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Many in MCA See No Need for Jump in County Tax Rate
MAKING A MOVE TOWARD THE GOAL!
Supervisors Mulling 2.5-Cent Hike BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
McLean Citizens Association (MCA) board members argued vehemently April 4 before passing a resolution urging Fairfax County supervisors not to increase the realestate tax rate by up to 2.5 cents per $100 assessed value in their fiscal 2019 budget. The three-page resolution, presented by Budget and Taxation Committee chairman Louise Epstein, cited rising tax burdens and declining wages for residents, who overall earned about 0.6 percent less last year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The resolution called on
supervisors to increase pay for most county employees by the same 2.3-percent rate federal workers in the region received in January. Salaries for county teachers and first responders should be increased beyond that amount only if it would not require a real-estate-tax boost, the document read. Consumer prices rose 2.1 percent last year, but average wage increases proposed for most county employees would be 4.25 percent (including performance and longevity pay), with uniformed and public-safety employees set to receive 4.5 percent more, the resolution read. While county officials were Continued on Page 17
Fairfax Drops One Notch in Statewide Health Rankings
McLean High School’s Julia Koehl, left, is defended by Yorktown’s Elizabeth Cowan during a Liberty District girls lacrosse match on April 5 in Arlington. Yorktown won the game, as McLean’s record fell to 3-2. See a lacrosse roundup in Sports and a slide show of photos at www.insidenova.com/news/fairfax. PHOTO BY DEB KOLT
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Fairfax County lost a spot from a year before but remained near the top of the pack in the 2018 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Rankings & Roadmaps survey of Virginia’s 133 counties and cities. Fairfax placed third in
2018, flopping positions with Arlington County, which finished second. Loudoun County remained at the top of the ranking. The survey is compiled each year by the foundation Continued on Page 17
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Langley High Students Pursue Intricacies of Ethics PTA-Sponsored Event Has Provided Window Into Real-World Scenarios for Past 15 Years Acting as jurors in a vehicular manslaughter case, deciding who gets life-saving vaccine in a pandemic, wrestling with ethical situations in college and work. Those were the challenges Langley High School seniors worked through during Senior Ethics Day, held March 13 at McLean Bible Church. The school’s Parent-Teacher-Student Association has sponsored this one-day event each spring for the past 15 years. The event aims to start seniors thinking about situations in which the ethical issues are not simple or straightforward, similar to what they will encounter in life after high school, in college and in their careers. The school’s Drama Department provided junior students to act in roles for the trial simulation. The seniors participated in three different simulations of ethical decisionmaking, moderated by eminent leaders. Scenarios included: • A mock trial of a charge of manslaughter in a vehicular accident with complicating factors, presented by actual practicing and retired attorneys. Students acted as jury members, presented their verdicts and then were challenged by the moderator to explain and consider other factors in their decisions.
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Democratic Legislators: Signs of Hope in Richmond Local Lawmakers Still Have Budget, Governor’s Vetoes to Contend With This Month BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
Thanks to election victories last fall that put Democrats within one seat of parity in the House of Delegates, this year’s General Assembly session was more pleasing and productive than recent ones, members of the all-Democratic local legislative delegation said. Two state Senate members and four from the House of Delegates regaled Greater McLean Chamber of Commerce members April 5 with tales – both cautionary and uplifting – from the 2018 session. Buoyed in part by progressive activism that rose up (and has continued nonstop) following Donald Trump’s election as president in 2016, Democrats picked up 15 House of Delegates seats last November, reducing the GOP’s membership advantage to 51-49. Delegation members expressed satisfaction because lawmakers agreed to provide about $156 million annually to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). The decision “shamed” Maryland and the District of Columbia to give proportionate shares to pay for improvements to the transit system, they said. “I’m exactly not sure what the end result will look like, but we will have a dedicated source of revenue,” said state Sen. Barbara Favola (D-31st). Some critics, including the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, have objected to allowing moneys to be diverted to Metro from the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA), which funds regional road projects using revenues from taxes imposed in a 2013 omnibus transportation bill. Asked whether that was a good idea, given the embattled transit agency’s record on safety, reliability and maintenance, Del. Rip Sullivan (D-48th) said WMATA’s new general manager and CEO, Paul Wiedefeld, had made impressive strides in those areas. “The bill that was passed does have some further reform requirements, including an attempt to lower the size of the [WMATA] board, which becomes dysfunctional when there are too many people around the table,” he said.
Greater McLean Chamber of Commerce president Paul Kohlenberger, state Sen. Barbara Favola, Del. Marcus Simon, chamber member Raj MehPHOTO BY BRIAN TROMPETER ra, Del. Kathleen Murphy, state Sen. Janet Howell and Dels. Rip Sullivan and Mark Keam at the legislative wrap-up.
Legislators will look at other means of raising revenue to avoid raiding NVTA’s funds further, Sullivan said. Delegation members firmly oppose efforts to allow reverse-rush-hour tolling on the newly tolled Interstate 66 in Arlington and Falls Church, calling the proposal a “non-starter.” Firearm-safety bills went nowhere this year and minimum-wage legislation also died, legislators said. Del. Kathleen Murphy (D-34th), whose brother was shot to death during a robbery, regularly introduces gun-violence bills and said she was happy a caucus she assembled on the subject this year drew 26 members. Murphy was disappointed about the failure of one of her bills, which would have made a second conviction for violent domestic abuse a felony. Initial domesticviolence incidents often are forgiven, she said. “After this happens a number of times, it should be counted, because how many times does someone be beaten before someone is going to step in and save her life?” she asked. Delegation members said Democratic gains in the House of Delegates likely led to fewer “social bills,” such as ones that could lead to discrimination, which have
proved divisive in previous sessions. “Business flourishes when a state creates an environment that is welcoming to everybody,” Favola said. Del. Mark Keam (D-35th) said the recent influx of immigrant, gay and transgender delegates has shifted the debate in Richmond. “When they speak of equality, it’s not just an esoteric exercise,” he said. Keam ended up dead last in seniority during his first session in 2010, but through longevity has risen to No. 39. “The longer I’ve studied the seniority system, the more I see in it,” he joked. Legislators were hopeful of making progress this year on Medicaid expansion, which would allow the commonwealth to receive about $400 million annually in federal funding, freeing up that amount in state general funds. Delegates passed a bill with Medicaid expansion, but the state Senate, which has a 21-19 GOP advantage, has thus far held it up, Favola said. “What we can’t figure out is why,” said state Sen. Janet Howell (D-32nd). “Why would anybody want to deprive Virginians of health care we’ve already paid for?” Howell, who has held her seat for 27 years, was unhappy the legislature’s houses could not agree on a budget bill, forc-
ing lawmakers to go back to Richmond April 11 and hammer out a budget before July 1. Del. Marcus Simon (D-53rd), who in previous sessions served as something of an ideological lightning rod in the heavily GOP-dominated House of Delegates, said he was able to take a more moderate approach this year and even passed five bills. One of those gives the public more recourse on contracts that renew automatically without participants’ permission. It passed 99-0 in the House and the missing vote was his, as he forgot to vote while watching the tally board. Sullivan, a driving force behind last year’s Democratic wins, said the new crop of legislators is far from reticent. “The typical trick for a freshman is to sit in a corner and be quiet,” he said. “Not this group.” Howell, who said she plans to run for an eighth four-year term in 2019, expressed happiness with the performance of Gov. Ralph Northam (D). “Gov. Northam is one of those silentbut-strong types,” she said. “He’s very determined on his goals and works so well with people on both sides of the aisle . . . I’m really optimistic we’re going to have a great four years.”
in the future,” Northam said in a not-soveiled message to Arlington officials in his veto message. “I have been assured that an agreement acceptable to both sides of this dispute is close to being reached,” the governor said in vetoing the measure by Del. Tim Hugo (D-Fairfax). The bill would have forced Arlington officials to assess Washington Golf & Country Club and Army Navy Country
Club mostly as open space, which would ease each club’s tax burden and bring Arlington’s tax policy in line with other local jurisdictions. The measure sailed through the House of Delegates on a 65-33 vote and passed the state Senate on a 27-13 vote. But a later procedural vote suggested there was not enough support in the bodies to sustain a veto. The two clubs in question:
• Army Navy Country Club, which sits on 250 acres in the Nauck community, is assessed at $149 million – $132 million of that for the value of its land – and its 2017 tax bill was $1.5 million. • Washington Golf & Country Club, located adjacent to North Glebe Road, occupies 120 acres, has an assessed value of $83.2 million and received a tax bill of more than $867,000 last year. – Scott McCaffrey
Governor Vetoes Bill on Taxation Rates of Country Clubs
Gov. Northam on April 9 vetoed legislation that would have forced the Arlington government to lower tax bills for two local country clubs. But in his veto message, the governor pressed both sides to come to an amenable solution – and held out the prospect of siding with the country clubs in the future if they don’t. “I encourage the parties to continue negotiations to find a solution so that similar legislation will not be necessary 4
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County Seeks Applicants for Latest Resident-Curator Slot turn run to the school is at 3 p.m. Ash Grove is one of the few standing 18th-century Virginia houses and was built by the Fairfax family. Thomas Fairfax built the original portion of the house in 1790. The house sits on approximately one acre of land between the densely wooded Old Courthouse Spring Branch stream valley and the Westwood Village townhouse subdivision. It is located on the edge of burgeoning Tysons and approximately two-thirds of a mile from the Spring Hill Metro station. The property’s grounds have several historic structures, including the house, a restored 18th-century brick kitchen and smokehouse. Ash Grove is a Federal-style, 2.5-story center-hall house with 4,200 square feet of finished space. A serious fire in 1960 could have doomed the legacy of Ash Grove House. Fortunately, many of the architectural features had been removed from the house prior to restoration work, including original doors, windows and much of the interior woodwork. For application forms and additional information visit www.fairfaxcounty. gov/parks/resident-curator-program. For more information, call Stephanie Langton, manager of the resident-curator program, at (703) 324-8791.
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Our View: Congressional Race Picks Up Pace Lindsey Davis Stover. Jennifer Wexton. Paul Pelletier. Alison Friedman. Dan Helmer. Julia Biggins. Who are they, you ask? They are the six Democrats who successfully made it onto the ballot in the party’s 10th District U.S. House of Representatives’ primary, with the winner in the June 12 balloting moving on to face U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-10th) in November. The slate was finalized last week, ending several months of a field that ebbed and flowed in size as contenders tested the waters, jumping in or scampering out. Of the six, only one – Jennifer Wexton, a member of the General Assembly – is a name that would be known, if perhaps only vaguely, to a significant number of voters in the sprawling 10th District. The rest are, broadly speaking, relatively unknown to the electorate-at-large. For all of them, it’s now a two-month sprint to the primary, as they attempt to target and convince just the right mix of Democrats in a race where 25 percent of the total vote might be enough for victory. The prize is worth the effort: For a variety of factors, Comstock – a two-term incumbent – is vulnerable. The district
skewed heavily in favor of Hillary Clinton in 2016, and the incumbent has been playing a game of hide-and-seek with her constituents so egregious that even this editorial page, which endorsed her strongly in both 2014 and 2016, has voiced concern about the duck-and-cover strategy. Comstock first has to get through her own primary, fending off a challenge from her right in the form of conservative Shak Hill, who has never impressed us as a candidate but who no doubt hopes to tap into those in the district who count Comstock as not sufficiently to the right. Despite the headwinds in her way, Democrats would be foolish to ever count Comstock out; we anticipate a relatively easy primary win for her (though who really knows?) and the incumbent has proved to be a savvy and aggressive campaigner. None of the potential Democrats has ever had to face that. So, grab the popcorn, because this largely will be the only game in town. Democrats Don Beyer in the 8th District and Gerry Connolly in the 11th have no primary opponents and almost assuredly will cruise to general-election victories in their comfortably Democratic districts.
Arlington National Cemetery Officials Seek Public’s Input on How to Address the Future
Those who have an opinion on the future of Arlington National Cemetery are being asked to speak up now. Under present eligibility rules for burials, the cemetery is slated to run out of space in a little over 20 years. Despite recent efforts to provide additional space, “we cannot expand our way out of this problem,” said Arlington National Cemetery Superintendent Katharine Kelley. The new survey – available at www. arlingtoncemetery.mil/eligibility-survey – will be the second in recent years. It is open to all, not simply those who might be eligible to be interred there. “Your opinion matters, not only to us, but to our military and civilian leaders as they face a difficult future for our hallowed national shrine,” said Karen Durham-Aguilera, executive director of Army National Military Cemeteries. Last year, cemetery officials conducted their first survey, which drew nearly 30,000 responses. According to Army of-
ficials, there was wide agreement that the cemetery should be kept open for future burials well into the future. “They also communicated that – if eligibility at ANC is limited – those killed in action, Medal of Honor and other highaward recipients, former POWs, and those active-duty service members who die on operational missions should have a place,” officials said. Arlington County Board chairman Katie Cristol, when apprised of the engagement effort, said she was pleased. “This discussion on the longer-term vision on the future of the cemetery is essential, and we applaud the Army for commencing this effort and including the public in the conversation,” Cristol told the Sun Gazette. Arlington officials and military leaders have through the years agreed to several boundary tweaks, in part to provide more space for burials. But, as is the case with military officials, Arlington leaders ac-
knowledge that ultimate capacity at Arlington National Cemetery is limited. The cemetery, located adjacent to Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, finds itself largely land-locked. And at the current pace of burials, each additional acre of land that is carved out would only increase the useful life of the cemetery by three months. Arlington National Cemetery occupies land taken from the Custis and Lee family during the Civil War. The first soldier to be buried there was Army Pvt. William Christman of Pennsylvania on May 13, 1864. Among the more than 250,000 individuals interred at the cemetery are two presidents – William Howard Taft and John Kennedy. Also buried are famous military leaders and those (ranging from actor Lee Marvin to boxer Joe Louis) who served in the military but found fame in other arenas. – Scott McCaffrey
Feedback Sought on the Future of Roosevelt Island The National Park Service will hold an open house at Theodore Roosevelt Island on Thursday, April 19 from 2:30 to 5 p.m. to discuss and solicit community input on the future of amenities and programming on the island. The 88-acre island is accessible by footbridge from a parking lot adjacent to the northbound George Washington Memorial Parkway. It can be reached on foot from the Rosslyn Metro station. The National Park Service is accepting public comment on the future of the island through May 3 at http://parkplanning. nps.gov/tri_clr_ea.
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Gr. Falls Novelist Examines Looking for Love Late in Life BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
Great Falls author Nancy Hannan knows the pain of losing a spouse and seeking a new partner in life. Her first novel, “In the Light of Winter,” is about a woman navigating those challenges and learning more about her true desires. Hannan already knew plenty about such experiences from 25 years of listening to patients as a nurse in an obstetrics/ gynecology office. “I began to see a pattern of people feeling so lonesome,” she said. “There’s nothing left for them after they lose their partner of 20 or 30 years.” Her novel’s protagonist, Kate, is deeply religious and becomes involved with several men through online-dating sites and social groups. Most of her paramours seem pretty decent, but Hannan cautions widowed people re-entering the dating market not to be too agreeable and accommodating. “There needs to be a challenge in the relationship,” she said. After some false starts, Kate finally becomes involved with Jack, a widowed Georgetown University professor she met on a group trip to Italy. Jack still is strongly attached to his late wife, and this proves a sticking point. Regularly reminiscing about deceased spouses can complicate relationships, Hannan said. “A divorced person is much easier to deal with,” she said. “A widow is more difficult. Sometimes it’s hard for them to let go.” Both of Hannan’s ex-husbands are deceased. She drew upon experiences from those marriages, but used composite characters and disguised real events. “Some of my male friends said, ‘This book is really for men, because it shows us what women think,’” she said. “When I was writing it, one of them said, ‘To this day, I cannot stand my ex-wife. If she walked in, I could kill her. But do you know how hard it was to take that wedding band off?’” It usually takes at least one year for a widowed person to accept the spouse’s death and begin to seek new companionship, the author said. The year following the death is filled with mercifully distracting business that must be attended to, but in the second year, people realize they’re really alone, she said. If widowed people become involved, it might benefit them to keep their separate homes or sell those and buy a new one together, she said. “A woman doesn’t want to live in another woman’s house,” said Hannan, who has six children and seven grandchildren. “When you live with the memories of the
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past in front of you every day, it’s very hard to let go of that life. You have to have a place that belongs to the two of you.” It’s tempting not to marry late in life, but having a legal spouse can be vital when visiting one’s partner in the hospital and claiming his or her remains after death. “When you’re married, it’s a different relationship from the one you have with your grown children,” she said. “Do they notice this little mole on your back? Do they see you’re short of breath when you’re cutting the grass? Do they see these little symptoms? They don’t. I just think we’re meant to have a partner.” The author grew up in Greenbelt, Md., graduated from high school in the District of Columbia and underwent nursing training at Georgetown University. She moved to McLean in 1960 and has lived in Great Falls for 20 years. Hannan’s previous books have been memoirs. “A Mother Never Forgets” told of her search for the daughter she gave up for adoption at birth; “A Way Out” advised people on how to extricate themselves from abusive relationships. The author also has tried her hand at poetry and someday may write about the metaphysical world. “We don’t know where things come from, but know they come from beyond ourselves,” she said. McLean author Bill Lewers said he had not read “In the Light of Winter” yet, but had listened to Hannan read one of its chapters at the Great Falls Writers Group. “I could tell it was very heartfelt,” he said. “I’m sure it appeals to a segment of our population that greatly underrepresented in our literature. Her book really feels a need.”
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Rules sometimes need to be bent to achieve a better result. A majority of Vienna Town Council members agreed with that sentiment April 9 when they voted to permit Sekas Homes Ltd. to build a shorter wall at the company’s Cadence on Center subdivision now being built at 135 Center Street, S. The town usually requires builders of multi-family developments to construct masonry walls between their properties and surrounding homes or businesses. John Sekas, owner of Sekas Homes Ltd., initially planned to build a required 200-foot-long, 6-foot-high brick wall along the southwestern edge of the slightly more than 1-acre site, which soon will be home to 17 townhouse-style condominiums. But because some wooden fences already existed on neighboring properties, including one that the builder constructed at a property owner’s request, some of those neighbors asked that more trees be planted instead. Part of the worry was that having a space between the wooden fencing and brick wall would create a “no man’s land” where people could conduct mischief. The Vienna Planning Commission on March 14 voted 5-4 to recommend the Council allow Sekas Homes to build a 45-foot-long brick wall near the development’s drive aisle, in order to shield neighbors from vehicles’ lights and noise, and plant 30 trees and shrubs instead of 26, with the trees’ heights increased from between 6 and 7 feet to between 8 and 10 feet. Sekas told the Council that some masonry walls around town were not being maintained properly, but Council members Carey Sienicki said the appearance and durability of such walls was preferable to shorter-lasting wooden fences. Majdi added that Sekas has a good reputation as a builder and thanked him for going out of his way to resolve the issue at hand. Fairfax resident Nader Mirhakkak, who has planted about 50 trees in the yard of his mother’s home at nearby 112 Hickory Circle, S.W., asked the Council to move some of the proposed plantings away from his mother’s property so as not to block sunlight from trees there. Council members on April 9 voted 5-2 (Sienicki and Majdi in the negative) concurred with the Planning Commissions recommendations about the shorter wall and more plantings, and also agreed the builder should shift the location of four trees away from Mirhakkak’s mother’s property on Hickory Circle, S.E. Town Council Grants Builder More
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Time to Tweak Subdivision Proposal: The Vienna Town Council unanimously agreed April 9 to give applicants more time to study traffic-safety impacts of a proposed three-lot subdivision in southwest Vienna and possibly conceive a safer driveway arrangement. The Vienna Planning Commission voted 7-2 on March 14 to recommend that the Council not approve the proposed Kingsley Myers Subdivision, which would be built on properties at 713 Kingsley Road, S.W., and 911 Myers Circle, S.W. The applicants, Sharyn Covington and Thomas and Laura Moroz, wish to subdivide those lots, create a new parcel at 910 Nutley St., S.W., and build new singlefamily homes on all the properties. The majority of Planning Commissioners objected, saying the new house at 910 Nutley St., S.W., would have a driveway fronting onto Nutley Street, a heavily traveled section of roadway with the town’s highest speed limit, 35 mph. Planning Commissioners and Town Council members worried about the safety of drivers turning right into and out of that property, as well as the well-being of town sanitation crew members who would have to collect trash there. The property would have an additional 10-by-10-foot section of driveway area where motorists could turn their vehicles and exit the property facing forward, but some Council members still were not convinced the arrangement would be safe. The applicants questioned if bad intimations about the site’s safety were sufficient grounds for denying the application. Town officials then projected on televisions in the Council chambers a section of town code citing safety as a possible consideration. With some testy exchanges already having occurred toward the end of the latenight meeting and prospects for the development’s approval looking grim, town officials suggested there might be a way to access both the 910 Nutley St., S.W., and 713 Kingsley Road, S.W., properties from the same driveway off of Kingsley. The town does not allow “pipe-stem” driveways, but officials said because the Nutley Street house still would front onto that road, a shared driveway might be permissible. Council members – pointedly at the applicants’ request, because of legally required timetables for action – agreed to let the applicants come back to the Council on May 21 with traffic-study results and possibly the new driveway plan. The applicants also will have the option of extending that deadline if more time is required to alter the proposal, officials said.
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Author Roald Dahl’s works for children usually end on an upbeat note, but he rarely failed to include some dark and even macabre detours ON along the journey. is the case STAGE withSuch “James and the Giant Peach,” the tale of an orphaned boy’s travails, triumphs and transformation. An adaptation is the springtime production of Encore Stage & Studio’s Musical Theatre Intensive program. Title-character James, whose parents were wiped out by a rogue rhinoceros at London’s zoo (told you it might be macabre), finds himself trundled first to an English orphanage and then to the care of his nasty aunties, whose efforts wringing manual labor out of the boy make the evil stepsisters of “Cinderella” seems like pushovers by comparison. The situation changes when a bit of magic transforms not only a local peach tree, but the insects inside it, into huge versions of themselves. Suddenly, an adventure takes James away from his humdrum existence. There’s a lot to like in this production, which was directed by Kelsey Meiklejohn. It creatively uses the smaller space of Gunston Arts Center Theatre II, and manages to evoke both the drama and the humor of the theatrical adaptation of the 1961 book. Major roles were well-cast, with Gabe MacPhail fetching as James, Hazel Feldstein and Mia Randers-Pehrson versatile as the cackling aunts, and Mike Sarisky effective as the magical narrator. (Among the supporting cast, I’d give kudos to a number of the life-sized insects, including Gaston Finger as a surly centipede who manages to steal scenes effortlessly.) Sets (Kristen Jepperson) were up to Encore’s traditional high standards. The three-person band – Douglas Ullman Jr. (the musical director), Donna Korn and Mike Holland – also were quite good. A first-week matinee was not without some issues, most of them related to the smaller size of the venue, which caused the music at times to drown out the actors. (Use your Ethel Merman voices, cast members – aim to reach Alexandria.)
With audience members on three sides of the stage, this shortcoming was accentuated; get there early and sit in the center section to have the best visual and auditory experience. The script also seems a tad padded (not Encore’s fault) to reach a running time of 1 hour, 45 minutes. Add up the pluses and subtract the minuses, and what remains is a good show that’s visually appealing enough for the youngest (6 and up) audiences and creative for teens and adults. “James and the Giant Peach” continues through April 15 at Gunston Arts Center Theatre II, 2700 South Lang St. Final-week performances are Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 3 and 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. For tickets and information, see the Web site at www.encorestage.org.
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Vienna/Oakton Notes TOWN GOVERNMENT NOTES BUSINESS ANNIVERSARIES: The Vienna
town government recently noted the following business anniversaries in town: 30 Years: Hair Design Studio. 20 Years: Donna Cloud; the Gypsy’s Garden; the Tasty Palate. 15 Years: Hope C. Sherman. 10 Years: Amlar; Mid-Atlantic Settlement Services; Mike’s Carpet Design Studio.
TOWN GOVERNMENT SEEKS SUPPORT IN GRANT COMPETITION: The
Vienna town government is requesting assistance from area residents to support a local park project. Residents can nominate the town to receive a $20,000 grant through the National Recreation and Park Association’s “Meet Me at the Park” Earth Month Campaign. If it receives the grant, Vienna will use it to install new playground equipment at one of its parks, said Parks and Recreation director Leslie Herman. “In our hectic, overscheduled world, we sometimes forget the enormous benefits that unstructured play and playgrounds offer our children,” Herman said. “This grant will allow the Town of Vienna to provide additional playground equipment that helps children develop motor skills, stimulates cognitive skills, increases fitness, enhances social skills, and fires children’s imaginations.”
To nominate the Vienna project, register at www.meetmeatthepark.org and nominate Vienna for the award. Nominations may be made daily through the month of April. ‘TOWN CLEANUP DAY’ ON THE HORIZON: The Vienna town government will
host Town Cleanup Day on Saturday, April 14, and is seeking community involvement. (The event originally had been set for April 7 but was postponed due to the potential of inclement weather.) Participants will meet at 9 a.m. at the Town Green, then be dispatched to areas around the town. For information and to register, call (703) 255-6336. VIENNA GOVERNMENT TO HOST COMMUNITY BIKE RIDES: The Vienna town
government will replace the “Mayor’s Walk” fitness effort with “Mayor’s Rides,” celebrating the town’s designation as a Bike-Friendly Community. Mayor Laurie DiRocco will lead the rides around town on Fridays, April 13 and 27 and May 18. The events are sponsored by the Vienna Bicycle Advisory Committee. “In 2016, the Town of Vienna was recognized by the League of American Bicyclists as a Bicycle Friendly Community,” said Bicycle Advisory Committee Vice
Chair Charlie Strunk. “We want our residents to experience firsthand how bikefriendly Vienna is. Community rides are a fun way to do this.” Participants will meet at the Vienna Community Center at 9:15 a.m. for a 9:30 departure. The rides are casual and will be approximately three to four miles in length and should take no more than an hour. No registration is necessary, but helmets are required and water bottles are recommended. VIENNA TO HONOR VOLUNTEERS AT RECEPTION: The Vienna town govern-
ment will host the annual Mayor’s Volunteer Reception on Tuesday, April 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department, 400 Center St., S. The event is free, and the community is invited. Individuals who have volunteered throughout the community over the preceding year will receive recognition. SPRING BOOK SALE SET FOR OAKTON LIBRARY: Friends of Oakton Library will
host its annual spring book sale Thursday through Saturday, April 12-14, at the library, 10304 Lynnhaven Place. The main sale will be preceded by a Friends-only pre-sale on Wednesday, April 11 from 2 to 5:30 p.m. Regular hours will be Thursday from 1 to 8 p.m., Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For information, see the Web site at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/ friends-of-oakton. VIENNA THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS ‘BLITHE SPIRIT’: The Vienna The-
atre Company will present Noel Coward’s 1941 comedy “Blithe Spirit” with performances April 20 to May 6 at the Vienna Community Center. The show will mark the first full-scale production by the troupe since the community center’s renovation. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $14 and can be purchased at www.viennava.gov or, if available, at the door.
VIENNA ELEMENTARY PTA TO HOST 5K, FUN RUN: Vienna Elementary
School’s PTA will host a 5K race and onemile fun run on Sunday, April 22. The fun run begins at 8:10 a.m., with the 5K at 8:35 a.m. at the school. For information and registration, see the Web site at www.ves5run.racewire. com. FLIGHT ATTENDANT SPEAKS TO VIETNAM VETS: Vietnam Veterans of America
Chapter 227 will meet on Thursday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m. at Amphora restaurant, 377 Maple Ave., W. At the meeting, B.J. Elliott Prior will discuss her days as a stewardess on Freedom Bird, commercial flights that transported troops to and from Vietnam. The community is invited. For information, call (703) 255-0353 or see the Web site at www.vva227.org. ‘NARFE’ TO HOLD MONTHLY MEETING:
The Vienna/Oakton branch of NARFE (National Association of Active and Retired Federal Employees) will meet on Tuesday, April 17 at 1 p.m. at the Vienna Community Center. The guest speaker will by Timothy Brown, regional manager of the Virginia Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired. The community is invited. For information, call (703) 938-9757. SCREENING OF DOCUMENTARY SET:
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Unity of Fairfax Church will host a screening of the film “Walk With Me” on Friday, April 13 at 7:30 p.m. The film follows individuals over three years through an inquiry into the nature of existence, suffering and their true selves. A $10 donation is suggested. The church is located at 2854 Hunter Mill Road in Oakton. For information, see the Web site at www.unityoffairfax.org. ‘GREAT DISCUSSIONS GROUP’ TO KICK OFF FOR YEAR: The Shepherd’s
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Vienna/Oakton Notes Continued from Page 10 cussions Group will hold meetings from April 20 to Nov. 16, with the exception of July and August. The program was designed by the Foreign Policy Association to bring people together in study groups to discuss global challenges. The cost of $27 includes a briefing book. For information and a schedule of events, see the Web site at www.scov.org. AMERICAN LEGION POST TO HOST BREAKFAST BUFFET: American Legion
Post 180 Auxiliary will host its monthly breakfast buffet on Sunday, April 15 from 8 a.m. to noon at the post, 330 Center St., N., in Vienna. The menu includes omelets, scrambled eggs, blueberry pancakes, sausage, biscuits-and-gravy and more. The cost is $10 for adults, $4 for chil-
dren age 12 and under. For information, call (703) 938-6580. CHURCH COMMUNITY SUPPORTS ‘FOOD FOR OTHERS’: Thanks to the
generosity of the community at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church and School, volunteers recently filled 755 “power packs” for needy children in Fairfax County elementary schools through Food for Others. The event resulted in the donation of more than 2,700 pounds of food, double what was provided by Our Lady of Good Counsel to the organization in a December food drive. The power-pack program is designed to support children who have little or no food at home, and enables them to have nourishment during the weekend, according to organizers of the event. In addition to support from parishioners and the school community, the effort
Our Lady of Good Counsel recently filled more than 750 “power packs” for children supported by Food for Others. See story at left.
was aided by the Santa Maria Council of the Knights of Columbus, which contributed $200, and fish-fry patrons who collectively donated $817 through a 50/50
raffle. Students and staff carried and collected the items, which were delivered by parents to Food for Others.
viduals and some commercial vendors. Admission is free; a limited number of selling spaces are available at $35 for McLean residents, $45 for others, with spaces in the kids’ corner portion of the event available at $15/$25. Sponsors of the event include General Assets Inc., Giant Food and McLean
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‘HUMAN BEATBOX’ PERFORMS IN McLEAN: The Alden Theatre of the
McLean Community Center will present “Christylez Bacon: The Human Beatbox” on Friday, April 13 at 8 p.m. at the Old Firehouse, 1440 Chain Bridge Road. The artist’s programs combine beatboxing, rap and rhyming with storytelling and an interactive experience. The cost is $14 for McLean residents, $20 for others. For information, call (703) 790-0123 or see the Web site at www. mcleancenter.org.
The McLean Community Center will hold its annual spring community garage sale on Saturday, April 14 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the parking garage located at 1420 Beverly Road. Household items, electronics, toys, glassware, baby items, collectibles and other items will be offered for sale by indi-
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tions. County staff members recommended the ordinance, if adopted, should take effect Oct. 1, 2018, and have an 18-month trial period. The ordinance would create a short-term-lodging permit that would cost $200 and be valid for two years. Such rentals would be limited to a total of 90 days per year and allow each dwelling to have no more than six occupants per night, all of whom would have to be covered under the same rental contract. Under the ordinance, such rent-
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prohibited unless hosted by the principal owners. County staff estimate the county could collect $428,268 in additional transient-occupancy-tax revenue from short-term rentals. Officials based that figure on the assumption that the current 1,549 active operators would rent their dwellings for 64 nights per year at an average rate of $72 per night. The county also would collect about $150,000 from permit fees, officials said. But the proposed ordinance does not go far enough for MCA board members, whose resolution suggested that it: • Limit the properties’ operators to resident owners. • Limit rentals when the owners are not present to 30 of the 90 nights and require an authorized agent to be present. • Require that authorized agents be adults who are physically present in the county during the owner’s absence and have transportation available to get him or her to the short-term lodging within an hour, if problems arise. Such agents also should have building-management experience, the resolution read. • Require that when short-termlodging permits are granted or renewed, adjacent neighbors should be notified about such operations and provided with information on the properties’ emergency contacts and the county’s enforcement agency. • Change the definition of maximum occupancy from six “adults” to six “persons,” with the possible exception of children under a certain age. • Mandate that the rentals provide at least one parking space for every sleeping room. • Spur the provision of more resources from the county to pay for enforcement efforts by police and the Department of Code Compliance. • Have provisions allowing the county to cancel short-term-lodging permits if there are violations of the registration process or of other local ordinances at the site. Some MCA board members wanted the county to enforce existing laws, which prohibit such rentals, but others said the proposed ordinance is necessary to protect the public from operations that basically are facts on the ground. MCA board member Francesca Gutowski said she used to live across the street from an Airbnb operation in Culpeper and found it disruptive, with patrons talking loudly and strange cars constantly on the street. “I think there’s got to be some protection on how long they rent for,” she said. “We need to make sure we’re not opening the floodgates to problems Continued on Page 38
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New Homes: Sales Down Slightly Across the U.S. Sales of newly built, single-family homes remained virtually unchanged, inching down 0.6 percent in February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 618,000 units after upward revisions to the January, December and November reports, according to data by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau. “New-home sales are at a steady level, which is consistent with our measures of solid builder confidence in the housing market,” said National Association of Home Builders chairman Randy Noel, a custom-home builder from LaPlace, La. “As housing demand grows, builders need to manage increasing costs for labor, lots and building materials to keep their homes competitively priced.”
“The recent upward revisions to the sales numbers reflect our forecast for a gradual strengthening of the single-family housing sector in 2018,” said NAHB chief economist Robert Dietz. “Demographic tailwinds point to higher demand for single-family homes in the months ahead. Combined with solid job-market data, we expect more consumers to enter the housing market this year.” The inventory of new-home sales for sale was 305,000 in February, which is a 5.9-month supply at the current sales pace. The median sales price of new houses sold was $326,800. Regionally, new home sales rose 19.4 percent in the Northeast and 9 percent in the South. Sales decreased 3.7 percent in the Midwest and 17.6 percent in the West.
Spending on residential remodels will continue to grow at a modest pace in the next two years, according to experts at a press conference hosted by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Remodelers at the International Builders’ Show in Orlando. Professional remodelers from around the country agreed with the forecast, citing increased consumer confidence. “We’re not only seeing more requests for proposals, but more committed projects from homeowners,” said Steve Cunningham, a remodeler from Williamsburg, Va. “In addition to regular updates and repairs, there’s been an uptick in more ambitious large remodel requests.” NAHB predicts that remodeling spending for owner-occupied single-
family homes will increase 4.9 percent in 2018 over 2017 and an additional 0.6 percent in 2019. “Remodeler confidence has stabilized at a positive level, as remodeling spending topped $152 billion in 2017,” said 2017 NAHB remodelers chair Dan Bawden, a remodeler from Houston. “There is steady demand around the country, but the cost of labor and materials is challenging remodelers’ ability to meet that demand.” “NAHB estimates that real spending on home improvements will grow by nearly 5 percent in 2018, as belownormal rates of home-building are creating an aging housing stock,” said Paul Emrath, NAHB vice president for survey and housing policy research. “Factors inhibiting stronger growth include the ongoing labor shortage and rising material prices.”
Remodeling: Spending Is Expected to Stay on Track
Existing Homes: U.S. Sales a Mixed Bag to Start 2018 Pending home sales snapped back in much of the country in February, but weakening affordability and not enough inventory on the market restricted overall activity compared to a year ago, according to the National Association of Realtors. The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings, grew 3.1 percent to 107.5 in February from a downwardly revised 104.3 in January. Even with last month’s increase in activity, the index is 4.1 percent below a year ago. Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist, says the housing market has gotten off to an uneven start so far in 2018.
“Contract signings rebounded in most areas in February, but the gains were not large enough to keep up with last February’s level, which was the second highest in over a decade,” he said. “The expanding economy and healthy job market are generating sizeable home-buyer demand, but the miniscule number of listings on the market and its adverse effect on affordability are squeezing buyers and suppressing overall activity.” For the year, Yun now forecasts for existing-home sales to be around 5.51 million – flat from 2017. The national median existing-home price is expected to increase around 4.2 percent. In 2017, existing sales increased 1.1 percent and prices rose 5.8 percent.
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rooms. Talk about flexibility. But wait . . . there’s more! The bonus building provides plentiful space for whatever you see fit. Make it your workout HQ, or your yoga retreat, or a home office/studio. The call is yours to make. Overall, the property is in turnkey condition, and all three buildings have a back-up generator. All this, and you have easy access to all the delights of Great Falls and River Bend Park plus a quick trip to Tysons, Reston, McLean, Arlington, D.C. and more. A true retreat, but one that’s close-in; that’s what we call a winner. Articles are prepared by the Sun Gazette’s real estate advertising department on behalf of clients. For information on the home, contact the listing agent. For information on having a house reviewed, contact the Sun Gazette’s real estate advertising department at (703)738-2521. area (with dormer windows over the front); a lovely bath; and plentiful closet space. Three additional bedrooms can be found here, one en-suite and the other two sharing a buddy bath. There also is a versatile laundry area that provide space for additional endeavors. Additional bonuses await us in the
lower level, including a large recreation room and a number of bonus rooms, along with plentiful storage space and a bathroom. The guest cottage features nearly 1,500 square feet of space over a single level, with amenities that include a lightfilled living room; sun room; comfortable kitchen; and not one but two bed-
Facts for buyers Address: 316 River Bend Road, Great Falls (22066). Listed at: $1,799,900 by Robert Fitton, Casey Margenau Fine Homes and Estates (703) 851-2600. Schools: Great Falls Elementary, Cooper Middle, Langley High School.
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Overall: Housing Activity Continues to Improve in Majority of Metro Areas Across United States Overall housing and economic activity in metro markets across the nation remained on a gradual, upward trend in the fourth quarter of 2017 even as permit activity remained a stubbornly lagging indicator, according to the National Association of Home Builders/First American Leading Markets Index (LMI). “While the home-price appreciation and employment components of the LMI are at healthy levels and continue to expand, we are concerned with the sluggish permit activity,” said NAHB chief economist Robert Dietz. “The weak permit numbers indicate that builders may be hesitant to start projects as they contend with supplyside hurdles, such as rising material prices and labor shortages.” “This report shows that the overall housing market is moving forward at a gradual pace, with the fastest growing metro areas mostly in the South and West,” said NAHB chairman Randy Noel, a custom home builder and developer from LaPlace, La. “Continued economic growth, rising consumer demand and a pro-business political climate should keep housing on an upward trajectory in 2018.” Markets in 195 of the 337 metro areas nationwide returned to or exceeded their last normal levels of economic and housing activity by the fourth quarter of 2017. This represents a year-over-year net gain of 25 markets. Meanwhile, 82 percent of markets have shown an improvement year over year. Two of the three individual components of the LMI registered healthy readings. Employment is at 98 percent of normal activity and home price levels are well above normal at 158 percent. However, single-family permits are running at only 56 percent of normal activity. In an encouraging sign, employment levels are at or above normal activity in 128 markets – an 8.5-percent rise over last quarter. Permit levels, on the other hand, are at or above normalcy in only 62 markets and dropped 7.5 percent from the third quarter of 2017. “The number of markets on this quarter’s LMI at or above 90 percent has risen to 274 – more than 81 percent of all metro areas,” said Kurt Pfotenhauer, vice chairman of First American Title Insurance Company,
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which co-sponsors the LMI report. “This shows that the overall market continues to make modest but consistent gains.” Baton Rouge, La., continues to top the list of major metros on the LMI, with a score of 1.71 (71 percent better than its historical normal market level). Other major metros leading the group include Austin; Honolulu; Oxnard, Calif.; and Provo, Utah. Rounding out the top 10 are San Jose; Nashville; Spokane, Wash; Los Angeles; and Salt
Lake City. Among smaller metros, Odessa, Texas, has an LMI score of 2.15, meaning that it is now at more than double its market strength prior to the recession. Also at the top of that list are Midland, Texas; Walla Walla, Wash.; Florence, Ala.; and Gadsden, Ala. As part of the report, approximately 340 metro areas are scored by taking their average permit, price and employment levels for the past 12 months and dividing each by their
annual average over the last period of normal growth. For permits and employment, both the 12-month average and the annual average during the last period of normal growth are also adjusted for the underlying population count. For single-family permits and home prices, 2000-03 is used as the last normal period, and for employment, 2007 is the base comparison. The three components are then averaged to provide an overall score for each market.
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Q&A: Do Schools Matter for Prospective Buyers? DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer
How much importance do buyers place on school districts when looking to purchase a home? And are most buyers aware that school-boundary areas aren’t set in stone, but can change over time? The Sun Gazette surveyed some top real-estate pros across the region for their views: Lilian Jorgenson, Long & Foster: “Buyers are most definitely looking for a certain school district. They seem to have done their research and know exactly what they want. They are really not always aware the district might change, I believe.” Casey Samson, Samson Properties: “School districts make all the difference. It can increase or decrease a buyer pool dramatically. In Vienna, there is a $50,000 swing in lot prices depending on the elementary school. We had a large home in a poorly-rated school district sell for $200,000 less than the same size home in a top-rated district less then three miles away. School districts are important even if buyers do not have kids in public schools. The lower the school rating, the less expensive the homes.” Carol Ellickson, Sotheby’s International Realty: “Most buyers come to me from all over the country with
a pretty good idea of what school system they would like to be in. They have already done their research. I would think they would know that school districts can change over time, but it is not a quick and easy process. There is usually enough press beforehand to let buyers know there may be changes. The changes do not come quickly.” Lori Shafran, Yeonas and Shafran Real Estate: “That’s one of the top questions we answer, and it’s a reasonable question for buyers. They should have the right to know. So we endorse what we have in the market area, refer to online resources like www. greatschools.org, and suggest they be resourceful – visiting schools and talking to school administrators.” Casey Margenau, Casey Margenau Fine Homes & Estates: “If buyers are school-driven, it will matter and they will chase the good school districts. If not, it will not matter. It’s more about value, because the school district can drive the value of a home. Even if you don’t have kids, a buyer might still want a good school district.” Barbara Lewis, Washington Fine Properties: “Opinions change and buyers have been making their own decisions based on lots of available information. It is interesting that when Colvin Run Elementary School was be-
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ing built, a lot of parents did not want their children going across Leesburg Pike to attend school. Now, that is one of the most popular schools. Most buyers consider the school choices, but usually the features of a house are the major driving factors.” Archie Harders, Long & Foster: “Federal guidelines prohibit me from giving my clients a personal evaluation or comparison of school districts. In recent years, however, I have been able to provide several Web-site addresses to buyers looking for hard data and opinion. Specifically in Arlington, where an important rating Web site has just changed its opinion radically, I find that buyers are well-informed. Internet access has also demonstrated to them that districts are fluid.” Susan Joy, Long & Foster: “Buyers are very sensitive to school districts. Buyers preparing to spend more than $1 million for a home are not prepared to compromise on the school district. I find it is the buyers with middle- and high-school students who are more specific in which districts they will and will not purchase. I hear growing dissatisfaction about the number of classroom trailers and the increased class sizes. “ John Mentis, Long & Foster: “Buyers of single-family homes tend to care more because they have children or they tend to have children. The timing of the children comes into play. Those who don’t have children like being in a highly-rated school neighborhood because it helps with the selling price. I don’t see buyers too much aware that districts can change over time.” Jane Price, Weichert: “Most folks who are buying a home are well aware of various school districts and have very strong preferences. Even those who do not have school-aged children are often specific about what districts they want to consider buying a home in, because of their perception of different resale values that certain districts may have. I always remind them that school districts can change, just to make sure they are not surprised if this happens.” Diane Lewis, Washington Fine Properties: “Many buyers do research on schools before they start looking at homes, and it is definitely a factor in their decision. Most are aware that districts can change, but this is not a huge concern, because the neighboring schools are still good. “ Julia Avent, Re/Max by Invitation: “Some buyers will rent a home or an apartment to be in the school district they want if they can’t buy or afford a home they want in that area. I find many buy for the neighborhood or location, because they already are putting their kids in private schools.” Eli Tucker, Eli Residential Group: “School districts and commute influence home prices more than anything
else. Even buyers without kids place a moderate level of importance in school districts. I find that most buyers who are aware that boundaries and ratings can change in the future still rely heavily on the current state to make their purchase decisions. GreatSchools.org recently changed their grading system and it brought most schools in Arlington down by one to two points. I’m very curious how it will impact home prices in the top rated school boundaries.” Debbie McGuire, Keller Williams: “Schools are very important to buyers. They are always looking up the ratings on GreatSchools.com. We encourage them to go by the school and meet the staff. They are usually very aware of the school districts, and know that they can change in growing areas like Loudoun County. Homes in the most popular school districts can demand higher prices. That said, there is a market for almost all of the schools, as long as the homes are priced to the market in the area. Many times the move-up buyers are moving for schools. “ Rob Ferguson, Re?Max Allegiance: “It depends on the ages of the buyers sometimes and whether they have kids, but schools districts are a very big factor for most people. Younger buyers not having kids right away looking at condos, schools aren’t as important. So much of real estate is tied to investments. If a home is in a good school district, that is a good investment.” Gloria Adams, TTR Sotheby’s International Realty: “I had six offers in one weekend at one recent open house because the house was in a specific high-school district. Buyers want to be in certain school districts, and will leave one area for another because of that. Buyers do their homework about what are the best schools. Every agent deals with this.” Steve Wydler, Wydler Brother Real Estate: “For some buyers, schools drive everything, especially if a school has a special resource. There are usually general parameters buyers are looking for and want to stay within regarding schools. A property with a better school system has a better value.” Cindy Kacher, Curtis Ventures LLC: “As a builder of spec homes in North Arlington, it’s important for me to develop properties in good school districts. I never know who my buyer will be. Even if schools aren’t utilized by my buyers, the appreciation and resale values are solid. I live and build in 22207 where I know the reputation for good schools.” Donna Moseley, TTR Sotheby’s International Realty: “Most buyers are very conscious of the importance of school pyramids and districts. We encourage them to research schools Continued on Page 16
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Survey Says: Idaho Was Fastest Growing in 2017 Idaho was the nation’s fastest-growing state over the last year, according to new Census Bureau data, with its population increasing 2.2 percent to 1.7 million from July 1, 2016, to July 1, 2017. Following Idaho for the largest percentage increases in population were Nevada (2 percent), Utah (1.9 percent), Washington (1.7 percent) and Florida along with Arizona (1.6 percent). “Domestic migration drove change in the two fastest-growing states, Idaho and Nevada, while an excess of births over deaths played a major part in the growth of the third fastest-growing state, Utah,” said Luke Rogers, chief of the Census Bureau’s Population Estimates Branch. With an estimated population of 8.47 million, Virginia’s yearover-year population growth was 0.7 percent. The U.S. population grew by an estimated 2.3 million between July 1, 2016, and July 1, 2017, representing a 0.72-percent increase to 325.7 million. The population of voting-age residents (adults age 18 and over) grew to 252.1 million (77.4 percent of the 2017 total population),
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Q&A: Do Schools Matter for Prospective Buyers? Continued from Page 14 using search engines. Even for those buyers who do not have school-age children, we do remind them that, at some point when they decide to sell, schools will most likely have an impact on the future sale of any home. We encourage them to stay current on county decisions that impact them.” Mark, Middendorf, Long & Foster: “Buyers definitely look at schools, even if they don’t plan on being in a house very long or their kids won’t be old enough yet to attend those schools, because of the resale value. Absolutely.” Dawn Wilson, Keller Williams: “Buyers with children definitely focus on school districts if they plan on using the public schools. It is most likely their number one concern. They are usually also concerned about the individual schools within the district. However, some are looking at houses years before their children are in school. I let them know that the school zones for individual schools can change, and even though they are focused on a particular school now, that school may not be a great fit for their child’s personality, educational interests or educational needs at the time they are going to go.” Dean Yeonas, Yeonas and Shafran Real Estate: “Often times buyers are
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going to be very focused on schools. There are premiums associated with various school districts. Even buyers without kids ask this question. There are more preferred school districts buyers will play more for – anywhere from 2 to 4 percent more, maybe. If it’s not in a preferred school district, a property can sit on the market a little longer.” Ann Wilson, Keller Williams: “I have found that even buyers who don’t have children always want to know what are the best school districts. They are always worried if they will remain in the same school district.” Karen Briscoe, Huckaby, Briscoe, Conroy Realty Group, Keller Williams: “There is a very strong correlation that schools have an impact on buyers and the value of a home. Schools can impact property values. Absolutely. Sometimes people will move out of a school district to get into one they believe is better.” Jack Shafran, Yeonas and Shafran Real Estate: “Schools are very important. Purchasers usually have preconceived ideas about the districts they want to attend even before they look to buy. If they will attend private schools, the districts aren’t as big of a deal. Condo buyers might not be as specific on schools.” Joan Stansfield, Keller Williams:
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“Our first-time home-buyers typically don’t place any value on schools or ratings, as they do not yet have a family. Since they typically only live in their first home for three to five years, it’s when they move up to their next home, and after having children, it becomes their focus. Our buyers with families will usually lead their search around school districts they prefer - and they are usually aware of redistricting and have already researched that possibility before they purchase their homes.” Mike Highman, Acquest Realty: “The degree of emphasis that buyers have that I represent concerning school districts varies. A majority with school-aged kids do have a set criteria for the school district associated with properties. On the other hand, just-married Millennials and emptynesters are more interested in their needs than kid needs. Homeowners with kids who have been in school for three or more years have some sense of potential school-district change. “ Betsy Twigg, Washington Fine Properties: “It varies. If buyers have children, schools almost always come up. It’s a major topic of conversation. For buyers without kids, it doesn’t always matter as much. For resale value, any buyer wants to be in a good school district, and Arlington has that.” Craig Mastrangelo, Re/Max Alle-
giance: “While this specific interest is mostly home buyers with school-aged children, I find a large percentage of buyers pay close attention to the schools a home serves. I don’t know if buyers are as concerned with annual rankings moving forward. This may be that they won’t be in the home longterm or that their opinion is a particular district rankings won’t change significantly in a few years.” Natalie Roy, Keller Williams: “Schools are right up there in musthaves as number of bedrooms and proximity to Metro. I encourage clients who have schools as a top criteria to do to their homework to ensure they are in the district they want. I tell clients that none of us have a crystal ball, and that it is impossible to know what school boundaries will look like in 10 or even five years.” Marybeth Fraser, Keller Williams: “Once a location is decided, certain home buyers express school quality and proximity to schools as deciding factors in their home purchase. My experience has shown that some are even willing to pay more to get into their desired school districts, and trade off certain amenities. We are seeing an increase in residents moving to Arlington, leading to the need to redistrict and to build new schools.”
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Resident Curator: Fairfax Seeking Applications for Historic Vienna Property BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
The Fairfax County Park Authority (FCPA) is accepting applications for the rehabilitation and long-term maintenance of historic Ash Grove House, located at 8881 Ashgrove House Lane in Vienna. The agency’s Resident Curator Program provides the opportunity for individuals and non-profit and for-profit organizations to secure long-term lease agreements in beautiful publicpark settings such as Ash Grove Historic Site. The Park Authority leases its underutilized properties to curators for free, in exchange for a financial commitment to conduct approved rehabilitation efforts. The agency already has approved a resident-curator initiative at the circa1937 Stempson House in Lorton and is in the process of doing so for the circa-1905 Turner Farmhouse in Great Falls. The deadline for submitting applications for Ash Grove House is July 25. The Park Authority will hold an open house at the site April 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and will provide an opportunity to tour the house and its grounds. Due to limited on-site parking, shuttle-bus service will be provided from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Attendees can access a Fastran bus from Westbriar Elementary School, 1741 Pine Valley Drive in Vienna, which will run between the school and historic site every half-hour. The last return run to the school is at 3 p.m. Ash Grove is one of the few standing 18th-century Virginia houses and was built by the Fairfax family. Thomas Fairfax built the original portion of the house in 1790 and the family inhabited the house until 1847. The house sits on approximately
one acre of land between the densely wooded Old Courthouse Spring Branch stream valley and the Westwood Village townhouse subdivision. It is located on the edge of burgeoning Tysons and approximately twothirds of a mile from the Spring Hill Metrorail Station. The property’s grounds have several historic structures, including the house, a restored 18th-century brick kitchen and smokehouse. Ash Grove is a Federal-style, 2.5-story center-hall house with 4,200 square feet of finished space. A serious fire in 1960 could have doomed the legacy of Ash Grove House. Fortunately, many of the architectural features had been removed from the house prior to restoration work, including original doors, windows and much of the interior woodwork. A set of Historic American Buildings Surveys architectural drawings and photographs from the 1930s proved instrumental in restoring the fire-damaged house. Some of the wood floors still bear charring marks from the fire. To identify potential lessees in the Resident Curator Program, FCPA is seeking proposals for the rehabilitation of Ash Grove House and outbuildings in accordance with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation. Curators will be determined through an open and competitive process, based on a number of criteria, including a formal proposal, demonstrated experience and competency in historic preservation techniques, financial capabilities and the incorporation of public benefits. For application forms and additional information visit www.fairfaxcounty. gov/parks/resident-curator-program. For more information, call Stephanie Langton, manager of the Resident Curator Program, at (703) 324-8791.
Trees: Fairfax Lauded for Its Commitment to Nature Fairfax County has earned the Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree City USA designation for the 35th consecutive year, and will celebrate the achievement during a ceremony set for Earth Day. Fairfax County is one of 56 communities across the commonwealth and 3,400 nationally to win the designation for 2018. As part of the Tree City application, urban foresters performed an i-Tree Eco survey across the county. Among the findings: • There are more than 44 million
trees in Fairfax County, and the overall tree cover is 51.2 percent. • The most common species are the American beech, red maple and tulip tree. • Trees in the county remove 4.538 tons of pollution each year and produce 232.9 thousand tons of oxygen per year. Retaining the designation as a Tree City USA will be celebrated during a brief ceremony at the county’s Earth Day event – Springfest Fairfax – on Saturday, April 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Sully Historic Site.
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Reevesland: Historic Farmhouse Will Hit Market SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
Discounting the possibility of any major hiccups – and it’s a project that has been filled with them – Arlington government officials continue their efforts to prep a portion of the historic Reevesland farmhouse site for sale. “Our goal is for it to be on the market by the end of the year,” Susan Kalish, a spokesman for the county government’s Department of Parks and Recreation, told the Sun Gazette on April 6. Over the past year, local officials have been taking procedural steps to prep the Boulevard Manor property. In April 2017, County Board members had directed staff to prepare the main house and a surrounding half-acre for sale, with the remainder of the 2.4-acre property to remain in government hands. Next steps to meet the timetable and get the project to market? Construction to demolish a garage on the property and create a parking pad, as well as tackle several other
ancillary projects. Arlington officials purchased the Reevesland property – located at 400 North Manchester St. – not long after the death of owner Nelson Reeves. But in intervening years, the local government never found a specific use for it, and the main house deteriorated. Several groups pressed to turn the property into a learning center, but could never come up with a plan that passed muster with Arlington officials. Despite outcry, County Board members voted unanimously last year the split up the property and sell off the modest, two-story main house. Whether it will find a buyer remains to be seen. “The pool of buyers will be small because of the cost, time commitment and difficulty of renovating older houses,” predicted Betsy Twigg, an associate broker with Washington Fine Property, when Arlington officials in 2017 agreed to sell it. County officials last year acknowledged that, given historic-preservation requirements in place on the home, the overall value of the property is “almost
a negative value” because of costs associated with restoring and maintaining the aging home. When the 2017 vote took place, several County Board members suggested that any offers would be considered. “We’re not expecting to make any money,” County Board member Libby Garvey said then. “We want the farmhouse to be preserved. It might be sold for a very nominal amount, because the money that might have to go into it would be so significant.” The County Board’s action stipulated that the property be used primarily as a residence, but didn’t prohibit the homeowner from using it for a home occupation or even preserving it as a museum while living in it. The house, built in the late 19th century, was the home of Nelson Reeves, who until the 1950s operated what was Arlington’s last dairy farm and later sold off much of the acreage for residential development. Reeves, who was born in The grounds of the Reevesland farmhouse (shown in 1900, lived in the home until his back) are used by a local non-profit to teach young peodeath in 2000. ple how to raise vegetables.
Spring Market: Sellers Upbeat, Buyers Dispirited? New consumer findings from the National Association of Realtors show that while a growing share of households in the first three months of the year feel more confident about the economy and their financial situation, those positive feelings are not translating to positive views that now is a good time to buy a home. That’s according to NAR’s firstquarter Housing Opportunities and Market Experience (HOME) survey, which also found that homeowners are increasingly positive about selling, and non-homeowners have anxieties
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about saving for a down payment and qualifying for a mortgage. Heading into the busy spring buying season, optimism that now is a good time to buy a home is at its lowest share in the past two years (68 percent; 72 percent last quarter). Among renters, feelings about buying are further diminished (55 percent; 60 percent last quarter). Conversely, those most optimistic about buying are homeowners, older respondents and those living in the more affordable Midwest and South regions. NAR chief economist Lawrence Yun says extremely challenging market conditions to start the year are chipping away at home-buyer optimism. “The critical shortage of listings in most markets continues to spark a hike in home prices that is not easy for many buyers – and especially firsttime buyers – to overcome,” Yun said. “Adding more fuel to the affordability fire is the fact that mortgage rates have shot up to a four-year high in just a few months. Many househunters are telling Realtors that they are dispirited by the stiff competition for the short number of listings they can afford.” Amid the ongoing climb in home prices in most markets, the share of homeowners who believe now is a good time to sell increased to 77 percent in the first quarter (76 percent last
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quarter), which is second only to last year’s third quarter (80 percent) as the highest overall share since the HOME survey began in December 2015. “There’s no question that a majority of homeowners have amassed considerable equity gains since the downturn. Home prices have grown a cumulative 48 percent since 2011 and are up 5.9 percent through the first two months of this year,” said Yun. “Supply conditions would improve measurably, and ultimately lead to more sales, if a growing number of homeowners finally decide that this spring is the time to list their home for sale.” Although optimism was a tad higher a year ago (62 percent), more households in the first quarter of this year (60 percent) believe the economy is improving compared to the fourth quarter of 2017 (52 percent). Homeowners, residents from the South and those from rural areas were the most optimistic about the direction of the economy. Stronger economic confidence this quarter also led to households having improved feelings about their financial situation. The HOME survey’s monthly Personal Financial Outlook Index, showing respondents’ confidence that their financial situation will be better in six months, rose from 59.1
in December to 62.0 in March. A year ago, the index was slightly higher (62.6). In this quarter’s survey, non-homeowners also were asked about the barriers preventing them from saving for a down payment. Limited income (47 percent), student-loan debt (30 percent), and rising rents (28 percent) were the top three obstacles cited, followed by health and medical costs (14 percent). Only 14 percent also said that nothing was holding them back from saving for a down payment. Non-homeowners were also asked for the potential reasons why qualifying for a mortgage would be difficult. Income uncertainty (45 percent), a low credit score (34 percent) and too much debt (26 percent) were mentioned the most. “It’s never too early for those wanting to own a home in the future to sit down with a lender to discuss their current financial situation,” said NAR president Elizabeth Mendenhall, a sixth-generation Realtor from Columbia, Mo., and CEO of RE/MAX Boone Realty. “Home-ownership could be a more attainable goal once an interested buyer finds out how much they can afford to buy, as well as what steps, if any, are needed to improve their chances of obtaining a mortgage.”
Economy: Low Unemployment Will Help Market Fairfax County’s unemployment rate dipped in February, according to new federal data, with the county retaining its position as among the lowest in the commonwealth. With 621,690 residents employed in the civilian workforce and 16,431 looking for jobs, the unemployment rate of 2.6 percent was down from 2.9 percent in January, according to figures reported April 4 by the Virginia Employment Commission. The improvement in the jobs picture was replicated across most Northern Virginia jurisdictions, with jobless rates falling from 2.4 percent to 2.2 percent in Arlington; from 2.6 percent to 2.2 percent in Falls Church; from 2.8 percent to 2.4 percent in Alexandria; from 2.9 percent to 2.6 percent in Loudoun County; and from 3.3 percent to 3 percent in Prince William County. In Northern Virginia as a whole, the jobless rate dropped from 3 percent in January to 2.7 percent in February, representing just under 1.6 million residents in the civilian workforce and 44,500
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ern Virginia has the lowest jobless rate, followed by Charlottesville (2.9 percent) and Winchester (3.1 percent). The highest rates were posted in Lynchburg (3.9 percent) and Kingsport/Bristol and Hampton Roads (3.7 percent each). Nationally, Virginia had the fifth-best jobs picture for the month, nestled in a fiveway tie with Colorado, Maine, Utah and Wisconsin. The lowest jobless rates were found in Hawaii (1.9 percent) and Nebraska (2.9 percent), with the highest in Alaska (8.2 percent) and West Virginia (6.4 percent).
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2017: Solid Year in the Region’s Real Estate A Staff Report Home sales and total sales volume across Northern Virginia in 2017 stood at their highest point since 2005, according to new data, while average sales prices hit an all-time high. A total of 22,555 properties went to closing last year, up 6.9 percent from the 21,097 transactions in 2016, according to preliminary data from the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors. The totals represent transactions in Arlington and Fairfax counties and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax and Falls Church, and are based on each year’s preliminary report of sales in order to be an apples-to-apples comparison. (Therefore, figures may not directly correlate with those published elsewhere.) The annual sales were the highest since the 29,235 reported in 2005, which marked the end of a six-year boom in the local real estate market that would be followed by nearly as many years of declining sales before the market rebounded starting in 2012. Total sales volume for 2017 – $13.1 billion – was up from $11.7 billion in 2016 and also was the highest since the all-time record ($15.7 billion) was set in 2005, according to preliminary data. Last year’s average (and preliminary) sales price of $579,498 was up 4.1 percent from the $556,368 reported a year before, and surpassed the $558,988 of 2016 as the highest on record in the region. The average sales price represents all types of homes, including singlefamily, attached and condominiums. Looking back on more than 40 years of sales data from across the suburbs, the average price has grown from $58,739 in 1975, surpassing the $100,000 mark for the first time in 1981, the $200,000 mark in 1991, the $300,000 mark in 2002 and the $400,000 mark in 2004 before peaking at just above $538,000 in 2007. It then dropped for two years, to $431,018 in 2009, before starting a rebound that has seen prices rise in seven of eight years and average prices grow 34 percent during that period. A complete year-by-year roundup of the local real estate market by the Sun Gazette staff, with sales data and anecdotes, from 1975 to 2017 can be found at www.insidenova.com/news/ real_estate/.
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HISTORICAL/CULTURAL NOTES OF INTEREST
‘Saturday Night Live’ debuts Democrat Carter wins election R.I.P. Elvis Presley John Paul II becomes pope Incident at Three Mile Island GOP’s Reagan trounces Carter Egypt’s Sadat is assassinated It’s a boy for Charles, Diana Riggins is Super Bowl MVP ‘Cosby’ is nation’s top TV show Michael Jordan’s rookie year Shuttle ‘Challenger’ explodes Iran-Contra scandal tops the news Bush manhandles Dukakis Earthquake strikes Bay Area Americans With Disabilities Act First Gulf War starts ... and ends L.A. riots after Rodney King verdict Bill Clinton is inaugurated GOP takes control of Congress O.J. Simpson found not guilty Richard Nixon dies after stroke Tiger Woods wins the Masters Monica Lewinsky in the news Clinton acquitted by Senate Florida determines presidency Terror attacks strike on 9/11 New war in Iraq looms Joe Gibbs returns to Redskins Kerry falls to Bush in election Katrina swamps Gulf Coast Democrats win back Congress Oil prices through the roof Economy plunges; Obama wins Unemployment hits double digits GOP makes a comeback Economic malaise lingers ‘Derecho’ storm slams region Democrats win Va. statewide races U.S. Reps. Wolf, Moran retire Syrian civil war heats up Election stunner: Trump wins North Korea poses nuclear threat
Totals are based on sales figures for Fairfax, Arlington, Alexandria and Falls Church. Sales totals, average sales prices and volume come from data of RealEstate Business Intelligence, Bright MLS and the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors, as analyzed by the Sun Gazette, and may differ from other published figures. To be consistent, figures used are the preliminary ones reported each year, not the final totals reported later. Historical notes are compiled by the Sun Gazette staff.
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Interest Rates: Higher Costs Will Impact Market The years of historically affordable mortgage rates look to be ending, as rates have steadily increased in recent months and show no signs of turning back. Since the beginning of the year, mortgage rates have increased nearly 50 basis points. Historically low mortgage rates have been the silver lining in today’s competitive housing market, keeping monthly payments relatively affordable even as home prices reached new peaks. At the end of 2017, mortgage payments on the typical U.S. home required 15.7 percent of the median income, according to Zillow’s Q4 2017 affordability analysis. In the late 1980s and 1990s, mortgage payments took up 21 percent of the typical income.
If mortgage rates reach 6 percent next year, near the upper end of forecasters’ expectations, the share of income needed to cover monthly housing costs on the median U.S. home will be 20.5 percent, nearly the historic norm. Combined with record-high home prices, housing affordability is already suffering in these markets, and will only worsen as rates climb. In several large U.S. markets – including San Jose, Los Angeles and Miami – mortgage payments already take up a significantly larger share of income than they did historically. In San Jose, the share of income needed for mortgage payments increased from 36 percent historically to 46.1 percent at the end of 2017.
An additional side effect of higher mortgage rates will be felt in housing inventory, as some homeowners with lower mortgage rates may hesitate to sell their homes and take out a new home loan with a higher rate. Most home shoppers can absorb modest increases in mortgage rates, but once rates begin to approach their historic levels, they will eat into housing affordability for buyers and could limit the number of homes for sale. Inventory has fallen on an annual basis for 36 consecutive months, so any factors that further limit inventory will be a strain on the market. “For nearly a decade now, homebuyers have been buoyed by historically low mortgage rates that made buying a home more affordable than
it was for prior generations, but tomorrow’s buyers may not be so lucky,” said Zillow senior economist Aaron Terrazas. “Rates are showing a clear upward trend, bringing an end to an era of historically affordable mortgage payments.” “Some homeowners who locked in a lower mortgage rate may look to alternatives, like renovating their current home instead of becoming a buyer in a stressful market,” Terrazas said. Renting doesn’t provide much relief as an alternative to home buying. The typical U.S. rental payment requires 28.9 percent of the median income. In 14 large U.S. metros, rent takes up more than 30 percent of the median income, widely considered the standard for unaffordable housing costs.
Walkability: Generations Have Varying Viewpoints It is no longer just Millennials propelling interest in walkable communities. According to a new report from the National Association of Realtors, members of the Greatest (or “Silent”) Generation, those born before 1944, also prefer smaller homes in neighborhoods with easy walks to shops and restaurants. The 2017 National Community and Transportation Preference Survey,
which polled adults from across the U.S. about what they are looking for in a community, found that 62 percent of Millennials and 55 percent of the Silent Generation prefer walkable communities and short commutes, even if it means living in an apartment or townhouse. Gen-Xers and Baby Boomers still show a strong preference toward suburban living, with 55 percent of both groups saying that they have no prob-
lem with a longer commute and driving to amenities if it means living in a single-family, detached home. “Realtors understand that when people buy a home, they are not just looking at the house, they are looking at the neighborhood and the community,” said NAR president Elizabeth Mendenhall, a sixth-generation Realtor from Columbia, Mo., and CEO of RE/MAX Boone Realty. “While the idea of the ‘perfect
neighborhood’ is different for every homeowner, more Americans are expressing a desire to live in communities with access to public transit, shorter commutes and greater walkability,” Mendenhall said. According to the survey, the majority of Americans, 53 percent, would prefer to live in communities containing houses with small yards but within Continued on Page 38
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Census: Demographic Shifts to Impact the Market The year 2030 will mark to mark an important demographic turning point in U.S. history, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2017 National Population Projections. By 2030, all Baby Boomers will be older than age 65. This will expand the size of the older population so that 1 in every 5 residents will be retirement age. “The aging of Baby Boomers means that within just a couple decades, older people are projected to outnumber children for the first time in U.S. history,” said Jonathan Vespa, a demographer with the U.S. Census Bureau. “By 2035, there will be 78 million people 65 years and older compared to 76.4 million under the age of 18.” The 2030s are projected to be a transformative decade for the U.S. population. The population is expected to grow at a slower pace, age considerably and become more racially and ethnically diverse. Net international migration is projected to overtake natural increase in 2030 as the primary driver of population growth in the United
States, another demographic first for the nation. Although births are projected to be nearly four times larger than the level of net international migration in coming decades, a rising number of deaths will increasingly offset how much births are able to contribute to population growth. Between 2020 and 2050, the number of deaths is projected to rise substantially as the population ages and a significant share of the population, the Baby Boomers, age into older adulthood. As a result, the population will naturally grow very slowly, leaving net international migration to overtake natural increase as the leading cause of population growth, even as projected levels of migration remain relatively constant. Other highlights from the report: • By 2060, the United States is projected to grow by 78 million people, from about 326 million today to 404 million. The population is projected to cross the 400million threshold in 2058. • In coming years, the rate at which the U.S. population
grows is expected to slow down. The population is projected to grow by an average of 2.3 million people per year until 2030. But that number is expected to decline to an average of 1.8 million per year between 2030 and 2040, and continue falling to 1.5 million per year from 2040 to 2060. • As the population ages, the ratio of older adults to
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A Neo-Georgian Celebration of Style
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Facts for buyers Address: 219 North Garfield Street, Arlington (22201). Listed at: $1,750,000 by Ron Cathell, Keller Williams Realty (703) 9752500. Schools: Long Branch Elementary, Thomas Jefferson Middle, Washington-Lee High School. kitchen/family room, screened porch and master bedroom. The original addition of the master suite was done by Concept & Contours in the 1990s. Among the many highlights of the nearly 4,300 square feet of interior space, we’ll single out a few for special attention: • The living/dining room combination is the personification of warmth and welcoming style, featuring a gas
fireplace, oak-trimmed windows and a showstopper built-in floor-to-ceiling oak bookcase surrounding the entryway. • The kitchen is exceptional, with top-quality appliances, custom maple cabinetry and Blue Bahia granite countertops. It’s a space that is both a workhorse and a showhorse – a rare combination, indeed. • The family room, which is open to the kitchen, features creatively elegant
ceiling mouldings. • The sunroom is defined by Artsand-Crafts-style oak-trimmed windows, and serves as the home’s most tranquil living space. • The master retreat, the first of six bedrooms in the home, is a study in sumptuousness. Three additional bedrooms are found on this level, and there is a bonus suite on the second upper level featuring a full bath. The lower level, currently unfinished, provides exceptional storage place and options for the future. Lyon Park long has been a desirable community, both for its central-but-setback location and its sense of neighborliness. And our featured property offers the opportunity to own one of the standouts of not just the community, but of the region. Well worth consideration for those eager to enjoy all the pampering this home provides. Articles are prepared by the Sun Gazette’s real estate advertising department on behalf of clients. For information on the home, contact the listing agent. For information on having a house reviewed, contact the Sun Gazette’s real estate advertising department at (571)333-6272.
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American presidents seem to have more than one thing in common. Among them: the need to get away and escape from the pressure. The ones from Texas also have a penchant for ranches, and now there is an opportunity to own a retreat used by Lyndon Johnson during his five-plus years in office. Many past presidential terms were steeped in controversy, and Johnson, – who rose from rural Texas high school teacher to 36th President of the United States after the assassination of President Kennedy in 1963 – was no exception. While Johnson’s Great Society initiatives included major civil-rights accomplishments, antipoverty programs and Medicare, his legacy will be forever tied to the Vietnam War. Johnson was hounded by members of the press; he, in return, felt they had started to question him not as reporters but as prosecutorial lawyers. Students were rioting in the streets and he caught flak from every quadrant on almost every move. Perhaps as a result, Johnson refused to run for re-election in 1968 paving a path for the presidency of Richard Nixon. One week after the assassination of Kennedy in 1963, Johnson purchased
Lyndon Johnson purchased an 800-acre parcel in Texas as a presidential retreat. The current owners have placed it on the market. Photo courtesy Coldwell Banker United and Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
800 acres outside of Johnson City, Texas, with spectacular views. Even though his main home was a 330-acre ranch on the Pedernales River in central Texas, which he purchased from his aunt in 1951 while still a U.S. senator, his 1963 acquisition was intended as a getaway that would insulate him from the pressures of Washington. The Pedernales ranch was where he met with political leaders and world dignitaries, but he laid down the law that there would be no work and no
visitors invited to this ranch. For sale by the artist and his family who currently own the farm (now downsized to 142 acres), the main three-bedroom home is on a hilltop with 360-degree views from its 1,800foot elevation. The 2,840-square-foot house is finished in stone and cedar and has been updated to today’s expectations. It enjoys the atmosphere provided by multiple fireplaces and has numerous terraces and porches for outdoor liv-
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custom entry door (carved from a fallen oak tree on the property). While there simply are too many features to list, we will pick out some of our highlights: • The kitchen is a showplace, designed for the serious chef and those who enjoy entertaining. Quartzite counters, a center island and top-notch appliances are highlights. • The family room features the aforementioned gas fireplace that is shared with the adjacent screened-in porch (which offers four large skylights and two ceiling fans). Truly an upscale, urban-village vibe is found here. • The master retreat offers plentiful bedroom space, a glorious master bath
and custom walk-in closet with center island and dual matching chandeliers. • The walk-out lower level offers, among other features, a recreation room, additional bedroom (the home’s seventh), media room and walk-out access to the lovely flagstone patio. Extra touches abound throughout, from the walk-in toy closet on the lower level to the gas-line hookup for an outdoor grill. There also is a whole-house backup generator. Visually arresting, the home makes an architectural statement while also serving as a wonderful backdrop for daily living. Articles are prepared by the Sun Gazette’s real estate advertising depart-
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Gilded Age: Classic Maine Estate Is on the Market One of Maine’s last Gilded Age mansions, or “summer cottages” as the wealthy called them, is for sale. With its picturesque New England coastline, it wasn’t too many years after the British settled the area in the late 1700s that the super rich decided Bar Harbor (originally known as Eden), would be perfect for their summer retreats. It was the summer stomping ground of the elites – John D. Rockefeller Jr., J.P. Morgan, Cornelius Vanderbilt, the Astor family and President William Taft, who enjoyed his golf there. Nelson Rockefeller was born in Bar Harbor and kept a home in nearby Seal Harbor for many years. Today, the resort town’s summer season is filled with film and television celebrities, writers, artists and ordinary people enjoying the scenery, lobster rolls, water sports and laid-back atmosphere. Almost like stepping back in time, East of Eden, formerly Eegonos (the name of the first home on the site – Sonogee – spelled backwards), is now on the market on Bar Harbor’s Frenchman Bay. Designed by Guy Lowell, a blend of Beaux Arts and Mediterranean Revival
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style, the 15,000-square-foot manse construction was completed in 1909. It was one of the few Gilded Age mansions in Bar Harbor that survived a fire in 1947 that destroyed most of the town. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The 2.5-story house is positioned on nine private acres of waterfront with a deep-water dock to tie up a yacht or to enjoy the sunset. There is plenty of room for guests and extended family
with fourteen-foot ceilings, eight bedrooms and twelve baths. Old World features include a large marble foyer, columned separations between major public rooms, fireplaces finished in marble and wood, ceilings with decorative friezes and medallions, and hand-painted wall murals. In addition to the detailed restoration, all mechanical systems have been updated plus an eight-bay garage to
accommodate owners and stay-over guests. It is a quick drive to Arcadia National Park and Bar Harbor’s restaurants and shops. One of Maine’s few remaining Gilded Age mansions, East of Eden is priced at $15.5 million. The listing agent is Susan Ferrante-Collier of The Knowles Company, Northeast Harbor, Maine. For information, see the Web site at www.knowlesco.com.
Walkability: Generations Have Varying Viewpoints Continued from Page 26 easy walking distance of the community’s amenities, as opposed to living in communities with houses that have large yards but they have to drive to all amenities. This up from 48 percent in 2015. However, responders with schoolage kids in the home, regardless of their generation, show a greater preference for conventional suburban communities. Sixty percent of all responders with kids in school said they prefer larger homes and yards that require driving, and that number jumps to 63 percent for Millennials with kids in school. The survey also found that a major-
ity of Americans, 88 percent, are very or somewhat satisfied with the quality of life in their communities, and 51 percent of those people believe that the walkability of their neighborhood contributes to that quality of life. The report found that women, particularly young women, prioritize walkability and public transit more than older or younger men. Fifty-four percent of young women said that sidewalks and places to take walks is a very important factor in deciding where to live, and 39 percent said the same about having public transit nearby. However, when it comes to a short commute to work, youth was a greater indicator of preference than gen-
der; 49 percent of young women and 48 percent of young men said being within a short commute to work was a very important factor in deciding where to live. While 60 percent of adults surveyed live in detached, single-family homes, 21 percent of those respondents said they would rather live in an attached home and have greater walkability. Sixty percent of those surveyed also said that they would be willing to pay a little or a lot more to live within walking distance of parks, shops and restaurants. When selecting a new home, respondents indicated that they would like choices when it comes to their community’s transportation options.
Eighty-six percent of survey participants said that sidewalks are a positive factor when purchasing a home, and 80 percent place importance on being within easy walking distance of places. When it comes to respondents’ thoughts on transportation priorities for the government, 73 percent indicated that maintaining and repairing roads and bridges should be a high priority, with expanding roads to help alleviate or reduce congestion as the next highest priority, at 54 percent. The survey of 3,000 adult Americans living in the 50 largest metropolitan areas was conducted by American Strategies and Meyers Research in September 2017.
Selling? Tuck Away Some Cash to Cover the Costs Continued from Page 3 concession during the process, with reducing the list price as the most-
cited compromise. “While there could be some initial sticker shock associated with the costs of selling a home, investing in home-
improvement projects like painting and home staging often proves to be very valuable in the long-run,” said Lucas Puente, a Thumbtack economist.
“Homeowners. . . should take time to research and budget for the projects that can ultimately help sell their home faster and at a higher value.”
Short-Term Rentals: MCA Voices Some Concerns Continued from Page 6 in single-family neighborhoods,” agreed Bruce Jones, MCA’s recording secretary. Board member Roshan Badii questioned whether the new rules were
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revenues under the proposed rules, said member Rob Jackson. “It gives an opportunity for people who are not paying their fair share to cough up a few more dollars,” he said. The MCA board passed the resolution with a clear majority, but did not
tally the exact vote split. The Fairfax County Planning Commission will hold a May 3 public hearing on the proposed ordinance and offer recommendations to the Board of Supervisors, which will take up the matter on June 19 at 4 p.m.
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Schools & Military n The following local students earned degrees during recent commencement exercises at James Madison University: Peter Johnson of McLean earned a master of business administration degree. Abigail Wong of Vienna earned a master of physician-assistant science degree. Alexandra Walsh of Vienna earned a master of physician-assistant science degree. Joy Hsiaoyi Hu of Vienna earned an undergraduate degree in communication sciences and disorders, magna cum laude. The following students earned undergraduate degrees: – From Great Falls: Thomas Cole earned a degree in international affairs. Grant Grieco earned a degree in accounting. Sara Fultz earned a degree in nursing. Roxana Jahanbani earned a degree in health sciences. – From McLean: Elliot Greene earned a degree in finance. Alexander Yong Cho earned a degree in nursing. William Kiley earned a degree in political science. – From Vienna: Sheila Crespy earned a degree in writing, rhetoric and technical communication. Zachary Scarlett earned a degree in accounting. Katherine Dombrowski earned a degree in justice studies. Matthew Tontodonato earned a degree in finance. n Ang Gardner of McLean has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Bard College at Simon’s Rock.
n Cecelia Moran of McLean, a 2017 graduate of the Potomac School, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Clemson University. n Leon Moores of Vienna, a student at the University of Alabama, has been initiated into Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. n Jordan Goodson of
McLean, a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology and a senior at Columbia University, participated in the “Jeopardy!” College Championship, a two-week competition that began April 9. The 15 students are competing for a grand prize of $100,000 and a slot in the next Tournament of Champions on the game show, the top-rated of its genre on television. n Three graduates of James Madison High School – Flannery Jamison, Ashton Schaffer and Jack Traxler – will take part in an April 26 concert at the Kennedy Center with the Los Angeles Philharmonic under the baton of Gustavo Dudamel. The students are part of the Chamber Choir of the Catholic University of America’s Benjamin T. Rome School of Music. The concert will raise funds for the
university’s music program. While at Madison, the students sang with the Madrigals under the direction of Claire Rowan, and studied with the Danielle Talamantes and Kerry Wilkerson voice studios. n Local students attending James Madison University recently participated in spring-break programs assisting those in need across the country and globe. Emily Schmitt of Oakton and Kelly Oler of McLean traveled to Boston to volunteer with the New England Center and Home for Veterans. Madeline Fallon of Great Falls traveled to New Orleans to volunteer with Project Lazarus. Kate Gurian and Sophie Becker of McLean traveled to Atlanta to volunteer with AmbassaBreak-4Sarah. Clark Osterheld of Vienna and Jacquelyn Hulett of Great Falls traveled to Nashville to volunteer with Habitat Restore. Madeleine Meadows traveled to San Juan, Texas, to volunteer with LUPE. And Emily Bollinger of Vienna traveled to Montego Bay, Jamaica, to volunteer with the Committee for Upliftment of Mentally Ill. Almost 250 James Madison students participated in 25 spring-break trips as part of the program.
Several teams representing Louise Archer Elementary School achieved highn
est honors in the recent WordMasters Challenge, a national vocabulary competition involving nearly 150,000 students. The third-grade team scored 188 points out of a possible 200 in the second of three meets this year, placing second in the nation. In addition, the fourth-grade team scored 188 points, also finishing second in the nation. And the fifth-grade team placed seventh nationwide with 180 points. Competing in the Gold Division of the WordMasters Challenge, third-graders Ethan Chichka, Aman Jha, Daisy Lin, Alex Lu, Caro Pennington, Jason Resnikov, Oliver Tabbal and Avery Tomasino and fourth-graders Isabel Buescher and Eileen Nguyen each earned a perfect score in the recent challenge. Nationally, only 58 third-graders and 31 fourth-graders achieved this result. The WordMasters Challenge is an exercise in critical thinking that first encourages students to become familiar with a set of interesting new words (considerably harder than grade level), and then challenges them to use those words to complete analogies expressing various kinds of logical relationships. Working to solve the analogies helps students learn to think both analytically and metaphorically. The Sun Gazette welcomes your submission of items for inclusion in the newspaper. Find contact information on Page 6.
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Fairfax County Notes FAIRFAX LOSES PLACE, STILL RANKS HIGH IN HEALTH SURVEY: Fairfax lost a
spot from a year before but remained near the top of the pack in the 2018 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Rankings & Roadmaps survey of Virginia’s 133 counties and cities. Fairfax placed third in 2018, flopping positions with Arlington County, which finished second. Loudoun County remained at the top of the ranking. The survey is compiled each year by the foundation and the University of Wisconsin Institute for Population Health, ranking communities on a number of health and other criteria, including social and economic factors. In the various components of the survey, Fairfax finished first in health behaviors, fifth in social and economic factors, seventh in quality of life, 15th in clinical care and 22nd in physical environment. Add it all up, and Fairfax residents are about half as likely as the statewide average to die a premature death – occurring before age 75 – according to the analysis (available at www.countyhealthrankings. org). Among various components of the survey, Fairfax had an adult-smoking rate of 10 percent (compared to a statewide average of 15 percent); had an 24-percent adult obesity rate (28 percent); had a lower-than-average amount of sexuallytransmitted diseases. County residents
also were less likely to fall prey to violent crime. Fairfax ranked on par with the statewide average for excessive drinking (17 percent in each case). County residents also faced slightly more air pollution than those in most other Virginia jurisdictions. Among Virginia’s localities, Falls Church and Poquoson ranked fourth and fifth in the 2018 survey. Rounding out the top 10 were Albemarle, York and Prince William counties, the city of Alexandria and Powhatan County. Ranking lowest in the survey were the cities of Covington, Galax, Emporia, Martinsville and, at 133rd and last place, Petersburg. FORMER STATE HEALTH CHIEF TO BE HONORED: Northern Virginia Family
Service will honor Dr. William Hazel Jr., former Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Services, as its 2018 “Legend of Northern Virginia” at the organization’s 20th annual Road to Independence Gala. “His expertise in health policy, including health-care reform and mental-health initiatives; efforts to decrease homelessness; and relationship-building between health-care providers, legislators and business leaders have been assets to the state and the work that we do,” Northern Virginia Family Service CEO Stephanie Berkowitz said in announcing the selection.
“His service has had, and will continue to have, a lasting impact on our community,” Berkowitz said. The Road to Independence Gala will be held on Friday, May 11 at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner. For tickets and information, see the Web site at www.nvfs. org/gala. CEREMONY KICKS OFF CONSTRUCTION OF NEW HOMELESS FACILITY:
A ground-breaking ceremony was held April 5 for the Fairfax County government’s Bailey’s Crossroads Shelter and Supportive Housing building, located on Seminary Road. The building, slated for completion in late 2019, will be the county’s first in a new generation of modern facilities to serve the homeless community. The new facility will include 52 emergency-shelter beds and 18 personal-living quarters, along with an outdoor picnic and activity area and hypothermia-prevention services. The new facility will replace the existing Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter, located at 3525 Moncure Ave. According to the county government, about three-quarters of the current shelter residents are male, one-third are 51 years of age or older, and about 11 percent are survivors of domestic abuse. The average stay at the current shelter is less than two months, Fairfax officials
said. VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT TO HELP THOSE WITH MEMORY LOSS: The Fair-
fax County government is embarking on a new program designed to support local residents with memory loss. Volunteers will work to ensure that Meals on Wheels recipients with memory loss are properly heating and consuming their meals, as well as provide companionship for those taking part in the program. Volunteers are needed countywide two to three days per week during the lunchtime hours. Training is provided. For information, see the Web site at www.volunteer.fairfaxcounty.gov.
SYMPHONY PERFORMANCE TO FEATURE REGIONAL PREMIERE: The
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra will feature works by Bach, Vaughan Williams and Elgar in a concert to be held on Saturday, April 21 at 8 p.m. at the GMU Center for the Arts Concert Hall. The concert will feature pianist Simone Dinnerstein performing the D.C. premiere of a work composed by Philip Glass. The concert will be preceded by a preconcert discussion featuring Dinnerstein and music director Christopher Zimmerman at 7 p.m. For tickets and additional information, see the Web site at www.fairfaxsymphony.org.
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LACROSSE ROUNDUP Langley began the week with an undefeated 4-0 record, all blowouts. The Saxons have won by scores of 18-0, 18-5, 19-5 and 17-3. The 18-5 win was over the defending state champion Robinson Rams. Robinson ended Langley’s season last year in the state playoffs, finishing with a 21-1 record. Langley’s most recent win this season was April 5 by a 17-3 score over Washington-Lee in Liberty District action. In a key game Friday, April 13, Langley takes on Yorktown Patriots at 7:30 p.m. in Arlington. Those two teams are expected as the favorites to win the district this spring. n The McLean Highlanders are 6-1 in boys lacrosse, losing to Yorktown last week for its first defeat. n In girls lacrosse, the McLean Highlanders are 3-2, the Oakton Cougars are Continued on Page 16
McLean High School’s Camille Blakemore passes the ball to a teammate during Liberty District action last week in Arlington against the Yorktown Patriots. PHOTO BY DEB KOLT
Run Ruling Helps McLean Edge Yorktown DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer
A controversial run that was initially counted, then quickly disallowed, only be uncharacBASEBALL to teristically added again an inning later, was the difference April 6 in a one-run high school baseball game. In that contest, the McLean Highlanders (7-2, 1-0) nipped the host Yorktown Patriots, 3-2, in Liberty District action. The deciding run was originally scored in the top of the fourth inning on a sacrifice fly to deep center by Tio
Graybill, giving McLean a 3-1 lead. The run was disallowed because the field umpire ruled a runner on second base, who advanced to third on the flyout, left early and was called out for the inningending third out. That made the score 2-1. After McLean head coach John Dowling and his coaches scanned through rulebooks and found the exact situation detailing how that run should have counted, the umpires were notified, and that run was put back on the scoreboard an inning later, making the score 3-1 again. “We didn’t think it was the right call at the time, then we found that exact sit-
uation in the rulebook,” Dowling said. “You want to get the rule right.” Yorktown (3-7, 0-1) rallied in the bottom of the seventh, only to have that threat end a run short when speedy leadoff batter Tanner Wall (2 for 4) was tagged out at home by McLean catcher Grant Williams on a head-first slide for the game’s final out, after a single to right center by Jonah Margosis had already scored one runner ahead of Wall. McLean shortstop Graybill made a perfect relay throw to Williams. “The throw was right there to me and I tagged him on the hand,” Williams said. Continued on Page 16
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Madison, Marshall, Potomac School Earn Key Victories A Staff Report
The Potomac School Panthers defeated Flint Hill, 6-5, then St. Andrews, 7-0, in Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference high school baseball games last week to stand 2-0 in the league.
BASEBALL ROUNDUP Christopher Gaston (four strikeouts) and Ryan Lovallo combined for the shutout against St. Andrews. Carter Bosch had two hits and one RBI and Jon Schooner had two RBI. Tristan Nelson added an RBI. In the win over Flint Hill, Bosch got the win in relief, fanning eight in 22/3 innings. Potomac School scored three runs in the top of the fifth, then Bosch closed the door. Nelson had a hit and two RBI and Brian Check added two RBI. For Flint Hill, Alex Walsh and Clark Agnew had two hits each. Prior to those games, Potomac School played four games during a spring-break tournament in Phoenix, going 3-1.
pitched five innings with six strikeouts and John James closed and added two hits. Jack Hoeymans had two RBI and Nick Gasparis one. Langley then lost to South Lakes, 10-4. James had a hit in defeat. n In the Madison Warhawks (7-1, 1-0) lopsided 31-3 win over Wakefield, Josh Gjormand had four RBI, Zach Perkins had three hits and four RBI, Ry Yates had three RBI, and Peter Freck was the starting and winning pitcher. Brendan Sweeney had three RBI. In Madison’s 2-1 home win over the McLean Highlanders, Kyle Novak homered and had three hits. Matt Howat started and fanned nine in six innings and Jack Nielsen closed with three strikeouts. For McLean, James Beahn started and went four innings and Teddy Merritt went the final two innings in the pitchers’ duel. There were just eight hits in the game, two by McLean’s Ben Weinstein. Anthony Farmakides had a hit and an RBI for McLean and Tio
Graybill had a hit. Four pitchers combined to throw just 172 pitches, 67 by McLean’s two. In a Concorde District contest, host Madison routed Chantilly, 17-7. Nate Leas (grand slam) had four hits and five RBI, Novak had three hits, and Sweeney three RBI. Nielsen started and went four innings to get the win. Gjormand had a couple of hits and RBI. n The Marshall Statesmen (5-3, 2-0) routed Falls Church, 15-3, behind 11 hits, with Patrick Halligan getting the win. Andrew Margiotta had three hits and two RBI, Danny Hoffman added two hits and three RBI, John Kerns had two hits and Connor Freeman two RBI. Marshall defeated Stuart, 9-5, in an earlier game. n The Oakton Cougars (5-4-1, 1-0) lost to W.T. Woodson, 5-4, then defeated Westfield, 6-4. Drew NeSmith was the winning pitcher against Westfield. J.P. Neary had two hits and two RBI, Julian Heitman and Eric Lingebach each had two hits.
hawks (7-0) and McLean Highlanders (9-0) remained undefeated in girls high school softball last week. Madison blanked Chantilly, 16-0, in its only game as Alex Echazarreta (four innings, six strikeouts) and Kristin Giery (one inning, one strikeout) combined for a no-hitter. Madison had 13 hits with Echazarre-
ta having three hits and two RBI and Giery having four hits and four RBI. Nicole Adkins also had four hits with an RBI. Madison, which has won 21 games in a row, was ranked 18th nationally in USA Today’s latest poll. On Saturday, April 14 at 3 p.m. in Vienna, Madison Warhawks and the Bishop O’Connell Knights (9-0) meet in a big showdown between undefeated and nationally-ranked teams. O’Connell is ranked ninth by USA Today. O’Connell and Madison are defending state champions, with the Knights winning the 2017 Division I private-
school state crown and Madison winning the Class 6 public-school Virginia title. O’Connell began the week with a 36game winning streak over two seasons. The game is the resumption of a rivalry that was last played in 2010 at Madison with the Warhawks winning, 10-3. McLean defeated Chantilly and Yorktown, 6-0, in games last week. Julia Longo threw a one-hitter with eight strikeouts against Yorktown and had two hits and three RBI with the bat. Sarah Short had two hits. See more at www.insidenova.com/ sports/fairfax.
boys lacrosse. After dropping their first game, 9-7, to South County, the Warhawks bounced back with a 6-5 overtime victory at Lake Braddock. Junior goalie Johnny Almanza had three critical saves in overtime to preserve the tie, before senior Greg Waldron scored the gamewinning goal with 1:14 remaining in the extra period. Madison then compiled a 2-1 record
during the W.T. Woodson High School Spring Break Tournament. The Warhawks lost to host Woodson, 7-5. After trailing 5-1 at halftime, Madison rallied to tie the game at 5. Woodson scored the final two goals to win the game. Seniors Thomas MacCall and Peter Webb had two goals each for the Warhawks. Next, Madison defeated North Staf-
ford, 8-2. Kevin Lyons and Brett Hanton each gathered five ground balls. Madison closed spring break with an 11-5 victory over T.C. Williams. Five players scored two goals each. Josh Rhodes and Timmy Palmer each added two assists. In Concorde District action, Madison lost to Chantilly, 8-5. Palmer scored two goals for Madison. Webb, Waldron and Michael Leone had the others.
town’s seventh-straight loss, but he liked his team’s effort. “I can’t fault our effort. This is the effort we expected,” Skaggs said. Senior right-hander Michael Lowen started and pitched six innings. Skaggs said Lowen battled well after a toughluck first inning when McLean scored two runs, taking advantage of a couple of Yorktown defensive plays that were not made. Lowen fanned six. With the bat, Yorktown had five hits, including a solo homer by Andrew Simmons and third baseman John Merlene’s sharp single to right. Merlene led the defense with strong
fielding on all five of his ground-ball opportunities. “He looked real good over there,” Skaggs said of Merlene. Anthony Farmakides had three of McLean’s eight hits, including an RBI. Drew Stieg had an RBI double, previously-injured Jackson Kantor had two hits playing his first game of the season, Ben Weinstein (sacrifice bunt) and Yanni Farmakides had hits, and Graybill stole two bases and scored a run. “Pound for pound, he [Graybill] was the best player on the field,” Dowling said. “He won the game for us. He stole two bases, then scored a run, had the
sacrifice fly and that relay throw. He can play.” Graybill also started a keys double play. Right-hander Teddy Merritt started and got the win in three innings of work with lefty Max Groppe earning the four-inning save. Each allowed one earned run and fanned four in the district contest. “We made some plays and threw some key pitches to get out of some situations,” Williams said. Added Wall: “It was an awesome game. Michael got some fire under him on the mound.”
Bosch and Brendan Mabus each had multi-hit games for the Panthers. On the mound, Mabus and Michael Hansan had strong starts, giving up just two runs. Flint Hill (6-4, 3-1) downed MAC rival Maret, 9-4, behind eight hits in its next game. Brendan Albrittain had a hit, three RBI and a sacrifice fly for Flint Hill. Jackson Werth, Kevin Kuykendall (double) and Walsh (double) each had a hit and two RBI and Justin Taylor doubled. Taylor fanned three in two innings of relief to get the win, allowing no runs. In another MAC game, Flint Hill routed Sidwell Friends, 19-2. Albrittain homered and doubled and had five RBI. Taylor homered and had three hits and three RBI, L.A. Rice had two hits and three RBI, Werth had two hits and an RBI and OíKelley McWilliams had two hits and two RBI and pitched four innings with five strikeouts. n The Langley Saxons (2-6,,0-1) defeated Gonzaga, 4-2, as Kenny Lipman
High School Roundup HOOP PLAYERS CHOSEN FIRST-TEAM ALL-STATE: Two local girls basketball
players and one boy are Virginia High School League Class 6 first-team allstate selections. Langley Saxons senior point guard Jordyn Callaghan and Marshall Statesmen senior center Clara Ford were girls first-team all-state choices. Marshall junior center Daniel Deaver is a boys firstteam all-state selection. Callaghan helped Langley win a Liberty District Tournament championship, finish second in the Northern Region 6D Tournament, then second in the Class 6 state tourney.
Lacrosse Continued from Page 15 4-1, including a 10-9 win over Westfield, and the Madison Warhawks routed Chantilly, 19-2, in Concorde District action. n Through spring-break action, the Madison Warhawks had a 3-2 record in
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Wall wasn’t so sure. “I thought I got my hand in there,” Wall said. Yorktown coach John Skaggs didn’t hesitate to wave Wall home on the hit. “We had to send him there, I probably couldn’t have stopped him anyhow,” Skaggs said. “They had to make all the perfect plays to throw him out, and they did.” Skaggs was disappointed in York16
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Ford helped Marshall win the National District and 6D region tournaments and earn a state berth. Deaver’s Marshall boys won the National District Tournament. GIRLS SOFTBALL: The Madison War-
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The Leadership Center for Excellence will hold its annual Black-and-White Ball on Saturday, May 5 at Army Navy Country Club. The event “will truly be a night to remember as we toast to an amazing first 20 years,” said Mike Richardson of Chain Bridge Bank, a member of the center’s board of regents and graduate of the Leadership Arlington Class of 2013. Funds raised at the event will support the organization’s youth program, which provides leadership and community-engagement training for rising high school juniors and seniors each summer. Tickets for the black-tie gala are $195 per person through April 13, $250 after that date. Sponsorship packages are available. For information, call (703) 528-2522 or see the Web site at www.leadercenter. org.
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fairly specific about plans to give employees pay raises, the school system’s methodology was less clear, especially when it came to salary hikes for 1,850 central-department employees and 4,000 overtimeeligible workers, Epstein said. The resolution also urged supervisors to heed a working-group’s recommendations to cut pension costs for newly hired employees. (Supervisors, and the MCA board in previous resolutions, have been reluctant to fiddle with benefits received by current workers.) The resolution was not entirely critical. One portion commended the county executive for increasing the annual school-bond maximum from $155 million to $180 million, which will obtain more funding for needed capital improvements. Debate over the budget resolution at times proved harsh. Board members either favored higher taxes – largely to finance raises for teachers and first-responders and to improve school-system infrastructure – or said the county government had done precious little to trim its expenses over the years. Rob Jackson, a former MCA president who now co-chairs the group’s Tysons Committee, said the $3.4 million in cuts were a small fraction of 1 percent of County Executive Bryan Hill’s proposed
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and the University of Wisconsin Institute for Population Health, ranking communities on a number of health and other criteria, including social and economic factors. In the various components of the survey, Fairfax finished first in health behaviors, fifth in social and economic factors, seventh in quality of life, 15th in clinical care and 22nd in physical environment. Add it all up, and Fairfax residents are about half as likely as the statewide average to die a premature death – occurring before age 75 – according to the analysis (available at www.countyhealthrankings. org). Among various components of the survey, Fairfax had an adult-smoking rate
fiscal 2019 general-fund budget and said some county department heads should be fired if they cannot find more savings. According to the resolution, most of those cost reductions came from pay differentials when new employees came on board, while programs and services have not been modified. MCA president Dale Stein, handed the gavel to another officer before weighing in on the subject – a move that some said they considered inappropriate. Stein, who chaired MCA’s Budget and Taxation Committee before becoming the association’s president last year, called the planned spending cuts “damn near zero, less than a rounding error” and said the county’s proposed tax increase this year was unjustified. “Whatever the school system asked for, they got,” he said. “Everyone got everything, and it doesn’t feel right.” Other board members disagreed with what they said was excessive information in the resolution, while others found references to federal pay increases irrelevant. Board member Jeff Barnett termed the resolution “weak” and “not up to our standards,” while other members expressed irritation with the late hour and the discussion’s frequent miring in minutiae. “Is this how we really want to conduct our business?” asked member Jane Scott Jones, who left the meeting before the 18-6 vote that passed the resolution.
of 10 percent (compared to a statewide average of 15 percent); had an 24-percent adult obesity rate (28 percent); had a lower-than-average amount of sexuallytransmitted diseases. County residents also were less likely to fall prey to violent crime. Fairfax ranked on par with the statewide average for excessive drinking (17 percent in each case). County residents also faced slightly more air pollution than those in most other Virginia jurisdictions. Among Virginia’s localities, Falls Church and Poquoson ranked fourth and fifth in the 2018 survey. Rounding out the top 10 were Albemarle, York and Prince William counties, the city of Alexandria and Powhatan County. Ranking lowest in the survey were the cities of Covington, Galax, Emporia, Martinsville and, at 133rd and last place, Petersburg.
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Notice is hereby given pursuant to the provisions of the Code of Virginia and the Town of Vienna, Virginia, that at the Regular Council Meeting of April 23, 2018, it is the intent of the Town Council to adopt the following beginning at 8:00 p.m. in the Council Room, Town Hall, 127 Center Street South, Vienna, Virginia:
Notice is hereby given pursuant to the provisions of the Code of Virginia and the Town of Vienna, Virginia, that at the Regular Council Meeting of April 23, 2018, it is the intent of the Town Council to adopt the following beginning at 8:00 p.m. in the Council Room, Town Hall, 127 Center Street South, Vienna, Virginia:
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Local history Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. April 14, 1960: n County supervisors have OK’d a plan for $25 million in bond sales to build schools. n State legislators are sparring over the legality of Virginia’s segregated-restaurants policy. n Congress is trying to find funds to cover an extensive survey of the Potomac River. n A Sun editorial laments the fact that this year’s baseball season will start not in Washington, but in Los Angeles. n National Geographic researchers have determined that crying – whether in sadness or joy – is healthy. April 14, 1966: n The Maryland congressional delegation is opposing plans to open National Airport to jet use. April 14, 1969: n A consultant hired by the county government said he is appalled at the apathy of county residents. n Fifteen months after receiving an experimental heart transplant in Texas, local barber Fredi Everman has died. n Republican candidate for governor Linwood Holton plans to make high-quality education a theme of his campaign. n The General Assembly is hammering out disagreements over the proposed new state constitution. n At the movies: “Bullitt,” “2001: A Space Odyssey” and the 30th-anniversary re-release of “Gone With the Wind.” April 14, 1976: n County supervisors have enacted a noise ordinance designed to keep the Concorde out of Dulles Airport. Critics say the county has no authority to regulate aircraft noise. n U.S. Sen. William Scott (R-Va.) says U.S. Rep. Joseph Fisher (D-10th) can and should be defeated in November. n George Mason University has been designated a “Bicentennial Campus” by Congress. April 14-15, 1983: n Wolf Trap officials plan to present their summer season in temporary quarters as they attempt to raise $18 million to rebuild the Filene Center, which was destroyed last year by fire.
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ACROSS 1. Caprese birthplace 6. Vigor 9. Opera house box 13. Completely dedicated 14. *Earth Day month, acronym 15. Boiling kettle emission 16. Dog collar attachment 17. Lao-tzu follower 18. Think tank output 19. *Greenhouse gas 21. *Green transportation 23. U.N. labor issues org. 24. Copper coin 25. Unit of electrical resistance 28. Short for “and elsewhere” 30. Take for ransom 35. Blow up 37. *What exhaust pipes do 39. Cabbage 40. “I’m ____ you!” 41. Alternative to talkers 43. Russian autocrat 44. Must-haves 46. Was aware of 47. Giant Himalayan 48. Put on a pedestal 50. “Team” homophone 52. Say it to agree 53. Hallway permission 55. Mouth piece 57. *Homemade fertilizer 61. *Marked with different recycling codes 65. Shylock’s practice 66. O in OPEC
68. “City of Light” river 69. Blackthorn fruit, pl. 70. Future fish 71. Mixed breed dogs 72. One trick animal? 73. Rain byproduct 74. “Bye” to Banderas
DOWN 1. “____ down!” 2. Sheltered, nautically 3. ____ du jour 4. Hindu sage 5. Get a lungful 6. Toupee spot
7. *Federal org. 8. Exploratory spacecraft 9. “____ and the Tramp” 10. Crude group 11. Hockey score 12. Highland tongue 15. Target of crime 20. Prominent 22. Desk well content 24. Grisham novel “The ____” 25. *Diminishing layer 26. Sharpens 27. Sacred song 29. In a frenzy 31. Half-rotten 32. Offensively curious 33. Winged 34. *The ____ Agreement 36. Pie a la ____ 38. *Oxygen generator 42. Excellent, old fashioned 45. Indian soldiers in Great Britain’s army, e.g. 49. More, in Madrid 51. Unwholesome atmosphere 54. *Nature’s rage 56. Impostor 57. Intersection of two arcs 58. Capital of Norway 59. Negatively charged particle 60. The hunted 61. Same as pleaded 62. South American monkey 63. Sean Penn’s movie “____ the Wild” 64. ____pool or ____pit 67. Debtor’s letters
Public-Safety Notes VIENNA GAS STATION ROBBED AT GUNPOINT: An employee at the Shell
service station at 252 Maple Ave., W., told Vienna police on April 2 at 6:14 a.m. that he had been robbed at gunpoint. The robber left with an undisclosed amount of money and some property and the employee was unharmed, Fairfax police said. Police did not provide a description of the suspect, but issued a surveillance camera showing a person wearing a hooded jacket of indeterminate dark color, black ski mask and black pants. Police are searching for the suspect and encourage anyone who may have information about the case to call Detective S.R. Leroux at (703) 255-6332. VIENNA MAN ARRESTED FOR REPEATED DWI OFFENSES: A local resident on
April 1 at 8:57 p.m. requested that Vienna police assist with an apparently unconscious driver who was slumped over at the wheel of a vehicle near Maple Avenue, W., and Nutley Street. The driver woke up before police arrived and then left the scene, authorities said. Officers located the driver, who then failed all sobriety tests. Police arrested the driver and transported him to Vienna Police Headquarters, where he refused to submit to the
official breath test, police said. Police then transported the 60-yearold Vienna man to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where authorities served him with warrants for driving while intoxicated (third or subsequent offense) and refusal to take a blood or breath test (second offense). Authorities remanded the man to the custody of Fairfax County sheriff’s deputies. MAN CHARGED IN MERRIFIELD ASSAULTS: A woman waiting for a ride to
work near Arlington Boulevard and Gallows Road in Merrifield on March 30 at 7:30 a.m. was approached by a man she did not know. The man allegedly grabbed her by the neck and physically assaulted her, police said. Rescue personnel took the woman to a hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. During this same incident, a second victim also allegedly was assaulted by the same man. The suspect attempted to remove the second victim from his car and the man suffered minor injuries, police said. Police arrested Gregory Sherrod, 53, and authorities have charged him with carjacking, abduction, strangulation and assault.
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PEDESTRIAN STRUCK BY VEHICLE IN VIENNA: A pedestrian was struck by a ve-
hicle and injured April 5 at 6:03 p.m. near Lawyers Road and Ayr Hill Avenue, N.W., Vienna police said. The accident occurred when a motorist who was traveling south on Lawyers Road, N.W., attempted to make a left turn onto Ayr Hill Avenue, N.W. The pedestrian was crossing at the intersection on Ayr Hill Avenue NW from sidewalk to sidewalk, but there was no painted crosswalk at the site. The vehicle’s front right corner struck the pedestrian. Rescue personnel transported the pedestrian to a hospital for treatment of a non-life-threatening leg injury. FOOTLOOSE CANINE TO COOL HEELS AT ANIMAL SHELTER: Vienna police dis-
patched an animal-control officer to the 300 block of Jean Place, N.E., on April 5 at 11 a.m. after receiving a report of an at-large dog. “The footloose dog was located and transported to the Fairfax County Animal Shelter where it will spend some time reflecting on the events that led to its incarceration,” police said. Items in Public-Safety Notes are compiled from reports of local agencies.
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