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Million-Dollar Home Listings Become the Norm DAVE FACINOLI and SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writers

Million-dollar single-family homes are becoming the norm, rather than the exception, in the Arlington real estate market. Fully 57 percent of the single-family prop-

erties on the market at the end of June (127 of 222) were priced at more than $1 million, according to figures from RealEstate Business Intelligence, an arm of the local multiple-listing service. And local real-estate pros are not surprised. “I am very much aware of this trend, and

I expect it to continue,” said Libby Ross of Long & Foster Real Estate, who pointed to the high cost of land in the county as driving up the price of new construction, which then impacts the entire market. “Obviously if the price of the land is more than $600,000 – and it will be – the price of the finished house has to be over $1 million,”

Ross said. John Mentis of Long & Foster agreed with that sentiment. “The trend for a majority of homes being over $1 million in list price has been around for a while,” he said. “A lot of this is new or Continued on Page 20

Streetcar Battle Might Not Be Settled Until ‘16

NEW TREASURER TAKES THE HELM

SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

Arlington and Fairfax officials increasingly appear to be playing a game of beat-the-clock: Trying to get the Columbia Pike streetcar project into the construction stage before voters get a chance to alter the political landscape. The latest indication? Officials with the two county governments announced July 11 they would skip applying for federal funds to support the one-third-billion-dollar transit A rendering by the county government project, instead re- shows what the streetcar line might lying on local dol- look like. lars and the promise of additional state funding. That move, officials said, will allow them to shave about a year off the timetable for the project. Why might that be important? Because by Jan. 1, 2016, the political environment in each county, but particularly Arlington, may change radically. That’s the date anti-streetcar forces hope they will wrest control of the County Board by ousting at least

Carla de la Pava (front left) was sworn in July 7 as Arlington treasurer following the retirement of 30-year incumbent Frank O’Leary. De la Pava has served as chief deputy treasurer for six years, and so far is the only announced candidate in the upcoming special election to fill the remainder of O’Leary’s term. She is shown with her husband, Mark Dola; their sons, Christopher, Michael and Peter Dola; and her PHOTO BY EVELYN POWERS/DESIGN POWERS mother, Mary Frances de la Pava. See full coverage on Page 3 and Page 7 inside.

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Carla de la Pava was sworn in as Arlington treasurer July 7, promising to “continue the spirit of innovation” and the focus on customer service of her predecessor, Frank O’Leary. The ceremony, which drew a standing-room crowd to the County Board room at the Arlington government headquarters, came the same day O’Leary retired after more than 30 years in office. “This is a bittersweet day,” de la Pava said. “Frank has been my mentor and my friend.” She pointed to “the kindness with which he treats his staff, the loyalty he gives – the inspiration he gives to everyone who surrounds him.” De la Pava has served as chief deputy treasurer for the past six years. Under state law, she became treasurer (not “acting” or “interim” treasurer) immediately upon O’Leary’s resignation, and plans to run in the special election, expected to be held Nov. 4, to fill out O’Leary’s term, which runs through December 2015. Republicans, who are in the midst of competitive races for County Board and the 48th

House of Delegates, are likely to give de la Pava a pass rather than field a candidate who would have limited chance of success. De la Pava took the oath of office surrounded by her family: her husband, Mark Dola; their sons, Christopher, Michael and Peter Dola; and her mother, Mary Frances de la Pava. The combination of a crowded room and a temperamental airconditioning system lent the affair an old-time ambience, with much of the audience glowing in a light sheen of perspiration before the ceremony was over. In her first act – one that took place even before she was sworn in by Clerk of the Circuit Court Paul Ferguson – de la Pava appointed Kim Rucker as her successor as chief deputy treasurer. Rucker has served as a deputy treasurer in charge of collection efforts. De la Pava said Rucker and the staff provide the “backbone” for an office that each year handles nearly $1 billion in tax and fee payments, supervises the county’s debt collection and oversees its investments. “Frank O’Leary left me a secret weapon,” de la Pava said, pointing to the staff who crowded the front rows of the board

room. Democrat O’Leary was narrowly elected treasurer over Republican Dorothy Grotos in 1983, then rarely faced significant opposition in seven succeeding elections. He leaves office as the third-longest-tenured elected official in Arlington history. “Welcome to my exit interview!” the outgoing treasurer said at the ceremony to swear in his successor. O’Leary predicted that de la Pava “will match all my achievements and surpass them.” That will be a tall order, Ferguson said. “I am confident history will show Frank O’Leary to be the greatest treasurer who has ever served Arlington,” he said. “Frank never rests,” Ferguson said. “He is continually thinking. Not every one of his ideas is a good one, but he is an innovator.” Ferguson referenced O’Leary’s three-decade quest to cut the county’s tax-delinquency rate, which is now at its lowest point ever at less than one-half percent. “He makes sure that people pay and, when relevant, pay with interest,” Ferguson chuckled. The treasurer is one of Arlington’s five “constitutional offices,” so named because they are

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Republicans Aim to Maintain Their Momentum SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

After years in the political wilderness as Republi-can’ts – can’t win local elections, that is – the Arlington GOP soon could be on a winning streak not seen by the party since the late 1970s. But at the Arlington County Republican Committee’s seventh annual summer picnic, the mood was one of roll-up-your-sleevesand-get-to work, lest the party blow the opportunities that lie directly ahead. First up: The Aug. 19 special election in the 48th House District, where Republican David Foster is taking on Democrat Richard “Rip” Sullivan Jr. “We have the home-court advantage,” said Foster, noting that 13 of the district’s 21 precincts are in Arlington, the remainder on Sullivan’s home turf of McLean. Each of those 13 precincts were won by Republican County Board candidate Mark Kelly and GOP-backed independent County Board candidate John Vihstadt

Arlington Republicans are pinning their hopes on David Foster (above), John Vihstadt (right) and Micah Edmond (far right) in upcoming political campaigns.

in special elections held in 2012 and 2014, respectively. Speaking to the faithful on a warm but not broiling afternoon at the Knights of Columbus July 13, Foster predicted turnout in the special election would not top 12,000. “We’ve got a lot of ground to cover. Every vote, literally, is going to count,” he said. “The other guy won’t out-work me. I can

pretty much guarantee he won’t out-think me. He may out-slick me, though.” As for the McLean portion of the district? “I think we’re going to do very well in those eight precincts,” said Foster, a former Arlington School Board member and past president of the Virginia Board of Education. He noted that his wife, Martha, grew up in McLean, and her mother still has

deep ties there. In his County Board re-election bid, Vihstadt has picked up the endorsement of a political odd couple – the Arlington Republicans and Arlington Green Party – and again will face Democrat Alan Howze. Vihstadt won 57 percent of the vote against Howze in an April special election to fill out the term of Democrat Chris Zimmerman, who resigned.

Also on hand was Micah Edmond, whose bid for the 8th Congressional District is the most uphill of the three. Edmond, who faces Democrat Don Beyer on Nov. 4, said he has been promoting education and transportation while on the stump. “Being out in the community, it’s been great,” he told picnickers. No surprise: The Columbia Pike streetcar project was a key topic of conversation. Pete Snyder, who last year unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor and long has been active in Virginia GOP politics, noted that the streetcar’s projected cost is 14 times the value of the contract LeBron James recently signed to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers. And James “is going to be carrying more people on his back in Cleveland than will be carried on this silly streetcar,” Snyder said. Both Foster and Sullivan have proposed allowing Arlington to hold a referendum on the matter.

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The Arlington County Democratic Committee will choose its candidates for two upcoming POLITICAL special elections POTPOURRI at caucuses to be held Monday, Aug. 4 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Thomas Jefferson Middle School. The party plans to select a nominee for the treasurer’s position vacated July 7 by Frank O’Leary and pick an endorsee for the School Board seat being vacated Aug. 1 by Noah Simon. The special election for each office is expected to be held in conjunction with the general election on Nov. 4, but the final decision rests with Circuit Court Chief Judge William Newman Jr. The Democratic caucuses will not be held if only a single candidate files for each office, which at the moment appears likely: Only Nancy Van Doren has announced plans to seek the School Board seat, while new Treasurer Carla de la Pava is the lone Democrat seeking the treasurer’s post. The filing deadline for the Democratic School Board endorsement is July 18, with a filing deadline of July 25 for the nomination for treasurer. (State law mandates that School Board elections in Virginia are nonpartisan, so political parties cannot formally nominate candidates. They can, however, endorse

candidacies.) If the date of the special elections is set as expected on Nov. 4, the filing deadline for political parties to name their nominees, and for independents to submit paperwork to get on the ballot, is likely to be Aug. 15. The winner of O’Leary’s seat will serve through December 2015, while the winner of Simon’s seat will serve until December 2016. Democrats Start Special-Election Race with Historical Edge: Democrats begin the sprint for the 48th House of Delegates special election with an institutional advantage: Recent history is on their side. Since redistricting following the 2010 federal census, voters in the 48th have given between 62 percent and 71 percent of their votes to Democratic candidates, according to figures compiled by the nonpartisan Virginia Public Access Project (VPAP). Last year, the Democratic statewide ticket of Terry McAuliffe, Ralph Northam and Mark Herring won 65 percent, 71 percent and 69 percent of the vote, respectively, in the district. McAuliffe’s vote total was lower in large part because Libertarian Robert Sarvis took 6 percent in the race for governor. In the 2012 U.S. Senate race, Tim Kaine won 64 percent of the vote over George Allen, and in that same year’s presidential race, Barack Obama won 62 percent of the vote over Mitt Romney. Of course, none of these races was held in the dead of summer. Democrat Richard

“Rip” Sullivan Jr. and Republican David Foster will square off Aug. 19 in a special election to replace Del. Bob Brink (D48th), who resigned June 30 to take a post in the McAuliffe administration. Brink ran unopposed in the 2013 election. In 2011, he garnered 68 percent of the vote against an independent and a candidate from the Independent Green Party. According to VPAP calculations, about 69 percent of the 59,000 active voters in the 48th District live in Arlington, with the remainder living in the McLean and Falls Church areas of Fairfax County. From 2001 to 2011, the district’s boundaries included only precincts in Arlington. Foster to Be at Top of Special-Election Ballot: Republican David Foster will be at the top of the ballot in the Aug. 19 special election in the 48th House District. The State Board of Elections used a drawing to select the Republican Party over the Democrats for ballot order in the downstate 38th Senate District, one of three empty General Assembly seats that will be filled by a special election Aug. 19. “We will use the same order in our election, as will the 90th House election,” said Arlington Registrar Linda Lindberg. Foster will be on the ballot atop Richard “Rip” Sullivan Jr. No third-party candidates filed to seek the seat. If unhappy with the two options, voters will be able to cast write-in votes, if desired. In-person-absentee voting is slated to

begin July 14, Lindberg told the Sun Gazette, with absentee ballots and, for military and overseas voters, e-mail ballots went out last week. The victor in the special election will succeed Del. Bob Brink (D-48th), who resigned June 30. The district includes portions of Arlington and McLean. The date for the special election was set by House Speaker William Howell Jr. The winner will serve through December 2015. Special-Election Contenders Agree to Two Debates: Republican David Foster and Democrat Richard “Rip” Sullivan Jr. have agreed to debate twice in the weeks leading up to the special election for the House of Delegates’ seat vacated by Bob Brink in the 48th District. The Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a debate Aug. 5 in conjunction with the Arlington Chamber of Commerce, while the Arlington campus of George Mason University will host one Aug. 11. The election is set for Aug. 19. The two candidates said they welcomed the chance to meet head-to-head. “On the most important issues facing the 48th District, there are stark contrasts between Mr. Foster’s conservative agenda and my priorities, and it is critical that voters have the opportunity to make those distinctions,” Sullivan said in a statement. “I am pleased that even with the short time frame afforded by this special election, Continued on Page 20

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By 2035, nearly 37,100 trips would be on streetcar, and 22,700 on bus as transit users— and some who now drive alone—are attracted to a modern streetcar system’s higher level of service and amenities.1

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Our View: O’Leary Deserves Community’s Thanks

An era truly came to an end July 7, as Arlington Treasurer Frank O’Leary wrapped up his lengthy tenure by submitting his resignation and heading off to retirement. The incumbent was first elected to office in 1983 – by such a narrow margin that he dubbed himself “Landslide O’Leary.” Like many of Arlington’s constitutional officers, once elected he essentially had the job for as long as he wanted it. Perhaps the defining achievement of O’Leary’s 30-and-a-half years in office was continued success in reducing the tax-delinquency rate. What once stood at nearly 9 percent has been whittled down through the years to less than one-half of a percentage point. That’s hundreds of millions of dollars through the years that otherwise might not have been collected. The treasurer’s office both offered the carrot and wielded the stick in its efforts to collect the taxes imposed on

the populace by the County Board. It has made payment options plentiful, and has worked to help those who find themselves temporarily unable to pay their taxes. But if you should try to avoid payment, watch out: The office has a variety of options available in its arsenal to collect what it is due. The treasurer’s office also has been a careful steward of the cash it has on hand, which totals hundreds of millions of dollars at any one time. O’Leary and his staff have managed to wring a little extra interest out of the limited investment options they have at their disposal. He also has built a staff that is focused on customer service and accessible to the taxpayers being served. We also would single out O’Leary’s showmanship, which included turning the annual county decal design into a community competition. (And for you naysayers, those tax decals are not relics of a bygone era but remain important enforcement tools.)

Finally, we’d praise O’Leary for standing up to county officials when the need arose. He has been critical of the government’s accumulating a huge pile of cash that it does not need, and he battled County Board members over a plan to help small Virginia jurisdictions gain a little more revenue on their investments. In each case, O’Leary’s view was the correct one. That he planned to retire 18 months before his term ended was not entirely common knowledge, but had filtered down to those who were paying attention. He has paved the way for his chief deputy, Carla de la Pava, to seamlessly slide into the position and to run for the special election that will come this fall. De la Pava appears completely ready to keep the office on track and build on the successes of the O’Leary era. From all outward appearances, the departing treasurer has left office in solid shape and ready for a new generation of leadership. It was a job well done.

Streetcar Threatens to Wipe Out Democrats Editor: As a lifelong Democrat who served as assistant to the chairman of the Democratic National Committee in 1964, I wonder: How many good Democratic candidates will be sacrificed because of the County Board Gang of Three’s devotion to the streetcar-without-a-referendum? Alan Howze, an otherwise splendid candidate, clearly lost the recent special election for County Board because of the streetcar issue. David Foster, the Republican candidate for Bob Brink’s old seat in the House of

Delegates, wants to turn the special election on Aug. 19 into a battle over the streetcar. Will our candidate Rip Sullivan lose, as Alan did, because of the streetcar? I think that’s perfectly possible. Will two highly unusual GOP victories in a row convince the Gang of Three – Jay Fisette, Mary Hynes and Walter Tejada – to call for a referendum? If Sullivan loses and the Gang of Three (aided by some state money) moves ahead on this issue, then Howze may lose again in his race for the board this fall. Will it take three consecutive GOP wins

in this deeply Democratic county to make an impression on Fisette, Hynes and Tejada? Howze could save himself by saying that he will vote for the streetcar only after it wins a referendum, but that sensible course seems doubtful. As William Jennings Bryan (a good Democrat and three-time presidential nominee) might have said: Are we going to crucify these fine candidates on Crosses of Streetcar Tracks? David North Arlington

Streetcar Commenters Should Address Own Biases Editor: As we, as a community, debate the possible Columbia Pike streetcar – pro and con – on the letters page of your newspaper, how can we keep the conversation civil? How can we avoid any possible suggestion that those against the streetcar are merely North Arlington whiners, who, with access to Metro themselves, begrudge helping their South Arlington brethren join the

transportation network? In the interest of civil discourse, the streetcar must be debated purely on its advantage or disadvantage to the community. How do we ensure that the those who write letters against the streetcar are given a sympathetic hearing for their actual ideas, and not dismissed as just selfish and grumpy? I do have one humble suggestion: letterwriters must state how long it takes to walk

from their home to fixed-line public transportation. Armed with that information, readers will be inoculated against any suggestion that the letter-writer is merely considering personal vantage, and will reasonably consider the full impact of the argument. Matthew Gillen (17-minute walk to Metro station) Arlington

Don’t Let Myopia Cloud Streetcar’s Overall Benefits Editor: When did we become so timid? This is the same country that developed the first great national-park system, won World War II and sent men to the moon. Yet building a five-mile streetcar in Arlington may be too much to tackle. Great American cities such as San Francisco and New Orleans incorporate

their light-rail systems into the very fabric of urban life. They become a defining characteristic of these places, an integral part of the experience of both tourists and residents alike. There is a reason Tennessee Williams did not write a play called “An Articulated Bus named Desire.” Everyone hates to part with hard-

earned dollars, but we make wise decisions regularly to dig deeper for better long-term value in our daily lives. A better neighborhood, more energy-efficient house, or more reliable and safe automobile are all costly decisions that pay in the long run. Let’s not be afraid to dream big again. Andrew Boyd Arlington

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She has been in office just a few days, but new Arlington Treasurer Carla de la Pava is far along in her quest to keep the job for the long haul. De la Pava has set up a campaign Web site – www.carlafortreasurer.com – and is busy with the nuts-and-bolts of campaigning. “So far, I have knocked on the doors of over 3,350 Arlington voters and raised more than $28,000,” de la Pava said in an email to supporters the day after she was sworn in July 7. “I have also been endorsed by many of Arlington’s elected officials and even more of its citizens. I ask for and would truly appreciate your support and your vote.” De la Pava, a Democrat, Arlington County Repub- served as chief lican Committee chairman deputy treasurMatt Wavro says the party er for the past has several options under six years under consideration in the trea- Treasurer Frank surer’s race. O’Leary. A special election to fill the remainder of O’Leary’s term, which runs through December 2015, is likely to be held Nov. 4. At the July 7 swearing-in ceremony, O’Leary recalled that during the (fourhour) job interview he had with de la Pava before appointing her as chief deputy, he made clear that she would need to run for the job when he opted to retire. Why? Because a new treasurer would be likely to pick his or her own chief deputy, leaving de la Pava out of a job. De la Pava’s route to Election Day most likely will be smooth. No Democratic opponents have materialized, and Republicans usually do not challenge incumbent constitutional officers. Republicans Mull Options in Treasurer’s Race: Arlington Republicans aren’t ceding the race for treasurer to Democrat

O’Leary’s Electoral Record Frank O’Leary won eight straight general elections, plus one primary, for treasurer.

1983 O’Leary (D).................. 16,857 Grotos (R)..................... 16,768

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him with a plan to run. The special election is expected to be held in conjunction with the Nov. 4 general election. De la Pava, who served as O’Leary’s chief deputy for six years and was sworn in as treasurer last week, is unlikely to have any opposition inside the Democratic ranks. Currently, all five of Arlington’s constitutional offices are held by Democrats. O’Leary was first elected treasurer in 1983, defeating Republican Dorothy Grotos for the seat vacated by Bennie Fletcher. He was unopposed in five of his subsequent seven campaigns.

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O’Leary (D).................. 28,759

1991 O’Leary (D).................. 22,381 Sincere (I)...................... 6,789

1995 O’Leary (D).................. 31,653 Write-in............................ 267

1999 O’Leary (D).................. 29,884 Write-in............................ 179

2003 O’Leary (D).................. 27,640 Write-in............................ 429

2007 Primary O’Leary (D)................... 4,191 James (D)....................... 1,501

2007 O’Leary (D).................. 23,465 Write-in............................ 639

2011 O’Leary (D).................. 29,155 Write-in............................ 532 SOURCE: County election records. Write-in votes for 1987 were not reported, and write-in votes for competitive races in 1983 and 1991 are left off.

Carla de la Pava. At least not yet. “We’re working on it,” Arlington County Republican Committee chairman Matt Wavro said of the effort to get a candidate for the special election to be held in the wake of the retirement of Democratic Treasurer Frank O’Leary. “We’ve had some interesting ideas,” said Wavro, who declined to be more specific except to say no one has directly approached

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Arlington court officials are likely to keep an eye on a new initiative in neighboring Fairfax County targeting military veterans, for possible replication. The county court system plans to inaugurate a Veterans Treatment Court, which would provide not only justice, but also treatment services. The effort would be set up within Fairfax’s General District Court, according to a report in the Fairfax Times newspaper. Fairfax is home to about 85,000 veterans, the highest concentration in the commonwealth, and about 80 veterans currently are incarcerated in the Fairfax County

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Per-Seat Costs for New School Construction Detailed SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

Arlington school officials anticipate it will cost $212,000 for each of the planned 136 new seats at an expanded Abingdon Elementary School, a figure about three times the projected $69,300-per-seat cost for the proposed, but controversial, new elementary school planned for the campus of Thomas Jefferson Middle School. County school officials outlined the projected costs in July 7 meeting with architectural and engineering firms, prior to the July 16 deadline for submission of bids on the two projects. Contracts are expected to be awarded in September. Prior to the July 7 meeting, school leaders yanked a third proposed school from consideration. They are not moving forward, for now, on building a $126 million “urban-style” middle school in western Rosslyn. The location of the new elementary school has not been finalized; School Board members have designated the Thomas Jefferson campus as their preferred location, but some neighbors have rebelled, and County Board members (who own the land) say there will be a full community process prior to moving forward. A final decision is slated for next January. If the Thomas Jefferson site is chosen, school officials aim to use funds from a proposed Nov. 4 referendum to pay the estimated $50.25 million cost of the 725-seat, 100,000-square-foot school. In a request for

proposal sent out to architectural and engineering firms, school officials hinted they are looking for a three-story or four-story building in an effort to save open space. Also expected to be included in the school bond is $28.75 million for the expansion of Abingdon, which is located in Fairlington. The expansion would increase the school’s capacity from 589 to 725 by adding 27,000 square feet. If all goes as school leaders hope, the new elementary would open at the start of the 2018-19 school year, and the addition at Abingdon would open a year earlier. If the Thomas Jefferson site is rejected as location for an new school, officials are likely to propose additions to a number of elementaries in South Arlington. Arlington voters have not turned down a school bond in three decades; two years ago, the most recent bond passed with about 80 percent of the vote. But times are changing: While the need for additional seats is acute, voters might go to the polls grumpy over the cost required to add the extra seats. As part of their recent capital-improvement plan (CIP), School Board members removed, for now, consideration of the proposed urban-style, multi-story secondary school on Wilson Boulevard in western Rosslyn. The adopted CIP leaves hanging the question of how and where school officials will house the bumper crop of elementary-school students when they inevitably move up into middle school. Budget Season Already on Horizon for

School Officials: There is no rest for the weary, the wicked and/or those who put together Arlington Public Schools’ halfbillion-dollar annual budget. Arlington Public Schools officials already have laid out a tentative schedule for developing and approving the budget that will fund school operations for the 2015-16 school year. Under the plan, the School Board will provide guidance and priorities to staff on Sept. 25, with budget forums beginning in November. Superintendent Patrick Murphy will present his budget package Feb. 19, 2015, with public hearings set for March 19 and April 23. Final adoption by the School Board is set for May 7. According to a staff report, Murphy’s budget proposal will be detailed a week earlier than usual in the process, “as the superintendent is not available the last week of February.” County residents who would like to join in and a provide input to the budgeteers will have the ability to use the school system’s online budget-balancing tool in December. The 2015-16 budget will be adopted without two of the current School Board members. Noah Simon is resigning effective Aug. 1, and Sally Baird, who did not seek re-election, will be departing no later than Dec. 31. Their successors will be picked by voters on Nov. 4. Board Members Agree to Code of Conduct for Coming Year: Arlington School Board members on July 1 agreed to abide

by a code of conduct for the coming year, one that calls on them to avoid polarization and work with each other in a “conscientious, courteous, open and trustworthy manner.” The code of conduct was inaugurated a number of years ago. Adopted 5-0, the 2014-15 version contains 14 points. Among the provisions, board members have agreed to: • Delegate authority for administration of schools to Superintendent Patrick Murphy. • Make policy only after public sessions. • Make decisions based on available facts and independent judgment, “refusing to surrender that judgment to individuals or special-interest groups.” • Abide by decisions of the board and “not address difference of opinion in a manner that would create dissention or polarization in the organization or undermine a decision of the majority of the board.” (For you grammar fiends out there: The document indeed uses “dissention” instead of “dissension” – the latter is more common in usage although the former is OK as a variant, according to Merriam-Webster.) Board members also are expected to attend board meetings “insofar as possible” and to avoid any conflict of interest or appearance of impropriety. We’ve moved to a new Web site! Find Arlington’s best local coverage at www. insidenova.com/news/arlington.

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County Board members on July 19 are expected to award $199,100 to 18 organizations and two artists as part of the government’s fiscal 2015 arts grants. The funding is being recommended by the Arlington Commission for the Arts with the support of county staff, and is in line with financial support provided in recent years. In addition, 26 organizations will be provided with non-financial support of either space or services from county staff. Individual financial grants of $5,000 each will be presented to artists Roberto Bocci and Alexander Braden. Organizations receiving grants to support administrative and programming efforts are the Arlington Artists’ Alliance ($3,949), Arlington Arts Center ($33,978), Arlington Philharmonic ($4,113), Arlington Players ($5,668), Bowen McCauley Dance ($26,715), Dominion Stage ($4,033), Educational Theatre Co. ($3,860), Encore Stage & Studio ($12,525) and Indian Dance Educators Association ($5,462) Also receiving grants will be Jane Franklin Dance ($2,861), National Chamber Ensemble ($3,373), No Rules Theatre Company ($3,154), Prelude: The Arlington Youth Orchestral Program ($3,078), Synetic Theater ($35,521), Teatro de la Luna ($14,872), UrbanArias ($7,076), Washington Balalaika Society ($5,651) and Washington Shakespeare Co. ($13,211). Organizations recommended for spaceand-services (non-financial) support are

ACW Dances, Alma Boliviana, American Century Theater, Arlingtones, BalletNova, Bangladesh Center for Community Development, Cambodian American Heritage, Carmen de Vicente Spanish Dance Academy, Centro Cultural Peru, Dance Asia, El Tayrona, Festival Argentino, First Draft at Charter Theater, Halau O ‘Aulani, Los Quetzales Mexican Dance Ensemble, Metropolitan Chorus, Old Dominion Cloggers, Opera Nova, Peter’s Alley Theatre Productions, Potomac Harmony Chorus, Prio Bangla, ProBolivan Committee, Shristee Nrittyangon, Signature Theatre, Tinkus Tiataco and Vietnamese Cultural Society of Metropolitan Washington. Farmers’ Market in Works for Arlington Mill Plaza: County Board members on July 19 are expected to approve establishment of a farmers’ market operating on the plaza outside Arlington Mill Community Center. To be overseen by the Columbia Pike Revitalization Organization, the market would operate Wednesdays from 3 to 7 p.m. County officials say they do not expect parking in the surrounding neighborhoods to be impacted, but acknowledge that some vendors may need to park on South Dinwiddie Street because some vehicles are too large to be accommodated in the Arlington Mill garage. Under a proposal by county staff, the market’s operation would be reviewed by the County Board in a year.

Before heading off for summer vacation, the Yorktown High School Band teamed up with the U.S. Army Brass Quintet to premiere an original composition commissioned to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the final voyage of the Space Shuttle Columbia. “Voyage,” composed by Bryce Owen, was commissioned through a grant from the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts. It was dedicated to the memory of Yorktown High School alumnus David Brown and fellow astronauts who died when Columbia broke up on re-entry to the atmosphere. Brown graduated from Yorktown in 1974, and in 1982 earned a medical degree from Eastern Virginia Medical School. He later joined the U.S. Navy and became a naval aviator, and in 1996 was selected by NASA for astronaut training. In 2010, Brown’s name was added to the Arlington Public Schools planetarium. “Voyage” was designed to showcase the personal characteristics of the Columbia crew: their hunger for adventure and thirst for knowledge, their unbreakable determination and their positive energy right to the journey’s

tragic end. The performance, directed by Yorktown band director, Brian Bersh, also highlighted the musical talents of the nationally-recognized U.S. Army Brass Quintet, and closed with Yorktown’s alma mater, the Irish Blessing. “This has been an incredible opportunity for our students to perform on-stage with musi-

cians of such tremendous caliber,” Bersh said. “To learn and perform an original work which so dramatically portrays the dreams and emotions surrounding Columbia’s fateful voyage, is an experience these students will always remember.” The U.S. Army Brass Quintet featured Master Sgt. Terry Bingham, Staff Sgt. Kelley Corbett,

Sgt. 1st Class Tommy Lee, Master Sgt. Matthew Niess and Staff Sgt. David Kirven. Composer Bryce Owen recently completed a master’s degree in composition at George Mason University, having earned a bachelor of arts degree in music at Virginia Tech. In 2013, Yorktown was named a GRAMMY Signature School

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semifinalist for its outstanding commitment to music education. The Yorktown Band received a Gold Rating, the Adjudicators Award and the Festival Sweepstakes Award at the 2014 Nashville Heritage Music Festival, and was named a 2014 honor band, the highest award given by the Virginia Band & Orchestra Directors Association.

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REGISTRATION OPEN FOR SENIOR OLYMPICS: Registration is now open for

the Northern Virginia Senior Olympics, which will run from Sept. 13-24 at venues across Northern Virginia. More than 50 events will be held, most broken into age and gender categories. The cost is $12, which includes entry in multiple events. For information, call (703) 228-4721 or see the Web site at www.nvso.us. STRATEGIES FOR SELLING HOMES DETAILED: Getting a house ready for the

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Youth Partnership Lauds ‘Connect with Kids’ Recipients • Javier Gil, or Don Pepito to the students at Claremont Immersion School, shares his knowledge and love of the the Spanish language and Hispanic culture and traditions with students through Adelante (Forward), a group he started at the school. As a volunteer, he reads to more than 200 children every Tuesday and organizes fun events for the whole family throughout the school year with singing, dancing and poetry. Outside of school time, he created a group for the parents of children who attend the school, guiding them on how to be more involved in their children’s studies. “He is a wonderful role model for our children and also to us as parents,” said Carmen Mendoza, who regularly participates in Adelante events with her family. • Bea Ann Phillips, director of children’s and youth choirs for the Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, builds confidence, competence and a love of music in all who study under her. Nathan Monell, whose child has been in the choir, appreciates her approach: “She meets children where they are and

The Arlington Partnership for Children, Youth and Families recently honored its spring 2014 crop of Connect With Kids Champions. Recipients are those “who have gone above and beyond to reach out and establish strong, positive mentoring relationships with young people,” the partnership said in a statement. Awards are presented twice each year. Spring recipients, with background material provided by Michael Swisher of the partnership, were: • Robert Garcia, a resource assistant at Washington-Lee High School, is the sponsor for the Latin American Student Association (LASA) at the school. He recruits new members every year, specifically seeking out those who feel excluded from the rest of the student population. He works with them to assimilate into a new culture without losing touch with their traditions. Shalma Akther, president of the LASA, said, “He taught me to achieve my dreams and that a person must be patient, hardworking and compassionate in order to achieve them.”

takes them gently forward on a journey of self-development accompanied by lots of laughter and positive regard.” She regularly coaches individual children to prepare for school programs and choral auditions. • Dave Soles and Will Smolinski are both dedicated Arlington Public Schools employees. Soles is a physical-education teacher at Williamsburg Middle School and Smolinski is a chemistry teacher at Washington-Lee High School. They were nominated for their work nurturing the Ultimate Frisbee program in Arlington, which has grown into one of the most successful in the nation. For 10 and 15 years, respectively, they have given hundreds of middle and high school kids the support and skills to develop into successful Ultimate players, but more importantly, into thriving adults. They regularly seek out kids who seem lost or disconnected – those who might otherwise drift through school unnoticed. Deborah Duffy, commissioner of the board for the Youth Ultimate League of Arlington said “traditional metrics – such

as numbers of kids playing, or championship seasons – miss the mark. Dave and Will’s measure is in the hundreds of young, responsible, dedicated citizens they have coached, with nothing more than a plastic disc, an open field and a deep passion to connect kids to the champion in themselves.” • Lourdes Rubio, the High Intensity Language Training (HILT) resource counselor at Washington-Lee High School, inspires and guides children every day and makes herself available to anyone whenever they need help or support. A group of nearly 40 students organized themselves to nominate her because of how she seeks to understand each of them, listens to them and encourages them. She has helped countless youth realize that college is within their reach, and supports them in securing scholarships to make it possible. Marsha Dale put it well when she said, “it is rare to have an educator as effective, devoted and hard-working as Ms. Rubio. She has truly made a difference in HILT students’ lives.”

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County Real Estate Sales Continue to Underwhelm It won’t go into the books as a stellar month, but the June home-sales report for Arlington proved stronger than those across much of the region, particularly in the single-family sector, where the average sales price nudged past $900,000. Home sales were down but the number of days it took homes to find buyers was lower than a year before, according to figures reported July 10 by RealEstate Business Intelligence, an arm of the local multiple-listing service. A total of 283 properties went to closing last month across the county, down 9.6 percent from the 313 transactions in June 2013.

The average sales price of $650,717 was up 4.2 percent from $624,770. That increase, however, was exclusively in one segment of the market: • The average sales price of single-family homes was up 4.6 percent to $908,056. • The average sales price of attached homes, such as townhouses and rowhouses, was down 4.4 percent to $469,339. • The average sales price of condominiums was down 9.2 percent to $413,648. The median sales price of all homes that sold during the month was $575,000, up 7.5 percent. The median is the point at which half of homes sell for more, half for less. Total sales volume for June was $184.2

million, down 5.2 percent from $195.6 million a year ago. Homes that went to closing in June spent an average of 25 days between listing and ratified sales contract, an improvement from 27 days a year before. They garnered 98.7 percent of original list price, unchanged from a year before. Of homes that sold in June, conventional mortgages were the method of financing the transaction in 208 cases, followed by cash (40), VA-backed loans (21) and FHAbacked mortgages (10). The number of active listings on the market during the month stood at 591, an increase of 38.1 percent from a year before,

while the number of homes coming onto the market during the month was up 12.7 percent from a year ago. More than half (127 of 222) single-family homes on the market at the end of June were listed at more than $1 million. Where is the market headed? The softness of recent months appears likely to continue, as the number of overall pending sales and new pending sales were lower than a year ago. Figures represent most, but not all, homes on the market. All figures are preliminary, and are subject to revision. – A Staff Report

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bonus, and the walk-in pantry provides copious space. Off the kitchen is the morning room, a large spot with astounding vistas of the golf course and beyond. The family room occupies the central-back portion of the main level, with a lovely gas fireplace and built-ins, plus access to the walk-out deck. The study, which rounds out the main level, is a charmer of a space, and from there we are whooshed to the screened porch adjacent to the deck, providing allseason living with more of those astounding views. The owner’s retreat is the centerpiece of the upper level. A large bedroom area, showstopper closets and a sumptuous master bath add up to an extraordinary living area, accessed via a private alcove for entry. Four additional en-suite bedrooms can be found on the upper level, as can a delightful library loft, perfect for a multitude of uses. An additional world of delight can be found on the walk-out lower level, starting with the spacious-and-gracious recreation room with wet bar and gas fireplace. From here, you have access to the patio. An exercise room, a wine room, sitting area and billiards area also can be found on the lower level, as can a guest suite with its own access to the patio area. Our featured property is the creative child of a team of owners, three of whom – Chrissy O’Donnell, Tommy Avent and

Julia Avent – are with ReMax by Invitation. All have decades of experience in construction and remodeling, all live in Arlington, and they have worked with the builder and designer/landscaper to design a showplace property in a serene locale that provides views as far as Washington National Cathedral. This new home awaits its first owner to provide a personal stamp of approval on this stunning property that is designed to stand the test of time. Articles are prepared by the Sun Gazette’s real estate advertising department on behalf of clients. For information on the home, contact the listing agent. For information on having a house reviewed, contact the Sun Gazette’s real estate advertising department at (703) 738-2520.

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Our summertime quest for stylish architecture in a marvelous locale this week takes us to the 12th tee at Washington Golf & Country Club, where an extraordinary home, situated on nearly a half-acre of verdant, professionally designed land, soon will await our inspection. Featuring a New England/Nantucket style, the cedar exterior showcases a welcoming ambiance, while the interior floor plan showcases the amazing views. Constructed by Cottage Street Custom Homes, a firm noted for its attention to detail, with the work of designer/landscaper Leigh Greener adding to the exceptionality, this cul-de-sac home is new construction that pays homage to the past, while providing a warm and stylish welcome to all who enter. The property currently is under construction, and will be listed by Julia Avent, Tommy Avent and Chrissy O’Donnell of Re/Max by Invitation. Attention to detail is found throughout, whether it be the 10-foot ceilings on all levels, the oversized mouldings, the sixinch wood flooring or the lighted stairs that lead you down to the lower portion of the lot. The home’s design showcases openness and versatility. A welcome on the covered porch is our introduction to the home, and as we are ushered inside to peruse the surroundings, note how the mix of classic and contemporary works just right. Room sizes are proportionate and inviting without being overpowering, and elegance is found around every turn. The foyer is our first stop, and from here, we see the formal living room to our immediate right (it features walk-out access to the front porch). The dining room is to our left, with a butler’s pantry for added convenience. Perhaps no single room has seen so much transformation through the years in American home design than the kitchen, and in our featured property, you have the benefit of all that experience. The space is large and gracious, and has all the accoutrements desired by the serious chef. A center island is an added

Contemporary design with an Asian flair – especially in bathrooms – are gaining in popularity, but creating an Asian-inspired bathroom takes an understanding of several different styles and their distinct characteristics to achieve the result you want, according the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI). Sol Quintana Wagoner, senior interior designer for Jackson Design and Remodeling in San Diego, says there are many ways bathrooms can be remodeled to blend an Asian feel into more traditional motifs. Jackson Design won a 2014 National CotY Award for an Asian-style bath under $30,000 where the homeowners wanted to make a memorable, dramatic statement in their contemporary-style home. The project featured a wall of tile in deep hues of ebony, gold and dark brown to create an earthy backdrop illuminated by gold leaf lighting. The lights use a cable system with weights to adjust the height and are a functional solution with an Asian heritage. A curved mirror framed in a rustic wood hangs above an arced onyx sink that glows on top of the free-standing vanity with Shoji-style doors. Light is brought in through a fixed window with obscure glass as well as a simple black entry pocket door fitted with Shoji-style panels. “We find that clients requesting Asian-inspired designs for their remodel often have acquired an affinity for Asian aesthetics during their travels or while building their collections of art and objects. They want to live with a visual expression of that affinity in their daily lives, surrounded by beautiful design in their homes” Quintana Wagoner said. While trying to plan for Asian-style interiors, balance is often the key defining aspect. In addition to finding the right harmony of not just the colors, it’s important to use different textures and elements. Light and water play a prominent design element in a Japanese-style master bath suite created by Foxcraft Design Group in Falls Church, that is filled with calm and tranquility. The project, which won a National CotY in the Residential Bath over $60,000 category, has a large open curbless shower that lets light flood in from the window and skylight. A recent profile study of its 7,000 member companies of NAHB revealed that 81 percent of projects are upgrades to existing bathrooms.

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Arlington Notes ARLINGTON INDEPENDENT MEDIA PICKS UP NATIONAL AWARD: Arlington

Independent Media (AIM) won the Overall Excellence in Public Access Award in the 2014 Hometown Media competition, marking the ninth time in 24 years that the local organization has won the award. AIM supplants Cambridge Community Television of Cambridge, Mass., as the record-holder. The award will be presented on Aug. 7 during the Alliance for Community Media and National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture National Conference in Philadelphia. Presented by the Alliance for Community Media, the Hometown Media Awards, recognize and honor community media and local cable programs that are first distributed on public, educational and governmental access channels. Awards are presented to creative programs that address community needs, develop diverse community involvement, challenge conventional commercial-television formats, and move viewers to experience media in a different way. “We are pleased and honored to win this award, which recognizes the outstanding work of our staff and volunteers,” AIM executive director Paul LeValley said. “It is especially gratifying in a year when major audio capabilities will be added to our facility and the FCC has granted us a permit to construct a low-power FM station,” LeValley said. “Not only was last year’s work judged to be the best in the country, but next year is looking even brighter.” AIM has served the Arlington community as an important source of locally produced independent news, information and entertainment for more than 30 years. In that time, it has televised thousands of programs produced by individual members and area organizations. Programming is seen on Comcast Channel 69 and Verizon Channel 38 as well as on a live stream at www.arlingtonmedia.org. LEADERSHIP ARLINGTON TAPS NEW BOARD CHAIR: Brian Scull, director of

commercial development for the Shooshan Co., has been named chairman of the Leadership Arlington board of regents for the year beginning July 1. Scull completed the Leadership Arlington Signature Program in 2009, and his “commitment to the community is evident through his membership in and service to numerous area organizations,” Leadership Arlington officials said. “Brian is a perfect leader to head Leadership Arlington’s board this year as we continue to serve as the region’s premier leadership organization,” said Betsy Frantz, president and CEO of Leadership Arlington. “Thanks to Brian and the other visionary leaders that make up our board, we are looking forward to the ongoing impact in the community that their leadership encourages.” Tim Hughes (Class of 2006), an attorney with Bean, Kinney & Korman, was elected chair-elect. New board members for 2014-15 are Sheriff Beth Arthur (2001); Mike Richardson, Chain Bridge Bank (2013); Karen Rosales, Arlington Community Federal Credit Union (2013). For information on Leadership Arling-

Kevin Shooshan and Susan Anderson of NextGenNow present a donation to Dan Vivarelli of the Reading Connection. The $5,000 donation will support efforts to keep students engaged with reading over the summer months.

ton’s programs, see the Web site at www. leadershiparlington.org. YOUNG-PROFESSIONALS GROUP SUPPORTS READING INITIATIVE: Next-

GenNow, the Arlington Community Foundation’s initiative to engage young professionals in philanthropy, awarded its inaugural grant of $5,000 to the Reading Connection’s summer reading program for underprivileged children, We Are Readers. The donation was presented to Dan Vivarelli, a member of the Reading Connection’s board, by NextGenNow co-chairs Kevin Shooshan of The Shooshan Co. and Susan Anderson of the County Treasurer’s Office at a NextGenNow June 24 happyhour event at Whitlow’s on Wilson. NextGenNow is a group of more than 50 young professionals who combine their resources to maximize their impact in the community, coordinating group volunteer opportunities and networking events for members. Members of NextGenNow pool their giving in a charitable fund and earlier this year voted to select children and families as the fund’s focus for the inaugural grant. More than 20 nonprofits submitted applications for the inaugural grant, which were reviewed over several weeks by volunteers from NextGenNow. They chose to support the We Are Readers program in part because of the lasting benefit that improved reading skills provide for the hundreds of at-risk children in this program. “The Arlington Community Foundation has long been a proud supporter of literacy initiatives all across the county,” said Wanda Pierce, the foundation’s executive director. “That NextGenNow members chose to support We Are Readers out of so many worthy proposals speaks to the importance of providing all young children with equal access to this critical skill.” For information on the initiative, see the Web site at www.ngnarlington.org. EXHIBITION LOOKS AT LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY: “Yosemite and Beyond:

Color Landscape Photography by Robin Kent” will be on display at Cherrydale Library, 2190 Military Road, through Oct. 6. The exhibition will be on view during regular gallery hours. YOUR ITEMS ARE WELCOMED: The

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FREE CLINIC’S PALLESEN TO RETIRE AT YEAR’S END: The Arlington Free

Clinic will undertake a search in coming months to find a successor to executive director Nancy Pallesen, who has been with the nonprofit organization from its beginnings in the early 1990s. “I am truly grateful for having had the opportunity to meet so many truly wonderful people,” Pallesen said in a July 9 letter to the community. “My retirement only means that the leadership and staff position will change. Our mission and service for the Arlington community will not.” Founded more than 20 years ago by volunteers who provided medical care for those in need out of a county middle school, the Arlington Free Clinic has grown to its own facility in the Columbia Pike neighborhood. Pallesen, once the only full-time staff member, now oversees a staff of 15 full-time and 16 part-time employees, plus a roster of more than 500 volunteers and an annual budget of $6.5 million. A job description posted by the clinic said the organization is looking for someone who exhibits a deep understanding of, and commitment to, its mission and patients, “a strong, visionary leader and manager who inspires confidence, motivates others and adapts easily to constantly changing situations.” The recruitment period runs through Aug. 3, with the goal of having a new executive director on board by December to provide a transition period before Pallesen’s retirement at the end of the year. REP. MORAN HONORED FOR COMMITMENT TO ANIMAL-PROTECTION ISSUES: U.S. Rep. Jim Moran (D-8th) was

one of two members of Congress honored July 18 by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) at the third annual “Paws for Celebration” event honoring shelter animals and rescue organizations. Moran and Rep. John Campbell (RCalif.) were saluted for their leadership as co-chairs of the Congressional Animal Protection Caucus. “Reps. Moran and Campbell have worked tirelessly to raise awareness of animal-welfare issues in Congress,” said Nancy Perry, senior vice president of government relations for the ASPCA. “Their perseverance and commitment to protect animals has earned them the respect and gratitude of all who strive for a more humane world.”

County Police Department is seeking students ages 8 to 12 who attend county schools to participate in the inaugural “chief for the day contest,” and have set a deadline of July 21 for nominations. Those seeking to be selected will write a one-page essay on the topic, “What does it

mean to be a police officer?” The youngster selected will be picked up by a patrol car at his or her house on Aug. 5 and driven to the police department to spend the day in “fun-filled activities,” police said. The winner will have the chance to tour the police department, have lunch with Chief Douglas Scott and participate in hands-on police activities. Nominations – including the essay along with the student’s name, age, address, phone number and school – can be sent to Jessica Grisler by e-mail at jgrisler@arlingtonva. us. For information, call Dustin Sternbeck at (703) 228-4331 or e-mail dsternbeck@ arlingtonva.us. COMMUNITY FOUNDATION LOOKING FOR NOMINEES: The Arlington Commu-

nity Foundation is accepting nominations for its 2014 William T. Newman Jr. Spirit of Community Award. The award, which is presented to an individual who has demonstrated exceptional leadership in the Arlington community, has been presented since 1993. It is named in honor of Circuit Court Chief Judge William Newman Jr., who led the effort to found the organization in 1991. Nominations will be accepted through July 25. A nomination form can be found on the Web site at www.arlcf.org. The award will be presented at the annual luncheon on Nov. 12. Previous recipients have included Preston Caruthers, Judy Connally, Karen Darner, Rich Doud, Meg Tuccillo, Judge William Varoutsos and Eric Schaeffer.

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Speaker” series continues on Monday, July 21 at 3 p.m. at Central Library with a discussion of “Peacemaking in the 21st Century – the Bosnian Spring: Understanding the Revolution We’ve Been Missing.” Speaker Jacquelyn Greiff is executive director of the Center for Peacemaking Practice at George Mason University. For information, call (703) 228-2144.

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Housing Continued from Page 1 newer construction so, from that perspective, it is not surprising.” Almost 25 percent of single-family homes on the market in Arlington these days represent new construction, with list prices ranging from $1.1 million to $2.5 million, said Dean Yeonas of Yeonas and Shafran Real Estate. The high cost of lots encourages, per-

Streetcar Continued from Page 1 one of two pro-streetcar board members (Walter Tejada and Mary Hynes) whose seats go to voters in November 2015. That hope rests, at least in part, on the re-election this November of anti-streetcar independent John Vihstadt to the seat he won in an April special election. Currently, the board is split 3-2 on the streetcar, with Hynes, Tejada and Jay Fisette in favor, Vihstadt and Libby Garvey opposed. Hynes and Tejada have not indicated whether they will seek re-election. But if an anti-streetcar County Board majority materializes, it could either stop the project dead, or find a way to hold the community referendum that Fisette, Hynes and Tejada have blocked. Until then, “it’s Libby and I against the troika,” chuckled Vihstadt, “and the county troika is racing against the clock.” County staff acknowledge that getting to the construction phase may take some time. “Based on the traditional design-bidbuild method, construction would begin

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we will be able to discuss the issues and candidate qualifications for this important position,” Foster said in a statement. Two Independents Fall Short of Ballot Access: It was a case of so-close-andyet-so-far for two independent candidates seeking to gain ballot access in local congressional races. Mark Gibson, who hoped to vie for the

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haps requires, builders to think bigger and bolder. “With lot prices increasing, a builder needs to build the maximum square footage they can,” said Casey Samson of Samson Properties. “It costs them $100 per square foot to build and sells for $340 per square foot – a $240 profit for every square foot.” Yeonas said he expects the trend toward seven-figure sales prices to continue as long as the market remains relatively strong. “The price of land is increasing, there are more builders than lots to supply them, and there are more buyers for well-executed

and properly-finished/responsibly-priced homes than there is a supply to sell,” he said. “Arlington continues to be a desired place to live for obvious reasons of schools, community and geography.” It’s not just new homes that have seen appreciation. One local resident noted that she bought her Yorktown-area, post-war brick home in the early 1980s for just over $100,000. A neighbor’s home recently sold for more than $700,000. As with all things real estate, geography is destiny. In ZIP code 22207, fully 75 percent of detached homes on the market at

the end of June were listed at $1 million or more, according to Real Estate Business Intelligence. Further south, in 22204, only 10 percent were. Countywide, the average sales price in June for single-family homes was $908,056, up 5.6 percent from the average price a year before. Jack Shafran of Yeonas and Shafran said he doesn’t see the trend of higher prices abating. “This will continue unless the economy gets worse or interest rates rise,” he said.

in spring 2018 and revenue service would begin in spring 2020,” said Eric Balliet, a spokesman for the Arlington government’s Department of Environmental Services. But Balliet dangled other possibilities, saying the counties could “choose another method, such as combining final design and construction work in a single contract, or exploring potential public-private partnerships.” Parsons Transportation Group, which recently was retained to provide programmanagement services for the project, “is currently assessing these options, which could further reduce project costs and help deliver the streetcar sooner,” Balliet said. In a letter to Arlington and Fairfax officials released July 11, Virginia Transportation Secretary Aubrey Layne committed to increasing the state’s share of the streetcar project by up to $65 million. While Arlington and Fairfax pro-streetcar officials hailed the move – “great news!” said Fisette – the commitment appears far from ironclad. “The actual amount and timing of these funds will be subject to further refinement,” Layne noted in the letter. Funding could depend on a host of factors related to the streetcar, whose current price estimate of $333 million is down

slightly due to both the anticipated quicker turnaround and a change in the estimated inflation rate. Arlington officials, who are set to approve the county’s updated capital-improvement plan this Saturday, are likely to delay a number of other projects to free up funds, and could seek more funding from the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission to cover shortfalls. Garvey was dismissive of the reaction of pro-streetcar forces to Layne’s comments. “If you read the letter from the Secretary carefully, it really promises nothing beyond working with Arlington and Fairfax,” she said. “The money amounts are ‘up to.’ In my reading, that means any amount down to a penny and ‘up to’ said amount,” Garvey said. “That’s not an assurance one can take to the bank, in my experience.” Not surprisingly, Fisette saw it differently. Layne’s pronouncement, he said, “brings funding certainty” that “significantly boosts” the ability to build the project quicker. The decision not to seek federal funds is yet another twist for the project. Arlington and Fairfax officials initially sought to have the project funded through the Feder-

al Transit Administration’s “Small Starts” program, but were rebuffed when federal officials concluded (correctly, as it turned out) that the project cost would exceed the $250 million maximum for that funding pot. Officials then wavered, not knowing whether to apply for federal funds under a different program or go it alone. The July 11 announcement seems to answer that question. Arlington has committed to paying 80 percent of the local share of the project, with Fairfax picking up the rest. Arlington officials plan to use revenue from the 12.5cents-per-$100 tax surcharge on commercial property to cover much of the cost. The Columbia Pike streetcar project is one of two planned in Arlington; it will connect at Pentagon City to a streetcar line slated to serve Crystal City. All 10 members of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors are up for election in November 2015, and while several of the board’s Republicans oppose the streetcar project, it has engendered little discussion or controversy there. Fairfax officials aim to use the streetcar to help revitalize the Baileys Crossroads and Skyline areas of the county.

student scholarships, sports programs at local schools and repair efforts at Lomax A.M.E. Zion Church. Cooper in 1993 was the first recipient of what is now called the William Newman Jr. Spirit of Community Award, bestowed by the Arlington Community Foundation. Among other accolades, Cooper last year received a William Brittain Jr. Community Appreciation Award from the Arlington

branch of the NAACP. She also was active in United Way of the National Capital Area. Cooper was living in Alexandria at the time of her death. According to her sister Dorise Kenney, commenting on the Legacy.com site, she remained active. “We had so much fun in her last days,” Kenney said. “We took her across country

– a road trip – we stopped at every state and took a picture with Joan next to the sign. She really enjoyed that so much. I will really miss her, but she is in my heart and memories.” Cooper is survived by her siblings Lloyd (Buddy) Cooper, Iris McElroy, Dorise Kenney and Doris Cooper, as well as a host of grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

11th Congressional District seat of U.S. Rep. Gerald Connolly, fell 43 signatures short of the 1,000 required. “We had a small, dedicated group of community volunteers collecting ballot petition signatures, but it just wasn’t enough,” Gibson said in press release July 11. Gibson’s campaign submitted 1,259 signatures to election officials, but only 957 were verified as coming from registered voters in the 11th District. Gibson ran for the seat in 2012, finishing third in a field of six with 1.2 percent of the vote. He said he does not plan to run again,

but does want to work to make ballot access easier for independent candidates. James Shear, an independent aiming to qualify for the ballot in the 8th District, fell 62 signatures short. According to Arlington Registrar Linda Lindberg, Shear submitted 1,065 signatures, but only 938 could be verified. The 8th District currently is occupied by Democrat Jim Moran, who is retiring. Both the 8th and the 11th Districts are seen as safe Democratic seats. Greens’ Picnic to Feature Traditional Fare, Classic Rock: The Arlington Greens’

summer picnic, to be held on Sunday, July 20 from 1 to 5 p.m. at Potomac Overlook Regional Park, will feature the music of the local classic-rock band Still Standing. The event will feature hamburgers, vegan burgers, soft drinks and dessert; those attending are encouraged to bring a salad or other food to share. “Join us for some fun, classic-rock music and good conversation,” the party said. Potomac Overlook Regional Park is located at 2805 North Marcey Road. For information on the event, see the Web site at www.greensofarlington.org.

Sales of Va. Homes Post Drop in May

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Sales of existing homes across Virginia posted a double-digit dip in May compared to a year before, with state real estate leaders and analysts suggesting the market may have entered an era where sales growth will be modest at best. A total of 9,387 residential properties went to closing during the month, according to figures reported by the Virginia Association of Realtors (VAR). That’s down 10.5 percent from the 10,483 transactions reported in May 2013, and just 3.6 percent higher than the 9,064 units that moved in May 2012. “We conclude that market participants are feeling conservative and that Virginia may have settled into a slow-and-steady growth trajectory,” noted the Virginia Center for Housing Research at Virginia Tech, which provides analysis for VAR. “The confidence exhibited by market participants in the spring and summer of 2013 may have been a one-time attempt to act on plans made before the recession and take advantage of the financial incentives intended to aid the market recovery,” analysts said. Consumers now, they conclude, are “being cautious.” The median sales price of all homes that sold during the month statewide was $265,000, down 1.1 percent from $268,000 a year before, which to analysts “indicate a balanced market, but relatively slow growth.” The lower sales and declining median price drove total sales volume for the month down 12.2 percent to $3.06 billion. One good sign: The number of days between listing and ratified sales contract for homes that sold in May stood at 72, an improvement from 73 days a year ago and below the 84 days required two years ago. The average 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage-interest rate for homes purchased in May was 4.19 percent, according to Freddie Mac, down from 4.34 percent a year before. Analysts said the change “was not significant enough to have a discernible effect on the market.” Complete data can be found at www. varealtor.com/homesales. The news confirmed general views that the state and national homes market remains soft. Housing activity was sub-par in the first quarter of this year, dampened in part by severe weather patterns, but an uptrend is expected with healthy underlying demand over the balance of the year and through 2015, according to presentations at a recent residential real estate forum. Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist, said the U.S. population has been growing steadily, but job creation has not. “When you look at the jobs-to-population ratio, the current period is weaker than it was from the late 1990s through 2007,” he said. Despite a large pent-up demand from years of below-normal home sales, inventory constraints and tight credit conditions continue to impede the market, in combination with strongly rising home prices and higher mortgage interest rates.

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Schools & Military n Sophie-Helen Kiendl of Arlington earned a bachelor of arts degree during recent commencement exercises at Ohio Wesleyan University. n Ashley Hadley, a 2013 graduate of Washington-Lee High School, has been named to the dean’s list for her freshman year at Radford University.

Haley Oleynik, the daughter of Ronald and Nancie Oleynik of Arlington and a graduate of H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program, and Emma Brown, the daughter of Thad Brown of Arlington and Kathryn Brown of Washington, D.C., and a graduate of St. Stephens & St. Agnes School, have been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Colby College.

commitment to her community. Eichner, who will attend the University of Virginia, participated in the Helping Hands Club and was president of the TriM music honor society and vice president of the Pro-Life Club at Bishop O’Connell, and volunteered to provide child care to families of American service members serving in Iraq. She also was captain of the varsity track team.

n Madison Lane, the daughter of George and Stephanie Lane of Arlington and a graduate of Washington-Lee High School, has been elected to membership in the Eta Sigma Phi Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies Honor Society and the Alpha Psi Omega Theatre Honor Society at Bucknell University. n Katrina Eichner, a 2014 graduate of Bishop O’Connell High School, has been named recipient of the Dolores Brooks Scholarship from the New Providence Republican Women’s Club. The scholarship is presented annual to a student in the local area who has demonstrated both academic achievement and

n Michele Del Gallo Castner, a graduate

of Washington-Lee High School, recently was named recipient of the Alton L. Taylor Leadership Award by the University of Virginia chapter of the Phi Delta Kappa education leadership society. Castner is principal at Agnor-Hurt Elementary School in Albemarle County. Each year, nominations for awards are received from educators in Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene and Nelson counties and the city of Charlottesville. In a note to parents on her school’s Web site, Del Gallo Castner said it had been an excellent school year. “We are so thankful for the children that we have the privilege of working with each and every day they are in school,” she wrote.. “Each of them brings joy to our hearts.” “Of the many highlights to celebrate this year we are most excited about the work that has taken place with the International Portal,” Del Gallo Castner wrote. “Unlike filmstrips and video streaming, the International Portal allows the children to in-

teract in real-time with educators, authors and expert professionals across the country and around the world through the use of advanced communication technology.” Using technology to create, problemsolve, communicate and connect with the world around us is the world that the children will be living in for decades to come,” she wrote. “Children across the school are using technology to imagine and create the future. n Boy Scout Troop 111 this month celebrates 75 years of affiliation with St. Agnes Catholic Church, and to mark the event, the troop is soliciting artifacts and memories about the troop, its leaders and its past activities. Information and recollections can be emailed to troop111history@yahoo.com. The troop is hosting a 75th-anniversary celebration on Aug. 9 at Edward Douglass White Knights of Columbus. For information on the history of the troop, see the Web site at www.troop111.org. n The Nauck Community Services Cen-

ter is seeking donations to provide school supplies for students in need for the coming school year. A donation of $40 is enough to fund a child’s supplies for the start of the school year, and organizers are hoping to surpass last year’s effort, which provided support for 35 youth. Checks can be delivered to the services center at 2229 South Shirlington Road, or

individuals can donate via PayPal at www. bajcdc.org/donate. For information, call (703) 229-5650 or e-mail info@bajcdc.org. n Space of Her Own, an initiative that works to transform the lives of fifth-grade girls by pairing them with local professional women for a year-long structured-mentoring program, is expanding to Arlington. Participants will meet Thursday evenings from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Hoffman-Boston Elementary School throughout the school year to enjoy dinner, followed by a ceative-arts program. An orientation program for prospective mentors will be held on Thursday, July 24 at 5:30 p.m. at the school. For information, see the Web site at www.eventbrite.com/o/ soho-space-of-her-own-2276453403. n The Drew After School Choir earned a Superior rating and was awarded two trophies and a medal at the Busch Gardens Music in the Parks Festival. The group also won Best Overall Elementary Choir and Best Overall Solo Performance (Lynn Loftus). The choir is under the direction of teachers Jesse Williams and Kathryn Buell. n The Air Force Junior ROTC Cadet Corps at Arlington Career Center has earned the Distinguished Unit Award from the U.S. Air Force. It is the highest award a Junior ROTC unit can obtain in a noninspection year.

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Showdown Looms for NVSL Title

Teeing Off

Same Teams Yet Again to Decide Division 1’s Finest

Ready? It’s happening again. In what has become a long-standing annual showdown, the Chesterbrook Tiger Sharks and Overlee Flying Fish meet yet another time to determine the Northern Virginia Swimming League’s Division 1 champion.

Overlee Faces Off With Chesterbrook

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The Overlee Flying Fish and Donaldson Run Thunderbolts improved to 4-0 with July 12 victories in week four of Virginia SWIMMING Northern Swimming League action, and now swim for outright division championships in the final week of action on July 19. Overlee topped the visiting Tuckahoe Tigers, 247-173, in Division 1 and Donaldson Run defeated host Lee-Graham, 231-183, in Division 3. Chesterbrook and Overlee are tied for first in Division 1. Those teams meet July 19. Chesterbrook defeated Overlee to win the title the past two years, as both entered the final meet with 4-0 marks. Donaldson Run is the outright leader in Division 3 and is assured of at least a tie for the title. The Dominion Hills Warriors (3-1) are tied for first in Division 9. In Donaldson Run’s win, double winners were Charlie Greenwood, T.J. Hutchison, Ella Rigoli, Audrey Engel, Matthew Vance, Huck Browne, Emily Brooks and Ellie Belilos. Single winners were Charlie Longnecker, William Sloan, Continued on Page 24

Top: Overlee’s Suzanne Dolan makes the turn for home during the girls 15-18 breaststroke race PHOTOS BY DAVE FACINOLI July 12. Above: Overlee’s Brady Almand swims the breaststorke.

Wakefield Chooses Coach with Arlington Ties DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

It’s a program that could be on its way up and is not that far away.” Ruck takes over a Wakefield program that hasn’t won many games in recent years. The Warriors won just twice this past spring and were winless in 2013. The new coach will have former T.C. Williams High School head coach Jim Blair as one of his assistants. Blair teaches at Thomas Jefferson Middle School, also a feeder into Wakefield. “With the two of us, we’ll know a lot of the talent that is coming and we’ll know those players already,” Ruck said. The head high school baseball position will be Ruck’s fourth. His first was in Maryland at Einstein in Kensington. He took over a struggling team and helped the squad rebuild and play at a competitive level.

Ruck then was the head coach at Walsingham Academy in Williamsburg for a couple of seasons. The new coach thanked Wakefield director of student activities Noel Deskins for giving him the chance to coach at the school. “Noel wants Wakefield baseball to be a successful program. She is on board with the things I want to do,” Ruck said. Ruck hopes to start a Wakefield fall team in the coming weeks. As Yorktown’s coach, Ruck’s 2012 team broke the single-season school record for wins with 21 wins. His Patriots won two National District tournament championships and three regular-season titles, and Ruck twice was named National District Coach of the Year.

This year’s final regular-season tilt is Saturday, July 19 at 9 a.m. at Chesterbrook in McLean. Arrive early: Parking will be an issue, as will premium pool-side space and access for fans. Each team enters the clash with perfect 4-0 records, as was the case the past six years when the squads also met in the season finale to determine the division’s best. Chesterbrook is the twotime defending champ and won in 2010 as well. Overlee won titles in 2011 and four in a row from 2006 to 2009. The last year neither won the Division 1 crown was in 2005. The last time one didn’t finish first or second was in 1999, when the Tiger Sharks competed in Division 2 and won that title. Other than those two blemishes, it’s been total recent domination by the summer rivals, separated by just a few miles. Actually, that domination is even more dated. Overlee has won 27 NVSL Division 1 championships in its pool history, with 10 seconds. Chesterbrook has eight Division 1 crowns and has been the bridesmaid six times. No other summer sports teams have enjoyed such local domination during that same time, other than maybe the various Vienna Little League baseball teams, or the girls softball squads from McLean Little League. So who wins this Saturday’s big swimming splashdown? Will the Tiger Sharks barely nip the Fish again as they did the past two summers – winning by a slim two points in 2013 and just three the year before that? Based on scores from this season’s previous four meets, Chesterbrook is the favorite for a three-peat. But past performances never really account for what might occur during the heat of a big meet like Saturday’s, or how the swimmers hold up under the pressure they’ll face. Should be close again, likely won by the margin of a small shark bite.

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Mike Ruck, who coached the Yorktown High School varsity baseball team the last five seasons, has been named the new head coach of the Wakefield Warriors. Ruck stepped down from Yorktown after this past BASEBALL season and said he had an interest in the Wakefield position, which opened when longtime Warriors’ coach George Baker resigned. Ruck teaches at Gunston Middle School, which is a feeder school of Wakefield. “I feel really good about the Wakefield job,” Ruck said. “Wakefield is a program where I see a lot of potential and talent. It’s going to take some time and work.

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High School Roundup ALL-STATE BOYS SOCCER SELECTIONS: Two Wash-

The award was renamed in 2007 to honor the memory of Claudia Dodson, a VHSL Assistant Director from 1971 to 2002. She died in 2007.

ington-Lee High School boys soccer players and one from Yorktown were Virginia High School League firstteam Group 6A All-State selections. Sophomore forward Maycol Nunez, who scored 37 goals and had 12 assists this past spring, and senior defender Jacob Campbell were the selections from Washington-Lee. The players helped the Generals finish second in both the 6A North Region and Group 6A state tournaments, losing to T.C. Williams in both games. Washington-Lee finished with a 19-2-3 record and won the Liberty Conference 6 tournament. The state tournament appearance was the first for W-L. Yorktown’s all-state selection was senior midfielder Joe McCreary, who scored a handful of goals this past spring and had a half-dozen assists. He helped Yorktown finish 11-4-1. WASHINGTON-LEE RECEIVES VHSL AWARD: The Vir-

ginia High School League awarded Washington-Lee High School a 2014 Claudia Dodson VHSL Sportsmanship, Ethics and Integrity Award. The school is one of 45 Virginia high schools to receive the recognition. The award acknowledges member schools that have established policies and procedures that make sportsmanship a priority and an expectation within the school and community. “I am thrilled that Washington-Lee students and staff are being recognized for this outstanding achievement,” W-L principal Gregg Robertson said. “The Generals had a banner year in sports – school records bro-

GENERALS WIN WESTFIELD FOOTBALL TOUCH TITLE:

Yorktown High School soccer player Joe McCreary was chosen PHOTO BY DEB KOLT to the boys 6A all-state team.

ken, district, conference and regional championships, and individual athletes and teams qualifying for state tournaments. Our teachers and coaches are continuously emphasizing pride and integrity in the classroom and on the playing field. I am proud that their efforts are being recognized.” Selection is based on a self-assessment checklist of 50 points relating to administration, coaches, studentathletes, cheerleaders, performance groups, student support, parents and spectators.

With a 5-0 playoff record, including a 27-25 win over the Madison Warhawks in the championship game, the Washington-Lee Generals won the Westfield Bulldog Classic on June 22. Washington-Lee made a two-point conversion for the winning points. Overall, Washington-Lee was 6-2 in the one-day touch football tournament. The Generals defeated Hayfield in the semifinals. Washington-Lee got hot in the playoff round after going just 1-2 in pool play. “By the end the guys were running on fumes,” W-L head coach Josh Shapiro said. The Generals were led by the passing of quarterback Ronnie Fecso and the receiving of Bled Aliu, Daquay Harris and Quinn Parks. “He made a lot of good throws,” Shapiro said in regard to Fecso. Shapiro said the W-L touch team didn’t win a game during its previous competition at the University of Maryland a day earlier. “Go figure. We didn’t win that day there, and we shouldn’t have,” Shapiro said. “The next day we played much better and got hot.” Washington-Lee opens the 2014 fall high school season on Saturday night, Sept. 6 at 7:30 p.m. against the McLean Highlanders in a non-conference contest in Arlington.

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Lily Hendery, Hannah Ford, Drew Harker, Rachel Conley, Jack Tsuchitani and Stasi Gustafson. Earlier last week, Donaldson Run won the Division 3 relay carnival. The boys 18-under freestyle mixed-age relay of Vance, Hutchison, John Ford and Bryan Meade broke a long-standing team record with a new time of 1:58:06. The old time was 1:58:70 set in 1978. In Overlee’s win, double winners were Jonathan Day, Ryan Baker and Suzanne Dolan. Day set a pool record in the boys 13-14 backstroke (29.81). Baker set a mark in the 15-18 boys back (26.40). Single winners were John Aldinger, Kate Bailey, David Emson, Christopher Kinsella, Paul Kinsella, Alexis Lee, Michaela Morrison, Lauren Neuman, Brenna Neuman, Kayle Park, Nick Pasternak, Mary Kate Reicherter, Ellie Ridgeway, Cole Woods and Sophie Yoder. Overlee broke numerous team records in winning the Division 1 relay carnival earlier last week. n In other July 12 NVSL action, the Arlington Forest Tigers (2-2) defeated host Rolling Forest, 244-176, and the Dominion Hills Warriors (3-1) outscored visiting Fox Mill Estates, 234-186, in Division 9. Dominion Hills and Kent Gardens are tied for first in Division 9. For Arlington Forest in its win, the Tigers achieved 24 personal bests, including 7-year old Clarisa Johnson, who dropped more than a second to win the girls 8-under backstroke. Double winners were Eli Martin, Emilie Kluge, Emily Gallion, David Gallion, Kait Luncher and Bryn Edward. Single winners were Jamie Hardenburgh, Clare Fitzpatrick, Luke Risacher, Evelyn Watkins, Gabriela Valencia, Ely Constantin, Carson Brooke, Ben Doyle and James Brady. The Tigers also won the Division 9 Relay Carnival by four points, finishing in the top three in 13 of the 22 events. It was the second year in a row the Tigers won the relay championship. For Dominion Hills in its win, double winners were

Fort Myer’s Isabel Mowery swims the girls 13-14 girls butterfly.

Nathaniel LeNard, Amir Moustafa, Noah Swisher, Jacob Larsen, William Allen, Geoffrey Ax and Grayson Jazwick. Single winners were Zoe Nagle, Lily Woodward, Mae Seward, Lauren Fatouros, Clara Smith, Gavin Anzaldi, Kevin Morris-Larkin and James Hughes. The 13-14 boys broke the team record for medley relay with a time of 1:01.26. The most improved at the meet was Olivia Jazwick, with 11 percent improvement in butterfly. There were two team records broken at the Division 9 Relay Carnival on July 9. The 11-12 boys medley set a mark of 1:08.53, and the 9-10 girls free set a record of 1:08.93. n The Fort Myer Squids, in the highest Red Division of the Colonial Swim League, are 2-2. In their most recent meet, the Squids lost to the Ashburn Village Aqua Jets, 289-155. Ana Beauvais lowered her own 9-10 breaststroke record for the fourth time this season to 40.63. Double winners were Beauvais, Claire Mowery, Jack Mowery, Isabel Mowery, Jack St. Pierre and Patrick St. Pierre. Single winners were Mariah Bowman and Kayleigh Rogers. In other meets, Fort Myer defeated South Riding, 256-188; downed the Franklin Farm Froggers, 224-220; and lost to the Cascades Rapids, 290-154. For more on those meets, see a story at www.insidenova.com/sports/arlington. n The undefeated Washington Golf and Country Club Lightning had two scheduled meets last week that were postponed because of bad weather. n In Colonial Swimming League action, the Arling-

Drew Hindman of Arlington Forest swims the butterfly during PHOTO BY MARK ALVES the Tigers’ July 12 Division 9 meet.

ton Knights of Columbus Holy Mackerels (4-0) remained undefeated with a win over the Sequoia Farms Stingrays, 311.5-132.5. Mac Marsh, Zach Rosenthal and Kathleen Butler were triple winners. Zachary Black, James Hilsmier, Io Kovach and Nicolas Reeves were double winners. Single winners were Rose Calkins, Natalie Cecil, Amelia Anderson, Ashley Deabler, Natalie Moreno, Lauren Rosenthal, Lucas Moreno, Will Valinote, Max Wohlschlegel, Lucy Khlopin, Kendra Metcalfe, Connor Sughrue and Dylan Finnegan. Nine team records for the Holy Mackerels were broken. Marsh broke a team record from 1977 in 9-10 boys breaststroke (43.44) and lowered his team records in the 9-10 butterfly (16.39) and 9-10 individual medley (1:27.46). Rosenthal and Sughrue lowered their records in the 13-14 boys breaststroke (36.26) and 13-14 butterfly (30.01), respectively. Relay records were broken by the 9-10 boys medley, by the 11-12 girls medley, by the 13-14 girls medley, and by the 18-under mixed-age boys freestyle. DOMINNION HILLS DIVING: In diving action, Dominion

Hills defeated Springboard, 38-29. First-place finishers for Dominion Hills were Katie Dietrich (freshman girls), Luke DiBenigno (freshman boys), Samantha Low (junior girls) and Isabelle Grant (senior girls).

ALL-STAR GAMES FOR ARLINGTON GIRLS SOFTBALL TEAMS: The West

team rallied to defeat the East, 7-5, in the recent Ponytail League All-Star girls softball game at Greenbrier Field, while the Gold defeated the Purple, 12-3, in the Diamond League contest a day later. The games capped a record-setting season for the Arlington Girls Softball Association (AGSA), in which player registrations surged nearly 18 percent. The fastpitch all-star games were played the same weekend as championship games for three of the AGSAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s four leagues, in which some 426 girls played, the highest number since 2009. In the Diamond League for girls in sixth grade and older, the Dragons defeated the Comets, 13-5, in the title game. The Viking Kittens defeated the Warriors, 3-1, in the Northern Division championship tournament for Ponytails, which is the league for girls in grade 4 and 5. The Hawks were champions of the Ponytail Leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Southern Division, with a 6-2 victory over the Starbursts. In the third-grade Pigtail championship, the Thunder Bunnies downed the Scorpions, 13-7. It was the Thunder Bunniesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; second consecutive championship. The AGSA is open for girls from kindergarten through high school. All games

Members of the East and West Ponytail all-star softball teams mug in the circle at Greenbrier Field after playing their game earlier this summer. The West won the game by a 7-5 score.

COUNTY RESIDENTS WIN AT HERSHEYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S STATE MEET: A number of Arlington

From left: Sean Conley, Bowen Shuttleworth, Azzi Fudd, Maeve Marsh, Reece Shuttleworth and George Brown hold their Hershey medals as coach Chris Brown looks on.

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It won’t go into the books as a stellar The average sales price of $650,717 ACROSS month, but the June home-sales report was up 4.2 percent16from $624,770. That 1. Law man? 15 for Arlington proved stronger than those increase, however, was exclusively in one 4. Run-in across much of the region, particularly in segment of the market: 8. Sack 18 19 The average sales price of single-fam-20 the single-family sector, where the average 12. Shad delicacy ily homes was up 4.6 percent to $908,056. salesMassive price nudged past $900,000. 13. 22 The average sales price of attached23 Home sales were down but the number 14. Basalt source of days it took homes to find buyers was homes, such as townhouses and rowhouses, 15. Impede, with “down” lower than a year 16. Piccadilly Circusbefore, statue according27to fig-28 was down 4.4 percent to $469,339. 29 The average sales price of condominiures reported July 10 by RealEstate Busi17. At a distance ums was down 9.2 percent to $413,648. ness Intelligence, an arm of the local mul18. Rollerblader 31 32 The median sales price of all homes that tiple-listing service. 20. Bit sold during the month was $575,000, up 7.5 A total of 283 properties went to clos22. Mental keenness 34 35 percent. The median is the point at which ing last month across the county, down 9.6 23. Cooling-off period half of homes sell for more, half for less. percent from the 313 transactions in June 27. Goes over 37 38 volume for June was $184.239 Total sales 2013. 29. Animal doc 30. Front 31. Mongrel dog 40 41 32. Elton John, e.g. 33. Ratted 46 Fairfax, Falls Church, 47 48 Manassas A rise in the average sales price44of sin-45 andria, 34. Select, with “for” and Manassas Park. gle-family homes was about the only good 35. With it The average sales price was news in the June Northern Virginia50home51 up just under 36. Slaves 3 percent to $580,013, but only the singlesales report. 37. Slashed family market was showing upward moveThe bad news? Overall sales were down, 53 54 39. Crossing point ment. Single-family homes saw an average pending transactions were off, it took lon40. Cataract site gerDerangement for homes to sell, and inventory – once sales price of $755,148, up 5.7 percent. 41. The other two segments of the market considered to be too low – was building 19. Hue 44. Heroic tale 1.coming Globes posted declines: up to levels not easily absorbed in 21. Play the part 47. Long time 2. Catch The average sales price of attached months. 24. Preventable 49. Ghost’s cry 3. Measures of electric power homes, such as townhouses and rowhouses, Sales of residential properties in June 25. Chutzpah 50. Cut and paste 4. Bed declined 2.2 percent to 26. $409,332. totaled 2,174, down 12.9 percent from theclothes Aims 51. Quaint dance 5. Runs smoothly The average sales price ofpollution condomini2,496 homes that went to closing a year 27. Air 52. Account 6. Way back when ums declined 6 percent to $328,441. before, according to figures reported July 28. Insect stage 53. Gear teeth 7. More irritable The median sales price of all homes that 10 by RealEstate Business Intelligence, an 29. Big shot 54. Nothing more than 8. Knife edge sold was $505,000, an increase of 1 percent. arm of the local multiple-listing service. 32. Handgun 55. Org. concerned with PCB’s 9. Clumsy sort Data represent sales in Arlington, The median is the point which half of 33.at Undecided 10. Reproductive cells Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun and Prince homes sell for more, half for less. 35. “Listen!” DOWN 2014 July_LeesburgToday_FanPromotion.pdf 1 6/20/2014 4:50:16 PM 11. Besmirch

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million, down 5.2 percent from $195.6 million a year ago. 17 Homes that went to closing in June spent an average of 25 days between list21 ing and ratified sales contract, an improvement from 27 days a year before. They 24 of original 25 26price, garnered 98.7 percent list unchanged from a year before. Of homes that sold 30 in June, conventional mortgages were the method of financing the transaction in 208 cases, followed by 33 cash (40), VA-backed loans (21) and FHAbacked mortgages (10). 36 The number of active listings on the market during the month stood at 591, an increase of 38.1 percent from a year before,

Items taken from the archives of the Northern VirginiaofSun. Forcoming information while the number homes onto onmarket local history, Web site the duringsee thethe month was at upwww. 12.7 arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org. percent from a year ago. More than half (127 of 222) single-fam16, 1937: ilyJuly homes on the market at the end of June County Board members are staying werenlisted at more than $1 million. out of the dispute over whether Where is the market headed? Themovie softtheaters shouldmonths be allowed to open on the ness of recent appears likely to Sabbath,assaying it is a state continue, the number of issue. overall pendn Despite thepending long odds against ing sales and new sales were victolower ry, Virginia Republicans say they expect than a year ago. toFigures nominate a complete candirepresent most,slate butofnot all, dates on forthe statewide homes market.office. n figures The IRS $176and million in All arecollected preliminary, are subtaxes in Virginia last year, up from $150 ject to revision. million a year before. The – Avast Staffmajority Report of the funds came from taxes on tobacco. n Arlington, Ballston and Clarendon all have started 1-1 in the Old Dominion ket in June were up 11.2 from a year beBaseball League. fore. Where is the market headed? The numJuly 20, 1945: ber of pending sales and homes under conn Arlington treasurer John Locke tract were down in June from a year before, Green has filed a petition with the state suggesting the softness that has been the Supreme Court, trying to force U.S. Sen. hallmark of the local market for much of Carter Glass, D-Va., to be removed from 2014 may continue into autumn. office. Glass has been ill and has not apFigures represent most, but not all, peared in the Senate for more than three homes on the market. All figures are preyears. liminary, and are subject to revision. n Three cases of polio and two cases Home Sales Down, Prices Up in Inner of tick fever have been reported by counCore: Home sales across the District of ty health officials. Columbia and its inner-core suburbs were n A new organization has been founddown in June from a year before, and even ed to foster civic engagement along Coan increase in average sales prices couldn’t lumbia Pike. push the total sales volume above the same n Democrats are prepping for the Aug. point last year. 7 statewide primary. Total sales across the inner area stood at 5,003 last month, a decline of 1.6 percent July 19, 1950: from the 5,237 of June 2013, according n Local burglars are getting bolder, to figures reported July 10 by RealEstate and are now breaking into homes during Business Intelligence, an arm of the local daylight hours. multiple-listing service. Figures represent sales in the District of July 15-17, 1978: Columbia; Arlington and Fairfax counties n After more than eight years of deand the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax and lays, cable television service will start this Falls Church in Virginia; and Montgomweek in Arlington. Residents of Clarenery and Prince George’s counties in Marydon and Lyon Village will be the first to land. receive it. But those whose properties did go to n Fourteen records were smashed in closing saw higher average prices than a Northern Virginia Swim League meets year before, with the overall average of Saturday. $532,682, up 1.8 percent. But only the single-family market saw an increase; townJuly 19, 1986: houses and condominiums saw lower avern George Varoutsos has been sworn age prices than a year before. in as a judge of the Juvenile & Domestic Add it all up, and sales volume for the Relations Court. month was $2.67 billion, down 2.8 percent n U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf, R-10th, is from $2.74 billion a year before. upset with state officials, who plan to exHomes that sold in April spent an averpand the hours in which drivers must be age of 34 days on the market between listin carpools to use Interstate 66 inside the ing and ratified sales contract, up from 31 a Beltway. year before. Homes that sold garnered 98.3 n There is no end in sight for the percent of listing price, down from 99.1 drought in the southern part of Virginia. percent. There were 11,066 homes on the marCROSSWORD SOLUTION ket for prospective purchasers (and lookyloos) to peruse, up 33.6 percent from a year before. The number of pending sales and homes under contract in June were down from a year before, suggesting market softness will linger through the summer. Figures represent most, but not all, homes on the market. All figures are preliminary, and are subject to revision. – A Staff Report

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