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County Pension Liabilities Attract Scrutiny
McLean Citizens Association Voices Concerns Over Unsustainability of Current Program Unfunded pension debt has risen by $1.1 billion since April 2015, when MCA last issued a resolution about the county’s pension obligations, said MCA Budget and Taxation Committee chairman Dale Stein. This amount is higher than the rest of the county’s long-term debt, he said. “Substantial and urgent reductions are
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Fairfax County’s growing pension costs are exorbitant and crowd out expenditures for needed public services, members of the McLean Citizens Association’s (MCA) board of directors said Jan. 4.
needed in the pension plans,” he said. The MCA board unanimously passed two resolutions urging county officials to make “meaningful structural changes” to pension plans for new and non-vested employees by eliminating the pre-Social Security supplement and adopting a hybrid pension system like that of the Virginia
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Vienna Community Center Is Still Facing Hurdles BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
Following the project director’s retirement and less-than-satisfactory performance by the contractor, the Vienna Town Council on Jan. 9 unanimously agreed to hire a project-management firm to shepherd the Vienna Community Center’s expansion-and-renovation project to completion. The community center has been closed since fall 2015 while the town completely renovates its interior and adds a new 9,118-square-foot gymnasium, a 4,870square-foot addition with a new lobby and restrooms, plus new parking areas and other amenities. The project was designed by The Lukmire Partnership and is being built by Keller Bros. Inc. Town officials hoped to reopen the center in March, but now are aiming to have the project substantially completed in August, said Parks and Recreation Director Leslie Herman. “We have not been happy with the progress of the contractor,” said Council member Howard Springsteen. The project has been plagued by cost overruns and the discovery that water infiltration had undermined the building’s foundation, which probably will put the effort two or three months behind schedule to correct, he said.
“If we had to do it all over again, we would have bulldozed the whole building,” Springsteen said. “We just didn’t know. We had a lot worse conditions than we could have imagined.” The expansion-and-renovation effort originally was going to cost about $10.4 million, but that figure has grown to nearly $12.3 million and likely will increase somewhat before the project is done, said Vienna Finance Director Marion Serfass. Town officials conceded they should not have set the project’s contingency allowance at only 3 percent. Brad Macomber, the project manager town officials hired after issuing the construction contract, said most projects of this kind have contingency allowances of between 15 and 25 percent. Macomber, who was of retirement age, resigned in January, said Town Manager Mercury Payton. The Town Council on Jan. 9 approved a $160,150 professional-services contract with Urban Ltd., which will work with sub-consultant Orr Partners of Reston to oversee the project’s last several months. The contract runs through September so the consultants can work their way through the final “punch-list” details of the project. Urban Ltd. began the work in December last year under a $99,000 purchase order approved by Payton, which is in effect
The Vienna Town Council voted unanimously Jan. 9 to hire professional-services consultants to speed up progress on the Vienna Community Center’s expansion and renovation.
through June 30. The town will issue the firm a new purchase order for the remaining $70,150 of the contract when fiscal year 2018 begins in July, Serfass said. Vienna officials held a project meeting in mid-December and urged the contractor to pick up the pace, Springsteen said. Matt Armstrong, a senior project manager with Orr Partners, said he would be on-site daily at the community center, take photos of the progress and keep town officials informed. “First and foremost, we are advocates for the town,” said Dan Strotman, vice president of Orr Partners. “We see our role as removing barriers so the project can move forward.” Strotman assured Council member
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Democratic Legislators Drop In Bills Focusing on Guns, Families, Voting BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
Guns, privacy, family leave and criminal penalties are among the subjects of bills introduced by local members of the state Senate for this year’s General Assembly session. State Sen. Chap Petersen (D-34th) has introduced Senate Bill (SB) 923 to increase from $200 to $500 the threshold that determines whether the amount of money or value of stolen goods qualifies for a misdemeanor charge of petit larceny or a felony charge of grand larceny. “It’s still too low,” he said of the proposed threshold, which he has sought for several years. “It should be $1,000. The governor wants it and the Senate passes it, but in the House of Delegates, some style themselves as law-and-order legislators.” Petersen’s SB 926 also would lessen a criminal penalty, allowing localities to issue civil citations for noise violations instead of having them constitute a Class 4 misdemeanor. Petersen also has reintroduced Senate Bill 924, which would require law-enforcement agencies to purge personal information from license-plate readers and surveillance technology within seven days unless the data are part of an ongoing investigation. “You can’t just turn Virginia into a giant 7-Eleven and have people on camera all the time,” he said. “If you pick up data that’s not part of an investigation, you have to destroy it.” The senator’s SB 931 would eliminate the Virginia Freedom of Information Act exemption for working papers and correspondence records of presidents and other CEOs of public higher-education institutions in the state. Petersen’s SB 925 would impose a 5cent-per-bag tax on plastic bags given to customers by some retailers in jurisdictions located entirely within the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The bill would permit those retailers to keep 20 percent of the bag-tax revenues; the rest would be used to support the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan. Both Petersen and Del. Mark Keam (D-35th) have proposed bills to increase the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority’s board membership from 17 to 18 members and require that the additional spot go to towns that receive moneys for urban highway systems. “Vienna wants a representative on the NVTA,” Petersen said. “The prospects for the bill are not good. People don’t want 4
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to give up a seat. They’ll say the town is represented by Fairfax County.” State Sen. Barbara Favola (D-31st) also has submitted a raft of bills for the upcoming session, many of which pertain to firearms, families and women’s health. Favola’s proposed SB 809 would require firearm owners to report the loss or theft of a weapon within 24 hours of learning about it or face a $500 civil penalty for a first offense and between $100 and $250 for subsequent offenses. The bill would not apply to the losses or thefts of antique firearms. A joint resolution sponsored by Favola Favola’s would direct the State Corporation Commission to study the costs and feasibility of a registration program for firearms bought in Virginia, plus the potential efficacy of such registration toward reducing firearms-related injuries and deaths. Firearms advocates often consider registration as a first step toward confiscation, so the bill likely will receive some opposition. Favola’s SB 811 would add de-escalation training techniques to the Department of Criminal Justice Services’ mandatory standards for the basic training and recertification of law-enforcement officers. Another law-enforcement bill, SB 933, would require deputy sheriffs and jail of-
ficers to receive annual training in mentalhealth first aid. The senator’s SB 847 would direct Virginia’s commissioner of labor and industry to work with relevant stakeholders to develop a plan for paid family leave, which would apply to employees of all Virginia employers. The plan would have to be finished by Dec. 31. Favola’s SB 868 would require local social-service departments to investigate all complaints and reports of suspected abuse or neglect of children age 1 or younger. Another Favola’s bill, SB 1032, would allow certain students who are in foster care or considered special-needs adoptions or in the Department of Social Services’ custody to qualify for grant funding of tuition and fees if they are taking workforce-credential courses at comprehensive community colleges. Speaking at the Greater McLean Chamber of Commerce’s legislative breakfast Jan. 5, Favola predicted Senate members would “find more areas to collaborate and unite on.” Favola also favored the state’s commitment to a “dedicated resource pot” for Metrorail, despite the transit agency’s ongoing safety and maintenance issues. “The economic engine that Metro has provided to this region is really second to none,” she said. The Sun Gazette attempted without
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success to reach state Sen. Janet Howell (D-32nd), some of whose proposed 2017 bills are: • SB 844, which would allow registered voters to cast absentee ballots within 21 days of an election without providing a reason. • SB 845, which wold allow caretakers of home-bound people with illnesses or disabilities to vote absentee. Such caregivers now may do so only if those they are caring for is a family member. • SB 878 would prohibit the General Assembly from using political data or election results to draw state legislative and congressional districts unless doing so is necessary to determine if racial and ethnic minorities can elect candidates of their choice. The bill would provide other criteria, including equal population, respect for political boundaries, racial and ethnic fairness, contiguity, compactness and communities of interest. • SB 893 would prohibit licensed firearm manufacturers, importers and dealers from selling, delivering or transferring handguns to people outside their ranks unless the weapons have locking devices and are accompanied by labels on the weapons and separate sheets of paper inside the packaging warning that handguns must be locked and kept away from young people and that failing to do so can lead to civil and criminal liabilities.
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Our View: Fitting the Punishment to the Crime in Va.
State Sen. Chap Petersen (D-34th) has a bit of a maverick streak that occasionally can infuriate his colleagues, but we generally find bills he patrons worth discussing. Such is the case with a measure awaiting action in the 2017 General Assembly session, calling for an increase in the financial limit that must be reached before a theft moves from petty larceny to grand larceny. It’s not just a linguistic distinction: Grand larceny is treated as a Class 4 felony, with all the impacts involved, while petty larceny is classed as a Class 1 misdemeanor. Current state law puts that threshold at $200, and while we’re not in favor of anyone stealing anything, we do think it’s important that the punishment meets the crime. Someone who snatches a pair of shoes or something of like value should be held accountable – both to the victim and to so-
ciety at large – but one who is a first-time offender should not end up what in many cases is a permanent felony rap that will follow him or her throughout life. Petersen has tried to have the threshold raised before; last year, his measure was folded into a number of other bills of like purpose and made it out of the Senate, only to languish in the House of Delegates. History suggests the same may await in 2017. But hey: When an editorial page that tends to veer rightwing like this one does (ask around if you’re not sure) suggests being reasonable in updating and modernizing crime statutes, maybe the leadership of the House of Delegates will give the measure an ounce more consideration. It’s an election year, so reasonableness may not be the standard legislators aspire to, but we’ll hold out hope.
Fairfax Needs to Address Its Pension Liabilities Editor: A very important issue has been highlighted in questioning the funding of pensions and the impact on future Fairfax County economics [“County Government Must Address Pensions,” Letters Jan. 5]. Like all problems, they don’t fade;
they get worse when not confronted. And it should be remembered that this is only one facet of hapless budgeting. Addressing the pension issue is an opportunity for the county government to be a problem-solver on an issue that faces so many jurisdictions on all levels (city, county, state, federal) to phase in
a new system while doing away with the current, sure-to-be-crippling policies. In Fairfax County, we have at least three universities that could contribute suggestions in advance of nailing down a plan. The sooner we start, the better. Anne Snyder McLean
Editor: Republicans in the new Congress apparently cannot resist an opportunity to overreach their perceived mandate to drastically cut federal-government programs. Their latest efforts to cut back federal workers utilizes an arcane procedural rule (the “Holman Rule”) that allows Congress to slash the salary of an individual federal worker as low as one dollar, cut specific federal programs or cut the jobs of specific federal employees. The Holman Rule, believe it or not,
dates back to 1876 and was designed to get around civil-service protections. U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-Va.) engineered the rules change as an amendment to an appropriations bill. It is particularly ironic that U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-10th), who represents a district with thousands of federal workers, would support this change. Even though she mildly criticized the measure, when the rules package that included the Holman measure came to the floor, she voted for it. This is another example of Com-
stock following party ideology over the interests of her constituency. Congress has the ability to change budgets and priorities through the legislative process. The Holman Rule has the potential to abuse federal workers and influence government programs in a very partisan way. Rep. Comstock owes her constituents an explanation of her vote to support this autocratic approach to circumventing civil service protections. J. Jay Volkert Vienna
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Comstock Not Serving Interests of Her Constituents Editor: You have written a number of editorials and printed letters about the value of transparency. You have done the talk but not the walk. For example, you supported U.S. Rep. Comstock (D-10th) for re-election by letting her lie about being a bipartisan representative. If you had checked her votes, you would have found that she was not. Further, she promised in her re-election to represent the interests of the federal workers prominent in her district. Again she has lied.
Just this week, on an amendment introduced by her Republican Party against the interests of federal workers being debated on the floor of the House, she verbally opposed it and turned around and voted for that amendment. This has been the way she has acted in public office: Claiming publicly to be for women’s health, when she voted to use ultrasound on them. Publicly claiming to be for transportation funding and the Silver Line, she voted against both. Next time, before supporting her, check to see how she voted when her Re-
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publican caucus tried to dismantle the Congressional Ethics Committee. And what is her plan to replace the Affordable Care Act that more than 20 million people, many in her district, depend on? And how will she vote on a budget plan by her Republican Party that will explode the deficit by $10 trillion in the next 10 years? Apply your transparency talk to her congressional activities and do the walk by reporting the truth. Fariborz Fatemi McLean
Superintendents Change, But Snow Policy Stays Intact BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
Interim Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Steve Lockard will adhere to the policies of his predecessor, Karen Garza, and not alter the school system’s procedures for inclement-weather school closings, officials said Jan. 6. “In arriving at a decision to open, close or delay school, Dr. Lockard will rely on information provided to him by FCPS’ Transportation Office in the same manner as Dr. Garza did,” said schools spokesman John Torre. “Ultimately, it is the superintendent’s call. The decision . . . is made on the best information available at the time with student safety always the first priority.” Fairfax County School Board for Next 3 Years Has Option to Start Fall Classes Before Labor Day: Fairfax County Public Schools last year received a state waiver that allows the School Board to start fall classes before Labor Day, if so desired. For five of the past 10 years, the school system has canceled classes an average of 8.4 times per year because of inclement weather – which surmounted the state’s eight-day threshold to qualify for the waiver, said John Torre, schools spokesman. The waiver option will continue
through at least the 2019-20 school year, Torre said. The school system began its classes after Labor Day last year. Virginia for decades has had a socalled “Kings Dominion” law that prevented schools from opening before Labor Day to ensure employers had a supply of young laborer during the summer. Fairfax County school officials have campaigned to start classes earlier, in part because they said it would give students more preparation time for the battery of Standards of Learning tests (SOLs) administered each spring. Many school systems within the commonwealth already qualify for the waiver, and support for changing the law appears to be building in the General Assembly. School System to Hold Community Forums on Superintendent Search: A search firm hired by Fairfax County Public Schools officials to find a successor to former Superintendent Karen Garza will hold 10 community forums this month to obtain the public’s ideas and feedback. By the time this edition of the Sun Gazette goes to press, the firm of Hazard, Young, Altea & Associates will have held five of the meetings. The only upcoming meeting in the Sun Gazette’s readership area will be held Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of Langley High School.
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Elite 10S, a tennis-instruction company based in Oakton, had proposed a public-private partnership to build and maintain the enclosure over two tennis courts located south of Hunter House and north of four other courts. The enclosure would have extended the courts’ use by about eight weeks during winter and inclement or overly hot weather, company officials said. Elite 10S would have reserved time at the facility for its own programs and allowed the public to use the courts during unscheduled periods for an hourly fee. The fees for county residents would have been lower than at other local indoor-tennis clubs; for non-residents, the cost would have been comparable to fees charged at those clubs. Elite 10S would not have charged, guest fees and would have offered reduced rates for students and seniors. Company officials did not mention specific costs for customers or the revenue percentage the county would have received, as those amounts would have been negotiated with the Park Authority. The four nearby open-air courts would not have been affected by Elite 10S’s proposal, which would have been conducted through the company’s non-profit arm. Founded by county resident Lisa Connor, the company began offering its tennis classes to young people in 2015. Company officials outlined their plan at a Nov. 28, 2016, public meeting at Marshall Road Elementary School in Vienna, which was attended by 35 people. Only one of the 10 residents who spoke at the meeting favored the project, saying the Vienna area lacked indoor places where young tennis players could play. Some opponents said the facility would be an eyesore in the park and reduce the time that the two courts would be for available for public tennis playing. Others questioned whether public land should be used for private purposes and said the Park Authority should pay for the facility if it is needed. Park Authority officials will remain receptive to such proposals to improve the county’s tennis facilities, Pedersen said. “We still believe a covered enclosure for tennis has some potential,” she said. “We just don’t know where.”
Local Legislators Stick With Northam in Governor’s Race BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
Former U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello (D5th) made a splash recently by announcing he would challenge Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, but local General Assembly members said their support for Northam’s campaign remains solid. “I have endorsed and heartily support my friend, Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam, in his campaign to be Virginia’s next governor,” said Del. Marcus Simon (D-53rd). “He’s been a friend ever since we found ourselves on the campaign trail together in 2013 and he’s been an ally of many of my legislative initiatives over the last three legislative sessions. I think he’s going to be a great campaigner, great candidate and excellent governor.” State Sen. Chap Petersen (D-34th) said he also is supporting Northam and noted they had served together in the Senate for a decade. Del. Rip Sullivan (D-48th) endorsed Northam last year and will continue to support him as during the 2017 campaign, but he had positive things to say about Perriello as well. “Tom Perriello is a great Democrat who was an outstanding Congressman representing the people of Virginia’s 5th Congressional District, and he has done important work since leaving the House,” Sullivan said. “I strongly believe that Tom’s entry into the race is good for the party and good for the commonwealth. Ralph and Tom will spend the next few months shining a light on the issues that matter to all Virginians – Democrats, independents and Republicans. I remain confident that Ralph will be a stronger candidate in the general election after winning the primary.” Del. Mark Keam (D-35th) said he endorsed Northam when he announced his gubernatorial candidacy last year and reconfirmed that decision after Perriello tossed his hat into the ring. “My reason for supporting Northam is because I know him well and have worked with him on many policy issues for the past seven years when he was state senaFew things impact the lives of Northern Virginia residents more than transportation and traffic issues. Where to turn for updates on the issue? The Sun Gazette and InsideNova are your source for the latest from across the region when it comes to issues like this that impact our lives. Make sure to stay in touch both in print and online for the newest information on the topic!
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Rules are rules and exceptions set a bad precedent, McLean Citizens Association (MCA) board members said Jan. 4 before a two-thirds majority recommended Fairfax County supervisors turn down an application for a two-home “pipestem” subdivision at 7072 Idylwood Road in McLean. MCA’s policy “says very firmly that we’re not in favor of this type of zoning,” said Ron Bleeker, co-chairman of the association’s Planning and Zoning Committee. “What you get is a lot of infill development and that leads to much greater density.” The 1.27-acre parcel, located between Stephanie Marie Drive and Friendship Lane on the north side of Idylwood Road, now is home to a circa-1936 house that is in disrepair, MCA members said. The property’s owner, H&M of Virginia LLC, has applied for a special exception to build a pair of houses on the long, rectangular lot. One home would be closer to Idylwood Road than the other and both would access that street via a shared driveway. “Pipestem” lots are so named because houses at the rear of such properties and the long driveways leading to them resemble pipes. The MCA board voted 21-10 for the resolution after a pointed, yet civil, debate over whether the association should make an exception to its long-standing opposition to pipestem lots. MCA member Bruce Jones argued that the Lemon Road Civic Association favored the subdivision and that the developer had offered to build a 152-footlong sidewalk at the property, sparing the county a $300,000 expense. Neighboring property owners had opposed earlier plans to build a school or day-care center at the site, said Jones, who lives nearby. “It’s dangerous to leave large pieces of property undeveloped,” Jones said. “You don’t know what’s going to happen. From our perspective, this is risk mitigation.” Given the community’s support and the developers pledge to build the expensive walkway, MCA could make an exception to its position on pipestem lots because of the case’s unique circumstances, said board member Sally Horn. But the majority of MCA’s board said the proposed lot-width exception was too large. The rear lot would have only a 40-foot frontage on Idylwood Road, a 60-percent reduction from the usual 100foot minimum for properties zoned R-2
residential, they said. MCA since 2007 has urged the county not to allow any minimum-lot-width waivers exceeding 25 percent, the resolution read. “I think it’s dangerous to close our eyes to the rules,” said board member Rob Jackson. “We have to stick to our guns on this, otherwise we’re all at risk,” agreed board member Darren Ewing. “The reality is, we need to protect our community. Developers use all kinds of tricks to increase their yield.” Builders sometimes threaten to construct larger homes on properties if their subdivision proposals are rejected, said MCA board member Steve DelBianco. Developers also dangle amenities in front of community, such as the proposed pathway in this case, to obtain support for their proposals, he added. “Neither MCA nor neighbors should bow to threats or false inducements,” DelBianco said. The county’s Planning Commission is scheduled to hold a public hearing on the matter Jan. 18. MCA: Taller Verizon Wireless Pole Not in Line with Downtown McLean Vision: Fairfax County government officials should reject an application by Verizon Wireless to install a 52-foot wireless-communications pole at 1451 Chain Bridge Road in downtown McLean, board members of the McLean Citizens Association (MCA) said Jan. 4. Verizon Wireless has applied to replace an existing 39-foot telephone pole, owned by Dominion Virginia, with a 52-foot pole topped by a Verizon cell-phone antenna enclosure. The MCA board passed a resolution stating the proposed 33-percent height increase would require a “2232” hearing by the Fairfax County Planning Commission to determine if the pole is in accordance with the county’s comprehensive plan. MCA’s resolution supports a similar one passed Dec. 21 last year by the McLean Planning Committee, which noted that the committee and other groups for more than a decade had sought utility undergrounding in McLean’s Community Business Center. “Placing a utility element on this pole is inconsistent with the McLean Planning Committee’s recognized strategic efforts to eliminate all above-ground utilities from this street,” the MPC’s resolution read. MCA board members’ vote for the association’s resolution was nearly unanimous, with only board member Rob Jackson voting nay.
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Sales of New Homes Post Increase in U.S. Sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 5.2 percent in November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 592,000 units, according to newly released data by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau and reported by the National Association of Home BUilders. “New-home sales showed growing strength in 2016 and builders expect more of the same next year,” said Ed Brady, NAHB’s chairman and a home builder and developer from Bloomington, Ill. “A key to continued growth in 2017 will be to ensure that prospective, qualified first-time home buyers have access to affordable home loans.” “NAHB expects an increase in single-family home construction next year, fueled by a growing economy and solid job growth,” said NAHB’s chief economist, Robert Dietz. “Moreover, builder confidence has risen on anticipation of reductions in regulatory costs, which is good news for home buyers and renters. However, the pace of construction will continue to be restricted by shortages of lots and labor in some markets.” The inventory of new homes for sale was 250,000 in November, which is a 5.1-month supply at the current pace. The median sales price of new houses sold was $305,400. Regionally, new-home sales increased 43.8 percent in the Midwest and 7.7 percent in the West. Sales were unchanged in the Northeast and fell 3.1 percent in the South. Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes jumped seven points to a level of 70 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), reported in mid-December, the highest reading since July 2005. “This notable rise in builder sentiment is largely attributable to a post-election bounce, as builders are hopeful that President-elect Trump will follow through on his pledge to cut burdensome regulations that are harming small businesses and housing affordability,” Brady said. “This is particularly important, given that a recent NAHB study shows that regulatory costs for home building have increased 29 percent in the past five years.” The monthly survey has been conducted for more than 30 years.
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Virginia’s first dose of winter weather on Dec. 17, 2016, an Alexandria man was struck and killed during a series of chainreaction crashes on Interstate 495 near Route 50 in the Merrifield area. Virginia State Police have been conducting interviews and gathering evidence in an attempt to solve what is now being investigated as a fatal hit-and-run crash. Liem T. Nguyen, 41, was driving his white, 2003 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck in the northbound lanes of the Inner Loop of I-495 near Route 50 at around 5 a.m. that Saturday when he came upon a patch of icy roadway that caused the pickup to run off the right side of I-495 and strike the Jersey wall, police said. The impact of the crash caused the pickup truck to spin back into the northbound travel lanes and finally come to a stop. Nguyen exited his vehicle and spoke briefly to another driver just moments before oncoming traffic began sliding out of control and crashing. During the course of those other chainreaction crashes, Nguyen was struck by a vehicle and thrown several hundred feet away from his pickup truck. He died at the scene, police said. State police say the vehicle that struck Nguyen was not among those involved in the chain-reaction crashes, which totaled 23 vehicles. The motorist whose vehicle struck Nguyen left the scene. Authorities ask anyone who may have witnessed Nguyen’s being struck, or possibly can provide information about the suspect’s vehicle, to contact Virginia State Police at (703) 803-0026, or #77 by cell phone, or by e-mail at questions@vsp.virginia.gov. VIENNA-AREA MAN FACES ASSAULT CHARGE AFTER INCIDENT AT MEDICAL FACILITY: An employee at Inova Pri-
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on Dec. 29 at 9:20 a.m. located a man inside an abandoned home in the 100 block of Moore Avenue, S.W. Police checked with the builder responsible for the property, who said he knew the man. Although the man did not have the builder’s permission to be on the property, the builder told police he would not pursue charges for the unlawful entry. While the officer was investigating the incident, he found that the suspect was wanted in Fairfax County on an outstanding felony warrant for shoplifting. Police arrested the 40-year-old Vienna man and transported him to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where authorities served him with the warrant and held him on a $5,000 secured bond. VIENNA POLICE INTERVIEW MAN WHO KILLED DEER: Vienna police dispatched
officers to the 600 block of Valley Drive, S.E., on Dec. 29 at 2:06 p.m. after receiving a report about a man illegally hunting deer. Police located the man, who had in the bed of his truck a deer that had been killed freshly with a bow and arrow. The man told officers he had killed the deer in the area off the Washington & Old Dominion Regional Trail, said police, who continue to investigate this case. OAKTON HOMES BURGLARIZED ON SOME DAY: A resident living in the 10300
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District Station Citizen Advisory Committee will host Fairfax Police Chief Edwin Roessler and Fire Chief Richard Bowers discussing “Leadership Journeys: Addressing Community Challenges” on Thursday, Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. at the McLean Governmental Center, 1437 Balls Hill Road. The community is invited.
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Vietnamese Continued from Page 5 tionwide that must provide election materials in an alternative language format to some groups of voters who lack sufficient English proficiency. County officials learned about the requirement after the list was published in the Federal Register. Following a 1975 revision of the Voting Rights Act, the Census Bureau began making such determinations following each decennial census. Part of the revision – called Section 203 – requires localities to provide language assistance to voters if more than 5 percent of their voting-age citizens belong to a single-language minority group and cannot understand or speak English well enough to take part in the electoral process. Congress in 2006 began requiring the Census Bureau to issue the foreign-language determinations every five years, using information from the American Community Survey. The 263 jurisdictions covered in the latest Section 203 requirements constitute 3.3 percent of the 2,919 counties and 4,943 minor civil divisions that make up the United States’ political subdivisions. The covered jurisdictions are home to nearly 69 million eligible voting-age citi-
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MCA’s resolutions cited a 2012 study by the firm of Aon Hewitt, which found the county paid its retirees an average of $303,135, including the pre-Social Security supplement and cost-of-living increases. The study found other counties in the Washington, D.C., area on average paid their retirees an average of $180,951 each. According to Aon Hewitt, the average payout was $301,677 in Arlington County, $265,006 for the federal government, $218,426 for Prince George’s County, Md., $173,449 for the city of Alexandria, $160,935 for Montgomery County, Md., $119,347 for Virginia Retirement
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zens, which is 31.3 percent of the votingage population of U.S. citizens. According to last year’s determinations, 21,739,327 voting-age citizens within the 263 covered jurisdictions were eligible for minority-language assistance. This marked a 13.2-percent increase over the 19,209,431 voting-age citizens in 248 covered jurisdictions found in the 2011 survey. The 2016 figures for the covered localities included 16,621,136 Hispanics, 4,760,782 Asians and 357,409 voting-age citizens who were of American Indian or Alaska-native descent. Figures from the 2010 U.S. Census, listed on Wikipedia, put Fairfax County’s Vietnamese-American population at 28,770, the ninth highest among U.S. counties. Orange County, Calif., ranked first with 183,766. Fairfax County in 2011 had to add Spanish-language election materials. The county also has a sizable Korean population, but the survey results required Vietnamese voting materials instead. “I think everybody was a bit taken aback,” Sasnett said. “We were expecting Korean over Vietnamese, if not both.” The only other U.S. jurisdictions that must provide Vietnamese-language election materials are Alameda, Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego and Santa Clara counties in California, Tarrant and Harris counties in Texas and King County,
Wash., Sasnett said. Fairfax County officials sometimes have provided information in both English and Spanish on the same ballot, but this past November’s election put so many candidates and issues in front of voters that the county produced separate ballots in those languages, he said. Fairfax County’s Vietnamese materials will include everything voters encounter, from ballots and forms for voter registration and absentee voting to polling signs, ballot and voting-machine instructions and information indicating voter responsibilities, he said. The county’s Office of Elections has a Spanish-speaking language coordinator. Once the Vietnamese requirements are added to her duties, the office will use translation services to help voters who speak that language, Sasnett said. County officials have a bit of time to implement the new materials, as the only upcoming elections are for the Vienna Town Council in May and the state primaries in June, he said. The Office of Elections made a “pretty significant investment” when implementing the Spanish-language requirements five years ago, he said. Much detail work was needed and officials had to choose among several Spanish dialects. “The word ‘drink’ had five different words,” Sasnett noted. “Vietnamese probably will be a little more straightfor-
ward.” Kim Oanh Cook, founder and executive director of the Vietnamese Resettlement Association in Falls Church, said she was heartened by the prospect of having Vietnamese-language voting materials, but had a few suggestions. The first was to have the materials provide information side-by-side in English and Vietnamese, which would eliminate confusion and help people with more knowledge of English help family members and others at the polling places, said Cook, who lives in the Falls Church area in Fairfax County. County officials also should make sure the people translating the election materials are certified, Cook said. The translations need to be worded carefully, as the communists who took over Vietnam after the war changed many words in that country’s language, she said. “A lot of the newer Vietnamese speak slightly differently from us oldies,” Cook said.
System employees after July 1, 2010, and $115,608 for both Loudoun and Prince William counties. MCA board member and former bond trader Liz Baird said many U.S. localities have put off dealing with their long-term debts and may be rocked by changes in the bond market. “We are borrowing money in a quagmire,” Baird said. “So many municipalities are in trouble, it’s going to stain us. We can’t control the market and the market is about to crush us.” While the MCA board’s votes were unanimous, some members sparred over whether the county also should trim pension benefits for vested employees. Board member Sally Horn proposed, then withdrew, an amendment asking county officials to examine that option. MCA president Jeff Barnett opposed the idea. “It gets us into the risk of reducing people’s pensions,” he said. “That’s toxic.” MCA’s resolutions expertly identify and explain the county’s long-term pension challenges, said Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville). The Board of Supervisors already is examining issues raised by the MCA as part of its ongoing lines-of-business analysis, he said. Pension costs can be controlled by modifying the county’s retirement-eligibility rules and its pre-Social Security supplement and evaluating VRS’s hybrid plan, Foust said. “The board is also looking more generally at total compensation packages, which include the retirement benefit as
well as pay and other employee benefits, to ensure that county-employee compensation is fair to both the employees and the taxpayers who employ them,” Foust said. While MCA’s proposed solutions would affect long-term pension costs, supervisors during the upcoming tough budget year will have to seek immediate savings and efficiencies in other county services and programs,” Foust added. Supervisor Patrick Herrity (R-Springfield) said the Board of Supervisors continues to put off hard decisions regarding pension costs, which are one of the county’s biggest issues. “Our residents are in disbelief that we are offering these kind of benefits, especially the pre-Social Security option,” he said. “Every other county in the state has addressed this but Fairfax.” Asked if scaling back county pension benefits was a “third-rail” issue guaranteed to shock those who touch it, Herrity said, “For county politicians, it is. For county leaders, it isn’t.” Jeffrey Weiler, executive director of the Fairfax County Retirement Boards, said he could not verify MCA’s pension figures yet. The amount county retirees receive varies on many factors, such as when they retire and their pay rate. “The biggest variable is how long somebody lives,” he said. “There also may be a beneficiary payout afterward.” The county has offered a pre-Social Security supplement for several decades to help retirees bridge what often is a loss of income between their retirements and receiving full Social Security benefits.
That benefit adds an average of $55,818 to each employee’s retirement cost, MCA members said. While employees in the county retirement system and those for uniformed employees (firefighters, sheriff’s deputies, etc.) are eligible for that supplement, police are not because they do not participate in the Social Security system, Weiler said. Fairfax County Public Schools uses a different retirement system for teachers and administrators; other school employees are enrolled in the county’s retirement system. MCA leaders said they will issue a separate resolution regarding the school system’s pension plan. The county’s retirement system for police is 81-percent funded, the one for uniformed employees is 77-percent funded and the main county retirement system has about 70 percent of its needed funding, Weiler said. Under county-code changes adopted by supervisors in recent years, no retirement-plan benefit enhancements can occur unless they are fully financed up-front, Weiler said. Only the supervisors can alter the plans’ benefits, and they already have changed the benefits formula and decided not to lower contribution rates until the funds are fully financed, he said. Those modifications make it “very feasible” the county can achieve full funding for all three of its retirement plans, Weiler said. “We’re on a good path,” he said. “It will take a while to get 100-percent funding [but] I’m really confident we can get there.”
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Good or bad? That’s the question some have regarding the offensive style of the Langley Saxons and whether that’s a positive or negative for girls high school basketball.
Victory Streak Now 10 Games
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By scoring 44 hard-earned points in a Jan. 3 road victory, then a more productive 65 in a home win three nights later, Madison BASKETBALL the Warhawks (102, 4-0) remained tied for first place in the Liberty Conference in boys high school basketball action while improving their winning streak to 10 games. The victories came over the Fairfax Rebels, 44-38, then the Washington-Lee Generals, 65-53, on Jan. 6. Against W-L, Madison shot well early, building a quick 16-2 lead and staying ahead by at least nine points the rest of the way. The Warhawks made a trio of three-pointers in the first period. Madison had three players score in double figures, with Nick Hugie leading the way with 15 points to go with four rebounds. Johnny Corish had 14 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. Aaron Darab had 10 points and four steals off Continued on Page 22
Madison High School’s John Finney, left, jumps high while attempting to block a shot of WashPHOTO BY DEB KOLT ington-Lee’s Nicky Miller during the Jan. 6 boys contest in Vienna.
McLean Resident Makes Junior National Team DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer
Bishop O’Connell High School girls softball player and former McLean Little Leaguer Kathryn Sandercock of McLean is one of 24 players who have been selectto continue SOFTBALL ed their training for a spot on the 2017 USA Softball Junior Women’s National Team. The players will compete in a training camp and exhibition games in Oklahoma City and at the World Cup of Softball XII. After that, the final 17-player roster will be determined. Those players then will compete at the World Baseball Softball Confederation Junior Women’s World Championship, July 24-30 in Clearwater, Fla.
Of those players, 14 will still be a part of their respective highschool teams prior to the 2017 sessions. T h i s past spring, Kathryn Sandercock Sandercock was the ace pitcher who helped O’Connell finish 23-5 and win conference and state private-school championships. The right-hander had a 17-5 record, a 0.77 earned run average and fanned 199 bat-
ters in 1442/3 innings. With the bat, Sandercock hit .369 with three homers, four doubles, and a triple, and she drove in 23 runs. O’Connell coach Tommy Orndorff said Sandercock is the first player from the school to make the junior national team. “Players from warm-weather states usually dominate the roster. Used to be all California; now you see Florida, Texas, Alabama and Arizona players trickling in and out,” Orndorff said. “It’s very rare for players from Mid-Atlantic and northern states to claim roster spots.” As a standout Little League softball player, Sandercock helped the McLean Major All-Stars reach the 2013 World Series.
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The Saxons are efficiently deliberate in their attack, regularly scoring in the 30s, 40s and 50s, often working the ball and taking 30 seconds (or much more) to shoot until they get the highpercentage shot they want. Opponents often become frustrated and fall out of rhythm, as their possessions and scoring opportunities can be significantly decreased, while point totals fall to single-game season lows. That’s all part of the Langley plan. Unlike some other leagues, there is no shot clock in public-school girls or boys basketball in Virginia, which works to Langley’s advantage. That strategy helped Langley win a conference tournament championship last season, finish third in the region, then runner-up in the Virginia High School League’s 6A state tourney. So far, Langley is 9-2 this winter and again considered a conference, region and state contender. So the Saxons’ approach works and is catching on because other teams are emulating their approach. Again, is that good for girls basketball? In an age of over-stimulation, with limited attention spans and when increased scoring and sped-up play has been the trend for a while in all sports, critics find Langley’s throw-back deliberateness way too boring and a turnoff to some players. The Saxons could care less. They are winning with an approach they have embraced and mastered, so let the naysayers have their opinions. Plus, there are still some who enjoy watching their brand of play. Here’s another question, though. Will Langley’s success in its approach ultimately lead to a shot clock for girls hoops in Virginia, and will that be good or bad for the game?
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High School Roundup LANGLEY LACROSSE CHOSEN CHOSEN TO HALL OF FAME: Earl Brewer,
Langley High School’s former boys lacrosse coach who led the Saxons to four state championships, has been selected for induction into the Hall of Fame by the Potomac Chapter of U.S. Lacrosse. The ceremony and dinner is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 4 from 5 to 10:30 p.m. at the University Club of Washington, D.C. Brewer was the winningest and longest-tenured head coach in the history of boys public high school lacrosse in Northern Virginia. He coached Langley for 21 seasons, leading the team to four Virginia High School League state championships from 2009 to 2012. Brewer won 324 games. He was the head coach of the McLean youth high school program (six years) and Fairfax (seven years) High School boys programs before coming to Langley in 1995. The coach enjoyed most of his success at Langley. In addition to the state titles, his Langley teams won two region titles, 11 district and conference crowns and finished second in the state once. His Langley teams never had a losing record in any single season. Dozens of Brewer’s Langley players went on to play college lacrosse.
MULTIPLE PLAYERS SUSPENDED FROM OAKTON GIRLS HOOP TEAM:
Multiple players, including starters, have been suspended for multiple games from the defending 6A North Region champion and Concorde Conference champ Oakton High School girls basketball team (12-1) for violating team rules during a trip to play in a holiday tournament Dec. 27-30 in Phoenix. Oakton won that tournament with a 3-0 record. In their first game since returning from that competition, the Cougars won Jan. 3 against host Stone Bridge, 49-28, with a lineup that included one varsity player and the rest of the players promoted from the junior varsity. “They violated team rules, some will miss multiple games and we will move
Madison Continued from Page 21 the bench. John Finney had nine points and three steals, and Daniel Gerke had eight points, five rebounds and two steals. “We played with a lot of energy and we ran our offense well, found some runs and we shot well early,” Madison coach Kevin Roller said. Washington-Lee fell to 6-6, 2-2, as the Generals did not start a couple of regular starters for disciplinary reasons. “That hurt, because we had guys playing different spots and we had a hard time getting started, but they have to learn,” W-L coach Bobby Dobson 22
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Former Langley High School boys lacrosse coach Earl Brewer is hoisted on the shoulders of his players after the team won one of its many championships during the coach’s long tenure.
on,” Oakton coach Fred Priester said. Oakton lost its next game on Jan. 6 at home against the Herndon Hornets, 66-23, in the Concorde Conference opener for both teams, when the Cougars were still be without most of those varsity players. Prior to the win over Stone Bridge, the Oakton team had just one day of a long practice with Priester. “They followed directions, did what they were told and they represented Oakton well and played tough Oakton basketball,” Priester said about the win. “We gave them some defensive goals in that game and they reached those.” Priester said things were simplified on offense to make the attack as efficient as possible. Kate Vietmeyer was the one varsity player for Oakton. The sophomore scored eight points. The rest of the points came from players promoted from what had been an undefeated junior varsity team. Freshman Grace Meshanko scored 14, freshman Lauren McMarlin had 10, freshman Megan Kenefick scored six, sophomore Carly Billak five, sophomore Olivia Posz four and sophomore Audrey Schmitz two. Oakton outscored Stone Bridge, 19-5, in the fourth quarter. The Cousaid. “We didn’t play very well and couldn’t get going, and we didn’t shoot well.” The Generals did play better in the second half, outscoring Madison in the final two periods. “We can play better against them next time if we have a full lineup from the start,” Dobson said. Madison is tied for first place with the South Lakes Seahawks. Those teams were scheduled to meet at South Lakes (8-3, 4-0) on Jan. 10. Madison then plays at Langley on Friday, Jan. 13. For highlights of those games, visit: www.insidenova.com/sports/fairfax. In Madison’s win over Fairfax, Riley Jorgenson and Johnny Hecht each had eight points. Corish and Gerke had six each.
gars have a couple of Concorde games scheduled this week, when some of the players could still be suspended. – by Dave Facinoli POTOMAC SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL: The Potomac School Panthers
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morial Tournament at Chantilly High School, the Madison Warhawks placed 11th on Jan. 7. Joe Leland (113 pounds) was second for Madison, Luke Kustra (170) and Andrew Barrett (182) were third, with Josh Morgan (195) fifth. n The Battlefield Duals that the McLean Highlanders were scheduled to
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Potomac School and Hayfield Secondary School have a combined ice hockey team this winter in the Capital Scholastic Hockey League. The squad has started the season with a 5-1 record. Jimmy Logan has been the high scorer for the team, earning a spot on the league all-star team. Scoring and strong defensive play have also come from Owen Westerheim, Quinn Calderone, Drew Johnson, Simon McGraw and Will Bailey. Will Schmidt and Jack Domagala have been strong in net.
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landers lost to South Lakes, 161-153, in boys action and 165-150 in girls in Jan. 6 in Liberty Conference swim and dive action. For McLean, the divers performed well and Sam Gollob, Dorje Wu and Steven Han swam well.
Madison High School’s Johnny Corish drives to the basket against Washington-Lee’s Quinn Parks during a Liberty Conference game in Vienna on Jan. 6. PHOTO BY DEB KOLT
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6. Clingy plant
12. Mark for omission
9. Half of Brangelina
15. Call with a wave
13. Poem at a funeral
20. Hello in 50th state
14. 2nd largest bird in the world
22. Deporting agency
15. Palm grease
24. Make moonshine, e.g.
16. Abraham’s original name
25. *Jonas Salk’s conquest
17. *Columbia introduced the
26. Group of apes
33 1/3 ___ record
27. Do penitence
18. Painting support
29. *Early gun maker
19. *Originally known as safety
31. Grannies
cushion assembly
32. Manila hemp
21. *Penny Farthing, e.g.
33. Bottom line
January 12, 1959: n The Fairfax County Federation of Civic Associations is proposing a phasedin, 12-year integration process for county schools. n As Gov. Almond starts his second year in office, the segregation battle continues to take center stage. n County police will be cracking down on outdoor burning. n Rev. Billy Graham has cancelled a planned worldwide crusade due to eye problems. n The cost of the Sun is rising from 25 cents per week to 35 cents.
23. G in music
34. *Manhattan Project
24. Damp and musty
invention
25. Teacher org.
36. Largest organ of human
28. Locus, pl.
body
30. Opposite of cantata
38. Reality TV’s Spelling
35. Tiny leftovers
42. Technical term for human
37. Jimmy Kimmel, e.g.
bodies
39. Fat cat in the Orient
45. Veal serving
40. *You can do this from afar
49. Neighbor of Ger.
with a telescope
51. *Clothing named after a
41. Certain saxes
site of A-bomb testing
43. Org. headquartered in
54. Reduce pressure
Brussels
56. Cantaloupe, e.g.
46. Novice
64. Soup dispenser
DOWN
58. Relative speed of change
January 14, 1966: n Superintendent Earl Funderburk has proposed a $63 million school budget for next year, up $9 million. n Legislators in Richmond this session will have to decide whether to repeal Virginia’s poll tax. Also, the General Assembly may crack down on uninsured motorists. n In basketball action, Madison has started the year 2-4, McLean is 2-5 and Marshall is 0-5.
47. Ponzi scheme, e.g.
65. ____ of war
1. “The Princess and the ____”
59. Miners’ passage
48. “____ ____! This is the
67. Homeric epic
fairy tale
60. Misfortunes
police!”
69. Like Tower of Pisa
2. “Fantastic Four” actress
61. #4 Down, sing.
50. Trunk extension
70. North American country
3. ____wig or ____winkle
62. Cambodian currency
52. Priestly garb
71. Incessantly
4. Petri dish jellies
63. Not loony
53. Sound of a bell
72. Risky business, pl.
5. It can be a mark, sign or
66. Put into service
55. Deadeye’s forte
73. p in mph
word6. Cause of Titanic’s
68. *Nobel Prize-winning
57. *Aid for the blind
74. Coastal feature
demise
insecticidal, now banned
January 13-14, 1976: n New Board of Supervisors Chairman Jack Herrity remains in serious condition following a heart attack. n Onlookers are predicting that taxes will go up and services will be cut in Fairfax County this year. n Gov. Godwin says improving economic conditions will help fuel $70 million in additional state spending this year. n Gov. Godwin complains that Virginia’s share of the cost of the Metrorail system will dwarf the state’s expenditures on the interstate highway system, and says local governments should be picking up more of the cost for transit.
CROSSWORD SOLUTION
57. Spill the beans
44. Not Doric nor Corinthian
7. Strike caller
61. Inquirers
Fairfax County Notes GOVERNMENT OFFICES CLOSED FOR HOLIDAYS: Fairfax County government
offices will be closed on Monday, Jan. 16 in observance of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday. In addition, many state (but not Fairfax) government offices will be closed on Friday, Jan. 13 in observance of Lee-Jackson Day, and Fairfax government offices will be closed on Friday, Jan. 20 in observance of Inauguration Day. ‘SOBERRIDE’ EFFORT DETAILS HOLIDAY RESULTS: A total of 336 individu-
als across the Washington region used the SoberRide service over the New Year’s holiday period, taking potentially impaired drivers off the local roadways. “This level of ridership translates into SoberRide removing a would-be drunk driver from greater Washington’s roadways every one-and-a-half minutes,” said Kurt Gregory Erickson, president of the Washington Regional Alcohol Program, which oversees the SoberRide program. For the December holiday period as a whole, running from Dec. 16 to Jan. 1, a total of 911 free cab rides home were provided. Since 1993, the SoberRide program has provided more than 66,000 cab
rides home. For information on the initiative, see the Web site at www.soberride.com. REACCREDITATION PROCESS IN WORKS FOR PARK AUTHORITY: The
Fairfax County Park Authority is working to garner reaccreditation from the American Alliance of Museums. The Park Authority, which has been accredited by the organization since 1979, late in 2016 completed a self-study, and was visited by evaluators of the group in December. The report on the visit will be reviewed by American Alliance of Museums (AAM) in January, with reaccreditation anticipated in the spring. “We hope that AAM confirms that we manage our collections properly, are working to get better at our responsibilities, and are following current museum bestpractices and professional standards,” agency officials said in a statement. Sully Historic Site, Colvin Run Mill and Green Spring Gardens are facilities expected to receive reaccreditation, along with the Park Authority’s historic-artifact collections. First-time accreditation is being sought for Frying Pan Park and the authority’s archeological collections.
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‘HOMEAID NORTHERN VIRGINIA’ ANNOUNCES 2017 LEADERSHIP TEAM:
Jerry Berman, area president of M/I Homes, has been elected 2017 president of HomeAid Northern Virginia, a philanthropic arm that grew out of the Northern Virginia Building Industry Association. “I consider it an honor,” Berman said. “We need to stick to our core mission, but we also must figure out how to expand and help even more people. I’m convinced there’s further opportunity for us.” Berman has been involved in homebuilding and real estate for more than 35 years. He became involved in HomeAid, which renovates properties to support residents of low and moderate incomes, about a decade ago. “I immediately recognized how uniquely positioned our industry is to help people who are in a bad spot and need housing – it’s easy to get hooked doing something so gratifying,” Berman said. Also on the 2017 board are Mike Sandkuhler, The Christopher Cos., vice president/president elect; Rick Cole, The Long Cos., treasurer; David Gill, McGuireWoods, secretary; and Greg Carter, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, immediate past president. January 12, 2017 27
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