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ResidentCurator Proposal Hits Snags Plan for Turner Farm Needs Time to Surmount Hurdles BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
ing 1 will be removed and a new, smaller building constructed in its place. The 15-story “MITRE 5” building will be 225 feet tall and have up to 300,000 square feet of space. It will be located within one-quarter mile of the McLean Metro Station. MITRE buildings 6 through 9, located farther away from the station, will be 130 feet tall. MITRE will keep two existing freestanding parking garages and build a
A planned resident curatorship at Turner Farm Park in Great Falls is undergoing expected, but still no less aggravating, teething pains. Septic requirements and permitting for a commercial use are two of the reasons why it probably will be a year before prospective curator Sarah Kirk can realize her dream of occupying the site’s historic farmhouse. “It’s just taking a long time,” said Kirk, who began working on the initiative two years ago and submitted her application in January 2017. Kirk and her family, who breed ponies on their farm, had hoped to be living in the farmhouse during their son’s upcoming senior year at Langley High School. The Fairfax County Park Authority (FCPA) board of directors on Jan. 29 approved a review and revision of a master plan for the park, one of the first few places in the county chosen for a resident curatorship. County supervisors in 2014 authorized the initiative, which was made possible by a 2011 state law. Under the nascent program, curators can live at publicly owned historic prop-
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Marshall High School players Rachel McFaul, left, and Clara Ford check out the girls Northern Region 6D Tournament champion trophy the Statesmen won on their home court Feb. 24, nipping the Langley Saxons, 44-43, in the title game. The region crown was the first for the Marshall girls team since 1976. See full coverage in Sports and a slide show of photos at www.insidenova.com/news/fairfax.
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New Head of BASIS School in McLean Outlines Vision BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
Ron Kim spent 23 years as a teacher and administrator at the elite Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire and last fall brought high academic hopes to his new job as head of school at BASIS Independent McLean. The school, which opened in 2016 in a former Freddie Mac building in Tysons, serves 370 students in pre-kindergarten through 11th grade, and will begin serving high-school seniors next year. There are 59 faculty members, which translates roughly to a 6-to-1 student-teacher ratio. On a recent tour of the school, Kim – an Arlington resident – talked about the institution’s mission. Why did you want to work for BASIS? “I was really fascinated by what this organization is about. One of the things about Exeter that I really appreciated as a teacher and an administrator was we had a really rigorous admissions process. We only took about 18 percent of the kids and they were from around the world. It was the ability to pick the cream of the crop . . . At BASIS, these kids score at the highest level in the world because of what they get from the curriculum.” What is the school’s guiding philosophy? “When you look at countries like
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ucation. You remember those things when you can attach it to something that has some kind of meaning.” Which international academic standards do you seek
to meet? “The primary one is the PISA [Programme for International Student Assessment] exam. The students in the BASIS network are the highest-scoring kids in the world. And it’s not because we have pre-selected the kids. Most of the kids in the BASIS network are still in the charter schools in Arizona. Those are the kids who form the bulk of the students who are taking these exams.” How are BASIS’s charter schools different? “The foundational curriculum is the same, but the independent schools are able to have a more fully built-out set of electives. The extra-curricular activities also tend to be much more robust.” Is BASIS’s original school in Tucson, Ariz., still there?
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like that, it’s illegal if an individual goes onto federal, state or local land to dig up archaeological or Civil War-related artifacts. On private lands with the permission of the landowner, it’s different.” What information do archaeologists hope to glean? “We’re more interested in the whole picture. If you think about the artifacts that we find, they’re like pieces of a puzzle. We’re looking for the story that would be told from the artifacts, what we can learn about people’s lives in the past. If you think about what’s in the newspaper today, they’re talking about politics, battles or war or some other things, but not necessarily about day-to-day life across the breadth of society. You can [study the lives of] people who are the George Washingtons of the world or people who are the indentured servants or slaves, because everybody leaves things behind.” What interesting artifacts have been found in Fairfax County? “The artifacts here date from about 12,000 years old all the way up to the 20th century. When I started in archaeology, people seemed to be interested in things from the Civil War or earlier. And now
people are realizing that some things from the early 20th-century [e.g., typewriters and rotary-dial telephones] are more interesting to take a look at before they go away. If you go on social media, you’ll see these quizzes that show a picture of something and say, ‘What is this?’ There are things we are losing touch with because technology is moving so quickly.” What have been the key eras of Fairfax County’s history? “The Native-American, the Colonial period, the Early National period, the Antebellum right before the Civil War, the Civil War itself, then the Reconstruction after the war, then the 20th century.” What triggers requirements for archeological studies? “It’s not mandatory all the time. It’s done as part of specific processes, like rezonings. But there are specific cases where we can make recommendations for things to be done. If you have a federal project, such as the expansion that’s going on along [Interstate] 66, because it gets federal money, it’s required under law to get the archaeology done.” Must people watch out for utilities when digging for artifacts?
“Anybody who’s digging for any reason in their yard – putting in a garden or whatever – should call Miss Utility.” Ever find anything dangerous? “We have been called by people who have found munitions in their yard. We refer them to the bomb squad. I have a good friend who’s a specialist in Civil War munitions. I was sent a picture and said, ‘This looks like a mortar.’ He said, ‘Yeah, and it looks like it’s live.’ You call the appropriate people, whether the police or the military, and they have to defuse it . . . We’ve not come across anything like what they found [a World War I chemical-weapons testing site] up by American University.” What’s the most significant thing you’ve ever found? “When I was at the College of William and Mary for my master’s degree, I worked a place called Flowerdew Hundred Plantation. It was settled just postJamestown. Previous to the English settlement, there had been Native-American village there. There were houses that were sort of ephemeral, supported by posts in the ground. It was exciting because it was one of the earlier sites that was being interpreted at that time. It was like being on the cutting edge . . . It had a definite ‘wow’ factor. Also, before I joined the Park Authority, I was an archaeological consultant and worked on a project prior to improvements on the Whitehurst Freeway. We found deeply buried sites in the area of Foggy Bottom that included a 1,200-yearold cremation burial of someone who was probably a shaman or someone who was important in the group.” Any bucket-list sites where you’d like to work? “I worked at Flowerdew and some other 17th-century places and I wish I could go back to those places with the knowledge I have now and excavate them again. At the time, I don’t think I appreciated how special they were . . . There’s a certain thrill that goes along with rescuing information from the past from locations that were deeply buried.”
major roads largely is the province of the General Assembly and Commonwealth Transportation Board. “The chair of the Transportation Committee felt the state had an interest in determining the names of highways, because state dollars are used to maintain roads,” Favola said. “Personally, I believe the resistance to my bill came from individuals interested in keeping the names of highways just as they are.” That would include, presumably, Jefferson Davis Highway, which received its name in the 1920s from the General Assembly. In Arlington, the north-south highway runs through Crystal City. Local officials in Arlington over the past decade have seemed half-hearted in their desire to see the name of the Con-
federate president removed from the highway, but their rhetoric has intensified over the past year. The same officials are also interested in removing the name of Confederate general Robert E. Lee from the portion of U.S. Route 29 that travels from Rosslyn west to the Fairfax County line. Where next for Arlington officials? County Board Chairman Katie Cristol said the defeat in Richmond offered a chance to regroup, and that waiting until next year or beyond is one option on the table. “Sometimes, things take multiple tries,” she said. An advisory opinion by the state attorney general’s office several years ago concluded that, due to vagaries in state law, while Arlington does not have the stand-
ing to change the name of Jefferson Davis Highway within its boundaries, neighboring Alexandria does. A task force convened by the Alexandria city manager last year has recommended that the name of the road be changed to “Richmond Highway” – the same as it is known in Fairfax County. “We are in the process of finalizing that report, and the next step will be a recommendation to City Council from the city manager,” said Alexandria government spokesman Craig Fifer. The opinion by the attorney general’s office doesn’t have the force of law. But it, coupled with the Senate’s rejection of Favola’s bill, would make it politically dangerous for Arlington officials to try an end-run around the legislature.
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When it comes to historical artifacts, Elizabeth Crowell views the quotidian on equal footing with the momentous. Crowell, who joined the Fairfax County Park Authority in 2003 and now manages its Archaeology and Collections Branch, oversees three full-time staffers at the James Lee Center in Falls Church. She last March received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Middle Atlantic Archaeological Conference and in a Jan. 25 interview described the intricacies of her craft. What technology does your division use to find artifacts? “We use LIDAR [light detection and ranging], GIS [geographic information system], GPS [global-positioning system], augmented reality, virtual reality and other computer applications for research, documentation and interpretation. We have more than 3,600 archaeological sites recorded in the county and serve as a repository for more than 3 million archeological artifacts.” What ethical considerations must archaeologists observe? “You have to make sure you’re doing things appropriately, according to best practices. There are federal and state laws that have to do with revealing the locations of archaeological sites so they don’t get looted.” Who owns discovered artifacts? “Within the state of Virginia, the landowner owns the artifacts. So if they’re federal lands, [the artifacts] belong to the U.S. government, if it’s state, they belong to the state. If they’re local, they belong to the local jurisdiction. If you have something in your back yard, it would belong to you. If you find something and the site is professionally excavated, we would encourage you to donate the artifacts to curation facilities that have appropriate conditions.” Which artifacts may the public not keep? “With Civil War artifacts and things
Elizabeth Crowell of the Fairfax County Park Authority receives the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award from Middle Atlantic Archaeological Conference president Douglas Sanford in a March 2017 ceremony.
Legislature Aims to Keep ‘Jefferson Davis’ Name on Highway SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
The state legislature is keeping the handcuffs on localities’ ability to rename highways, making it somewhere between difficult and impossible for Arlington leaders to remove the name of Jefferson Davis from U.S. Route 1 through the county. The Senate Committee on Transportation voted a party-line 7-6 earlier in the session to kill legislation proposed by state Sen. Barbara Favola (D-31st) that would have given counties, cities and towns the power to rename highways within their jurisdictions, if those roads had received their names prior to 1965. Currently, naming (and renaming) of 4
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Supervisors OK Amendment for McLean Development BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
Despite objections from residents worried about aesthetic and traffic impacts, the Board of Supervisors on Feb. 20 unanimously approved a comprehensive-plan amendment that would allow an up-to-90-foot-tall, 44-unit condominium building to be built in central McLean. “I know that the majority of the residents in the McLean area want to see revitalization occur in downtown McLean,” said Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville), who moved for the amendment’s approval. “If the associated zoning application is approved, it will be a small step in that direction.” The 1.43-acre site is located at 6707 Old Dominion Drive in McLean’s Community Business Center (CBC) and is developed with a three-story, 29,000-squarefoot office building and surface parking to the rear. The parcel had been planned for office uses along with ground-floor retail and an additional 14,000 square feet of development could be built there before reaching the site’s maximum floor-area ratio (FAR) of 0.7. FAR compares a development’s built square footage with that of its land. The property had been designated a “stabilization and enhancement area” in McLean’s CBC, but supervisors reclassified it as a “redevelopment area.”
Supervisors last July authorized county staff to draft a comprehensive-plan amendment that would permit an approximately 50-unit, multi-family residential building at the site. The development, which also is the subject of a concurrent rezoning application submitted by Benchmark Properties, would have a maximum FAR of 2. The plan amendment also has a mixeduse option that would allow for office uses with ground-floor retail, as well as multifamily residential dwellings. The mixeduse option’s FAR would top out at 2.2. Having residences built at the site would create a more “vibrant environment” throughout the day and night, bring about streetscape improvements and a more pedestrian-friendly environment, as well as support nearby retail, services and restaurants, county staff said. If eventually approved, the residences would be located within the Franklin Sherman Elementary, Longfellow Middle and McLean High boundary areas and would add about six more students to local school rolls. The public hearing drew several speakers on both sides of the issue. “A proposal that more adversely affects our quality of life is hard to imagine,” said Keith Kelley, who lives in the adjacent 72-unit Palladium development. “The building’s siting at the rear of the site forces the substantial structure almost
against ours. It will generate a feeling similar to that of a housing development with very large houses on small lots with little separation.” The development would add traffic congestion to central McLean, making it harder to get around, he said, adding that its approximately 88 additional residents would make little difference to McLean’s commercial vitality. “Few people walk to local businesses,” he said. “Major streets make that dangerous.” David Fiske, president of the Brookhaven Forest Villa Civic Association, said more needed to be done to make the proposed building blend in with its surroundings. “There’s been a deliberate and persistent effort to compare this only to the Palladium,” Fiske said. Other buildings surrounding the proposed one are smaller and would continue to be so under current planning, he said. Linda Walsh, who also belongs to the Brookhaven group, worried about of the potential impact on local infrastructure and services. Vertical development boosts developers’ land value, but hurts nearby businesses by driving up their rent and making it harder for them to serve customers, Walsh said. The proposed building would be a “massive” structure on that site, said resi-
dent Anne Gruner, who suggested a 60- to 70-foot-tall building would be more visually appropriate. Ronald Bleeker, who chairs the McLean Citizens Association’s Planning and Zoning Committee, noted the association – on an 18-11 vote – had passed a resolution supporting the plan amendment. Details about Benchmark Properties’ proposal will be hashed out in the rezoning process, he said. The condominium project, if approved, would improve central McLean by replacing a surface parking lot with residential units that would be within walking distance of local businesses, said Winifred Pizzano, president of the McLean Planning Committee. Her committee colleague, Maya Huber, said the site is the “perfect place” for residential development, given its proximity to local businesses, restaurants, public transit and the Palladium, which has similar height and development density. “This is smart growth, revitalization, true mixed-use,” she said. “This is what we want to see in our business district.” Whether you’re interested in politics, sports, education, crime or features, the Sun Gazette has the information you want in an easy-to-digest weekly compendium. Plus, we’ve got more waiting online for you!
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Our View: County Budget Proposal Worrisome Ever since Bryan Hill was plucked from relative obscurity late last year to become Fairfax County Executive, we surmised that his elevation from a much smaller downstate community to the commonwealth’s largest jurisdiction had a cause, and would have an effect, at least in the short term: • The cause of reaching way down to find someone to run the county government seemed, to us at least, likely to be an effort by the Board of Supervisors’ Democratic majority to find a pliant bureaucrat willing to do its dirty work in pilfering cash from the pockets of the public. • The effect of bringing in someone with neither experience within the Fairfax ranks nor a background in huge bureaucracies would lead to, we guessed, a period in which Hill would be rolled by department heads and others with their own power bases to protect. In time, perhaps, Hill will emerge as a leader in his own right, and with less than two months on the job, any snap judgment on his performance so far would be extremely premature on our part. But we were a tad disconcerted by his budget presentation last week, which can be boiled down to: Tough choices await us . . . but we’re not going to address them just yet. In a budget document in the works long before he
arrived in January but still was his to deliver, Hill proposed a jump in the real estate tax rate of 2.5 cents to $1.155 per $100 assessed value, even though both residential and commercial properties saw assessment increases from 2017 to 2018 that should have covered the government’s needs without touching the tax rate. The result, if supervisors enact all or part of the taxrate increase, will be that property owners again will take it on the chin, being forced to reach deeper into their pockets to fund the sprawling county government and the insatiable wish list of school leaders. From our coverage, this quote from Mr. Hill struck us as most interesting: “Going forward, we must begin to manage our expectations into the future. We need to make difficult decisions.” Not, however, this year, apparently – the county government can just pillage from the populace through higher tax bills to bring in the $440 million more Hill’s $8.4 billion budget proposal would require. Nearly a half-billion dollars more from one year to the next? Seems, mmm, excessive. It’s too early to rap the new county executive. Time, however, will tell whether he’ll be someone who believes the property-owning public should be respected, rather than treated as the county government’s ATM.
Tysons Project Would Be a Detriment to McLean Editor: With the pending Benchmark Properties’ residential building development behind 6707 Old Dominion Drive in McLean, scant attention is being paid to The View at Tysons, while its impact – like the rest of Tysons – will assert itself in the lives of McLean residents. A partnership has acquired 8590 Leesburg Pike, a 1.8-acre parcel near the Spring Hill Metro station and is the first part of a much larger acquisition. The site would include The View at Tysons, a proposed 3 million-squarefoot development featuring a 48-story, 1.25 million-square-foot “Iconic Tower.” At 615 feet, the building would stand 145 feet taller than the Capital One building and 60 feet taller than the
Washington Monument. A rezoning application was accepted seven months ago, since the Fairfax County comprehensive plan limits Tysons buildings to 400 feet. A hearing has yet to be scheduled. In addition to the usual commercial uses that the building and other components of the site will include, will be a 350-seat performing-arts center. Didn’t we just go through this with Capital One Center’s originally approved (and much needed) community center, which later turned into a performing-arts center? So now there will be two performing arts centers, but no community center to serve the rapidly increasing Tysons population. But wait, the McLean Community
Center is undergoing an expansion at a cost, so far, of $8 million to the taxpayers of the Dranesville Small Tax District, in the form of a property tax surcharge. Since usage of the McLean Community Center by Tysons residents is very likely, and since the use benefit to taxdistrict residents over non-residents is, at best, nominal, why not alleviate the tax burden by making the McLean Community Center self-sustaining through its already high ticket prices and meeting room fees and its running surplus? Alternatively, let all the users bear the tax burden, or give those who do bear it a meaningful advantage over those who don’t. Marty Smith McLean
Editor: The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives will be considering a bill to rename Gravelly Point after Nancy Reagan, after whose husband Washington
National Airport was renamed in 1998. In light of there being no compelling reasons to take this action, and many reasons not to, I suggest that our nation’s lawmakers instead honor Mrs.
Reagan by following the sage advice she offered in 1986. “Just say no.” Jeff Liteman Arlington
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Tax Plan to Benefit Spouses of Those Killed in Line of Duty Board of Supervisors to Take Up Proposal on March 20 BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 20 set a public hearing for March 20 at 4:30 p.m. to discuss a proposed property-tax exemption for spouses of certain people killed in the line of duty. Localities, under state law and a constitutional amendment approved by voters in November 2016, may provide tax exemptions for properties owned by surviving spouses of firefighters, law-enforcement officers, search-and-rescue workers and emergency-services personnel who were killed in the line of duty. The constitutional amendment stipulated that such an exemption would apply only to a surviving spouse’s principal residence, and would cease and not be reclaimed thereafter if the spouse remarried. Fairfax County supervisors directed county staff in the lead-up to fiscal year 2019 budget discussions to examine an option granting real-estate-tax relief to surviving spouses of first responders killed in the line of duty. If supervisors approve such an ordinance, those qualified for the exemption could seek its benefits as far back as Jan. 1, 2017. Officials estimate the tax benefit would cost the county about $31,000 per year, based on the assumption that five surviving spouses would apply for relief. Board of Supervisors Adjusts Funds for Tysons, Route 7 Road Projects: The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 20 unanimously approved a 2.5-percent hike in developer-contribution rates for road projects in Fairfax Center, Centreville, Tysons and Reston. The increases are needed because of an inflation hike of that amount since 2017 in the Consumer Price Index. The additional amount will help the county keep pace with higher construction costs, officials said. Most effects of the higher contribution rates, which will take effect March 1, will affect future fiscal years. County procedural guidelines stipulate that such rates for developments approved by the Board of Supervisors remain fixed for site plans submitted within two years of that approval. One new initiative is a Route 7 Alternatives Analysis, which would study a section of that road in Tysons between Interstate 495 and Route 123. The study will determine how to implement the planned widening of that stretch of road, and provide guidance on how to implement busrapid-transit service in that corridor. The Route 7 analysis will cost up to $950,000 and be financed via the Tysons Road Fund. County Supervisors Add Transportation Projects to Regional Funding List:
Fairfax County supervisors on Feb. 20 approved a resolution endorsing a city of Falls Church project for funding from the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA). The project would provide intersection and signal improvements, pedestrian- and bicycle-access improvements, bus-stop enhancement and utility relocation or undergrounding. The initiative includes: • The installation or updating of traffic signals at or near these intersections: Chestnut Street and West Broad Street/ Route 7; Haycock Road and West Broad Street/Route 7; and Haycock Road and Schools Access Road. • Pedestrian-access improvements at the above intersections, as well as along Broad Street in Falls Church between the West Falls Church Metro station’s exit and Haycock Road. Improvements also will be implemented on Haycock Road between Route 7/Broad Street and the Falls Church city line. • Installation of a high-intensity activated crosswalk (HAWK) on Haycock Road. • Utility relocation and bicycle-access improvements along Haycock/Shreve Road and West Broad Street within the project’s boundary. • Expanded multi-modal transportation options and extension of the West Falls Church Metro station’s catchment area, with the aim of increasing travel options and reducing pressure on the region’s highway system. NVTA finances projects using its 70percent share of transportation-tax revenues generated in the region. Supervisors last December endorsed 15 projects for NVTA funding and supported several others submitted by regional partners. On Jan. 23, the Board of Supervisors endorsed projects submitted by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and concurred with Arlington County’s submission of a project to build an Arlington Transit bus facility in North Springfield. Following those actions, Falls Church officials requested the Board of Supervisors’ support for the city’s efforts. Fairfax County supervisors thought the city’s request would have been submitted in January, and were surprised at some of the items proposed and the paucity of opportunities for the public to comment on them, said Supervisor Linda Smyth (D-Providence). Supervisors asked that the improvements include a median on Chestnut Street, which would discourage cutthrough traffic, and intersection upgrades at Haycock/Shreve Road and Route 7. “This is certainly an intersection that needs some work,” Smyth said. “We need to be fully apprised of everything that is going on with Falls Church as well, because this affects everybody right here.”
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Republican Embarks on Uphill Battle to Unseat Rep. Beyer SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
Thomas Oh isn’t delusional. He knows the likelihood of a Republican knocking off U.S. Rep. Don Beyer (D-8th) in November is slim. But the presumptive GOP nominee for the congressional contest says it isn’t a lost cause. “I actually believe there is a chance,” Oh said in a recent interview. Even if it’s only 5 percent, he said, “a chance is still a chance.” Oh, a 25-year-old Alexandria resident, was the only Republican to file for the nomination by the party’s Feb. 16 deadline. Previous Republican opponents to Beyer – Micah Edmond in 2014 and Charles Hernick in 2016 – picked up 31 and 27 percent of the vote, respectively. Offered the opportunity to rap the incumbent, Oh declined. “There’s nothing particular I have against him,” he told the Sun Gazette, although he pointed to Beyer’s wealth as an issue. “I’m actually able to relate to the American public,” Oh said. “I’ve lived from paycheck to paycheck.” Oh attended Centreville High School
and George Mason University before serving as an officer in the U.S. Army. Currently, he works as a federal contractor in Falls Church and serves in the Army Reserve. The Republican positions himself as a common-sense centrist. “When I see there’s an issue, I want to address it,” Oh said. “No one honestly trusts politicians . . . I want to fix that. I want to shape the future.” Coming from a family of immigrants, Oh “brings a unique perspective to this race,” said 8th District Republic Committee chairman Mark Kelly. “His family came to this country for a better life, and he gave back to our nation by serving in the military,” Kelly said. “Thomas wants to apply those experiences to serving the people of the 8th District.” Both Oh and Kelly said the candidate would work to appeal to the Millennial generation. “There are a lot of young professionals in this district, particularly in Arlington and Alexandria, who will be able to identify with Thomas’ take on the issues, his energy and his leadership style,” Kelly said. Had more than one candidate filed to seek the Republican nomination for the 8th District, a nominee would have been picked in an April convention. The fact that he was the only one to file seemed to catch Oh off guard.
“ E v e r y t h i n g ’s a work-inp ro g r e s s,” he said of a campaign that did not yet have a Web site or social-media presence established. Beyer, a former Virginia lieutenant govThomas Oh ernor and owner of a string of auto dealerships, in 2014 handily won the Democratic primary and succeeded longtime U.S. Rep. Jim Moran. Beyer had more than $860,000 in his campaign coffers as of Dec. 31, according to Federal Election Commission figures. Beyer in January confirmed his plans to run for re-election. He said one of his focuses would be working to flip the 24 additional seats Democrats need to regain control of the House of Representatives. While his nomination by Democrats is virtually assured, Beyer still will have to wait several more weeks to see if any latein-the-game challengers step forward. Margo Horner, who chairs the 8th District Democratic Committee, said she has
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McLean/Great Falls Notes MCA TO HOST FORUM ON BUDGET:
The McLean Citizens Association will host a community forum on the proposed 2019 Fairfax County government budget on Monday, March 5 at 7:30 p.m. at McLean High school. At the event, Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville) will be joined by several top Fairfax County officials. The community is invited. POLICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO LOOK AT RESTORATIVE JUSTICE: The
month McLean Police District Station Citizens Advisory Committee Program
will be on the Fairfax County Public Schools “Restorative Justice and Alternative Accountability Program.” The event will be held on Thursday, March 8 at 7 p.m. at the McLean Governmental Center, 1437 Balls Hill Road. Restorative justice is based on a set of principles for responding to harm and wrongdoing that is victim-centered and focuses on offender accountability to those who were harmed, and to the laws or rules that were broken. The county government’s Alternative Accountability Program is a multi-agency collaboration to reduce the number of youth enter-
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LEWINSVILLE YOUTH CHOIRS TO PERFORM: The children and youth choirs
of Lewinsville Presbyterian Church will present their spring cantata – “It’s Cool in the Furnace” – at the 11 a.m. worship service on Sunday, March 11. Narrated by the prophet Daniel, the story focuses on three friends taken from Jerusalem to Babylon, where they face both adventures and trials. The church is located at 1724 Chain Bridge Road in McLean. For information, call (703) 356-7200 or see the Web site at www.lewinsville.org.
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www.mcleannewcomers.org. HISTORIC PLEASANT GROVE TO FEATURE BLACK HISTORY MONTH CONCERT: Historic Pleasant Grove will fea-
ture the acclaimed Washington Revels Jubilee Voices as part of its annual Black History Month concert on Saturday, March 10 at 3 p.m. The free community event will feature traditional music, poetry and dance in the 19th-century church building that is now an historic site. Historic Pleasant Grove is located at 8641 Lewinsville Road in McLean. For information, see the Web site at www.historicpleasantgrove.org.
FUND-RAISER WILL BENEFIT TIMBER LANE PTA: A fund-raiser for the Tim-
ber Lane Elementary School PTA will be held Tuesday, March 13 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Pulcinella Italian Host restaurant in McLean. The event is sponsored by the Community Charity Champions initiative of HBC Group of Keller Williams Realty. Approximately 70 percent of the proceeds from the sale of food and drink will support the PTA, if participants bring in a promotional flyer available at www.hbcgroupkw.com. Funds raised through the event will help underwrite and support programming at the school. Sponsors of the event include Karen Briscoe and Lizzy Conroy of HBC Group of Keller Williams Realty; Marcus Simon of EKKO Title; Kevin Dougherty of Pillar to Post; Kathy and Justin Neal of the Neal Team/SunTrust Mortgage; Jim Harris of BOWA; the McLean Chamber of Commerce; and Moe Jebali of Pulcinella Italian Host.
LOCAL CHURCH TO HOST VATICAN EXHIBITION: St. John the Beloved Cath-
olic Church will host the Vatican international exhibition “Eucharistic Miracles of the World” from March 2-4 at the parish, located at Linway Terrace in McLean. The exhibition consists of illustrations and detailed descriptions (in English and Spanish) of more than 130 Eucharistic miracles from across the world dating back to the 900s. Exhibition hours are Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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sons-Pimmit Regional Library will host a book sale from March 2-4 at the library, 7584 Leesburg Pike. A large selection of items for all ages will be on sale. Sale hours are Friday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. For information, call (703) 790-4031 or e-mail tysonslibraryfriends@gmail.com. Your submissions are welcomed!
Vienna Residents: Slow Down Parking-Garage Process BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
Dozens of residents turned up at the Vienna Town Council’s Feb. 26 public hearing to praise, ponder and pummel the town’s initiative to buy one level of a proposed building on Mill Street, N.E., and use it as a municipal parking garage. A central theme: Don’t approve the purchase until more details can be clarified and other options considered. “The town has acted hastily on the timetable of the developer,” said David Morrison, who lives on nearby Center Street, N. “A readily available site is not a reason to move forward.” But business owners said more parking badly was needed. “Any town that I want to visit has a parking center,” said Michael Amouri, owner of Caffè Amouri on Church Street, N.E. “Sometimes you have to jump on the opportunity,” he added. Mill Street Development One LLC is seeking to build a structure at 223 to 241 Mill St., N.E., featuring one underground level and four above. Retail would occupy the building’s ground floor and the town’s garage the second level. Drawings provided by the applicant did not show layouts for the two upper levels. The building would have nearly 25,700 worth of retail space and a 116,500square-foot self-storage facility.
The Council on March 12 will consider paying $4.6 million for the building’s second level, which would house a 127space public parking garage. The building could rise up to 45 feet tall, not including mechanical equipment on the roof, under existing zoning. Vienna’s garage ownership would be on a condominium basis and obligate the town to cover certain common fees with other owners in the building. The town’s purchasing arrangement would protect it against cost overruns for the building’s construction, said Town Attorney Steven Briglia. Some residents wanted to know what the structure’s ongoing condominium charges would be; town officials said they would obtain those details. Pastor Craig Burns of Vienna Assembly of God Church wondered about the necessity of the garage purchase. “I just don’t think there’s a giant groundswell for this thing,” he said. “I’m not convinced this is the best plan.” Other residents asked how the town would assert itself on the condominium’s board of directors, especially if the rest of the building remained owned by the developer. Briglia said officials would consider measures requiring that board decisions be made by unanimous or super-majority votes. Despite the condominium arrangement, Vienna officials emphasized that
zoning in that area does not permit residences. Financing for the project also was a bone of contention. Some, including Council member Howard Springsteen, thought the price was too high, noting each parking space would cost an estimated $36,000, versus about $22,000 at a potential garage the town is trying to arrange with Fairfax County at Patrick Henry Library. Vienna Finance Director Marion Serfass said part of that differential stemmed from the fact that the town would own part of the condominium building’s land, but none at the library site. Some residents asked the Council to delay its purchasing decision until after the town learns if it will receive a Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) grant that would cover half the garage’s cost. Serfass said that information need not be in hand before the Council acts. Town officials have examined the possibility of a bond sale this summer to finance the garage without needing the NVTA grant or a temporary hike in Vienna’s meals-and-lodging tax, said Town Manager Mercury Payton. Purchasing the Mill Street garage would not deter the town from pursuing parking facilities at the library and other locations, he said. A Mill Street garage would boost nearby businesses and result in more commer-
cial-tax revenues, which would diversify the town’s tax base and lessen the burden on homeowners, Payton said. The town initially would not charge for parking at the Mill Street garage, but would study the facility’s usage and keep the option open for requiring users to pay, Serfass said. Some who testified asked about air quality if the garage were partly or entirely enclosed. Town officials said the garage would have access to fresh air on three sides, but need ventilation equipment because the rear wall would have no openings, in order to shield nearby homes. The garage likely would increase traffic at some intersections, town officials said. While the crossing of Church and Mill streets, N.E., already has sufficient vehicle volume to merit a traffic signal, Vienna planning staff do not recommend one because it would be out of character in that historic section of town, said Vienna Planning and Zoning Director Cindy Petkac. Council members signaled at the hearing that they may postpone their planned decision on March 12 if key project details remain unresolved. The Sun Gazette has the scoop on news of Vienna, Oakton, McLean, Great Falls and surrounding communities. Enjoy!
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N.Va. Realtors’ Group Is Predicting a Healthy 2018 A somewhat mellow start to the 2018 real estate market across Northern Virginia is expected to be the prelude to a healthy spring season, according to leaders of the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors (NVAR). “I’m seeing buyers eager to act on homes that fill their needs. Inventory remains extremely low – it’s not uncommon to find you are in a competitive-bidding situation right now,” said Rob Allen, a Realtor with Long & Foster in Reston and member of the NVAR board of directors. January traditionally is one of the lightest months of the year in local real estate, and the market statistics reflected it: Total sales across Northern Virginia for the month stood at a subdued 1,097, down slightly from 1,110 a year before.
But the average sales price of $567,710 was up 3.2 percent, with single-family homes seeing an 8.5 percent bump to $820,504 and other sectors of the market (townhouses and condominiums) also in positive territory. Figures represent sales in Arlington and Fairfax counties and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax and Falls Church. Of those jurisdictions, only Alexandria saw a year-over-year increase in sales for the month, although all jurisdictions except Arlington reported higher median prices. Region-wide, the median sales price of $475,000 (for all types of residential properties) was up 2.8 percent. Figures were reported Feb. 12 by RealEstate Business Intelligence, based on data from Bright MLS, with analysis provided by NVAR.
There is no real-estate groundhog to project whether the local market will see an early spring or be mired in the winter doldrums for additional weeks. But Rob Allen, a Long & Foster agent in Fairfax and member of the NVAR board, has an inkling the market will heat up before the temperatures do. “I’m seeing buyers eager to act on homes that fill their needs,” he said. “It’s not uncommon to find you are in a competitive bidding situation right now.” Inventory remains tight, with the 2,195 properties on the market in January lower by about 20 percent than a year before. As a result, there is a sense of urgency among some buyers – homes that sold in January spent an average of 63 days between listing and ratified contract, an improvement from 68 days before, and also saw a slight
improvement in the percentage of original listing price garnered by sellers. Homes coming under contract in January totaled 516, an increase of 14.7 percent, although the total number of pending sales was down from a year before. That’s a mixed message that will be sorted out as the spring season arrives. As is almost always the case, three factors – price, location and condition – will help determine whether homes find quick buyers or linger on the market. “From a seller perspective, I’m finding it an appealing time to be on the market,” Allen said. “Houses that are competitively priced from the start are going to be in great shape.” Figures represent most, but not all, homes on the market. All figures are preliminary, and are subject to revision.
Va. Homes Market Saw a Solid Fourth Quarter of 2018 Buoyed by a strong October and November and offset only slightly by a weaker December, the Virginia real-estate market closed out the year with a 4.2-percent year-over-year jump in total sales and an increase, if slightly smaller, in median sales price during the fourth quarter of 2017. The state market “ended 2017 with exceptional strength,” said Jay Mitchell, president of the Virginia Realtors trade
organization. Despite or perhaps because of a dearth of inventory, “buyers are desperate to get into the market, soaking up listings at record speed,” Mitchell said. A total of 27,880 properties went to closing during the quarter, compared to 26,477 in the same period in 2016. With the exception of Southside Virginia, every corridor of the commonwealth posted a year-over-year increase in the quarter.
The median sales price of $270,699 reported in the October-November-December time frame was up 2.2 percent from $265,000 a year before, and nearly every part of the commonwealth saw an increase. (Northern Virginia, which the Realtors group defines as a swath running west to nearly the West Virginia line and south almost to Fredericksburg, saw quarterly sales rise 0.5 percent to 9,845 and the me-
dian price up 3.1 percent to $415,000.) Add it all up, and the quarterly sales volume of $9.32 billion statewide rose 7.1 percent from a year before. For the year, home sales across the commonwealth totaled 122,051, up 4.7 percent from a year before, and total sales volume was up 8.5 percent to $41.48 billion. Year-over-year home sales in 2017 were up during 10 months, declining only in September and December.
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Fairfax County Notes COUNTY POLICE LAUNCH PILOT PROGRAM FOR BODY-WORN CAMERAS:
Fairfax County police on Feb. 19 began the rollout of the department’s bodyworn-camera pilot program at three district stations. Police Chief Edwin Roessler Jr. in December 2016 proposed the pilot program to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors’ Public Safety Committee. In late November last year, supervisors voted unanimously to implement the pilot program in 2018. It initially was set to begin in March, but county police were able to slowly start phasing in the cameras a few weeks ahead of schedule. The department of Feb. 19 began training the first wave of officers and initiated the gradual rollout. Full implementation should be completed by March 13, officials said. In total, 230 cameras will be distributed to officers at the department’s Mason, Mount Vernon and Reston district police stations. Police chose those stations from among eight in the county because of the diversity of their communities, the varying types of calls for service they receive and incidents resulting in the use of force. Not every officer at each of these stations will be issued a camera. Department officials are working with a research team at American University that will gather and study data over the course of the pilot
program. It is important to have a control group in each station to allow for a more accurate compilation of data, police said. Officers will be expected to activate the body-worn camera during any public encounter related to a call for service, lawenforcement action, subject stop, traffic stop, search or police service. Officers should start recording when they arrive at scenes or begin responding, or as soon as it is practical and safe to do so, and leave the cameras on for the duration of the incident. There are several circumstances and locations where officers will not record video. FAIRFAX FIRE LIEUTENANT SELECTED TOPS IN COMMONWEALTH: The Fairfax
County Fire and Rescue Department announced Feb. 16 that Lt. Marc Davidson of the county’s Fire and Rescue Academy had been selected to receive the 2017 Governor’s Fire Service Award for Firefighter of the Year. The 2017 Governor’s Awards will be presented during opening ceremonies of the 2018 Virginia Fire-Rescue Conference on Feb. 24. The awards were established to formally recognize excellence in Virginia’s fire services. Davidson was recognized for his efforts to enhance a number of certification courses and officer-development training in the department. He has written
curricula for several courses and was the driving force behind a continuing education series, titled “Riding The Seat.” This series is so popular that fire-and-rescue personnel from across the region are requesting to attend, officials said. Davidson also was instrumental in gaining delegated authority from the Virginia Department of Fire Programs that allows the county’s Fire and Rescue Department to deliver and certify all training courses delivered at the academy. COUNTY FIRE LIEUTENANT COMMENDED: Fairfax County Fire and Res-
cue Department Lt. Raymond Foster, who works C-Shift at Fire Station 29 in Tysons, on Feb. 10 was awarded the 2017 Fire Safety Commendation Medal for the Commonwealth of Virginia by the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) during a ceremony at the Virginia State Capitol building. Foster, a 10-year veteran of the Fire and Rescue Department, serves as officer of Tiller Truck 429 at Station 29. He was nominated for, and received, the Fire Safety Commendation Medal from the Fairfax SAR chapter in October 2017. The local chapter then put his name forward for consideration at the state level. According to his nomination letter, Foster in August 2012 was at a fire when firefighters required rescue. After that incident, Foster used his experience to
train multiple jurisdictions’ firefighters and command officers in rapid-intervention and self-rescue techniques, the letter read. Foster recently participated in the coordination of a department-wide evaluation of new ventilation equipment and techniques. The techniques Foster helped develop for removing smoke from structures will be used county-wide and augment the safety of Fire and Rescue Department personnel as well as victims of fire, officials said. “Lt. Foster remains one of the pinnacle leaders in our Fire and Rescue Department who strives for the best from both himself and his crew,” the nomination letter read. “His dedication to his work is invaluable and unwavering.” OPEN HOUSE TO FOCUS ON SUMMER THERAPEUTIC PROGRAMS: The Fair-
fax County government’s Therapeutic Recreation Services program will host an open house to detail summer programs for school-age individuals with disabilities on Friday, March 2 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Providence Community Center, 3001 Vaden Drive in Fairfax. The event will offer information about summer camps, and will host familyfriendly activities and light refreshments. The program is free; registration is requested by calling (703) 324-5532 or emailing tracers@fairfaxcounty.gov.
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Vienna/Oakton Notes VIENNA TO HOST RECYCLING EVENT:
The Vienna town government’s first Quarterly Recycling Day of 2018 will be held on Saturday, March 3 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Northside Property Yard, 600 Mill St., N.W. The event will provide a safe, convenient way for residents to dispose of waste oil, car batteries, antifreeze and electronics in an environmentally responsible way. Last year, through its Quarterly Recycling Days, the town government recycled approximately 350 gallons of waste oil, 43 gallons of antifreeze, 10 car batteries, and 16 tons of electronics. Hazardous-waste products – such as insecticides, paint, and other chemicals – are not accepted. Just about any electronic with a plug, except for CRT-type computers and TVs (those with large backsides), will be accepted.
VIENNA COMMUNITY BAND TO PRESENT SPRING CONCERT: The Vienna
Community Band will present its Spring Concert on Sunday, March 11 at 7 p.m. at the Vienna Community Center. The concert is free, and the community is invited. The band is recruiting musicians in all sections, with a special need for clarinets, bassoons, oboes and tubas. Rehearsals are held on Sundays at 6:15 p.m. at the Vienna Community Center. For information, see the Web site at www.viennacommunityband.org.
from noon to 2 p.m. at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 8601 Wolftrap Road in Vienna. The production revolves around the mysterious death of Marvelous Merlin, a great wizard, in the comedy-drama. The cost of $30 includes lunch and the performance; prepayment is required by March 7. For information or to register, call (703) 281-0538 or see the Web site at www. scov.org.
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enna Art Center, 115 Pleasant St., N.W. A meet-the-artists reception will be held on Thursday, April 12 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., at which watercolor artist Cathy
Williams will present a demonstration. For information, call (703) 319-3971 or see the Web site at www.viennaartssociety.org. VIENNA ARTS SOCIETY HOSTS DEMONSTRATION: The Vienna Arts Society
will host a program and demonstration by artist Ruth Ensley on Thursday, March 8 at 10:30 a.m. at the Vienna Art Center, 115 Pleasant St., N.W. Ensely will discuss how she builds the intensity of watercolor using transparent layers and builds the depth of textures shown in her work. The community is invited. For information, call (703) 319-3971 or see the Web site at www.viennaartssociety.org. Your submissions are invited! Find contact information on Page 6 each week.
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Set on a prime, well-manicured lot of nearly a half-care in the family-friendly, inside-the-Beltway McLean neighborhood of Hansborough, this week’s featured property showcases elegance and tender loving care with 8,600 square feet of living space inside and a sumptuous rear yard with pool. Featuring more than $100,000 in recent upgrades, the property offers estate-caliber living with bonuses that range from a filled-with-light open floor plan and high-tech systems to an adorable playhouse for children. The property currently is on the market, listed at $2,249,900 by Lilian Jorgenson of Long & Foster Real Estate. Gracious curb appeal and marvelous gardens on the outside give way to spectacular settings as we amble inside for an exploration of the property. Traffic flow is wonderful, perfect for daily living or entertaining in style. The elegant and soaring foyer, with a grand staircase, sets the tone for all that will follow, with the formal living room to the left and dining room to the right. The Stuart gourmet kitchen is updated and ready to exceed expectations, with access to both the casual-dining area (and screened porch beyond) and the pool-view deck for al-fresco dining.
The Octagon Room, with glorious fireplace and tray ceiling, is a stunner, while an author’s library is tucked away for reflective moments. Upstairs, two master suites showcase the versatility of the layout, and will pamper you in style. Three additional bedrooms, all en-suite, also can be found here. The walk-out lower level, which provides access to the pool-area covered patio, is home to a large club room, game room and several bonus rooms that work well for a multitude of options. All this, plus you have the extraordinary pool area that will be a centerpiece of daily living throughout the summer. A standout in every regard, this home beckons. Why not answer the call?
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Facts for buyers Address: 7205 Capitol View Drive, McLean (22101). Listed at: $2,249,000 by Lilian Jorgenson, Long & Foster Real Estate (703) 790-1990. Schools: Churchill Road Elementary, Cooper Middle, Langley High School.
Housing Starts Healthy as the New Year Gets Rolling A surge in multi-family production pushed overall housing starts up 9.7 percent in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.33 million units, according to newly released data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Commerce Department. Multifamily starts rose 23.7 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 449,000 units. Meanwhile, single-family production posted a healthy 3.7percent gain to 877,000 units. “The growth in production is in line with our reports of solid builder confidence in the housing market,” said NAHB chairman Randy Noel, a custom home builder from LaPlace, La. “A pro-business regulatory climate and increasing housing demand are boosting builders’ optimism, even as they continue to face supply-side hurdles such as rising construction material prices and access to lots and labor.” “Demand for owner-occupied housing is rising due to favorable demographic tailwinds and a healthy labor market. Increases in after-tax incomes should help prospective buyers save for a down payment on a home,” said NAHB chief economist Robert Dietz. “As consumers continue to enter the single-family market, we should see builders increase production to meet this demand.” Regionally in January, combined single- and multifamily housing production increased 45.5 percent in the Northeast, 10.7 percent in the West, and 9.3 percent in the South. Starts fell 10.2 percent in the Midwest. Overall permit issuance rose 7.4 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.4 million units, which is a post-recession high. Multi-family permits registered a 26.5 percent gain to 530,000 while single-family permits edged down 1.7 percent to 866,000. Permit issuance rose 92.5 percent in the South and 17.1 percent in the West. Permits declined 2.6 percent in the Midwest and 21.7 percent in the Northeast. Builder confidence remains exceptionally strong in the West, Midwest and South, according to a survey taken by the trade organization. Confidence is softer, but still relatively high compared to historic norms, in the East, the organization said.
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Transportation Notes ANNUAL PASSENGER COUNTS RISE AT LOCAL AIRPORTS: Another record-set-
ting year for Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport was coupled with solid growth at Washington Dulles International Airport in 2017, according to yearend figures reported Feb. 20. A total of 46,620,179 travelers came and went through the two airports in 2017, up 2.8 percent from 2016 – a new record. At Reagan National, the passenger count of 23,905,407 was up 1.4 percent from 2016 and marked the seventh consecutive year of record totals. Dominant carrier American Airlines saw a 1.2-percent growth in passenger counts, totaling almost half – 11.7 million passengers – served at the airport. The airport’s total passenger count has risen by nearly one-third over the past decade, despite Reagan National’s landlocked location and restricted landing and take-off “slots” allocated to airlines. At Washington Dulles, the growth rate of 4.1 percent to 22,714,772 passengers in 2017 represents the fourth consecutive year of passenger growth following almost a decade of up-and-down results. The airport’s all-time passenger record of 27 million was set in 2005, when the nowdefunct Independence Air was challenging United for passengers. At Dulles, year-over-year passenger growth was relatively evenly split between
domestic travel (up 4.3 percent to just under 15 million) and international service (up 3.6 percent to 7.7 million). The overall total was aided by growth on the domestic side reported by United Airlines, the airport’s dominant carrier. For 2017, Dulles saw year-over-year passenger increases every month but September, while at National, passenger counts were up in eight months but down in March, May, September and December. (Reagan National in particular benefited from the January 2017 presidential inaugural and counter-inaugural protests, which helped boost its monthly total to 881,000 from 760,000 a year before.) National Airport opened in 1941; Dulles in 1962. Both remain owned by the federal government, but are operated under a long-term lease by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, which is overseen by the federal government, state governments of Maryland and Virginia and government of the District of Columbia. Full figures are available at www. mwaa.com.
collectively, in positive territory in December. A total of 3.7 million passengers used the two airports the last month of 2017, up 0.7 percent from a year before, according to figures reported Feb. 20 by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. The growth was concentrated at Dulles, where the 1.83 million passengers represented a year-over-year increase of 2.2 percent. Dominant carrier United – which is responsible for more than 63 percent of traffic at the airport – saw its domestic-passenger total increase 5.4 percent, although United’s international traffic was down. Dulles also benefited from an increase in destinations offered by Frontier over the past year, while Delta and American saw passenger-counts decline. On the international-passenger front, increases were posted by Aer Lingus, Ethiopian and Air China, with declines reported by Air Canada and British Airways. At Reagan National, which saw a seventh consecutive year of record passenger totals in 2017, December’s figures were soft, with the 1.84 million passengers representing a decline of 0.7 percent from a year before. While National’s dominant carrier American posted a 2.2-percent increase, declines were reported by Southwest,
United and JetBlue. Alaska, which has a limited presence at Reagan National, saw a slight bump up. At Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall, operated by the Maryland state government, December’s passenger total of just under 2.2 million was up 2.8 percent from a year before. Southwest is the dominant carrier at BWI, accounting for just under 70 percent of total passengers in December. Full details can be found at www. mwaa.com. COMMENT SOUGHT ON TRANSPORTATION PROPOSALS: The Northern
Virginia Transportation Commission is seeking public comment on proposals for use of funds accumulating through tolls on Interstate 66 inside the Beltway. The commission received 18 applications for transit improvements from local jurisdictions and transportation agencies. Public input will be taken through April 16. Community-engagement sessions will be held on March 20 in Reston and April 5 in Arlington. For information on the proposed projects and the community forums, see the Web site at www.novatransit.org.
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Curator Continued from Page 1 erties for little to no rent, in exchange for repairing and maintaining the sites, paying utility bills and county taxes, and maintaining reasonable public access to the properties. The first approved application was at the circa-1937 Stempson House in Lorton, but that site was easier than Turner Farm because it was strictly residential in nature, officials said. “Although it can be frustrating at all levels, we knew from the onset that some sites would be more challenging than others,” said Park Authority spokesman Judy Pedersen. Kirk has formed the Turner Farmhouse Foundation and applied to live at the circa-1905 house at 10609 George-
MITRE Continued from Page 1 third, providing 4,690 parking spaces at full build-out. The company will take into account energy- and environmental mitigation when constructing the new parking garage, said Antonio Calabrese, the applicant’s attorney. “The most environmentally friendly thing we can do is actually not to have the garage,” said Supervisor Linda Smyth (DProvidence). “We’ve certainly had those discussions about if we can add on to the existing garages, do more in the way of [traffic-demand management]. But certainly our hope is that it will be reduced down to not necessary in the future.” The 22.51-acre site is located about 0.1 miles from the McLean Metro station’s southern entrance. The parcel now has seven- and 14-story office buildings, two with six stories apiece, five- and six-story parking garages and some surface parking, all of which support the MITRE campus. MITRE is only one of two Tysons sites designated exclusively for office use; the other is Gannett’s property. Development on MITRE’s campus will increase from the previously approved total of 1,340,030 square feet to 2,153,461 square feet. The property’s floor-area ratio, which contrasts the site’s developed square footage with the parcel’s size, will be 2.19 overall. Public and private open space will be included on the campus, the former usually along major streets and the latter on the interior of the site. MITRE will contribute more than $27 million worth of proffers for transportation, housing and athletic fields, Calabrese said. MITRE will offer about 1.4 acres of publicly accessible park space, which is double the county’s requirement, Calabrese said. Tree-canopy coverage also will exceed the mandated amount, he said. MITRE in 2017 paid nearly $5.4 million in real-estate and special-district
town Pike. Kirk’s application not only would allow her family to live at the Turner Farmhouse, but also open a retreat for up to 20 people at the site’s garage. The retreat house would have bedrooms, dining facilities, meeting areas and possibly a library, Kirk told Great Falls residents at a meeting last May. Kirk’s plan calls for significant renovations at the site, David Buchta, manager of FCPA’s Heritage Conservation Branch, said in an earlier interview with the Sun Gazette. “There will be lots of repairs to the house, barn, garage and milk shed,” he said. “All but the dairy barn would be restored under the curator’s plans.” Septic issues also still need to be ironed out. The site’s current septic field needs to be abandoned and redone, said Kirk, a 20-year Great Falls resident. Heritage Conservation Branch officials taxes to Fairfax County and paid nearly $13.5 million in taxes between 2015 and last year, Calabrese said. The approved rezonings likely will take 20 to 25 years to bring to fruition, he said. Addressing concerns from Pimmit Hills neighbors, Calabrese said MITRE’s campus is about 520 feet from Magarity Road. There is an intervening 12-acre parcel zoned for 90-foot-tall apartment buildings, but the owners of that land are considering development of “urban-style” townhouses, he said. Buildings on the southward side of MITRE’s campus will feature step-backs at the upper levels and visual breaks between the structures to avoid a monolithic aesthetic impression, he said. MITRE has had a major presence in the McLean area for almost 50 years and has been a good neighbor, said Paul Kohlenberger, president of Greater McLean Chamber of Commerce. Sally Horn of the McLean Citizens Association said the association long has sought to mitigate the impacts of Tysons’ growth on the surrounding community. “Our residents are already experiencing massive increases in traffic in some of our neighborhoods,” she said. “We thank MITRE for taking its responsibility to reduce the use of automobiles and traffic seriously.” MITRE addressed the surrounding
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estimate it would cost between $100,000 and $120,000 to design and install separate septic systems for residential and commercial use, Pedersen said. The county is conducting required archaeological studies at the site in advance of septic installation, she said. The application also is undergoing a land-use review and will need a zoning
An artist’s rendition of the development plan submitted by MITRE Corp. and approved by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors.
community’s concerns and guaranteed pedestrian access across its campus during
exception from the county, necessitating hearings at the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors. The County Attorney’s Office is reviewing a draft of the resident-curator lease that would be put into effect at Turner Farm. County supervisors will have to approve the final lease agreement, as well. Kirk said county officials told her the Turner Farm resident curatorship likely would not begin until at least January 2019. Pedersen did not give an estimate for when would begin, but said Park Authority officials are committed to completing the preparatory work in a “timely fashion.” “Particularly because the program is in its infancy, we want to ensure that we have a methodical plan in place that will allow future properties to seamlessly be integrated into the program,” she said. all construction phases, said Pindar Van Arman of the Colonies Condominium Association. The company also will build parts of Lincoln Street, a new street that will provide better connections between Old Meadow and Magarity roads. That project has drawn opposition from some neighbors, but will benefit the overall community, he said. “No transportation solution is ideal for everyone, but when we all give up a little, we can get something that is better for everyone,” Van Arman said.
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A Region Crown for Marshall
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Once-Great Region Hoop Format Has Been Ruined What a shame. To a significant degree, a once fantastic girls and boys high school basketball tournament in Northern Virginia has unfortunately been watered down and ruined.
Championship 1st Since 1976 Season
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DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer
Forty-two years later, the Marshall Statesmen again are a girls region-tournament basketball champion. Marshall (26-3) won the 2018 Northern Region 6D high schooltourney on its home court Feb. 24 with a dramatic victory BASKETBALL 44-43 over the Langley Saxons, who won a region crown in 2017. Marshall’s Grace Grill made the winning layup with 1.6 seconds to play after taking a pass from freshman guard Mary Trivisonno, who penetrated into the lane on the final sequence. The region tite was Marshall’s first since 1976. “Unbelievable,” Marshall coach Mike Trivisonno said. “We thought we could be pretty good this year with Clara [Ford, senior center] and a lot of young players, who all started to play old and grew up fast the last three weeks.” Marshall, which did not qualify for the region tourney last season, was 4-0 in this year’s region competition, extending its winning streak to 13 and postContinued on Page 25
Marshall High School’s Clara Ford attempts to block a shot taken by Langley’s Lauren Maloney during the Feb. 24 region championship game won by Marshall. PHOTO BY DEB KOLT
Madison Boys Fall in Championship Game DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer
The Madison Warhawks followed their first region championship in 2017 with a second-place finish in this year’s ReBASKETBALL Northern gion 6D tournament – losing to the host Battlefield Bobcats, 59-51, in this season’s title game of the boys high school competition the night of Feb. 24. Madison (17-10) and the taller Battlefield team were tied at 13 after one quarter, the Bobcats led 25-22 at halftime and 40-37 after three periods in the 6D Northern Region final. Battlefield was blown out by the Warhawks in a 24
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quarterfinal game of the 2017 region tourney. “They were bigger than I thought and they were an awfully good team,” Madison coach Kevin Roller said. “We hung in there, but we had no margin for error against them, and we made some mistakes. We didn’t make enough shots and we had too many turnovers.” Making the night even more frustrating for Madison was the team’s bus broke down two miles from the school on the return trip from Battlefield. The team was shuttled home by some parents who were returning to the school as well in their cars. John Finney had 11 points for Madison, Nick Hugie and Johnny Hecht
scored 10 each and Aaron Darab nine. Madison still advances to this week’s Virginia High School League’s Class 6 state tournament, despite the loss. The Warhawks play a first-round game against South County on March 2 or 3. Madison was 3-1 in the region tourney, including wins over Herndon at home and Patriot and Westfield on the road. See details about those games at www.insidenova.com/sports/fairfax. The Warhawks’ overall region-tournament record the past two seasons was 7-1. The Warhawks’ overall playoff record this season and last is 10-3 includ-
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The Group AAA Northern Region girls and boys tourneys, as they once were, have been broken apart and divided into multiple events and spread out at different venues. Some semifinal and championship games are now played on the same dates and at the same times – making it impossible for those wanting to see all of the games to be able to do so. How much sense does that make? That wasn’t the case under the older and much more fan-friendly format. Depending on who’s explaining, the old format was changed in an attempt to ease travel for teams in some parts of the region, to make more money, and/or to give more teams the opportunity to win trophies. In the new region-tourney set up, schools are divided even more into classifications based on enrollment. So there is no longer the fun possibility for any great “Hoosiers”-like stories in that famous high school basketball movie. That’s when a little Indiana school made a title run by repeatedly upsetting bigger schools. What’s also unfortunate? With the new alignments, the region tournament is no longer a single gathering spot. That’s when the area’s prep basketball community annually came together each winter at one locale to watch the girls and boys final fours. There used to be one very informative and well designed multi-page region-tournament basketball program. It included schedules, rosters and photos of each participating team, stats and a list of past champions. That was unfortunately scrapped with the new format. Now, maybe rosters are provided at the games site, if anything at all. Again, what a shame.
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Madeira Wins State Title by the Slimmest of Margins DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer
For the sixth time in program history, the first time since 2006 and by the slimmest margin SWIM & DIVE since the girls high school competition has been held, the Madeira Snails won a state swimming and diving championship. Madeira won the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association Division I private-school crown with 294 points, just a half point ahead of runner-up Norfolk Academy. The swimming finals were held Feb. 17 at the Jeff Rouse Swim Center in Stafford. “This was a really crazy meet that was even in so many ways,” Madeira coach Rod Montrie said. “I’ve never seen anything like that before. The girls did a heck of a job.” The speedy Snails clinched the title by winning the final event – the 400 freestyle relay in a meet-record 3:27.22. Norfolk Academy was a close second in 3:27.95. “It came down to that relay that we had to win,” Montrie said. Izzy Gati, Meaghan Doyle, Sofie Davis and Maddie Heilbrun made up that
The Madeira Snails gather with the Division I state private-school championship trophy the PHOTO FROM MADEIRA swimming and diving team won by only a slim half-point margin.
state-championship clinching relay for Madeira. Heilbrun swam the anchor. “Maddie pulled it out,” Montrie said. In individual races, Gati won the 100 butterfly in 53.87 seconds and was second in the 200 free, Davis was second in the 100 breaststroke and fourth in the 50 free, Heilbrun was fifth in the individual medley and 100 free, Molly Watts was sixth in the IM and 500 free, Giovi Mo-
riarty was seventh in the 200 free and 10th in the 500 free, Lily Rathbun was sixth in the breast, Doyle was eighth in the 100 free, and Elizabeth Zhukova and Sophia Bernstein scored points. The Snails scored 50 points in the breaststroke race. Madeira’s 200 free relay was a second to Norfolk Academy and the medley relay tied for fourth with Norfolk Academy in the first event of the swimming
finals. “We split the relays with them. The points were even in the relays,” Montrie said. “Tying them in that first event was an omen of what was to come.” The Snails compiled a 7-1 dual-meet record this season and finished third in the Independent School League championship meet. n The Flint Hill girls finished sixth in the state and were led by senior Jasmine Hellmer’s victory in the 100 free (50.55) and second in the IM. She swam on Flint Hill’s second-place medley relay. Hellmer set one meet record and three team marks in the state meet, achieving three Automatic All-American cuts in the process. Natalie Champagne was third in the fly for Flint Hill, Sisi Baker was fourth in the 500 free and the 200 free relay was fourth. For the eighth-place Potomac School girls, Annie Tuttle won the breaststroke (1:03.9) and Caroline Otteni was fourth in the fly. In the boys state meet, Flint Hill’s Oliver Mills won the diving with a record point total of 542.95, and for the seventh-place Potomac School, Diego Cruz was second in the 100 free and the 400 free relay was second.
Potomac School Earns Regular-Season and Tourney Titles A Staff Report
It was a dual championship season in league play for the Potomac School Panthers this winter. First, the girls high school basketball team (21-8) won the Independent School League A Division regular season crown
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season record to 7-0, with this week’s Virginia High School League’s Class 6 state tourney still to come. The Statesmen play T.C. Williams in a first-round game March 2 at 5:30 p.m. at Patriot High School in Prince William County. In the region final against Langley (19-7 and 2-1 in the region and 5-1 in the playoffs), the game was close throughout. Langley led 16-9 at the end of the first quarter, 27-26 at halftime and was ahead 37-36 after three periods. In the fourth, the lead changed hands five times. Langley took a 43-42 advantage with 15 seconds left on two foul shots by Rana Azad, who had one of
Madison Continued from Page 24 ing district, region and state contests. n The Marshall Statesmen (23-3) had their season and 19-game winning streak end with a 55-49 home loss to the
with a 13-1 record, then finished with a record to BASKETBALL 3-0 win the conference tournament. In the tourney final, top seed Potomac School defeated No. 2 seed and host St. Andrews, 50-33, on Feb. 25. In that victory, Tracey Mills scored
19 points for the Panthers, Courtlynne Caskin added 14, Sara Park 12 and Sally McAuliffe yanked six rebounds. Mills made three three-pointers and Caskin hit two. Potomac School routed bottom seed Sandy Spring, 62-27, in the first round, then outlasted No. 5 seed St. Stephen’s
& St. Agnes, 67-58, in the semifinals. Potomac School had lost to St. Stephen’s a few days earlier for its lone ISL defeat during the 2017-18 campaign. Against Sandy Spring, Park scored 17 and Evelina Swigart 10. In the win over St. Stephen’s, Caskin scored 25, Park 17 and Mills 15.
her best games with 19 points, six rebounds and two steals. Marshall called a timeout, hoping to get the ball to senior center Ford down low in the lane on the final shot. Ford already had scored 10 points, grabbed 11 rebounds, blocked four shots and had two assists. Ford was double teamed, so Mary Trivisonno drove the lane and had to shoot or look elsewhere to pass. She eventually found Grill underneath wide open, and she converted the winning layup. “I was driving in the lane and was thinking about shooting. I drew defenders to me, I saw Grace come open and got her the ball,” said Mary Trivisonno, who had five points and two assists. “Our goal was to fight, fight, fight until the end and not be the first to give up.”
Also for Marshall, Trivisonno’s twin sister Christina had six points, Grill scored eight, Val Dirkse had six points and four rebounds, Zoe Soule had five points and Rachel South scored four. “Mary made a fantastic pass and Grace Grill made a smart move to get open,” said Mike Trivisonno, Mary’s father and Marshall’s coach. For Langley, Jordyn Callaghan had 10 points and five rebounds and Lauren Maloney had eight points, seven rebounds and two steals. In order, Langley has finished second, first and third in region tournaments for three years in a row. Langley also advances to the state tourney, playing Woodbridge at 6 p.m. March 3 at Robinson Secondary School. Marshall defeated another perennial
region power in the host Oakton Cougars, also by a point in the final seconds, 51-50, in the region semifinals on two foul shots by Soule the night before. “Oakton one night then Langlely the next. That’s two powerhouses,” Mike Trivisonno said. Marshall defeated Centreville, 52-32, and Herndon, 61-50, teams in its first two region games. Langley defeated Westfield, 42-39, then Osbourn Park, 45-27, in its other two region games. NOTES: Prior to this season, Marshall last qualified for a region tournament in 2012 . . . In Trivisonno’s three seasons as Marshall’s head coach, th Statesmen’s records have been 5-17, 16-8, and 26-3 . . . Marshall defeated Langley during the regular season in overtime.
eventual champion Battlefield Bobcats on Feb. 23 in a semifinal game of the Northern Region 6D boys basketball tournament. “We missed too many shots and were hurt by turnovers,” Marshall coach Dan Hale said. “We didn’t play as well as we had been playing. We believed we could beat them, we just didn’t play well
enough.” Demitri Gamble had 13 points to lead Marshall in scoring. Daniel Deaver scored 12 points, Joseph Lampman 10 and Ryan Schlaffer seven. The National District Tournament champion Statesmen were 2-1 in the region tournament with three home games.
The Statesmen defeated Chantilly, 45-30, in the first round, then Osbourn, 56-49, in the quarterfinals. Marshall compiled a 4-1 post-season record, missing qualifying for the state tournament by one win. “We had a great season, but we would have liked to have made it to state,” Hale said.
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High School Roundup STATE TRACK & FIELD: Madison High
School’s Merrill Leak finished third in the 1,600-meters and eighth in the 1,000 at the Virginia High School League’s girls Class 6 state track and field championships. Madison’s Elizabeth Wu was eighth in the 3,200. For the McLean girls, JaneAnne Tvedt was fourth in the high jump and Caroline Howley sixth in the 3,200. From Oakton, Rachel Green was sixth in the 1,000 and the 4x800 relay was third. Langley’s Anna Spear was eighth in the 1,600, Amy Wen sixth in the pole
vault and Samantha Brascia was eighth in the triple jump. In the Class 6 boys meet, Madison’s Kevin Murphy was sixth in the 3,200, Langley’s Jim Keys was seventh in the pole vault and Marshall’s Ben Smith was eighth in the 1,600. PRIVATE-SCHOOL HOOP TOURNAMENTS: The top seed Flint Hill Hus-
kies (21-7) lost to host St. James, 75-56, in the championship game of the boys Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament on Feb. 25. For Flint Hill, center Qudus Wahab
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Note to readers had 13 points, Justin Taylor scored 10, Dowar Jioklow eight and Christian Turner seven. Flint Hill defeated Maret, 73-57, in the semifinals. Wahab had 21 points and 12 rebounds, Taylor scored 15 and had eight rebounds, Isaiah Moore had 15 points and five assists, Jioklow had 12 points and six rebounds, Ethan Jones had seven points and four boards and Justice Ellison had five assists and two points. Also in the MAC tourney, the Potomac School Panthers (20-8) defeated St. Andrews, 78-55, in the first round then fell to host St. James, 76-57, in the semifinals. Devon Flowers had 20 points against St. Andrews, Justin Law scored 18 and made four threes, and Mike Grimes had 16 points, also making four three-pointers. Flowers scored 27 and Grimes 10 against St. James. n The No. 2 seed Flint Hill Huskies (61-57) lost to Episcopal, 61-55, in its only game of the Independent School League’s AA Division girls basketball tournament. Claire Miller had 13 points for Flint Hill, Kathleen Boyce and Madison Jordan each scored 12 and Whitney Wiley 10. OAKCREST ATHLETIC DIRECTOR HONORED: The National Interscholas-
tic Athletic Administrators Association announced that Caroline Heeter, athletic director at Oakcrest School in Vienna, has been recognized as a certified athletic administrator. To earn the distinction, Heeter has demonstrated the highest level of knowledge and expertise in the field of interscholastic athletic administration. Since joining the staff of Oakcrest in 2002, Heeter has been instrumental in the expansion of Oakcrest’s athletic program and achievements. As a graduate
Due to a production error out of the Sun Gazette’s control, the wrong first page of sports was printed in the Feb. 22 issue. We apologize for the confusion. Anyone wanting a copy of the front page of sports from that paper can have a PDF file sent. E-mail Dave Facinoli at dfacinoli@sungazette. net and we’ll get it to you. of Oakcrest, Heeter enjoys the unique opportunity of passing on traditions from her years as a student. OAKCREST STUDENT HONORED: Taylor Ballenger, an eighth grader at Oakcrest School in Vienna, is a member of the DC EDGE open juvenile synchronized skating team, ranked No. 1 on the East Coast. Ballenger is one of 16 members of the team in a sport that highlights intricate footwork, including spins and jumps, while executing difficult formations. DC EDGE began in 2008 and is a member of the Washington Figure Skating Club. DC EDGE competitions are organized and run through the U.S. Figure Skating Organization. Ballenger’s Open Juvenile team competed at the Eastern Championships in January 17 and won a gold medal. INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD: Potomac
School’s Reed Voeks broke the school record in the long jump with a distance of 20-feet, 3-inches during a recent meet at Episcopal High School. Also at the meet, Potomac School’s boys sprint-medley relay of Hamilton Brooks, Miles Wilson, Jamal Thompson and Matt Kassaye set a school record by seven seconds. The girls 4x400 relay won and ran the state’s fastest private-school time this season at 4:08. Daija Yisrael, Kelly Walton, Margot Labrecque and Catherine Hyman made up the relay.
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the organization’s Coach of the Year. Verbanic’s Flint Hill private-school team finished undefeated during the 2017 season and won the Division I state championship. The Gene Nelson Commissioner of the Year Award will go to Todd Casey of Vienna Youth Inc. from the National Division. A Youth Coach of the Year award will go to Anthony Gutowski of Vienna Youth, Inc. Local Youth Players of the Year recognized will be Vincent Ordenes of McLean Youth Football and Veronica Paige Counts of Vienna Youth Inc. Three $2,000 scholarships will be awarded to three graduating senior football players and there will be a $1,500 cheerleading scholarship.
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Local history
ST. PATRICK’S DAY
Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun.
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March 3, 1939: n The Fairfax Young Republicans have issued proposals to abolish the state poll tax, legalize horse racing and hold direct elections of the superintendent of schools and School Board.
1. Salmon deposit 6. Old age, archaic 9. Bagpiper’s garb 13. Hawaiian veranda 14. Big Island flower necklace 15. Helper 16. V.C. Andrews’ “Flowers in the ____” 17. Uno ___ or one more 18. 4 x 4 race 19. *“Water of life” 21. *Shamrock 23. ____ Aviv 24. Rumpelstiltskin’s weaver 25. Wildebeest 28. Mega Bloks competitor 30. *Outdoor St. Patrick’s Day event 35. Starting point on way to riches 37. Clump 39. Dionysus’ pipe-playing companion 40. *Ireland, once 41. Ox connector, pl. 43. Quartet minus one 44. Put out on a curb 46. *William Butler Yeats, e.g. 47. Cardinal vices 48. Bee’s favorite drink 50. Russian mountain chain 52. Go gray 53. Period of illness 55. Workout unit
March 3-4, 1958: n Vienna officials plan to offer town police officers a tax-free subsistence allowance to help boost their income. n Proponents are calling for a single water authority for all of Fairfax County. n Virginia officials have lost another round at the U.S. Supreme Court over segregated schools. n The Sun has hired WEAM sportscaster Nat Allbright to cover spring training. March 2, 1965: n April 1 won’t be a laughing matter for 70,000 county residents, who will see their mailing addresses change as county officials revamp street names. n The Fairfax County Planning Commission continues to be deadlocked over selection of a chairman. n Opponents of Virginia’s poll tax are heading back to court in an effort to get it ruled unconstitutional. n A report says American colleges and universities will soon face a shortage of professors. March 5, 1974: n The General Assembly may step in with funding to help save the historic Jeremiah Moore house in Vienna from demolition. n On TV tonight: “Happy Days,” “Marcus Welby,” “Merv Griffin,” “Hawaii Five-O” and “Evening at Pops.” n At the movies: “American Graffiti,” “A Touch of Class” and “Son of Flubber.” March 2, 1984: n A Northern Virginia judge’s requirement that a woman convicted of drunk driving attend an autopsy is drawing both cheers and jeers. n A proposal for Northern Virginia’s first Islamic mosque is drawing concern from its Seven Corners neighbors. n The “Ask Beth” column tackles teen questions that include why boys often wake up with erections.
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57. *These never lived in Ireland 60. *Hibernia 64. Musician’s exercise 65. Flying saucer acronym 67. Cleveland’s controversial chief 68. Villain 69. Decompose 70. Do penitence
71. Parting words 72. Pro vote 73. “Walk the Dog” toy, pl. DOWN
1. Deli side 2. Beaten by walkers 3. Nay sayer 4. Middle measurement 5. Jefferson coin
6. Lined with elm trees 7. “Back To The Future” actress 8. ABBA’s genre 9. Capital of Ukraine 10. Like some rumors 11. Shakespeare’s tragic monarch 12. “Don’t give up!” 15. Olfactory property, pl. 20. Funereal lament 22. Chop off 24. ____ tower 25. *“The wearing of the ____” 26. Evian, backwards 27. Finno-____ language 29. Lump of stuff 31. Refuse visitors 32. Skylit lobbies 33. Faulkner’s “As I Lay ____” 34. Irregular or jagged 36. Religious offshoot 38. *Stout, e.g. 42. Liverpool star 45. Cursor-moving button 49. Wade’s opponent 51. Wiggle room 54. Shylock’s line of work 56. Socrates’ famous pupil 57. Dog command 58. Classic art subject 59. Puts two and two together 60. Itty-bitty bit 61. Call to a mate 62. Unacceptable 63. “Nobody ____ It Better” 64. Flow alternative 66. *British to the IRA
Public-Safety Notes ARMED MAN ROBS OAKTON CONVENIENCE STORE: A man entered the 7-
Eleven store at 2973 Chain Bridge Road in Oakton on Feb. 22 at 1:50 a.m., pointed a handgun at the clerk and demanded money, Fairfax County police said. The employee gave money to the robber, who ran out the front of the store and fled in an unknown direction. The suspect was described as being in his mid-20s, about 5 foot 6 inches tall, with thin build and wearing all-black clothing and a white mask.
D.C. MAN ARRESTED ON ASSAULT CHARGES: Fairfax County police dis-
patched officers to the 8500 block of Leesburg Pike in Tysons on Feb. 17 at 1:45 a.m. to check on a man who was asleep near that location. Police located the man, identified as Calvin Randolph Johnson, 24, of the District of Columbia, and found there was a warrant for his arrest. As police were arresting Johnson, he spit on two officers and tried to head-butt one officer, police said. The suspect then tried to kick out the window of the police cruiser when he was put in the back seat, causing damage to the car, authori-
ties said. Once at the jail, Johnson pushed another officer in the chest and continued to spit at officers and deputies at the jail, police said. Authorities then served Johnson with warrants charging him with destruction of property, three counts of assault on a law-enforcement officer, providing false identification to law enforcement and resisting arrest. DAMAGED VEHICLE SPARKS DRUNKDRIVING ARREST IN VIENNA: A Vienna
police officer patrolling near 338 Maple Ave., W., on Feb. 17 at 3:14 a.m. observed a vehicle with significant damage to its passenger side and sparks shooting out from the front passenger’s side wheel because it was riding on the metal rim. The officer stopped the vehicle and while talking with the driver detected the odor of alcoholic beverage coming from him and observed other signs of impairment. After the driver failed all the administered sobriety tests and preliminary breath test, police arrested the 26-year-old man from Mount Jackson, Va., and transported him to the Fairfax County Adult
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Detention Center. Authorities served him with a warrant for driving while intoxicated and remanded him to the custody of Fairfax County sheriff’s deputies. VIENNA POLICE WELCOME NEWEST OFFICER: Officer Brent Deloach on
Feb. 19 became the Vienna Police Department’s newest officer. Before joining the department, Deloach served with the Chesapeake Police Department for about three-and-a-half years, where he worked in patrol, served on the Vice Narcotics Task Force and was part of the honor guard. Deloach was born in Memphis, but grew up in Detroit. In 2009, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps and served for six years until he was honorably discharged and began his law-enforcement career in Chesapeake. Deloach is anxiously awaiting the birth of his first child, police said. An avid athlete, Deloach played college hockey at Becker College in Massachusetts. He was signed by the Norfolk Admirals and played on a semi-professional league. He enjoys the outdoors, spending time with friends and staying active. March 1, 2018 31
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