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Foy winsboard 2nd School District recount saves thousands on copier service
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tbell@insidenova.com count, Jennifer Carroll Foy is of-
ficially the Democratic he Stafford County Schoolnominee Board in the race for the 2nd District agreed Tuesday to a $588,000 fourseat in the of Delegates. yearHouse contract with Ricoh USA of Thoughfor a group of services judges still needs to ofChicago copier beginning in fifiscal cially2017. certify the results, election officials sayThe the July 20 recount confi rmed Foy’s initial proposed contract was narfor row victory over Josh King in the June 13 $650,000. primary. A competing Xerox representative On election night, board of- meetings this attended four school fispring cials gave her a 10-vote urging the board to consider using lead over King, but thatthe lowest bid. Xerox, which produced grew to a 12-vote margin Stafford County Public Schools used aft er a re-canvass Ricoh for the pastof10balyears and has used lots thein next Xerox theday. past.King requested a formal FOY School board recount, members JENNIFER did not choose and offi cials found an adXerox, but thanked its representative ditional two the votesschools in Foy’s $250,000 favor following for saving over an all-day eff ort tallying ballots at and the Old four years based on its lower bid for Manassas Courthouse. providing information that helped the “It feels great that there’s some finality to board save money. it,” Foy said in an interview. “We’re able to S cho ol b o ard memb ers and tell people concretely that we’re the official Superintendent Bruce Benson expressed nominee going forward, and we can focus disappointment in the way the school on the general.” system handled the matter, but said it Foy now advances to face Republican would cause them to look more closely at Laquan Austion this November, as the two future off business square to fill dealings. a seat left open by retiring “I think we could’ve been clearer in our GOP Del. Mark Dudenhefer. The district communication with our vendors,” covers parts of both Prince Williamsaid and Benson. Staff ord counties. In April, thehas board a decision Foy says she somedeferred ground to make up on which company to use and now that thecopier uncertainty surrounding the decidedis to further recount over, but shereview believesits sheoptions. was able There five“effbidding companies to use thewere time off ectively” by building a involved. team” to staff her campaign. “dynamic There, school “We couldn’t do tooboard much member Healy, SCHOOL else, so we Patricia took the time to PAGEFOY 13 R-Rock Hill,and challenged be as efficient effective PAGE 13 as possible,” Foy said.
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rmed with acorns, leaves, pine boards—and a fierce drive to make a difference—an 8-year-old girl fashioned intricate designs out of homemade clay as her way to create art. Laurie Barton said that as she grew so did her belief that art, as a joyful and miraculous thing, empowers lives. Today, Barton, a successful Stafford Locally harvested produce gets prime display as crowds browse and shop the stand operated by C&T Produce at the North County sculptor and psychotheraStafford Farmers’ Market. This year the total number of vendors has increased to around 30 at the same location, the parkpist, uses the two areas of strength in ing lot of the Stafford Medical Pavilion on the Stafford Hospital campus. The market is open Sundays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. her life to keep her childhood dream until November. ALEKS DOLZENKO | INSIDENOVA alive, using her hands and her heart to bring balance and healing to others. As a child, Barton’s mother and grandmother encouraged her to find ways to make things she wanted, to pass up boredom for creativity. “It wasn’t as though we could run down to a craft store where I lived. There were none,” Barton said. “If I TRACY BELL wanted something, I figured out a of approval. The grant works as a 50 internal investigations and comtbell@insidenova.com percent match with local funding plaints is significant,” Decatur said. way to make it, and there was always he Stafford County Sheriff ’s a purpose in what I wanted to do. from the county. The cost to Staf- “Body-worn cameras are a psychoOffice has applied for a U.S. A pile of magazines would become ford is $400,000 a year for five years. logical deterrent to misbehavior on Department of Justice grant Stafford County Sheriff Da- both sides of the lens. The benefits a book all about food and pictures. that could fund 100 of its Eucalyptus trees would shed their vid Decatur told InsideNoVa that exceed the drawbacks associated deputies with a body camacorns, which to me looked like hats; implementing a body-camera pro- with the cost and time to manage era.them in various art proj- gram Sculptor Laurie Barton works on ‘Jade.’ the program.” is a vast undertaking. The goal I would use If received, full funding of the of Using the as technology the detheto, program achieve a high many part of an in annual showturn the oneis Itohave thrived and with ects.” grant would deputies in thea level field operations division of transparency with”the com- partment’s case of talent. flourished in, is sculpture. “In my ownallow life, art has served office’s field operations division to munity for theartist, mostBarton immediwhile thehands rightsin would As allow the featured looks Barton saidprotecting putting her great therapeutic role,” said Barton. carry the cameras. and expansive contact withtothe citizens and deputies alike, he ateforward to the opportunity have clay to create three-dimensional, “First, after I lost my young hus- of The ’s office applied for said. Desix of her served, sculptures, lifelike forms has provided her with community band andsheriff then when I lost my infant the grantI’ve after the Stafford County peace, said. a new col“…The havingNow, video including joy benefit and fulfiofllment. the catur daughter. worked with a number CAMERA STYLE PAGE 1313 PAGE St af ford C ounty forsoon prosecution, of Supervisors gave its stamp especially for artist will share hertraining, creations lection ofBoard mediums, but the one I always re- footage
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