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Supervisors OK Rezoning for International Place in Tysons BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
International Place at Tysons, a mixeduse rezoning proposal, received swift and keen support July 25 from the Board of Supervisors. Board members unanimously approved the project, which will feature a concreteand-steel podium structure with two levels of commercial space interspersed with two parking levels, with four stories of multi-family housing units on top. “This may not be the biggest case you’ve seen in Tysons, but it’s still a very prominent location on Route 7 and Gallows Road and it really shows the transformation that can be made from a suburban-style automobile dealership to a mixed-use project,” said Elizabeth Baker, an attorney for the applicant, International Place at Tysons LLC. The building and its associated recreational amenities will be built on 5.4 acres within a block bounded by Route 7, Gallows Road, Boone Boulevard and Howard Avenue. The site is located within a half-mile of the Tysons and Greensboro Metrorail stations. The building’s overall floor area will be between 340,000 and 483,000 square feet. It will feature between 250 and 385 residential units, ranging from one- to threebedrooms in size, plus between 60,000 and 129,000 square feet of non-residential space.
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The applicant still must decide the mix of office, retail, restaurants and other uses at the site, but hope a small grocery store can be included, Baker told the county’s Planning Commission at a July 13 public hearing. The developer also will build a publicly accessible “common green” area on the west side of the property featuring an elliptical lawn, two bocce courts and a plaza. A small, linear public park with landscaped walkway will be provided on the building’s east side. In addition, the applicants will build two private rooftop courtyards for residents. Amenities to be offered there include lawns, landscaping, fire pits, a pool, seating areas and outdoor dining areas. The developers will make a contribution toward development of an athletic field in Tysons and improve pedestrian connections across Route 7 and Gallows Road, an intersection Baker called “really abysmal.” The site also will include a new street, Zach Garrett Drive, on a north-south axis between Boone Boulevard and Leesburg Pike. Previously the home of Tysons Ford, the site currently is occupied by the former Kip Killmon’s Used Cars building, five trailers and surface parking. The property is accessible via Howard Avenue, a service road. Supervisor Linda Smyth (D-Providence) challenged the developer to “step
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Local Youth Lend a Hand to Habitat for Humanity For the second summer in a row, members of the Great Falls Interact Rotary Club journeyed to Lynchburg to partner with Habitat for Humanity and help with their local home-building projects. The team of 18 teenagers and three adults worked side by side with Habitat for Humanity volunteers. Unlike last year, when the students assisted with the early stages of construction by building and raising the frame, this year’s projects involved exterior work. Tasks included ripping up and laying down a brick sidewalk; framing and laying concrete for a pathway and driveway; putting up a fence; and painting. The students worked for three days in nearly 100-degree heat and humidity, making the work more difficult and demonstrating first-hand Habitat’s concept of “sweat equity.” Despite the heat, all the members kept positive attitudes and were extremely thankful for the kindness shown by the community. “It was so cool to see how giving some people are, and how much time they volunteer for people they don’t even know,” said Katherine Joostema, secretary of the Interact Club. “It was such a humbling experience, and crazy to think that the work we completed that week would impact a
family for the rest of their lives.” Students had the opportunity to directly see the impact of their service. The house they had framed last summer now stands completely built next door to this year’s house, where they installed a driveway and a sidewalk. In both cases, the Great Falls Interact team met and worked alongside the future homeowners. The students who were returning for a second year learned many new construction techniques and got to practice with new tools and skills. “I felt that this year the work required a great deal of attention and time,” said Interact Club co-president Thompson Brownlee. “I am so thankful to have learned from the volunteers in Lynchburg and had the chance to share this experience with an amazing group of people.” In addition to the hours of work the students volunteered, they donated a check to Habitat for $5,000. Of that, $2,500 was raised directly by the Interact Rotary Club through various fund-raisers, including car washes and bake sales. The Rotary Club of Great Falls Foundation then matched the teen’s fund-raising, allowing the Great Falls community to provide Habitat for Humanity with
A contingent of students sponsored by the Great Falls Rotary Club traveled to Lynchburg for the second summer in a row to support Habitat for Humanity.
funds for future projects. The Greater Lynchburg Habitat for Humanity was thrilled with the returning workers and donation. “Not only did they come and work in 95-degree heat and 95-percent humidity, they brought a very generous donation for the home-ownership program,” a spokesman said. “This is big money for Habitat,
and we are so grateful. They are just an incredibly generous, hard-working group of young people.” Interact is a service organization sponsored by Rotary clubs to give students ages 12-18 the opportunity to make a real difference while having fun. The motto of Rotary is “Service above Self.”
Volunteer Firefighters Win Accolades for Their Service
The Fairfax County Volunteer Fire Commission bestowed awards on several noteworthy members at the July 25 Board of Supervisors meeting. Jeffrey Katz, volunteer liaison for the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, handed out the awards and described each honoree’s achievements. Operational volunteers honored were: • Volunteer Firefighter of the Year Payton Smith of the Dunn Loring Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, who joined the organization in 2013 and last year provided 480 hours of operational service and 40 training hours. He is the acting sergeant and mentors junior members, which has helped retain them, nominators said. • Volunteer Operational Officer of the Year John Hootman of the McLean Volunteer Fire Department, who in 2016 contributed nearly 700 hours of service, half of which was operational or training. A firefighter for 10 years, Hootman served as chief of the McLean Volunteer Fire Department for the last two years. He also serves in the U.S. Navy as the deputy director of Surface Warfare Division, Chief of Naval Operations. • Rookie of the Year Sean Smith of the Centreville Volunteer Fire Department, who completed Emergency Medical Technician school, fire school and ambulance driving school in a little over a year and is striving to become an ambulance aide. He contributed almost 950 hours in 2016 and served as the secretary to the board and also as quartermaster. • Emergency Medical Services Provider of the Year Barry Brown of the 4
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Burke Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, who nominators said has a lifelong commitment to learning and growth. He qualified this year as an ambulance driver and then began the process to become a paramedic. He also plans to do the internship necessary to provide Advanced Life Support service in the county. • Basic Life Support Provider of the Year Katie Myers of the Annandale Volunteer Fire Department, a volunteer emergency medical technician who has worked to improve the department’s training process and shown significant leadership potential. • Advanced Life Support Provider of the Year Lynn Clancy of the McLean Volunteer Fire Department, who contributed nearly 1,600 hours in 2016, including more than 1,000 hours working mainly on a career medic unit. She also chairs the McLean Volunteer Fire Department’s board of directors and is the department’s training officer. The commission also honored these administrative volunteers:
• Keith Edgemon of the Dunn Loring Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, who received the 2016 Administrative Officer of the Year Award. Edgemon has been the driving force in revitalizing the bingo operations, which has led to increased attendance and higher dividends to the department. • Wanda Nelson of the Franconia Volunteer Fire Department won the Administrative Member of the Year Award. Nelson has demonstrated 30 years of dedication to duty, community service and technical expertise in performing numerous duties in the fire department, nominators said. • Anthony Ruth of the Annandale Volunteer Fire Department received the Canteen Member of the Year Award. Ruth often goes on runs in the middle of the night without complaint, ensures the canteen is properly maintained and operated, and supports the career staff by plowing all the fire stations in the 4th Battalion during winter storms. This year’s Special Recognition Awards
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Park Authority Chief Tapped as Interim County Executive BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
Fairfax County Park Authority executive director Kirk Kincannon temporarily will assume the jurisdiction’s top administrative post Sept. 16, the day after County Executive Edward Long Jr. retires, the Board of Supervisors announced July 25. Kincannon will earn a $ 2 6 4 , 0 0 0 - p e ryear salary while the county conducts a nationwide search to find Long’s successor. “I know that Kirk is going to do an outstanding job for us as an acting county executive,” said Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova (D). Long, a nearly 40-year county employee who has held the jurisdiction’s top post since April 2012, signaled in May that he would retire. Novak Consulting Group is helping the Board of Supervisors and the county’s Department of Human Resources with the candidate search to replace him. A Fairfax County native, Kincannon
has led the Park Authority since January 2014. The agency oversees 425 parks and more than 23,000 acres of parkland. Kincannon holds a bachelor’s degree in physical education, leisure services and recreation from Virginia Wesleyan College in Norfolk. He spent six months as an assistant school-age child care teacher at Weyanoke Elementary School in Alexandria, then served for four years as a recreation coordinator for the town of Herndon. Between 1985 to 1995, Kincannon held several jobs with the Fairfax County Park Authority, spending the last seven of those years as manager of Lake Accotink Park. He next served as director of parks, recreation and tourism for Wythe County, Va., from 1995 to 2000, then spent four years as Alexandria’s deputy director of parks, natural resources and capital projects. From 2004 to 2009, Kincannon served as director of the city of Alexandria’s Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities. He subsequently was parks-and-recreation director for the city of Boulder, Colo., than returned to Northern Virginia to lead the Fairfax County Park Authority. Continued on Page 17
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Our View: A Compromise That Could Have Been
After flailing helplessly for months, it looked for a while as if the Fairfax County School Board was going to extricate itself from the mess over the name of J.E.B. Stuart High School with only minimal damage. But that, of course, perhaps was hoping too much. Late in the game, with neither side in this debate giving an inch, School Board members seemed to latch on to a proposal by board member Sandy Evans (Mason District) that made almost too much sense. Keep “Stuart” but drop “J.E.B.” from the school’s official name, Evans suggested. Nobody would have come away completely happy, but each side could have claimed a partial victory. School Board members could have taken that action last week, but opted instead to punt – to send the issue back to the community to come up with alternative names. The action includes Evans’s proposal, but opens the process up to any name the public might wish to throw out, as long as it isn’t “J.E.B. Stuart.” Having no particular dog in this hunt, we’ve spent the past couple of years merely rolling our eyes at the sanc-
timoniousness of some currently serving on the School Board, who apparently see the job they have as (a) a chance to play social-activist warriors and (b) the opportunity to garner name recognition as they attempt to move up the political ladder. As they’ve been fiddling, School Board members over the past year have managed to chase away a superintendent, and so irked members of the Board of Supervisors that they lost any chance of getting all the funding they had requested. But hey, it must have been a satisfying sugar high to know they’ve struck a blow for – well, whatever it is they struck a blow for in dumping at least the first three initials of a high school’s name. More is to come: There are a whooooooole lot of Fairfax County schools that have names sure to be objectionable to somebody. A can of worms has been pried open, and those School Board members patting themselves on the back for last week’s effort – whatever exactly it was – likely will not be so self-congratulatory the 15th or 20th time a school-naming controversy hits their agendas.
Add Name of Union General to Stuart Editor: For better or worse, J.E.B. Stuart High School looks like it is going to be renamed. My suggestion for a new name: “Stuart-Thomas High School.” “Stuart” would still refer to the Virginian Confederate general who fought on the wrong side of the war because he placed loyalty to the commonwealth above loyalty to the country. He is, undoubtedly, a controversial figure to name a school after. Yet, for better or worse, he is a part of our collective history. “Thomas” would refer to George Henry Thomas, a Virginian and Union
general who fought on the right side of the war because he refused to break his oath of service and because he placed loyalty to the country above loyalty to the commonwealth. He is a long-neglected Virginian hero whose contributions to our country are severely under celebrated. Renaming the school after both generals would send the same message of reconciliation that Ulysses S. Grant sent by requesting an equal number of Union and Confederate generals serve as pallbearers at his funeral. That same message placed on his tomb: “Let us have peace.”
Choosing “Stuart-Thomas High School” as the name would be a radical compromise that would demonstrate that the Fairfax community really is made up of one people; that – even though we come from diverse backgrounds, and often have difficult-to-reconcile ideologies and world views – we can and will ultimately move together as one. J.E.B. Stuart High School should be renamed “Stuart-Thomas High School.” Let us have peace. Jason Morgan Vienna
Editor: Never felt the necessity, until now, to respond to one of your letters to the editor, but the premises of Chris Opciones [“Use Common Sense on Traffic-Calming Measures,” July 13] are so faulty, I feel I must. Few drivers I have observed (and I live
on a street with multiple speed bumps) wildly accelerate and brake from 35 to 15 mph between bumps. Most, like me, drive steadily at the usual speed limit of 25 mph in these areas, or slightly below that; I can’t believe carbon-dioxide emissions are significantly affected.
Removing the speed bumps would undoubtedly cause many drivers on these streets to drive at excessive speeds, endangering not only children, but also grandparents, such as Mr. Opciones. Alan Herman Arlington
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34th House District Needs a Proven Leader in Richmond Editor: Del. Kathleen Murphy (D-34th) is a tireless advocate in Richmond for expanding Medicaid to an estimated 400,000 Virginians who have no health care. Despite losing millions of dollars each day in federal money, the Repub-
lican-controlled House of Delegates has repeatedly blocked Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act. In these times of disarray among Republican leaders on a health-care solution, we need a leader who reaches across the aisle like Del. Murphy. Northern Virginians deserve a con-
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Flint Hill Aims to Add Middle School at West Campus BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
Flint Hill School leaders are advancing plans to add a middle school, parking spaces and athletic-field upgrades at the institution’s West Campus in Oakton. Following testimony from several neighbors who worried about traffic impacts from the middle school’s addition, the Fairfax County Planning Commission on July 27 voted to defer until Sept. 13 its decision on whether to recommend the Board of Supervisors approve Flint Hill’s proposal. The delay will cause supervisors to bump back their own public hearing on the matter. The middle school would be located approximately in the same area as a previously approved one- to two-story multipurpose building, so the site’s gross floor area would increase a barely noticeable 1,243 square feet above the currently planned 221,959 square feet, said Frank McDermott, an attorney representing Flint Hill. The new facility’s architecture would be harmonious with the existing school’s, officials said. Flint Hill’s East Campus, located at Chain Bridge Road (Route 123) and Jermantown Road, now serves students from junior kindergarten through eighth grade. The West Campus at Jermantown and Oakton roads caters to students in ninth through 12th grades.
Flint Hill’s middle-school students frequently use athletic facilities on the West Campus, McDermott said. The initiative’s goal is to bring them into closer proximity with high-schoolers who are closer to their age and developmental levels, he said. Adding the middle school for seventhand eighth-graders would increase enrollment on the West Campus from 700 to 800 students. Flint Hill’s faculty at both campuses would increase from 90 to 120 employees as a result. School leaders also are proposing to add new athletic-field seating areas and replace the current soccer field with a multi-purpose athletic field covered with synthetic turf. The field would have lighting and a press box. Planning Commission members pressed McDermott on what kind of artificial turf would be used on the field. Some local activists, as well as others in the nation, have objected to the use of crumb-rubber surfaces, saying the material poses dangers to human health and the environment. The federal government currently is studying the issue. School leaders have not decided which surface would cover the field, but would put students’ safety ahead of saving money, McDermott said. Randy Krout of the Oakton Crest Homeowners Association was among several neighbors who worried that middleschool-related traffic at the site’s Oakton
An artist’s concept of the planned middle-school facility on Flint Hill School’s West Campus.
Road entrance would cause backups and pose safety risks. “The increased traffic pattern may disrupt our ability to get out of our homes,” Krout said. “It also has the distinct possibility of affecting property values in our community.” Middle-school students arriving from the west on Oakton Road already use the
West Campus, so there would be no net increase in traffic, McDermott countered. “If there’s a problem, it exists. We’re not adding to it,” he said. Flint Hill already offers several bus routes and heavily promotes its carpooling program, McDermott said. Eighty Continued on Page 17
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McLean/G. Falls Notes ALTERNATIVE SURFACE SET FOR FIELD AT NIKE PARK: Fairfax County
Park Authority officials announced July 28 that a contractor soon would begin installing a non-crumb-rubber surface on Field No. 7 at Nike Park in Great Falls. The $1.3 million project will replace the existing grass field with synthetic turf and provide other improvements, including a trail, stormwater-drainage facilities, landscaping and field lighting. Community activists and the Great Falls Citizens Association (GFCA) earlier this year objected to the proposed use of a crumb-rubber surface at the field, citing possible health and environmental risks. GFCA especially was concerned about crumb rubber’s impact on groundwater, as many Great Falls residents use wells. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Centers for Disease Control and Consumer Product Safety Commission in 2016 began a nationwide study to determine if crumb-rubber playing surfaces pose risks. Some localities, including Montgomery County, Md., Washington, D.C., and Minneapolis, have banned the use of crumb-rubber surfaces for athletic fields, according to a resolution passed June 28 by GFCA’s Executive Committee. The resolution also asked county officials immediately to ban further use of crumb-rubber playing surfaces and start
planning to make the transition away from such materials at existing fields. Crumb-rubber opponents pressed for the use of an alternative in-fill surface, TPE, on Field 7. The material has fewer negative characteristics, they said. Park Authority leaders, who installed that product on another field at Nike Park as part of a 2012 pilot program, now have agreed to use TPE on Field No. 7 as well. The Great Falls Soccer Club, Fairfax County Department of Neighborhood and Community Services and Fairfax County Park Authority are providing funds for the project. Using TPE instead of crumb-rubber will cost about $185,000 more, Park Authority spokesman Judy Pedersen said. Field No. 7 also serves as a memorial to late Great Falls resident Vanessa Pean, who was killed in a 2005 automobile crash. Nike Park is located at 1089 Utterback Store Road. During the field-improvement project, construction crews will access the site from the park’s main entrance off Utterback Store Road. The TPE surface will be installed by a contractor, FieldTurf Inc. USA. Park Authority officials said they hope the project will be finished by Oct. 10.
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BEAT THE CLOCK: Christ the King Lutheran Church in Great Falls will host a sandwich-making “race against the clock” on Sunday, Aug. 6 in support of Martha’s Table, a non-profit social-safety-net organization. The event will take place from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m., between services at the church. Organizers hope to make 500 sandwiches, which will be used for McKenna’s Wagon, a volunteer-run mobile food truck that provides meals to hundreds of people in three locations in the District of Columbia. Christ the King has supported efforts of Martha’s Table for a decade, church officials said. The church is located at 10550 Georgetown Pike. For information, call (703) 759-6068 or see the Web site at www.gflutheran.org.
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mer Sunday Concerts in the Park series concludes for the season with a familyfriendly performance of Big Bang Boom on Sunday, Aug. 6 at 5 p.m. at McLean Central Park. The concert series is sponsored by the McLean Community Center. Parking is available at Dolley Madison Library, located adjacent to McLean Central Park.
on Saturday, Aug. 19 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the center, 1440 Chain Bridge Road in McLean. Activities include live music, concessions, street performances, a living-history exhibition and various amusements, along with free popcorn, cotton candy and snowcones. Bicycles will be accepted for the Wheels to Africa program.
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tives are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 35-year-old Adnan Dzubur, who is wanted for unlawful filming, officials said July 26. Police began an investigation after a 23-year-old woman reported she had called Dzubur, a maintenance man at her apartment building in the 12700 block of Fair Lakes Circle in Fairfax, after the power went out. Dzubur came to the victim’s apartment and restored the power. Before he left, police said, he told the woman he had left a monitoring device in the bathroom and that it needed to stay in place for a certain period of time. Thinking that this sounded suspicious, the woman called police. The “monitoring device” turned out to be a motion-activated camera that resembled a USB device, police said. Police collected the item as evidence and their computer forensic experts examined it. Following the investigation, detectives obtained a warrant against Dzubur for unlawful filming. When management for the apartment complex learned of Dzubur’s alleged criminal activity, they terminated his employment immediately. There is a possibility that Dzubur has left the United States, said police, who continue to investigate the case. Items are compiled from reports issued by the Fairfax County Police Department, Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office, Vienna Police Department and other public-safety agencies.
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Sumptuous elegance is the watchword in McLean’s Swinks Mill Estates – strategically nestled amid woodlands between Old Dominion Drive and Georgetown Pike – and this week’s featured property is a visual standout with upscale elegance at every turn. Three levels of exceptionality are ready to bid us welcome, while the lovely yard, pool area, patios, plazas and Zen-inspired promenade (that leads to a secret sanctuary) are perhaps unmatched in such a close-in location. The refined home is set back for maximum visual appeal, with a tall roofline and Williamsburg elements. The vast interior highlights amenities including walls of mirrors and glass, a glorious kitchen and a showstopper second-level master retreat. The property currently is on the market, listed at $1,860,000 by Claire Driscoll of Weichert, Realtors. After a welcome in the grand en-
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Virginia Beach Tops in New Survey of Quality of Life Virginia Beach tops a new ranking of the best large cities to live in, as it combines relatively high scores across a number of subject areas. The city ranked tops among the nation’s 60-some largest in a new survey by Wallethub, which looked at 50 key indicators ranging from quality of local schools to availability of good jobs to tax rates. Seattle was second in the ranking, followed by Pittsburgh, San Diego, Colorado Springs, Austin, Minneapolis, Las Vegas, Denver and San Jose. Virginia Beach ranked second overall in safety and third in both affordability and quality of life, while scoring lower in several other areas, ranking 22nd in economic strength and 43rd in education and health. According to experts, finding a community to call your own depends on a variety of factors. People who relocate solely because the cost of living was cheaper or they could make more money in a new place often end up unhappy, said Jason Luger, a lecturer in city and regional planning at the University of California-Berkeley. “There are so many other factors that impact quality of life in a particular place, from schools and recreational opportunities to overall culture and vibe,” Luger said. “Smaller, less-expensive markets are often populated with people with different world-views than larger, more expensive metro areas. Those thinking about moving need to do their research and be honest with themselves, said Derek Stimel, a lecturer in the department of economics at the University of California-Davis. “Thinking about a couple of different locations to move to, rather than just one, can be helpful in allowing for a more complete reflection on alternatives and trade-offs,” he said. “In weighing different areas against each other, you should think not just about whether they will fit your criteria now, but whether they will continue to.” “Definitely visit before moving,” added Patrick McNamara, a professor of political science and international affairs at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. “Wander off by yourself and check out the vibe of the community. This will tell you more about whether you want to move there than any job interview can.”
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Vienna/Oakton Notes VIENNA GOVERNMENT LAUDED FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING: The Vienna
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VIENNA YOUTH PLAYERS TO LET THE SUN SHINE IN: The Vienna Youth Play-
ers will present the classic rock musical “Hair” with performances Aug. 4, 5, 11 and 12 at 7:30 p.m. at Vienna Baptist Church, 541 Marshall Road, S.W. The 1968 Broadway musical features classic songs like “Aquarius” and “Let the Sunshine In.” “Youth lacking a voice in society is not a unique theme to this generation,” said Vienna Youth Players director Babs Dyer. “It was big during the political unrest of
the 1960s, and it’s still big today.” Audiences can expect contemporary choreography that reflects youthful frustration and complements characters’ motivations. “It’s the kind of show that leaves a mark,” says Dyer. “It’s been an honor to work with youth of different days and to have them create something in hope that sunshine comes back.” Tickets are on sale at the Vienna Parks and Recreation Department office, 262M Cedar Lane, and, if space is still available, at the door. ‘CONCERT ON THE GREEN’ SERIES CONTINUES: The Vienna town govern-
ment’s Summer on the Green concert series continues with the U.S. Navy Sea Chanters performing choral music on Friday, Aug. 4 at 6:30 p.m. on the Town Green. Upcoming concerts include the Rockits (classic rock) on Aug. 11 and Mudlark (rock and blues) on Aug. 18. Concerts are free. Attendees can bring chairs, blankets and picnics; alcohol is prohibited and pets are discouraged. For a complete list of concerts, see the Web site at www.viennava.gov. The Sun Gazette welcomes your submission of items for inclusion. Contact information can be found on Page 6 of each week’s edition.
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Titles Keep Coming for Local Babe Ruth Teams
During a near 20-year stretch now, Arlington has been home to arguably the best Babe Ruth baseball program in the district and maybe the state.
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McLean pools Kent Gardens in Division 5 with a 4-0-1 record and Highin Division 6 with DIVING lands a perfect 5-0 mark won summer diving championships in the Northern Virginia Swimming League. Kent Gardens capped its season with a 38-33 victory over previously undefeated Lakeview (4-1) on July 25 to clinch the crown. Winning age groups in that meet for Kent Gardens were Sean Memon (freshman boys), Jocelyn Brooks (junior girls), Sereena Bhanji (intermediate girls), Sarah Wood (senior girls) and Sina Naeemi (senior boys). Second were Henry Phoel (freshman boys), Michele Mickelwait (intermediate girls) and Bobby Moore (senior boys). Highlands routed Stratford Recreation Association, 48-15, in its final meet. Winning age groups for Highlands were Norah Kissinger (freshman girls), Lucas Vaichekauskas (junior boys), Hannah Woodrick (junior girls), Porter Continued on Page 16
Oakton diver Kalina Montel helped her team to a 3-2 record in Division 3 this season, which PHOTO BY SUSAN ESTES included a one-point loss to Mantua in the team’s final meet.
McLean Wins Tournament of Champions Title The McLean Little League age 911 girls softball all-stars won the recnt in SOFTBALL championship the Southeast Region Tournament of State Champions with a 3-1 record at Rich Ellen Park in Clarksville, Tenn. The Virginia state champion McLean team won games against state championship squads from Florida, Tennessee and Georgia. The competition began with a doubleheader on July 22. In those games, McLean defeated Georgia, 16-6, and Florida, 10-1. Against Georgia, McLean pulled away with 12 runs in the third. Eliza Ball, Kylie Ammons, Emma Williams, McKenna Sullivan, Carey Brown, Ivy
The McLean Little League All-Stars display their tall Tournament of Champions trophy.
Olson and Dalia Fishman led the offense. Catcher Emma Hussein made a good defensive play. Olson pitched well.
Against Florida, the pitching of Gabby Colder, Natalie Martin and Olson and strong defense did the job. McLean scored nine runs in the bottom of the first. Shelby Willcox had a threerun triple. Hussein threw out a runner trying to steal third. In the July 23 title game, again against Florida, McLean lost 5-4, setting up a rematch the next day in a play-back to determine the winner. Florida conceded because it was not allowed to use its top pitcher because of Little League rules. In the 5-4 loss, McLean tied the score at 4 in the fifth inning on key hits by Brown, Martin, Hussein and Williams. Florida scored in the sixth to win 5-4. Game videos can be found at www. facebook.com/mcllonlinesoftball/.
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Its three Arlington Senior Babe Run all-star teams under the age of 15 have won scads of district tournament championships as the proof – including two this summer. At states, Arlington teams have been very strong, winning two titles last month, nine overall since 1999, with a number of seconds and thirds, including one this year. The teams also make competitive showings at regionals, as was the case this summer. What are the reasons for success? There are more than one. Mainly, while summertime travel baseball teams have attracted many of the top players from rival Babe Ruth leagues Vienna, Great Falls, McLean and Springfield, significantly weakening those programs, Arlington has managed to keep its core players, keeping its teams strong. Arlington loses a few players to travel, but nothing like the mass defections of other leagues. Vienna, McLean and Great Falls teams used to be like Arlington, regularly winning district and state Babe Ruth crowns. Now, such titles are few and far between. Those leagues sometimes struggle to even field teams. Arlington all-stars certainly have taken advantage of the decline of their local rival leagues. Another reason is coaching. Led by longtime managers Mike Krulfeld (and Pat Tarr before him) and coach Steve Kouril, Arlington Senior Babe Ruth has kept some top coaches in the program, while adding others like Dan Pototsky this summer. Krulfeld (15under) and Pototsky (13s) managed their teams to state championships in July. That’s six state titles for Krulfeldled teams, most at 15-under level, and nearly a dozen district titles. There should be more to come in years ahead for Arlington teams.
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Seasons End for Vienna Little League All-Star Teams A Staff Report
The summer all-star baseball season ended for the Vienna American Little Majors BASEBALL League with a 2-2 record at the state baseball tournament in Triangle. Vienna American finished 2-1 in pool play, then lost to eventual state champion Fort Hunt, 10-7, in the quarterfinals of the playoff round. Fort Hunt scored seven runs in the bottom of the fifth to win. Fort Hunt had 10 hits and Vienna American nine. Vienna American was hurt by four errors.
Bryce Eldridge was a top player for the Vienna American Majors. PHOTO BY DAVE FACINOLI
Bryce Eldridge had two hits and four
RBI against Fort Hunt and Connor Moore added two hits and two RBI. In pool play, Vienna American blanked Central Loudoun, 11-0, routed Abingdon, 23-2, and lost to Atlee, 1612. In those games, Moore, Eldridge, Connor Barry, Owen Lebkisher, Michael Gerber, Andrew Kang, Jason Cassiday and Angelo Jreige had productive games with the bat. Kang, Barry, Ethan Walker and Tommy Ferrick pitched well. Vienna American qualified for the state by winning the District 4 tournament.
n The District 4 and state champion Vienna American Little League age 810 all-stars lost in the semifinals of the Tournament of Champions competition in Greenville, N.C. Vienna American was 2-1 in pool play, defeating Tennessee, 4-1, and Florida, 6-3, and losing to North Carolina, 12-3. In the semifinals, Vienna American played North Carolina again and lost 13-2. Niko Papathanasiou, Giacomo Jreige, Zach Hansen and Kyle Tyrrell hit well for Vienna American in the tourney. Papathanasiou and Hansen pitched well.
High School Roundup FLINT HILL FIELD HOCKEY: The Flint Hill School girls varsity field hockey team will be entering its fourth season when the fall high school campaign begins for the private-school squad in coming days. The Huskies hope much more experience as a team will lead to more victories. Flint Hill has seven rising seniors, five who have been starting and playing significant varsity minutes since their freshman years. Flint Hill coach Stefanie Vestal said she is looking forward to having a larger varsity and junior Varsity team because of growing interest in the sport at the school. In addition, there will be more than a dozen rising freshmen in the program. “That is great news for the feeder program and the program’s ability to develop young athletes into field hockey players before they reach the varsity level,” Vestal said. There are now more than 50 players in the program. Last fall, the Huskies won all but one of their non-conference games. Leading Flint Hill on the field this fall will be seniors Niu Niu Luken, Madison Brandt, Phoebe Chess, Bella Stork, Avery Mengenhauser, Nina Jenkins and Lauren Hayler; juniors Kate Walker, Natalie Plaut, Nadine Ahmed and goalie Julie Ellison; and sophomore Molly Paulsen. COMMONWEALTH BASEBALL GAMES:
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Diving Continued from Page 15 Parish (intermediate boys), Erin Wills (intermediate girls) and Tanner Moore (senior boys). Second were Caitlin Farley (freshman girls), Nicky Hill (freshman boys), Jeremy Simon (junior boys), Meghan Kissinger (junior girls) and Sam Simon (senior boys). Dive teams tying for second were Vienna Woods (3-2) in Division 1, Oakton 16
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teams in the Sun Gazette coverage areas participated for the North team in the recent Commonwealth Game at Liberty University. The players were Kyle Novak from Madison High School, Carter Bosch from The Potomac School, Patrick Halligan from Marshall and Justin Taylor from the Flint Hill School.
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With the bat, Sandercock hit .471 with eight home runs, 25 extra-base hits, 57 RBIs and a 1.023 slugging percentage. OAKTON WINS FLINT HILL HOOP TITLE:
rising senior and McLean resident Kathryn Sandercock, a member of the U.S. Junior National girls softball team who has committed to James Madison University, was chosen as MaxPreps’ junior Player of the Year in girls softball on the national level. The right-handed pitcher compiled a 26-0 record with a 0.09 earned run average for the undefeated 27-0 statechampion O’Connell team this past spring. She struck out 330 in 151 innings, throwing eight no-hitters and five one-hitters.
The Oakton Cougars won the annual Flint Hill Summer League boys basketball title with an 8-2 record, including a 2-0 playoff mark. Oakton defeated Edison in the championship game. Local players chosen league all-stars were Isaiah Moore, Dowar Jioklow and Ethan Jones of Flint Hill; Matias Prock and Sean Senft of McLean; Micah Johnson-Parrotte and Jake Digby of Oakton; and Aaron Darab and John Finney of Madison. Flint Hill finished tied for first at 7-1 in regular-season play with South Lakes, but did not participate in the playoffs. Oakton, Edison and Westfield were 6-2. McLean was 4-4. The Flint Hill league is the longest running boys summer basketball league in Northern Virginia.
School spring athletes were chosen allleague for their various performances during the seasons: Daniel Albrittain, Eric Thronson, Carter Bosch (baseball); James Betts, Joe Nardini (tennis); Courtlynne Caskin, Alex Kitt, Tarik Lameck, Will McLeish, Harrison Osborne, Jack Peele (lacrosse); Caroline Culp, Anna Takis (softball); Derrick Andresol, Jamal Thompson, Henry Cronic, Ricardo Facey, Matt Gelin, Eric Jackson, Darian Killebrew, Herbert Padilla, Miles Wilson, Caleb Wooten, Josh Wooten (track and field).
(3-2) in Division 3 and Great Falls (3-2) in Division 4. Tuckahoe (3-2) was third in Division 2. Vienna Woods lost to Sideburn Run, 41-31, in its final meet. Winning age groups for Vienna Woods were Dylan Paci (freshman boys), Ivor Brown (junior boys) and Marleigh daSilva (junior girls). Oakton was nipped by Mantua, 3635, in its final meet. Winning Oakton divers were Jon Anthony Montel (junior boys), Blaise Wuest (intermediate boys) and Spen-
cer Dearman (senior boys). Second were Finn MacStravic (freshman boys), Christina Angelicchio (junior girls), Molly Estes (intermediate girls), Josh Shipley (intermediate boys) and Claire Newberry (senior girls). Other top divers for Oakton during the season were Christina Angelicchio, Katie Vaughan, Landon Nelson, Zac Lee, Kalina Montel, Nico Shuster, Max Messina, Gillian MacStravic, Samantha Shuster, Molly Kenefick, Liam Klopfenstein, Molly Estes, Sarah Gurley, Megan Shipley, Samantha Shuster, Leo
Estes and Brad Burgeson. Great Falls defeated Camelot, 38-34, in its final meet. Winning age groups for Great Falls were Corinne Jaggard (freshman girls), Matteo Vasiliadis (junior boys), Claire Vroom (intermediate girls), Thom Davis (senior boys) and Eleanor Smith (senior girls). No other diving information was submitted to the Sun Gazette. Check a future issue and www.insidenova.com/sports/fairfax to find diving results from divisional and all-star meets.
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Cameras Continued from Page 1 camera summonses could be delivered to violators in person by police, the documents could not be mailed to those who had been cited. State legislators passed bills in 2016 that allowed the summonses to be mailed. Fairfax County officials also discovered state courts had not listed the fines among citations that were pre-payable. The Virginia Supreme Court in September 2016 agreed to include such infractions on the Uniform Fine Schedule’s prepayable list. Anticipating another possible problem, the commissioner of the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles told the chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee that the DMV was authorized to permit vendors to view the agency’s records in order to obtain the addresses of violators and mail tickets to them. If this had not been the case, local police departments would have had a substantial additional workload forced upon them, officials said. With those obstacles eliminated, the Board of Supervisors this January amended the county code to permit the school system to install and operate video-monitoring equipment on its buses. The board approved McKay’s and
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matter. “Schools want to do this,” he said. “There are some hurdles that have been placed in front of them as they get through this. I take this as the spirit of, let’s reach out and work with the schools to get this done.” County school officials continue to study the stop-arm-camera program’s feasibility, said spokesman John Torre. The school system’s Transportation Office is preparing to conduct a different bus-safety pilot program this fall using “extended stop-arm” technology, Torre said. The equipment, which has been approved by state regulators and implemented successfully by school districts in other states, will extend a stop arm more
Flint Hill Continued from Page 7 percent of middle-schoolers accessing the site would use the Oakton Road entrance after making a right turn off Jermantown Road. Drivers now access the West Campus primarily from the main entrance off Jermantown Road. There also is an entrance from Oakton Road, plus another driveway leading to an ancillary parking lot by some of the athletic fields. Under the proposed new arrangements, people dropping off and picking middle-school students would use the Oakton Road entrance, then continue deeper into the school’s property and exit onto Jermantown Road. Flint Hill now pays $90,000 per year to have a police officer direct traffic into and out of its campuses and would shell out
Executive Continued from Page 5 Park Authority Deputy Director Sara Baldwin will serve as acting executive director of the agency while Kincannon handles his temporary duties. “It’s a real compliment,” Park Authority spokesman Judy Pedersen said of Kincannon’s appointment. “We believe he’ll do a great job. We’re looking forward to having him back.”
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Notice is hereby given pursuant to the provisions of the Code of Virginia and the Town of Vienna, Virginia, that at the Regular Council Meeting of August 21, 2017, beginning at 8:00 p.m. in the Council Room, Town Hall, 127 Center Street South, Vienna, Virginia: the Town Council will consider the following:
Notice is hereby given pursuant to the provisions of the Code of Virginia and the Town of Vienna, Virginia, that at the Regular Council Meeting of August 21, 2017, it is the intent of the Town Council to adopt the following beginning at 8:00 p.m. in the Council Room, Town Hall, 127 Center Street South, Vienna, Virginia:
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Local history Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. August 6, 1955: n Officials in the Japanese city of Hiroshima commemorated the 10th anniversary of the atomic bombing of that city. n A Sun editorial presses for seat belts in automobiles. n A summer heat wave continues. August 7, 1961: n Planners have OK’d the site for the Three Sisters Bridge, just upstream from Key Bridge. n The S&W Cafeteria chain says it will not integrate its Seven Corners facility despite a request by the State Department to allow diplomats from African nations to eat there. n Deaths on Virginia’s highways now stand at 448 for the year. n Vienna Woods dropped its first meet of the season, setting up a showdown with Annandale for the Northern Virginia Swimming League championship. August 6-7, 1969: n The county’s water remains safe but recently has had an earthy odor due to an algae build-up caused by recent rains. n The McLean Business & Professional Women’s Club has contributed funds to the proposed McLean Community Center. n Civil-defense sirens will sound for 90 seconds across the region this week. n At the movies: “Bullitt,” “Ice Station Zebra,” “True Grit” and Elvis Presley and Nancy Sinatra in “Speedway.” August 5, 1976: n Town of Vienna officials have had to delay their plans to use “noise bombs” to scare starlings out of town. n Board of Supervisors Chairman Jack Herrity participated at the ground-breaking for the new Fairfax Salvation Army headquarters. n The Council of Governments has approved the design of Interstate 66, paving the way for federal approval of the route. August 6, 1987: n The Fairfax Chamber of Commerce plans to establish “Leadership Fairfax,” a leadership-training organization. n The past year has seen an increase of about 1,500 in the ranks of Virginia’s attorneys. Most lawyers in the commonwealth earn more than $50,000 a year.
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Fairfax County Notes FAIRFAX SOLID-WASTE RECYCLING RATE TOPS 50 PERCENT: The Fairfax
County government’s solid-waste-management program reported a 50-percent recycling rate for 2016, double the statemandated amount. Figures were reported to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. According to county officials, the solid-waste-management program recycled 522,093 tons of material, including 6,632 tons of tires, 8,244 tons of used oil and 1,746 tons of batteries in 2016. “Recycling provides an easy way for everyone in the county to help prevent pollution and reduce waste,” said Pamela Gratton, director of recycling, engineering and environmental compliance for the county government. The recycling rate is calculated by dividing the amount of recycling by the total waste stream. Fairfax County’s recycling rate has trended upward since the county began tracking in 1999, and has increased by 20 percentage points in the past decade. The rate has increased, in part, because the overall volume of refuse in the county has declined during the same time period,
county officials said. The reasons include lighter-weight packaging; product substitution, such as replacing glass containers with plastic; and the overall reduction in paper use. SUPERVISORS AIM TO BOOST AGRICULTURE SECTOR: The Fairfax County
Board of Supervisors on July 25 agreed to spend $500,000 to support agriculture and agro-tourism in the county. The county government also will seek a $25,000 state grant to help its effort to create new policies to expand urban farming and agro-tourism, and is working on new zoning rules to encouraging “vertical farming” in vacant commercial buildings. A recent state-sponsored study found that Fairfax County ranks fifth in Virginia in the number of people employed in agriculture jobs, and the industry generates $780 million dollars in total economic impact in the county. There are 6,201 agriculture jobs in the Fairfax County, according to the University of Virginia’s research. That trails slightly behind Loudoun County’s 6,701 jobs, the third most in the commonwealth.
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In separate study this year, Virginia Tech states that agro-tourism alone contributed $754 million to the county’s economy. ‘RAPID CHESS’ ADDED TO SENIOR OLYMPICS: Northern Virginia Senior
Olympics will introduce “rapid chess” as a trial event during the 2017 competition, and if successful, it may be added to the roster permanently. The addition is part of efforts to make the Senior Olympics a program that exercises the mind as well as the body, organizers said. As its name implies, rapid chess puts more strict time limits on competitors than regular chess. Competition will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 13 at 10 a.m. at Walter Reed Senior Center in Arlington. The 2017 Northern Virginia Senior Olympics competition is slated to run from Sept. 9-20 at venues across the region. Participants must be at least 50 years old by the end of the calendar year to compete in the program, now in its 35th year. For full details, see the Web site at www.nvso.us. August 3, 2017 23
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