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City residents took to the streets for the second year in a row during Monday’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day March for Unity, Racial Healing and Justice organized by the Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation. SEE PHOTOS, PAGE 10–11
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George Mason High School’s boys basketball team played two close games in a row, topping Madison County by two on Tuesday after falling to Central by four last week.
In Watershed Vote, F.C. Planners OK Broad-Washington Plan Unanimously B������� G����� Recommendation Now Goes to Council for Final Vote in April
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plans. Falls Church City officials said they were caught off guard by the WMATA plan, especially as it appears to undercut the City’s desire for a collaborative approach on its own development with neighbors to its site, including WMATA. But the WMATA plan, while well-developed and thought out, was submitted in December to the Fairfax County Planning Department as a nomination for a Comprehensive Plan change and reviews will begin in March with
In a surprise unanimous 6-0 vote, the Falls Church Planning Commission Tuesday night recommended in favor of the approval of the 2.68 acre mixed-use project at the central intersection of downtown Falls Church. With the overwhelming OK from the Planners, the matter comes back to the F.C. City Council for a final OK which is due to occur on April 9. But the decision by the Planning Commission Tuesday night was seen by many in the City as the critical watershed moment for the project, which has been a long time coming and now appears on the brink of a final OK from the City. Comprehensive Plan and zoning changes are required, plus a special exception to allow a height of up to 90 feet at one end of the project when the Council takes up the matter for a vote. The project is slated for the dead-center of the City of Falls Church at the intersection of Routes 7 and 29, also known as Broad and Washington Streets. At the location now is the four-story Robertson building, an Applebee’s restaurant and some small retailers. Stiff opposition to the project especially from neighbors to the site at its back end on Lawton Street has held up the plan while deliberations on modifications to allay the neighborhood concerns were worked through. They resulted in lowering the height of the project at its back end, and the inclusion of a 9,000 square feet pocket park open to the public leading off of Lawton.
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The parallels between antiimmigrant agitation in the mid-19th century and Trumpism are obvious. Only the identities of the maligned nationalities have changed. SEE PAGE 16
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Justin Trawick talks about how he developed his band’s sound that covers every angle of Americana and the key ingredient to the group’s success ahead of their show in Washington, D.C. next week.
THE OFFICIAL GROUNDBREAKING for the year-long renovation and expansion of Falls Church City Hall took place with a ceremonial �irst shoveling that all major City of�icials participated in out front of the building Wednesday morning. (P����: G��� M�����)
Fairfax Supervisor Foust Also Surprised by WMATA Plans
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Veteran Fairfax County Supervisor John Foust, who represents the Dranesville District sharing the boundary with the City of Falls Church at its northwestern edge, told the News-Press yesterday that he was unaware and surprised by the move taken by the Washington Area Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA) last month to submit an aggressive mixed-use development plan for its 24 acres adjacent the West Falls Church Metro Station.
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The WMATA property, now little more than a surface parking lot, is entirely within Foust’s district of the county and adjacent the City of Falls Church and the 36-acre school development site that includes 10 acres the City is pushing to develop in hopes of yielding tax revenues needed to help fund the construction of a new George Mason High School. “I think that Falls Church would be more surprised (by the WMATA plan) than me,” Foust said, because they’ve been in contact with WMATA about matters related to their own development
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Despite the cramped quarters of the community room at the Community Center, where the Planning Commission will be meeting for the coming year as City Hall undergoes a renovation and expansion, a large contingent of citizens were present to again express their reservations and opposition to the project, but as the Planners queried the representative from the Broad and Washington project, it became evident that a mood of support existed on the board. The Planners attached to their OK some conditions, such as the completion of a median cut prior to commencing with construction to allow a left turn for south-travelling traffic on Rt. 29 into Park Place to enable access to the parking areas behind the Clare and Don’s Beach Shack and Argia’s restaurants, to urge the project achieve a LEED Gold envi-
ronmental standard, to review options for the 18 residential units to be designated “affordable,” to allow for that mix to include efficiency and two bedroom units, and collaboration with the City on public parking options. “This is a wonderful addition to the City on land that is wholly underutilized now,” said Commission chair Russ Wodiska. “I am really supportive of this.” Commissioner Tim Stevens also emphasized to the large turnout of mostly Lawton Street neighbors to the site that “the need for this kind of project couldn’t be greater than right now,” given the beneficial effect of the tax revenues to the City from the development. “We just don’t have much space in Falls Church for commercial development, and we need this.” A motion by Melissa Teates and second by Lindy Hockenberry before the unanimous vote.
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The project will have 295 residential units, and Class A office space, in addition to space for at least two restaurants and 5,000 square feet for the Creative Cauldron comprehensive theater operation, doubling its current S. Maple space and putting it right onto a major thoroughfare. Project spokesmen told the commissioners that the value of the proffer to Creative Cauldron is “a seven figure number.” There will be 35,000 square feet of open space in the project, including 17,000 of which is open to public use. One space will be a pocket park off Lawton Street at the rear of the project and the other a second-floor plaza, both 9,000 square feet. At its highest point, right at the Broad and Washington corner, it will be 90 feet, and the developers are still mulling a rooftop restaurant there overseeing the downtown of Falls Church.
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WMATA Needs Attitude Adjustment
While there has been a lot of lip service given to regional cooperation and collaboration, it appears that such factors remain in short supply around Northern Virginia, and especially when it comes to prospects for economic development around the West Falls Church Metro station. As we reported last week, the Washington, D.C.-based Washington Area Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has been operating in its own universe, coming to the Fairfax County Planning Commission with a new plan for dense mixed-use development of the 24 acres it owns that now serve that station with surface parking. Despite all the calls for working with neighbors and seeking ways for joint development that have attended the City of Falls Church’s plans to economically develop 10 acres of its own in the same neighborhood, it turns out that the WMATA plans were developed, and submitted to the county last month, without the knowledge of either City of Falls Church officials or, for that matter, the Fairfax County supervisor in charge of that real estate (see story, Page One of this edition). To be clear, from what we can fathom, this problem lies not with anyone in the City of Falls Church. It is more symptomatic of the huge mismanagement that has attended WMATA in many of its operations, including running a safe rail line, for decades. The grievous mismanagement is due, among other things, with a highly unsavory attitude of indifference and Washington, D.C.-style arrogance. “Little” jurisdictions, which from the vantage point of D.C. include any place not in the capital itself or the mega-counties like Fairfax, Montgomery and Prince Georges, are simply told what to dish out as shares of costs to run the WMATA system, while ignored in all other relevant matters. Last year, WMATA announced a big increase in costs required of Falls Church while also announcing the termination of one of its bus routes, the 3B, down Broad Street that many Falls Church residents relied on for commuting to their jobs. When Falls Church objected, it was met with a shrug. From WMATA’s point of view, apparently, it has no obligation to be responsive to the many smaller jurisdictions it is tasked with serving, and from our point of view, this is reflective of the kind of problem that accounts for so much of what’s wrong, on an endemic level, with the system as a whole. Congresswoman Barbara Comstock of the 10th District of Virginia issued a letter to WMATA yesterday complaining of “the constant unreliability and dangerous conditions of Metro” that “unfortunately continues,” and is reflective of “the dire need for fundamental reform.” Despite the “Back2Good” advertising campaign, she wrote, “people continue to experience a stark contrast with accidents, filthy facilities and crime,” citing the derailing of a train on the Red Line earlier this week as a latest example. She’s drafted legislation, the METRO Accountability and Reform Act, and we hope the remedies it seeks include “attitude adjustment.”
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F.C. Needs to Do Better On Affordable Housing
Editor, As we all kick off 2018 and make our new year’s resolutions, City Council will also be reflecting on our core values and 2040 vision to set priorities for the next two years. Affordability is an issue I plan to advocate for in our work plan. As the liaison to the Housing Commission, I have had a firsthand look at the regional issue of affordability — especially housing affordability — and I challenge us
as a community to do better. Housing is the largest cost in a typical household’s expenses. Coupled with increasing real estate values, rents, a dwindling stock of market rate affordable housing, and our higher than average tax rate, this combination is threatening to price out residents, young and old, and eliminate the opportunity for new residents and City employees to join the community. I believe we are missing the mark
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on building a community that truly fosters inclusiveness and social diversity. The future and health of the City requires diversity of all kinds — racial, generational, and socioeconomic. Affordable, not only means a more livable and vibrant city day-to-day for us, but also attracts employers when they see a diverse city that can support new businesses and can hire employees who can live locally, which ultimately alleviates traffic woes and supports our environmental sustainability goals. As we embark on a once-in-agenerational investment in a new high school and the future of our children, let’s also take the opportunity to take care of all our neigh-
bors. We’ll need a multi-pronged approach — updated affordable housing policies, new workforce housing stock, real estate tax deferral program expansion, a reasonable tax rate balanced with continued economic development, and regional housing partnerships are some ideas to cultivate real diversity. Letty Hardi Falls Church City Council
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I would like to go out of business. But I do not think it will happen. I am a catastrophic-injury lawyer who represents brain-injury survivors whose injury was caused by another’s negligence. As March is National Brain Injury Awareness Month, it is an excellent time to talk about distracted driving and our general lack of focus as we go through our daily lives. From what I have seen representing brain-injured people, the proliferation of smartphones has contributed to our distractedness, which often leads to needless injuries. The statistics are astounding. In 2015, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 3,477 people were killed by distracted drivers nationwide. 391,000 people were injured. The fatal crash rate for teens is three time greater than for drivers aged 20 and over. The American Automobile Association found that driver distraction is responsible for 58 percent of teen crashes. And it is not just distracted drivers who are doing damage. Several years ago, I represented a family whose daughter drowned in a local swimming pool. When we investigated the case, we learned that the lifeguard on duty had sent/received over 300 texts in her first hour on duty. Traumatic brain injuries (“TBI”) are an all-too-common result from our distractedness. While the public has become more cognizant of TBIs given our recent
knowledge about football concussions, TBIs are not limited to professional athletes taking violent hits. TBIs change life in many ways. For one, the TBI survivor looks normal. There are no outward signs of a TBI. Thus, when a TBI survivor tries to order a cup of coffee, she often gets
“In 2015, according to the National Highway Traf�ic Safety Administration 3,477 people were killed by distracted drivers nationwide.” curious stares when the words come out jumbled. Similarly, while we have made great strides in TBI treatment, there is still a long way to go. While the medical profession is doing a good job of getting certain people back to “baseline,” baseline is only as good as how it is defined. We all have different baselines, which is why some TBI survivors can return to work while others cannot. Further, the effects of TBI can range from temporary to permanent, and there is no
way to determine who will be affected and how severely. Given my profession, it is my job through litigation to obtain resources the TBI survivor will need to get through the life. As you can imagine, the costs can be staggering, particularly if the TBI survivor was a high-wage earner and can no longer support the family. And sadly juries (a reflection of society) have hardened in their response to brain-injury survivors. While I can only rely on my personal and anecdotal experience, I believe this is fueled by virtually unlimited advertising budgets of large entities seeking to avoid the full responsibility of their negligence. They have convinced too many people to void the social contract. Historically, one of America’s greatest attributes has been our social contract with one another. Our social contract relies on common sense, our sense of community, and our belief in helping one another. Personal interaction not only enriches us, but also fosters camaraderie. And camaraderie mandates looking out for one another. Distractedness not only invites danger, it also weakens the social contract. Our social contract does not just apply to one another, but to collective groups of individuals. As one famous institution reminds us, corporations are people too. As corporations and their products have further infiltrated our daily lives, those corporations also bear responsibility for
their negligence. The concept of corporate responsibility, whether administered through the social contract or litigation, is central to keeping us safe. How can we change this? If you are engaging in an activity where distractedness could result in harming another, avoid the distraction. You have, no doubt, heard the ad campaigns noting that the text message you got while driving “can wait.” This is true. But you won’t likely hear an ad campaign about the myriad of other activities that require concentration: bike riding, tending to children, mowing the lawn, etc. There are many resources available to those who want to learn more, or teach others, about avoiding distractions. One organization that I rely on to give talks to students about distracted driving is ENDD (www.endd.org). There are also amazing people and groups that provide resources and comradery to braininjury survivors and to their caretakers. My favorite local group is Brain Injury Services of Northern Virginia (www. braininjurysvcs.org). So, let’s use March — Brain Injury Awareness Month — to become a little less distracted. You may save a life or avoid an injury, and you will re-discover life beyond the screen in front of you! Scott M. Perry is a Falls Church resident, father and lawyer.
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Thumbs Up from F.C.’s Outside Auditor A representative of the auditing firm of Brown Edwards appeared before the Falls Church City Council Tuesday night to provide a summary of the firm’s annual audit of the City’s finances and related operations, and provided a glowing assessment. Megan Augenbright of the firm concluded her presentation by hailing Falls Church for having a “top notch financial department.” She said the department had to make no adjustments in its estimates. The checks and balances issue associated with a small jurisdiction’s need to task its director of finance with performing two roles has been resolved, she said.
Help Sought to Identify Potomac School Vandals The Fairfax County Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect(s) who destroyed a statue on the grounds of The Potomac School in McLean. The crime occurred in the 1300 block of Potomac School Rd. between the evening hours of Dec. 21 and the early morning hours of Dec. 22. The heads of the three llama statues were broken off and one was stolen. The statue holds special value for the private school and its community. The Potomac School is offering a $5,000 reward with information leading to an arrest and prosecution of the individual or individuals responsible for this act. This would be in addition to a possible reward offered by Crime Solvers. Anonymous tipsters are eligible for cash rewards of $100-$1,000 if their information leads to an arrest. Tips can be submitted anonymously through Crime Solvers by visiting www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org, or text-a-tip by texting “TIP187” and a message to CRIMES (274637).
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Women’s Health Care Caucus Formed in Richmond The new Joint Women’s Health Care Caucus, a group of Virginia legislators committed to promoting access to health care for women in the Commonwealth, convened for the 2018 General Assembly session this week. Under the joint leadership of Senator Barbara Favola (D-Arlington) and Delegate Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church), the caucus is an open-door group for all members of the Virginia General Assembly as well as advocacy organizations. “I am excited about the opportunities in this session to move forward with proposals that help women stay healthier and fully participate in the economy. Healthy women equate to healthy families and stronger neighborhoods,” Favola said. Del. Vivian Watts, the longest serving female member in the House of Delegates, spoke to the importance of a Women’s Health Care Caucus, given the increasing number of women who are engaging in the legislative process. “This year, for the first time in the almost 400-year history of the Virginia House of Delegates, 28 women took the oath of office. Now with 26 percent of the General Assembly comprised of women members, this caucus is increasing the momentum to achieve progress for women’s health issues.” Another member of the Caucus, Del. Jennifer Boysko, is working to improve access to care. “Virginia laws restricting access to abortion create sharp disparities in access to care. My bill provides that any statute that places a burden on access to abortion without conferring a legitimate health benefit is unenforceable.” Legislators have introduced bills to make feminine hygiene products more accessible and tax-exempt. “I am very proud of my Women’s Access Bill – this legislation empowers women to live with dignity,” Del. Kory said of her bill to provide products at no cost to female prisoners or inmates. “We thank the many advocacy groups that brought renewed power and attention to issues of importance to women and families,” said Kory, who represents Greater Falls Church and Annandale in Fairfax County.
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MODERATING Jan. 7’s Falls Church and Vicinity Social Justice Committee meeting is Peter Adriance (left) as he checks in on a group discussion that Nikki Graves Henderson of the Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation is having with other attendees. Tinner Hill was the principal organizer behind the meeting and was helped by local faith leaders from parishes such as Falls Church Prebysterian and Falls Church Episcopal as well as Adriance, who’s a member of the City’s Baha’is. (P����: P������� L�����)
F.C. Social Justice Committee Charts Course for Change & Future Demonstration at 1st Meeting BY PATRICIA LESLLIE
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At a meeting of the Falls Church and Vicinity Social Justice Committee earlier this month, it was standing room only for like-minded citizens at the Falls Church Community Center who have the future on their minds. Committee members and residents came to weigh in on visions for Falls Church in 2028 and how they can realize their goals. Ideas ranged from ending the achievement gap to building bridges (not walls) were drawn as pictures in breakout sessions and then discussed in one big group, following instructions from Peter Adriance, the meeting’s facilitator. “What will Falls Church and vicinity look like in 10 years if we’re successful in working together towards racial healing and justice?” Adriance asked the small groups to consider. After the large group discussion when attendees interpreted meanings of the drawings, it was back to small groups to determine how the community can achieve its stated goals by 2028. Nikki Graves Henderson, a committee leader and group founder, said people had been meeting for some time and gradually started coming together to build relationships.
At the beginning of Sunday’s meeting, she told committee members that she started having bad dreams, worrying whether Charlottesville could happen in Falls Church. “The difficult answer was yes. Charlottesville could happen anywhere,” Graves Henderson said, whose research on the cultivation of racism and discrimination has shown those characteristics are not inherent but are taught. “Not so much verbally, but many times non-verbally, and like it is learned, it can be unlearned.” Graves Henderson continued. “We have to learn and get to know one another which may not be the whole answer, [but] it’s part of the answer.” To begin work on achieving 2028 goals, plans are underway to host a large event and build on the momentum and infrastructure of the Tinner Hills Blues Festival at Cherry Hill Park set for June 9. Henderson says the official launch of the committee’s efforts to accomplish the vision will be June 10. She foresees it as an assembly of people to initiate ongoing projects like small-group dinners, book clubs, a mural project, even a comedy show, to work together on 2028 betterment. “We want music, communication, conversations so people can begin to talk and get out of their comfort zones and we want
to involve children,” Henderson said. Ronald Lapitan, the artist for one group, volunteered to contact youth he knows and invite them to vision planning and action. Other common visions outlined for 2028 included: equality, affordable housing, diversity, self-examination, understanding community history to know how to move forward, dialogue, equal and universal education, community service, a deeper connection to nature and greater love. The committee’s mantra is “Honoring the diversity reflected in the many faces of our one community” with a mission of “hope, respect and healing.” Members of the Social Justice Committee are self-selected, according to Adriance, and more are wanted. The next meeting is Feb. 11 where the group will continue its drive to help explore ways that build and strengthen relationships across race and class differences. They will also develop individual and organizational skills to address social justice issues affecting our community. An invitation to Sunday’s meeting stated that the violent rally in Charlottesville prompted a coming together of the community in response to increasing polarization throughout the nation.
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2nd Annual MLK Day March Fosters Unity & Hope
RESIDENTS TOOK TO THE STREETS for the second year in a row during the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day March for Unity, Racial Healing and Justice. Organized and sponsored by the Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation, the march focused on how local communities need to address issues of protecting individual rights, equal justice under law and the imperative goal of mending the divisive wounds of the country in unison. Local politicians from Congressman Donald Beyer, Jr. to City of Falls Church Mayor David Tarter were on hand to lend their support of Tinner Hill and the citizenry’s effort to acknowledge past injustices and solicit advice from the people on the best path toward reconciliation moving forward. (Photos: Hope Bossart, Eleanor Kay and Tenzin Namgyel/ imagesforGood.org)
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Community News & Notes Bedo’s Celebrates 40 Years in Falls Church Bedo’s Leatherworks (412 W Broad St, Falls Church) celebrated its 40th year in business in the City of Falls Church this past week. Bedo’s was originally established in 1977 by Bedros Doudaklian, who moved to the U.S. from Beirut, Lebanon. Bringing his knowledge and skills in custom shoe making, he started the City’s locally-owned business and added shoe repair to his repertoire. After Bedo’s passing in 1991, his son Steve, who he trained, continued the legacy and added suede and leather garment repairs, custom leather goods, handbag repair, jacket repair and
other miscellaneous services to the store’s array of capabilities. Bedo’s moved to its current location in 1998 because of the company’s expansion. It offers over 23 years of experience and continued growth and is the recipient of mulitple awards for excellent craftsmanship and services.
Area Musician Wins Songwriting Contests Holly Montgomery is a local bass player and songwriter who recently won the rock category for the U.K.’s Songwriting Contest with her song titled, “Song Of My Life.” The UK Songwriting Contest judges include top multi- platinum Grammy, Emmy and BRIT
Award winning songwriters and producers who have worked closely with major performing artists such as Christina Aguilera, Sting, Paul McCartney, Elton John, Kylie Minogue, Robbie Williams, Oasis, Britney Spears and many others. There were more than 6,000 submitted entries in the 2017 contest in which Montgomery earned the songwriting award. Furthermore, Montgomery’s single has also won the MidAtlantic Song Contest in the rock category. For more information on Montgomery, visit her website at hollymontgomerymusic.com. For more information on both of the awards she won, visit songwritingcontest.co.uk and saw.org/ masc.
AT A RECEPTION CELEBRATING the life of Donald S. Beyer Sr., who passed away at age 93 last week, a delegation from the City of Falls Church joined the hundreds who jammed the venue in Vienna, Va., including, shown here with Beyer’s son U.S. Congressman Don Jr., were Falls Church Commissioner of the Revenue Tom Clinton, Treasurer Jody Acosta, Vice Mayor Marybeth Connelly, Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Sally Dawson Cole, News-Press Editor Nicholas F. Benton, and City Councilor Phil Duncan. The standing-room-only celebration was held at the Westwood Country Club in Vienna and the welcome was presented by Fr. Michael Bryant. (Photo: Courtesy Phil Duncan)
City Resident Awarded Honors Scholarship Falls Church City resident Colter Adams has been awarded a Lowenstine Honors Scholarship to attend Conserve School in Land O’ Lakes, Wisconsin for the spring of 2018. This scholarship is awarded on a competitive basis to students who demonstrate exemplary academic achievement, character, and a commitment to environmental stewardship. Adams will join a group of sixty high school students who share a love of the outdoors and an interest in studying and conserving the environment. Conserve School’s mission is to inspire young adults to environmental stewardship.
The school has been nationally recognized as a U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School. Colter will return to George Mason High School after his semester at Conserve School. For more information about the Conserve School, visit the ConserveSchool.org.
Local Students March in Northam’s Inaugural Parade Two Falls Church residents participated in newly elected Virginia Governor Ralph Northam’s inaugural parade in Richmond this past weekend. Jade Deatherage and Alexandra Stenseth were a part of James Madison University’s Marching Royal Dukes marching band that was one of the many entertainers
THE DESECRATED llama statue that sits in front of The Potomac School in McLean was vandalized a month ago when the three llamas heads were forcibly broken off, one of which was stolen. The statue, created by noted artist Una Rawnsley Hanbury, has been at the school since 1970. Fairfax County Police are currently investigating the vandalism, but the school is also offering a $5,000 reward for infomation leading to the perpetrator(s) arrest and prosecution. (Photo: News-Press)
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at the parade for the governor, with Deatherage in the clarinet section and Stenseth as a member of the color guard.
Falls Church Animal Control Warns of Coyotes in Area The Falls Church Animal Control Officer and the Falls Church Police are again reminding citizens that there are coyotes in our area and pet owners should take precautions. Coyotes are now present in every jurisdiction in Virginia and have been in the City of Falls Church since around 2003. Recently, coyote sightings have increased in the Northern Virginia area, and sadly a small dog was killed in its yard in the Lake Barcroft/Annandale area right before Christmas. Falls Church Animal Control and the FCPD feel that it is prudent to alert all citizens to the presence of these animals within this jurisdiction. Coyotes are the members of the same family that includes dogs, foxes, and wolves. Coyotes are very smart and adapt quickly to an urban environment. They range in size from 35-55 pounds and are often mistaken for a dog, sometimes even a German Shepard. The color of the coyote varies from tan to reddish –brown and may have gray or black markings. Their ears are erect, and they have a long, slender snout along with a bushy tail that points downward. They are nocturnal; however, they are often seen out during the day. Coyotes in our area are not
known to attack humans; however, they are incredibly efficient predators and will attack livestock (calves, lambs, baby goats), small wildlife and small pets. Pet cats, rabbits, chickens and small dogs should never be allowed to roam freely or be left unattended outdoors if a coyote is known to frequent the area. While coyotes will typically not harm a full-size dog, they may attack if they feel threatened. Small dogs are at a higher risk of being attacked if confronted by a coyote.
Aurora House Receives Food Safety Excellence Award Aurora House Girls Group Home, located within the City of Falls Church, has been named a winner of the “14 Carrot Gold Food Safety Excellence Award” by the Fairfax County Health Department. The award recognizes food service facilities that place high importance on food safety practices and policies and go above and beyond the minimum food safety requirements to safeguard their patrons from the risks of foodborne illness. “Every day the staff at Aurora House work very hard to ensure the safety and wellness of the children placed in their care,” said Nancy Vincent, City of F.C. Housing and Human Services Director. “I am so thrilled that the Health Department recognizes them with this prestigious award.” Aurora House in the City of F.C. is one of 10 recipients of the award, selected from more than
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3,400 permitted establishments inspected each year by environmental health specialists with the health department. The 12-bed residential counseling center is operated by the City of Falls Church for girls ages 13-17 who live in the City as well as surrounding jurisdictions: Arlington County, the City of Alexandria and Fairfax County. The program offers short- and long-term community-based treatment and helps girls and their families the opportunity to make positive changes toward a brighter future.
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George Mason High School (GMHS) Boys Lacrosse is conducting free clinics with Falls Church Youth Lacrosse Club (FCYLC) to encourage new players to join lacrosse this spring. The clinics are run by the GMHS boy’s coaches and players. They are designed for new or less-experienced players with a focus on fundamental skills. This is an ideal opportunity for upcoming players to get oneon-one time with current Mason players. FCYLC will lend equipment to anyone who needs it. New to the sport or a couple years in, this is a great chance to practice and play. The free clinics are at South Run RECenter (7550 Reservation Dr., Springfield) in the indoor field house. The next clinics will be Sunday, Jan. 21 at 5 p.m. and Satuday, Feb. 10 at 6:30 p.m.
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FIFTH-GRADER Lucas Flaherty (third from left) won The Langley School’s National Geographic Bee on Jan. 11, moving him one step closer to the national championship and a $50,000 college scholarship. Langley’s Bee marked the �irst round in the 30th annual National Geographic Bee, a geography competition held in thousands of schools across the country which is designed to inspire and reward students’ curiosity about the world. (P����: C������� S����� V��������)
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staff persons will be needed to do all of that, is yet to be determined. A question about break-ins received a very simple answer: lock your car and your house. The police captains said that in a significant percentage of reports, the vehicle or house was unlocked, making it easy for the bad guys to grab whatever was in sight. Don’t leave valuables visible in your vehicle; remove or hide the garage door opener. Same with your cell phone or other electronic device. Lock your car, even if you’re just running into 7-Eleven for coffee. Recent reports about coarse, profane language used by the president to describe other countries in an Oval Office meeting with Members of Congress were unsettling, but perhaps not surprising. Almost every day, this president lowers public discourse to a level rarely or never experienced. Leadership, by its very nature, is positive, and leaders at all levels — local, state, national — are role models. That’s a heavy responsibility, but most leaders recognize the moral imperative that election places on them, and that working together, not dividing, produces desirable results for the broader population. There is dignity and worth in every person, regardless of where they were born, which language they speak, faith they practice, or ZIP Code where they reside. That’s the real lesson of leadership, a legacy that most leaders would be proud to bequeath to future generations.
Each year, I host a civic leadership series for presidents and board members of civic and homeowners’ associations in Mason District. The Saturday morning meetings are designed to bring together residents and county agency staff, to discuss issues of interest and importance to neighborhoods, and seek solutions where the county and the citizens can work together in a positive fashion. Last Saturday’s 2018 opening session featured the police commanders and assistant commanders from the Mason, Franconia, and West Springfield police stations, which cover calls in the Mason magisterial district. Fairfax County is the safest community of its size in the nation, a point of pride for all the panelists. Those “bragging rights,” however, are the result of a lot of hard work, on a 24/7 basis, by police officers and the people they are charged to protect. The Mason Station will participate in a pilot program to test body-worn cameras, along with the Mount Vernon and McLean stations. The three-to-six month pilot, which currently is planned for a March startup, will be monitored by an academic team from The American University, which will analyze the usage and associated issues during the program, and make recommendations about implementing the program countywide. Local and state law that may govern the use of body-worn cameras, and retention of the data therein, still is in its infancy. Generally, Virginia law requires evidence and other data to be maintained for 99 years; other durations are shorter, but most are at least a decade. Storage, who has access, what can be released, what needs to be pixelated (blurring facial identities to maintain privacy rights), and how many
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The final makeup of the 2018 House of Delegates, up in the air since Election Day, wasn’t settled until just a few hours before we gaveled in the 2018 Session last week at noon on January 10. I was really hopeful we’d wind up 50-50 with real power sharing until we picked up a 51st seat in the 28th House District. As it turns out, Shelley Simonds conceded her race a few hours before session and the 4th Circuit denied our motion to block the seating of the Republican in the 28th house district, so we start the session with the new makeup of the House 51 Republicans and 49 Democrats. That is still an amazing and historic change of composition, as Democrats picked up 15 seats. Although we didn’t take the majority, or even force a tie, I was very busy working with the leadership of our Caucus as we negotiated rules that preserve some semblance of proportionality on committees and subcommittees — which is a first. House rules were also amended to require all substantive subcommittee votes be recorded, another major concession from previous sessions. One of the items we sought, but did not get from Republicans, was a change to allow the leaders of each party to appoint their own members to committees. That said, the Speaker did, in some cases, take into account our preferences for committee membership. After four years in the House, I am now on three committees: • Courts of Justice • Militia, Police, & Public Safety • Science & Technology I’m particularly excited to be on Courts as it is a new committee for me and will give me the opportunity to work on criminal justice reform, civil procedure, and changes to the Code of Virginia. I’ve already had more than eight bills of mine referred to Courts, where we hear between 1/5 – 1/4 of all legislation introduced. Former Governor McAuliffe delivered his farewell address on Wednesday, highlighting the successes of his administration as well as the “rough patches” in his relationship with Republican leadership. Over the weekend, Governor Ralph Northam, Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax and Attorney General Mark Herring were sworn into office on the Capitol steps. You can view the transcript of Governor Northam’s inaugural speech.
2018 Legislative Agenda I have introduced 32 bills this session on a variety of topics that you may be interested in. Here are some highlights: Campaign Finance Reform: Once again, I’ve introduced reform legislation (HB 5 & HB 7) that will prohibit the personal use of campaign funds. Governor Northam has included this as part of his legislative agenda for this year. Specialty License Plate: After months and months of hard work by local gun violence prevention advocates, I’m happy to report that I’ve introduced HB 287 which will create a specialty plate. Minimum Wage Increase: Keeping a campaign promise, HB 518 will incrementally increase the minimum wage every year, eventually becoming $15 per year and being tied to inflation after that. Student Loan Debt: HB 967 and HB 968 will require loan servicers to register in Virginia and will create the Virginia Student Loan Authority, respectively. Governor Northam has also made tackling the student loan debt crisis a cornerstone of his agenda. Medicaid Personal Needs Allowance: HB 1056 increases the personal needs allowance for individuals in nursing homes who are on Medicaid. The current allowance is $40/mo. in Virginia and this bill will raise it to $150/ mo. to bring the amount more in line with other states. You can view the full legislative agenda by going to lis.virginia.gov, selecting General Assembly Members, and then selecting my name. 2018 Legislative Issues Survey & Town Hall My 2018 Survey is now available online and I’d love to hear from you. Please take a moment to let me know what state-related issues are important to you. During Session, you can always reach out to my office with constituent issues and legislative concerns: Mailing Address: Pocahontas Building, 900 E. Main St. Room 224W, Richmond, VA 23219. Email: DelMSimon@house.virginia.gov. Phone: (804) 698-1053. I’m also having my annual town hall this Saturday, Jan. 20 from 10 a.m. — noon at the Falls Church Community Center. I’ll be giving a session update and talking more about my legislative agenda. Delegate Simon represents the 53rd District in the Virginia House of Delegates. He may be emailed at DelMSimon@house.virginia.gov
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Whither Lee Highway? I caught a glimpse of the multifaceted answer on Jan. 11 when I attended the board meeting of the five-year-old Lee Highway Alliance. Some 45 gathered at its newly rented office in the Russell Building near Lee Heights shopping center. They offered a rich example of Arlington’s volunteer citizens partnering with county officials to produce a highly professionalized planning team. The goal: reimagine and humanize the five-mile strip that some feel is themeless, in parts unsightly, and screaming with untapped potential for walkability, greenery, lighting, art and prosperous commercial variety. “I’m really optimistic,” said alliance president Sandi Chesrown, an urban planner who co-founded the project that, she estimates, has already involved 1,000 Arlingtonians and 15 civic active associations along the corridor. It entered the new year with a $133,000 budget, incorporation within the Commonwealth of Virginia, a pro bono law firm, taxexempt status and a paid executive director (Lucia deCordre). “This area has not been re-planned for 60 years,” Chesrown told me. “We need to re-plan and think toward the future.” Funded with two county grants, donations and sponsorships, the Lee Highway Alliance is now back on the front burner of Arlington’s planning agenda, said county board Chairman Katie Cristol,
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who promised forward movement in the next couple of months. Her commitment was echoed by county economic planner Natasha Alfonso-Ahmed, who promised a key planning initiative document to the county manager by Feb. 1. Creative economy director Susan Soroko declared herself eager to hear why the gathered are so passionate about their neighborhoods. The alliance has conducted more than 30 education events to loop in residents, landowners and businesses, Chesrown said. A small-business representative called the alliance “a nice bridge” for proprietors who may feel “overwhelmed” by county bureaucracy. Obstacles, however, loom on the highway’s horizon. Already, Chesrown noted, branding efforts were delayed by concern that the movement to remove Robert E. Lee’s name from public entities might throw them a curveball. The county’s recent decision to tackle the affordable housing shortage by creating a housing conservation district in a dozen zones was called “unfortunate,” by Ralph Johnson, a business representative on the 17-slot alliance board. Control of Arlington’s portion of the state highway by the Virginia Transportation Department has been a thorn in the side of the alliance. A key reason was poor and late communication on such moves as VDOT installing digital signs announcing new tolls on I-66 at Lyon Village, and design plans
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CRIME REPORT Week of Jan. 8 – 14, 2018 Assault – Simple, 6757 Wilson Blvd, Eden Center Parking Lot, Jan 8, 12:08 AM, officers responded to reports of a fight in progress. Two females were located and identified. Victim declined to press charges. Hit and Run, 900 blk W Broad St, Jan 8, 11:23 AM, a car driving at high speed struck another vehicle and left the scene. Suspect later identified and information exchanged.
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Larceny from Building, 107 N Virginia Ave (Northern Virginia Pediatrics Center), Jan 8, unknown suspect removed an item of value from an employee-only area. Larceny from Building, 1000 E Broad St (24-Hour Fitness), Jan 8, between 4:15 and 6:15 PM, unknown suspect took an item of value which had been left unattended near the basketball court. Investigation continues.
Destruction of Property, 400 blk Hampton Ct, between 9:40 PM Jan 7 and 12:15 PM Jan 8, unknown suspect tampered with a locked vehicle parked on the street. Larceny from Building, 444-I West Broad Street (Mad Fox Brewing Company), during an employee party between 10 PM Jan 8 and 1 AM Jan 9, an unknown suspect took an item of value. Hit and Run, 100 blk N Virginia Ave, Jan 10, 5:32 PM, a parked vehicle was struck by another vehicle which left the scene. The driver of the striking vehicle was located and information was exchanged. Destruction of Property, 500 Roosevelt Blvd (Oakwood parking lot), Jan 11, between 3:30 and 6 PM, unknown suspect vandalized a vehicle. Smoking Violations, 6757 Wilson Blvd #16 (Café Le Mirage), Jan 13, 12:12 AM, a
for a pedestrian bridge on the bicycle path at Washington Blvd. near the Falls Church-Arlington border. “The county should take over from VDOT, which doesn’t have the creative ability,” said Jim Todd of Cherrydale. But Chesrown says relations with VDOT are now positive, thanks to a new state liaison who meets with the Arlington folks every six weeks. I asked whether long-standing merchants should fear gentrification. “We did a survey of small businesses on Lee Highway and learned that a surprising number would actually like to see redevelopment,” Chesrown said. “A lot of them own the land and would be in charge of the negotiation and be able to go back to the space once it’s redeveloped.” Alliance co-founder Ginger Brown said, “It’s important to respect the difficult decisions that have to be made.” That’s why, she added, “we build relationships.” *** Speaking of Lee Highway, there’s a new incarnation of what I’ve long called the “jinxed restaurant.” At Lexington Street, beginning in the 1970s at that hard-to-parkin location, you had a Pizza Hut. It was followed by a succession that included an Indian health food veggie place, a BolivianColombian menu combo, the diner-like Charleyhorse Grill, the upscale Tap and Vine, then the fusion Asian Kitchen. Just this month it reopened under the same Asian management as Misoram, a noodle place. I’ve sampled it. Good, warm soup. male, 37, of Silver Spring, MD, was issued a summons for smoking in a restaurant. Urinating in Public, 306 Hillwood Ave (Lesly Restaurant Bar and Grill), Jan 14, 12:26 AM, a male, 34, of Fairfax, VA, was issued a summons for Urinating in Public. Drug/Narcotic Violation, 400 blk Park Ave, Jan 14, 3:26 PM, a male, 25, of the City of Falls Church, was issued a summons for Possession of Marijuana. Assault-Simple, 400 blk Park Ave, Jan 14, 3:12 PM, a male, 25, of Rocky Mount, VA, was arrested for Assault and Batter. OTHER ARRESTS Jan 13, 7:50 AM, a male, 24, of Manassas, VA, was arrested by the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office on a Capias from the City of Falls Church. Underlying charge was a concealed weapon violation. Jan 14, 11:36 PM, a warrant was obtained for a male, 23, of McLean, VA, for Felony Hit and Run, related to an incident Jan 6 at N Washington and Columbia St which resulted in 2 adults and 2 children being transported by medics. The warrant was served Jan 15 at 2:10 AM.
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The Steele Dossier: Recall What It Said
A “former top Russian intelligence officer claims FSB (the Russian secret service equivalent of the former Soviet KGB-ed.) has compromised Trump through his activities in Moscow sufficiently to be able to blackmail him. According to several knowledgeable sources, his conduct in Moscow has included perverted sexual acts which have been arranged and monitored by the FSB.” This is a quote directly from the famous Steele Dossier, the report of the highly respected former British intelligence expert Christopher Steele retained by the Fusion FSB opposition research firm that is at the center of the ongoing Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into collusion between the Russians and the Trump campaign to influence the outcome of the 2016 FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS U.S. presidential election. The Steele Dossier was the subject of a three-hour U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee hearing, the transcript of which was made public by Committee vice chair Sen. Dianne Feinstein over the objection of the Republican chair of the committee. Feinstein’s courageous act of defiance in the public interest brought to light the gist of the Steele Dossier, as testified at the hearing by Fusion GPS chief Glenn Simpson. It was made clear at the hearing that Mueller’s investigation is based on more than the Steele Dossier, and that further information that has come forward has only corroborated Steele’s findings, which, of course, constitute a complete bombshell and have led to exhaustive, convoluted counterclaims by the Trump camp demanding an acceptance of its claim that the FBI and virtually the entire U.S. intelligence community are a den of thieves and liars. However, the greatest evidence of Trump’s guilt in this is his continuing refusal to concede there’s anything to the Russians’ efforts to influence the November 2016 election, at all. Insofar as it is true, it constitutes one of the greatest national security threats to the U.S. imaginable, and to have our president deny it categorically simply does not comport to reality. So just as Sen. Feinstein wrote her name into the immortal ranks of heroes for freedom with her defiant and courageous action to make the Senate Intelligence Committee transcript public two weeks ago, so I consider it important to remind the public of exactly what the Steele Dossier contained, even though it has been in the public domain for a year, and hardly ever cited in print, especially in its specifics. I can’t reprint the entire dossier, drafted in August 2016, but among its most damning sections is one which reads as follows: “There were other aspects to Trump’s engagement with the Russian authorities. One which had borne fruit for them was to exploit Trump’s personal obsessions and sexual perversion in order to obtain suitable ‘kompromat’ (compromising material) on him. According to Source D, where s/he had been present, Trump’s (perverted) conduct in Moscow included hiring the presidential suite of the Ritz Carlton Hotel, where he knew President and Mrs. Obama (whom he hated) had stayed on one of their official trips to Russia, and defiling the bed where they had slept by employing a number of prostitutes to perform a ‘golden showers’ (urination) show in front of him. The hotel was known to be under FSB control with microphones and concealed cameras in all the main rooms to record anything they wanted to.” Steele continued, “Source B (the former top level Russian intelligence officer) asserted that Trump’s unorthodox behavior in Russia over the years had provided the authorities there with enough embarrassing material on the now Republican presidential candidate to be able to blackmail him if they so wished.” There are other important parts of the dossier, including a reference to Putin’s “desire to return to Nineteenth Century ‘Great Power’ politics anchored upon countries’ interests rather than the ideals-based international order established after World War Two.” Putin is seeking, it states, “bilateral U.S.-Russia energy cooperation and associated lifting of western sanctions against Russia over Ukraine,” and reports a source claiming that “in terms of established operational liaison between the Trump team and the Kremlin, an intelligence exchange had been running between them for at least eight years.” Turning young U.S. voters against Hillary Clinton was also an important Putin initiative. Nicholas Benton may be emailed at nfbenton@fcnp.com.
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Know-Nothings for the 21st Century These days calling someone a “know-nothing” could mean one of two things. If you’re a student of history, you might be comparing that person to a member of the Know Nothing party of the 1850s, a bigoted, xenophobic, antiimmigrant group that at its peak included more than 100 members of Congress and eight governors. More likely, however, you’re suggesting that said person is willfully ignorant, someone who rejects facts that might conflict with his or her prejudices. The sad thing is that America is currently ruled by people who fit both definitions. And the know-nothings in power are doing all they can to undermine the very foundations of American greatness. The parallels between anti-immigrant agitation in the mid-19th century and Trumpism are obvious. Only the identities of the maligned nationalities NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE have changed. After all, Ireland and Germany, the main sources of that era’s immigration wave, were the shithole countries of the day. Half of Ireland’s population emigrated in the face of famine, while Germans were fleeing both economic and political turmoil. Immigrants from both countries, but the Irish in particular, were portrayed as drunken criminals if not subhuman. They were also seen as subversives: Catholics whose first loyalty was to the pope. A few decades later, the next great immigration wave — of Italians, Jews and many other peoples — inspired similar prejudice. And here we are again. Anti-Irish prejudice, antiGerman prejudice, anti-Italian prejudice are mostly things of the past (although anti-Semitism springs eternal), but there are always new groups to hate. But today’s Republicans — for this isn’t just about Donald Trump, it’s about a whole party — aren’t just Know-Nothings, they’re also know-nothings. The range of issues on which conservatives insist that the facts have a well-known liberal bias just keeps widening. One result of this embrace of ignorance is a remarkable estrangement between modern conservatives and highly educated Americans, especially but not only college faculty. The right insists that the scarcity of self-identified conservatives in the academy is evidence of discrimination against their views, of political correctness run wild. Yet conservative professors are rare even in hard sciences like physics and biology, and it’s not difficult to see why. When the more or less official position of your party is that climate change is a hoax and evolution never happened, you won’t get much
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support from people who take evidence seriously. But conservatives don’t see the rejection of their orthodoxies by people who know what they’re talking about as a sign that they might need to rethink. Instead, they’ve soured on scholarship and education in general. Remarkably, a clear majority of Republicans now say that colleges and universities have a negative effect on America. So the party that currently controls all three branches of the federal government is increasingly for bigotry and against education. That should disturb you for multiple reasons, one of which is that the GOP has rejected the very values that made America great. Think of where we’d be as a nation if we hadn’t experienced those great waves of immigrants driven by the dream of a better life. Think of where we’d be if we hadn’t led the world, first in universal basic education, then in the creation of great institutions of higher education. Surely we’d be a shrunken, stagnant, second-rate society. And that’s what we’ll become if modern knownothingism prevails. I’ve been rereading an important 2012 book, Enrico Moretti’s “The New Geography of Jobs,” about the growing divergence of regional fortunes within the United States. Until around 1980, America seemed on the path toward broadly spread prosperity, with poor regions like the Deep South rapidly catching up with the rest. Since then, however, the gaps have widened again, with incomes in some parts of the nation surging while other parts fall behind. Moretti argues, rightly in the view of many economists, that this new divergence reflects the growing importance of clusters of highly skilled workers — many of them immigrants — often centered on great universities, that create virtuous circles of growth and innovation. And as it happens, the 2016 election largely pitted these rising regions against those left behind, which is why counties carried by Hillary Clinton, who won only a narrow majority of the popular vote, account for a remarkable 64 percent of U.S. gross domestic product, almost twice as much as Trump counties. Clearly, we need policies to spread the benefits of growth and innovation more widely. But one way to think of Trumpism is as an attempt to narrow regional disparities, not by bringing the lagging regions up, but by cutting the growing regions down. For that’s what attacks on education and immigration, key drivers of the new economy’s success stories, would do. So will our modern know-nothings prevail? I have no idea. What’s clear, however, is that if they do, they won’t make America great again — they’ll kill the very things that made it great.
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LED BY 40 fifth grade GIVE Day ambassadors, hundreds of elementary students and parents volunteered at TJ to assemble over 1600 PowerPacks for distribution by Food for Others. Additionally, 320 string bags were stuffed with school supplies for a Houston school impacted by Hurricane Harvey. Over $1000 was raised from the bake sale at the event, and that money is dedicated to purchasing clothing and shoes for Puerto Rican students relocated to an Orlando school while repairs are made to their homes and schools after Hurricane Maria. (Photo: Carol Sly)
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School News & Notes Ed. Foundation Teacher of The Year Awards Announced A big surprise complete with balloons was the order of the day for the eight Falls Church City Public Schools nominees for the Falls Church Education Foundation (FCEF) Teacher of the Year award throughout the past week. Superintendent Dr. Peter Noonan, FCEF Executive Director Debbie Hiscott and administrators from their respective schools visited the classrooms of the nominees to honor them with the announcement and have a quick photo op to commemorate the moment. The nominees for FCEF’s Teacher of the Year award for this school year are: Julie Custer – Second Grade Teacher, Thomas Jefferson Elementary School; Lacey Gandy – Fourth Grade Teacher, Thomas Jefferson Elementary School; Emilia Hosier – Fourth Grade Teacher, Thomas Jefferson Elementary School; Farrell Kelly – World History and Geography Teacher, Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School; Heidi Lang – Gifted and Talented Specialist, Thomas Jefferson Elementary School; Miriam Schimmoller – Third Grade Teacher, Thomas Jefferson Elementary School; Dave Sikora – Kindergarten Teacher, Mt. Daniel Elementary
School and Mary Jo West – Band Director and Teacher, George Mason High School.
Mason Model UN Club Sees 2 Students Awarded The George Mason High School Model UN club participated in the Chantilly Model UN Conference last weekend. About a dozen Mustangs simulated roles ranging from representing Egypt and Kazakhstan in General Assembly committees to portraying historical characters at the Council of Trent, of which two students earned awards: Lifan Xu received a Verbal Commendation for his portrayal of Jeremy Jamm in a Parks and Recreation simulation, while Meghan Murphy received the coveted Best Delegate gavel for her role as Gabriele Paleotti in the Council of Trent simulation.
Winners of Henderson and TJ Geo Bees Recognized Taking the top nine in the school down to the one winner of the Mary Ellen Henderson (MEH) Geography Bee showcased the breadth of knowledge of these students. Congratulations to eighth grader Nicholas Teply, MEH’s winner. Teply will take the state qualifying test to determine eligibility for the state Bee in
Farmville, Virginia later this year. Congratulations also go to the other eight participants, including second place winner Daniel Campbell and third place winner Jack Biggs, both of who are also eighth graders. The students showed truly impressive global knowledge and analytical skills, rising to the top of a field of the over 600 MEH participants. The Thomas Jefferson Geography Bee school champion, fourth grader Atticus Kim was crowned after narrowing down fourth and fifth graders through classroom competition to the 10 students with the highest scores across their grade. The ten students competed in the TJ championship round run by Ms. Heidi Lang.
Spring Spirit Wear Sale for F.C. High Ends Next Tuesday Online ordering is now available for spring spirit wear at Falls Church High School. Orders may be placed until Tuesday, Jan. 23. No orders will be accepted after this date.Items will be shipped on Feb. 15 and delivered between Feb. 18 and 20. Shipping, regardless of the size of the order is $10. To order your spirit wear, go to shop. burkesports.com and enter code JAGUARS18. Contact Jeanne Baily at jbaily@1stRateOC.com if you have any questions.
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Mustangs Continue Perfect Stretch to Start 2018 by Matt Delaney
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Replicating their strong start to 2017, George Mason High School’s girls basketball team is now 4-0 in 2018 after adding a 40-36 win over Central High School and a 57-30 win over Strasburg High School to the list this past week. It may be a similar surge to the new year, but this is a different Mason (11-4) team. Last year the Mustangs had a chip on their shoulder from a home loss to start the 2016 2A Region tournament and used their underdog status to surprise opponents as they worked their way to the state quarterfinals. This year Mason comes in as a proven contender and other teams are perking up at the chance to find the chink in their armor. However, no team that qualifies for the state tournament does so by winning every game the same way. That’s why hiccups in offensive rhythm have been balanced out by a tenacious effort on defense in recent victories. “I have told our team that if we hold [opponents] under 40 points we will have a chance to win the game,” Mason head coach Michael Gilroy said. “I am not worried one
TAKING IT TO THE RIM is senior guard Elizabeth Dodge in Mason’s 40-36 win over Central High School last Friday. Offensive buckets such as this were few and far between in the second half, but the Mustangs defense held strong and grinded out a much-needed win at home. (Photo: Carol Sly) bit about how many points we put up each game, as long as we have one more point than the other team when the game ends, then we are good. Defense wins games and that [Central win] was the epitome of that.” Mason’s ability to put Central’s offense in a stranglehold last Friday was the secret sauce in a game that
saw the Mustangs own offense hit a wall. A strong start to match up had Mason up 13-7 after the first quarter and 27-16 by halftime. But coming out of the break the offense began to stagnate. The Mustangs only scored 13 total points in the second half and had two scoreless stretches, spanning four minutes each. Central, on the other
hand, began to heat up by scoring 20 points in the second half with 12 coming in the fourth quarter. Mason was still able to prevent the Falcons from getting over the hump thanks to their stalwart defense, but the game was a good reminder to mix up the offensive approach when their initial plan isn’t bearing fruit. “We were trying too hard to feed
the post, even when it was evident that they were packing it in and crowding the paint,” Gilroy continued. “When we are winning and another team wants to sit back in a zone, we have to realize that it’s not a bad thing to pass the ball around and run some clock and wait until a great shot presents itself. We took a lot of contested shots which was uncharacteristic of us.” Senior guard Nicole Bloomgarden led Mason with 14 points, with senior forward Kaylee Hirsch right behind her at 13, though nine of her points came from the free throw line. The win against Strasburg last Wednesday was more cut and dry. The Mustangs held a solid 10-5 lead after the first quarter, but really blew the game open in the second where they outscored the Rams 23-12 and took a 33-17 lead into halftime. A slow third quarter where both teams scored in the single digits only delayed the inevitable as Mason regained their momentum in the fourth with another 17 points to cap off the win. The Mustangs travel to Madison County High School tonight, but results weren’t available by press time. Next, they’ll host Clarke County High School this Friday.
Mason Boys Hang on in Win Over Madison Co., Fall Short to Central by Matt Delaney
Falls Church News-Press
George Mason High School’s boys basketball team continues to roll with the punches, including the ones they throw at themselves, as a 68-64 win over Madison County High School was preceded by a 6662 loss to Central High School on Jan. 12. The Mustangs (7-7) appear to be hellbent on making every game exciting. Three of their past four games have been decided by five points or less, with Mason sporting a 2-1 record in those contests. However, in both wins the Mustangs held 20-point advantages at halftime that nearly went for naught after they played it too cool down the stretch. Mason squeaked out their win over Madison County due to some timely offense to end the game, just like they did against Fairfax Home School a few weeks ago, but the thrilling conclusions don’t inspire a lot of confidence. “Goal was to be up by 30 halfway through the third quarter and use most of the bench, but I should know better than that,” Mason head coach Chris Capannola said, who mentioned that his bench usage messed with the team’s momentum.
“We tried to get back in it and it never happened; we allowed them back in the game. We switched defenses and we couldn’t slow them down. If that game was a minute longer, it would’ve been a different outcome.” The basket was king-sized for Mason in the first half. Anytime three-ball shooters such as junior guard Max Ashton or senior guard Anish Chatterjee fired their shot, it was nothing but net. The two hit from beyond the arc to put Mason up 19-15 to end the first quarter and carried it into the second, where Ashton and Chatterjee hit four of the team’s five threes in the quarter to send the Mustangs into halftime at 42-22. Mason’s bench played admirably in the third quarter. Junior guard Ethan Rosenburg banked in a trey to put the Mustangs ahead 51-31 with just over two minutes remaining. However, the Mountaineers responded with seven quick points to end the period and slowly shift the tide of the game. Once the starters returned to the court for the final period it was clear their had gone cold. Offensive possessions looked aimless in comparison to a Madison County team that wasted little time finding their
PULLING UP for his jumper is senior forward Thomas Creed during the third quarter of Mason’s 68-64 win over Madison County High School on Tuesday. It was Creed’s breakaway dunk that officially staved off the Mountaineer comeback and sealed the win for Mason. (Photo: Carol Sly) shot and chasing down rebounds. Mason was outscored 26-17 in the fourth, with 15 of the Mountaineers points coming in the last 90 seconds. When Madison County hit a three pointer to cut the lead to two at 66-64 with 10 seconds remaining, a quick outlet pass to senior forward Thomas Creed followed by his jam prevented a disastrous loss for the Mustangs.
“We fell in love with the three early, against what I asked them to do, and [Madison County] came back and made it a game,” Capannola added. “Hopefully it’s lesson learned. This is the third time we were up big and had to hang on, but it’s better than the alternative.” One bad quarter did the Mustangs in against Central last Friday. After trailing 13-3 at the end of the
first quarter Mason never took the lead against the Bull Run districtleading Falcons, despite outscoring them in the second and third quarters. The tight game does make their rematch on Jan. 31 in Falls Church interesting though. But that will have to wait as the Mustangs hit the road to take on Clarke County High School this Friday.
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Breaking into the music business is hard for even the most talented songstress or six-fingered guitar slinger, but to operate as your own business manager as well as the musical engine for your band takes a special kind of dedication. That’s where Justin Trawick, front man for Justin Trawick and The Common Good, comes in. He told the News-Press how he developed his band’s sound that covers every angle of Americana and the key ingredient to the group’s success en route to the debut of their EP The Riverwash and their show at The Wharf in Washington, D.C. next week. Born and raised in Leesburg, Trawick took to the guitar as a form of creative expression where he quickly learned it was better than a pen at storytelling. Fast forward to 2005 when he performed at a now closed venue in Silver Spring, Trawick left the club with a wad of cash and a realization that music has the potential to be more than a hobby for him. The band got their foot in the door of the D.C. music scene thanks to their crafty covers that are an ode to all American music styles — mainly folk and bluegrass with dashes of hip-hop and funk mixed in. That’s why their own spin on songs like Whitney Houston’s “Dance with Somebody” or House of Pain’s “Jump Around” are so well-received publicly. But Trawick and the group have always been dead set on making original music that flaunts their artistic acumen and gets people tapping their feet to the beat as well. “One thing we always really pride ourselves on is that we make original songs that are fun and upbeat,” Trawick said. “You don’t really see a lot of original bands like us playing in the summer festivals throughout the D.C. area — it’s typically cover bands — and that’s a testament to the original songs that we make are enjoyable in some auditory way.”
JUSTIN TRAWICK AND THE COMMON GOOD. (P����: B���� G������) Trawick got his musical bearings in a church folk group and an informal bluegrass troupe that played at a Leesburg retirement home, which broadened his appreciation for different instruments and styles. And though not familiar with hip-hop outside of what he jokingly called “white boy rap,” he found the catchy rhythms of the genre to be replicable and a solid addition to covers. As a result, the Common Good was often an uncommon bunch. They played melodic, folksy songs followed by songs centered around everything from multiple horn players to electric guitars and percussionists. Once Trawick and the group decided to slim down their eclectic style, it served to the band’s benefit. An upright bass player, a mandolinist, a fiddler and Trawick on acoustic guitar made the group’s core distinctly folk and bluegrass, but still gave them the flexibility to branch out if they felt inclined.
It also made Trawick and the Common Good easier to sell. The only hard part about that is they don’t have anyone to sell themselves other than, well, themselves, so Trawick pulls double duty as the manager of the band. “Managing yourself, and being an artist in general, is just all about getting people’s attention and it’s hard work,” Trawick added. “It’s really easy to not write new material or not reach out venues or media outlets. If we just took what was offered to us and we didn’t keep trying to reinvent ourselves and evolve and change, we wouldn’t progress and get where we want to be.” Justin Trawick and the Common Good will be performing at the Pearl Street Warehouse (33 Pearl St. SW, Washington, D.C.) on Friday, Jan. 26 at 8 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at pearlstreetwarehouse.com. The Riverwash EP will be released Monday, Jan, 22.
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FALLS CHURCHCALENDAR COMMUNITYEVENTS THURSDAY, JANUARY 18 Teen Advisory Board. For volunteers in Grades 7-12, the Teen Advisory Board (TAB) meets monthly during the school year to give teens a voice in the library. Teens who participate in TAB earn volunteer hours toward mandated class or club requirements. Registration required. Mary Riley Styles Library (120 N Virginia Ave., Falls Church). 6:30 – 7 p.m. Contact Laura Miller, Teen Volunteer Coordinator at juv@ fallschurchva.gov for more information. High School Book Club. January book – The Marbury Lens by Andrew Smith. Book club for teens in grades 9-12. Limited copies of the book are available to borrow from the Youth Services Desk. Registration required. Mary Riley Styles Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). 7 – 8
p.m. 703-248-5034.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 20 Town Hall with Senator Saslaw and Delegate Simon. Senator Dick Saslaw and Delegate Marcus Simon will discuss the 2018 General Assembly, their respective legislative agendas and answer questions from constituents about issues that concern them for this year and moving forward. Community Center (223 Little Falls St., Falls Church). 10 a.m. – noon. For more information, contact Simon at delmsimon@house.virginia.gov or 571327-0053. Sing Books with Emily. A winter singing storytime with illustrated songs. Emily’s repertoire includes hundreds of songs to delight audiences of any age, many enhanced by instruments like guitar, glockenspiel, kazoo, foot tambourines and limberjack. Interested attendees can join the musical fun with illustrated song that’s appropriate
for the whole family. No registration required. Mary Riley Styles Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). 11 a.m. – noon. For more information, contact juv@fallschurchva.gov.
language. Meets every Monday at regularly scheduled time. No registration required. Mary Riley Styles Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). 7 – 8 p.m. 703-248-5034.
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Preschool Storytime. Stories and fun for ages 0-5. Drop-in. All storytimes are followed by playtime with the Early Literacy Center toys. Mary Riley Styles Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). 10:30 – 11 a.m. 703-248-5034
Senior Book Discussion Series. The Senior Book Discussion Series is a general book discussion geared toward seniors held roughly every six weeks from September – June, usually on Tuesday mornings. Focuses on a variety of fiction and nonfiction titles selected in advance (over the summer) by the group. This meeting’s book is Lucy Grayheart by Willa Cather, which is set in the Great plains in 1902 and chronicles the journey of a young Lucy who leaves Nebraska to pursue a music career. Open to all and no registration required. Mary Riley Styles Library (120 N Virginia Ave., Falls Church). 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Contact mwebster@fallschurchva.gov for more information.
Playtime with the Early Literacy Center. Explore educational and manipulative items (aka toys) to teach early literacy through play. Ages birth to 5 years. No registration required. Mary Riley Styles Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. 703248-5034. ESL Conversation Group. A general conversation group (for adults) learning English as their second
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THURSDAY, 2 SATURDAY,FEBRUARY JANUARY 20 “A Queens Girl in Africa.” The New York Times showed Caleen Sinnette Jennings’ breakout play “Queens Girl in the World” plenty of love when it debuted in 2015. Now, the playwright’s back on the theatrical scene with its sequel, “Queens Girl in Africa.” With local Helen Hayes Award-winning actress Erika Rose in the starring role, the play picks back up with
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Jacqueline Marie Butler as she and her family sail to Nigeria following the assassination of her father’s close friend, Malcolm X. Mosaic Theater Company brings the world premiere of this touching coming-of-age story. Atlas Performing Arts Center (1333 H St. NE, Washington, D.C.) $25. 8 p.m. mosaictheater.org.
“The Way of the World.” Mae is a sweet-natured woman with just a little baggage — a $600 million inheritance. When her womanizing boyfriend Henry dallies with her protective aunt, the world seems too much for her. Both women become the object of ridicule and scandal — but Henry has a plan to win the heiress back. In the lush and opulent land inhabited by the Hamptons’ one percent, where money and status determine everything, can love conquer all? Freely adapted by Theresa Rebeck (co-creator of the hit TV show “Smash” and Broadway’s “Seminar and Mauritius”) from William Congreve’s classic comedy of manners, “The Way of the World” is a sparklingly witty physical comedy illuminating the foibles of the upper class. Folger Theatre (201 East Capitol St. SE Washington, DC). $55. 8 p.m. folger.edu.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 21 ”4,380 Days.” For the last 12 years, or 4,380 days, Malik Djamal Ahmad Essaid has been held without charge by the U.S. government at Guantanamo Bay. As he languishes in his cell, his interactions with those on the outside are juxtaposed with historical events in a riveting exposé into the most dangerous prison of all—fear. With a graceful poetry and a fluidity that spans time and place, DC playwright Annalisa Dias delivers a searing and timely critique of power, humanity and what it means to be American. Signature Theatre (4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington). $65. 7 p.m. sigtheatre.org.
LIVEMUSIC THURSDAY, JANUARY 18 Abigail Selby & Eric Selby “Gypsy Second” Album Release Show with Miles Gannett + Cassie
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 19 Too Blue. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack. (130 North Washington St., Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703-5329283. Tessa Violet + Secret Midnight Press With Special Guest Give Me Motion. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15 – $25. 7 p.m. 703-255-1566. Readacted Duo. Café Kindred (450 N. Washington St. Ste. F, Falls Church). 7 p.m. 571-327-2215. Junior Brown. The Birchmere (3701 Mount Vernon Ave, Alexandria). $25. 7:30 p.m. 703549-7500. The Verve Pipe with Pete Distefano. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Rd. Vienna). $24. 8 p.m. 703-2551900. Cactus Liquors. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 9:15 p.m. 703-241-9504. Shag. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 10 p.m. 703-237-8333. The Later Late Show: Main Stage Comedy Showcase with Jason Weems + Katherine Jessup + Max Wolfson + Kevin Skiffington + Bobby Steele. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $8 – $10. 10:30 p.m. 703-255-1566.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 20 Bachapalooza (Bach 2 Rock McLean). Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $5. 1 p.m. 703-255-1566. Pickin, Grinnin and Sinnin. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd.,
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Falls Church). 4 p.m. 703-2419504. Joseph Monasterial. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack. (130 North Washington St., Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703-532-9283. Rufus Wainwright with Lucy Wainwright Roche. The Birchmere (3701 Mount Vernon Ave, Alexandria). $89.50. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500. Cargo & The Heavy Lifters Rock Video Shoot with the Bushmasters feat. Gary Brown. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15 – $25. 8 p.m. 703255-1566.
The Days. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 10 p.m. 703-237-8333.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 21 Bentwood Rockers Bluegrass. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 1 p.m. 703241-9504. Krakauer-Tagg Duo: Chamber Music at the Barns. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Rd. Vienna). $40. 3 p.m. 703-255-1900. Josh Allen Band. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 4 p.m. 703-241-9504.
Lucy Kaplansky with Heather Maloney. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Rd. Vienna). $26 – $28. 8 p.m. 703-255-1900.
The 34th Annual Mid Atlantic Song Contest Awards Gala. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $12 – $14. 6:30 p.m. 703255-1566.
Wicked Jezebel Live and In Concert. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 9:15 p.m. 703-241-9504.
Dan Hovey and the Tall Boys. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8 p.m. 703241-9504.
MONDAY, JANUARY 22 Gaelic Storm. The Birchmere (3701 Mount Vernon Ave, Alexandria). $35. 7:30 p.m. 703549-7500. Wolf Blues Jam Weekly Show. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-241-9504.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 23 Jammin Java Local Scene: breakfast. + Flying Jacob + Splendor Tree + Chris Barrett. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $10 – $20. 7 p.m. 703-255-1566. Sons of Pitches. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-241-9504.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24 Vernon Santmyer. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church) 8 p.m. 703-522-8340.
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ACCOUNTANT: Prepare, examine, analyze and timely recording of accounting transactions, financial statement, other financial report to assess accuracy, completeness and consistency in accordance to US GAAP. Prepare and file monthly, quarterly, and annual tax returns in compliance with federal, state and local tax regulations. Conduct daily and monthly audit for transactions. Review bi-weekly payroll procedure in compliance with company as well as federal and state regulations. Audit earnings, deductions, 401k contribution, payroll taxes for accuracy. Master’s in Accountancy. Knowledge of and/or experience in US GAAP, preparing financial statements, performing financial budgeting and planning, maintaining accounting information systems. Job location & resumes to: Dominion Electric Supply Company, Inc. 5053 Lee Highway, Arlington, VA 22207. Attn: Megha Singh
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Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS CITY COUNCIL CITY OF FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA A public hearing regarding the resolution referenced below is scheduled for Monday, January 22, 2018 at 7:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as may be heard. (TR17-45) RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE CITY’S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO (1) AMEND CHAPTER 4 TO ADD A “SPECIAL REVITALIZATION DISTRICT FOR EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT”; (2) DESIGNATE ON THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN MAP APPROXIMATELY 34.62 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT
7124 LEESBURG PIKE (PORTIONS OF REAL PROPERTY CODE NUMBERS 51221-001, 51-221-002, AND 51-221-003) PARTLY FOR “PARKS & OPEN SPACE” USE WITH TWO SCHOOL SYMBOLS (24.28 ACRES) AND PARTLY FOR “MIXED USE” (10.34 ACRES); (3) DESIGNATE A “SPECIAL REVITALIZATION DISTRICT FOR EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT” OVER THE ENTIRE 34.62 ACRES OF THIS LAND; (4) DESIGNATE APPROXIMATELY 2.40 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 7100 GORDON ROAD (REAL PROPERTY CODE NUMBER 52-101-012) AS “BUSINESS” ON THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN MAP; AND (5) DESIGNATE APPROXIMATELY 0.62 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 1230 WEST BROAD STREET (PORTION OF REAL PROPERTY CODE NUMBER 51-219-011) AS “BUSINESS” ON THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN MAP
regarding this RFP contact the City’s Purchasing Agent at (703) 248-5007; jwise@ fallschurchva.gov. To request a reasonable accommodation for any type of disability, call 703 248-5007 (TTY 711).
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All public hearings will be held in the Falls Church Community Center, Senior Center, 223 Little Falls St., Falls Church, Virginia. For copies of legislation, contact the City Clerk’s office at (703-248-5014) or cityclerk@fallschurchva.gov. The City of Falls Church is committed to the letter and spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act. To request a reasonable accommodation for any type of disability, call 703-248-5014 (TTY 711). CELESTE HEATH CITY CLERK
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CITY OF FALLS CHURCH FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA Sealed proposals will be accepted by the City of Falls Church at the Purchasing Office, 300 Park Ave., Room 300E, Falls Church, VA 22046 for the provision of Owner’s Representative for School Projects services. The due date for the receipt of sealed proposals is January 31, 2018 by 11:00 AM. A non-mandatory pre-proposal conference will be held on Thursday, January 18, 2018 at 10:00 AM at 800 W. Broad St, Suite 203, Falls Church, VA. A copy of the RFP which includes all details and requirements may be downloaded from the City of Falls Church’s procurement website: http:// www.fallschurchva.gov/Bids. In addition, a copy of the RFP Notice may be accessed via eVA, the Commonwealth of Virginia’s electronic procurement portal for registered suppliers: https://eva.virginia.gov. For more information and/or questions
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Snyder to Seek Endorsement of CBC & ‘Others’
Despite New State Senate Dem Majority, F.C. Anti-Gun Bill Fails
Falls Church Vice Mayor David Snyder announced to the News-Press yesterday that he will attend the nominating convention of the Citizens for a Better City (CBC) and “meetings of other community organizations” this month “to seek their advice and support” for a re-election bid in the May 5 municipal election. Asked if he would also seek the endorsement of the CBC’s rival civic group, the Falls Church Citizens Organization (FCCO), Snyder said it was a possibility.
Falls Church City Councilman Hal Lippman told his colleagues Tuesday that he was “not prepared” for the rude cultural shock he encountered going to Richmond earlier that day to testify in favor of a gun control bill before a Senate committee. “I was stunned,” he said. Senate Bill 300, introduced by State Sen. Mary Margaret Whipple on behalf of the Falls Church City Council, called for giving localities the option to ban dangerous weapons in government facilities.
School Budget Calls for 2.9 Percent Increase, Despite Council Guidance by Nicholas F. Benton
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Holding its second work session on Superintendent Peter Noonan’s proposed Fiscal Year 2019 budget Tuesday, the Falls Church School Board was on the same wavelength with Noonan’s three primary focuses that he articulated when he first unveiled his recommendations, his first since coming on board as the City schools’ new superintendent late last spring. He’s stressed the priorities of addressing the core needs of human capital in the system, as well as addressing the needs of every single student. To top it off, Noonan emphasized the need to have the best International Baccalaureate (IB) school division in the U.S. now that the Falls Church City Public schools are qualified for IB instruction at all grade levels. The ways these priorities translate into the Superintendent’s proposed budget is with a cost-of-
living adjustment (COLA) for all staff of three percent, the addition of the equivalent of two half-time IB specialists at the two elementary schools (probably taking the form of one full-time position) and a cost-neutral English as a Second Language (ESOL) person working across the system, a psychologist with a focus on the middle and high school and a part-time math specialist counselor at the middle school. “I am very excited that we will be able to minimize our budget growth to the smallest growth in a decade and still maintain excellent services,” Noonan told the News-Press in an interview yesterday. So, the bottom line is that Noonan’s budget plan calls for a 2.9 percent increase, which is above the 2.0 percent guidance the City Council provided last month. He said his request is justified by the current budget coming in with less than a 1.0 percent growth over the previous year,
coupled with lost revenue from the state. His budget is at a $51 million total, including a $42.230 transfer from the City, up from $41.040 last year. The cost of the 3.0 percent COLA is $1.1 million that, he says, will help to keep the City schools’ “competitive edge” with surrounding jurisdictions. Still, he added, his budget leaves a lot unfunded. Over $17 million in budget requests from the principals of the City’s five schools is not included in the budget to keep it within range of City Council guidance, being mindful especially of the large financial challenges that the construction of a new high school and other City capital improvement projects now represent. The School Board will have a public hearing on the budget on Feb. 13. By the end of that meeting, it will adopt its own budget to forward to the City manager on Feb. 20.
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