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Sidewalk Opportunities Expand in Tysons
Link on Leesburg Pike Aims to Secure Safer Passage for Pedestrians, Cyclists BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
Fairfax County officials on Jan. 3 celebrated the opening of two new 10foot-wide sidewalks along Leesburg Pike under Route 123, which completed an 11mile long connection between the Dulles Toll Road and Alexandria. The $3 million project, which took about from start to finish, is part of the Dulles Corridor Bicycle and Pedestrian Access Program. Improvements include an 1,100-footlong concrete sidewalk section on Route 7’s north side and an 800-foot-long stretch on the south side, plus retaining walls, stormwater-management infrastructure, guardrails, well-marked striping at nearby crosswalks and a relocated gas line, said project manager Masoud “Max” Hojatzadeh. “It’s not just about putting down concrete,” said Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova (D). “It’s about doing it right and making sure that all of the infrastructure is taken care of at the same time.” The Fairfax County Department of Transportation designed the improvements, which were built by a contractor
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova, Supervisors Linda Smyth and Catherine Hudgins, Sol Glasner of the Tysons Partnership and School Board member Dalia Palchik prepare to cut the ceremonial ribbon Jan. 3 for a pair of new sidewalks along Leesburg Pike PHOTO BY BRIAN TROMPETER near Route 123 in Tysons.
supervised by the county’s Department of Public Works and Environmental Services. The Virginia Department of Transportation provided funding. The improvements aim to ensure safer journeys for pedestrians and bicyclists, said Bulova, noting that those roadside
stretches previously featured only informal, trodden-down pathways. “Prior to this project, people who walked or biked to work or to shopping destinations had no safe bicycle or pedestrian access to this area,” she said, adding, “Tysons is an evolution . . . and looking
outside at the sidewalk here, things are coming together beautifully.” During 2019, county officials expect 30 more Capital Bikeshare stations to be installed in Tysons and the surrounding Continued on Page 22
Fairfax Park Authority Mulling Round of Fee Increases BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
Fees for using the Fairfax County Park Authority’s RECenters, gardens, historic sites, rental facilities and trails would in-
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crease under a slate of fee changes proposed by agency officials. The fee package would bring in an estimated $656,000 more revenue, officials said. Annual fee increases before the 2008 recession typically resulted in about $1
million more revenue, dropped to an average of $329,000 between 2010 and 2018, said Nick Duray, marketing manager for park services. “We really didn’t feel we had the ability to adjust the fees much in that period,” he
said. “We’re trying to make up a little bit of ground this year.” The Park Authority will accept public comments on the fee changes Jan. 16 at 7 Continued on Page 22
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FCPS Eyes Blake Lane Park For New School in Oakton BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
School overcrowding in the Oakton area is leading Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) officials to consider turning Blake Lane Park into a new school site. But some neighbors want to preserve the park’s open space and have the school built elsewhere. A c c o rd ing to the opponents’ We b s i t e, w w w. s av e blakelanepark.org, a new school would affect neighborhood traffic negatively, eliminate an existing off-leash dog park (founded in 2000) and, they predict, cause nearby home values to decline by up to 10 percent. FCPS officials will hold a public meeting Jan. 16 at 7 p.m. at Mosby Woods Elementary School, 9819 Five Oaks Road in Fairfax, to review plans for the Blake Lane school. FCPS officials included a new school in the Fairfax/Oakton area as one of three new elementary schools in the school system’s 2020-24 Capital Improvement Program. The school would cost about $35 million and be built in time for the opening of the 2022-23 school year. The proposed school is intended to address overcrowding issues within the Oakton High School pyramid, said FCPS spokesman John Torre. One school within that pyramid, Waples Mill Elementary, sends 200 of its students to the South Lakes High School pyramid to receive advanced academic services. There are not enough seats within the existing Oakton High pyramid’s elementary schools to support the Waples Mill students’ return, Torre said. Lack of space in the Oakton High pyr-
amid also causes about 235 Fairfax County students to attend Providence Elementary School in the City of Fairfax, but city officials are beginning to push back. “Fairfax city had mentioned, and it’s no surprise, that they would like to have them return back to a Fairfax County Public Schools facility,” Jeffrey Platenberg, assistant superintendent for the Department of Facilities and Transportation Services, told the School Board at its Dec. 20 meeting. Blake Lane Park is located at 10033 Blake Lane, where the road intersects with Bushman Drive. FCPS owned the parcel until 2005, when it was transferred to the county government. Since then, the Board of Supervisors has retained the property as a potential school site. If a school were built there, officials would have to adjust the boundaries of surrounding schools so students could be assigned to the new school, he said. Boundary adjustments tend to be contentious processes. Opponents are calling upon FCPS officials to study environmental impacts of the potential Blake Lane school and consider building the school elsewhere, such as on county-owned property near Towers Park south of the Vienna Metro station. The school system also should examine options for adding capacity at existing schools instead of building the new facility, opponents said. Platenberg told the School Board expanding capacity is a possible option, albeit one “fraught with a lot of other issues.” “The short answer is yes, but we look at it from the most cost-effective, efficient way to do it,” he said.
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Local Legislators Are Prepped for 2019 Session
Senators Patron Measures on Firearms, Education Campaign Finance BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
Local members of the State Senate next year will push bills to bolster education, reduce firearm violence, tighten campaign-finance rules and allow sports betting. State Sen. Janet Howell (D-32nd) has proposed bills to: • Let local School Boards in Planning District 8 in Northern Virginia (Loudoun, Prince William, Fairfax and Arlington Counties and the cities of within them, and the city of Alexandria) to set the school systems’ calendars and their opening days for classes. • Allow no-excuse, in-person absentee voting starting 21 days before an election. “There currently are 16 reasons” under which absentee voting is permitted, she said. “This would say, ‘If you want to, you can.’ Before, people basically had to lie if they wanted to vote [absentee].” • Require the licensing of student-loanservicing firms. The bill, on which Howell is working with Del. Marcus Simon (D53rd), is designed to rein in “bad actors” in the industry, Howell said. “The borrower has no say over who the servicer is,” she said. “The goal is to require them to meet certain standards.” • Permit admissibility of prior inconsistent statements made by people testifying in criminal cases. This would help in domestic-violence prosecutions, she said. “Often, people who’ve spoken to prosecutors about being abused change their testimony in court,” she said. “This would allow judges to determine which testimony is accurate. This is done in a lot of other states and has had a positive impact.” • Require licensed assisted-living facilities with six or more residents to have
available a temporary emergency-power source on-site that could be connected and used to provide electricity during a disruption of the facility’s normal electric-power supply. • Make it a Class 6 felony for someone to possess a firearm while subject to a permanent protective order (i.e., one with a maximum two-year duration) for subjecting another person to an act of violence, force or threat. • Require people to keep firearms locked up when there are children 16 and under around. “This would be in your house,” Howell said. “You would need to make sure the guns were secured.” • Require clergy members to report child abuse and neglect within their churches and community. • Require the Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council to meet when so ordered by the chairman or requested by a majority of Council members. The Council currently meets quarterly or upon the chairman’s call. Howell said she also will put in a “major” economic-development bill, but hasn’t finalized its details. Howell, who sits on the Senate Committee on Finance, will spend most of the session addressing budgetary concerns. She hesitated to predict how the session would proceed, as all General Assembly seats are up for election next November. “It could go very smoothly – or be very ugly,” she said. State Sen. Chap Petersen (D-34th) will introduce bills to: • Legalize sports betting in localities that pass referendums to allow it. Revenues would benefit the state’s communitycollege program. • Redesign the senior year of high school to place more emphasis on commu-
State Sen. Chap Peterson (shown at right with Del. Mark Keam in background) is part of the local delegation to the General Assembly, which heads into session this week for a planned 46-day session.
nity involvement, including opportunities to spend time in a trade setting, law office or hospital instead of the classroom. “Senior year in high school increasingly is not becoming a productive year,” Petersen said. • Impose a tax of 5 cents each on plastic bags. • Limit individual and corporate campaign contributions to $10,000 per election cycle and ban public-service corporations, such as Dominion Energy, from donating to campaigns. Bills from state Sen. Barbara Favola (D-31st) would: • Prohibit prospective employers from requiring job applicants to disclose their salary histories as a condition of employment or trying to obtain such from the applicants’ current or former employers.
Violators would face up to a $100 civil penalty per violation. • Require all health-insurance plans in Virginia, including short-term and association plans, to cover basic primary and preventive services now stipulated under the Affordable Care Act. • Let local governments adopt ordinances that define “adequate care” for companion animals. • Require the Department of Corrections to give the General Assembly an annual report with statistical information about the use of solitary confinement. • Provide child-care subsidies and casemanagement services to people, primarily mothers, for two years if they are participating in an educational or work-training program. “Our income-security programs must be redesigned to help folks achieve selfsufficiency and not just provide BandAids for the moment,” she said. • Provide case-management services for a year to ensure a smooth transition when foster children reunite with their families. • Include sexual orientation and gender identification as motivations listed under Virginia’s hate-crime laws. • Seek a tax credit to help small employers covers costs associated with the Paid Family Medical Leave program. • Codify the U.S. Supreme Court’s 197 Roe vs. Wade decision, which granted women the right to privacy when making decisions about their reproductive health, including access to abortion care for up to 20 weeks during a pregnancy. “Given the new composition of the [U.S.] Supreme Court, states likely will be granted authority to establish barriers for women wishing to access abortion care,” she said. “Virginians want us to act now to protect this important right to privacy.”
Delegates Aim to Make Most of Session, Despite Being in Minority BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
They’re limited to just 15 bills each in the 2019 General Assembly, but state delegates from the local area still plan to advance a wide array of bills on gun safety, gubernatorial succession, solar power and voting rights. Del. Mark Keam (D-35th) has introduced state constitutional amendments to: • Prohibit the enactment of laws or enforcement of burdens that denied people their right to vote. The amendment also would require the commonwealth and its localities to provide all necessary resources to help qualified voters exercise their right to vote. • Allow Virginia governors elected in 2021 and beyond to succeed themselves in office. A maximum of two four-year terms would be allowed, either in succession or 4
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not. Service for more than two years of a partial term would count as service for one term. • Allow candidates for governor and lieutenant governor to be elected jointly, with voters casting one vote that would apply to both offices. Keam also will advance bills to: • Permit consumers, local governments and businesses to access more solar power. “There are at least eight areas where consumers can’t access solar because of regulations written by industry,” he said. “There are a number of barriers and I’m trying to break those down.” • Require schools to teach the risks of tobacco and vaping. “Even though it’s illegal for underage people to vape, they can have access to it if they want,” Keam said. “It’s laced with carcinogens and nicotine.” • Require the Virginia Department of
Transportation to record and archive video footage from its traffic cameras. (Disclosure: This reporter requested the measure after his old Toyota was sideswiped on Interstate 495 in September.) Del. Marcus Simon (D-53rd) will propose bills to: • Add Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority police officers to the list of disabled people and beneficiaries of disabled or deceased persons who receive benefits under the Line of Duty Act if their disability or death occurs directly or as a proximate result of performing their duty. • Make it a Class 5 felony to manufacture, import, transfer or possess any firearm that, after removal of all parts other than a major component, cannot be detectable as a fireman by detection devices, including X-ray machines, that commonly are used for security screening at airports. “Virginia currently has a ban on unde-
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tectable firearms,” Simon said. “This addresses 3-D-printed firearms. The printers are becoming more common. Just because you could do it doesn’t mean it’s legal.” • Prohibit candidates or their campaign committees from making personal use of campaign contributions if there is no benefit to the candidate’s campaign or public office. Simon has introduced this bill five years straight and said each version better has addressed potential unintended consequences, such as confirming candidates may take home leftover food from events without fear of sanction. • Require licensing of student-loanservicing companies. An identical version of the bill will be filed by state Sen. Janet Howell (D-32nd), he said. • Permit same-day voter registration at the polls. “Many other states do this,” Simon said. “We have the technology now Continued on Page 23
Fairfax Sees Improvement in Overall Jobs Picture Fairfax County’s jobs picture ticked upward slightly in November, as most of Northern Virginia saw little change from a month before. With 620,054 residents employed in the civilian workforce and 14,107 looking for work, the county’s unemployment rate of 2.2 percent in November was down from 2.3 percent in October, according to figures reported Jan. 3 by the Virginia Employment Commission. Across the local region, joblessness was relatively stable from October to November, declining from 1.9 percent to 1.8 percent in Arlington and from 2.1 percent to 2 percent in Alexandria while seeing no change in Falls Church (2.1 percent), Loudoun County (2.3 percent) and Prince William County (2.5 percent). Across Northern Virginia as a whole, the non-seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate of 2.3 percent was down slightly from October, representing just under 1.6 million employed and about 37,400 looking for jobs. Statewide, Virginia’s jobless rate of 2.7 percent in November was down from 2.8 percent a month before and set a new
monthly high (and 11th consecutive monthly increase) in household employment. Both private-sector and public-sector employment increased in November, the former by 4,000 and the latter by 2,600. In addition to the government sector, increases were found in private education/health services, manufacturing and leisure/hospitality. Among Virginia localities, the lowest jobless rates for the month were found in Arlington; Alexandria and Madison County (2 percent); and Fluvanna County and the cities of Falls Church and Fairfax (2.1 percent). The highest rates were recorded in Petersburg (5.3 percent), Emporia (5.2 percent), Buchanan County (5 percent), Northampton County (4.9 percent) and Dickenson County (also 4.9 percent). Among metropolitan areas, the lowest joblessness was found in Northern Virginia, followed at 2.4 percent by both Charlottesville and Winchester. The highest rates, all 3 percent, were reported in Hampton Roads, Lynchburg and Kingsport/Bristol. Nationally, Virginia posted the 12th best jobs report in No-
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Employed 97,191 148,048 620,054 8,064 208,377 235,070 1,596,501 4,218,695 157,015,000
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vember, nestled between Wisconsin and Oklahoma. The lowest rates were found in Iowa (1.9 percent) and Minnesota, New Hampshire and North Dakota (2.2 percent each), with the highest rates in Alaska (6.3 percent) and West Virginia and New Mexico (4.6 percent each). For full data, see the Website at www.virginialmi.com. Regional Jobless Rate Declines: The Washington region’s year-over-year employment picture improved in November, part of a continuing national trend toward lower joblessness. With about 3.4 million in the civilian workforce and 103,000 looking for work, the region’s
Pct. 2.0% 1.8% 2.2% 2.1% 2.3% 2.5% 2.3% 2.7% 3.5%
Previous 2.1% 1.9% 2.3% 2.1% 2.3% 2.5% 2.4% 2.8% 3.5%
jobless rate of 3 percent was down from 3.5 percent a year before, according to figures reported Jan. 3 by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. Washington was one of 290 metropolitan areas across the nation to see lower unemployment. A total of 69 areas reported increases and 29 had no change. The national, non-seasonallyadjusted unemployment rate of 3.5 percent was down from 3.9 percent a year before. In November, the lowest unemployment rate was recorded in Ames, Iowa, at 1.2 percent. El Centro, Calif., and Yuma, Ariz., had the highest rates, at 18.1 percent and 14.9 percent,
respectively. Of the 51 metro areas with populations of more than a million, the lowest rate was turned in by Minneapolis-St. Paul, at 2 percent, with the highest found in Cleveland and in Las Vegas, at 4.4 percent each. Among Virginia jurisdictions outside the Washington area, year-over-year joblessness was down, and ranged from 2.5 percent in Winchester and in Staunton/Waynesboro to 3 percent in Lynchburg and in Hampton Roads. Full data can be found at www.bls.gov. BLOGS HAVE MOVED Weekday blogging from Sun Gazette editor Scott McCaffrey and sports editor Dave Facinoli can now be found at www.sungazette.news. The editors weigh in on news subjects of the day. Plus, the new site gives you links to two weeks’ worth of newspapers in PDF format, so you never miss an edition!
Make a Difference in Your Community! Run for a Seat on the McLean Community Center Governing Board PUBLIC NOTICE OF ELECTIONS MCLEAN COMMUNITY CENTER GOVERNING BOARD SMALL DISTRICT 1A OF THE DRANESVILLE DISTRICT, FAIRFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA This OFFICIAL NOTICE of elections to select members of the 2019-2020 Governing Board of the McLean Community Center (the Governing Board) is given to residents of Small District 1A of the Dranesville District, Fairfax County, Virginia (referred to as “Small District 1Aâ€?). The McLean Community Center (MCC) operates as a Special District Agency of the Fairfax County Government through a Memorandum of Understanding between the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and the Governing Board. On February 8, 1984, the Board of Supervisors approved the Memorandum of Understanding, which authorizes the elections. The MCC is funded by residents of Small District 1A in Greater McLean for their use through a real estate tax surcharge, the result of a 1970 Small District 1A bond referendum. Elections are held on McLean Day at Lewinsville Park, 1659 Chain Bridge Rd., McLean, VA, on Saturday, May 18, 2019. Voting on McLean Day takes place from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Candidate QualiďŹ cations:
The governing board is a volunteer service. Each resident who lives within Small District 1A is eligible to run for a seat on the Governing Board. If you need help determining whether you reside in Small District 1A, please contact the MCC at 703-790-0123, or by emailing elections @mcleancenter.org.
ADULTS: Candidates must be residents of Small District 1A and must be at least eighteen (18) years of age on or before May 18, 2019. TEENS: Candidates must be 15, 16, or 17 years old on or before May 18, 2019, live within Small district 1A, and live in the boundary area for either Langley or McLean high schools. You do not have to attend either high school. You may attend another school, including one that is outside of Small District 1A, or you may be home schooled. You can only run for the seat representing the high school boundary area where you live. Available Governing Board Seats and Terms:
Three (3) adult Governing Board seats will be ďŹ lled through the election. The candidates who receive the three (3) highest number of votes will serve three-year terms on the Governing Board. One (1) Governing Board youth seat for teens living within the Langley High School boundary area will be ďŹ lled for a one-year term. One (1) Governing Board youth seat for teens living within the McLean High School boundary area will be ďŹ lled for a one-year term. Candidate Petition Requirements:
TEENS: Must get the signatures of ten (10) residents of Small District 1A who are 15, 16, or 17 years old on or before May 18, 2019, and who live within the same high school boundary area as the candidate. Petition Packets containing a petition, instructions, and all pertinent paperwork may be obtained at the McLean Community Center, 1234 Ingleside Avenue, McLean, Virginia, 22101, starting on Tuesday, Jan. 22. Candidates must pick up and return their own petitions. DEADLINE: Each resident seeking election to the Governing Board shall ďŹ le a completed petition with the MCC at the address shown below by 5 p.m. on Friday, March 15, 2019: McLean Community Center 1234 Ingleside Ave. McLean, VA 22101
For more information about the elections, please call 703-790-0123, go to www.mcleancenter.org/ about/governing-meetings/candidates-page, or email the MCC at elections@mcleancenter.org. Carole Herrick, Chair Elections & Nominations Committee McLean Community Center Governing Board
ADULTS: Must get the signatures of ten (10) residents of Small District 1A who are 18 years old or older on or before May 18, 2019.
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Our View: Fairfax’s 1987 Battle for the Future The news that former Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Audrey Moore had died last month at the age of 89 brings back memories of one of the most contentious political races in Northern Virginia history, 31 years ago. It was in 1987 that slow-growth Moore challenged incumbent board chairman Jack Herrity, a very go-go-gogrowth kind of guy, in a race that focused on what Fairfax should look like, and aspire to be, in the future. Moore had been a district supervisor serving Annandale for years, but her impact had been marginalized on the Board of Supervisors, where both Republicans (like Herrity) and Democrats largely supported a pro-growth strategy, warts and all. Moore was, they would say privately back in the day, just a tad too off the reservation when it came to Fairfax’s big (if then still unfulfilled) ambitions. But by 1987, some in the public were looking to hit the pause button on growth, and the curmudgeonly Herrity – who by then had led the county for a dozen years – had worn out his welcome among a segment of the populace. Voters indeed sent a message: Moore toppled Herrity and, in an ancillary race, Democrat Lilla Richards upended
longtime Republican Nancy Falck in the Dranesville District. Like the Herrity-Moore contretemps, that one had its share of bad blood, too. Moore’s four years as chairman ultimately proved just a momentary detour on the road to yet more growth, as she (and Richards) lasted just a single term before voters handed the seats to Republicans. (Remember when Fairfax used to have Republicans?) Those Republicans of the Class of 1991 – Tom Davis as chairman, Ernest Berger in Dranesville and Bob Dix, who toppled the mighty Martha Pennino in the Centreville (now Hunter Mill) District – may not have been as unabashedly pro-growth as Herrity, but it was a case of singing the same hymn, if from a slightly different pew. In a mark of good character, Moore never seemed to let the defeat of 1991 get her down. She remained upbeat, engaged and pleasant – and even forged an odd-couple friendship with Herrity (who died in 2006). They proved it was possible to disagree without being disagreeable. It was sad to hear of Moore’s passing, but she led a long, fruitful and fulfilled life. Fairfax County, and Northern Virginia, are better for her presence.
Fairfax County Notes GOVERNMENT OFFICES CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY: Most Fairfax County govern-
ment offices will be closed on Monday, Jan. 21 in observance of the federal Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
PUBLIC MEETINGS SET ON DRONE PROPOSAL: The Fairfax County gov-
ernment is developing a plan for regulating unmanned aircraft (such as drones) and will accept residents’ comments at six public-information meetings in January. Each meeting will include a static display of unmanned aircraft, followed by a presentation outlining the program. After the presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions from representatives of the Office of Emergency Management, County Attorney’s Office, police and fire-and-rescue departments. To find out more about the unmanned-aircraft program, go to www. fairfaxcounty.gov/uas. Feedback or questions can be sent via e-mail to uas@ fairfaxcounty.gov or through the link located on the Website. Written comments on the draft program must be received by the close of business Feb. 8 to be included in the official public record. Meetings will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the following locations: • Jan. 14 at the Mason District Gov-
ernmental Center’s Community Room, 6507 Columbia Pike in Annandale. • Jan. 16 at the South County Governmental Center’s Room 221C, located at 8350 Richmond Highway in Alexandria. • Jan. 23 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the McLean District Governmental Center, 1437 Balls Hill Road in McLean. • Jan. 24 at the Sully District Governmental Center, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd. in Chantilly. • Jan. 28 at the Reston Community Center-Hunter Woods, 2310 Colts Neck Road in Reston. • Jan. 30 at Braddock Hall-Kings Park Library, 9002 Burke Lake Road in Burke. SHERIFF’S OFFICE TOUTS SEWING PROGRAM: The Fairfax County Sher-
iff’s Office is celebrating six months of its new sewing program at the Alternative Incarceration Branch of the Adult Detention Center. “It’s a win-win for Fairfax County and our inmates,” says Lt. Lucas Salzman, describing the program that kicked off last July with the assistance of two volunteers, aimed at offering inmates a marketable life skill and save the county government money at the same time. The results in both areas have exceeded expectations, officials said.
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The average daily population of the Adult Detention Center is about 1,000 inmates. Every inmate wears a jumpsuit, which they exchange for a clean one every three days. Members of the inmate workforce – including kitchen, laundry and janitorial crews – get a clean uniform every day. In 2017, the Sheriff’s Office sent out for repair an average of 200 jumpsuits per month at a cost of $5 each. Damaged jumpsuits were disposed of after three repairs. With an investment of $3,600 in sewing machines and related equipment, the Sheriff’s Office now repairs all jumpsuits in-house. Additionally, as long as jumpsuits can be repaired, the three-and-done limit is no longer in effect. With the annual cost savings, the sewing equipment paid for itself in less than four months, and there has not been a need to purchase more jumpsuits. Salzman said that once the participants learned to sew, they were working so efficiently that they often completed the repairs before the class period was over. They would ask for more work. Thus, a quilting project was born. Several quilts are being presented to the Embry Rucker Community Shelter in Reston at the request of a class member who once benefited from the shelter’s services.
Vienna Council’s Sienicki Will Not Seek a New Term BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
Change will be coming to the Vienna Town Council this summer, as member Carey Sienicki announced Jan. 7 she would not run for a fifth consecutive twoyear term in the May 7 election. “I would first like to say how much of an honor it has been to serve in elected and appointed positions in the town,” she said at the start of the Council’s first meeting of 2019. “In those 15 years, I have seen many great events occur in Vienna’s history and I’m proud to have been just a small part of the many successes and to work with so many people in the town.” Sienicki said she had not made the choice lightly and had decided only after months of introspection. “It’s very difficult to convey the reasons, but I personally believe term limits keep ideas fresh.” Sienicki has been an outspoken proponent of the town’s Maple Avenue Commercial (MAC) zoning ordinance, which came under withering fire from hundreds of local residents who objected to the intensity of redevelopment projects planned in Vienna’s main commercial corridor. Sienicki on Oct. 29 last year defended her decision to join four other Council members in support of a MAC project at 430, 440 and 444 Maple Ave., W., which contain at least 19,000 square feet of retail or commercial space on the ground level, topped by three floors with a total of 151 residential rental units. “This is an important gateway to one of our most prominent corners in town,” she said, adding, “We need to be a destination and not an afterthought.” Mayor Laurie DiRocco thanked Sienicki for her many years of service. “I appreciate all that you’ve done for the town,” she said. “You’ve been a wonderful asset to us.” Council member Linda Colbert con-
curred. “She’s been an excellent Councilwoman, in my opinion,” Colbert said. “I’ve enjoyed sitting on the dais and also serving with her. She has done loads for the town.” Sienicki has lived in Vienna since 2000 and served on the town’s Planning Commission before being elected to the Council in 2011. Sienicki also serves on the Windover Heights Board of Review and Vienna Arts Society’s Advisory Committee, is Historic Vienna Inc.’s “Walk on the Hill” event coordinator and is a charter member of the Vienna Business Association. Sienicki holds a bachelor of architecture degree from Temple University and a bachelor of science degree from Georgia Institute of Technology. A registered architect, Sienicki owns a business and is a member of the American Institute of Architects. Serving on the Council is a great responsibility, Sienicki told the Sun Gazette following the 2017 election. “I still do an intense amount of research, but I’ve gotten more strategic about things that can be changed and things that can’t,” she said. Town Manager Mercury Payton complimented Sienicki on her interactions with the town government’s staff members. “I think I speak for all of town staff that we really appreciate working with you and for you. Your interaction with us has been very professional and supportive. You’ve challenged us to make sure everything is in order and the way that you do that is something that we all cherish and really enjoy.” Sienicki said she anticipates achieving many goals upon leaving the Council. “As my husband and I go into our preretirement lives, I look forward to some new chapters in our lives, especially being able to more closely care for our aging parents and travel around.” The terms of Council members Tara Bloch and Howard Springsteen also will expire June 30.
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na resident on Dec. 29 at 1:20 a.m. made a complaint of loud music in the area of Bey Lounge, 303 Mill St., N.E. Vienna police responded and observed the music was coming from the lounge. Police issued a summons to an employee of the lounge, a 33-year-old Reston man, for maintaining excessive noise. MAN ARRESTED FOR DRUNKENNESS AFTER ALLEGEDLY STEALING DRINKS:
An employee at Pazzo Pomodoro, 118 Branch Road, S.E., told Vienna police on Dec. 30 at 12:24 a.m. that a man was acting disorderly in the restaurant by stealing drinks from other customers and refusing to leave. Police located and arrested the intoxicated 46-year-old man, who did not have a fixed address, and transported him to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where authorities charged him with being drunk in public. The employee also banned the man from the restaurant, police said. VIENNA MAN ARRESTED AFTER ENTERING APARTMENT: A teenage juvenile
was home alone in the 200 block of Cedar Lane, S.E., on Dec. 30 at 2:45 p.m. when a man entered his apartment through the front door, Vienna police said. The juvenile ran from the apartment to call for help and officers later located the suspect in a bedroom. Police requested that Emergency Medical Services personnel evaluate the man, who appeared highly intoxicated. The man refused medical treatment and police arrested him. Police transported the 32-year-old Vienna man to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where authorities charged him with unlawful entry and being drunk in public.
VIENNA POLICE INVESTIGATE AFTER SUSPICIOUS NOTE LEFT IN MAILBOX:
A woman living in the 900 block of Ware Street, S.W., on Jan. 2 at 5:42 p.m. found a suspicious note that had been left in her mailbox, Vienna police said. A surveillance video showed the person who left the note was a neighbor. Officers spoke to the neighbor who stated it was a prank. The neighbors agreed to work the issue out between themselves, police said. LEFT IN REVERSE, VEHICLE CRASHES INTO VIENNA HOME: An unattended ve-
hicle parked in the 600 block of McKinley Street, N.E., on Jan. 2 at noon rolled down a hill and off the road, struck a mailbox at one residence and then struck bushes and crashed into another residence, Vienna police said. The vehicle had been left in reverse without its parking brake being set, police said. – Items are compiled from reports issued by public-safety agencies.
Transportation Notes FAIRFAX CONNECTOR TO LAUNCH NEW SERVICE: Fairfax Connector will
debut new bus service on Tuesday, Jan. 22. The new express Route 698 will provide commuters an option from the Vienna Metro station to the Pentagon via Interstate 66, with 10 rush-hour trips in the morning and afternoon. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved the new route in November.
NEW VOTING MEMBER NAMED TO WMATA BOARD: The voters of his home
jurisdiction turned him out of office, but Paul Smedberg is getting a promotion, of sorts, when it comes to transportation. Smedberg has been named the Virginia state government’s voting representative to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) board of directors. He succeeds Jim Corcoran, who had served in that position since it was established in early 2015. Smedberg last June was defeated in his bid for re-election to the Alexandria City Council, finishing 10th in a field of 12 in the Democratic primary. He was one of two Democratic incumbents who did not finish in the top six and thus failed to advance to the general election. Smedberg had served as an Alexandria representative to the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC), and as a non-voting NVTC member on the WMATA board. His selection by Virginia Transportation Secretary Shannon Valentine to represent the state government gives him one of two Virginia votes on the Metro board; the other has been held by Arlington County Board Chairman Christian Dorsey. FAIRFAX SUBSIDY FOR VRE TO INCREASE: Fairfax County taxpayers will
fund a 16-percent increase in the county government’s subsidy for Virginia Railway Express (VRE) system in the fiscal year that starts in July. The county government will be charged $6,253,022 for fiscal 2020, up from $5,385,794 in the current fiscal year, and will catapult ahead of Prince William County as the largest funder among jurisdictions that make up the VRE service region. The VRE system is a two-line train network, designed mostly for commuters, that connects the District of Columbia to points south and east. Most of the nine jurisdictions that support the rail line pay based on ridership from their jurisdiction, and Fairfax County saw a big bump up in riders over the past year, resulting in the higher charge. Fairfax’s subsidy will account for 35.2 percent of the entire $17.77 million in subsidies provided by local jurisdictions. For fiscal 2020, Fairfax County will pay the highest subsidy, $6.25 million, followed by Prince William County ($6.1 million) and Stafford County ($2.53 million). Other jurisdictions – Spotsylvania
County, Manassas, Manassas Park, Fredericksburg, Arlington and Alexandria – will pay lesser amounts. The local-government subsidies will help to support the transit system’s $154.2 million budget for the coming year, a figure that includes both operating and capital expenses. The roughly 10,000 passengers who take the transit service each weekday will be asked to do their share to pay rising costs via a 3-percent average increase in fares. BULOVA TAKES LEADERSHIP POST IN NVTC: Fairfax County Board of Supervi-
sors Chairman Sharon Bulova will serve as secretary-treasurer of the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) for 2019. Bulova will be part of a leadership team that includes Loudoun County Supervisor Matt Letourneau, who will be chairman for the year, and Arlington County Board member Katie Cristol, who will serve as vice chairman. For Bulova, it will be something of a last hurrah: She announced late last year that she did not plan to seek re-election to her Board of Supervisors seat this November. The Northern Virginia Transportation Commission, which helps set transit priorities and decide on funding priorities for the region, is governed by a 21-member board of directors: 14 from member jurisdictions, six from the General Assembly and one representative of the Virginia Secretary of Transportation.
HEARING SET ON PROPOSAL TO REDUCE CUT-THROUGH TRAFFIC: The
Virginia Department of Transportation will host a public hearing to update the community on its plan for solutions to cut-through traffic in residential areas along Thomas Avenue (Route 792) in Fairfax and Loudoun counties. The meeting is slated for Wednesday, Jan. 16 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Dranesville Elementary School, with an open house, presentation and question-and-answer period. In case of inclement weather, the meeting will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 22. For information, see the Website at http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/ northernvirginia/thomas_ave.asp.
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Winter is here – relatively benignly so far – but thoughts already are turning to an early spring. What better place to welcome the next season than this week’s featured property? It’s an exceptional custom home, set on nearly a full acre (backing to parkland) in sought-after Langley Forest, where interior exceptionality is complemented by French design themes. Glorious and open formal spaces are perfect for entertaining, while the family quarters are charming, delightful and airy. It all adds up to a perfect combination both for daily living and for hosting soirées throughout the year. The property soon will come on the market, listed at $4,100,000 by Lilian Jorgenson of Long & Foster Real Estate. A welcome in the covered porch brings us into the home, where the soaring foyer provides views of the grand family room beyond (and even as far as the back deck). It’s the perfect introduction, especially given the delightfully original staircase. The formal living room is just the right size, with a sloped ceiling and fireplace adding to its charms. The dining room, which overlooks the front yard, provides copious space for a gathering. The kitchen area is a delight, with
center island, top appliances and a breakfast room that provides the first opportunity to walk out to the deck. And this area segues into the aforementioned family room, a charmer with a stylish fireplace bracketed by built-ins. A home office is tucked away, and an elegant library (with exceptional natural light) is another bonus space. Highlighting the upper level is the master retreat, with amenities galore: tray ceiling, separate sitting area, dual walk-in closets, a showstopper bath and a Juliet-type private deck. Four additional bedrooms are found here, each en-suite and each offering plenty of closet space. More delights await in the walk-out lower level, including a recreation room with fireplace; home theater; billiards area; game space; wet bar; wine cellar; and guest room.
Designed to exceed expectations, this is a home that offers well-thoughtout luxury and a glorious location. It’s calling your name! 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.
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Increasing Interest Rates Taking a Bite Out of Buyers Home-value growth is slowing, price cuts are more common and forsale inventory is up. Sounds like relief is imminent for home buyers, right? Not so fast. Mortgage rates have been steadily climbing for the past two years and could approach 6 percent by the end of 2019, dulling those factors. Rising interest rates bite into buyers’ budgets more than they might think. For example, a buyer making the current U.S. median household income could have bought a $393,700 home in January 2018, spending 30 percent of that salary each month on a mortgage payment. But that’s when rates were at 4.15 percent. Now, with rates having risen to an average 4.63 percent, that same buyer can only afford a $372,000 home to keep the monthly payment the same. If the mortgage rate hits 6 percent, that buyer will be shopping for a $319,200 home in order to maintain the budget, according to a Zillow analysis. Home values rose steadily in 2018, and continued appreciation – albeit more slowly – is expected at least through 2019. The result is that many home buyers will need to reset their price points, with some making concessions about where they’re willing to live or how much space they want. Buyers being pushed toward less-expensive segments of the market, where inventory also is the tightest could, in turn, push prices more quickly upward, making those homes less affordable. “A home is the most valuable asset that most people will ever own, so it’s especially important not to gamble with it,” said Zillow senior economist Aaron Terrazas. “The ‘best time to buy’ a home is always when the time is right for an individual buyer – often when they’re financially ready, when they’re relocating to a new area or a major life event.” “It’s also important to remember that rates on a typical mortgage remain very low by historic standards – especially given the type of strong economic growth we’ve been experiencing,” Terrazas said. Although rising mortgage rates will affect home buyers first, renters will themselves soon face an impact, too.
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Title Contenders Emerge During Early-Season Play The 2018 portion of the current high-school basketball season offered some revealing insight regarding the remainder of the campaign for boys and girls teams in the Sun Gazette’s coverage areas of Arlington and Fairfax counties.
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It was one of those good games for the up-and-down Madison Warhawks on Jan. 4. Host Madison (10-5, 1-0) made nine three-pointers and shot 46 percent from floor (45 BASKETBALL the percent from three-point range) in a lopsided 62-38 victory over the Chantilly Chargers in Concorde District girls high-school basketball action. The victory snapped a two-game losing streak, in which the Warhawks did not shoot well. “That’s how we are,” Madison coach Kirsten Stone said. “We can be really good, then we can struggle. When we shoot well, we play better.” Madison opened its season with four straight wins, then lost three in a row, followed by five consecutive wins, including notable victories over Langley, McLean and Georgetown Visitation. The Warhawks lost their final two games of a holiday tournament, then rebounded with the win over Chantilly. “We have some young players so we Continued on Page 17
Madison High School forward Sarah Conforti gives her teammates instructions as she takes a PHOTO BY DAVE FACINOLI defensive position during the Jan. 4 game against visiting Chantilly.
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No matter how close the Madison Warhawks’ comeback effort came within or drawBASKETBALL tying ing ahead of the host Chantilly Chargers during the fourth quarter, that attempt fell short each time. Chantilly (9-5, 1-0) kept Madison at by by netting its final 12 free throws of that period in the 64-56 victory Jan. 3 in Concorde District boys high-school basketball action. For the game, Chantilly was 28 of 33 from the foul line. “Give Chantilly the credit. They 16
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made their free throws,” Madison coach Kevin Roller said. Chantilly also shot well from the floor, 55 percent compared to Madison’s 35 percent, including 18 percent from three-point range. “We didn’t take bad shots, but we just didn’t shoot well, and we kept putting them on the foul line,” Roller said. Madison (7-7, 0-1) trailed 43-38 starting the fourth quarter. By using a pressure full-court defense that created Chantilly turnovers, the Warhawks cut the lead to 45-44 with 5:34 to play, after falling behind 52-44, then got within three on a couple of occasions, the last at 56-53 with 1:36 left.
Chantilly ran off a 6-0 run on six straight foul shots to put the game out of reach. “We got the good ball pressure we wanted, we just couldn’t get ahead,” Roller said. A.J. Arnolie led Madison in scoring with 19 points to go with three steals. John Finney had 12 points for Madison with five assists and five rebounds. He made 9 of 10 free throws (nine in a row), all in the second half. Max Johnson scored 10 for Madison and added three rebounds, and Aaron Thompson (three assists) and T.J. Ul-
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What has been learned? A number of teams have significant post-season potential, while others, at this point, likely do not. Of boys teams, the Flint Hill Huskies (12-1), Marshall Statesmen (8-5), Bishop O’Connell Knights (10-4), Wakefield Warriors (8-4) and McLean Highlanders (8-4) show the most promise to be tournament-champion contenders of some type. Flint Hill already has won tipoff and holiday tournaments. The Potomac School Panthers (8-4), Oakton Cougars (8-6), Madison Warhawks (7-7) and Washington-Lee Generals (6-6) boys teams are on the second tier of that list as of now, with the potential to move up as improvement occurs. The girls side is similar, with multiple potential title contenders. Oakton (13-2), Marshall (9-3), McLean (8-3), O’Connell (8-3), Yorktown (8-4) and Madison (10-5) top that list at this point. Marshall is the defending 6A North Region public-school champ. The 2018 Region 6A and Class 6 state runner-up Langley Saxons can’t be counted out, despite compiling a 5-7 record through holiday-tourney action. Langley does have a notable victory over Oakton this season. With no clear-cut Region 6A boys or girls favorites at this point, and maybe the weakest region fields in years on both sides, many teams have the chance to be serious contenders. On the private-school side, the O’Connell, Flint Hill and Potomac School boys are league and state contenders, with the O’Connell girls having their best opportunity in years to finish the campaign with a state title. We’ll see what happens.
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High-School Roundup WRESTLING: Alex Woltman won the championship at 120 pounds for the host Langley Saxons at their recent invitational event. Also for Langley, Calab Womack (220) was second and Bennett Lehman (132) was third. For the Potomac School at the event, Brown Anglin was second at 195 and Ely Lettow third at 145. n Madison High School’s Arman Saadat was the 113-pound champion at the recent Mason Classic and Marshall High’s Ryan Haugen was second in the 138 division. n The Marshall Statesmen placed 11th at the Joe Verciglio Memorial event at Chantilly High School. Individually, Luke Munna was second at 145 pounds for Marshall. SWIM & DIVE: The McLean Highlanders lost to West Springfield, 176-139, in boys action and 160-155 in girls. For McLean, Ryan Sribar won the 100 freestyle, Bridget O’Shaughnessy won the individiual medley and 500 free, Flavia Carcani won the 50 free and Zazi Hall won diving. n The Madison Warhawks swept the W.T. Woodson Cavaliers, the girls winning 189-125 and the boys, 163-152. For Madison, Cole Dyson and Kyle Wu won two races each for the boys and Sam Duncan won diving. For the girls, Madison won 11 of 12 events. Darby Galbraith and Anna Keating each won two races. Other winners were Hannah Carmen, Anna Sullivan and Alexandra Dicks. Maddie Grosz won the diving. n The Oakton Cougars swept their meet against the Robinson Rams. The undefeated boys (6-0) won 180-135 and the girls (5-1) won 166-149. FLINT HILL BOYS BASKETBALL: The Flint Hill Huskies (12-1) won two more basketball games last week to extend their winning streak to 10. Both victories came at the Bullis School. First, the Huskies downed Bullis,
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have had our ups and downs,” Stone said. Against Chantilly, Madison got up by an early 10-2 lead, was ahead 24-6 at the end of the first quarter and wasn’t threatened the rest of the way. Tedi Makrigiorgos had 13 points and
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rich scored five each. Soren Almquist had five rebounds before fouling out. Chantilly was led by 16 points from Derek Smith (9 of 10 foul shots), 15
Marshall High School’s Ryan Schlaffer and Jack Taylor pin Wakefield Gabe Tham along the sidePHOTO BY DEB KOLT line during a recent key National District game to determine first place. BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: The Oakton
Classic in Florida. n The Marshall Statesmen (8-5) defeated William Monroe, 64-40, then Briar Woods, 59-46, in boys holiday action at Marshall. For Marshall, Daniel Deaver scored 21 and 20 points in the two games, Jack Taylor had 21 and 12 and Bryce Haase had 12 against Briar Woods. Prior to that tournament, Marshall defeated Wakefield, 71-69, in overtime, then Lee, 61-26, in National District games to take over sole possession of first place with a 4-0 record. For a story about the home win over Wakefield, visit www.insidenova.com/ sports/fairfax. n The Potomac School Panthers (8-5) won two games at the boys Benedictine tournament in Richmond, defeating Benedictine, 45-37, then Trinity Episcopal, 55-49, in their final two games. J.T. Tyson scored 15, Jamel Melvin 11, Johnathon Gagnon 10 and Justin Law nine against Trinity Episcopal. Law had 15, Preston Bacon 11 and Melvin 10 against Benedictine. Bacon had 13 and Law 12 in a loss to Miller School. n The Langley Saxons (2-10) finished fourth at 1-2 at a boys tournament in Orlando, Fla. In its 50-42 win over Owen Roberts, Nick Gasparis scored 13 and Jack Hoeymans and Tre Vasiliadis nine each. n In girls baskeball action, Potomac School (6-5) finished 1-2 at a holiday tournament at Falls Church High School. Potomac School’s win was over Gar-Field, 62-29.
61-55, then edged Georgetown Prep, 72-68, at Bullis in the MAC-IAC Challenge, a six-game competition between two leagues. Each league won three games, with the local Potomac School Panthers (8-5) of the MAC falling to host Bullis, 56-48. In Flint Hill’s victory over Georgetown Prep, Jordan Hairston scored 20 points to lead the Huskies. Qudus Wahab had 17 points and 11 rebounds, Ethan Jones had 11 points and four assists, Dowar Jioklow had eight points and eight rebounds, Noel Brown scored eight, and Justice Ellison had four points and four assists.
Cougars (8-6) lost to West Potomac, 62-49, then defeated Westfield, 60-59, in overtime in boys action last week. Prioir to those games, Oakton finished second at the Farrish Subaru Rebel Round Ball Classic at Fairfax High School. Oakton lost to host Fairfax, 55-48, in the championship game. Oakton defeated Herndon, 62-48, then Battlefield, 55-47, in its first two games. Garrett Johnson, Micah JohnsonParrotte, Max Wilson and Carson Kabance were Oakton’s top scorers. n The McLean Highlanders (8-3) finished 3-1 at the boys Keswick Sun Coast
made two three-pointers for Madison; Grace Arnolie scored 12 off the bench to go with eight steals and five rebounds; Caroline Trotter made a trio of threepointers and scored 11; Sam Glowasky also made three threes for nine points; Sarah Conforti had four points, four rebounds and a blocked shot; Carolina Brusch had four assists and three points; Kiera Kohler had four rebounds, three steals and two blocks; and Katie Koshuta had four points, three rebounds
and three assists. Sophomore forward Meghan O’Brien had 16 points and five rebounds to lead the young Chantilly team. (4-7, 0-1). Chantilly started three sophomores. n In other girls action, the Oakton Cougars (13-2, 1-0) won two more games last week to extend their winning streak to eight games. Oakton defeated West Potomac, 48-31, then Westfield, 53-28, in a Jan. 4 Concorde District contest.
In the win over West Potomac, Hannah Kaloi had 14 points, Lauren McMarlin scored 11 and Grace Meshanko 10. Kaloi scored 20 and made two threepointers against Westfield, Meshanko and McMarlin had nine points each and Kate Vietmeyer added five. Oakton has held opponents to fewer than 40 points in each of its last four games. Madison and Oakton are both in action this week.
from Chris Miers, 10 each from James Pogorelc and Avery Hinz (eight rebounds) and nine from Saketh Samala. Prior to facing Chantilly, Madison played in the Marlin Christmas Classic in Panama City, Fla., finishing third. Madison won the consolation game over Episcopal of Texas, 56-37. Finney, Arnolie, Johnson and
Almquist were among the team’s top scorers. Madison won its first game, 72-32, over Bay, Florida, then lost to Pleasant Grove, Ala., 58-51, in the semifinals. Prior to playing Chanatilly, the Warhawks went 2-1 at the Marlin Christmas Classic in Panama City, Fla., finishing third. Madison won the consolation
game of Episcopal of Texas, 56-37. “We played well there,” Roller said. Finney, Arnolie, Almquist, Johnson and Harrison Patel were among the team’s top scorers. Madison won its first game of the tournament, 72-32, over Bay, Florida, then lost to Pleasant Grove, Ala., 58-51, in the semifinals.
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Vienna/Oakton Notes VIENNA COUNCIL RECOMMENDS REAPPOINTMENT: The Vienna Town Coun-
cil recently recommended to the Fairfax County Circuit Court that Jonathan Rak be reappointed to the town’s Board of Zoning Appeals. VIENNA ISSUES BUSINESS LICENSES:
The Vienna town government recently granted the following business licenses: House of Treasure (sculpture wholesale), 129 Park St., N.E.; Megumi Spa (skin care), 165 Maple Ave., E; and Nothing Bundt Cakes (bakery), 129 Maple Ave., W. VIENNA GOVERNMENT NOTES MILESTONE ANNIVERSARIES: The Vienna
town government recently saluted the following milestone anniversaries of local
businesses: 60 Years: Ar-Jon Portable Toilets; Parkwood School. 35 Years: Vienna Psychotherapy & Counseling Association; The Virginian Restaurant. 30 Years: Burney Investment Services; Jiffy Lube; Vienna Sunoco. 25 Years: Nancy C. Fretta; Vienna Woods Studios. 20 Years: Diane T. Salon; D’s Collectibles; Happy Hours Day Care; Vienna Jewelry & Estate Buyers; Vienna Jewelry & Pawn. 15 Years: DeChristopher Insurance; Network Turner; Noodles & Co.; Virginia Family Counseling. 10 Years: Across Counseling; Global Response Center; NBS Virginia; Norton Law Firm; S&P Contracting; Vienna
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Balajee Brahmandam of McLean earned a master of science in information-technology management degree in Jeevitha Nayini of Vienna earned a master of science in information-technology management degree during recent commencement exercises at Campbellsville University. n
Jessica Klaber of Oakton earned a master of business administration degree during recent commencement exercises at n
Park University’s Kansas City area campus.
n Hannah Dimmick of McLean earned a master of science in education degree during recent commencement exercises at the University of Kansas. n Mamie Henshaw of Vienna and Madeleine Kee of Great Falls have been named to the president’s list for the fall semester at Coastal Carolina University.
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National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) will meet on Tuesday, Jan. 15 at 1 p.m. at the Vienna Community Center. Guest speakers will be Arlene and Johnny Arthur, co-service officers of the Virginia Federation of NARFE. The community is invited. For information, call (703) 205-9041. Your submissions are invited!
Paul Russo of Oakton has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at York College of Pennsylvania.
Carline Stockwell of McLean have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Belmont University.
n Ali Hamdan of Vienna, Michael Kerr of Vienna, Patrick Nugent of Great Falls and Derek Proxmire of McLean have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Coastal Carolina University.
n George Divone of Great Falls, Sophia Divone of Great Falls, Jesse Broyles of Great Falls, Lucy Bowman of Vienna and Alexandra Ground of Vienna were named either distinguished scholars or commended scholars for the fall term at Mercersburg Academy.
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p.m. in Room 106 of the Herrity Building, 12055 Government Center Parkway in Fairfax. The agency’s board is slated to vote on the fee package March 13, with adopted changes taking effect April 1. The Park Authority must meet several challenges to its operating budget, including a $159,012 (7.6-percent) hike in retirement contributions, a $96,923 (4.4 percent) rise for employee healthcare benefits and a 40-percent rise in other post-employment-benefit charges to $379,750. The agency also must set aside $950,000 to cover estimated 3.25-percent wage increases in fiscal 2020 and pay about $820,000 in indirect charges to the county government, the same figure as the previous year. The agency is recommending modest greens fee increases at several golf courses, as well small hikes at the Burke Lake and Oak Marr driving ranges. Attendance at the county’s RECenters dipped 4.2 percent in fiscal 2018, but revenues rose 2.1 percent, thanks to gains in program and rental revenues. Some recommended RECenter fee increases include: • General-admission hikes of $5 for families to $39 (with discount rate $25), plus a per-participant fee increase of 50
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bit, Tysons is becoming a walkable place. That’s our goal: getting people to the Metro stations safely – pedestrians, bicyclists, anybody who wants to get out of a car.” Sol Glasner, president and CEO of the Tysons Partnership, said the unveiling has helped 2019 get off on the right foot. “It’s about stitching this area together,” he said. “It is going to take time to make it all happen, but it’s happening right before our eyes.” The county has plenty more pedestrian improvements planned for Tysons, including the new Vesper Trail from the Vienna area to the Greensboro Metro Station, which should be finished in February, said Chris Wells, team leader of the county’s bicycle and pedestrian programs. “We’ve got lots more coming,” he said. cents to $7 for county programs. • An increase in base fees for RECenter Discount fast passes from $227 to $250. Discount fees would increase by $16 to $175 for adults and by $15 to $162 for youths, students and seniors. • A new $100 supplemental per-hour fee for after-hour RECenter rentals, which would be applied in addition to the established room-rental fee for rentals outside of standard operating hours. • A new $50-per-hour canopy rental fee for group use at Oak Marr RECenter’s mini-golf course. • A new two-hour minimum fee of $200 to rent the sundeck next to Oak Marr RECenter’s swimming pool. Usage beyond the minimum would cost $100 per hour. A recent study found local residents want the Park Authority to invest in its RECenters, said agency spokesman Judy Pedersen. “The public told us to take care of what we have and offer them new opportunities,” she said. “People want to have fitness and all the bells and whistles at a certain standard of excellence.” The Park Authority also is recommending fee increases for water-park admissions and rentals of those sites’ shade structures and picnic areas. Park Authority leaders also are recommending both private and community/civic rental-fee hikes at some of the agency’s historic sites, the current rates for which have not changed in more than a decade and now are below-market. Impacted facilities in the local area would include Forestville Schoolhouse, Great Falls Grange and Hunter House. Citing increased demand for walking and running events at Park Authority parks and trails, officials are proposing (in addition to other applicable fees) to charge $50 for groups of 25 to 99 people, $100 for parties of 100 to 249 people and $200 for groups of 250 to 499 people. Bigger groups would be charged under the large-event fee schedule. Admission fees at the agency’s historic sites and nature centers also could see changes. To see the complete list of proposed fee changes, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ parks/feemeeting.
Local history Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun.
4. Plural of ocellus
U.S. AUTHORS
5. Corn holder
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6. British peers
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7. Having the means
1. ____bat or ____phobe
8. Doctor Octopus’ first name
5. *Old Man’s turf
9. Not counterfeit
8. Old-fashioned “over”
10. Greek R
11. Group of countries
12. Fit for some jeans
12. Bayonet action
13. Shish ____
January 17, 1963: n The local cost of a regional masstransit system is expected to total $19.6 million for Northern Virginia governments. n Superintendent Earl Funderburk is proposing a $41.6 million budget to educate the school system’s 79,800 students next year. n President Kennedy has proposed a record budget of $122.5 billion. n A massive ice jam is clogging Niagara Falls.
13. Sailing vessel with two
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masts
19. Actress Davis
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22. Product of inflammation
by Kaufman
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24. Empower
17. Poetic although
25. Morrison’s “The ____”
18. *Whaling writer
26. “Open and ____” case
20. Soak some ink
27. About to explode
21. Golf course
28. Joanna Gaines’ concern
22. Hawaiian dish
29. Ox connectors
23. *“Slouching Towards
32. Grain grinder
Bethlehem” essayist
33. *Master of the macabre
January 15, 1970: n In his last State of the Commonwealth speech, Gov. Godwin painted a “gloomy” picture for the state’s economic picture over the coming year. n Battle lines are drawn in the state Senate, where Democrats are split into conservative and liberal/moderate wings. n A legislative study group has proposed adding 2 cents per gallon to the state gasoline tax, raising it to 9 cents per gallon. n The Board of Supervisors, led by Martha Pennino, is urging the School Board to construct apartments in some schools, so custodians can live there yearround. n McLean High School wrestlers recently won their 18th straight match.
26. Tax break
36. *“American Authors”
30. Singer Yoko
genre
31. Bodily fluids
38. Shade of Dockers
34. Three-ply snack
40. In good shape
35. Parkinson’s disease drug
41. Movement disorder
37. Debt acknowledgement
44. Desert mirage
38. Special way of doing
46. SAT administrator
January 14, 1944: n Despite predictions this week of a massive snowfall – the first in two years – nary a flake fell on Northern Virginia.
January 15, 1976: n U.S. Rep. Joseph Fisher termed it “deplorable” that Gov. Godwin didn’t include additional funding for the Metro system in his budget proposal. n School Board members are trying to come up with a “Plan B” if voters reject the spring school bond referendum. n Vienna officials will celebrate the nation’s bicentennial by hosting a weekly celebration highlighting each state, one at a time. January 14, 1982: n A total of 74 people are feared dead in the crash of an Air Florida jet into the Potomac River. n Three people were killed in a Metro subway accident.
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something 39. EU money 40. Chevy Chase’s 1985 comedy 42. One little piggie? 43. Plunder 45. Bias crime perpetrators 47. Pied Piper’s follower 48. Feed the fire 50. Rare bills
48. Type of renewable 52. *Female Nobel winner
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energy
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56. Home-grown healer
64. Wander about
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60. Known for its cabs
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53. Guesstimate phrase
61. Sports award
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54. Australian palm
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55. Norwegian band
63. “But I heard him exclaim,
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58. Sweaty spot
51. Do like the moon
Legislators Gearing Up for ’19 Session Continued from Page 4 to allow that to happen.” • Legalize sports betting, but with “pretty robust” consumer protections. “Things can go wrong if you don’t have adequate rules about transparency and where the money is going,” he said. Simon also will propose a state constitutional amendment establishing that the only criteria needed to vote in Virginia are U.S. citizenship, being at least 18 years old, residency in the commonwealth and being registered to vote. The amendment would remove constitutional the voting qualifications of not having been convicted of a felony and not having been adjudicated as mentally incompetent. Del. Rip Sullivan (D-48th) said he will advance three or four bills to encourage renewable-energy use and energy efficiency. Sullivan, who will serve as campaign chairman for the House Democratic Caucus, also will support a “Red Flag” bill that allow authorities temporarily to remove someone’s firearms if he or she had been shown by a court to be substantial risk to him or herself or others. Another of his bills would create an
advisory council within Department of Education to teach children in kindergarten through 12th grade how to navigate the Internet responsibly. “We need to help kids figure out what’s real or not and evaluate the information they’ve been given,” he said. “This would put together a series of best practices for school systems around the state to incorporate into their curriculum.” Given that all 100 House seats will be up for grabs next November, Sullivan hopes the legislative session will be productive. “I hope it will create an atmosphere where people want to work together and get some things done,” he said. “I hope it will not result in a situation where the two sides retreat to their respective corners and dig in. That would be unfortunate.” Del. Kathleen Murphy (D-34th) will submit bills to: • Make a second conviction for violent domestic abuse a felony. “I don’t understand why a person has to be brutalized three times for it to be a felony,” she said. • Require people selling properties with stormwater facilities that must be maintained to inform buyers about those obligations.
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• Allow residents to obtain stickers that would let them access their houses if the Virginia Department of Transportation imposed restrictions for turning into their neighborhoods. • Permit retired law-enforcement officers working as school-security officers to receive their retirement allowance. Murphy also will introduce several firearms-related bills and said state officials need to examine how such weapons affect school safety. “We cannot ignore the role of firearms, especially in these mass shootings, or we would be ignoring our role as legislators,” she said. Murphy was pleased by the results of this fall’s elections. “It was a good year for us,” she said of Democrats. “We got three remarkable women elected as Democrats to the U.S. Congress. I think that’s something to be absolutely happy about.” While other media outlets are giving up (or have given up) on coverage of local news, the Sun Gazette keeps you informed on the news that matters most to you – the news that hits close to home!
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