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Another Big Tysons Project Wins Approval Dittmar Plans Residential, Retail, Hotel Uses on 5.4-Acre Parcel Long Occupied by Tysons Westpark Hotel BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

The Board of Supervisors on Nov. 18 unanimously approved Dittmar Co.’s plans to build “Tysons Westpark,” a major mixeduse redevelopment project in central Tysons Corner.

Located at Route 7 and Westpark Drive,

the redevelopment project will replace the Tysons Westpark Hotel, which closed in July.

The project will provide almost 1.5 million square feet of residential, retail and hotel uses on nearly 5.4 acres.

The development “will really transform this particular corner,” said Elizabeth Baker, the applicant’s attorney.

There will be two residential buildings

ranging from 20 to 31 stories tall, plus a 10- to 14-story hotel. A one-story amenity building will be located along Route 7. All the buildings will be built on a podium created by a new parking garage.

The developer will build two new streets in accordance with the vision outlined in the county’s comprehensive plan for Tysons Corner.

100 YEARS OF CIVIC LEADERSHIP IN McLEAN

Thirteen people who have served as president of the McLean Citizens Association gathered at the McLean Community Center Nov. 20 to celebrate the association’s centennial. Pictured are (front row) Sally Horn, Conrad Clark, Lilla Richards and Theodore Gray; (back row) Robert Jackson, John Foust, Augustus Anderson, Eugene Durman, Tom Brock, Gary Edwards, Merrily Pierce, David Grayling and Bill Byrnes. See Page 4.

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The applicant also will provide retail spaces along the Route 7 side of the development, beneath the amenity building, plus retail on the ground level of the Park Avenue frontage, based on the approval.

In addition to a proffer for athletic-field construction, the developer will provide three public parks at the site.

A neighborhood park measuring nearly 1.8 acres will be located in the property’s center and accessible via Civic Square and from a stairway leading off of Westpark Drive, county officials said.

“I think we’ve got a spectacular park program that will also blend in and complement the parks that are being planned on the adjacent rezoning, which hopefully you will see shortly,” Baker told county supervisors during the hearing.

“You don’t have to wait until the end to get the parks, because in the first phase,” Baker said. “There will be a very significant interim park that the public can use right off.”

Other amenities will include sports courts, a children’s play area, an events plaza, a multipurpose lawn area, and dining and gaming tables.

The vast majority of the site is located within one-quarter of a mile of Metrorail’s Greensboro Station in Tysons.

The project is located adjacent to Tysons Central, a 1.8-million-square-foot development approved by supervisors nearly one year ago.

No one from the public spoke during the hearing supervisors held on the Tysons Westpark development.

Supervisor Linda Smyth (D-Providence) thanked the developer and county staff members for resolving issues and coming up with a better final product.

“Where we started off with this application and where we ended up with this application are two very different places,” she said.

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It’s not quite launch time yet, but the countdown toward an expanded and renovated Vienna Community Center has begun.

The Vienna Town Council on Nov. 17 unanimously approved a revised site plan for the project, which will add a new gymnasium, more parking and other amenities at the 48-year-old facility.

Council member Emil Attanasi moved for approval of the plan, on the condition that it received future approval from the Fire Marshal’s Office and permission to encroach on the Fairfax County School Board’s land.

Town officials hope to put the community-center project out to bid this coming February, select a contractor in April and break ground May 1. Officials will meet with local residents monthly – starting Dec. 10 – to keep them apprised of the project’s developments.

The community center’s nearly 3.3-acre site is cramped, so a portion of the new gymnasium – a corner section measuring roughly 393 square feet – will extend onto Caffi Field, a site owned by the School Board. Town Attorney Steven Briglia has been negotiating an agreement with school officials to allow the encroachment.

The site plan, created with help from the Lukmire Partnership and Adtek Engineers Inc., calls for: • Renovation of the existing 28,441square-foot community center, including installation of a new heating-and-cooling system. The original 4,000-square-foot facility was built in 1966 and expanded in 1968 and 1988.

• Expansion of parking from 125 spaces to 176, which still will leave the town 19 spaces short of the code requirement. But counting 18 nearby on-street spaces, the town is only one shy of the required total, said Vienna Planning and Zoning Director Matthew Flis.

Council member Carey Sienicki inquired whether the new 9-by-18-foot parking spaces, which are 2 feet shorter than standard, would be sufficient.

Flis said the proposed size is commonly used and that the real parking bugaboo would be narrower spaces that would aggravate drivers opening doors to get in or out of their vehicles.

• Connection of the parking lot on Park Street with a new one in front of the com-

munity center and elimination of the Park Street lot’s existing entrance.

Officials will remove that entrance to avoid conflicts between trail users and people accessing the community center. The Park Street lot will be moved closer to the center and will have a turnaround area for fire trucks at its northern end.

The parking lots will be accessed via Mill and Cherry streets; existing entrances there will be relocated to be more central on those blocks, said Vienna Parks and Recreation Director Cathy Salgado.

The town will provide two parking spaces with charging stations for electric vehicles and construct a sidewalk through the south parking lot, which will offer a view of the community center.

The parking lots will use pervious pavers and have “modular wetlands,” or rain gardens, which will eliminate the need for an irrigation system to water the lots’ vegetation, Salgado said.

• Provision of a gathering area in front of the building where people can socialize.

• Relocation of the Washington & Old Dominion Regional Trail to its former location along a culvert east of the community center. Officials plan to add an S-curve to force cyclists to slow down before crossing Park Street and place “teardrop” islands in the middle of the trail on both sides of that crossing for the same purpose.

• Addition of a new, full-sized gymnasium that will be accessed by a new corridor, formed by enclosing a length of existing exterior wall. The gym also will have a full complement of restrooms.

• Creation of a new lobby area with entrances on two sides.

• Approval of several site-plan modifications. Besides those granted for the total number of parking spaces and those spaces’ length, the Council agreed to allow no side-yard setbacks at the site (versus the usual mandatory 15 feet) and 37.3 percent open space (compared with the 52.7 and 60 percent previously required).

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‘Voice of McLean’ Celebrates 100 Years of Service Citizens Association Grew from Modest Roots to Major Impact in Community and Region BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

The McLean Citizens Association (MCA) has spent a century organizing community events, contributing land for public facilities and advocating for McLean’s interests.

MCA members past and present gathered at the McLean Community Center Nov. 20 to catch their collective breath, survey the broad sweep of the association’s accomplishments and reconnect with friends and acquaintances.

MCA president Sally Horn, the event’s master of ceremonies, lauded achievements by the group’s past members and leaders.

“I’m really humbled by what they’ve done to pave the way for things today,” she said.

About 145 guests attended the event, held in the same large meeting room where MCA holds its monthly meetings – and occasionally contentious community discussions about pressing issues.

“It’s great to see all the politicians coming out tonight and all the resolutions” being presented, said MCA vice president Glenn Harris. “It’s a fantastic tribute to our organization.”

MCA member Pamela Danner noted the association’s contribution of land for the community center and its role as McLean’s informal town council.

“It serves a very unique role in our community,” she said.

Del. Barbara Comstock (R34th), who will be sworn in Jan. 6 for her new job representing Virginia’s 10th District in the U.S. House of Representatives, lauded the association’s successes.

“MCA has been a great asset for the community, keeping us informed and being engaged on issues in the community,” she said.

Patrick Smaldore, who moved from Arlington to McLean in 2006, decided to “give MCA a try” and now chairs the group’s Public-Safety Liaison Committee.

“I really enjoy what the MCA’s doing and what it stands for,” Smaldore said. “MCA is very relevant for civic engagement.”

Thirteen of MCA’s presidents, representing a time span dating as far back as 1977, gathered for a group photo.

Rob Jackson, whose tenure as president between 2007 and 2012 was the longest in the association’s history, said MCA’s advocacy drastically improved plans for Ty-

Dels. Mark Keam, Rip Sullivan and Marcus Simon present McLean Citizens Association president Sally Horn with a resolution from the General Assembly.

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sons Corner’s redevelopment.

David Grayling, MCA’s president from 1992 to 1994, said the group has steered community discussions and helped connect McLean residents.

“Professionally, a lot of relationships I developed at MCA built into business relationships down the road,” said Grayling, a certified public accountant.

Dels. Marcus Simon (D-53rd), Rip Sullivan (D-48th) and Mark Keam (D-35th) presented Horn with a General Assembly resolu-

tion honoring MCA’s centennial.

“They’ve been a really strong organizing force,” Simon said.

“They make sure there’s a conduit between regular citizens and public officials. It takes collective action to accomplish big things.”

Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova (D) and Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville), himself a former MCA president, read a resolution county supervisors recently passed to honor the group.

“The quality of work MCA

does is amazing,” Foust said. “It’s just first-rate.”

Bulova said MCA has outlasted many other civic groups and been a potent community force.

“When MCA takes a position on something, the Board of Supervisors listens,” she said.

As a parting gift, guests received a 57-page booklet of MCA’s history, compiled by members Merrily Pierce and Paul Kohlenberger.

Pierce, who was MCA president from 1995 to 1997, thanked Kohlenberger for his efforts. “He has a passion for history and the community,” she said. “He’s been a tremendous resource, researcher and problem solver.”

Kohlenberger also serves on the McLean Community Center Governing Board. He and the board’s vice chairman, Susan Bourgeois, presented Horn with a resolution honoring MCA. MCA focuses constantly on local issues, so the celebration provided a rare chance for a victory lap and the opportunity to take stock of deeds performed, said member Darren Ewing.

“MCA saw the need to improve the community,” he said.

“They didn’t rely on others. It was done from within.”

Detailed Compendium Highlights MCA’s Centennial BRIAN TROMPETER

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From creating McLean Day and supporting creation of the McLean Community Center, Dolley Madison Library and Lewinsville Park to shaping redevelopment in nearby Tysons Corner, the McLean Citizens Association (MCA) has played a central role in the community’s history.

MCA members Merrily Pierce and Paul Kohlenberger spent about one year researching the association’s history and compiling their findings in a 57-page booklet, “The Voice of McLean: One Hundred Years of the McLean Citizens Association.”

About 145 guests who attended MCA’s centennial celebration Nov. 20 at the McLean Community Center received copies of the booklet.

The facts compiled by Kohlenberger and Pierce are too numerous to list, but here are some key nuggets: • MCA began on Nov. 2, 1914, as the School and Civic League of McLean.

The organization in August 1915 held the first-ever McLean Day celebration to raise

money to furnish newly opened Franklin Sherman Elementary School, purchase library books and finance road paving and other needs of the community.

• The League incorporated in 1921 and reincorporated as MCA in 1953.

• The group supported incorporation of the McLean Volunteer Fire Department in 1922 and supplied its early funding.

• The League in 1922 worked with Alexandria Power Co. to provide reliable electric service to McLean. The utility installed a substation in the community in 1925.

• The League in the 1920s campaigned for traffic-safety measures and better plumbing and sewerage in the community.

• During World War II, the League and other local groups formed a Salvage Committee to save tin, fats and waste paper for the war effort.

• Citing strains on the community’s schools and water and sewer systems, MCA in 1955 opposed the Central Intelligence Agency’s plans to relocate 10,000 employees to a new headquarters at Langley. They lost that battle.

• MCA in 1963 adopted and forwarded a “Code of Ethics” to the Board of Super-

visors regarding how county zoning decisions should be made.

• The association, along with other local groups, in 1964 formed McLean Community Center Inc. to raise money and advocate for a community center. MCA also deeded a 1-acre parcel to Fairfax County for the center, which opened in 1975.

• MCA pressed for, and donated money to, the creation of Dolley Madison Library, which opened in September 1967.

• MCA supported a recycling program that ran for 42 years, ending in 2014. The group’s McLean Trees Committee, which became the independent McLean Trees Foundation in 2004, used recycling-program proceeds to buy, plant and maintain more than 1,000 trees in McLean.

• The association encouraged Fairfax County to purchase the 38-acre Hamel tract in 1975 and create Lewinsville Park, which opened in 1982.

• MCA created the McLean Citizens Foundation in 1978 to administer proceeds from sale of 5 acres of the association’s land. The new group was renamed the McLean Community Foundation in 2008.

• MCA opposed the construction of

housing on the former Evans Farm site, but the Board of Supervisors approved that rezoning case in July 1999.

• The association in 2005 urged Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project officials to reduce costs for the planned Silver Line. In 2007 and 2008, MCA pressed for a Metrorail tunnel under Tysons Corner, but transit officials instead selected elevated trestles. Silver Line began service July 26 this year.

• In one of its biggest triumphs, MCA officials spend years advocating for developer contributions for roadways, parks and other public amenities in Tysons Corner.

The Board of Supervisors incorporated many of the group’s suggestions in the new Tysons Corner Comprehensive Plan, which the board approved in 2010.

• Sixty-nine people have served as MCA’s president. The first was James Ball and the current president is Sally Horn.

Conrad Clark is the only person ever to serve non-consecutive terms, which were from 1986-88 and 1989-90. Robert Jackson, who still serves on the MCA board, served longest as president, from 2007 to 2012.

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Opinion Our View: Smart County Move on Preservation

Years and years and years ago, there was talk among the School Boards across the region of building schools that had apartments attached, for use by custodial staffs and their families, if they chose to live there.

From the vantage point of today, it seems like a good idea, but it never caught on.

Last week, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors took a walk down a somewhat similar path, approving a proposal that would allow “resident

curators” to live in county historic sites, in exchange for providing upkeep on the properties.

Supervisors acted in response to a 2011 General Assembly measure allowing them to do so, but those voting in favor of the idea acknowledge there are many more hurdles to surmount before the first curators start moving in.

Nonetheless, it’s a good start and shows some out-of-the-box thinking that will help maintain historic prop-

erties (such as the Turner Farmhouse in Great Falls) and perhaps bring in a little cash to the coffers of the Fairfax County Park Authority.

The public still would have access to the properties during certain times, but as noted above, the devil is in the details, and those haven’t been worked out. That caveat notwithstanding, this seems like a way for Fairfax County, and Virginia, to play catch-up and reap rewards other jurisdictions have had for years. It’s a good start.

Murphy’s Priorities Are Right for the District Editor: I’ve been honored to serve with Kathleen Murphy the last few years on Fairfax County’s Human Service Council, which advises the Board of Supervisors on the needs and investments in human services in the county. I’m proudly supporting her to be the new delegate for the 34th District.

Murphy takes her service on the council very seriously, always providing a reasonable voice to help ensure that our most vulnerable neighbors – children, families and seniors – receive the services they need while also making sure that our taxes are spent effectively and wisely.

Her common-sense has proven to be

particularly valuable during a time of increased need, stringent county budgets and reductions in federal and state support.

In addition, she ably represented the council on the county’s Health Care Reform Implementation Task Force, which analyzed the impact of the Affordable Care Act on the county’s human services system and clients, particularly uninsured and underinsured county residents.

Murphy will be a voice for common sense in Richmond, truly representing the views and values of the 34th District. She supports comprehensive bipartisan transportation solutions to untangle our roads and drive economic development; invest-

ing in our K-12 schools; ensuring access to higher education; expanding Medicaid to help cover thousands of uninsured Virginians; protecting the reproductive rights of women; sensible gun-safety solutions; and equal rights for all Virginians.

As she has always done as a public servant or a community leader, Kathleen Murphy will work for the common good, focusing on ways to sustain and enhance our wonderful, welcoming community.

She’ll make us proud and deserves your vote.

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Parisot Offers Next Generation of Leadership Editor: I am not a political person, but I recently attended a young-professionals event and met Craig Parisot, the Republican nominee running in the upcoming special election for the 34th District House of Delegates seat, and I knew we had a new kind of candidate on our hands.

You think “politician” and you think of the same old tired stump speech, shake hands, swap names, then move on to quickly greeting the next face in the room.

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and lay out a real vision for his candidacy.

He asked what the issues I cared about were, then relayed that he had the same concerns about including our business community in state and local politics, engaging younger people in policy decisionmaking, and the conversation flowed on.

I was particularly impressed with his strong position on reducing regulations and taxes to increase take-home pay; now that is true showing of someone who really understands the struggles of those like me who are new to the workforce and trying to scrape by and save up living in a place like pricey Northern Virginia.

Even from this first meeting with Mr. Parisot, I could tell that he would be a great representative for this area.

He is a breath of fresh air, and with him being a young candidate with a business and technology background, he would be a perfect fit for this important House of Delegates seat.

I urge anyone who isn’t already familiar with Craig Parisot to learn more about him and strongly consider voting for him in the special election.

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Murphy to Move Region Forward on Transportation Editor: Beginning with her announcement for the 34th House of Delegates special election that is coming in January, Kathleen Murphy has stressed the importance of investing in transportation infrastructure.

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The building’s condition has deteriorated markedly, activists said. The Park Authority recently began making some repairs, but unless that work is completed, the house will become unsalvageable, said Ralph Apton of the Great Falls Citizens Association (GFCA).

GFCA vice president Bill Canis urged county officials to expedite the resident-curator program.

“All of these were cherished local buildings that had a lot of life in them,” Canis

said. “Let’s put the life back in them and let’s do it sooner.”

Historic preservationist Dorothy O’Rourke said the process should involve community input, not just well-bankrolled volunteers and curators, and have minimal expense for taxpayers.

“This does not need to cost a lot of money,” she said. “It needs to cost a lot of enthusiasm.”

O’Rourke quoted Herndon-area Del. Thomas Rust (R-86th): “Not every property is a Mount Vernon or a Monticello, but every historic property can be preserved when enough people care about it.”

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The Board of Supervisors on Nov. 18 unanimously approved establishment of a resident-curator program that would lease county-owned historic properties to private residents or businesses at little or no cost, provided they preserved and maintained the properties.

The General Assembly in 2011 passed legislation allowing localities to create resident-curator programs.

The supervisors’ action will allow such a program to be put in place, but many details must be finalized first, including how curators will be selected. That worried Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville), who noted preparations for the program already have taken three years.

“I just don’t want expectations to be other than what the reality is,” he said.

County Executive Edward Long told Foust that staff members in February will provide recommendations for supervisors to consider.

Some supervisors said the program should be inexpensive for potential curators and feature minimal bureaucratic hurdles.

“I see a big, full-blown program,” Supervisor Patrick Herrity (R-Springfield) said of the material presented. “We just need to get it done.”

Supervisor John Cook (R-Braddock) agreed, saying, “If we do all the bells and whistles, we won’t have a house [in the program] in five years.”

Fairfax County Park Authority (FCPA) and Fairfax County Department of Planning and Zoning staff have worked with the county’s History Commission to evaluate the expenses and possible benefits of such a program.

John Milner Associates produced a report showing how similar efforts have fared nationwide and made recommendations for implementing a program in the county.

FCPA officials have submitted a request for $241,187 to implement the program in fiscal year 2016, which begins July 1, 2015.

The program’s future administrative costs will depend on the number of properties involved. County officials earlier this year

said the program must involve at least two properties to break even.

Curators would have to follow rules devised by the county executive or his designee and preserve the sites according to the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties.

The properties would have to be publicly accessible during some periods that were “consistent with the historic property’s nature and use,” the ordinance read.

County staff told supervisors countyowned historic properties would be subject to property taxes if leased to private residents. Steve Hull of the Hunter Mill Defense League said the county should consider tax relief to incentivize resident curators.

Supervisor Catherine Hudgins (DHunter Mill) urged county staff to craft the program to encourage longtime stewardship by curators, instead of rapid turnover that could leave sites vulnerable.

“If it’s a baby step that you take, make sure it’s a baby step that goes forwards, not backwards,” she said.

Historians and community activists said a resident-curator program would preserve the county’s remaining history and save taxpayers money in the future.

Such programs have been conducted successfully in other states, supporters said. Maryland’s program has preserved more than 40 historic properties and saved taxpayers in excess of $8 million, said Robert Beach of the Fairfax County History Commission.

The county has many people who would qualify to be resident curators, Beach said.

Because of the urgent need to preserve some deteriorating properties, the commission recommends moving forward with several sites that would be easily maintainable, he said.

“Logic would tell you [to] look at the properties that are in the greatest disrepair and try to get them repaired before you lose them,” Beach said. “We want to make sure the first few are highly successful. It’s a balance.”

Great Falls activists campaigned to have the Turner Farmhouse, located at 10609 Georgetown Pike, serve as the program’s first pilot case. The farmhouse, purchased

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The League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area on Nov. 18 asked the Board of Supervisors to include in its 2015 legislative agenda requests for non-partisan redistricting, voting centers for primary elections and more funding for state employees assigned to the county’s judicial system.

The county subsidizes salaries for employees of the Sheriff’s Office and Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney at reimbursement rates higher than those recommended by the Virginia Compensation Board, said Helen Kelly, the league’s copresident.

County officials do not offer such supplements, however, to most magistrates and all public defenders and probation officers, she said.

Employees in those three areas are paid at the Northern Virginia level, which is higher than in the rest of the state, but their salaries quickly fall behind those of their federal and local counterparts because state pay increases are infrequent, Kelly said.

County officials might want to enlist the help of Circuit and General District court judges to secure higher pay for those employees, “who are so essential to the success of our local judicial system,” she said.

Kelly also pressed to have the General Assembly permit voting centers on pilot

basis during primary elections. The effort could be limited to primary elections where turnout traditionally has been between 3 and 10 percent, she said.

Using voter centers would cut the expense of providing four election officers and three voting machines at each of Fairfax County’s 238 precincts, Kelly said.

In Prince William County recently, officials estimated primary votes cost between $8 and $300 each, depending on the precinct. Prince William officials estimate they could save roughly half that cost by using voting centers, she said.

“In an era when state and local budgets are pinched, using voting centers might help Fairfax County’s bottom line,” Kelly said.

Kelly also asked the Board of Supervisors to press for establishment of an independent, non-partisan redistricting commission to create new General Assembly and congressional districts following the 2020 census.

Local governments in Arlington, Charlottesville, Williamsburg and Blacksburg already have adopted resolutions favoring such a commission, she said.

The League of Women Voters would like to see non-partisan redistricting proposed as a constitutional amendment. New districts should be devised after considering natural geography, political boundaries, electoral competitiveness and communities of interest, Kelly said.

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First Baptist Church of Merrifield soon will expand and renovate to provide nearly double the number of seats for worshipers and similarly increase capacity for its nursery school and child-care area.

The Board of Supervisors on Nov. 18 unanimously approved the church’s rezoning application.

The 6,200-square-foot church, located across from Merrifield’s Mosiac District, was founded in 1872, according to its Facebook page.

The existing structure, built in 1960, now seats 180 people in its sanctuary and serves 57 children in its child-care area and nursery school.

Under the new agreement, the church will expand into a new building with a total of 31,000 square feet on a 1.69-acres site consisting of six consolidated parcels at 8110 and 8122 Ransell Road.

The church will provide significant streetscape improvements, including 6foot-wide sidewalks, along Mayberry Street and Ransell and Porter roads.

The new building will be clad in brick, have large windows and reach a maximum height of 38 feet. A new sanctuary will hold 300 people, while the previous worship area will be repurposed. The expanded child-care area and nursery school will accommodate up to 90 children.

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U.S. Rep. Jim Moran departs Congress unrepentant on the need for those muchmaligned targeted budget items known as earmarks.

Moran – who once famously, if jokingly, promised to “earmark the shit out of” the federal budget if Democrats regained control in Congress – told the annual meeting of the Inter-Service Club Council of Arlington that the spending measures that used to be inserted at the behest of individual members of Congress should be brought back.

Horse-trading among members of Congress, or between the executive and legislative branches, is hardly new. Moran noted that Abraham Lincoln had to trade things in order to win congressional support for emancipation of slaves.

“It may be messy, it may not pass muster with the good-government groups,” Moran said of the earmarks process, but “it’s a system that has worked for 200 years.”

Without them, Moran said, it is no surprise that Congress can’t manage to pass a budget, as there is no incentive for individual members of Congress to support a spending plan where they can’t bring home the bacon.

“Members have no reason to vote for it, because there’s nothing they can show their constituency,” he said.

The Nov. 19 stop at the Inter-Service Club Council luncheon was another in what is becoming a long line of events honoring Moran, who has served in Congress more than 20 years but is retiring in December.

Why is he leaving? At the luncheon, Moran expanded on earlier frustrations.

“Congress as an institution is dysfunctional,” he said. “Life’s too short to be part of an institution that only produces frustration.”

Things were different when Moran first was elected to Congress in the early 1990s, he said, pointing to partnerships and friendships with Republicans like Frank Wolf, Tom Davis and John Warner that helped find funding for a new Woodrow Wilson Bridge, support the redevelopment of the former Lorton Reformatory and restore the lost wages of federal workers caught in the wrangling over sequestration.

Today, “that whole sense of camaraderie [in Congress] is not working,” Moran said.

“Democratic and Republican caucuses . . . are not looking for compromise. They’re afraid of compromise.”

Asked to name his biggest accomplishment while in Congress, Moran pointed to efforts in the health-care and defense/technology arenas, but said, “I’m most proud of the personal relationships I’ve built up.”

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Fairfax County officials acknowledge their plan to revitalize Baileys Crossroads has taken a big hit with the cancellation of the proposed Columbia Pike streetcar project, but vow to press on to breathe new life into the corridor.

The plan to run a streetcar line from Pentagon City west to Baileys and Skyline came to an abrupt end Nov. 18, when two Arlington County Board members switched sides and turned what had been a 3-2 board majority in support of the streetcar to a 4-1 majority against it.

With Arlington responsible for 80 percent of local costs of the line, compared to just 20 percent for Fairfax taxpayers, the move by County Board Chairman Jay Fisette (D) and Vice Chairman Mary Hynes (D) effectively scuttled the project.

Pro-streetcar Fairfax officials could barely contain their outrage that their colleagues one county over had pulled the rug out from under them. “Short-sighted” was one of the milder responses from Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova (D) and Supervisor Penny Gross (D-Mason), who issued a joint statement after the Arlington decision was announced.

Bulova and Gross – who professed themselves “saddened and disappointed” by the decision – said Fairfax would push ahead with redevelopment of Baileys Crossroads.

They left open the option of “providing high-quality transit” for the corridor, but acknowledged that Fairfax could not go it alone on the streetcar project.

Why the abrupt switch from two Democratic leaders in transit-friendly Arlington?

There are two theories: • Fisette and Hynes concluded that the victory of independent John Vihstadt over Democrat Alan Howze in the lone Arlington County Board election Nov. 4 served as a referendum on the streetcar, and worried that Democrats could be swept away in 2015 by voter discontent.

• Fisette and Hynes are fearful that rising student enrollment will bust the government’s budget, and had to find ways to economize.

Hynes, who is all but assured of succeeding Fisette as Arlington board chairman in 2015, said the contentious streetcar debate was “coloring every discussion we have.”

“We have lost a consensus on how to move forward in these very unsettled times,” she said. “We have to find the way to put our community back [together].”

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Supervisor Linda Smyth (D-Providence) expressed enthusiasm about the

church’s upcoming expansion.

“They’ve been working on this project for a few years and we’re finally getting it to the finish line,” she said. “It will be a great addition to the new Merrifield that we have going on now.”

The church has existed for more than 140 years and its members have “seen a lot of change around them,” said Sherman Patrick Jr., a land-use attorney representing the applicant at the Board of Supervisors’ meeting.

Arlington County Board Vice Chairman Mary Hynes (D) was one of two Arlington board members to switch sides on the Columbia Pike streetcar project.

seats coming to voters each year.)

Vihstadt kept his Nov. 18 public remarks to a minimum, but said voters clearly saw the streetcar as a “misplaced investment.”

He said he remained committed to upgrading Columbia Pike/Crystal City/Pentagon City transit options through means other than the streetcar.

The tipping point against the streetcar’s fortunes may have come when Arlington and Fairfax officials opted to apply for federal funds, only to be turned down when the Federal Transit Administration determined – correctly, as it turned out – that the project’s cost would exceed the $250 million cap and wouldn’t be eligible for the pot of money local officials were seeking.

The delay during that period allowed anti-streetcar forces to mobilize, while neither county officials nor pro-streetcar forces could mount a successful counteroffensive.

“We clearly did not fulfill our obligation to substantiate this investment,” Tejada said.

Streetcar advocates pointed to government-commissioned studies predicting a windfall in growth and tax revenue if the transit line materialized. Critics scoffed at the estimates, and the project may have received its fatal blow with the Arlington County government’s handling of what became known as the “million-dollar bus stop” at Columbia Pike and South Walter Reed Drive. The excessive cost of that prototype generated national and even international attention – and embarrassment – for the county. The difficult rollout of the District of Columbia’s planned streetcar network probably did not help.

With the Nov. 18 decision rendered, supporters of the streetcar were left to fume and regroup.

The Coalition for Smarter Growth, which backed the project, trained its anger not so much on Fisette and Hynes as on “the deeply negative, and frequently inaccurate, campaign” by opponents.

“Failure to invest in modern, high-capacity transit will mean more traffic and less economic development,” the group said in a statement.

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Fisette acknowledged that his decision to join Hynes in switching to the antistreetcar position was a reflection of the mood of the Arlington public.

“We cannot ignore the political realities,” said Fisette, acknowledging Vihstadt’s big victory over Howze.

“This was a powerful message to the board,” Fisette said at a noon press conference.

The switch left Arlington board member Walter Tejada (D) as the lone advocate for the streetcar among his colleagues. He blasted the decision as “a dramatic step backwards.”

“We have always prided ourselves here in Arlington in planning for the future,” Tejada said during lengthy comments on the dais. “Will we now become a timid and stagnant community?”

Tejada, who professed himself “incredibly and profoundly disappointed,” has viewed the streetcar project as the driver of economic development along Columbia Pike, allowing developers the incentives they need to preserve thousands of units of affordable housing.

He took a not-so-veiled shot at the change of heart of his Democratic colleagues Fisette and Hynes: “I do not raise my thumb to see where the potential winds are blowing,” Tejada said.

In the planning stage for more than a decade, the Columbia Pike streetcar project only became controversial in recent years, as the timetable slipped, costs ballooned and opposition forces – who pushed for a cheaper alternative using modern buses – gathered momentum.

The project lost its key Arlington County Board supporter when Chris Zimmerman departed for a job in the private sector in February. His resignation triggered the special election that swept Vihstadt into office as a “fusion” candidate who had backing of Republicans, Greens and disaffected Democrats, including Garvey.

The county’s Democratic leadership, which is on record supporting the streetcar project, dismissed Vihstadt’s victory in an April special election as a fluke caused by low turnout. But Vihstadt manhandled Howze in their rematch earlier this month, winning three-quarters of the precincts countywide.

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McLean/Great Falls Notes COMMUNITY CENTER CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY: The McLean Community Cen-

ter will be closed on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 28-29, in observance of Thanksgiving.

MCA TO HOST MEETING WITH SUPERINTENDENT: The McLean Citizens

Association will host a public discussion featuring Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Karen Garza on Monday, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. at the McLean Community Center.

Garza will discuss the school budget, her priorities and other issues.

For information, see the Web site at www.mcleancitizens.org.

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An eclectic mix of handmade items will be available for purchase, representing the work of skilled crafters locally and nationally.

Hours are Friday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $3 for adults and $1 for children up to age 13, and is good for all three days of the show.

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be held on Thursday, Dec. 4 at 9:30 a.m. for the McLean Woman’s Club’s annual Holiday Homes Tour, which will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The kickoff will be held at the first home on the tour, located at 1173 Ballantrae Lane. Marcia Twomey, president of the Greater McLean Chamber of Commerce, and other dignitaries and officers of the Woman’s Club, will be in attendance.

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County Park Authority will celebrate renovations to Clemyjontri Park in McLean on Saturday, Dec. 6 from noon to 2 p.m.

More than $1 million was spent on the restoration of the park, which opened in 2006 and hosts approximately 200,000 visitors per year.

The celebration will include music, crafts, hot chocolate, a visit with farm animals from Frying Pan Farm Park and a brief ceremony, in addition to the annual Santa Paws photo event. Visitors are encouraged to bring a new, unwrapped toy

can Women’s Club recently honored U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf, who is wrapping up more than three decades of service in Congress.

At the luncheon, Rep. Wolf (R-10th) was presented with a plaque containing a joint resolution passed by the General Assembly in his honor, highlighting the contributions during his 34 years of service.

Wolf’s successor, Barbara Comstock, also was on hand and paid tribute to his work.

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Vienna/Oakton Notes Vienna government offices will be closed on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 27-28, in observance of Thanksgiving.

Public-safety services will not be impacted.

Refuse will not be collected on Thursday; Thursday and Friday refuse routes will be collected on Friday, Nov. 28. Only trash and recycling will be collected; no bulk items or brush materials will be picked up.

The Vienna Community Center will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 27. It will be open to the public Friday, Nov. 28 through Sunday, Nov. 30 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. No classes or drop-in programs will be held.

Vienna Town Council meeting scheduled for Monday, Dec. 1, has been canceled.

December’s Town Council meetings include a work session on Monday, Dec. 8 at 8 p.m. and a Town Council meeting on Monday, Dec. 15 at 8 p.m. Both will be held at Town Hall.

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Those who pay their taxes directly to the town – as opposed to paying through their mortgage – and who have not received a bill should call the town’s real estate office at (703) 255-6325 or e-mail realestate@viennava.gov.

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ber of road closures in the Town of Vienna on Thanksgiving (Thursday, Nov. 27) from approximately 8 to 10 a.m. to accommodate the 2014 Wounded Warrior 5K. Ayr Hill Avenue, N.W., will be closed from Mill Street, N.E., to Center Street, N. Center Street, N., will be closed from Ayr Hill Avenue, N.W., to Mill Street, N.E. A majority of this race will occur along the W&OD Regional Trail between Ayr Hill Avenue and Hunter Mill Road. Trail users will experience higher than normal usage.

being broadcast on the Town of Vienna Community Television Network on cable television and the Internet.

The 10-minute interview features hints on how Vienna residents can stay safe during winter storms, and explains the preparations and processes used by the town government to remove snow.

The program airs at various times on Cox 27 and Verizon FIOS 38, and also is available on the town government’s Web site at www.viennava.gov.

Treating roads in Vienna begins at the onset of a winter storm. Plowing begins when the snow reaches a depth of approximately two inches, town officials said.

Primary streets are cleared first, followed by secondary streets.

To learn more about Vienna’s snow operations, see the Web site at www.viennava. gov/index.aspx?nid=166.

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John Kelly will be the featured guest at the Great Falls Speakers’ Series next gathering, to be held on Thursday, Dec. 4 at 7:30 p.m. at Great Falls Library.

A reception will precede the event at 7 p.m. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m., and

Laurie DiRocco and the Town Council are inviting the public to celebrate the season at the annual Holiday Reception, to be held on Friday, Dec. 12 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Town Hall.

Those attending can enjoy the sounds of the holiday season with the James Madison High School Madrigals from 4:30 to 5 p.m. and the Vienna Choral Society from 5:30 to 6 p.m. Light refreshments will be provided by the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary.

The event is free, and no registration is required.

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Wind Symphony and Color Guard will present the 35th annual “Tiny Tots Holiday Concert” with three performances at the high school.

The concert will feature seasonal music designed for all ages, along with “some very special surprise guests.”

Performances are slated for Thursday, Dec. 4 at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. and Friday, Dec. 5 at 10 a.m. at the school. The Thursday-evening performance is designed as “Wear your favorite holiday PJs” for younger attendees.

Reserved-seating requests were due by Nov. 24 on the Web site http://james-madison-band.ticketleap.com/tiny-tots, but walk-ins are welcomed for all shows and can be purchased ($8) in the lobby 30 minutes before the show. As this is a fundraiser, there will be no refunds, including for cancellation due to inclement weather.

For information, call (703) 281-2515 or e-mail tinytots@jmhsband.org.

ANNUAL ‘CHURCH STREET HOLIDAY

FUNDRAISER HELPS TO FIGHT CHILDHOOD CANCER: McLean Hardware’s

Ladies Night is joining with OXO Cookies for a fundraiser to support the elimination of childhood cancer on Wednesday, Dec. 3 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the hardware store.

All donations received during the event will be matched by McLean Hardware and OXO, and there will be gift bags, giveaways, stocking stuffers and more.

For information, see the Web site at www.mcleanhardware.com.

STROLL’ IS ON THE HORIZON: The an-

nual Holiday Stroll on Vienna’s historic Church Street will be held on Monday, Dec. 1 from 6 to 9 p.m.

Visitors are invited to stroll amid the sights and sounds of the holiday season and visit merchants. Historic structures open during the event include the Freeman Store and Museum, the Little Library, the train station, the red caboose, the Knights of Columbus (former First Baptist Church) and Vienna Presbyterian Church’s “old chapel.”

Santa will arrive at the Freeman Store at 6:15 p.m. and help Mayor Laurie DiRocco light the holiday tree. Afterwards, Santa will visit with children on the front porch of the Freeman Store.

Road closures will include Church Street from Lawyers Road to Mill Street, Center Street from Church Street to Wilmar Drive, Dominion Road from Ayr Hill Avenue to Church Street, and Mill Street from Church Street to Maple Avenue.

Roads will be closed from approximately 5:45 p.m. to 10 p.m.

The Holiday Stroll is sponsored by Historic Vienna Inc. and the Vienna town government. For information, call (703) 938-5187 or see the Web site at www.viennava.gov.

HANDCRAFTERS GUILD TO HOLD ARTSAND-CRAFTS SHOW: The Northern Vir-

ginia Handcrafters Guild Arts and Craft Show will be held Friday to Sunday, Nov. 28-30, at the Vienna Community Center.

Hours are Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For information, see the Web site at www.nvhg.org.

Public-Safety Notes told Vienna police on Nov. 14 at 9:04 a.m. that her dog had been attacked by five German shepherds at the Vienna Dog Park, 700 Courthouse Road, S.W. The five attacking dogs were at the park with two women. The attacked dog’s owner told police that when she confronted the women, they assaulted her.

Officers interviewed the women, who stated the first woman was the one who had assaulted them. There were no signs of injury to any of the parties or their animals, police said.

Police advised all of the women of the warrant process in case they wished to pursue charges against each other.

VIENNA RESIDENT REPORTS HOME BURGLARY: A resident living in the 200

block of East Street, N.E., told Vienna police that on Nov. 12 between 9:45 a.m. and 1:17 p.m. someone had entered the home and taken several items. Vienna police continue to investigate this case.

LOITERING MAN BANNED FROM VIENNA STARBUCKS STORES: An employee at

Starbucks, 207 Maple Ave., E., told Vienna police on Nov. 14 at 7:55 a.m. that a man constantly was coming into the store for hours and never making a purchase. The employee said she previously witnessed the man attempt to steal merchandise.

At the employee’s request, a Vienna police officer advised the man that he is no longer permitted in either of the two Starbucks in town. Police told the man he may be charged with trespassing if he does not comply. The man left the area without further incident, police said.

CONTRACTOR ISSUED SUMMONS FOR VIOLATING VIENNA’S NOISE ORDINANCE: A resident living in the 300 block

of John Marshall Drive, N.E., complained to Vienna police on Nov. 16 at 8:18 a.m. about noise coming from a construction site.

A Vienna police officer responded and found a contractor working on a house in violation of the town’s ordinance, which prohibits commercial construction on Sundays. The contractor previously had been informed about the ordinance, police said.

Police issued a summons to the 33-yearold Fort Washington, Md., man for violation of the town’s noise ordinance and released him after he signed the document.

LINE COMPANY: A resident living in the

100 block of Shepherdson Lane, N.E., told Vienna police on Nov. 17 at 11:47 a.m. that she had purchased a purse through a Web site, but believed the purse she received was counterfeit. Vienna police continue to investigate this case.

D.C. WOMAN ARRESTED FOR PRESCRIPTION FRAUD IN VIENNA: An em-

ployee at Vienna Rexall drugstore, 150 Maple Ave., W., informed Vienna police on Nov. 19 at 12:07 p.m. that a customer in the pharmacy was attempting to pass a fraudulent prescription.

Officers arrested a 38-year-old Washington, D.C., woman on the charge of obtaining a prescription by fraud.

Police transported the suspect to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where she was released on her signature and $5,000 bond.

SUSPICIOUS MAN TRIES TO OFFER GIRL CANDY IN VIENNA RESTAURANT: A local

resident told Vienna police on Nov. 20 at 7:30 p.m. that a suspicious person had approached his juvenile daughter at Noodles & Co., 201 Maple Ave., E. The suspect had started a conversation with the man’s daughter and offered her an unknown substance that he claimed was candy, police said.

COUNTY POLICE REPORT 3 McLEAN HOME BURGLARIES, 1 ATTEMPT ON SAME DAY: Fairfax County police re-

sponded to a flurry of burglary calls in the McLean area on Nov. 19.

Residents living in the 7400 block of Patterson Road, 1200 block of Ingleside Avenue and 900 block of Hileman Road reported people had entered their residences and taken property.

On that same day, a resident living in the 2200 block of Kings Garden Way told police at 2:05 p.m. that an unknown person had walked into the home through an unsecured door. The suspect left immediately and took nothing, police said.

VIENNA WOMAN SAYS USED CAR BOUGHT ONLINE HAD ALTERED TITLE:

A resident living in the 500 block of Maple Avenue, W., told Vienna police on Nov. 11 at 12:38 p.m. that she had purchased a vehicle from a person through Craigslist.

When she attempted to register the vehicle at the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, officials informed her the vehicle’s

title appeared to have been altered. Vienna police continue to investigate this case.

VIENNA POLICE GIVE ERRANT GOLFER THE WHAT-FORE: A driver informed Vi-

enna police on Nov. 11 at 3:43 p.m. that his vehicle’s right rear window had been damaged as he was stopped in traffic near 100 Courthouse Road, S.W. A golf ball was found in the back of his vehicle, police said.

A Vienna police officer found that a resident living in the 100 block of Cottage Street, S.W., was practicing hitting golf balls and accidently had hit one in the direction of the roadway.

Police advised the resident of the danger of hitting golf balls toward a roadway and the golfer agreed to pay for damages he had caused.

VIENNA POLICE HELP FAIRFAX WOMAN BESET BY PHONE SCAMMER: An em-

ployee at Rite Aid, 215 Maple Ave., W., told Vienna police on Nov. 12 at 1:27 p.m. that a customer was trying to buy Green Dot cards as a result of a phone scam.

The customer stated she had received a phone call at her home in Fairfax during which the caller said her immigration status was in jeopardy.

The caller told the woman she would be deported unless she provided payment to the caller in Green Dot cards, police said.

Because the fraud occurred in another police jurisdiction, Vienna police advised the customer of the proper authorities with whom to file a report.

MAN WITH MACHETE TOLD TO LEAVE VIENNA RESTAURANT: An employee at

Hunan Delight, 276 Cedar Lane, S.E., told Vienna police Nov. 12 at 2:47 p.m. that a customer was in the restaurant with a machete.

The customer was not disorderly and did not brandish the weapon, but the employee felt uncomfortable because the customer had the knife with him on the premises.

In the presence of the responding police officer, the employee asked the customer to leave the restaurant and advised him he might be charged with trespassing if he returned.

The customer left the area without incident, police said.

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VIENNA WOMAN DOES NOT FALL FOR TAX-SCAM CALL: A resident living in

the 400 block of Windover Avenue, N.W., told Vienna police on Nov. 13 at 1:40 p.m. that she had received a telephone call from someone claiming to be with the Internal Revenue Service. The caller stated the woman owed the IRS money and that her property would be seized if the debt were not satisfied.

The resident did not transfer any funds or provide any information to the caller, but instead contacted the police immediately, authorities said.

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ists informed Vienna police recently that license plates had been stolen from their vehicles.

A resident living at 200 Locust St., S.E., told police that between Nov. 15 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 16 at 8 a.m., someone stole both license plates from her vehicle.

Subsequently, a customer at Vienna Wolf Trap Hotel, 430 Maple Ave., W., that on Nov. 17 between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m., someone took a license plate from his vehicle, which was parked in the hotel’s parking lot.

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Fairfax County Notes GOVERNMENT OFFICES CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING: Most Fairfax County

government offices will be closed on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 27-28, in observance of Thanksgiving.

A complete list of what is open and what is closed in the county government can be found on the Web site at www.fairfaxcounty.gov.

DEADLINE ARRIVES FOR REAL ESTATE TAXES: Dec. 5 is the deadline for Fairfax

County property owners to pay the second installment of their real estate taxes for 2014.

Many homeowners have their taxes paid through their mortgages, but those who pay directly to the county government should have received bills that were mailed out in early November.

For information on the tax, call the Department of Tax Administration at (703) 222-8234 or see the Web site at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dta.

VDOT GEARS UP FOR WINTER PLOWING: Virginia Department of Transporta-

tion officials say lower overall funding for winter snow-removal efforts in Northern Virginia does not mean there will be any negative impact on residents.

VDOT has budgeted $52 million for winter efforts across the local region, down from a budgeted $63 million last winter.

“A new way of tracking state labor costs makes the figure lower, but overall, the funds available for snow removal are about the same as last year,” VDOT officials said in a Nov. 18 statement.

(While last year’s budget was $63 mil-

lion, the rough weather of 2013-14 resulted in spending $152 million in Northern Virginia.)

The transportation agency is responsible for 17,737 lane-miles across the region, split nearly evenly among highways and neighborhood streets.

Local residents will be able to use the Web site www.vdotplows.org to monitor the plowing in Northern Virginia neighborhoods. Once more than 2 inches of snow has accumulated, residents in Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William counties can enter their address and a color-coded map will detail whether plowing is underway.

More than 4,000 trucks and plows will be available for clearing roads in Northern Virginia, all equipped with automatic-vehicle-locator equipment. VDOT also will deploy a jet-powered snow melter to clear out massive snow piles, and has access to a “super-sized salt dome” at the Beltway and Van Dorn Street holding about 22,000 tons of road salt.

TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY RECEIVED BOND RATINGS IN PREPARATION FOR DEBT SALE: The Northern

Virginia Transportation Authority has received ratings from the three major bondrating houses as it prepares for its first sale of bonds.

The agency’s credit-worthiness received ratings of “AA+” from Fitch, “Aa1” from Moody’s and “AA+” from Standard & Poor’s, with a “stable outlook” from each rating agency.

The ratings came as the authority planned to issue revenue bonds totaling $69 million.

“We are pleased,” said Marty Nohe, a Prince William County supervisor and chairman of the regional transportation authority. “These ratings pave the way for the authority to continue to advance regional projects as quickly as possible, at low interest rates, achieving real congestion relief in Northern Virginia.”

The Northern Virginia Transportation Authority was created by the General Assembly in 2002, but remained a planning body until enactment of provisions of the state government’s 2013 transportationfunding overhaul. Member jurisdictions include Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William counties and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas and Manassas Park.

In its analysis of the authority’s creditworthiness, Moody’s analyst said there was “the expectation that the authority’s economic base will remain strong.” Fitch’s analyst noted the “strong financial and debt-management practices demonstrated by the state and local governments represented on the NVTA board.”

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leadership posts with a number of nonprofit organizations in Texas and Ohio, has been named new executive director of FACETS, which works to support those impacted by poverty and homelessness in Fairfax County.

“Margi’s depth of experience in leading nonprofits that provide critical services to struggling citizens complements our work and goals,” FACETS board chair Susan

Stoney said in a statement.

Preston recently moved to the local area from Texas. “I am excited to become ingrained in, and learn more about, the local community, and also share insights I’ve gained from other communities,” she said in a statement.

Preston takes over from Amanda Adere, who left in June to head the group Wider Opportunities for Women. Maura Williams served as interim director in recent months.

For information on the organization, see the Web site at www.facetcares.org.

COUNTY PICKS UP AWARDS FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING, TRANSPARENCY: For

the 30th consecutive year, the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) of the U.S. and Canada has awarded Fairfax County its Distinguished Budget Presentation Award.

The accolade was for the county government’s fiscal 2015 budget, which began July 1.

Special recognitions included “Outstanding as a Policy Document,” “Outstanding as a Communications Device” and “Special Performance Measures Recognition.” The award represents the GFOA’s highest form of recognition for governmental budgeting and reflects the commitment of the governing body and staff in meeting the highest principles of public budgeting.

GFOA also announced that, for the 37th consecutive year, the county government’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) has been awarded its Certificate of Achievement in Financial Reporting The International City/County Management Association (ICMA) recently announced that it had awarded its Certificate of Excellence to Fairfax County for the seventh consecutive year.

The county is among only 29 jurisdictions across the nation being recognized for superior efforts and results in performance measurement and management with this award – the organization’s highest level of recognition.

In addition, the Association of Public Treasurers of the U.S. and Canada has presented the county with its Investment Policy Certificate of Excellence Award.

This was the 16th consecutive year the county’s investment policy received this award for recognition of the county’s comprehensive written policy that meets the association’s stringent criteria.

INCOME-TAX-ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SEEKS SUPPORT: The Volunteer Income

Tax Assistance (VITA) program is seeking volunteers to help residents of Northern Virginia prepare tax returns from January through April.

The time commitment is three to five hours once or twice a week at various locations across the region.

Tax preparers and screeners should have experience preparing a tax return, but no experience necessary for translators and greeters.

Classroom and/or online training begins in December; all preparers must pass an IRS certification test.

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Arlington resident Stephen Grant will discuss his book, “Collecting Shakespeare: The Story of Henry and Emily Folger” during a program at Central Library on Monday, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m.

The book details the lives of the couple, who shortly after their marriage in 1885 began buying, cataloging and storing a vast array of materials related to the Bard.

Funds from their purchases came from wealth accumulated during Henry Folger’s stint as president of Standard Oil of New York and a trusted confidant of John D. Rockefeller, yet the couple lived modestly and shared a long and fruitful marriage.

Grant is a senior fellow at the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training in Arlington.

The Sun Gazette asked him about the experience of researching and writing the book.

What led you to conceive of doing this book, how long did the process take, and what was the experience like?

Henry Clay Folger is a legend at Amherst College, from which institution I graduated, 84 years after he did. In 2007, following a career in the Foreign Service, I took a curator’s tour of the Folger Shakespeare Library on Capitol Hill. Erin Blake showed us Henry and Emily Folger’s oil portraits and his marble bust, and described their shared passion for Shakespeareana, anything to do with Shakespeare. I learned that this one couple, childless, had constituted the largest Shakespeare collection in the world.

At the end of the tour I asked eagerly, “Do you have a biography of the Folgers in your gift shop?”

Her answer floored me. “No one has written one yet.”

I was a published biographer (“Peter Strickland”) and a collector (vintage picture postcards).

The Folger leadership allowed me, an independent scholar, to take on the project, offering me a fellowship to launch what became a six-year endeavor taking me to 35 archives in the U.S. and

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U.K. I was not prepared for the sheer amount of archival material preserved among the Folgers’ personal papers in the Folger underground vault: 424 linear feet.

That is more than the length of a football field.

How did Mr. Folger make his money, and why did he turn to collecting Shakespeare?

Henry Folger worked 49 years for the Standard Oil Co., starting as a statistical clerk in 1879 and ending as chairman of the board of SOCONY, the Standard Oil Co. of New York, that later became the Mobil Oil. Henry’s uncle James founded Folgers Coffee in San Francisco. They are two distinct fortunes.

Henry was born in the 1850s, when many American family libraries possessed only two books: the Bible and Shakespeare. He grew up deeply imbued with the language and aura of both. He received as a gift his first Collected Works of Shakespeare as a college freshman. He was smitten.

There were no “Shakespeare courses” back then, but he joined a Shakespeare reading group at Amherst College. As a senior, Henry heard the aged orator, Ralph Waldo Emerson, speak at Amherst. Exposure to the poet’s eloquence sent Henry to read Emerson’s writing on Shakespeare, and to read Shakespeare itself in a new light.

Who was Folger’s main competition in accumulating Shakespeare material, and how would you describe their rivalry? Henry Folger’s main rival was another Henry, Henry E. Huntington, who with his wife, Arabella, created the Huntington Library, Museum and Gardens in San Marino, Calif.

Folger and Huntington were acquaintances, not close friends.

They belonged to the same Hobby Club in New York. I devote an entire chapter in “Collecting Shakespeare” to the Henrys’ similarities and differences. It was a cordial, Victorian rivalry.

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seller, Abraham Rosenbach of Philadelphia, successfully played one Henry off the other, never losing their confidence and trust.

Bibliophiles around the world gravitate to the Folger and Huntington Libraries to study the choicest antiquarian books.

Was there any specific item Folger truly coveted but never obtained?

Dealers were incessantly dangling before Folger what they claimed were genuine Shakespeare signatures. He purchased some of them. Folger did not claim he had acquired a genuine signature of the Bard. He became an excellent judge of forgeries.

The Folgers looked unsuccessfully for a volume of Shakespeare that had belonged to Ralph Waldo Emerson.

On the other hand, Folger did acquire unique volumes of Shakespeare plays that Henry Huntington did not have in his collection.

The relationship between Mr. and Mrs. Folger seems to have been a fruitful one. What was the secret to their success? What role did Mrs. Folger play in the collection, both before and after Mr. Folger’s death?

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The Folgers were a childless couple. They could devote themselves single-mindedly to collecting. I cannot imagine a more perfect collecting team.

Emily was the Shakespeare scholar, having earned a master’s degree from Vassar College in Shakespeare Studies. When Henry arrived home after his lucrative day job, Emily had gone through reams of book-auction catalogs, marking in pencil in the margins the items she perceived they needed for their collection.

Henry stayed up half the night calculating how much he would bid on each.

When the items they won came in the mail, Emily entered their detailed characteristics in a card catalog. By the age of 50, she had developed painful writer’s cramp. \Her husband died before he had seen the collection transported from New York to Washington, and without having seen one stone of the white-marble Folger Shakespeare Library only two blocks from the U.S. Capitol.

Emily took over as the principal decision-maker concerning many of the details leading up to the dedication of the library

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on Shakespeare’s 368th birthday, April 23, 1932, in presence of President and Mrs. Hoover.

How did Washington win out in the selection process for the library?

Nothing predestined Washington, D.C., to house the unique Folger collection. The Folgers considered Nantucket, “home” to Folgers since the 1660s. Manhattan was in the running until Henry found real estate prices prohibitive. American universities tried to lure the Folgers to bequeath the collection to them.

Exerting the most pressure was Stratford-upon-Avon. They wanted all the literary treasures back on home soil! Henry confessed, “I did think of placing the Shakespeare library at Stratford, near the bones of the great man himself, but I finally concluded I would give it to Washington; for I am an American.”

Related to his patriotism, Folger thought that American scholars should have their own Shakespeare learning center, without having to travel to England.

The authorship of Shakespeare’s works remains hotly debated. Do you have an opinion on the subject?

Personally, I don’t have a horse in that race. But allow me to make three points.

The Folgers believed profoundly that Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare. Secondly, despite that belief they acquired all the books and articles they could about the authorship controversy. Their goal was to assemble as complete a Shakespeare collection as possible, to be of increased usefulness to the researchers, scholars and professors.

The same goes for Shakespeare forgeries, that Henry became very astute in recognizing.

Thirdly, when people have asked the director of the Folger Shakespeare Library his opinion on the authorship controversy, Michael Witmore has responded, “The Folger does not have opinions. It has collections.”

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We travel to the Willowmere Farms community along Cedar Lane in Vienna for this week’s featured property, a custom colonial created by the team at Gradient Design.

Set on a lot of two-thirds of an acre and featuring more than 6,000 square feet of enchanting living space across three levels, the new property is sumptuous and welcoming, with expansive open spaces and attention to detail throughout.

The property currently is on the market, listed at $1,390,000 by Lilian Jorgenson of Long & Foster Real Estate.

A hearty welcome on the front porch and we’re ushered into the foyer to begin our tour.

The layout is traditional, but has plenty of modern flair throughout. Room sizes are large but inviting.

To our left off the soaring foyer is the formal living room, and to our right is the dining room. Each is amply proportioned to welcome a gathering at the holidays (which, amazingly, are upon us!).

The kitchen area occupies a central locale, and provides everything close at hand with copious prep space, a large center island and a breakfast nook with bay-window vistas over the rear yard. A pantry is nearby, with the laundry facilities adjacent.

The family room soars two stories and provides walk-out access to the syntheticwood deck, all tied together by a glorious

fireplace that will keep everyone warm and cheerful during the winter months ahead.

Located off the main traffic flow, a flex room works well as either a main-level bedroom (there is an adjacent full bath) or home office.

Up the charming curved staircase we go, to find ourself in the centerpiece of the second level – the master retreat.

Extraordinary amenities, a separate sitting room, two deep walk-in closets and a marvelous master bath are all part of this special space.

Three additional bedrooms can be found on this level, one with a full bath and two sharing a bath.

Additional charms await on the lower level, where the large recreation room (with more grand vistas) is a highlight.

Down here, you also will find a large media room, yet another bedroom with full bath, and a den/office and a flex room.

Mature trees will herald the arrival of each season, and you can enjoy the large and level rear yard throughout the season. Well worthy of consideration.

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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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Address: 2819 Cedar Lane, Vienna (22180).

Listed at: $1,390,000 by Lilian Jorgenson, Long & Foster Real Estate (703) 790-1990.

Schools: Fairhill Elementary, Luther Jackson Middle, Falls Church High School.

Changes in U.S. Demographics Impacting Homes’ Market Realtors from across the country gathered in early November to discuss the effects of changing home-buyer demographics on the housing market during the Realtor University Richard J. Rosenthal Center for Real Estate Studies forum at the 2014 Realtors’ Conference & Expo.

“Among primary-residence home buyers, the demographics have shifted dramatically, especially among firsttime home buyers, whose share of the market has dropped to its lowest level in decades,” said Jessica Lautz, director of member-and-consumer-survey research for the National Association of Realtors.

“We have also seen an increase in the median age and income of the average buyer, as well as in multi-generational household formations, as adult children and elderly family members move back in with their families.”

Adult Millennials, those aged 18 to 33, were a popular topic of discussion for the panel.

In 2014, Millennials saw 60-percent better job growth than the nation overall, and saw a drop in their unemployment to 6 percent.

This growth, along with improved economic opportunities, should encourage Millennials to form households and buy homes in the coming years, leaders at the conference said.

“Millennials are the largest generation of people in the U.S. and represent 60 percent of first-time home buyers,” said Jonathan Smoke, chief economist for Realtor.com. “They also are more likely than any other group to purchase a home in the next year.”

Tightened inventory, difficulty receiving credit and lower than average salaries have kept many of these buyers out of the market, but most economists see that as a temporary setback.

“It’s not that young people don’t want to purchase homes, it’s that they are delaying the purchase,” said Lisa Sturtevant, vice president of research for the National Housing Conference.

“Get ready for the Millennial wave to drive the housing market for decades,” she said.

Another group that will be competing with Millennials for dominance in the housing market is baby boomers.

Sturtevant said, “With Millennials searching for new homes, baby boomers downsizing, and groups with historically lower incomes all entering the market, an increased demand for smaller, less expensive homes will begin to emerge.”

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First Va. Tesla Dealership Approved for Tysons BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Tesla Motors soon will open its first and only Virginia dealership in Tysons Corner, following a rezoning approved Nov. 18 by the Board of Supervisors.

The electric-vehicle dealership will be situated in the front section of an existing warehouse on a 7-acre site at 8500 Tyco Road, located just south of the Dulles Toll Road.

“This is really an exciting opportunity for adaptive reuse of an aging industrial building,” said Sara Mariska, the applicant’s attorney.

Because of the California-based company’s unusual business model, there will be no need to maintain the kind of large on-site vehicle inventory typically associated with car dealerships, county officials said.

Tesla’s Tysons dealership will occupy about 49,000 square feet of the warehouse and have an 8,200-square-foot showroom, service bays for repair work and an indoor car wash, county officials said. Vehicles for sale will be stored indoors overnight.

The company will refurbish the front of

the building’s facade and add street trees and landscaping, officials said.

Tesla will have until March 2015 to open its Tysons dealership.

Virginia law usually forbids vehicle manufacturers from being dealers. Under an agreement signed in fall 2013 with state regulatory agencies, the Tysons location will be Tesla’s only Virginia dealership allowed to sell vehicles to customers directly, instead of just show them vehicles.

The company currently has a showroom at 1961 Chain Bridge Road in Tysons Corner Center.

Tesla offers two models: the Model S sedan and Model X “crossover” vehicle.

The company builds its vehicles at a highly automated factory in Fremont, Calif.

According to the company’s Web site, most Tesla owners choose to have a 240volt outlet or wall connector installed in their garages to charge the vehicles.

Tesla drivers will have little problem energizing their vehicles in Tysons. County officials noted that electric-vehicle charging stations have been included in most newly approved development projects in Tysons.

County officials trumpeted the news afterward in a press release, but during the

Schools & Military n Claire Mahoney, a 2013 graduate of Oakton High School, recently was inducted into the Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society at the Colorado School of Mines.

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n Ashley Rodriguez, a student at the Potomac School, was named a regional finalist in the Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology.

Students in the regional competition recently presented their research to a panel of judges from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Rodgriguez won a $1,000 scholarship for being a regional finalists.

Rodriguez’s research worked to identify a pathway leading to new treatments for canine cancer. She was inspired to embark on the effort after her family’s golden retriever suffered from an aggressive form of cancer and ultimately died.

Molly Zhang of Rockville, a student at Richard Montgomery High School, was named regional winner in the competition.

The national competition will be held in Washington Dec. 5-9, where students will compete for $500,000 in scholarships, including two top prizes of $100,000.

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n Student publications from five Fairfax County public schools won honors at the Journalism Education Association National Scholastic Press Association’s National High School Journalism Convention, held recently in Washington.

Among schools in the Sun Gazette coverage area: • McLean High School: The Clan yearbook, fourth place, Design of the Year, Infographic category, and fifth place, Best of

Show; Meaghan Percival, adviser.

• Oakton High School: Opus Literary Magazine, third place, Design of the Year, Literary Magazine category; Susan Sullivan, adviser.

• Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology: TJ Today, Pacemaker and first place, Best of Show, Newspaper Tabloid 16 pages or fewer; Erinn Harris, adviser; Techniques Yearbook, sixth place, Best of Show, Yearbook 275-324 pages; Erinn Harris, adviser; and Threshold Literary Magazine, eighth place, Best of Show; Emily Orser, adviser.

More than 6,200 students and teachers from around the country attended the convention to participate in educational workshops and contests. Pulitzer Prize-winner and investigative reporter Bob Woodward delivered the keynote address. * Criminal Justice 3 students from Marshall Academy are interning with the 2015 Fairfax World Police and Fire Games, scheduled to be held next summer across the region.

Student interns are assisting staff with projects, administrative tasks and database management in preparation for the games, expected to attract sworn law enforcement and professional firefighters from around the world.

The games will include competition in more than 50 events, including angling, bench press, cross country, decathlon, golf, ice hockey, indoor rowing, mountain bike, orienteering, rugby, skeet, stair race, tennis, volleyball and wrestling at sites throughout the metropolitan area June 26 through July

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Tesla Motors will begin selling vehicles, including Model S sedans of the type shown here, to customers at a new dealership in Tysons Corner.

Board of Supervisors meeting, the proceedings were as quiet as an electric vehicle.

The items discussed at the public hearing were labeled “Tysons West Assemblage” and at no time did anyone mention Tesla, although references to a state-of-the-art

company that sells its products directly to consumers led observers to just one likely conclusion.

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with Fairfax County School Board Chairman Tamara Derenak Kaufax.

Following a ribbon-cutting ceremony, 50 student guides escorted guests to the labs to learn about the work that students are doing.

Thomas Jefferson’s research labs include astronomy and astrophysics, automation and robotics, biotechnology and life sciences, chemical analysis and nanochemistry, communication systems, computerassisted design, computer systems, energy systems, microelectronics, mobile and Web application development, neuroscience, oceanography and geophysical systems, quantum physics and optics, and prototyping and engineering materials.

Fairfax County Public Schools has received a $50,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to continue providing additional mental-health support and training as a result of the cluster of youth suicides in the county in recent years.

The grant will provide funds for technical assistance to ensure that the school system and community partners are implementing practices that have helped in other jurisdictions to restore a positive learning environment and enhance prevention efforts, county school officials said.

Funding also will go toward continuing the services of two suicide post-intervention experts to consult with and train FCPS employees as well as expanding youth outreach, including peer support and direct services.

Grant funds also will support parenttraining forums on how to talk to youth about suicide and how to assess risk and seek appropriate care; identifying suicidesurvivor groups in the metro area and linking families and youth-suicide survivors to appropriate support groups; and investigating the feasibility of creating videos and Web-based resources for mental-health professionals, students and families. n

n Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology recently celebrated the opening of three newly renovated wings of the school, including the new research wing.

Superintendent Karen Garza offered remarks at the Nov. 14 celebration along

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More on the Web n High school football action. n Girls volleyball roundup.

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Madison Edged in State Final

Teeing Off

A Mixed Bag of Results for Local Grid Squads This Fall What happened?

For the first time in years, only one of the seven high school football teams in the Sun Gazette’s coverage areas had a winning record, and just two made the playoffs.

Team Still Enjoys Its Finest Season

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So very close.

The Madison Warhawks’ hopes of completing a perfect undefeated and state championship dream season ended with a close VOLLEYBALL 3-2 loss to the First Colonial Patriots in Richmond Nov. 21 in the title match of the 6A Virginia High School League girls state tournament.

Madison (33-1) lost the opening set, 25-17, at the Siegel Center, then won the next two, 25-12, 25-18.

“It put us in a good place to go and take those next two sets,” Madison senior Marissa Roy said.

First Colonial, last year’s state runnerup, bounced back to win the last two sets, 25-23, 25-23. Madison had seven match points in the final game but was unable to get the clincher.

It took First Colonial (26-3) 10 extra points to win the fifth set, when the first team to 15 points wins in regulation.

However, the winning team has to win by two points, and play continues until that happens.

“The whole season has been unreal,” Madison senior Virginia Moore said.

“When I sit down on the bus, it will probably hit me. We did accomplish something that has never been done before, and no one can take that away from us.”

The state-tournament appearance was Madison’s first. The Warhawks were 1-1 in the tourney, defeating Ocean Lakes in the semifinals, after previously winning Liberty Conference and 6A North Region tourneys this fall. Overall, Madison enjoyed its finest season in school history.

“Madison is a great team. They have some players who can really put the ball down, even without size,” First Colonial coach Edie Magula said. “I can see why they were undefeated until tonight.”

The state title was First Colonial’s third, also winning in 2000 and 2002.

Leading Madison in the state final, was Natale Zanellato with 28 kills, Jayne Carter with 17, Emily Davine with nine, Roy with seven and Emily Calhoun with seven. Kendall Hall had 63 assists and 16

Top: Madison High School’s Marissa Roy returns a shot past First Colonial’s Elaina Hennessee.

Above: The Madison players celebrate after a winning point in the state final. PHOTOS BY DEB KOLT

digs. Moore had 26 digs and two aces, as did Avery Torres. Roy had 19 digs and Carter 15.

“This was a great accomplishment,” Madison coach Carrie Hall said. “We’ve done so much for the school, the community, they’ve all been behind us. There’s been so much electricity in the air this week. We’re a girls sport that traditionally didn’t get here from Madison.”

Hall recalled how far Madison came since four years ago when Roy and Moore were freshmen and the Warhawks didn’t even qualify for the region tournament.

Madison rebounded to play in the region this year and the past two.

“The last three years have been a joy,” Carrie Hall said.

Against Ocean Lakes in the semifinal, Madison won 3-0 winning 25-20, 25-21, 25-21. “We didn’t know anything about them, and that is dangerous,” Carrie Hall said. “Our girls remained calm, and we

were able to keep pushing and get the key points when we needed.”

The score was tied at 19 in the third game, then Madison led, 22-20. Kills by Roy and Davine eventually closed the match. Carter had the set-winning kills in the first two games. She finished with 11 kills and two aces.

“We had to work hard and dig deep to beat them,” Carter said. “They were a stiff challenge.”

Kendall Hall led Madison with multiple assists as well as aces, with five.

For for more on the semifinal and a slideshow on Madison’s state final match, visit www.insidenova.com/sports/fairfax.

NOTE: Madison was 8-1 in the postseason and did not lose a game, winning 24 straight, until the first set of the state final. The Warhawks’ first eight playoff matches were at Madison on the Warhawks’ home court.

(Deb Kolt contributed to this story.)

The Langley Saxons, having compiled a final 6-5 mark, and the Oakton Cougars (5-6) were the playoff teams.

Both lost in first round action.

Actually, the combined 23-29 record of the five public-school teams in the Sun Gazette areas was a slight improvement from the year before. The reason was because the Madison Warhawks bounced back to amass a 5-5 record following a 1-9 mark the previous fall, and the Marshall Statesmen went 2-8after being winless in 2013 and, final score wise, not very competitive.

This year, three of Madison’s losses were by one, two and four points. Plus, the Warhawks led in the fourth quarter of another contest that they eventually lost. Two of Marshall’s losses this fall were by one and three points.

Under a new head coach, the McLean Highlanders started fast this season, yet wound up with their second straight 5-5 season. Oakton was 5-5 in 2013, while Langley was 9-3 and declined a bit in 2014.

As a whole, progress was made by the public-school teams in 2014.

The biggest decline of Sun Gazette teams this fall were the two privateschool squads. Depth issues, multiple injuries and playing a difficult nonleague schedule hurt the Flint Hill Huskies, who finished 3-6. Youth, inexperience, injuries and a decline in talent was the main reason the Potomac School Panthers were 4-5.

The seven wins between the teams were a huge decline from 2013, when they combined for 14 victories and held the top two spots in the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Neither team made the state private school playoffs after doing so the year before when Potomac School (8-3) finished second in the Division II tournament and Flint Hill (6-4) was eliminated in the semifinals.

The losing season was Flint Hill’s first since 2010 and Potomac School’s first since 2008.

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MARSHALL FIELD HOCKEY: The Mar-

shall Statesmen lost their semifinal game to 5A South Region champion Princess Anne, 6-0, in the Virginia High School League’s 5A state tournament.

Marshall finished the season with a 14-9 record and as the Capitol Conference Tournament champions and the 5A North Region tourney runner-up.

Oakton High School athletes sign national letters of intent during a ceremony at the school.

FLINT HILL’S FORD IS STATE’S PLAYER OF THE YEAR: For the second year in a

row, Flint Hill School hitter Ally Ford was chosen as the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association’s Player of the Year in Division I girls high school volleyball.

Ford helped lead Flint Hill to a perfect 34-0 record this season as well as conference, city and state championships.

She led the team in kills with 352 and aces with 113. She also had 256 digs.

Also making first-team Division I allstate from Flint Hill were senior hitter Michelle Abt, senior setter Allie Fellows and junior hitter Morgan McKnight.

Fellows tallied 840 assists (9.4 per set) to lead the team. McKnight had 304 kills (second on the team). Abt led the team in blocks with 68 and totaled 162 kills.

LOCAL BOYS SOCCER PLAYERS CHOSEN ALL-STATE: Flint Hill School boys

soccer players Aaron Cargas (first team) and Zach Marumoto (second team) were Virginia Independent School Athletic Association Division I all-state selections.

Potomac School’s Tommy Hansan made second team.

The Flint Hill players helped the Huskies win a conference tournament championship this fall and finish second in the state tournament.

OAKTON GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY: The

region and state champion Oakton Cougars girls cross country team will run in the Nike Southeast Regional team championships near Cary, N.C. on Nov. 29 with hopes of qualifying for the national high school team meet in Portland, Ore. on Dec. 6.

Oakton will automatically qualify with a top-two finish. The Cougars could qualify as a wild card with a third-place finish.

“We’ve never done this before, so we thought we would give it a shot and see how we do,” Oakton coach Alisa Byers said.

OAKTON ATHLETES SIGN: A dozen Oak-

Kelsey McWilliams (lacrosse, Army).

McLEAN ATHLETES SIGN LETTERS OF INTENT: Four McLean High School se-

nior student-athletes signed Division I college national letters of intent during an afternoon ceremony at the school Nov. 12 in the library reference room.

Alex Morris signed to play men’s lacrosse at Ohio State.

Elise Koehl signed to play women’s lacrosse at the University of Louisville.

Jordan Cole will play men’s lacrosse at West Point.

Caroline McCleary will dive at Tulane University.

McLean High School athletes sign national letters of intent to play sports in college.

FLINT HILL ATHLETES SIGN LETTERS:

Four Flint Hill School senior studentathletes signed Division I national letters of intent during an afternoon ceremony at the school Nov. 12 to continue playing their particular sports in college.

Ally Ford signed to play women’s volleyball at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga.

Christian Taylor signed to play baseball at Bucknell.

Chris Farrell will play baseball at the College of William and Mary.

Darron Coley will run track at Clemson.

Each of the athlete’s head coaches at Flint Hill said a few words about their players.

Ford helped the Flint Hill volleyball team win three state championships.

“Even during practice, Ally was always determined to win and she was one of the most coachable players I’ve ever had,” Flint Hill volleyball coach Carrol Anderson said.

Flint Hill track coach Roger Davis called Coley, a sprinter, the best athlete he’s ever coached.

Baseball coach Tom Verbanic described Tailor and Farrell as talented, hard workers who exemplify role models.

Both have been recruited as pitchers, but play multiple positions for Flint Hill.

“We have these two guys who have made my life a whole lot easier,” Verbanic said. “We practice hard and Christian is always pretty dirty at the end of practice.

He does everything we ask and plays everywhere we ask with no complaints.

Flint HIll High School athletes sign national letters of intent to play sports in college.

Chris basically has a rubber arm, because he says he’s always good to go.”

FLINT HILL’S VAUGHN IS A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH: Flint Hill School se-

nior running back Cameron Vaughn was named an Offense-Defense Diamond in the Rough and has been invited to participate in the annual Offense-Defense Bowl Week festivities at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando later this year.

The Offense-Defense Diamonds in the Rough game is part of a week-long series of events including the televised OffenseDefense All-American Bowl, an All-Star football game showcasing 88 of the top high school seniors in the country.

Dev Doiron, Phip Waugh (two goals), Colton Heuple and Aidan Phipps scored McLean’s goals. Jordan Blum and Linus Stroik had assists. Josh Callsen was the winning goalie.

THINK PINK NIGHT AT LANGLEY FOOTBALL GAME: At the Oct. 31 Langley High

School football game against the visiting Madison Warhawks, the Washington Redskins sponsored a Think Pink Night in support of Breast Cancer Awareness.

Redskins’ president and general manager Bruce Allen was the honorary captain for the Saxons, and took a photograph with the team prior to the game.

Langley won the contest in the final minutes.

MARSHALL HIRES SOCCER COACH:

Marshall High School has hired Patrick Ander as its new boys soccer coach. Ander comes to Marshall from North Point High School in Charles County, Md., where he spent four years on the boys staff.

In addition to his high school coaching experience, Ander has trained youth athletes over a wide range of age groups.

Ander is a teacher on the staff at Marshall.

The boys high school season for Marshall begins during the spring.

McLEAN ICE HOCKEY: The McLean

High School ice hockey team defeated the Loudoun County Raiders, 5-3.

FLINT HILL FALL LACROSSE CLINIC:

The 2014 Flint Hill School free boys lacrosse fall clinic for boys in grades 6 through 8 is Nov. 29 at Flint Hill from noon to 1:30 p.m.

For more information about the clinic and to register, visit: http://www.flinthill. org/2014-flint-hill-school-boys-lacrossefall-clinic/.

LANGLEY ALUMNI LACROSSE MATCH:

The Langley High School lacrosse alumni game is Saturday, Nov. 29 at noon at Langley.

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ton High School athletes signed national letters of intent to play college sports during a Nov. 13 afternoon ceremony in the school cafeteria.

The athletes were: Laura Branton (swimming, Georgia Tech), Lydia Montanino (lacrosse, Winthrop), John Shebat (swimming, Texas), Julia Capobianco (swimming, Delaware), Connor Jones (baseball, Lafayette), Allie Klimkiewicz (cross country, Princeton), Michael Pettinichi (swimming, Xavier), Karlie Cronin (basketball, Southern Methodist University), Shane Brummond (lacrosse, Lynn University), Nathan Pawlowicz (swimming, Virginia Tech), Lindsey Abed (basketball, University of Hartford) and

Flint HIll senior Ally Ford was chosen Division I state Player of the Year in girls volleyball.

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Sports Briefs

The 100-pound American Vienna Broncos team finished the fall season with an undefeated 9-0 record and won a Fairfax County Youth Football League championship in the process. During the regular season, the Broncos had a 7-0 record and scored a league-high 247 points, while holding opponents to a league-low 42 during those games.

The team then was 2-0 in the playoffs. Vienna downed the Lee-Franconia Wolverines, 38-24, in the championship game to cap their perfect campaign.

VIENNA BRONCOS OFF TO A 4-0 START IN YOUTH FOOTBALL: The 100-Pound American Vienna Broncos

won the Fairfax County Youth Football League title, defeating the Lee-Franconia Wolverines, 38-24, in the championship game.

The win capped a perfect 9-0 season.

Vienna’s Jared Cole rushed for 224 yards and two touchdowns behind a herd of Broncos. Michael Indelicarto added 82 yards and two touchdowns, while David Wallis ran for a 63-yard touchdown.

The defense clamped down, led by Tanner Hughes, Joey Murray and Jacobs Oliver. Colin O’Conner had an interception to stop a critical drive, and Justin Duenkel added four two-point kicks to put the game out of reach.

Other members of the Broncos were Collin Gardner, Jack Gurley, Jack Taylor, Ryan Moses, David Hibbs, Michael Leone, Marvin Coon and Michael McMahon.

The Broncos were coached by Jim McGrath and Ted Hollingsworth.

During the regular season, the Vienna team finished 7-0, scoring a league-high 247 points and holding opponents to a league-low 42 points.

The Broncos’ defense posted three shutouts and did not allow an extra point.

End-of-season wins against playoff-bound teams from Lee-Franconia (42-12 score) and Gainesville (40-6) were a testament to a hard-hitting defensive unit.

sessions scheduled in January at McLean Little League Park.

Walk-in registration dates and times are Saturday, Jan. 10 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; Thursday, Jan. 15 from 5 to 8 p.m.; and Saturday, Jan. 24 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The season starts April 6. For more information, visit www.mcleanll.com.

VIENNA BABE RUTH MEETING: The membership meet-

McLEAN STEELERS WIN FOOTBALL TITLE: The

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Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. November 27, 1958: n Backers of the proposed Fairfax Hospital are nearing their fund-raising goal. n While Capital Airways is flying this Thanksgiving holiday weekend, TWA and Eastern are on the ground due to a strike by mechanics. n Today’s paper marks the largest, by far, in the Sun’s history n A full-page ad is asking Northern Virginians to consider purchasing land in the new Florida community of Cape Coral.

November 28, 1966: n After-tax earnings of county residents have grown 18.7 percent since 1960. n The North Vietnamese government has announced plans for 48-hour ceasefires during the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. n The Washington Redskins’ 7241 victory over the New York Giants smashed two NFL records: most points by a winning team and most combined total points.

November 26, 1969: n Four Vienna youths were arrested as part of what Fairfax police term their largest narcotics raid ever. n VEPCO is seeking a 10-percent increase in power rates from the State Corporation Commission.

November 27, 1974: n President Ford has signed legislation that will help pump new funding into the Metro system. n On the Merv Griffin show this afternoon: Milton Berle, JoAnne Worley and Anson Williams.

November 27-28, 1984: n Former state attorney general Marshall Coleman has called Virginia’s prison system “the laughingstock of the nation,” and blames Gov. Robb. n Republican Wyatt Durrette has announced plans to seek his party’s nomination for governor. n A Sun editorial blasts Fairfax police for continuing to withhold arrest records from the press and public.

November 29, 1991: n The School Board has voted to keep the existing eight foreign-language-immersion programs, and add one school to the list.

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KEN TROTTER 703-269-2331

571-451-1311

Vintage 1965 colonial within the Town of Vienna limits! Close to shops, restaurants, W&OD bike trail & Historic Church St. Walk to Wolftrap ES! 5 bedrms on upper level! HW floors. 3 finished levels! Cul-desac! Sold As Is.

LISA MOFFETT

703-517-6708 www.cbmove.com/FX8480511 $650,000

Versatile home - Ideal for extended family & visitors. Lots of house for the $$$ - 2,619 finished sq. ft. Gracious foyer, open flowing flr. plan & full bath on main floor. 4-5 BR-4BA (serene MBR suite).Up-to-date kitchen. Roomy “feel good” house adjacent to bike/walk paths, tennis, soccer fields.

$309,999

Complete renovation! 3 br, 2.5 ba, 1 car garage, granite & stainless kit, new floors, updated baths, fresh paint. No exterior maintenance!

MICHAEL HULING 703-409-8296 www.cbmove.com/FX8441890 FAIRFAX

www.insidenova.com

Brick front 4 BR + Den, 3.5 BA, hardwood floors, new windows and roof, Sully Station amenities & convenience.

MICHAEL HULING 703-409-8296 www.cbmove.com/FX8453068

OAKTON

$649,000

$739,000

McLEAN

RALPH AND SHARRON JONES

703-609-7071

www.cbmove.com/FX8496219

$1,099,990

All brick colonial, cul-de-sac - near shops, restaurants, parks, library, etc. Hardwd flrs throughout, 9’ ceilings, skylights, sunroom, large garage w/ workbench.

Remodeled kitchen w/ new quartz countertops, 42” cabinets, s/s appliances.

ALEXANDRIA

$1,250,000

$320,000

RESTON

W NE

Charming & cute condo within walking distance to the grocery & restaurants! Close to Reston Town Center & Silver Line Metro. 2 bedrms w/2 full baths. Sunroom & balcony.

Updated kitchen w/granite!

Full size washer/dryer.

G TIN S I L

LISA MOFFETT

Vienna

Kendra Wright

Mark Ackermann

(703) 524-2100

(703) 938-5600

Branch Vice President

Branch Vice President

Owned and Operated by NRT LLC

$415,900

Exquisite 2 BR, 2 BA Condo. Largest unit in the development. Real hardwood floors throughout.

Steps from Vienna Metro. Ready for you now!

Please don’t wait, may not last.

McLEAN

$899,500 Stunning and terrific in every way!!!! Fabulous 4-level garage townhome with AN ELEVATOR to all four floors!!!

Gourmet kitchen overlooking family room area with French door to deck. WALK to the new McLean Metro!!!

VIENNA

W NE

$850,000

G TIN S I L

Sun Valley 4 br, 3.5 ba with 2 car side load garage on over 1/2 acre with upgrades galore!

MICHAEL HULING 703-409-8296 www.cbmove.com/FX8497644

703-517-6708 www.cbmove.com/FX8494293

Arlington-McLean CBregional.com

FAIRFAX

MARK GOEDDE 703-850-8129 www.cbmove.com/FX8482753

$259,900

Fabulous Quiet and Private Cul-de-sac in the Heart of Oakton. Sunny open floorplan with large family room off kitchen. Terrific Sunroom and fun gazebo off deck overlooking trees. Rec Room with walk-out to relaxing rear yard!

MARK GOEDDE 703-850-8129 www.cbmove.com/FX8472050

4BR, 2.5 BA, 2 car garage with updated kitchen & brand new carpet! Sully Station amenities & convenience.

Lovely 3 BR, 2 BA duplex with huge fully fenced back yard with patio, 1-car driveway, walk-out basement and hardwood floors throughout. Close to shops, restaurants and metro. Please call for additional information.

NESHA KHARGIE 703-867-0259 www.cbmove.com/FX8489135

LISA DECARLO 571-239-8690 www.cbmove.com/FX8342505

$514,998

LISA DECARLO 571-239-8690 www.cbmove.com/FX8490288

www.CBregional.com

$693,000

CENTREVILLE

MICHAEL HULING 703-409-8296 www.cbmove.com/FX8475028

SUE JIN SONG 703-269-2383

G TIN S I L

Lovely 3 level colonial in Kings Park West. 4bedroom/2 full + 2 half baths. Upgraded kitchen w/ granite, stainless, & hardwood. Exceptional 4 season sunroom w/serene views. Walk-out LL w/paver pathways to deck. A must see!

$1,885,000

www.cbmove.com/FX8475389

Wonderful lot and opportunity to live in one of the most desired locations in Vienna. A splendid 1.259 acre wooded lot opening up to Nottoway Park.

Opportunity to build a new home.

OAKTON

www.CBregional.com

LISA DECARLO 571-239-8690

All brick custom colonial with luxury finishes, open floor plan, hardwood, granite, stainless appliances, dual staircase & finished basement. This sun filled home has views of woods, landscaping and nature.

MUST SEE!

VIENNA

JACKIE ZEITZ 703-269-2369

Absolutely fabulous 5 BR, 5 BA, 2 HB all brick Estate Home in Oakton. Main level master, gourmet kitchen, granite, hardwoods, great rooms, coffered ceilings, 6 fireplaces. Over 7400 sq ft of pure luxury.

Backs to woods.

www.CBregional.com

www.CBregional.com

CENTREVILLE

$590,000

$399,000 3BR, 2 BA condo hardwood floors - new double pane tilt & clean windows, renovated kitchen and baths. Gated community with undercover parking space. 1 block from Silver Line Metro.

www.CBregional.com

RATAN KUMAR 703-269-2322

CAROL TEMPLE 571-451-1320

McLEAN

TIM LANDIS 571-451-1312

703-506-8075

LEESBURG

$389,000 Quiet soughtafter end unit in the heart of Courthouse! 1BR with 1.5 BA. Open interior with plenty of natural light. Updated kitchen w granite counters and SS appliances.

CAMERON DUNLOP

$684,500 CENTREVILLE

ARLINGTON

ARLINGTON

www.CBregional.com

VIENNA

Sun Gazette

$1,200,000

Immaculate Expanded Cape Cod of 4400 sq/ft boasts 6 BRs, 5 full BAs, den, study, ample storage, 3 car garage (framed for studio loft), LL in-law suite opening to patio. Main level has updated, expansive KIT, separate DR, deck off LR, MBR suite.

JOHN KOZYN

www.CBregional.com

W NE

McLEAN

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