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Controversial Brooks Farm Project Is OK’d Supervisors Unanimous in Support for the 19-Home Cluster Subdivision in Great Falls BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
After two years of heated community opposition, the Board of Supervisors on July 26 unanimously approved developer Basheer/Edgemoore-Brook’s plans to
build a 19-house cluster subdivision in north-central Great Falls. “This project always simply has been about a notion of community,” said Greg Riegle, the applicant’s attorney. “From our perspective, that means creating an interesting and attractive place to live and a
place that’s respectful of our neighbors.” The nearly 52-acre Brooks Farm site, located north of Leesburg Pike between Springvale and Walker roads, now is home to two single-family dwellings and an assortment of barns and sheds. Much of the parcel consists of pastureland, along with
a pond and stream. Under the cluster-development plan, 19 residential lots would be arranged in a C-shape, leaving much of the property’s eastern side undeveloped. About 42 perContinued on Page 17
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Fairfax County officials rarely miss an opportunity to remind residents who are grousing about the county’s road conditions that most of those streets and highways are owned by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). In recent years, the transportation agency for budgetary reasons slashed its roadway-median mowing from six times per year to three. The cutback has chagrined some Board of Supervisors members. “High grass in our medians makes our county look shabby and unkempt, lowers property values [and] is a serious safety issue for motorists,” said Supervisor John Cook (R-Braddock) said at the board’s July 26 meeting. VDOT recently has received more funding for its maintenance-and-operations budget, and should spend some of that money to resume median mowing a half-dozen times annually, Cook said. The agency also should maintain its roadside trails better and eliminate uneven pavements, plant overgrowth and large deposits of sand and salt remaining from winter’s snow plowing, he said. Supervisors July 26 unanimously approved Cook’s recommendation that
Chairman Sharon Bulova (D) write a letter to VDOT officials urging them to dedicate adequate funding for trail maintenance and median mowing. Seeing medians overgrown by grass “drives people crazy,” Bulova said. “It just looks like we’re not taking care of business and they think it’s us” who are at fault, she said. Supervisors Ask Staff to Draft Plan Amendment Calling for 4-Lane Jermantown Road Bridge: Officials from Fairfax County and the city of Fairfax concur: The Jermantown Road bridge over Interstate 66 should be widened from two to four lanes when it is replaced as part of the Virginia Department of Transportation’s I-66 update. The Board of Supervisors voted 10-0 July 26 to direct county staff to draw up an amendment to the comprehensive plan that would permit such a widening. State officials will not build a wider bridge unless the county takes that step, said Supervisor Linda Smyth (D-Providence).
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State, Region Leaders Kick Off I-66 Upgrades
Virginia Secretary of Transportation Aubrey Layne, Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) and Arlington County Board Chairman Libby Garvey (D) ham it up at a photo opportunity following the Aug. 1 start of a project that will bring high-occupancy toll lanes to Interstate 66 inside the Beltway. The event took place on a parking deck above I-66 near Washington-Lee High School in Arlington. PHOTO BY BRIAN TROMPETER
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Baking in the scorching summer sun atop a parking deck overlooking Interstate 66 in Arlington, Gov. McAuliffe joined state and local officials Aug. 1 to kick off a project that will bring high-occupancy-toll lanes to I-66 inside the Capital Beltway. “Today is a historic day,” McAuliffe said at the event. “It’s all about choices and how we move folks around the commonwealth. Talk was enough – it was time for action.” Work on the project will start immediately and is expected to be finished by next summer. When finished, the project will move an additional 40,000 daily commuters, state officials believe, with “dynamic” high-occupancy-vehicle tolling that varies in price depending on traffic conditions. For the first time, single-occupant vehicles will be able to use the road during peak hours – if they are willing to pay for the privilege. “It will help reduce congestion that has bogged down every single traveler on 66,” McAuliffe said. The Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) in June awarded contracts worth about $60 million for gantries and a tolling system on I-66 inside the Beltway, said Virginia Secretary of Transportation Aubrey Layne. Fort Myer Construction will build the tolling system and TransCore will install the tolling equipment, he said. Work crews will install eight overhead toll-collecting gantries and about 125 signs on I-66 and local roads approaching the highway. The work will cause minor inconveniences, such as temporary lane and ramp closures on nearby roads, as well as lane
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closures on I-66 inside the Beltway, Layne said. Gantry installation will occur overnight to lessen traffic burdens, he said. State officials will conduct extensive outreach to keep nearby residents apprised about the project, Layne said. “These improvements are about moving people,” he said. “It’s not just about moving traffic.” Toll revenues from the I-66 project will pay for ride-sharing and improved commuter-bus service. The state also will provide $10 million – twice the originally proposed amount – to get multimodal improvements up and running before tolling starts, McAuliffe said. The CTB approved those projects the previous week, based on recommendations of the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission, he added. Upgrades will include improved bus routes from Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William counties; better bus service in Falls Church and Arlington; new transit and carpool incentives; and bike-share programs. One key element will be untangling the traffic bottleneck between the Dulles Connector Road and Ballston. State officials in 2018 plan to add a third eastbound lane in that four-mile stretch and the project should be finished by 2020, McAuliffe said. The project, which now is undergoing environmental evaluations, will be executed mostly within the existing right-of-way and will not adversely affect homes or businesses, he said. McAuliffe has had two transportation goals since taking office: Pick the right projects and be good fiduciaries, Layne said. The governor is advancing transportation improvements with bipartisan support, he said. “He made clear he did not want a Continued on Page 17
Fairfax Police Update Policy On Recording Their Activity With the development and prevalence of increasingly portable technologies, people of all ages are capturing more and more moments on video, including law-enforcement activity, Fairfax County police said. County police recently issued a new departmental policy pertaining to anyone who might record police activity, whether it includes something they see as a passerby or a direct interaction with an officer. The policy was proactively created and implemented to ensure the protection of everyone’s First, Fourth and 14th Amendment rights. General Order 603.1 includes procedural guidance to officers who encounter people recording them while they performing their public duties. According to the order: • Anyone has the right to “observe, photograph, or record police activity in an area accessible to, or within view of, the general public.” • Officers shall not inform or instruct anyone that recording police activity, if within their legal right, is prohibited nor shall officers otherwise obstruct the ongoing recording. • The filming of such activity may not interfere with officers engaged in the public discharge of their duties, jeopardize their or others’ safety, violate the
law or incite others to violate the law. • If officers feel the recording is interfering with the performance of their public duties or poses a safety hazard for the person recording or anyone at the scene, an officer may request or redirect that person to a safer location, while still respecting their right to film in the public domain. • Should a person who is recording be found in violation of a criminal law (e.g., obstructing an investigation, disregarding an established crime scene perimeter), they may be subject to criminal charges. • If a person who is filming police activity also capture evidence of a crime being committed, an officer is likely to request from the person filming that they voluntarily provide them a copy of it or allow the officer temporarily to take custody of the phone for evidentiary purposes. It is with rare exception that an officer may seize a recording device without consent from its owner; the policy provides specific instruction to officers. The Sun Gazette welcomes your submission of items for inclusion. We’re happy to spread your news all across the community.
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Credit is due justices of the Virginia Supreme Court, not necessarily for their ruling against Gov. McAuliffe on voter-rights restoration – we have no particular position on the intricacies of that tempest – then at least on one specific part of the decision. The justices ruled that, despite prognostications to the contrary from pundits and legal experts, members of the Republican leadership of the General Assembly did have legal “standing” to sue on this issue. Why is this important? Because currently in the commonwealth, we’ve got a governor who is marching to his own drummer and, more worrisome, an almost militantly
political attorney general who can’t be counted on to defend state law or, we fear, offer nonpartisan opinions when they would run counter to his own views. It’s therefore up to legislative leaders to demand accountability, but unless they are deemed to have standing to do so, one branch of government (the legislative) is effectively neutered in holding another (the executive) accountable. Supreme Court justices are right to provide the legislature access to redress when they believe the executive is bypassing the law. No matter who is in control of the governorship, such a check on unbridled power is vital.
NIMBYs Attempt to Scuttle Sunrise Plan
Editor: In the July 7 issue of the Sun Gazette, there was an article and a letter to the editor about proposed senior housing on a site in McLean. Fundamental problems exist in arguments made in both regarding traffic and community. As reported, the McLean Citizens Association makes a curious claim about the impact on traffic by the proposed senior housing. The article lays out the following numbers: additional congestion of 100 trips per day for a hypothetical development of singlefamily houses versus 250 for the senior residences. With a total of 115 persons between residents and staff at a time, the amount of daily trips generated per person is slightly more than two per day per person. On the other hand, MCA’s alternative would lead to 25 to 33 trips per day per person. In other words, MCA’s assertion states that we should prefer a development where people contribute to congestion at 12 to 15 times the rate of the
senior residences. Coupled with the developer’s reported effort to reduce peak-hour trips through flexible scheduling, it seems like MCA would rather have traffic increase by a whole order of magnitude. Indeed, why should single-family homeowners have the right to create 15 times the congestion of senior citizens? Our roads are like our air, another common pool resource. The former clogs up with congestion; the latter degrades with pollution entering our lungs. It matters how much each of us contribute to the problem. If congestion poses the problem that MCA wants its audience to believe, it should focus its efforts on promoting land-use and transportation options that address the actual impacts on our roads. Regarding community, one of the key points made in the letter relies on a list of reasons why someone would want to remain in their community through their final days: friendship, a sense of belonging and an appreciation of pub-
lic amenities. The rationale against the seniors’ development offers NIMBY talking points without acknowledging that neighbors may want to move out of their pre-Universal Design homes to a nearby place where they can age in place close to friends in their same community. Absent, too, is a recognition that failing to provide a place for people to move near their former homes leads to physically and emotionally difficult transitions for individuals who seek stability at a vulnerable time of life. Last, the notion that homes for longtime residents of a neighborhood or the elderly fail to contribute like a park lacks a basic understanding of what community is. Ultimately, both avenues of opposition rely on the faulty logic of the fallacy of composition. They neglect the broader implications of their parochial choices at the cost of our larger community in which we all live, and commute. Micah Himmel McLean
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Editor: The July 28 article “Sunrise Seeks Delay to Re-Tool McLean Proposal” quotes an official from Sunrise saying, “We continue to take McLean citizens’ input to heart . . . we will use [the deferral of the Planning Commission public hearing] to make additional improvements in our application. Sunrise thanks the community for their support and ongoing feedback.” There is NO community support for the proposed massive structure that they want to drop into the midst of a residential community. The nine neigh-
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Vienna officials celebrated July 29 as leaders of Vienna Youth Inc. presented them with a ceremonial check for $1 million, which will be put toward the Vienna Community Center’s expansion-and-renovation project. “We’re grateful for the contribution and so grateful to have such a partner in VYI,” said Vienna Mayor Laurie DiRocco. “They’re wonderful to work with, and we really hope they get great use out of this facility.” VYI will use the center’s new, larger gymnasium for sports such as basketball, volleyball and wrestling, said VYI first vice president Mark Meana, who has been involved with the group for more than 40 years. “We have partnered on all the synthetic-turf fields for the outdoor sports at Madison, Marshall and Oakton [high schools] and Waters [Field], so now there’s a kind of reciprocal imbalance internally to VYI for contributing to better facilities for the indoor sports,” he said. About 4,000 families participate in the youth-sports organization, Meana said. People involved in all the group’s sports responded well to aggressive fund-raising efforts over time, and VYI also benefited from having steady, long-term leadership while pursuing those goals, he said. “There’s just not enough facilities, period, and there certainly are challenges within the town and Fairfax County,” Meana said. “You’re not going to make any more space, so you’ve got to maximize what you have.” VYI originally planned to dedicate $750,000 toward the project, but chipped in one-third more after town officials discovered the existing 50-year-old commu-
nity center’s water-damaged foundation would require costly repairs. VYI is a “very generous partner with the town to help with those costs,” said Vienna Parks and Recreation Director Leslie Herman. The project, now about 40 percent complete, will cost an estimated $12.3 million. That figure is nearly 20 percent higher than original calculations. Progress is evident on the community center’s expansion. Workers have erected steel roof trusses atop cinderblock walls of the building’s new gym. Work almost is complete on an 18foot-wide section of the Washington & Old Dominion Trail, which has been relocated closer to Park Street, S.E., and farther away from the community center. The Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority (aka NOVA Parks) is beginning to widen the heavily used trail. While the section near the community center initially will continue having pedestrians and cyclists share the trail, the pathway eventually will have markings separating those users, Herman said. Bollards positioned where the trail meets Park Street will deter motorists from driving on the trail – an understandable impulse, given that this section of the pathway consists of smooth, black asphalt as wide as a two-lane road. Contributing toward the community center’s upgrades is something current VYI members will be able to take pride in for decades to come, Meana said. “It’s not like lining a field or something that in a year or so goes away,” he said. “This is going to be here for a long, long time. The kids playing in it will come back and coach and have kids of their own. It’s something where, hey, they were a part of that.”
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Public-Safety Notes Police Department on July 23 at 11:42 a.m. to saying he was going to commit suicide in the police department’s parking lot. Officers immediately began searching the parking lot and found a Falls Church man suffering from a gunshot wound. Officers requested assistance from the Fairfax County fire and emergency-medical-services personnel, but the man was dead when officers found him. Police as of Aug. 1 had not provided the man’s name or age. ALCOHOL LIKELY NOT A FACTOR IN CRASH THAT KILLED GREAT FALLS MAN: After further investigation, de-
tectives from the Fairfax County Police Department’s Crash Reconstruction Unit said last week they had reason to believe alcohol was not a factor in a July 20 vehicle crash that killed a 24-year-old Great Falls man. The accident occurred shortly after 3 p.m. that day when the motorist, David Reese Alison IV, crashed a 2001 Volvo S40, in the 300 block of River Bend Road in Great Falls. Alison had been driving southbound on the road when he crossed the doubleyellow line and swerved to avoid hitting a northbound vehicle. The Volvo went off the roadway and struck a tree. Alison was ejected during the crash and found under his vehicle, which was fully engulfed in flames when police and Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department personnel arrived. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The investigation is still active and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will send toxicology results to detectives when the information is available, police said. WORKER ALLEGEDLY SPRAYS CLEANING SOLUTION ON DOUGHNUTS: Fair-
fax County police responded July 25 to a report of an assault that reportedly took place around 9:40 p.m. at Dunkin Donuts, 2946 Chain Bridge Road in Oakton. According to police, a group of teenagers previously had been given doughnuts that would be discarded at the close of business each day. The youths went to the store on July 25 and requested more doughnuts. The employee initially refused several times to provide the treats, but told them to return later and he would give them some. Prior to sharing the doughnuts, the employee allegedly sprayed them with a cleaning solution that contained bleach, police said. The juveniles ingested anywhere from one bite to a whole doughnut, authorities said. When they realized the food may have been tainted, they contacted police. No one required medical attention.
Police launched a criminal investigation, which is ongoing. VIENNA MAN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH ROBBERY: Robbery Squad
detectives from the Fairfax County Police Department’s Major Crimes Division received an anonymous tip through Fairfax County Crime Solvers that identified a possible suspect in the May 20 robbery of a 7-Eleven store at 2303 Soapstone Drive, Unit C, in Reston. With that information and other investigative leads, detectives identified the suspect as John McCaw Flynn, 45, of Vienna. Detectives on June 13 obtained a robbery warrant for Flynn and on June 21, the police department’s Fugitive Squad located and arrested Flynn, Authorities transported him to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center.
form will replace the current navy-blue utility shirt with a light-blue, polo-style shirt displaying the county seal on the front and “PARKING” imprinted across the back. Although the uniforms are changing, the status and authority of parking enforcement officials will remain the same. Those who have questions about the new changes or parking-enforcement concerns should call the police department’s non-emergency number at (703) 691-2131. TAXI DRIVER ROBBED AT KNIFEPOINT: A taxi driver had four men in his
cab near Faber Court and West Street in the Falls Church area on July 28 at 11:15 p.m. when the men displayed a knife and demanded money and his cell phone, Fairfax County police said. The suspects took his property and fled, police said. The victim did not require medical attention. The suspects were described as Hispanic and between 20 and 23 years old. One suspect wore a black hat and black T-shirt. Items compiled from reports issued by public-safety agencies across the local region.
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living in the 600 block of Gibson Drive, S.W., called Vienna police July 22 at 8:50 a.m. to report someone had placed plastic forks, spoons and knives into the grass of the person’s front yard.
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race, where he continued to excel. Later this month, the 5-foot-7, 156-pound Verburg, 25, will run the most significant 400-meter races of his life during the Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro as a member of the U.S. men’s track and field team. He also will be a member of the U.S. men’s 4x400-meter relay. “I wasn’t so sure, but they both thought I could become pretty good at the 400,” Verburg said about his dad and coach. “I guess they were right. Making the Olympic team became my goal my junior year [at GMU]. How many people get to say they made the Olympic team?” Verburg’s goal at the Games is to medal in both races. His personal best time in the 400 is 44.41. The world mark is 43.19. He made the Olympic team by finishing third in the finals at the U.S. Trials in Oregon in 44.82. LaShawn Merritt’s winning time was 43.97. “In the finals, I went out a little slower at the start as planned, but had a strong and hard last 200,” Verburg said. “I passed a runner in that last 200. It worked out.” Prior to the finals, Verburg won
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The dog days of summer are indeed upon us, but for a moment, think about how you could be spending them. Imagine a park-like setting of nearly 1.7 acres. Here, you will wake up to deer grazing in the meadow, and friends and family can enjoy the summertime out by the stream, while enjoying the spring and autumn months roasting marshmallows or hot dogs in the fire pit. It sounds like a location of bucolic splendor, and indeed it is. But it’s not far away; in fact it is wonderfully close at hand – equally convenient to McLean, Tysons and Arlington, just west of Kirby Road and east of the Potomac School in sought-after Potomac Estates. And the interior is as enchanting as nature’s outdoor bounty, as this week’s featured property is a showstopper contemporary. Flanked by hardwoods outside, the home was designed to bring the beauty of nature indoors through open spaces and copious windows, along with vaulted ceilings and skylights. In move-in condition, the two-level home also provides a cornucopia of possibilities for expansion now or in the future. The property currently is on the market, listed at $1,699,000 by Sam Wardle of 3930 Group at Buck Realtors.
With 4,000 square feet of living space, the home is an inviting and open delight, ready both for entertaining in style and the pleasures of daily life. Attention to detail is evident: Here, you will find hardwood flooring, walnut doors and trim, and updates galore, including the kitchen and all bathrooms. The formal spaces are large and flow wonderfully from one to the next. The aforementioned kitchen is visually appealing and provides everything a serious chef might be hoping for. Of the five bedrooms, the master retreat is a perfect spot, with plentiful closet space and a delightful bath. All of the bedrooms, in fact, are delights. For the commuters among us, the home is strategically situated to go north, south, eat or west, with access
to everything from Route 123 to Old Dominion Drive. You’ll be where you need to get in a jiffy. A perfect spot to decompress from the rigors of the workaday world, this property is a land of enchantment ready for the next owner to put his, her or their personal stamp on it. Well worthy of consideration. 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)738-2520.
Facts for buyers Address: 1415 Lady Bird Drive, McLean (22101). Listed at: $1,699,000 by Sam Wardle, 3930 Group at Buck Realtors (703) 296-5255. Schools: Chesterbrook Elementary, Longfellow Middle, McLean High School.
Debt Loads, Unaffordability Hinder 1st-Time Purchasers Despite lackluster economic growth and stark home-price appreciation in several parts of the country in recent months, roughly three-quarters of surveyed households still believe now is a good time to buy a home, but there’s a considerable gap in morale between homeowners and renters, according to the latest installment of the National Association of Realtors. The survey also found that roughly half of young adults with student debt are uncomfortable about taking on a mortgage. Respondents were asked about their confidence in the U.S. economy and various questions about their housing expectations, including questions on if carrying student debt is tempering their ability and appetite to take on mortgage debt. Through the first half of the year, NAR’s survey found that the share of homeowners and renters who believe now is a good time to buy a home is mostly holding steady, with 80 percent of homeowners (82 percent in March) and 62 percent of renters (unchanged from last quarter) saying it’s a good time to buy. However, the share of renters who think so is down from 68 percent in December 2015, and those under 35 were the least confident that now is a good time to buy. Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist, says the survey brings to focus the ongoing disparity in buyer confidence between current homeowners and renters. “Existing-home prices surpassed their all-time peak this spring and have climbed on average over 5 percent nationally through the first five months of the year and even faster in areas with severe supply shortages,” he said. “Most homeowners appear to realize that if they’re ready to sell, they’ll likely find a buyer rather quickly and be able to use the sizeable equity they’ve accumulated in recent years towards their next home purchase.” Meanwhile, renters interested in buying continue to face minimal choices, strong competition and home prices growing faster than their incomes,” Yun said. The survey also revealed that carrying student debt is causing many to be uneasy about taking on additional debt.
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Vienna/Oakton Notes VIENNA MAYOR WINS REGIONAL POST:
Vienna Mayor Laurie DiRocco has been elected vice chairman of the Northern Virginia Regional Commission. The commission comprises 14 local governments across Northern Virginia, and performs professional and technical services for the localities. DiRocco also has been appointed to the federal advisory committee of the Virginia Municipal League. VIENNA HONORS BUSINESS ANNIVERSARIES: The Vienna town government
recently honored the following businesses for reaching milestone anniversaries in the town: 40 Years: Vienna Dance Academy. 30 Years: Merle Norman Cosmetics. 25 Years: Bill’s Custom Cabinets. 15 Years: Chesapeake Veterinary Cardiology Associates, Hana Studio, Mitco Asset Management, Robert Mitchell III CPA. 10 Years: Cherry’s Nail Salon, Deutsche Marque Concours d’Elegance, Mariam Ebrahimi PLLC, Salono Tony, Sky Television.
TEEN CENTER HONORS STUDENT PARTICIPANTS: The Club Phoenix Teen
Center recently presented its second annual Phoenix Awards to students. Club Phoenix Teen Council awards were presented to participants of the
council, composed of students in sixth to 12th grades who meet twice monthly to discuss community issues and service projects, and have the chance to participate in service activities. Honored for their work were Catherine Arndt, Ryan Carney, Shawna Crystal, Maria Ely, Ryaan Farhadi, Regina Honigford, Isaac Horger, Kelly Hsu, Jeffrey Hunter, Madison Le, Corey Lee, Jonathan Mack, Graham McCarthy, Brent Miller, Reese Noyes, Erica Otero, Alex Polymeropoulos, Sam Shelton, Natalie St. John and Ben Vertman. Honored for their work with theteen center’s Improv Club were Ryaan Farhadi and Natalie St. John. The teen center is operated by the Vienna Parks and Recreation Department. VIENNA YOUTH PLAYERS PUT NEW SPIN ON CLASSIC MUSICAL: The Vi-
enna Youth Players will present an updated take on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Jesus Christ Superstar” with performances Aug. 5-13. The production, directed by Babs Dyer, will feature hip-hop, tap, jazz and ballet choreography, along with modern-day attire. The production features a cast of 40 ranging in age from 8 to 18. Performances are slated for Aug. 5, 6, 12 and 13 at 7:30 p.m. at Vienna Baptist
Church, 541 Marshall Road, S.W. Tickets are $14 and can be purchased at the Vienna Parks and Recreation Department’s temporary office at 262M Cedar Lane, S.E., or online at www.viennava.gov. If still available, tickets can be purchased at the door. INTERGENERATIONAL PRODUCTION OF ‘GODSPELL’ SLATED: An intergen-
erational production of “Godspell” will be presented on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 5-6, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 7 at 1 p.m. at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 2589 Chain Bridge Road in Vienna. Admission is free, but a good-will offering will be taken in support of the Lamb Center, which works to assist the area’s homeless. The production is being directed by Ashton Schaffer, a 2015 graduate of James Madison High School who is attending Rider University. “Godspell” is “about finding hope in the face of despair – going into a dark world and finding the light,” Schaffer said. “My reasoning behind directing ‘Godspell is to offer hope, and be a glimmer of light to anyone who comes and sees the show.” For information about the production, call (703) 938-2119 or see the Web site at www.elcvienna.org. ‘ADVENTURE RACE’ IS ON THE HORI-
ZON: The Vienna Parks and Recreation
Department will present the 2016 Kids Adventure Race on Saturday, Aug. 13 at 10 a.m. at Southside Park. Designed for ages 5 to 13, the race – totaling just under a mile – will run through fields, mud, tires and obstacles that include hay bales and water hoses. “It’s a messy, muddy good time,” said Brandy Wyatt of the parks department. Pre-registration is required; the cost is $7, and participants will receive T-shirts. Participants can register at the Parks and Recreation office at 262M Cedar Lane, S.E., or on the town government’s Web site at www.viennava.gov. The park is located at 1315 Ross Drive, S.W., and the event will run rain or shine.
‘SUMMER ON THE GREEN’ SERIES WINDS DOWN: The Vienna town gov-
ernment’s 2016 Summer on the Green concert series continues on Friday, Aug. 5 with a performance by the U.S. Navy Cruisers on the Vienna Town Green. Rounding out the series will be the Richard Walton Group performing jazz on Aug. 12 and NJR performing classic rock and country on Aug. 19. All concerts are at 6:30 p.m. Concerts are held unless severe weather conditions threaten. For information, see the Web site at www.viennava.gov.
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Vienna American Majors Win State Southeast Region Next for All-Stars Staff Writer
Dave Facinoli
They refuse to lose. The best proof of all came with lategame heroics in the Vienna American Major All-Stars’ 7-5 walk-off victory in the championship game last week of the state tournament in Norfolk. First, Vienna American scored a run in the bottom of the sixth to tie the score 5 against AnBASEBALL atnandale-North Springfield. Then, in the last of the seventh with two outs and a 3-2 count on slugger Kyle Robinson, the right-handed hitter walloped the game-winning two-run homer, sending the all-stars to this week’s Southeastern Region Tournament in Warner Robins, Ga. During its run of postseason victories over three seasons, first as 9-10 allstars in 2014 then as 10-11s in 2015, the all-stars have done whatever is necessary to win. “I don’t have words to explain it. It’s almost storybook some of the things they have done and what they have accomplished,” Vienna American Manager Chris Leggett said. “They show no nerves and this team finds a way. I have learned not to doubt this team. It does whatever it needs to do.” Top: Vienna American’s Alex Jreige slides home to score the tying run in the bottom of the sixth PHOTOS BY CHRISTY TOOLE inning. Above: Kyle Robinson belts the game-winning homer.
Post 180 Goes Winless in State Competition DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer
The season ended for Vienna Post 180 in the double elimination AmeriLegion state BASEBALL can tournament last week with a 3-2 loss to Staunton Post 13 in Danville. That defeat came in the second round. Vienna (18-8) was 0-2 in the tournament, with an 8-6 loss to Chesapeake Post 280 in the first round. In the loss Staunton, District 17 tourney champion Vienna trailed 2-1 after the first inning, fell behind 3-1 after seven, then scored a run in the bottom of the ninth and had the tying run on second when the game ended. Vienna had eight hits.
New Prep Pitching Limits Will Create Much Chatter The pitch-count paranoia continues, and likely will increase considerably, now that all high schools in the U.S. have been mandated to keep track of how many throws home their pitchers toss.
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“We didn’t string enough hits together and popped up a lot,” Vienna manager Frank Werman said. Joey Goldsmith had two hits and an RBI for Vienna and Bryan Harthun had a hit and an RBI. Ryan Kopka pitched six innings. He fanned four and allowed two earned runs and five hits. Brian Lawson worked the final three frames. Against Chesapeake, Vienna led 6-0 after three innings. Chesapeake had 13 hits and rallied benefitting from some defensive mistakes by Vienna and a couple of balls that were called fair, including a solo home run, that Vienna argued were clearly foul. Those hits led to three runs. Post 180, which had 10 hits, also hit into a pair of double plays with the bas-
es loaded. “To win at the state tournament you have to get some breaks and make things happen, and that didn’t happen enough for us,” Werman said. For Vienna, Carlo Alfano had three hits, Nate Leas had two, Harthun doubled and Jimmy Goldsmith, Andrew Prince, Cole Wagner and Jake Nielsen had singles. Matt Prillaman was the starting pitcher and lasted five innings. Johnny Hecht pitched in relief until getting thrown out of the game for something he said to an umpire. Justin Garcia pitched the last 11/3 scoreless innings with two strikeouts. NOTE: Vienna was making its fifth straight appearance in the state tournament.
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The ruling came down in recent weeks from the National Federation of State High School Athletic Associations. Before the start of the 2017 season, high schools in all states must have specific pitch-count guidelines. The number has not yet been determined in Virginia. The best guess is high school pitchers won’t be allowed to throw more than some 100 to 120 pitches per game, or so many within a given week or certain number of days. There are many opinions whether pitch counts are necessary or not, and whether they do any real good if implemented. Seems like young pitchers are having more arm problems than ever even playing in the organizations, like Little League, that have had pitch limits for a number of years. One thing is certain with the new mandate – high-school pitch counts will become the most popular numbers during any game, even more than the score. Scoreboards might be updated to include such counts. Here’s what already happens at some Little Leagues. Pitch counts are announced at the end of each half inning. Some Web sites list a player’s total pitch counts for the week. Heck, it’s easier to find the pitch counts than some scores. During games, the chatter in the stands is more about how many pitchers a player has thrown than the score or flow of the contest. If a pitcher has an inning when his count gets high, like in the 30s or 40s, that definitely becomes the top conversation. Those in attendance can leave a game knowing the pitch totals but not the final score. Now the same could happen in high school. The pitch-count paranoia could reach epidemic proportions.
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After Early Loss, Vienna All-Stars Finish Second in State DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer
They didn’t panic after losing their second game of the state tournament, quickly falling into the losers’ bracket. Then, after battling back with five straight wins to make the championship against BASEBALL game Atlee, the Vienna American Little League age 10-11 baseball all-stars didn’t panic again when they fell behind in that contest, 12-3. Vienna American rallied, before eventually losing, 13-7, to finish second in the state in Honaker in Southwest, Va. “It was an impressive run of wins,” Vienna American manager Steve Tucker said. “We had a tough draw right off. So even after we lost our second game, we still thought we could go pretty far.” Tucker said the key to the team’s success was its overall balance and depth, strong hitting and good pitching. Vienna American hit 10 home runs in the
The Vienna American age 10-11 All-Stars battled to finish second in the state tournament.
state tournament. Vienna used multiple pitchers in the state final, because the team already had used up the availability of top pitchers Tommy Ferrick and Nick Robinson to reach the final. Connor Barry started the final, and Tucker said he did well. The all-stars finished 6-2 in the state tourney. Vienna won its first game, 13-
1, over Upper Loudoun, then lost its next, 13-11, to Southwest Youth. The American team then ran off five wins in a row by 23-0, 10-3, 1-0, 11-6, and 12-2 scores. Matthew Handel, Michael Gerber, Jack Wallace and Angelo Jreige belted multiple homers in the state. Owen Lebkisher homered to tie the game in
Vienna Continued from Page 15 The all-stars also won state titles as 9-10s and 10-11s. “Winning the state back to back to back is something they wanted to do,” Leggett said. Vienna American won the state championship game despite striking out 14 times, getting outhit 10-4 and surviving three errors. Vienna American led 2-1 after one inning and 4-1 after three. AnnandaleNorth Springfield cut the lead to 4-2 in the fifth, then took a 5-4 lead with three runs in the top of the sixth. With two outs in the bottom of the sixth, Alex Jreige scored on a passed ball/wild pitch on a close play at the plate, tying the game at 5. Relief pitcher Kevin Adamson retired the side in order in the top of the seventh. In the bottom of the seventh, Robinson, who started the game on the mound and pitched 51/3 innings, belted the winning homer to left field. He also hit a
The Vienna American Major All-Stars stand with the state championship banner after winning PHOTO BY CHRISTY TOOLE the title in dramatic walk-off fashion last week in Norfolk.
two-run homer earlier in the contest. Vienna American was 6-0 in the state tournament with two shutouts, including a 13-0 win over West Springfield in the semifinals. In that victory, Vienna outhit West Springfield 14-5 with Bryce Eldridge driving in five runs and Jreige and Tommy Fiochhi three each. Eldridge was the starting pitcher and worked six innings. He also smacked two homers in the win. Jreige also homered twice and Fioch-
hi hit one. Tyler Schoeberlein and others made good catches in the outfield. “West Springfield was a very good hitting team and our defense did the job,” Leggett said. Vienna American blanked Central Loudoun, 2-0, in its first-round playoff win. Jreige was the starting pitcher, throwing no-hit ball for 51/3 frames. Adamson pitched in relief. Unfortunately for Vienna, catcher Jack Emory suffered a head injury in the
a comeback victory. Conner Moore caught in every contest. Tucker said leadoff hitter Mac Lewis did a good job of consistently getting on base, and Robinson hit well as the No. 2 hitter. Robinson had two wins on the mound and Ferrick earned a victory. “We pretty much pitched the staff when you play that many games,” Tucker said. “Our bats and pitching carried us through.” Vienna American qualified for the state by winning the District 4 Tournament with a 5-0 record. It downed McLean National, 6-4, in the finals. Other contributors for Vienna American were Jason Cassidy, Patrick Colyar and Ethan Walker. The coaches were Dave Moore and Jeff Benjamin. Many of this summer’s 11-12 players were members of the Vienna American 9-10 all-stars that won the district in 2015. championship and could be lost for the region tournament. “That’s a tough loss,” Leggett said. “We will have to mix and match without him.” Vienna American was 3-0 in pool play at the state tournament. Nick Toole, Jaden Kritsky, Sean Lavey, T.J. Smith, Owen Taylor and Kevin Wilson were the other big contributors for Vienna. “When we finished last season, our goal this year was to get to Williamsport,” Leggett said. “That’s a tall order, but now we are in the region so we can see what we can do.” The region tournament champion advances to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa. NOTES: The region tournament begins Friday, Aug. 5 with Vienna American playing Georgia in the first round of the eight-team double-elimination competition. The tournament continues through Wednesday, Aug. 10 . . . So far this season, the Vienna American Major All-Stars have a 12-0 overall record, and have a three-year playoff mark of 43-5 in all three of those combined age groups.
High School Roundup MADISON QUARTERBACK TO RICHMOND: Jason Gastrock, a 2016 Madi-
son High School graduate and the football team’s starting quarterback the past three seasons, has committed to the University of Richmond. Gastrock threw for 5,192 yards with 62 touchdowns for Madison. He rushed for 695 yards and 18 scores. As a senior, Gastrock threw for 1,848 yards with 19 TDs and rushed for 378 yards and 6 scores. His performance earned him first team all-conference and all-region hon16
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ors, leading the Warhawks to a 9-1 record. CAMPBELL PLACES NINTH AT U.S. TRIALS: Madison High School graduate
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Members of the McLean community turned out on June 14 as the Community Charity Champions initiative of HBC Realty Group of Keller Williams held a fundraiser for the McLean Project for the Arts at Pulcinella restaurant. The event raised nearly $900 to support the arts organization. From left are MPA board member Robin Walker, founding member Nancy Bradley and MPA member Kathy Neal. ‘SHARE’ TO HOST EMERGENCY FOOD DRIVES: McLean-based SHARE Inc.
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cent of the site will remain open space, with pond and stream areas restored through plantings and vegetation management, county staff said. Seven acres of the site would be covered by a conservation easement and about 12.5 acres’ worth of trees would be preserved, county officials said. Access to the site will be along the existing Forest Lake Drive right-of-way. The housing lots would be served by wells and septic systems, in keeping with many other neighborhoods in sewer-shy Great Falls. Stormwater from the site will be directed toward four bio-retention areas, which at the Great Falls Citizens Association’s (GFCA) insistence will be built to Level 2 standards, which reduce water runoff further. The stormwater-management efforts
McLean High School recently was honored by Giant Food for receiving $15,795 in funding through the supermarket chain’s “A+ School Rewards Program.” The school garnered the most money through the program for the 2015-16 school year of any in Virginia.
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Arlington County Board Chairman Libby Garvey (D) said she was heartened state officials had pledged to continue public outreach throughout the project. “In the end, I hope it’s going to be even better for Arlington,” she said. “We’re going to be putting more traffic through, which means fewer people having to bail to find their way through Arlington. It will be easier for them just to go straight through on 66, those who want to, and it will be easier for people in Arlington to get around back and forth because they’re not tolling now on non-peak hours.” Garvey said she would like to take ad-
vantage of air rights and have more decks like the one at Washington-Lee High School built over I-66. Buildings could occupy space above the highway near the East Falls Church Metro Station, but otherwise Garvey said she would like to see athletic fields built in those spaces. Interstate 66 “is a gash through the heart of Arlington, so if we can start knitting our community back together with fields over 66, it would be great,” she said. “It would add land and make things much more pleasant for people, plus cutting down on the noise of the road.” Del. Mark Keam (D-35th) said he was
pleased with the I-66 tolling inside the Beltway, but he was less sanguine about plans to widen the highway outside Interstate 495, especially in the Vienna and Dunn Loring areas he represents. “That, to me, is still a misguided project,” he said, noting that five or six homes would be lost under the Virginia Department of Transportation’s I-66 widening plan. “The alternative I had was to leave the first mile or so outside the Beltway alone as-is, let the cars merge and figure out where they want to go and then start the expansion after [Route] 123. I lost that battle.”
would remove invasive-plant species and reduce phosphorous output by 50 percent under requirements, Riegle said. The development sparked much opposition from surrounding residents, 1,400 of whom signed a petition urging that supervisors deny the developer’s request. Two years’ worth of tussling with neighboring residents lowered the final count, however, from 23 to 19 homes. Riegle projected an image showing that the proposed lots would fit in seamlessly with ones in the surrounding area. The design is “thoughtfully and logically drawn from the existing context of the environmental features of the property,” he said. “In a two-year process, it’s clear many in the community view this as a very special piece of property.” James Trent, who lives on Forest Lake Drive, was dissatisfied with the zoningreview outcome, saying the development posed too much risk from too many homes. “The process has not been collabora-
tive, transparent or cooperative,” he said. “Instead, the process has been driven by individual agendas and expediency, not common sense. This flawed process has created an outcome, but not a viable, sustainable solution.” GFCA president Bill Canis worried the development would lead to increased traffic, stream degradation during major storms and tree losses from the new access road. Supervisor Penelope Gross (D-Mason), whose small district never sees 52acre subdivision proposals, signaled her support for the project, noting it would comply with tighter regulations. Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova (D) recalled a cluster-subdivision case when she was Braddock District supervisor, saying the development had helped preserve open space. Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville) moved for approval and noted that heavy community input had improved the project.
“I believe the applicant got it right,” he said. “The applicant has proposed a much better plan for controlling erosion and sediment control. It’s far, far better than could have been required by a byright subdivision.”
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ACROSS 1. Clown act 6. Down in the dumps 9. Tandoori bread 13. Tropical juice flavor 14. Freud’s concern 15. “Turkish March,” a.k.a. “Turkish ____” 16. Anchor just clear of bottom 17. Lincoln lumber 18. Like Hannibal Lecter’s victims 19. Attend a departure 21. *____ Gun Kelly 23. *Modern evidence, missing from Gangster Era 24. Diplomat’s forte 25. Parishioner’s seat 28. Make a sketch 30. Tugboat’s act 35. Greenish blue 37. *Bootlegging to Prohibition Era gangsters 39. Gossipmonger’s information 40. “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer” storyteller Ives 41. James Patterson’s “____ Came a Spider” 43. “____ ____ good example” 44. ____ of demands, pl. 46. *Ronnie Kray to Reggie Kray 47. Small paving stone 48. Choose not to do 50. *Butch Cassidy’s home state 52. Site of Summer Olympics
53. Like a billionaire’s pocket 55. Witness 57. *James Colosimo, a.k.a. ____ Jim 61. *Protagonist in movie “Black Mass” 64. Inuit skin boat 65. E.T.’s ride 67. Welding’s hazardous output
69. African people 70. Soda-pop container 71. Novelist Wharton 72. Obscenity 73. Word between dogs 74. Tie again DOWN 1. ___ Khan 2. Common allergens 3. Container weight
Schools & Military n Ellen Brigham of Vienna earned a degree in creative arts therapy during recent commencement exercises at Pratt Institute. n Alexandra Andrejev of McLean has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Columbia University. n Rachel Andrejev of McLean has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Clemson University. n Taylor Goldman of McLean, a graduate of Georgetown Day School, has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at St. Lawrence University.
Luke Marvin of Great Falls, a graduate of The Heights School, has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Denison University. n
n James Preuss of Oakton has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Pratt Institute. n Alexander Boyd, the son of David and Deborah Boyd of McLean and a graduate of Mercersburg Academy, has been named to the dean’s list for the
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spring semester at Rochester Institute of Technology. Gordon Denis of McLean, a graduate of Heights School; Alexa Corso of Oakton, a graduate of Oakton High School; Katherine Hardock of McLean, a graduate of McLean High School; Katherine Brittin of McLean, a graduate of the Holton-Arms School; and Haley Hamilton of Great Falls, a graduate of Langley High School have been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Colgate University. n
n Six additional Fairfax County Public Schools graduates from the Class of 2016 have been named winners of college-sponsored scholarships by the National Merit Scholarship Corp. The most recent crop of recipients of college-sponsored scholarships, with their probable career fields in parentheses, are: – Emily Cheng of James Madison High School (medicine), National Merit Virginia Commonwealth University Scholarship. – Terri Hahn of Madison (dentistry), National Merit Lehigh University Scholarship. – Aaron Geldert of Thomas Jefferson
4. Like a Harvard building? 5. *Alleged mastermind of St. Valentine’s Day massacre 6. Selfie subject 7. “Four score and seven years ____” 8. Truth without proof 9. Biblical captain 10. Opposed to 11. Port in Yemen 12. “____ the wiser” 15. Chancellor, in Europe 20. Ruling in Islamic law 22. Aptitude test 24. Be sick 25. *a.k.a. the King of Cocaine 26. Attach oars to a boat, e.g. 27. Meat in a casing 29. *Popular gun used by Dillinger and others 31. One weak and lacking confidence 32. Independent African ruler 33. *a.k.a. The Teflon Don 34. Muse of love poetry 36. ____phobia, fear of heights 38. Make with needles 42. Grind teeth 45. Puzzle with numbers 49. X 51. Young cow 54. Derive 56. Musician’s exercise 57. Gives a nickname 58. Muslim holy man 59. Hokkaido native 60. Actor LeBlanc 61. Refuses to 62. Do like exhaust pipe 63. Himalayan cryptid 66. U.S. aviation authority 68. Female pronoun
High School for Science & Technology (music), National Merit University of Miami Scholarship. – Catherine Im of Thomas Jefferson (foreign service), National Merit University of Minnesota Scholarship. – Bijal Rajput of Thomas Jefferson (medicine), National Merit Virginia Commonwealth University Scholarship. – Ravi Shankar of Thomas Jefferson (biomedical engineering), National Merit Virginia Commonwealth University Scholarship. College-sponsored Merit Scholarships provide between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study at the institution financing the scholarship. Nationwide, approximately 7,300 students won Merit Scholarship awards in 2016. n Cedric Whitney of McLean is spending the summer conducting research at the University of Delaware, collaborating with a faculty mentor and focusing on 3D prosthetic hands. Whitney is a neuroscience major at the university.
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Local history Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. August 4, 1943: n Miss Mary Wills, the first female bus driver for Arnold Bus Lines, said “I love it” when asked how she liked the job. August 4, 1952: n The Soviet Union narrowly edged out the U.S. in final points standings at the Summer Olympics in Helsinki. August 6, 1965: n The U.S. Senate is expected this week to take up the $431 million mass-transit bill that will help fund creation of the Metro subway system. n The Virginia Department of Agriculture is backing proposals to convert to the metric system. n A recent crackdown on crime in the District of Columbia may be leading criminals into Northern Virginia. August 4, 1967: n Fairfax County this fall will become the last major jurisdiction in Northern Virginia to offer kindergarten classes. n The site of a former nudist colony west of Vienna has been rezoned for a mix of single-family homes and garden apartments. August 4-5, 1977: n Fairfax officials hope rain will arrive in the coming week, but, just in case, are preparing for mandatory water-conversation efforts. n Supervisor Audrey Moore (D-Annandale) is proposing a ban on student smoking at all Fairfax County high schools. n The Virginia Education Association is supporting Democrat Henry Howell for governor and Republican Marshall Coleman for attorney general. It has taken no position on lieutenant governor. n The Vienna American All-Stars won its first-round game in the Virginia State Little League Tournament. August 4, 1987: n The Board of Supervisors has approved construction of a government center, with only Supervisor Audrey Moore (D-Annandale) dissenting. n The Board of Supervisors has voted 5-4 to reject Robert Thoburn’s application to build Fairfax Christian School on a 43acre parcel in Oakton.
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