192,122 6,304 by the Virginia Prince William 3.2% 3.5% 225,630 8,244 E m p l o y m e n t Northern Va. 3.0% 3.2% 1,535,337 51,072 Commission. 3.6% 4.0% Virginia 4,081,162 168,488 Across the United States 4.5% 5.1% 151,990,000 8,144,000 region, jobless rates from May to June either stayed Nationally, Virginia had the ninth-best steady or increased slightly. Among other employment picture in June, tied with localities, the jobless rate for June was Minnesota, Colorado and Iowa. States 2.6 percent in Alexandria, unchanged; with the lowest jobless rates were New 2.7 percent in Falls Church, up from 2.5 Hampshire (2.7 percent), South Dakota percent; 3.2 percent in both Fairfax and (2.8 percent) and Nebraska (3.3 percent); Loudoun counties, up from 2.9 percent in those with the highest were New Mexico each case; and 3.5 percent in Prince Wil- and Louisiana (tied at 7 percent) and Neliam County, up from 3.2 percent. vada, Mississippi and Alaska (tied at 6.8 Across Northern Virginia as a whole, percent). the jobless rate of 3.2 percent was up from For full data, see the Web site at www. 3 percent a month before, representing virginialmi.com. 1.54 million in the civilian workforce and Regional Unemployment Posts Year51,000 looking for work. Over-Year Decline: The Washington Statewide, the jobless rate of 4 percent metropolitan area was part of a broadwas up from 3.6 percent, even though the based year-over-decline in unemployment (seasonally-adjusted) non-farm employ- reported Aug. 3 by the federal Bureau of ment grew by 8,800 jobs. Private-sec- Labor Statistics. tor employment rose by 12,900 jobs to With 3.32 million in the civilian work3.2 million, while public-sector payrolls force and 130,700 looking for jobs, the dropped 4,100 jobs to 710,000, with loss- Washington region’s unemployment rate es in local-government and state-govern- of 3.9 percent for June was down from 4.7 ment employment only partially offset by percent a year before. an increase in federal-government jobs. The Washington region was among Month-over-month increases were 285 of the nation’s 387 metropolitan arfound in most sectors of the common- eas to see lower year-over-year joblessness wealth’s economy, with the largest oc- in the most recent report. Unemployment curring in the private-education-and- rates were higher in 75 areas, unchanged health-services category, up 10,100 jobs in 27. to 530,000. Nationally, the non-seasonally-ad“For the ninth consecutive month, justed unemployment rate of 5.1 percent Virginia’s year-over-year job growth has in June was down from 5.5 percent a year surpassed the national growth rate,” said before. Ann Lang, senior economist for the EcoAmong all metro areas nationally, the nomic Information & Analytics Division lowest unemployment rate for the month of the Virginia Employment Commis- was turned in by Sioux Falls, S.D., at 2.3 sion. “However, Virginia’s over-the-year percent. The highest rate was found in El growth slowed in May and June, dropping Centro, Calif., at 23.7 percent. below 2 percent.” Across Virginia, year-over-year jobless Among Virginia’s cities and counties, rates were down in all metro areas. June’s the lowest unemployment rates for June rates were 3.6 percent in Charlottesville, were recorded in Arlington; Alexandria; 3.7 percent in Staunton/Waynesboro, 3.9 Falls Church and Highland County (2.7 percent in Roanoke, 4 percent in Richpercent each); and the city of Fairfax (3 mond, 4.4 percent in Harrisonburg, 4.5 percent). The highest rates were found in percent in Hampton Roads and 4.7 perBuchanan County (10.3 percent); Dick- cent each in Blacksburg/Christiansburg/ enson County (9.2 percent); Wise County Radford and in Lynchburg. (8.3 percent), Lexington (8.2 percent); Statewide, June’s unemployment rate and Petersburg (7.6 percent). of 4 percent was down from 4.6 percent Among the commonwealth’s metro- a year before. politan areas, Northern Virginia had the – Scott McCaffrey

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Democrats Cast Net for Turned-Off Republicans Party Aims to a Build a 50,000-Vote Local Margin Between Clinton, Trump SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

Attention, disaffected Republicans: The Arlington County Democratic Committee would be happy to have you on its side, if only for this one upcoming election. “If ever there was a year to take a rockribbed Republican who lives in [the GOP stronghold of] Madison precinct, this is the year,” U.S. Rep. Don Beyer (D-8th) said at the Aug. 3 meeting of the Arlington County Democratic Committee, which focused on ginning up turnout in the local area for Hillary Clinton. County Democrats are hoping for a margin of victory of 50,000 votes for Clinton in Arlington, which would be a record-breaker: Barack Obama won 49,028 more Arlington votes than John

McCain in 2008 and 46,795 more votes than Mitt Romney in 2012. With Virginia’s 13 electoral votes seen as up for grabs on Nov. 8, rolling up the margin in Arlington and across Northern Virginia may provide a cushion for Democrats, who traditionally face a more hostile electorate downstate. Without Northern Virginia’s margins, Mark Warner, Tim Kaine and Terry McAuliffe would not be holding elected office today. “We’re going to run up the score in Arlington – that’s how we’re going to win in Virginia,” said Josh Katcher, who is heading voter-turnout efforts for the Arlington County Democratic Committee. “A handful of votes . . . makes a tremendous difference,” said Beyer, whose own re-election seems assured but who (despite his support for Obama over Clinton in 2008) has been working hard for the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee. Beyer used the Aug. 3 appearance to

call Republican nominee Donald Trump “an embarrassment to our nation” who has “filled the airwaves with hate.” “We will not let him win,” Beyer said. Since the beginning of the year, Arlington Democrats have been working to add 19,000 new voters in Arlington. To date, more than 13,000 have registered. Not all of them have been the result of Democratic outreach, but Katcher says those efforts have been paying off. “Four people here, five people there . . . day in and day out,” he said of the grindit-out nature of the voter initiative. The Democratic Party of Virginia has dispatched about a half-dozen mostly young activists across Arlington to further press the party’s advantage in the county. “We’ve made a ton of progress. We have stuff going on every day, all the time,” said Maggie Seppi, the state party’s regional field director for the local area. One of the biggest challenges for

Democrats (and Republicans) in voter outreach is gaining access to mid-rise and high-rise apartments and condominiums, which often are off-limits to soliciting, political or otherwise. Katcher made a pitch to the party faithful for help in getting a toehold. “We need to kick in the doors,” he said, almost assuredly figuratively. “Any day of the week, we’ll be there.” Once county Democrats feel they’ve done all they can to lock down the vote in Arlington, they plan to move resources westward, where Democrat LuAnn Bennett is attempting to knock off freshman U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-10th). “After Arlington, that is our next stop,” Arlington County Democratic Committee chairman Malinosky said of the 10th District race. Bennett, a real-estate executive and former wife of former U.S. Rep. Jim Moran (D-8th), so far has focused her campaign on trying to tie Comstock to Trump.

Candidate Clement Makes Pitch for Backers of Sanders SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

Audrey Clement’s independent bid for Arlington County Board is hoping to pick up support from those who backed U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders in the Democratic presidential nomination process. “I share your disappointment that Sen. Sanders did not win,” Clement said in a public appeal to supporters of the Vermont lawmaker. “I happen to share a lot of Bernie’s values, among them a sincere interest in good government. I’m asking you to join my campaign in order to make progressive change locally that you tried to make nationally.” Clement has embarked on her sixth bid for County Board, and seventh overall (counting a School Board run). She is the lone candidate challenging incumbent Democrat Libby Garvey on the Nov. 8 ballot. In her previous runs for office, Clement has garnered from the high single digits to 31 percent of the vote, depending on the year and whether there were any candidates besides the county’s dominant Democrats on the ballot. Clement could benefit this time out from some disaffection among Arlington Democrats. Garvey faced a tough intra4

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party challenge earlier this year, batting back Erik Gutshall in a June primary. Garvey scored 55 percent of the vote to move on to the general election. In her pitch to Sanders voters, Clement painted Garvey as a faux-progressive, saying that since the primary, the incumbent “has gone back to rubber-stamping the Arlington Democratic Party’s agenda.” Garvey first was elected to the County Board in a 2012 special election, then won a full term that September. She previously had served 15 years on the School Board. Changes Coming to Arlington Precincts: In addition to creating two new voting precincts – Arlington’s 53rd and 54th – in time for the Nov. 8 election, Arlington election officials have proposed a number of other changes to deal with population growth and the need to relocate to different facilities. There also will be several name changes. Election officials propose to move a portion of Fillmore precinct to Arlington View precinct to even out voting populations at each. Approximately 230 voters will be affected. In addition, election officials have proposed moving the polling place for the Virginia Highlands precinct from Aurora Hills Community Center to the adjacent Aurora Hills Library due to construction; moving the polling place for Crystal City precinct from Water Park Towers to Crystal Place due to renovation efforts; moving

Independent Audrey Clement, left, is making her sixth run for Arlington County Board, this year taking on the incumbent board chairman, Libby Garvey, in the general election. CAMPAIGN PHOTOS

the polling place for Abingdon precinct from Abingdon Elementary School to Fairlington Villages Community Center due to construction; moving the polling place for Claremont precinct from Claremont Immersion Elementary School to Wakefield High School (and changing the precinct name to “Wakefield”) to improve parking availability; moving the polling place for Woodbury precinct from the former Verizon building in Courthouse to the Navy League Building (and changing the precinct name to “Navy League”); and moving the polling place for Courtlands precinct from the former Clarendon Education Center to the AUSA headquarters (and changing the precinct name to “AUSA”). Some of the moves will be temporary, others permanent, officials said. County Board approval is required to

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make the changes recommended by the Electoral Board and director of elections, but, since 2013, no approval has been required of the U.S. Department of Justice. County Board members have set a public hearing on the proposal for Sept. 24. The two new precincts proposed by election officials are: • “Met Park” (053), to be carved out of Virginia Highlands precinct in Pentagon City. The proposed new precinct would contain about 2,400 voters, while Virginia Highlands would be reduced to about 2,250. The voting location for the new precinct would be The Bartlett, 520 12th St. South. • “Garfield Park” (054), to be created out of Lyon Park precinct. The planned new precinct would have about 1,500 voters, reducing the Lyon Park precinct to 1,850. Voting would take place at Garfield Park Apartments, 925 North Garfield St. Affected voters will receive updated voter-information cards in early October, county officials said. It’s been a year where the political world has gone a little nuts. But never fear: With the Sun Gazette, you are guaranteed comprehensive, sober coverage that doesn’t rely on hordes of anonymous gossip-monders spreading their uninformed commentary. We’ve always offer the full story – with none of the spin.

26th Street Parcel’s Future Remains a Work in Progress SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

The Arlington community now knows what ISN’T going on the governmentowned parcel at 26th Street North and Old Dominion Drive. What IS going to be there remains part COUNTY of an ongoing disNOTES cussion. “We are anxious to have that conversation – we’re not trying to be elusive at all,” Deputy County Manager Michelle Cowan told County Board members on July 19, the same day the board agreed not to move Fire Station #8 to the parcel, located near a portion of the Marymount University campus. Board members voted 4-1, with Chairman Libby Garvey on the losing end, to keep the fire station where it currently is on Lee Highway in the Halls Hill/High View Park community, about sixth-tenths of a mile southwest of the Old Dominion parcel. The decision doesn’t necessarily mean the parcel will be without a fire station for at least some period of time, as county leaders are considering using it for a temporary station during the two-year period when the existing Fire Station #8 is razed and replaced. The Old Dominion parcel totals about seven acres, and currently is home to an aging dome used to store salt for winter use. “It needs to be replaced,” County Manager Mark Schwartz said. “Our plan is to move ahead.” Schwartz said he wants a new salt dome to be located on the parcel. “The question is, where exactly would it be?” The answer could come after a community-engagement process to determine what amenities could be shoehorned into the parcel. County Board members already are on record wanting at least a one-acre park as part of the mix. Schwartz suggested it may not be prudent on holding off locating the salt dome to wait for a large conversation. “We have the design money, we have the construction money,” he said. “We can’t wait until we have all the questions answered about where everything goes.” Also likely to stay on the site, if not necessarily in its exact position, is a large government mulch pile. “I don’t know that there is another logical site for it,” Cowan said. Still in flux is where the county government will move a fueling station that currently sits at Fire Station #8 but will have to make way for its development. The 26th and Old Dominion site has been suggested as one option. Board Puts Limits on Staff Offices at Rebuilt Community Center: Arlington County Board members have agreed to allow Department of Parks and Recreation office staff to occupy a portion of a rebuilt Lubber Run Community Center.

But they also have put their collective feet down against potential “mission creep” that might see more offices and less community center. In approving the project as part of a November bond referendum, board members inserted language that space for staff offices will remain “subservient to the community center use in form and function.” The goal, said board member Christian Dorsey at a July 19 meeting, is to “make sure the office use doesn’t overwhelm the community-center use.” His proposed language passed unanimously. “Looks fine to me,” County Board Chairman Libby Garvey said. County officials plan to ask voters for approval of $46.5 million in 2016 and 2018 referendums to raze the aging existing community center along North George Mason Drive and replace it with a new structure of up to four stories, with underground parking. The Department of Parks and Recreation wants to use one of the floors for staff offices, in part to move recreationprogram staffers from their current home in Shirlington. Jane Rudolph, the county government’s parks director, told County Board members that the plan was to create an open office area for staff, which will cut the need for space per staffer by 15 percent from more traditional office layouts. Meeting rooms used by staff during the day would be made available to the community in the evenings and on weekends, Rudolph said. Planning funds for the center represent a portion of the $19.3 million park bond headed to voters on Nov. 8. All told, the Arlington electorate will be asked to approve four bond referendums totaling just under $316 million for schools, parks, transportation and community infrastructure. While voter approval of the 2016 parkbond referendum is all but assured, county officials plan to wait until the election is over to begin a community-engagement process to determine features of the new facilities. Current plans call for construction of a gym and retention of the existing preschool program, while relocating the senior center elsewhere. ‘Arts Truck’ Wins Support, But Not Unanimity: If Arlington government staff were hoping for unanimous County Board support for their “arts truck” proposal, they didn’t get it. But the project will move forward nonetheless. County Board members in July voted 4-1 to support the project, which will receive funding from the Arlington Community Foundation. The “mobile artists’ studio” is designed to “serve other areas of the community that aren’t being served,” said Michelle Isabelle-Stark, the government’s director

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Our View: Third Parties Get Shot at the Electorate

The conventions are over, and reality is sinking in: Americans on Nov. 8 will be choosing their next president among two of the most unpopular, untrusted figures in modern American political history. Well done: It appears Republicans have managed to nominate the one candidate who will have trouble defeating Hillary Clinton, while Democrats have as their nominee the one person who actually gives Trump an opening. Some believe Americans will turn, even if only as a protest vote to the choices they have been given, to third-party candidates like Libertarian Gary Johnson or the Green Party’s Jill Stein. Color us dubious. But then again, we were dubious in 2013 when nice guy but political nobody Robert Sarvis, representing the Libertarian Party, scored more than 6 percent of the vote in a gubernatorial race that, like this year’s presidential contest, featured two unappealing major-party options in

Terry McAuliffe and Ken Cuccinelli. Sarvis’ garnering 6 percent was surprising (to us at least), but more important, it’s possible, albeit arguable, that his 146,000 votes tipped the race to McAuliffe, whose margin of victory was just 53,000 over Cuccinelli. Democrats are still smarting over Ralph Nader’s 2000 presidential bid, when he may well have cost Al Gore Florida and thus the White House. So it will be interesting to see how aggressive the Clinton camp becomes in attempting to marginalize the third-party challengers. (Trump looks like he’ll be winging it through Election Day, so we’re not holding our breath expecting a related strategy to emanate from the Republican side.) The more Americans take a look at Johnson and Stein, the less likely they are to embrace the overall philosophy of each. Yet with the two major-party options looking so unappetizing, they may play a factor in the end result on Nov. 8.

Arlington Leaders Appear Still Out of Touch Editor: Has the County Board gone mad? Did they learn nothing from the streetcar debacle? Or the Artisphere debacle? Why should Arlington taxpayers be asked to pay $4 million to $5 million per year in debt service and operating deficits for an aquatics center that should be paid for by those who use it [news story, Aug. 4]? And which “Arlington officials” ordered up the “re-imagining” of the Rosslyn “waterfront” [news story, Aug. 4]? Haven’t we got more important projects for those architectural students to attack? Why don’t they design the new-

est elementary school? Or the new Fire Station #8? No, instead they were asked to design a fanciful project that is unlikely to be built in the next 25 years, and for which no funds are available in the foreseeable future. The National Park Service doesn’t have the money to repair Memorial Bridge, let alone build and maintain an expensive new project. Is the county going to build this, too? And Rosslyn workers, most of whom barely have time to go to the sandwich shop on the first floor of their office buildings, would trek across Gateway Park and down to the riverbank (and back) to buy lunch from food boats?

Even in the winter? And why is county staff member Kris Krider, who is quoted in the article, insulting the many Parkway drivers (including those from Arlington) who use it as a “commuter route . . . with seemingly no interest in stopping to explore the area”? How does he know? In any event, commuters don’t have time “to explore the area,” and even if they did, the only nearby place along the Parkway to “explore” is Theodore Roosevelt Island, and then only if you’re northbound. Arlington officials: Get a grip! Chip Watkins Arlington

Back McAuliffe on Environmental Initiatives Editor: In Richmond recently, more than 600 people marched to the Governor’s Mansion protesting Gov. McAuliffe’s stance on natural-gas pipelines and calling for a greater focus on renewable energy sources. While the organization of residents and environmental groups in a demonstration of this kind is unprecedented and sends a strong message, the environmental efforts made by Gov. McAuliffe simply cannot be ignored. During his time as governor, McAuliffe has focused on increasing the use of wind and solar energy in Virginia, mainly by calling for more wind farms and access to solar panels. Considering that Richmond has been named one of the “U.S. Asthma Capitals” by the Asthma and Allergy

Foundation of America, this shift away from fossil fuels, and their resulting pollutants, provides a significant benefit to Virginians. Additionally, in an attempt to combat rising sea-levels and flooding, McAuliffe has helped neighborhoods in Norfolk adapt to the changing landscape and demonstrated that the economic repercussions of climate change demand an immediate response. He also has created a state committee dedicated to identifying specific goals for carbon emission reductions. Although the governor has pushed boundaries in his advocacy for renewable energy, as residents of Virginia, it is our responsibility to challenge him to go even further and be more aggressive in combating major legislation-influencers like power companies and fossil fuel

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supporters. Gov. McAuliffe must convince state legislators to enact a strong and effective Clean Power Plan that will go above and beyond in reducing overall carbon pollution levels statewide. Having such a plan would allow for the creation of an economically-beneficial and reliable system that protects the health of both Virginians and the environment, since it would set strict numerical limits on the amount of carbon the current energy sector is allowed to release. The only real way to ensure the furthering of environmental consciousness in our state is by continuing to support Gov. McAuliffe’s efforts. Zainab Mahdi Sterling

‘Citizens Police Academy’ Set to Kick Off New Classes

The Arlington County Police Department is now accepting applications for the fall Citizens Police Academy. to run Thursday evenings for 12 weeks beginning Sept. 15. The program is designed to create better understanding and communication between citizens and the police through education, and to provide comprehensive information about the operations of the police department. Some of the topics of discussion include police hiring, legal considerations, use of force, vehicle

operations, community engagement, K9, SWAT and mental-health crisis intervention. Meetings take place from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at police headquarters, located at 1425 North Courthouse Road. Applications are due Sept. 1; applicants will be subject to a background check. Applications are available on the Web site at www.police.arlingtonva.us. For additional information on the initiative, , call (703) 228-4247 or e-mail acpdtraining@arlingtonva.us.

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Summertime remains in full swing, although autumn is just weeks away. With it comes a return to class, football, changing leaves and, to many, the region’s most glorious time of the year. Our featured property is one that would provide the perfect backdrop for exceptional living. All-brick new construction set on a quarter-acre lot in a sought-after location just west of Military Road near Gulf Branch, the property rests in bucolic splendor, waiting for its first owners to add their personalized touches. Three levels of exceptionality, accessed by an elevator, complement the grand exterior. Modern touches include an open, sophisticated floor plan, a main-level bedroom suite and top-quality kitchen. The property currently is on the market, listed at $2,250,000 by John Mentis of Long & Foster Real Estate. The entire property has a sense of “chic” about it, but it also exudes a warmhearted and welcoming nature. Spacious and gracious, its interior rooms work both to celebrate festive occasions and to provide plenty of space for daily living.

The main level is open to natural sunlight, and features amenities that include a double-sided, stacked-stone fireplace, plus glorious hardwood flooring and, in the kitchen, sumptuous maple cabinetry and top-quality appliances. In addition to the main-level bedroom mentioned above, there are four additional bedrooms on the second level, including the sumptuous, treetop-level master retreat. The lower level is home to a sixth bedroom, plus a marvelous recreation room for informal times. It’s all a celebration of excellence. Articles are prepared by the Sun Gazette’s real estate advertising depart-

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Facts for buyers Address: 3449 North Randolph Street, Arlington (22207). Listed at: $2,250,000 by John Mentis, Long & Foster Real Estate (202) 549-0081. Schools: Jamestown Elementary, Williamsburg Middle, Yorktown High School.

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Clinton or Trump Best for Housing? In New Poll, a Split Verdict A new survey looking at the public’s view of housing issues finds presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump running neck-andneck when it comes to which candidate would be better for real estate. Thirty-eight percent of the respondents cited Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, 37 percent replied Republican nominee Donald Trump and 25 percent reported “don’t know” or “no opinion” in the survey, commissioned for the National Association of Home Builders. The nationwide survey of more than 2,800 registered voters was conducted July 22-24 by the polling firm Morning Consult. The presidential question was just one portion of the broader survey, which was designed to gauge public sentiment on the value of home ownership and government programs that encourage home ownership and housing production. The poll showed that an overwhelming four out of five Americans believe that owning a home is a good investment. “The survey shows that most Americans believe that owning a home remains an integral part of the American Dream, and that policymakers need to take active steps to encourage and protect home ownership,” said NAHB chairman Ed Brady, a home builder and developer from Bloomington, Ill. Among the key findings: • 82 percent of respondents rate “a home for you to live in” a good or excellent investment (the highest of six choices), far ahead retirement accounts, at 67 percent. • 81 percent of 18-29-year-olds want to buy a home. • 72 percent support the government’s providing tax incentives to encourage home ownership. • 46 percent say now is a good time to buy a home, twice the 23 percent who say it is not. • 36 percent would like to buy a home in the next three years. Among those polled, 55 percent said the biggest obstacle to buying a home was finding a home at a price you can afford, followed by 50 percent who cited insufficient savings for a down payment and 41 percent who reported difficulty getting approved for a home loan.

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It’s the type of situation “the Count” from “Sesame Street” would love: “One real-estate tax bill, twooooooo real-estate tax bills!” An as-yet-unknown but apparently significant number of Arlington property owners received their second-half tax bills in the mail late last week, only to find them followed the same day or shortly after by an identical second mailing. “As you can imagine, we have heard from many concerned taxpayers today,” Treasurer Carla de la Pava said on Aug. 8, the first workday after the erroneous second billing arrived in mailboxes across the county. The treasurer said efforts were under way to “reassure customers that it was our error and we really only want them to pay once.” What happened? According to early troubleshooting, when staff from the treasurer’s office were preparing to send data related to billing to the printer for mailing, a glitch occurred that led to a majority of the files being forwarded twice. “We are currently having conversations with [the contractor] to find out what processes and procedures they have in place,

or can put in place, to stop duplicate files from being printed and mailed,” de la Pava told the Sun Gazette. The treasurer’s office only mails out real-estate bills to taxpayers responsible for their own taxes (those not paying them through a mortgage). But that still adds up to about 26,000 accounts across Arlington, and while officials with the treasurer’s office aren’t at the moment sure how many duplicate bills were sent, de la Pava described it as a “widespread” issue. A notice about the double billing has been posted on the Customer Assessment and Payment Portal (CAPP) online system, apologizing for the error. Arlington real-estate taxes are due twice a year, in mid-June and early October. Counting both residential and commercial properties, the tax brings in more than $675 million a year, about 57 percent of total county-government revenue. August may not be the most “newsy” month on the calendar, but you have to admit – the Sun Gazette puts together comprehensive coverage of the community. Whether it’s winter, spring, summer or fall, the Sun Gazette covers it all!

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Move-in ready, spectacular condition! This special home is beautiful inside and out. Totally renovated kitchen, Pottery Barn look and charm. Lux bathroom in upstairs Master suite. Large corner lot, lovely landscaping, enjoyable screened porch, garage. Fully finished lower level. 3 bedrooms, 3 full bathrooms. A place you’d be proud to call home. WALK TO METRO. 1624 N. Buchanan St., Arlington 22207. Asking Price $865,000.

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Opportunity knocks!! 2400 sq ft all brick townhouse located between McLean & Tyson’s. Close to Silver Line Metro, shopping, parks, etc. Updated table space kitchen, hardwood floors, spacious master bedroom & updated baths. Finished lower level Rec room with wet bar and fireplace, walled patio. Den/ guest space and full bath. Backs to quiet common area, reserved parking.

Barcroft Model features, 1490sqft on 2 levels - main level bedroom/ bath with updated kitchen with SS appliances, gorgeous landscaped bricked patio. Freshly painted and reﬁnished hardwood ﬂs. Updated baths. Lower level features rec room and huge den (possible 2nd BR) with closet and laundry. Wonderful community. Farmers Market and Fairlington Community Center across the street. Metro bus at corner to Pentagonpatio, Assigned parking! Wonderful neighborhood, with Sunday Farmers Market, Pool/Tennis and more.

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Gracious and Spacious. ...And totally charming Cape, custom-built by Groover-Cooley in 1982, with major renovations in 1999 and beautifully maintained and updated since. This traditional cape, with it’s larger than usual rooms, is full of surprises, from the vaulted entry foyer to the tiled lower level wine cellar. !st floor features LR with FP, Study/office with beautiful built-ins, chef’s kitchen (Dynamic cooking system, sub-zero, etc), DR and FR open to rear deck overlooking private landscaped paradise. There is also a butlers pantry, powder room, a mud room off the rear loading 2 car garage and a delightful screened porch off the kitchen. Upstairs find a masters suite (walk-in closet, large master bath) plus 2 more BRs and full bath and the oh-so-rare laundry room. Lower level boasts RR, exercise room, bedroom, full bath and tons of storage. 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, approximately 4000sf on a 13,742sf lot in beautiful Bellevue Forest. Jamestown, Williamsburg, Yorktown schools. It’s just the perfect home!

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This immaculate split level brick/ Y Hardiplank home was completely DAPM renovated in 2014. Features 4 N Bedrooms, 3 full renovated Baths, large SU -4 N 6, 1 Recreation Room, 2 Fireplaces, gourmet E Kitchen with high-end appliances OP /14/1 9 including a wine fridge. Hardwood floors installed and Berber carpet on the lower level, crown moldings, custom trim, recessed lighting and built-ins. Ready for the most discerning buyer. Located in a convenient neighborhood on a large level lot close to Metro & access to Rte. 66. Open House Sunday 9/14/16, 1-4. Directions: Leesburg Pike (Rte. 7), West on Idylwood Road, Left on Barbour Road to 2304 on the Right. For a private showing or additional information, please contact Charlie Ramey - cell: 703-963-5132 - Charles.ramey@longandfoster.com

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Beautiful five-bedroom, four-bath house that’s walking distance to all that Westover has to offer. Fireplaces and built-ins in living room and family room. Granite counters and stainless steel appliances. Kitchen leads out to deck. Upper level “suite” has upgraded bathroom and walk-in closet. Lower level bedroom can be used as office. McKinley, Swanson and Washington-Lee schools. Close to Ballston Metro.

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EVENT PREPS FOR ‘CRICKET CRAWL’:

“Cricket Crawl Prep,” a program for adults and youth ages 12 and older, will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 17 at 7:30 p.m. at Gulf Branch Nature Center. The event is in preparation for the annual “Cricket Crawl,” a census of the local cricket and katydid population, which will be held on Aug. 21. The Aug. 17 program is free; for information and registration, call (703) 2283403.

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Gulf Branch Nature Center hosts a habitat-restoration effort on Saturday, Aug. 13 from 2 to 4 p.m. Adults, teens and families (ages 8 and older) can help to remove invasive plants on the property. Work parties “are making a real difference, with the return of ferns and wildflowers, and the animals that depend on them, in areas once covered in destructive invasive plants,” county park officials said. The center is located at 3608 Military Road. No registration is required. For additional information, call (703) 228-3403.

Arlington Notes GATHERING TO CELEBRATE LEGACY OF JOHN ROBINSON: The Nauck Civic

Association will join the Community Association of Resources for Education, Enrichment and Economics (CARE) in celebrating the life of the late John Robinson on Saturday, Aug. 13 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Nauck Town Square, South Kenmore Street and 24th Road South. Robinson was a community activist whose work in the Nauck/Green Valley community, and across Arlington, went on for decades prior to his death at the age of 75 in 2010. “John dedicated his life to the elimination of racism, injustice [and promotion of] quality education and numerous other issues,” the Nauck Civic Association said in announcing the event. “He was often referred to as the ‘mayor’ of Green Valley.” Robinson also created for more than 40 years published the Green Valley News, keeping residents informed of events in the predominantly African-American neighborhood. The Aug. 13 event will feature live entertainment, a birthday cake and pictures from Robinson’s personal collection. Local residents are invited to share their memories of him during the afternoon.

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So Much Potential For 2017

Teeing Off

The Unending Excuses Are a Rite of Summer

Where is the commitment? For years now, coaches and managers of various amateur sports teams often have become frustrated when it comes to their players not showing up for events, despite their previous agreements to do so.

Talent Exists to Win Many Titles

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DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

The summer season is over for the various Arlington baseball teams of different age levels. Overall, it was a pretty good season. Babe Ruth all-star teams from Arlingwere repreBASEBALL ton sented very well by winning multiple tournament championships, on the invitational, district and state levels. A county all-star Little League team won a district crown. In American Legion ball, Arlington Post 139 finished third in the District 17 and played two close and competitive contests in the district tournament. What that means, is the state of summer baseball in Arlington has a bright future looking ahead to next season. With so much young talent on the lower-age Babe Ruth and Little League levels, that bodes well for the older Babe Ruth-age teams and the Legion squad. Michael Krulfeld has been managing the older-age Arlington Senior Babe Ruth All-Stars for years. This summer he managed the talented 14-unders,

Right-hander Noah Winslow could be one of the top returning pitchers and players for the Arlington Post 139 American Legion summer baseball team in 2017. PHOTO BY DAVE FACINOLI

who won a district crown, then underachieved with a so-so finish at states. Krulfeld likely will coach those players again as 15-unders in 2017. He believes that squad has the potential to advance far, even beyond the state. Post 139 manager Bob Ramono is excited about the number of players

expected to return in 2017, in addition to talented others he expects to fill out his roster. The District 17 was very balanced league this summer. Only three games separated the top four teams. Ramono expects the same type of parity next year, and believes his team has the potential to challenge for the title.

Overlee Swimmers Win Two NVSL Relay Events A Staff Report

Prior to losing to the Chesterbrook Tigersharks in the final Division 1 regular-season meet of the Northern SwimSWIMMING Virginia ming League, the Overlee Flying Fish won the league’s All-Star Relay Carnival with 745 points and the Division 1 relays with 218. Chesterbrook was a close second in each meet with 732 and 204 points, respectively. McLean was the next highest with 432 points in the relay carnival. At the all-star meet, Overlee won eight relay races and had three seconds. Overlee edged Chesterbrook by winning the meet’s final relay, the senior boys 200 freestyle of Sam Ellison, Jona16

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than Day, Nick Pasternak and Ryan Baker. They won in a league-record time of 1:38.15. Overlee’s other winning boys relays at all-stars were the 9-10 free and 910 medley, both made up of Evan Ingraham, Christopher Kinsella, Shane Sleighter and William Weber, and the 5-18 medley of Ellison, Day, Pasternak and Baker. The winning relays for the Overlee girls at all-stars were the 8-under free of Emerson Hart, Emily Alperstein, Shelby Ebert and Emme Yoder; the 1112 free (Katherine Bailey, Elyse Hartmann, Sophie Yoder and Emilia Ridgeway); the 8-under medley (Ebert, Hart, Emme Yoder and Alperstein); and the 15-18 medley (Suzanne Dolan, Kayle

Park, Eleanor Ridgeway and Katherine Lundy). It was the second year in a row Overlee scored more than 700 points, with 711.33 in 2015. Overlee coach Beth Baker believes this season marked the first time in the NVSL’s 60-year history that two teams scored more than 700 points at the allstar relays. “Both teams had an extraordinary amount of highly-seeded relay teams,” Baker said. “It was a successful meet for both teams.” At the Division 1 Relays, Overlee had nine wins and set four NVSL records and eight team marks. The senior girls won both the free and medley relays in league-record time.

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It’s not the predetermined absences – like beach week, work obligations, family vacations and college orientations or visits – that cause the most head scratching. It’s the impromptu unexplained excuses, which are numerous and run rampant, and for the coaches who have been around a while, they’ve about heard them all. During the losers’-bracket final of the recent American Legion District 17 Tournament, the manager of one of the teams was on a cell phone 10 minutes before the start of the game trying to track down his starting pitcher. He never showed, and it was unclear the reason for his absence. Someone else started on the mound, and that team lost. Season over. Maybe the pitcher blew off the Legion game to attend a Nationals contest instead. That’s become one of those summer excuses since the team move here more than a decade ago. Going to a movie or spending time with a significant other is another popular reason of absence. With a lack of summer commitment from players more pronounced, some veteran coaches have become so perplexed by the issue, they make players fill out participation forms, specifying which games they will miss. They ask the players to honor what they signed. Still, that doesn’t always work. A local summer baseball team that recently qualified for states was almost minus one of its best pitchers. The righty didn’t think the team would qualify, so he made other plans, then changed his mind and attended. Really, choosing to miss a state tourney? Times have changed and so have commitments, or lack thereof.

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O’Connell’s 2017 Schedule Won’t Necessarily Be Easier DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

The idea was for the Bishop O’Connell Knights to have an easier schedule when the high school made the decision a few ago to have FOOTBALL months its football team leave the rugged Washington Catholic Athletic Conference. Instead, the private-school Knights, 1-9 last fall, will play an independent slate of games this coming autumn. Based on their upcoming opponents, the Knights’ schedule will continue to be very difficult. Teams included on O’Connell’s 2016 schedule, which begins Aug. 27, are two defending Virginia state champions, a state runner-up, others that played in state playoff tournaments, and conference champions. Trinity Episcopal and Benedictine

O’Connell head coach Colin Disch and his team play an independent schedule this coming season. PHOTO BY DAVE FACINOLI

were state champs last fall, Bishop Ireton was a state runner-up and Bishop Sullivan made the state playoffs. In addition, Bullis tied for a conference crown with Georgetown Prep, and Archbishop Curley made the Maryland

state playoffs. O’Connell’s biggest rival is Paul VI Catholic, which will be the regular-season final for both teams and is almost always a highly competitive game. Avalon and Fork Union finished 5-6 and 4-6, respectively, last fall, but often are loaded with talent. O’Connell plays all of those nine teams this coming fall. “It will be a challenging schedule, and we look forward to that,” O’Connell coach Colin Disch said. In addition to the different schedule, another change for O’Connell will be having four Friday games. Usually, the Knights play only a couple a season. One Friday game will be at home at 4 p.m. on Sept. 30. By leaving the WCAC and playing an independent schedule, O’Connell becomes eligible to participate in the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic

Association’s Division I state football playoffs. The top four-ranked teams in the state earn playoff berths. The Knights have not participated in the state playoffs for years. The dates often conflicted with the WCAC schedule. O’Connell’s 2016 schedule: Saturday, Aug. 27 at Archbishop Curley, 2 p.m.; Friday, Sept. 2 at Georgetown Prep, 7; Saturday, Sept. 10 vs. Bishop Ireton, 2:30; Saturday, Sept. 17 at Fork Union, 1; Friday, Sept. 23 at Bullis, 7; Friday, Sept. 30 vs. Benedictine, 4; Saturday, Oct. 15 vs. Bishop Sullivan, 1; Saturday, Oct. 22 vs. Avalon, 1; Saturday, Oct. 29 vs. Trinity Episcopal, 1; Friday, Nov. 4 at Paul VI, 7. NOTE: Former Washington Redskins’ tight end Chris Cooley will be a first-year member of O’Connell’s coaching staff this fall. Disch said Cooley will work with the offensive line and tight ends.

Injury Ends, Shortens Career of Former Yorktown Standout DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

Unable to overcome a right shoulder injury, a promising college baseball career ended earBASEBALL lier this year for Yorktown High School graduate Ryan “Red” Dowdell. The catcher, an all-region and allstate player at Yorktown, played at Virginia Military Institute as a freshman and sophomore, then missed his junior year rehabilitating from surgery to fix a torn rotator cuff. When he tried to resume playing earlier this year despite more than a year of rehab, Dowdell determined that his rotator cuff was “still not right” and would not allow him to play, specifically throw,

at the level he once did. As a result, he eventually made the decision to end his career, spending his senior year at VMI as an assistant student coach. Among his duties included running the bullpen and some administrative responsibilities. “It was a slow process to make that decision, but your body tells you when to stop and when you can’t go 100 percent,” said Dowdell, who can hit OK, but struggles with the once easy tasks of playing catch and throwing batting practice. “It just wasn’t meant to be. And I am now OK with that.” At Yorktown, Dowdell was considered one of the best hitting and defensive catchers in the region statewide. He was recruited by Division I colleges, and his post-high school career

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Red Dowdell was a starting catcher at Yorktown and at VMI. PHOTO FROM VMI

began well. Dowdell batted .267 with a homer and 20 RBI as a VMI freshman. He played in 29 games with 26 starts as

a sophomore, the year the injury began to occur and slow his process. It forced him to miss the last six weeks of the campaign. Surgery followed. Dowdell is now trying to figure out how he will remain involved in baseball. He coached the Arlington Senior Babe Ruth 15-under All-Stars this summer and helped coach in a college league last summer, enjoying both experiences and learning. The all-stars won a tournament this summer and finished second in the district competition. Dowdell believes he would like to continue coaching at some level, even high school. “It has been fun already exploring other things,” Dowdell said. “We’ll see what happens.”

10-UNDER BLUE WIN BASEBALL EVENT: The Ar-

lington Travel Baseball 10-under Blue team won the Future Stars Mid-Atlantic Championship in Pennsylvania recently. The team earned the second seed and automatic berth in the semifinals with a 13-7 victory over the State College Wild, and an 8-0 shutout against BB Bulldogs in pool play. Arlington overcame an early deficit in the semifinals against the New York Phenoms to win, 11-10. In the finals, Arlington outlasted the top-seed Mid-State Mavericks Black, 14-9. Players were Isaac Hobbs, Aiden Delacourt, Charlie Grove, Jonah Carlson, Landon Huth, Andy Palma, Eric Ito, Jack Rucker, Henry Breckenfeld, Mason Bull and Jonathan Bhojwani. The coach was Jackson Clement.

ARLINGTON ARSENAL BLUE WIN TITLE: The Ar-

lington Arsenal Blue baseball team won the 11-under Black Division of the Doc Bonnacorso Summer Classic at Barcroft Park. The Arsenal defeated the Arlington Storm, 3-2, in the championship game, avenging a 7-2 loss to the

The 11-under Arlington Arsenal Blue baseball team won the championship of the Doc Bonnacorso Summer Classic.

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ton Sage girls fastpitch softball program will hold upcoming tryouts for the 2016-2017 season, which runs September through July. Tryouts are free. The Sage will field teams at the 10-under through 16-under levels. All tryouts are at Greenbrier Park near Yorktown High School. For more information and to register, visit www.agsafastpitch.com. August 11, 2016 17

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Continued from Page 1 board members Jay Fisette, John Vihstadt and Katie Cristol in voting to raze the existing station and replace it where it now stands. County Board Chairman Libby Garvey voted to support the move as proposed by staff. Keeping the station where it is was the recommendation of a majority of members of a community task force, which presented its findings to County Board members in late May. Noah Simon, who headed the task force, said he did not envision long-lasting ill will over the County Board’s deci-

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sion. “I don’t believe there will be lasting ramifications,” he said. “Those on both sides of the issue acknowledged that both the current site and the 26th and Old Dominion site were viable.” (Simon, a trained mediator and former member of the School Board, abstained from participating in the final vote to maintain impartiality.) If staff isn’t smarting publicly over the vote, one who is still concerned is Jim Pebley, who served for a time on the task force. Pebley long championed the move to the Old Dominion site, and complained that county boards and commissions had limited representation on the task force. “Those four [members from commissions] were outgunned, and logic was outvoted consistently,” Pebley said. One of Pebley’s big concerns is that the County Board didn’t give the Emergency

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of cultural affairs. “We have 18 people on our staff, and we want to get them out in the community,” Isabelle-Stark said. “We should be doing a lot more than we are doing.” “It seems like we’re doing a pretty good job right now,” shot back County Board member John Vihstadt, expressing concerns about the plans for, and long-

Preparedness Advisory Commission – which was strongly in favor of moving the station – a chance to participate when board members held work sessions leading up to their vote. “That oversight would be like not discussing the Planning Commission’s recommendations when reviewing a site plan,” said Pebley, calling it “most disturbing.” Those advocating rebuilding on the current site argued that more people would be best served by keeping the station where it is, particularly since the Lee Highway corridor is likely to experience significant growth in coming years. Those seeking a move to Old Dominion said the greater public-safety threat is homes in far northwest Arlington that have to wait longer for both fire and ambulance service. Arlington voters in November will be asked to approve bond funding to de-

sign the new four-bay station, which will replace a 55-year-old, two-bay station fronting the north side of Lee Highway. In 2018, county officials expect to come back to voters and seek construction funds. The cost of constructing a fire station at either site was estimated at about the same ($14 million), but the board’s decision to keep the station where it is will require construction of a temporary station at a cost of approximately $3 million. Task-force chair Simon agreed with Schwartz that the lengthy process on the fire station will pay dividends, as it brought up for discussion broader issues related to best providing service countywide. “The location of Station #8 is just the first step in addressing response time,” he said. “Staff and the [County] Board found value in the task force’s other recommendations to improve response time. I’m confident they will come together to act on those.”

term cost of, such a new venture. “It’s an innovative idea for sure . . . an interesting idea,” Vihstadt acknowledged, but “we really haven’t debated this or talked about it.” “We’re seeing all of this for the very first time,” Vihstadt said, although others retorted that the concept had been discussed during a work session in the spring. Vihstadt turned out to be a party of one in opposition, as the other four board members supported the idea. Katie Cristol called the arts-truck ini-

tiative “smart spending . . . that delivers a badly needed boost to Arlington’s sense of creativity, ingenuity and spontaneity.” Jay Fisette, the board’s vice chairman, termed it a “creative, low-cost, high-impact” proposal. Much of the initial funding to acquire and outfit the truck will come from the Arlington Community Foundation, which had been holding on to funds donated to support the now-shuttered Artisphere arts center. Isabelle-Stark estimated that the cost of fuel and maintenance for the vehicle would run about $5,000 a year.

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NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGES TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE RATES CASE NO. INS-2016-00158

TOWN OF VIENNA, VA. NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to the provisions of the Code of Virginia and the Town of Vienna, Virginia, that at the Regular Council Meeting of August 22, 2016, it is the intent of the Town Council to adopt the following:

The National Council on Compensation Insurance, Inc. ("NCCI"), on behalf of its member insurers, has applied to the State Corporation Commission ("SCC") for approval to change voluntary market advisory loss costs and assigned risk market rates and rating values for new and renewal workers' compensation insurance policies becoming effective on and after April 1, 2017. NCCI proposes advisory loss costs that its members may use along with their own expenses and profit and contingency factors in establishing rates for policies written in the voluntary market. The proposal would change the overall average pure premium level for the voluntary market as follows:

Amendment to the Town of Vienna Code, Sec. 1-12, Planning and Zoning Fees. Copies of the said Ordinance may be viewed in the Office of the Town Clerk, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Industrial classifications: 5.5% decrease "F" (Federal) classifications: 1.4% increase Coal classification 1005: 9.0% increase Coal classification 1016: 6.5% increase NCCI proposes the following changes to the overall average rate level for the assigned risk market: Industrial classifications: 10.0% decrease "F" (Federal) classifications: 1.9% decrease Coal classification 1005: 3.4% increase Coal classification 1016: 1.2% increase

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN COUNCIL Melanie J. Clark, Town Clerk 8/4 & 8/11/16

TOWN OF VIENNA, VIRGINIA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Town Council (the “Town Council”) of the Town of Vienna, Virginia (the “Town”) will consider at a Public Hearing on Monday, August 22, 2016, beginning at 8:00 p.m., in the Council Room, Town Hall, 127 Center Street South, Vienna, Virginia, to consider the following: Vacation of an Alley between 108-110 Church St. NE and 120 Church St. NE At said public hearing, any and all interested persons will be given an opportunity to speak in favor of or in opposition to the ordinance. A copy of the proposed is on file in the office of the Town Clerk and may be viewed Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or via the website at www.viennava.gov. BY ORDER OF THE TOWN COUNCIL Melanie J. Clark, CMC Town Clerk 8/4 & 8/11/16

Information filed by NCCI in support of its proposals, including the exact assigned risk rates and advisory loss costs for individual classifications, which will vary by classification and may be higher or lower than the overall changes stated above, may be seen at the SCC's Bureau of Insurance or the SCC's Office of the Clerk, both of which are located in the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. Interested persons are encouraged to review NCCI's filing and supporting documents for the details of these and other proposals. TAKE NOTICE that the SCC may approve advisory loss costs and assigned risk rates and rating values differently from those proposed by NCCI. The SCC has instituted an investigation into the changes proposed by NCCI and has set a public hearing thereon in Case No. INS2016-00158 in its Courtroom, Second Floor, Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, at 10 a.m. on October 26, 2016. Any interested person who desires to make a statement at the hearing on his/her own behalf should appear in the SCC's Courtroom at 9:45 a.m. on October 26, 2016, and contact the SCC's Bailiff. Individuals with disabilities who desire an accommodation to participate in the hearing should contact the SCC at least seven days before the hearing at 1-800-552-7945 (voice). On or before August 26, 2016, any person or entity who expects to participate in this proceeding as a respondent shall file a notice of participation, in conformity with the SCC's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 5 VAC 5-20-10 et seq., and the Order Scheduling Hearing in this case, which may be viewed at http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case or may be ordered from Joel H. Peck, Clerk, State Corporation Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218. Any notice of participation shall be filed with the Clerk, and a copy must be served on NCCI's counsel, Charles H. Tenser, Esquire, 2120 Galloway Terrace, Midlothian, Virginia 23113. On or before September 23, 2016, in accordance with the Order Scheduling Hearing, each respondent shall file the testimony and exhibits by which the respondent expects to establish its case. All interested persons who desire to comment on the application shall file such comments on or before October 19, 2016, with the Clerk of the SCC at the address above or may submit comments electronically by following the instructions at http://www.scc.virginia. gov/case. All comments shall refer to Case No. INS-2016-00158. NATIONAL COUNCIL ON COMPENSATION INSURANCE

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Arlington history Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. Find out more on local history at the Web site www.arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org. August 4, 1943: n Maj. Charles Fenwick plans to continue his bid for House of D August 14, 1944: n A state commission is studying whether to expand Virginia’s public-education system from 11 grades to 12. August 12, 1949: n The Arlington County ambulance now has a two-way radio. n Arlington Hospital is reporting a shortage of emergency-room nurses. n School Board members are considering starting high school and junior high at 9 a.m. in the coming year. The current start time is 9:30 a.m. n Lyon Village residents are seeking the donation of a piano for their new community house. n Margaret Riggles, who has worked at C&P Telephone since 1900, is retiring. n Because of the summer heat, the Sun had to pack its press in ice to get the last two issues out. August 14, 1963: n Democrats who control the General Assembly are expected to retain the prohibition on holding a presidential primary. n Need to rent a car? One firm is offering vehicles for $5 a day and 5 cents a mile. n A crowd of 35,000 is expected to watch the Redskins take on the Chicago Bears tonight, in a benefit game for the Shriners. n This headline sums up a letter-writer’s view on the current scene: “It’s All JFK’s Fault.” August 15, 1970: n Arlington’s delegation to the General Assembly has sent a letter to Gov. Holton, opposing forced busing of local students. n The Virginia Federation of Republican Women plans to revoke the charter of the Arlington Republican Women’s Club, unless the club renounces its plan to endorse U.S. Sen. Harry Byrd Jr., an independent, for re-election. n Gov. Holton’s youth-advisory panel has proposed legalizing the use of marijuana. n State parks are seeing record crowds.

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ACROSS 1. *Grace Kelly was first actress on a U.S. one 6. Brow shape 9. *Audrey Hepburn starred in “My Fair ____” 13. Dugout vessel 14. Ciao in the U.S. 15. Post-employment insurance 16. “Welcome to my humble ____” 17. *Thompson of “Some Kind of Wonderful” 18. Like a neon sign 19. *She portrayed Crawford 21. *Actress with most Oscar nominations 23. Hawaiian wreath 24. Pauper’s permanent state 25. A great distance away 28. River in Bohemia 30. Crazy ____ card game 35. Words from Wordsworth 37. Makes mistakes 39. First sound of the day? 40. Lymphatic swelling 41. *Geena or Bette 43. Red carpet purse 44. Turns grape into raisin 46. Mongolian desert 47. Post-deductions amount 48. Singer ____ Bocelli 50. One on drugs 52. “Be quiet!” 53. Shining armor 55. Gloppy stuff 57. *Star of seven Woody Allen movies 60. *Katharine or Audrey

64. “Bring back!” to Fido 65. *Kate Winslet starred opposite him in “Titanic” 67. Suggestive of the supernatural 68. Absurd 69. As opposed to St. or Blvd. 70. Dismantles 71. Facial protrusion 72. *Kathleen Turner star of

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WEIGHT-LOSS GROUP SPONSORED:

The Arlington Office of Senior Adult Programs sponsors a Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) group, which meets Mondays at 10 a.m. at Lee Senior Center. The annual cost is $32. For information, call (703) 228-0555. CURRENT-EVENTS ROUNDTABLERS TO MEET: Culpepper Garden Senior

Center hosts a current-events discussion on Monday, Aug. 15 at 10 a.m. For information, call (703) 228-4403.

COUNTRY-MUSIC PERFORMERS TO HIT THE STAGE: The Just Playin’ coun-

try group performs on Monday, Aug. 15 from 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at Lee Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0555.

“____ of the Roses” 73. “Thou ____ not...,” in the Bible DOWN 1. Common tropical marine fish 2. Not to be mentioned 3. At another time, to Romeo or Juliet 4. Most frequent value,

Tuesday, Aug. 16 at 11:30 a.m. at Lee Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0555.

Aug. 18 at 1 p.m. at Walter Reed Senior Center. For information, call (703) 2284403.

CERAMIC WORKSHOP IN THE OFFING: A ceramic workshop will be held

FORUM FOCUSES ON DIGITAL SECURITY: A discussion of digital secu-

on Wednesday, Aug. 17 at 10:30 a.m. at Lee Senior Center. The event also will feature a tour of the center’s butterfly garden. For information, call (703) 2280555.

rity and keeping personal information safely guarded will be held on Thursday, Aug. 18 at 1 p.m. at Walter Reed Senior Center. For information, call (703) 2280955.

WALKERS HEAD TO ROCK CREEK PARK: The Arlington Walking Club

LEE WALKERS TAKE AN AMBLE: The Lee Walkers of Lee Senior Center will walk through Overlee Knolls and East Falls Church on Friday, Aug. 19 at 9:30 a.m. The cost is $3. For information, call (703) 228-0555.

travels to Rock Creek Park for its weekly walking program on Wednesday, Aug. 17 at 9:30 a.m. The cost is $4 for transportation. For information, call (703) 228-4403.

CANINE TALES TAKE CENTER STAGE: LUNG HEALTH IS TOPIC OF DISCUSSION: Maintaining healthy lungs is the

topic of discussion on Monday, Aug. 15 at 1 p.m. at Culpepper Garden Senior Center. For information, call (703) 2284403. RUBBER-STAMP AFICIONADOS TO GATHER: A rubber-stamp workshop

for experienced crafters will be held on

statistics 5. ____ Aloysius Herman 6. Competently 7. Pastrami holder 8. ____ and desist 9. Opera house box 10. Up to the task 11. Between stop and roll 12. Swerve 15. Opening between esophagus and stomach 20. Was sick 22. Golf peg 24. Like a certain Nellie? 25. *She’s also known for workout videos 26. Bedazzle 27. Made over 29. Toot your own horn 31. Mountain valley 32. Dislikes intensely 33. It’s a fact 34. *This Maggie is a Dame 36. Nostradamus, e.g. 38. *Magda, Zsa Zsa and Eva Gabor, e.g. 42. Military blockade 45. Be full of anger 49. In the past 51. Stanley and Helen on “Three’s Company” 54. Jon Voight to Brad Pitt 56. African sorcery 57. Bingo-like game 58. Greek H’s 59. High school breakout 60. Field worker 61. Celestial bear 62. Cambodian money 63. Empty ____ 64. Shark part 66. *Mendez or Langoria

A chance to share stories about dogs will be offered on Thursday, Aug. 18 at 1 p.m. at Culpepper Garden Senior Center. For information, call (703) 2284403. DISCUSSION LOOKS AT WORLDCHANGING EVENTS: A discussion of

great events that changed the course of history will be presented on Thursday,

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CANASTA GAMES OFFERED: Games of

canasta are offered on Friday, Aug. 19 at 1 p.m. at Arlington Mill Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-7369.

TAI CHI PRACTICE AVAILABLE: Tai chi

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