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Superintendent Wants $3 Billion for FCPS 4.1% Boost in Funding Would Come Despite Projected Decline in Enrollment BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Scott Brabrand on Jan. 10 proposed a $3 billion operating budget for fiscal 2020 that is $117.4 million (4.1 percent) more than the previous year’s total and

would require an $84.4 million transfer increase from the county government. About 86 percent of the budget would be used for instructional programs and nearly 90 percent of budgetary expenses would be allotted for employee salaries and benefits. Brabrand is asking for $80.1 mil-

lion extra for employee compensation, including a 1-percent costof-living bump for all employees, 2.6-percent longevity (“step”) increases for eligible workers and $5.1 million more for employees’ retirement programs. “We have to recognize that budget cuts over the last few years have

hindered us in making sure that we have the premier workforce,” he said. “Last year’s budget and this budget continue the emphasis of making sure the best and brightest come to Fairfax County and stay in Fairfax County.” Continued on Page 17

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Lounge in Vienna Could See Music Permit Pulled BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Things have been relatively quiet for the past several months at Bey Lounge in Vienna, but a recent spate of noise violations has prompted town officials to once again consider revoking the site’s conditional-use permit for live music. Residents called town police Nov. 18 and Dec. 29 last year and Jan. 6 this year to report loud music after midnight. Police responded to another noise complaint last year on Nov. 29 at 10:50 p.m., which qualified as a code violation because it was on a Thursday, when loud music must cease by 10 p.m. Some of the cases may be consolidated, as the same police officer handled three of the four recent violations, said Town Attorney Steven Briglia. “If we’ve got an officer working midnights, we’re not going to reschedule him unless it’s convenient for everybody to do that,” Briglia said. The Vienna Board of Zoning Appeals on Nov. 18, 2015, issued the lounge an initial, one-year conditional-use permit for live entertainment. The BZA renewed the permit for another year in November 2016, but required that the lounge close at midnight from Sundays through Thursdays and at 2 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. The BZA in November 2017 issued only a six-month renewal, with further restrictions about audible noise at the site’s rear property line on Fridays and Saturdays. Because Vienna police had issued 10 noise citations at Bey Lounge as of November 2017, town officials last spring asked the BZA to revoke the conditionaluse permit for live music at the business, located at 303A Mill St., N.E. The lounge’s owner, Rawad Hasrouni, said he had addressed the town’s noise concerns by installing $50,000 worth of sound-proofing and other improvements. The BZA on May 22 last year extended the lounge’s permit permanently. Only live music, not amplified recorded music, is covered by the permit. Bey Lounge “went for some time without any violations, so I don’t know what’s going on over there now, but it’s clearly audible,” Briglia said, adding police officers have been able to hear music from behind the lounge in the residential area on Park Street, N.E. “Our thought was, as soon as the [court] cases are done, we’ll present a motion to revoke the conditional-use permit to the Board of Zoning Appeals.,” he said. Council member Pasha Majdi said he fully supported revoking the lounge’s permit. “This is not strike three, it’s strike 15,” he said. Vienna Officials: More Data Needed for Macro Polo Demolition Permit: The

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Vienna Department of Public Works recently received a letter from representatives of the owner of the arson-damaged Marco Polo Restaurant building that sought a demolition permit, but information was missing, Planning and Zoning Director Cindy Petkac told the Vienna Town Council Jan. 7. Council members on Dec. 10 last year pressed Town Manager Mercury Payton to send a letter to the site’s owner, Vienna Vision LLC, informing them of the building’s poor condition and the need to remediate it, or provide a plan to do so, within 30 days. Fire destroyed the structure Oct. 14 last year and authorities have charged a 14-year-old Vienna-area boy and 13-yearold Reston boy with arson and destruction of property in the case. The building’s central section was destroyed and the site now is surrounded by chain-link fencing. Town officials are waiting to hear back from the property’s owners so demolition can proceed, Petkac said. “We are waiting for that information to come in so we can finish processing and approve the [demolition] permit,” she said. If owners of the property do not move forward with demolition, the town government has the right to demolish the building and roughly regrade the site, then bill the expense as a lien against the property, said Town Attorney Steven Briglia. The whole process might take until late March or early April to play out, he said. Vienna Proclamations Raise Fears of ‘Mission Creep’: The Vienna Town Council on Jan. 7 approved, if a tad irritably, approved a pair of proclamations regarding social issues beyond its usual scope of duties. One proclamation, read by Council member Howard Springsteen, supported a National Day of Racial Healing. “We understand and recognize that there is a racial divide in our country and we must all work earnestly to heal the wounds created by racial, ethnic and religious bias and build an equitable and just society so that all children can thrive,” part of the resolution read. The second proclamation, this time read by Council member Linda Colbert, honored Jan. 20 through 26 as School Choice Week. Citing how effective educational options play a role in economic vitality and community vibrancy, the resolution stated the town “recognizes the important role that an effective education plays in preparing all students in the Town of Vienna to be successful adults.” Colbert supported the school-choice resolution, saying education applied to programs at the community center and elsewhere, not just the public schools. “I kind of looked at [the resolution] as Continued on Page 17

Vienna Artist of Year Brings Depth, Texture to Work BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Vienna-area artist Dorothe “Doré” Skidmore uses her imagination and a variety of hand tools to craft landscapes, architectural studies and whimsical street scenes out of wood panels. One of her woodcarvings, now on display in Vienna Arts Society’s basement gallery at 243 Church St., N.W., shows jazz musicians playing on a New Orleans street. She speculates her ability to render such scenes is instinctive. “I was good in geometry,” she said. “Three-dimensional things have always been fascinating to me. I’m better with three dimensions than I am with color.” Vienna Arts Society leaders at the group’s December holiday party named Skidmore its 2019 Artist of the Year. Skidmore, who had participated in the selection of previous winners, was caught by surprise, thinking someone else would receive the honor. Skidmore grew up at West Point in New York (her father was a professor at the military academy) and earned a bachelor’s degree in art history from Vassar College. Married to an Army officer, she traveled the world and became inspired by German artist Tilmon Raymond Schneider’s bas-relief woodcarvings. Originally intending to become a curator, Skidmore decided to create artworks herself.

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Skidmore executes her reliefs by wielding Japanese carving tools on pieces of linden or bass wood. She neither uses power tools, which interfere with her sense of serenity, nor burnishes the final products with sandpaper. “If you carve nicely, you don’t have to worry about the sanding,” she said. She colors most of her woodcarvings with acrylic paint and then protects the finished products with a light acrylic varnish. Skidmore once studied under now-deceased master stonecarver Constantine Seferlis at the Washington National Cathedral, but she hasn’t created any stone sculptures in about a decade. Unlike working with wood, artists must use rasps to smooth out stone carvings, Dust from limestone sculptures produces an unexpected benefit. “I had the greenest grass the year after I did a stone sculpture for St. Mark Church” in Vienna, she said. “I was told it’s good to have lime in your grass, but you don’t want it in your lungs.” Even modest-sized panels require 40 to 50 hours’ work, but there is an upside: Molds can be made of them, allowing the artworks to be reproduced and sold in numbered editions, often of 350. Skidmore is most proud of a triptych of woodcarvings she did of Jackson Square in New Orleans, the panels of which show buildings from three different

Doré Skidmore, who recently was named the Vienna Arts Society’s 2019 Artist of the Year, poses with some of her painted, carved-wood reliefs at the group’s gallery. PHOTO BY BRIAN TROMPETER

architectural periods. The project, including research, took about a year and sold well, she said. Many of Skidmore’s works incorporate tree branches and leaves. Another of her works on display is a highly textured and three-dimensional rendering of Vienna Presbyterian Church’s iconic old steeple at Church and Mill streets, N.E. Portraits and architectural carving are more exacting than landscape artworks, she said.

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“It’s a lot easier to do landscapes because you can be free,” she said. “You don’t have to worry about perspective as much. When you’re doing buildings, you’d better get it right. They’ll call you on it.” Skidmore also has been trying her hand at watercolor and multi-media works and is taking part in the arts group’s “Take a Seat Vienna” project, in which members will paint wooden benches built by an

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Tysons Chamber Looks to Another Year of Growth BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

The Tysons Regional Chamber of Commerce’s main mission is to create a platform of prosperity for its members, the group’s 2019 board chairman said. “Whether you’re a non-profit, whether you’re a government agency, whether you’re a small business or a large business, our job is to help every one of you grow,” said Tucker Gladhill at the chamber’s Jan. 9 board-installation breakfast at the Tower Club in Tysons, He quoted the old proverb of teaching a man to fish so he will eat for a lifetime. “When I look around Tysons, I can’t help but notice that we have one of the biggest darned fishing poles in the state of Virginia,” he said. “There’s a lot of opportunity out there. All you have to do is look out these windows and see the construction, traffic and development.” Gladhill said the flurry of activity makes him want to help the chamber’s members and supporters grow their businesses. “We’re not going to bait your hook for you, we’re not going to cast your rod or reel . . . but what we will do is we’ll lead you to where the fish bite and we’ll help guide you in the pursuit,” he said. Gladhill urged those present to begin thinking about how Amazon’s plans to relocate part of its second headquarters in Arlington and Alexandria will affect other area businesses, commuting, housing prices, profit margins and demands for higher employee compensation. “The reality, folks, if you want to be in business surviving in the next three to five years, you should be asking yourself these

Members of the Tysons Regional Chamber of Commerce’s 2019 board of directors pose for a group photo after being sworn in Jan. 9 at the Tower PHOTO BY BRIAN TROMPETER Club in Tysons.

questions,” he said, adding that those queries were just the tip of the iceberg. Outgoing chairman Virginia Case said 2018 had been a year of unprecedented change for the chamber. The organization grew its membership, created new events and started a legislative-affairs committee, she said. “We worked to champion initiatives on behalf of our member businesses and we learned more about the opportunities and challenges that face us all doing business in Virginia,” Case said. “This year flew by in many ways, and though from time to time I questioned my sanity for taking this role while running my own business, I’m happy that I did.” People join chambers of commerce in search of networking, eduction, representation and community, she added. “The chamber is where you can learn,

grow and lead,” Case said. Alex Robbins, a staff member for U.S. Rep. Gerald Connolly (D-11th), administered the chamber board’s oath of office. The chamber had not yet selected its 2019 officers (except Gladhill as chairman), but board members and the companies for which they work are: Anthony Anikeeff (Williams Mullen PC), Samim Ardeishar (Grossberg Co. LLP), Virginia Case (StraTac Marketing), Maureen Caufield (FiberLight), Uppasna Chand (McLean Family Dentistry), Andrew Clark (Cause Network). Also, Kevin Corey (MVB Financial Services), Gina Gagliardi (WeWork), Tucker Gladhill (Victory Van Corp.), Kathleen Kelley (Bean, Kinney & Korman PC), Frederick Keown (Convene), Walter Kim (GRAPHEK), Timothy Klinkner (First Citizens Bank), Jeff Krashin (Mer-

rill Lynch) and Jonathan LaCroix (Cox Communications). Other board members include James Lawson (Impact Business Solutions LLC), Alex Levy (1st Stage), Maureen Loftus (LearningRx), Rod Loges (One Degree Capital), Rodney Lusk (Fairfax County Economic Development Authority), Audrey Lustre (Silver Spoon Caterers), David MacGillivray (Human Capital Advisors). Also, Kara Carmichael Mayle (Tower Club Tysons), Kathy McNeill (Digital Solutions Co.), Kara Shelton (CST Group CPAs PC), Mariam Tadross (Rees Broome PC), Chris Tomseth (Money Mailer of Tysons), Diana Villarreal (Capitol Financial Planners), Michelle Walker (Trebla Consulting LLC), Sanjay Srikantiah (Morgan Stanley) and Suzan Zimmerman (Strategic Capture Group).

The station has 138 sworn officers, at least 11 of whom must be on patrol duty during day shifts and at least nine on midnight shifts. Hanson said one of his top priorities will be increasing staffing. In the next four or five years, he would like to add 24 officers and four supervisors to the station’s Tysons Urban Team, which now has nine officers and two supervisors. That team has proved effective in holding down crime in Tysons, which some residents had feared would increase following the opening of Metro’s Silver Line in July 2014. Team members learned lessons from Springfield Mall, following its crime hike and subsequent deterioration after the Blue Line’s Franconia-Springfield Station opened, Hanson said. Macerich, which owns Tysons Corner Center and has a vested interest in keeping it safe, has provided space in the mall for the Tysons

Urban Team. “Tysons Corner Center is a very large income generator,” Hanson said, adding that the goal is to “protect the assets there and make it a very safe and inviting place for the public – it draws about 25 million people each year.” The team’s efforts have sent a message to criminals: It’s not a good place to steal, he said. McLean District officers also have been focusing on don’t-block-the-box enforcement at local intersections, especially in the vicinity of Georgetown Pike and Balls Hill Road, where multiple streets converge on a single ramp leading north on Interstate 495. Hanson thanked the Virginia Department of Transportation for creating an area on Georgetown Pike where officers could pull over violators safely, but said problems likely would persist until officials relieved congestion at the American Legion Bridge. “The problem is the number of people who are trying to get through a restricted artery,” he said, adding that police presence does not aid the traffic’s flow. “We are educating people, we are writing tick-

ets, we are making it painful for them.” Hanson also chairs a regional subcommittee on civil disturbances, which works to ensure people can protest and exercise their free-speech rights safely. Following violent protests in Baltimore after the acquittal of city officers in the April 2015 death of Freddie Gray, area law-enforcement agencies have enhanced training and equipment to deal with such disturbances, he said. Building solid relationships with young people also is a key priority, said Hanson, who formerly served as a cryptologic officer in the U.S. Navy. Department leaders view the presence of police officers in the county’s middle and high schools as a “very big positive,” he said, adding he hoped more personnel could serve as “education officers” at elementary schools to familiarize students with police, conduct safety presentations and build trust with the youths. Queried about police response times to home-burglary calls, Hanson said officers try to arrive within five minutes. But if there are a spate of such calls, prepare to

McLean Police Commander Details Agenda for New Year BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Officers at the Fairfax County Police Department’s McLean District Station have their hands full keeping motorists safe, forging relationships with local students and discouraging thieves from plying their trade in retail-rich Tysons, the station’s commander said. Capt. Alan Hanson briefed McLean Citizens Association board members Jan. 2 about local crime trends and the station’s ongoing initiatives. Hanson took over as commander last April, succeeding soon-to-retire Capt. John Trace. The tour is Hanson’s third at the station: He worked there nearly six years at the beginning of his career starting in January 1995 and returned as a second lieutenant in 2005 before being assigned to several other divisions. McLean District Station serves about 175,000 residents in a 44-square-mile area that ranges north from the Arlington border up to Great Falls and west along Route 50 from Seven Corners to Fairfax. The district includes two growing urban centers, Tysons and Merrifield. 4

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Our View: A Political Change That’s Not Needed A couple of weeks ago, we opined in this space on an unnecessary and counterproductive piece of legislation offered for the 2019 General Assembly session by a Democratic lawmaker. For equal time, we’ll now spotlight a stinker from the GOP side of the ranks. Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg) has introduced a resolution calling for an amendment to the Virginia Constitution that would change how the commonwealth apportions its members of the Electoral College. For well over a century, most states, Virginia included, have opted for a winner-take-all approach. If a candidate for president garners a plurality of votes in Virginia, whether by one vote or millions, he or she gets all the commonwealth’s electoral votes, currently 13. Cole’s measure, similar to a number of previous attempts in recent years, would change that – it would provide two electoral votes to the statewide vote champion, but then divide up the remainder by congressional district. That’s the way two states (Maine and Nebraska) currently do it. It’s not hard to figure out the reasoning for this measure, at least from the Republican side of the aisle. From 1968 to 2004, Virginia was reliably Republican in its statewide vote for president, but since the 2008 election,

it has gone Democratic each time. Yet Republican presidential nominees routinely still do quite well in a large number of congressional districts statewide even as they are swamped in the more urbanized districts. Republicans who support this Electoral College change certainly would love to change the rules in an effort to gain half a loaf, since it’s at least plausible Democrats are going to run off additional statewide victories in future presidential elections. While there is a certain panache to the blatantly political motivation at play here, Republicans should have reasons to avoid this proposal, both micro and macro: • On the micro level – Virginia-wise – legislators should keep in mind that the first law of politics is the law of unintended consequences, and changes such as this almost never play out the way intended. • On the macro level – nationwide – stepping away from the winner-take-all Electoral College would change a method of selecting presidents that, while hardly perfect, would seem to be better than other options on the table, including both congressional-district-by-congressionaldistrict electors and a national popular vote. The current arrangement works, warts and all. No need for change.

Downstate Legislators Eager to Bring Casino Gambling to Their Communities KATHLEEN SHAW, ARIANNA COGHILL and KATJA TIMM Capital News Service

RICHMOND – Members of the General Assembly from Bristol, Portsmouth and Danville urged their colleagues Jan. 14 to approve legislation to allow casino gambling in those cities. They said the plan would create jobs and boost the economy. State Sens. Charles Carrico (R-Bristol) Louise Lucas (D-Portsmouth) joined delegates from each locality at a news conference to push for a state law authorizing casinos. They said that in seven years, such gambling operations could generate a total of nearly $100 million in local revenue and create about 16,000 jobs. Under the legislation, a referendum would be held in each of the cities, and voters would have to agree whether to allow casinos to be built. “This is an opportunity for not only

us but for southwest and Danville to join forces and give the citizens a choice,” said Del. Matthew James (D-Portsmouth). “A choice to bring a revenue streak, to help pay for schools, give teachers raises and do the things we need to do.” Republicans and Democrats from Bristol, Portsmouth and Danville have partnered on the legislative initiative, saying their cities face similar financial problems. “We’re struggling, and our economies are struggling,” Carrico said. “And for me, I want to see Bristol do well. But I also see that Sen. Lucas and Del. Marshall are struggling as well.” The median annual household income is about $49,000 in Portsmouth, $38,000 in Bristol and $35,000 in Danville – far below the statewide median of $69,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In contrast, the average household income in Fairfax County is more than $117,000. “The city of Danville had two For-

tune 500 companies that at one point had 60,000 jobs. We’ve had to close four schools in the area due to the lack of population,” Marshall said. “But Danville is working hard to rebuild, and we are having some successes.” Four bills to authorize casino gambling have been introduced for this legislative session. While casino gambling bills have failed in the past, Lucas and Carrico said requiring community input through a referendum gives this year’s legislation an advantage for passage. In a Q&A session, officials were asked about potential issues that could come from introducing casino gambling, such as crime and addiction. They said authorities would use tax revenues from casinos to address public needs like school facilities, law enforcement and social services. “We’re going to appoint so much money to addiction abuse and public safety and keep it a safe, industrial way to produce revenue,” Carrico said.

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Pending Home Sales Move Higher Across D.C. Inner Core While year-over-year home sales across the Washington region were down from the previous year for the fifth month in a row, there may be some light at the end of the tunnel. New pending sales reported for the month inched up 1.4 percent from a year before, the first time in five months they were in positive territory. All told, a total of 3,521 sales were reported in the D.C. inner core for the last month of 2018, according to data provided by MarketStats by ShowingTime based on listing activity from Bright MLS. That’s down 9.4 percent from the 3,886 homes that went to closing in December 2017, and marked the lowest December total since 2012. Sales were up in three Northern Virginia communities – Arlington, Falls Church and Alexandria – but were down by varying degrees in Fairfax County, the District of Columbia, Montgomery County, Prince George’s County and the city of Fairfax. The median sales price for the month was $445,000, up nearly 6 percent from a year before, with increases posted in all three segments of the market: single-family homes, townhouses and condominiums. Median prices were up in all local jurisdictions except Arlington and Alexandria, which posted slight declines. (For the year, the median regional sales price of $440,000 region-wide was up 3.5 percent from 2017, with increases in all jurisdictions except Arlington, which declined 2.6 percent to $560,000.) Total sales volume for December for the month stood at just under $2 billion, a decline of about 8 percent from a year before. At the end of the month, there were just under 6,700 active listings across the market, down slightly from a year before as a bump up in single-family listings was offset by declines in the townhouse and condo markets. Overall, listings in December were higher in Falls Church, the District of Columbia and Prince George’s and Montgomery counties, down in Arlington and Fairfax counties and the cities of Alexandria and Fairfax. Year-over-year pending sales rose for the first time in nearly half a year, increasing by a modest 1.4 percent. Single-family and townhouse markets posted increases in pending sales, while condos were essentially flat. Those pending sales usually translate into completed transactions a month or two after being posted. Since the days of manual typewriters and hot-lead presses, the Sun Gazette and its forerunners have provided Arlingtonians with news that is important to their daily lives. Now, with the 21st century well under way, the tradition continues.

Figures represent most, but not, homes on the market. All figures are preliminary, and are subject to revision. Arlington Tops in Per-Square-Foot Cost for 2018: Homes in Arlington had the highest per-square-foot costs across the Washington suburbs, according to new sales data, although most jurisdictions saw lower averages from a year before. Arlington’s per-square-foot cost of $435 led the pack but was down from $473 in 2017, according to figures reported Jan. 10 by RealEstate Business Intelligence, based on data from Bright MLS. The city of Falls Church was second at $415 (down from $439) and Alexandria ranked third at $375 ($385). Rounding out the top five jurisdictions were the city of Fairfax ($295, down from $303) and Fairfax County ($301, down from $311). Among other major jurisdictions across the region, Montgomery County stood at $280 (down from $286) and Loudoun County was $216 (down from $217). Among major jurisdictions, only the District of Columbia saw a year-overyear increase, up $4 to $520 in 2018 and leading all jurisdictions in the Mid-Atlantic region. Fairfax, Prince William Have Lowest Days on the Market for 2018: Homes that sold in 2018 in Fairfax and Prince William counties spent the lowest time, on average, between listing and ratified sales contract, according to new data, as most Northern Virginia localities reported a faster pace of sales than in 2017. At 52 days on the market, Fairfax and Prince William topped the regional ranking, according to figures reported Jan. 10 by RealEstate Business Intelligence, based on data from Bright MLS. Fairfax’s days on the market improved from 61 a year before, while Prince William’s improved from 58. Alexandria’s average number of days on the market stood at 53 in 2018, while properties in Arlington and Loudoun counties took an average of 66 days to find a buyer, according to the data.

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Management Firm Hired for Town Police Station BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

The Vienna Town Council on Jan. 7 approved an up-to-$318,950 contract with Downey & Scott LLC of Warrenton to provide project-management services for the upcoming renovation and expansion of Vienna Police Headquarters. Too small when it opened in 1994, the police station, located at 215 Center St., S. has remained open 24 hours per day ever since and badly needs upgrades and more room, police leaders have been saying for years. The town government put out a call for bids last October, received 13 responses and interviewed the top three candidates, said Vienna Police Chief James Morris. Town officials several years ago mulled the possibility of alternating in phases construction of expansion-and-renovation projects at the Vienna Community

Center and police headquarters. The Council eventually decided to finish the community center’s improvements first, then take up the police station. Dewberry Architects Inc. is designing the new station under an up-to-$1,625,953 contract approved by the Council last October. The Council will review high-level concept layout options for the project at its Jan. 14 work session. Town officials expect the new police station to cost an estimated $15.7 million overall and be finished in 2022. The Council in March 2013 paid Faith Baptist Church $489,200 for a single-family home at 114 Locust St., S.W., located adjacent to police headquarters. The house will be razed and the property used for the police station’s expansion. Downey & Scott has 34 years’ experience in construction management and over the past five years has worked on more than 500 projects in Virginia, includ-

ing public-safety facilities and schools, town officials said. “I’m pleased to work with an experienced firm like Downey & Scott to help ensure that each phase of our construction project, as much as possible, runs smoothly and meets established deadlines,” Morris said in a statement issued by the town. Council member Pasha Majdi, who cast the only vote against the projectmanagement contract, asked if the money could not be better spent on other projects in town. “I don’t think this is our top priority,” he said. Majdi was not the only skeptic on the dais. Council member Howard Springsteen brought up the town’s previous failure to include a large enough contingency allowance in the community center’s construction contact. While only 3 percent had been set aside

old one. Vienna’s current police station, located at 215 Center St., S., was built in 1994 and officials said it was too small from the get-go. Besides being cramped, it lacks a full-size firing range and does not have secured parking for officers. All three options currently on the table would involve razing a single-family home

on an adjacent property at 114 Locust St., S.E., which the Town Council purchased from Faith Baptist Church for $489,200 in 2013. All the plans call for a public plaza to be constructed between the station and the Bowman House. Each of the designs features a secure parking area with two access points, both of which would be controlled by gates,

for contingencies, a former project manager at the community center stated the contingency allowance should have been set at 15 to 20 percent for such a renovation project, Springsteen said. Renovations at the community center fell behind schedule after town officials learned the high water table had compromised the five-decade-old building’s foundation, necessitating extra construction and expense. “We did make a horrendous mistake at the community center,” Springsteen said, adding that the project went $3 million over budget. As for the police station, “we’ve got to make sure we have contingencies in effect to handle these issues,” he said. Mayor Laurie DiRocco said town officials know not to low-ball the contingency allowance this time around. “We are well aware that it needs to be higher,” she said.

3 Design Options Now on the Table for Police HQ BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

The Vienna Town Council on Jan. 14 pored over three potential design options for an enlarged and improved police headquarters, and several members indicated they would prefer to build a brandnew facility instead of adding on to the

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Vienna Police Chief James Morris discusses plans for a new police headquarters during a Jan. 14 Vienna Town Council work session.

plus a community room that would be publicly accessible. “We need to be able to have people come and access the police station for other reasons than you’ve been arrested,” said Mayor Laurie DiRocco. “There are so many different ways that we could flexibly use that space,” added Town Manager Mercury Payton. The first two design scenarios would construct an entirely new two-story station on the combined properties. Both would have 25-yard-long firing range in the basement, which would have three 5foot-wide lanes that would be better suited for tactical training. The current firing range has three 4-foot-wide lanes and is only 65 or 70 feet long, police said. The first two designs also would have an enclosed garage and sally port, through which detainees would enter. Option 1 would construct a 28,747square-foot station with a curved, bulbous end on the first floor near the adjacent Bowman House, which could be used Continued on Page 17

Favola Picks Up Challenge from Her Left in 31st SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

Eight years ago, Barbara Favola faced down a vocal challenge from her left in order to win election to the state Senate. If she wants to retain her seat, Favola will have to do it again this year. Nicole Merlene, vice president of the Arlington County Civic Federation and a member of the Arlington Economic Development Commission, on Jan. 9 formally kicked off her campaign to unseat Favola in the 31st District. The two are likely to face off in a June primary. The district includes portions of Arlington, McLean, Great Falls and a sliver of Loudoun County. “There’s a real need for next-generation leadership,” said Merlene, a renters’rights advocate who also has been active with Arlington Young Democrats. Like other members of the Arlington delegation to the General Assembly, Favola is holding off on announcing her re-election plans until later in the 46-day session. Reached in Richmond, Favola did not directly address the Merlene challenge, but made it clear she was ready to fight to

keep her seat. “I look forward to sharing my record of accomplishments with the voters in the 31st Senate District,” she told the Sun Gazette. In her kickoff, Merlene advocated for a litany of issues – more funding for Metro, diversity of housing options, additional environmental safeguards. She did not mention Favola by name, and did not say how she’d fare better on those issues in Richmond than the incumbent. Instead, Merlene said, she would take the pulse of her constituents. “I’ll . . . be keeping my ear on the ground,” she said. Favola spent 13 years on the Arlington County Board until, in 2011, she was elected to succeed Mary Margaret Whipple in the 31st District. In that 2011 race, Favola faced off for the Democratic nomination against Jaime Areizaga-Soto, who was making much the same case of next-generation leadership and ran a largely self-funded campaign heavy on social-media buzz. But with the strong backing of much of the local political establishment, Favola cruised to an easy primary win; AreizagaSoto until recently was Virginia’s Deputy Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs in the McAuliffe and Northam administrations. Favola went on to win the general election against Republican Caren Merrick, who had been expected to be a more

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formidable opponent than she turned out to be. In her 2015 re-election bid, Favola romped over George Forakis, a largely unknown Republican. During her years in Richmond, Favola has picked up some significant political friends, including Gov. Northam, Senate Democratic leader Dick Saslaw and powerful Sen. Janet Howell in the neighboring 3nd District. She also has proved an adept fund-raiser; according to the Virginia Public Access project, Favola had about $150,000 in her campaign coffers as of the last reporting period, and with Republi-

cans increasingly neutered in Northern Virginia politics, she will be able allocate whatever funds she thinks she needs in the primary. The 31st District has seen little turnover through the years; Edward Holland represented the district from 1972-95, followed by Whipple from 1996-2011 and now Favola. But the district’s physical attributes have changed over time – through the Whipple years, it was a much more compact size, incorporating much of Arlington and all of the city of Falls Church.

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McLean/Great Falls Notes PETITIONS TO BE AVAILABLE FOR MCC CANDIDATES: Petitions for McLean

Community Center Governing Board candidates will be available beginning on Tuesday, Jan. 22 at the center. Members of the Governing Board set policy and recommend a tax rate to support operations of the center, the Robert Alden Ames Theatre and the Old Firehouse. An election is held during McLean Day in May, with those who finish on top being formally appointed by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. For information, see the Website at www.mcleancenter.org.

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McLean Community Center will host its annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration on Sunday, Jan. 20 at 2 p.m. The program will focus a trip through music’s past and present with jazz standards, hip-hop samples and actual liner notes from musicians of the civil-rights movement in a 90-minute multi-media concert experience. The cost is $15 for McLean residents, $25 for others. For information, see the Website at www.mcleancenter.org.

APPLICATION DEADLINE APPROACHES FOR PERFORMING-ARTS COMPETITION: Jan. 25 is the deadline for students

Foundation has set a deadline of Feb. 1 for non-profit organizations seeking to apply for its next round of grant funding. The foundation recently awarded nearly $67,000 in grants, including funding to McLean Little League and the Old Firehouse Teen Center, among others. Applications and information can be found at www.mcleancommunityfoundation.org. The foundation was formed in 1978 by the McLean Citizens Association to meet the philanthropic needs of the McLean community.

to apply for the 2019 James C. Macdonald Performing Arts Scholarship Competition, sponsored by the Alden Theatre of the McLean Community Center. The competition is open to high-school students who live in the MCC’s small-tax district. Cash prizes will be awarded to students who place first through third in the categories of dance, theater, vocal music and instrumental music. Preliminary competition will be held the week of Feb. 3, and the final competition is slated for March 27. There is a $20 application fee. For information and online applications, see the Website at https://bit.ly/2RAG3z2.

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The Woman’s Club of McLean recently honored 11 local female military veterans, who described their period of service in the Armed Forces. Also at the meeting, club president Kathryn Mackensen presented a check for $1,400 from the club to representatives of the Wounded Warriors Transitional Housing Program at Vinson Hall in McLean. Shown in the front row are Shirley Keyes, Eileen Scanlon, Reggie Benson, Laurel Wessman, Pat Kelly, Nancy Seeger and Virginia Norton. Shown in the back row are Mackenson, Jennifer Hall, Dr. Gail Robin, Giovanna LEES PHOTOGRAPHY, McLEAN Cinelli and Carol Stoker. THE HORIZON: The McLean Rotary

Club will host its eighth annual Chocolate Festival on Sunday, Jan. 27 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the McLean Community Center. The event will feature vendors, children’s games, live entertainment and a demonstration of how chocolate was made in colonial times. The cost is $2 for adults and children 4 and older. Proceeds will benefit local charitable organizations. For information, see the Website at www.mcleanchocolatefestival.com.

ART SOCIETY TO FEATURE WORKS OF NATURE: The McLean Art Society’s fea-

tured monthly speaker for January will be Carol Waite, an oriental-brush [sumi-ye] artist, who will discuss her work on Friday, Jan. 25 from 10 a.m. to noon at the McLean Community Center. Waite specializes in nature paintings, including flowers, plants and birds. The community is invited.

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ment’s “Stuff the Bus” effort to provide support for non-profit food pantries makes a stop at the McLean Giant at Chain Bridge Corner on Saturday, Jan. 19 from 9;30 a.m. to 3 p.m. All food donated goes to support efforts providing food to families in need across the county. For a complete list of dates and locations across the county, see the Website at https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/neighborhood-community-services/stuff-the-bus. HOME-SELLER SEMINAR IN THE WORKS: “Be a Savvy Seller,” a free home-

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present “Not Someone Else’s Problem: Teen Trafficking” on Tuesday, Jan. 29 at 7 p.m. at McLean Presbyterian Church, 1020 Balls Hill Road. The program will feature the Just Ask Prevention Project and will include a candid discussion on the issue of teen trafficking at the local, national and global level. The program is free. For information, see the Website at https://justaskprevention.org. To register, see the Website at https://bit.ly/2TOMv6P.

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Jan. 21. A variety of hands-on service projects for all ages will be offered. The church is located at 2351 Hunter Mill Road in Vienna. For information, see the Website at www.goodshepherdva. com.

fices will be closed on Monday, Jan. 21 in observance of the federal Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. LEGISLATORS TO HOST TOWN-HALL DISCUSSION: State Sen. Chap Petersen

and Del. Mark Keam will hold a townhall meeting with constituents on Saturday, Jan. 26 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Vienna Town Hall. The legislators will discuss the early part of the 2019 General Assembly session, and what might be expected during the last weeks of the session.

AMERICAN LEGION PREPS BREAKFAST BUFFET: American Legion Post

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AYR HILL GARDEN CLUB TO MEET:

180 will host its monthly breakfast buffet on Sunday, Jan. 20 from 8 a.m. to noon at the post, 330 Center St., N., in Vienna. The cost is $10 for adults, $4 for children 12 and under. For information, call (703) 938-6580.

The Ayr Hill Garden Club will meet on Monday, Jan. 28 at 12:45 p.m. at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 2589 Chain Bridge Road in Vienna. The guest speakers will be Laura Beaty and Donna Murphy, members of the Potowmack chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society, who will discuss “Your Landscape as Habitat.” The community is invited. For information, e-mail emilielarson@rcn.com

pany kicks off 2019 with a production of “Peter Pan” based on the original J.M. Barrie script and directed by Jessie Roberts. Performances are slated for Jan. 18, 19, 25 and 26 and Feb. 1 and 2 at 8 p.m., with 2 p.m. matinees on Jan. 27 and Feb. 2 and 3. Performances are held at the Vienna Community Center. Tickets are $14. For information, see the Website at www.viennatheatrecompany.com.

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A charming curb appeal hints at what we will spy on our tour of this light, bright and open home. The layout is designed for modern living, with everything properly proportioned. The main level features a large family room up front, comfortable dining room in the middle and the expansive eat-in kitchen filling out the rear. Upstairs, the master retreat offers a large walk-in closet and showplace bath, while two additional bedrooms add versatility. The lower level is home to the large recreation room (with fireplace) plus a home office, laundry facility and full bath. The brick patio offers space to stretch out, along with a storage shed. Located just across Lee Highway

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Homeowners looking to add personality and individuality to their home are more likely to undertake a do it yourself remodel than hire a professional, according to a new National Association of Realtors’ report, and cash-strapped Millennials are the most likely of any generation to take on a DIY project. According to the report, homeowners reported a “Joy Score” of 9.9 (on a scale of 1 to 10) for projects done themselves compared to a score of 9.6 for projects completed by professionals. DIYers also expressed a greater sense of accomplishment with a finished project, with 97 percent of respondents indicating a major or minor sense of accomplishment, compared to 93 percent of those who hired a professional. Nearly three-fourths of Generation Y and Millennial consumers and about half of Generation X and younger Baby Boomers choose to DIY home projects. Perhaps also unsurprisingly, about 70 percent of the Silent Generation (those born before 1946) indicated that they hired a professional to complete their project – the highest of any generation. Respondents indicated that the number-one reason for undertaking a project was to increase functionality and/or livability of their home (35 percent for DIYers and 41 percent for those hiring a professional). That was followed by increasing the home’s beauty and aesthetics (19 percent and 18 percent, respectively) and adding durable and long-lasting materials and appliances (15 percent and 18 percent). Projects which were designed to add personality to a home were twice as popular among DIYers than among those hiring a professional (10 percent and 5 percent). “One of the pleasures of home ownership is the ability to take on projects to customize a house that truly make it your own. With plenty of owners taking on renovation projects as New Year’s resolutions, this report is a great place to search for projects others have undertaken successfully,” said John Smaby, a second-generation Realtor from Edina, Minn., and broker at Edina Realty.

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‘Enchanted Bookshop’ a Crowd-Pleaser for All Ages MATT REVILLE Staff Writer

True confession: Many years back, while reviewing a Friday-night performance by Dominion ON Stage at Gunston Center, I fell STAGE Arts asleep. And apparently began snoring. Heavily. It wasn’t the theater troupe’s fault. Friday night’s are my Achilles heel. The body wants to be on a sofa, lazily dozing and putting the workweek in the rear-view mirror. But in order to beat last weekend’s storm, I returned to the scene of the crime (Gunston) on Friday for the opening-night production of Encore Stage & Studio’s “The Enchanted Bookshop.” The fun performance, coupled with an auditorium where the thermostat was turned way down and a large crowd that had that slightly overly-exuberant response to the stage action that comes at most opening shows, kept me engaged throughout the two-act, 90-minute performance. In the show, Margie (Caroline Egan) is a slightly eccentric owner of a low-key used bookshop, spending most of her time accompanied by a couple of cats (Clara Jadwin and Catalina Coronado, a perfect name for the stage if there ever GUTTER

was one). Unbeknownst to scatterbrained Margie – although the cats knew it all, as they always do – things changed at night, when characters from some classic stories came to life in the shop. From Robin Hood and Sherlock Holmes to Tom Sawyer and Dorothy of “The Wizard of Oz,” they have full run of the place. Until, that is, the shop becomes an unwitting part of the plan of a group of jewel thieves, who want to stash some loot there and pick it up later. It’s a fun romp, with the humor working equally well for children and adults. Whether intended or not, the portrayal of what I’d term a “Northern Virginia mom” (you figure it out) was spot-on hilarious. Performances were uniformly solid. In addition to the ones noted above, let me single out Peyton Bliley as the aforementioned mom and Murphy Keller as her video-game-addicted son; Codie Campbell as an assertive but somewhat dim cop; Madeline Florio, Rachel Knox and Juli Walitt as a trio of somewhat hapless crooks; and Alexandra Matheny, Sydney Payne, Xander Tilock, Emmie Vajda and Gabby Wilson as some of the book characters come to life. Those making the most of smaller roles included Alex Hemel as Frankenstein and Catherine Cassidy as the Wicked Witch of the West, each hamming it up to good effect.

Caroline Egan as Marjie the eccentric bookstore owner and Clara Jadwin and Catalina Coronado as her cats in Encore Stage & Studio’s production of “The Enchanted Bookshop.”

Director Sarah Conrad kept the pace moving; this being opening night, there were some pauses and trip-ups here and there, but they were modest and no doubt were ironed out quickly. All the technical aspects were solid: sets (Kristen Jepperson), lighting (Gary Hauptman), sound (Kevin Curry), props (Amanda Nell) and costumes (Debra Leonard) all were up to Encore’s usual high standards. (One sad note: The production has

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n Andrew Price of McLean has been named to the president’s list for the fall semester at Dean College. n Hannah Moss has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the University of Vermont. n Ana McMenamin of Vienna and Natale Zanellato of Vienna have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the University of Rhode Island.

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Gracie Slye, the daughter of Rev. John and Krista Slye Jr. of Dunn Loring; John Perry, the son of James and Deborah Perry of Vienna; Adam Clark, the son of John and Valerie Clark of Vienna; Price Seymour, the son of Stephen and Karen Seymour of Vienna; Megan Lawson, the daughter of Richard and Catherine Lawson of Vienna; and Jordyn Pistilli, the daughter of Vincent and Judith Pistilli of Vienna have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Grove City College. n

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The following local students earned degrees during recent commencement exercises at James Madison University: – From Great Falls: Grant Grieco earned a degree in accounting. – From McLean: Kathryn Bailey earned a degree in music, Margaret Farnsworth earned a degree in nursing, Colton Thomas earned a degree in finance. – From Oakton: Emily Schmitt earned a degree in interdisciplinary liberal studies, Allison Smith earned a degree in nursing, Logan Ambrose earned a degree in marketing. – From Vienna: Biniam Abraham earned a degree in physician-assistant studies, Ryan Akhonbay earned a degree in finance, William Chapman earned a degree in accounting, Abigail Roberts earned a degree in economics and Benjamin Headley earned a degree in accounting. n

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n William Poehlman of Great Falls earned a doctoral degree in genetics and John Raymond of McLean earned a bachelor of science degree in industrial engineering during recent commencement exercises at Clemson University.

Eight students from Fairfax County Public Schools have been named scholn

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ars in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search, part of a group of 300 scholars selected from 1,964 entrants in the 2019 competition. Local students, with their project names in italics, are: • Alex Chen of Langley High School, “Boron-Doped Silicene as a Promising Anode for Li-Ion Batteries.” • Carolyn Qu of Oakton High School, “Monitoring and Predicting Agriculture Drought and Food Security over the Horn of Africa (HOA) with NASA Satellite Remote Sensing Measurements.” • Abhishek Allamsetty of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology, “qecML: A Novel Machine Learning Toric Decoder for Rapid Quantum Error Correction.” • Adam Ardeishar of Thomas Jefferson, “Extreme Values of a Statistical Distribution Relating to the Coupon Collector Problem.” • Rachel Naidich of Thomas Jefferson, “Non-Invasive Electronic Wireless Knee Biomechanical and Physiology Monitoring for Post-Operative Rehabilitation.” • Grace Qi of Thomas Jefferson, “Evaluating Hydroxycocaines in Hair Samples as Markers of Cocaine Use.” • Lauryn Wu of Thomas Jefferson, “Novel Families of Giant Band Gap 2D Topological Insulator Devices in EthynylDerivative Functionalized Lead and Bismuth Films.” • Wenbo Wu of Thomas Jefferson, “Discovery of Topological Insulators with Spintronics Properties in the 2D Materials BiSb,BiSbF2, and BiSbI2.” The 300 scholars and their schools will receive matching awards of $2,000. A total of 40 finalists will be announced on Jan. 23, and will be invited to Washington, D.C., in March to participate in final judging, display their work to the public, meet with notable scientists, and compete for awards, including the top award of $250,000.

James Madison High School has received charter-school membership in the National Speech & Debate Association, the organization’s highest honor. Over the past three years, the high school has earned an extensive number of honors for students and coaches through participation in speech and debate competition, community service and leadership activities. n

n The Longfellow Middle Chamber Orchestra performed at the 72nd annual Midwest Clinic International Band and Orchestra Conference in Chicago, one of three middle schools to represent the U.S. at the event. Invitation to the Midwest Clinic is Longfellow was the program’s first ever international recognition. No Fairfax County Public School performing group has been invited in the last 12 years, and no string orchestra group from the school system has been selected in the past 30 years.

Police Continued from Page 8 by the community for meetings and other purposes. The 13,566-square-foot first floor of this design also would contain the chief’s office and the department’s communications/records, property/ evidence and suspect processing/ custody areas. The 8,213-squarefoot upper floor would house the department’s command, patrol and investigations functions. The 6,968square-foot basement would contain the firing range, fitness area, locker rooms and storage spaces. This design would feature 36 secured on-site parking spaces. Option 2 would be very similar to the first scenario, covering 28,420 square feet, but put the patrol section on the 15,174-square-foot first floor and fitness area and locker rooms on the 8,090-square-foot second floor. Option 2 would have a smaller, 5,156square-foot basement with a firing range and less storage space. This design would have 31 secured parking spaces.

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Continued from Page 1 Brabrand said it was a joy to bring the School Board a budget that was not only in alignment with the school system’s strategic plan, but also “achievable.” Among 10 area jurisdictions, Fairfax County’s spending per pupil of $15,293 is No. 5 on the list. (Arlington County is tops at $19,348 and Manassas Park City is No. 10 at $11,113.) “This is a budget vision that can be a reality with the support of this community and Board of

Vienna Continued from Page 2 education in general,” she said.

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Option 3 is a hybrid design that would retain and renovate the existing one-story station and include a community room there. A new two-story, 29,489square-foot wing would place the department’s patrol, property/evidence, communications/records and suspect processing/custody areas on the first level. The second level would contain the chief’s office, command staff, investigations personnel, fitness area and locker rooms. Option 3 would retain the station’s 5,082-square-foot basement, which would house its firing range, storage areas and mechanical equipment. This design would have 32 secured parking spaces. Counting allowances for inflation and unanticipated construction expenses, Option 1 would cost an estimated $15.01 million, Option 2 would cost about $14.97 million and Option 3 would run roughly $13.85 million. “We’re still working on this,” said Vienna Police Chief James Morris. “We’re well aware that these numbers are high. This isn’t the end result. We think there will be a lower price.” Most Council members, citing recent Vienna Community Center renovations that kept (but gutted

and redid) the existing building while adding a new gymnasium and other improvements, did not seem keen on exposing the town again to unanticipated problems with another old building and attendant cost overruns. “I’m not inclined to do renovations,” said Council member Howard Springsteen. “We’ll get hung out to dry.” Asked whether an approximately 30,000-square-foot station was a bit too much for a town Vienna’s size, consultants said the dimensions were well within normal parameters. During the station’s renovation and expansion, some police operations will be relocated temporarily to a town-owned property at 440 Beulah Road, N.E., while administrative functions and some other elements will be housed at Town Hall. Once the station is finished, likely in 2022, all police functions will be housed in the new facility. Morris will give the Council an update on the project March 16 when he makes his annual budget presentation. At right, rendering shows the first-floor layout for Option 1 of a new Vienna Police Headquarters.

Supervisors and our state legislators,” he said. Brabrand’s budget includes $12 million more for instructional programs and $10.3 million more for staffing initiatives and seeks to expand a program that aims to “close the achievement gap by preparing all students for college readiness and success in a global society,” according to the school system’s Website. “If we start young with the right supports, all of our kids can succeed,” Brabrand said of AVID. The budget would dedicate $9.5 million toward building a “caring culture” within the

school system. The vast majority of those expenses ($9.2 million) would support mental-health, safety and health-care programs. The school system’s health-care costs are up 2 percent this year, compared with 5 percent during the previous year, the superintendent added. School Board member Pat Hynes (Hunter Mill District) thanked Brabrand for submitting a “hopeful” budget outlook for two straight years. “There was a time there, not long ago, when it felt like we might never really dig out and might never recover from the cuts,” she said.

Board member Sandra Evans (Mason District) agreed. “It is heartening to see we’ve turned a corner,” she said, adding she supported the teachersalary initiatives. But Board member Dalia Palchik (Providence District) noted the school system’s maintenance backlog had risen to $157 million. “It has gone up every single year in the past five years – not only is that a concern around safety, it is a huge budget concern because that increases our deferred maintenance,” she said. The School Board will hold a budget work session Jan. 22, a

public hearing Jan. 28 (and Jan. 29 and 30, if necessary) and another work session Jan. 31 before adopting its draft budget Feb. 7. After County Executive Bryan Hill presents his propose fiscal 2020 budget Feb. 19, the School Board and Board of Supervisors will hold a joint meeting Feb. 26. Supervisors will hold public hearings on the county’s budget April 9 through 11 and are expected adopt the budget May 7. Following more public hearings May 14 and 15 and a work session May 16, the School Board is expected adopt the school system’s budget May 23. Budgets take effect July 1.

But Council member Carey Sienicki, while not disputing the Council’s good intentions in signing off on the proclamations, wondered if those actions weren’t a little far afield. “We don’t really do educa-

tion,” said Sienicki, who voted against the School Choice Week proclamation. “This I kind of feel like is not in our wheelhouse.” Council member Pasha Majdi also doubted whether resolu-

tions on such broad topics were necessary. “I think we’re getting a little ‘mission creep’ with our proclamations,” he said. “Let’s keep it to the stuff that is within the purview of the town of Vienna.

I also want to say for the record that I am proud to live in the least-racist country on the planet, the United States of America.”

Church Street, N.W. Public interaction was one of the factors considered by the award’s selection committee. Skidmore runs a print-making workshop for children and five years ago began Vienna Arts Society’s Healing Wall project, in which soldiers at Fort Belvoir

Community Hospital create artworks. The soldiers’ artworks are on display at a local church, but soon will be exhibited at the art group’s gallery. The soldiers “make these giant puzzle pieces and they’re like pixels in this great big series of panels that our artists put

together to make some sort of sense,” she said. Lu Cousins, the Vienna Arts Society’s director and member of the Vienna Public Art Commission, served on the committee that chose Skidmore for the award. Skidmore has been a stalwart member of the group and

participated in many of its initiatives, she said. “There’s never been an occasion when she said ‘no’,” Cousins said. “She jumps in with both feet and handles it. Her attention to detail is amazing and, of course, it doesn’t hurt that she is a phenomenal artist.”

wait, as at least two officers must clear the houses in question, he said. To guard against burglaries and car thefts, Hanson recom-

mended residents remain aware of their surroundings, use cameras and yard lights to deter thieves, and of course lock their vehicles and houses.

Violent crime has been declining in Fairfax County, mirroring the nationwide trend, he said. “Fairfax County is the safest jurisdiction of its size in the

country,” he said. “Our goal is to keep it that way. That being said, our goal is to keep pace with the infrastructure as well. We recognize that we do need to grow.”

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McLean Sweeps Langley

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Off Seasons for Sports No Longer Really Exist It can be confusing. Isn’t this supposed to be the wintertime high-school season when inside sports like basketball are played and wrestling, swimming and gymnastics competitions are held?

Winning Squads Each Score in 60s

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The host McLean Highlanders owned the neighborhood the night of Jan. 11 when they swept the Langley Saxons in a boys and girls varsity basketball double header.

BASKETBALL ROUNDUP As a result, both high-school teams were in first place with 2-0 records in the Liberty District when the week began. The McLean girls (10-3) won 61-44 for their third win in a row. The McLean boys (10-4) were victorious by a 67-58 final. For the McLean girls, Elizabeth Dufrane scored 18 points and made four three-pointers, Mariane Auza scored 14, Natalie Hedrick had 11 and Elly Glenn eight, including two three-pointers. Langley (6-8, 1-1) had three players score nine points – Kylie Allen, Lorin Costley and Annabeth Holsinger (two three-pointers). Lily Kleinknecht added seven points. McLean led 33-16 at halftime. In other district girls games earlier last week, Langley defeated Yorktown, 64-45, and McLean downed Herndon, Continued on Page 19

Langley’s Jack Hoeymans takes a jumper against Yorktown in recent action. A slideshow from that game can be found at www.insidenova.com/sports/fairfax and a photo page at www.sungazette.news by clicking on “Recent Issues Fairfax 1-17-19.” PHOTO BY DEB KOLT

Oakton Punter Chosen First-Team All-State A Staff Report

For the second straight season, Oakton High School football player Mark Applegate was honored as an all-state selection.

HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP For his performance as a punter during the 2018 campaign, the senior was chosen to the Class 6 Virginia High School League first team on defense. Prior to that, he was chosen first team all-district and all-region as a punter. Applegate also was Oakton’s placekicker, but didn’t have many opportuni18

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ties at that position in 2018 because the Cougars finished 0-10 and scored just 40 points. He had been much more busy Oakton punter Mark Apple- as a puntgate was first-team all-state. er. A year ago, Applegate was a Class 6 second-team all-state place-kicker when

he booted 14 field goals, with a long of 49 yards, and made 24 of 24 extra points. “Mark is everything you want in a kicker and punter,” said former Oakton head coach Jason Rowley, who now is the defensive coordinator at Chantilly High. “Mark is always working, he is always prepared and he is always cool under pressure.” Applegate hopes to kick and punt in college but has not yet made a decision on where he will attend. Making second team all-state on of-

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Then what was a high-school lacrosse team doing practicing outdoors one chilly winter evening last week? That’s not unusual at all these days. Out-of-season high-school teams often hold practices ever since something called “green days” was approved a few years ago by the Virginia High School League. The rule allows teams to hold such practices on certain dates for limited periods of time. Practices are not mandatory, but are certainly encouraged. Green days are not supposed to be regarded as an official tryout, more as a practice, or even an introduction to a sport. Before those days turned green, public-school teams could only practice during their official seasons. Now, when driving near the vicinity of public high schools, football teams might be seen practicing during late spring or early summer; baseball and softball squads are on the diamond during the fall; and soccer, lacrosse and many other teams are working out at other times. For those who venture inside of a school, they might see a basketball practice in July or August. It’s kind of crazy, really, to have those teams practicing out of season. But that’s the way the sports world has become now, on all levels. There is really no offseason for any sport. For athletes who participate in multiple high-school sports, green days can become an issue, becoming kind of a tug of war of loyalties. How can one attend a winter practice for one sport if they are on the basketball or wrestling teams at the same time? And exactly how voluntary is “voluntary”? For those seeing lacrosse practice in January or football in June, that still seems very odd.

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McLean Resident to Play on Junior National Softball Team Florida State University freshman pitcher Kathryn Sandercock, a McLean resident and Bishop O’Connell High School graduate, reSOFTBALL cently was named to the USA Junior National Women’s Softball Team and will compete throughout 2019 for the United States. Overall, 20 members were selected to

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76-68, in overtime. Dufrane scored 27, Auza 15 and Hedrick 14. For Langley, Lauren Maloney scored 24. Allen 18 and Marya Mufti seven against Yorktown. Maloney made three three-pointers. In the win for the McLean boys over Langley, Evan Stout led the way with 26 points. McLean improved to 10-4 overall, defeating Herndon, 80-64, in an earlier game. Langley fell to 2-12, 0-4. In the win over Herndon, McLean’s Matias Prock scored 27, Tucker Leggett 12 and Brian Aka 10. n In other girls games Jan. 11, the Oakton Cougars (15-2, 3-0) defeated Centreville, 44-35, the Madison Warhawks (11-5, 2-0) downed Westfield, 56-35, the Marshall Statesmen (12-3, 4-1) topped Chantilly, 38-25, and the Flint Hill Huskies (7-5, 1-2) won over Trinity Episcopal, 63-57, in Richmond. For Oakton, Hannah Kaloi had 14 points, Grace Meshanko 12, Katie Vietmeyer nine and Samantha Odeh six. The win was the 10th in a row for Oakton, which is 3-0 in the Concorde District.

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The Cougars downed Chantily, 47-39, in an earlier Concorde game. Madison was led by 20 points, including four three-pointers, from Caroline Trotter. Sarah Conforti had eight and Grace Arnolie seven. Madison is 2-0 in the Concorde. Madison and Oakton are scheduled to play on Jan. 18 at Oakton in what could be a showdown for first place. For Marshall in the non-district victory, Christina Trivisonno scored 15 and Mary Trivisonno 11. Leading Flint Hill was Claire Miller with 24 points, Whitney Wiley with 12, and Kathleen Boyce and Madison Jordan with nine each. Miller made four three-pointers and Boyce three. n In a Jan. 11 boys private-school game, the Flint Hill Huskies (14-1, 4-1) downed St. Andrew’s, 80-72, in overtime in a Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference game for their 12th win in a row. Flint Hill outscored St. Andrew’s, 13-5, in OT. Leading Flint Hill, Jordan Hairston scored 18 points and had three assists and five rebounds. Also, Qudus Wahab had a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds, Dowar Jioklow had 21 points and six rebounds, Ethan Jones had 12 points and seven assists, Justice

Sandercock, a right-hander, is one of three returning members from the 2017 Junior Women’s Training Team that placed fifth at the World Cup of Softball. Sandercock was a member of the 2017 WBSC Junior Women’s World Championship Gold Medal-winning roster. She is also one of 10 current NCAA Division I student-athletes to be selected for the

Langley’s Tre Vasiliadis drives to the basket against Yorktown. PHOTO BY DEB KOLT

Ellison had four points and six assists. Flint Hill edged St. James, 78-72, in a previous MAC contest. Wahab had 21 points and 10 rebounds, Jioklow had 16 points and 10 boards, Hairston had 15 points and four assists, Jones had six points and seven assists, Ronald Ayers

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fense were Madison High senior running back Brandon Walker and Marshall junior place-kicker Ethan Chang. MADISON ICE HOCKEY: The Madison

Warhawk defeated the Langley Saxons, 5-2, in club high-school ice hockey. Preston Cain scored two goals for Madison and Matt Hetherington, George Bilidas and Luke Pohlman had one each. Assists went to Justin Machovina, Jeff Hunter and T.J. Ezzard. Madison goalie Ben D’Haiti stopped 12 shots. Madison took 36 shots. Madison then won its sixth-straight match by nipping previously-undefeated Chantilly, 6-5. Chantilly led much of the way, but Madison rallied late with two goals. Madison’s goals were scored by Hayden Winkleman, Bilidas, Michael Crespy, Pohlman with two, Tom Hetherington and Matt Hetherington. The winning goal came with three seconds to play in the game. Assists went to Matt Hetherington, Sammy Thompson, Hunter, Preston

Madison High School defenseman Justin Machovina takes a shot at the Langley goal during a recent club match in ice hockey action. PHOTO BY KHY SWEENEY

Cain, Nick Willey and T.J. Ezzard. D’Haiti made 21 saves. SWIM & DIVE: The McLean Highlanders swept the Herndon Hornets in boys and girls Liberty District action. The boys won 177-135 and the girls 189.5-129.5. For McLean, Dora Wu and Flavia Carcani won races and contributed to three winning relays. Other winners were Owen Thomas and Steven Han. Some other top performers for McLean were Madeleine Hersh, Sarah

Wood, Meredith Peterson and Tanner Moore. n The Madison Warhawks swept the Westfield Bulldogs in a Concorde District meet. The boys won 228-87 and the girls 195-117. The boys won 10 of 12 events while the girls won eight. Cole Dyson, Kyle Wu, Alexandra Dicks and Anna Keating were double race winners for made. Elizabeth Kuhlkin returned after an injury to win the 100 freestyle and finish second in the 50 free.

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training team. Sandercock begins her career at Florida State after earning all-state and Player of the Year honors in each of her junior and senior seasons at O’Connell. She was named the 2017 Virginia Gatorade Player of the Year as a junior. Sandercock was a McLean Little League softball all-star standout. had seven rebounds, and Justice Ellison had four points and three assists. n In other Jan. 11 boys action, the Marshall Statesmen (10-5, 5-0) defeated Chantilly, 66-61, in non-district play, the Oakton Cougars (9-7, 2-1) lost to Centreville (2-0), 68-35, in a battle for first in the Concorde District, and the Madison Warhawks (9-7, 1-1) downed Westfield, 66-56, in Concorde play. For Marshall, center Daniel Deaver had 28 points and Jack Taylor 20 in the victory. Garrett Johnson led Oakton in its loss with 16 points. In games earlier, Madison defeated Osbourn, 45-40, Oakton topped Chantilly, 68-59, and Marshall rolled past Jefferson, 51-29. Deaver had 24 points and Ryan Schlaffer 17 in the win for Marshall. Oakton defeated Chantilly, 68-59, in other district action as Johnson scored 25 points, Max Wilson had 16, Micah Johnson-Parrotte had 13 and Carson Kabance 7. Oakton outscored Chantilly 21-13 in the second period. In Oakton’s previous 60-59 overtime district win over Westfield in district action, Johnson scored 33 points, Johnson-Parrotte 17 and Ethan Kaloi added eight. Other winners were divers Sam Duncan (boys) and Madison Grosz (girls) and race winners Patrick Kuhlkin and Maggie Shi. Finishing second in two races were, Brayden Philpott, Anna Sullivan and Darby Galbraith. Divers Hunter Moss (boys) and Elsa Marsden (girls) were second. Other swimmers with second-place finishes were Shi, Owen Dyson, Jacob Roth, Ben Shroeder, Reece deKrame and Michael Hynes. n The Langley Saxons split with the Yorktown Patriots in Liberty District swimming and diving action. The boys won, 195-120, and the girls lost 177.5-137.5. n The Oakton Cougars swept Chantilly in Concorde District meets. The girls won, 181-134, and the boys won, 202.5-112.5. LANGLEY YOUTH NIGHT: Langley High

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Public-Safety Notes STAFFORD MAN ARRESTED AFTER ALLEGEDLY TOUCHING GIRL AT VIENNA COUNTRY CLUB: A local resident told

Vienna police on Jan. 5 at 10:20 p.m. that his 15-year-old daughter had been attending a party at Westwood Country Club, 800 Maple Ave., E., when she reportedly was touched inappropriately by a man. Officers located the man and upon interacting with him detected signs of impairment, police said. The man would not follow the officers’ directions and became belligerent with them when he was placed under arrest, authorities said. Police transported the 21-year-old Stafford man to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where authorities charged him with simple assault and being drunk in public. VIENNA POLICE CITE LOUNGE EMPLOYEE FOR MAINTAINING EXCESSIVE NOISE: A Vienna resident on Jan.

6 at 12:30 a.m. complained to town police about loud music in the area. Police responded and determined the music was coming from Bey Lounge, 303 Mill St., N.E. Police issued a summons to an employee, a 33-year-old Reston man, for maintaining excessive noise.

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A resident living in the 200 block of McHenry Street, S.E., told Vienna police on Jan. 4 at 5:45 p.m. that a man was dumping waste illegally from a recreational vehicle into the street’s gutter. An officer spoke to the man, who advised he was fixing the plumbing in the kitchen of the vehicle and had dumped the contents from kitchen drain into the gutter, mixing the contents with bleach. The officer contacted the Fairfax County Fire Marshall’s Office, which advised that the proper procedure for dumping such contents is to empty them into a bag and place it in the garbage. Police advised the man to follow that procedure. VIENNA RESTAURANT REPORTS RECEIVING COUNTERFEIT CHECK: An

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officers to the Finance Department of Vienna Town Hall after an employee there activated an alarm when a female customer came in looking for mail that she said she had forwarded to Town Hall. The woman’s suspicious behavior made the employees feel uncomfortable, police said. After speaking with the officers, the woman left the building.

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. Items compiled from reports issued by local public-safety agencies. January 17, 2019 23

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