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Colors of Fall atLake AudubonWhile sailing at LakeAudubon, Dale Lichtblau,of Reston, captures thecolors of fall reflected onthe still water onWednesday, Nov. 4.

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By Ken Moore

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Connie Hartke, of Rescue Reston,sat in Fairfax Circuit Courthouse courtroom 4E for morethan two hours Friday, Nov. 6

just as she did at the Board of Zoning Ap-peals in April.

Again, Hartke listened to an attorney forRN Golf suggest or hope that some judicialor county authority promise some type ofassurance that it be allowed to developReston National Golf Course or parts of itfor residential housing.

“When will they understand that nomeans no,” said Hartke, outside the court-room.

Minutes before, inside the courtroom,Circuit Court Judge Michael F. Devine madea ruling that protects Reston National GolfCourse from being developed, at least untilthe owners of a golf course navigate theproper channels to seek a land use change,or continue to appeal this case.

Specifically, Judge Devine granted FairfaxCounty Attorney Laura Gori’s motion forsummary judgment filed by Fairfax County,meaning the Circuit Court vacated andvoided the April 15, 2015 county Board ofZoning Appeals (BZA) decision concerningthe Reston National Golf Course.

“The circuit court ruling on Friday, Nov.6, is considered a defeat for the owner ofthe golf course and is significant becauseany redevelopment of the course must nowbe preceded by the filing of specific planswith the county, which will then be com-pared with the ‘Development Plans’ ap-proved in 1971,” said John McBride, RA’slegal counsel.

“These plans are in the county zoning filesand clearly limit use of the land to a golfcourse, open space and driving range. Anychange to these approved plans will requireamendment approval by the Fairfax CountyBoard of Supervisors. The golf course ownerhad sought to avoid this requirement for aplan amendment by seeking by-right usestatus for a number of residential and otheruses.”

“This is an important step forward in de-fending Reston’s permanent open space,”Hartke said.

“The property owner of Reston NationalGolf Course is back to square one. Theirchoices are: appeal to Virginia SupremeCourt, follow County process to attempt aland use change, accept that no means no,”she said.

Hartke said that golf course investorsknew that the property was designated aspermanent open space before they investedin the golf course in 2005. “They’ve been

told the same at least three times sincethen,” she said.

THE HEARING lasted two and a halfhours, and first included legal debate overwhich sets of attorneys should be included.

Randall T. Greehan represented RescueReston. “We’ve got landowners relying onthe zoning,” he said. “This land is intendedto be a golf course and open space, that iswhat the plan says.”

McBride represented Reston Association.“Back to square one, which is exactly wherewe should be.”

And Scott D. Helsel represented the own-ers of RN Golf. “I’m asking, what is the ex-isting zoning’s permissible uses?”

Laura Gori represented Fairfax County. Inthe end, it was her motion for summaryjudgment that Devine ruled in favor of.

“RN Golf wasn’t aggrieved,” Gori told Devine.

“RN Golf was only seeking an advisoryopinion,” she said, when it made its appealto the Board of Zoning Appeals. “RN Golfdidn’t submit any development plan.”

“The issue does come down to whetherRN Golf had the right to appeal to the Boardof Zoning Appeals,” said Judge Devine.

“The appeal here by RN Golf requires ithas to be aggrieved,” he said. “In this case,there is no denial of a right; nothing hasbeen changed.”

RN GOLF OWNERS want clarifying in-formation about what is permitted underReston’s Planned Residential Communityplan, argued Helsel.

“Is residential use a by-right use? We sayit is. Zoning appeals says it is not,” Helselsaid.

“There is a significant cost to submit aPRC plan that could be dead on arrival,”

said Helsel, tallying a $100,000 ap-plication fee and half a million dol-lars necessary for engineering, envi-ronment, sewer and stormwater plansto be able to submit an application,

“That’s an expensive way to find outan answer to the question we want ananswer to,” he said. “Every landownerhas a property right under existingzoning.”

Devine said the cost doesn’t add upto being aggrieved or harmed.

“You’re not stopped from doing any-thing,” said Devine. “It doesn’t pro-hibit you from submitting the plan.”

RESTON ASSOCIATION’S CEO,Cate Fulkerson, was pleased by theruling. “Now, if pursued by the ownerof the golf course, any proposed re-development of the golf course prop-erty or any portion thereof will haveto go through the proper county andcommunity review process,” she said.

The next round is still to be deter-mined.

“We are pleased with the court’sruling which requires that RN Golfmust go through a formal plan pro-cess before it can redevelop the golfcourse,” said Hartke. “However, whilewe have won this round, the fight isnot over and RN Golf still has otheroptions available to it, including ap-pealing today’s ruling or attemptingto amend the Fairfax County Compre-hensive Plan. We must remain pre-pared to continue the fight so long asRN Golf remains committed to its at-tempts to destroy our community’svaluable open space.”

Reston National Golfcourse protected,for now.

Judge Rules for Reston Association

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Circuit Court Judge Michael F. Devine issued a ruling Friday, Nov. 6 thatwas considered a victory for preserving Reston National Golf Course.

“This land is intendedto be a golf courseand open space.”

— Randal T. Greehan, attorney


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By Ryan Dunn

The Connection

The Fairfax County Department of Trans-portation (FCDOT) hosted a communitymeeting on the Reston Bike Share ProjectThursday, Oct. 29, at Dogwood Elemen-

tary School, in Reston. It was an opportunity to meetAdam Lind, the county’s new Bicycle program man-ager in the Capital Projects and Traffic EngineeringDivision. Lind has been with FCDOT since 2012 andreplaces Charlie Strunk who retired in January 2015.Lind gives credit to his predecessor. “We are going tocontinue his work, and make bikeshare a reality,”said Lind.

The Reston area has many bicycle enthusiasts, andover 1,000 Fairfax County residents are members ofCapital Bikeshare. Capital Bikeshare (also abbrevi-ated CaBi) is a bicycle sharing system that servesWashington D.C., Alexandria, Arlington and Mont-gomery counties. The Capital Bikeshare system isowned by the participating jurisdictions and is oper-ated by Motivate, a company based in Brooklyn, NY.As the Washington, D.C. area has the worst traffic

gridlock in the United States, transportation alter-natives have been welcome.

Fairfax County’s transportation department is con-tracting with Capital Bikeshare to install thirteen sta-tions at locations including Plaza America, RestonRegional Library and Reston Hospital. The initialsystem will have 130 bikes available to rent. In addi-tion to paths and trails which cross through Reston,there is also the W and OD Trail which runs throughNorthern Virginia, including parts of Reston andHerndon. Area residents look forward to the oppor-tunities a bikeshare may bring.

“I believe bike share will be part of the mobilitysolution for Reston as it continues to expand withadditional businesses and residents. Reston can serveas a model to all other urban centers in the DMV onhow to integrate all modes of transportation to serveits community,” said Mark Ingrao, president and CEOof the Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce. Whencomplete, Reston will have Fairfax County’s firstbikeshare system.

RESIDENTS of the area believe bike sharing inReston will be a great option for getting around, es-pecially for the Silver Line Wiehle–Reston East sta-tion and Reston Town Center. The first phase of thebikeshare will be focused on the greater Town Cen

Transportation alternativescoming to Reston.

Capital Bikeshare To ConnectFairfax, Starting With Reston

Map courtesy of Fairfax County

Map of the 13 proposed stations for the Reston bikeshare. All stops are north of the Dulles Toll Road, andwould be able to service the Silver Line Wiehle–RestonEast Metro station and Reston Town Center.


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The Women’s Club of Greater Reston (WCGR) will conduct a Chinese Auction/Silent Auction on Thursday, Nov. 19, at 10 a.m. at the Historic Lake Anne VillageCenter, Reston Community Center (Jo Ann Rose Gallery), 11426 WashingtonPlaza West, Reston. Aside from being lots of fun, this is the club’s majorfundraiser for the year. Guests are welcome.

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ter area, north of the Dulles Toll Road,which has a high density of residential andcommercial development. It will help resi-dents in the Town Center area access theSilver Line Metro station by bike. “I see itas a supplement to transit, personal transitin a way,” said Bruce Wright, a resident ofReston and chairman of the Fairfax Advo-cates for Better Bicycling.

“I’m glad the county is joining other localjurisdictions in using Capital Bikeshare. Asa Capital Bikeshare member I’ll be able touse the system without having to join an-other, separate system. I’m looking forwardto when the system is more widely distrib-uted in places like South Lakes Village Cen-ter, Lake Anne, Hunters Woods, and NorthPoint,” said Wright.

Lind said the potential launch date maybe in late 2016, and the program will con-sider expanding to Herndon, Tysons,Merrifield and Falls Church. Herndon neigh-bors Reston, and the W and OD trail runsright through the Town of Herndon, hometo over 23,000 citizens. “I think bikeshareis a great addition and hope to see it ex-pand to Herndon Station when the metroopens,” said Town of Herndon Mayor LisaMerkel. Phase 2 of the Metro Silver Line isscheduled to open in 2020, with a stop inHerndon.

The Transportation Alternatives Program(TAP) provides federal funding to transpor-tation alternatives beyond highway con-struction. Eligible projects include bicycleand pedestrian facilities, complete streetsand safe routes to schools. Funding is oftensplit 80 percent federal and 20 percent stateor local match from the sponsoring organi-zation. Local jurisdictions also pay for anycost overruns. Regarding to CaBi in Reston,TAP funds would help build concrete sta-tion pads and purchase the bicycles.

THE ANNUAL COST to operate all 13 sta-tions is expected to be $400,000. The bi-cycles and the stations are projected to cost$740,000.

If FCDOT uses a combination of local and

federal funds, the stations might arrivesooner. Splitting funding may let the countybegin building the concrete pads with localfunds. The concrete pads are the founda-tion of the stations and can be relocated ormoved depending on construction or usagepatterns. The TAP funds would be used topurchase the equipment. Some sites suchas the proposed bikeshare station at RestonHospital will require coordination fromlandowners. The design will not go throughReston Association’s Design Review Boardas no stations are on RA land.

“Bikeshare is a critical, and strategic, out-come associated with Reston’s initiative tobe a truly sustainable community. It’s anidea that truly fits with how we want to liveour lives here in Reston. It brings the obvi-ous benefits of health, reducing traffic con-gestion, and even lowering emissions. I alsobelieve a Reston bikeshare program willimprove the value of our properties, gener-ate more retail business interest, and it willdefinitely open up areas of our communitythat do not have access to good transporta-tion solutions,” said Reston Association di-rector and board member Ken Knueven.

“For a minimal investment, the commu-nity receives tremendous returns that areefficient, scalable, and market-driven,” saidKnueven. “I welcome its arrival and will bean active user. I hope my fellow Restonianswill agree with me…let’s get rolling!”

BikeshareProgram Comesto Reston

Photo by Ryan Dunn/The Connection

The Reston area has many bicycleenthusiasts, and over 1,000 FairfaxCounty residents are members ofCapital Bikeshare. Fairfax County’stransportation department iscontracting with Capital Bikeshareto install thirteen stations atlocations in Reston.


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Dr. Stephan Tisseront, a Restonorthodontist, held his 10th AnnualHalloween Candy Buy-Back Eventon Monday, Nov. 2, benefitingChildren’s National in D.C. and ourtroops overseas.

Families dropped off their left-over Halloween Candy and Dr.Tisseront donated $2 per pound ofcandy brought in. One dollar wentto Children’s and $1 went back tothe child/family donating, withmany people choosing to donatetheir dollar to Children’s as well.

Over 1,100 pounds of candywere collected and $1,750 wasraised for Children’s. Over$18,000 dollars has been raisedover the years for Children’s dueto this event.

Participants enjoyed hot applecider, temporary tattoos, Hallow-een music and even a spontane-ous dance party. They also enjoyedwriting letters to troops stationedoverseas, and some of the kidshelped box up the candy to beshipped to Operation Shoebox.

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Virginia is home to about 690,000 vet-erans, more than 60 percent of themfrom the Gulf Wars. There are morethan 12,000 veteran-owned busi-

nesses in Fairfax County alone, and more thana third of those businesses are categorized bythe Fairfax County Economic Development Au-thority as professional science and technology.

In 2014, according the the CensusBureau, the median income of veter-ans in Virginia was more than $50,000,while for non-veterans, the median in-come was $29,909. Only 5.5 percent of veter-ans in Virginia live in poverty while that num-ber is 11.4 percent for non-veterans in 2014.

Clearly the location of the Pentagon in Ar-lington, and being adjacent to the nation’scapital would mean more veterans, andhigher attaining veterans would settle here.Veterans contribute significantly here inNorthern Virginia.

At the same time, some veterans experiencesignificant challenges; consider that half of allveterans under 35 experience a period of unem-ployment in the 15 months after leaving service.

At the last Point in Time Count of people whoare literally homeless in January 2015, therewere 46 homeless veterans in Fairfax County,12 in Alexandria and 19 in Arlington (with 408

literally homeless veterans in the Districtof Columbia). Forty-five percent of thesehomeless veterans were employed.

Coordinated efforts from local, stateand federal levels have reduced the numberof veterans experiencing homelessness in theregion. Between 2011 and 2015, the regioncounted 138 fewer homeless veterans (19percent reduction), using access to additionaldedicated housing resources, such asHUD-VASH vouchers.

Now there is a nationwide effort, called theMayor’s Challenge, to end homelessness for

veterans this year. Arlington, Alexandria andFairfax have all signed onto this challenge.

Elsewhere in this paper, we report on FairfaxCounty’s coordinated efforts to endhomelessness for veterans by the end of nextmonth. This effort will likely be judged suc-cessful by the fact that, even though more vet-erans will experience housing crises, the sys-tems will be in place to get any newly home-less veterans back into housing quickly.

A task force has been meeting every otherweek in Fairfax County, identifying veteransby name and coordinating efforts to get themthe services they need to get them into hous-ing. Sometimes that is help with a securitydeposit and a few months rent. In other cases,chronically homeless veterans need significantsupport to to successfully move into perma-nent housing. But this year, every effort is be-ing made to meet those needs.

“We celebrated a lot this year,” said VincentJenkins, director of the Embry Rucker Shelterin Reston. “Each time we met, there were an-other four to five veterans who were housed.”

— Mary Kimm

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Fairfax County and other localities embraceeffort to end veteran homelessness this year,while veterans contribute much to the economy.

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By Kenneth R. “Ken” Plum

State Delegate (D-36)

Experts on communications in politicalcampaigns advise that a message needsto be expressed in a matter of seconds—

not minutes—if it is to be effective. The bestpolitical message should be able to be printedon a bumper sticker. In a world of complexi-ties and over-loaded communications chan-nels, only the simply stated message stands achance of getting through to voters.

Simple messages about complex issues canbe misleading and can lead to bad policies.About a million dollars was spent in the mostrecent cycle to convince voters that certain can-didates were part of a plan to put $17 tolls onI-66. In this instance, voters saw through thefalsehoods and re-elected Delegate KathleenMurphy and elected Jennifer Boysko to theHouse of Delegates. Republican incumbentswho jumped on “no $17 tolls” won re-election,but all incumbents in both parties were re-elected. The damage done with this campaignmessage is that it is likely to take off the tablea reasonable alternative that could be consid-

ered to relieve the massive traffic con-gestion on I-66. The fact of the mat-ter is that there are $17 tolls on theexpress lanes on I-95, but they areonly imposed as they were proposedfor I-66 as part of traffic demandmanagement to keep people off the roads dur-ing the worst of the congestion. What the planwould have done was to allow single-occupantvehicles on I-66 during the morning commutetime for a lesser toll that would reduce con-gestion on other streets and generate funds forimprovements in the corridor. The proposalwas developed by VDOT and had been dis-cussed extensively with the community. To lis-ten to the campaign rhetoric one could be ledto believe that Democratic candidates had pro-posed it and every driver would have to pay it.Interestingly, those who ran on the no tolls is-sue did not offer any alternatives for relievingtraffic congestion.

This, of course, is not the first time thatsimple messages have been used to confuse andmislead voters in Virginia elections. Unfortu-nately, some of the messages of the past havewon elections but with disastrous policy out-

comes. The clever “no car tax” slo-gan won the governorship for JimGilmore many years ago, but thepolicy impact of the state paying partof the local taxes for persons with thebiggest cars cost the state nearly a

billion dollars every year since that campaign.The car tax got too high in some suburban com-munities that faced the expenses of growingschool populations and other services, butunder the Dillon Rule they had no other op-tions for raising revenue. The Gilmore proposalhad the policy effect of taking from the poorand giving to the rich. The state’s share ofschool funding went down because of the gim-mick to end the car tax. It was a simple mes-sage to a complex problem that led to unfor-tunate results. The campaign to “end parole”that got George Allen elected has led to jailsand prisons being overcrowded with personswho should have alternatives to incarceration.Somehow “use tolling to ease traffic,” “reformthe tax structure,” or “reform parole” did nothave the same ring to them as the bumper-sticker messages that win elections but can leadto unfortunate consequences.

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InaccurateCommentaryTo the Editor:

We appreciate the coverageReston Connection provided thehearing on the South Lakes HighSchool addition, particularly thecontinuing sub-standardstormwater management by

Fairfax County Public Schools(FCPS). The article accurately re-ports the dialogue on the matterat the hearing. Unfortunately,some of the commentary pre-sented by County officials was in-accurate and needs correction.

The School Board’s attorney,John McGranahan Jr., assertedthat Mr. Maynard said “all of thedrainage problems in this stream

bed are coming from South LakesHigh School.” In fact, Maynardcommented specifically on theimpact of the proposed develop-ment at SLHS draining from highschool property, not “all of thedrainage problems.”

McGranahan added, “The build-ing addition that is being proposeddoes not lie in this stream bed.”True, but misleading. About 100

new parking spaces—a majorsource of runoff— will be addedto the east side of the high schoolthat will drain as Mr. Maynardstated.

The most disturbing commentswere those made by several offi-cials that “the county couldn’t ob-tain necessary easements from

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some of the neighbors” a decadeago, gratuitous comments thatwere irrelevant to the school ad-dition discussion. Actually, thatearly effort was by Reston Asso-ciation (RA) and its remediationcontractor. At the time, after ex-tensive neighborhood discussions,property owners on WakerobinLane, whose property backs up tothe creek, agreed that the finan-cial burdens, liability risks, andproperty rights restrictions in thedraft easement were overwhelm-ing, unnecessary, and unfair. Theyraised their concerns in a clearlyworded letter to RA seeking reliefin the easement language. Regret-tably, rather than discuss the mat-ter with homeowners, RA deemedthe owners as “unwilling to grantaccess,” discontinued action on theravine, and didn’t even inform theneighborhood of their decision.

The good news is that Supervi-sor Hudgins and County staff arenow assessing the lower ravine fora full remediation program in thewake of a County sewer line breakin the ravine last summer causedby the stormwater runoff. Unfor-tunately, that remediation won’tfix the upstream problem causedby three decades of FCPS’ sub-standard stormwater managementat South Lakes High School.

Anne DrisselTerry Maynard

Reston

A ChildishDebateTo the Editor:

Even at 11 years old, I read thenews. I watch the presidential de-bates, as well as certain news pro-

grams. Even at 11, I am worriedfor my future. That is why I write.My wish in writing this letter is toshow how steep the hill I fear ourcountry is going down. It doesn’thave to be that way.

I believe that I am a fairly politeperson. I apologize in advance if Iam insulting any person’s beliefs,or who people think is honest andtrustworthy for the role of presi-dent. But, with no sugarcoating,the presidential debate of Wednes-day, Oct. 28 was purely childish.It was more like my sixth gradeclassroom than what I thought apresidential debate would be like.In fact, if we spoke like that inschool, speaking over each other,having no respect for others, notto mention the attacking of ques-tions instead of answering them,we would be in great trouble. Dowe want the next leader of theUnited States of America to berude, impolite and interrupting?We do need a leader that demandsaction, but also acts with kindnessand compassion. If these are ourfuture leaders, my peers and I, thechildren, the future, could be leftin a large mess, maybe even toolarge to fix.

Often children are forgotten inmatters like this. I asked my Dadhow a child can speak up aboutthis since kids cannot vote. He saidto try a letter to the editor of anewspaper, so that is what I’mdoing. I am eternally grateful forour current country, and evengood places have problems, but ifthis is our future, this country’sfuture is looking dark. Although Ican’t vote, I can stand. I stand fora real leader. A real president.

Shailey PrattFairfax Station

White Oaks Elementary School- Sixth Grade

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Getting ready for the holidaysmeans more than simply hang-ing decorations and ordering aturkey with trimmings. For

many, the holidays usher in an abundanceof house guests. While there might not betime to complete a remodeling project orbuild an addition, local designers offer sug-gestions for minor tweaks that can breathenew life into a living space so that it is guest-ready when the holidays arrive.

Starting with a home’s exterior, outdoorlighting that highlights the walkway andfacade of the house is a simple update, ac-cording to Kai Tong, director of architec-ture at Hopkins and Porter. “Low voltagelighting can also accentuate the steps lead-ing to the front door, as well as [line volt-age] lighting illuminating … [plants] andtrees.”

Tong also recommends upgrading ahome’s interior lighting fixtures, such as

sconces and dining room chandeliers. Infact, he said dimmer switches create ambi-ance. “Low voltage lighting, including cable-mounted lighting, can bring new brillianceto spaces.”

A coat of paint can also brighten a homein time for the holidays. “You don’t need topaint the entire home at once to make agreat impression for your guests,” saidMarty Cornish, CEO of EasyPaint. “Thinkabout rooms you’ll be using the most andthen devise a plan.”

Rooms where most of the holiday decorwill be displayed as well as the dining roomwhere meals will be served are good start-ing points, said Cornish.

“Consider selecting a wall in perhaps aguest room and painting it an exquisite ac-cent color,” adds Tong. “The same goes withpublic spaces such as the kitchen.”

Painting a home’s main entry door ortrim is another simple way to welcomeguests in style. “The front door makes animmediate first impression,” said TracyMorris, color consultant and principal of

Local designers offer solutions for easy,pre-holiday updates.

Getting Guest-Ready“You don’t need topaint the entire homeat once to make agreat impression foryour guests. Thinkabout rooms you’’ll beusing the most andthen devise a plan.”

— Marty Cornish, CEO ofEasyPaint

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A kitchen is often a hub of activity during the holidays. Small toucheslike new cabinet hardware can add polish to the space.

Tracy Morris Design.Morris suggests using Benjamin Moore’s

Soot for the front door. “The rich color isfestive and fun and makes the perfect back-drop for holiday decor, as well as providesa lasting first impression.”

Replacing the front door or updating thehardware on an existing door, updatinglighting fixtures at the door or on a porchenhances a home’s curb appeal, says KenHurdle, Hopkins and Porter project coordi-nator.

The kitchen, powder room and guestbathroom are usually hubs of hospitalityduring the holidays, and a polished appear-ance can be accomplished with a few mi-nor tweaks.

In a guest bathroom, simple fixes includenew vanity or sink hardware, new medicinecabinets and vanity lighting. “Check and seeif accessories such as towel bars [and] pa-per holders could also use an easy re-charge,” said Tong.

Kohler’s Moxi shower head holds a wire-less speaker, “so you can enjoy your musicwhile showering,” said NancyKnickerbocker, designer, Nicely Done Kitch-ens and Baths in Springfield.

In the kitchen, minor touches can yield a

major impact. “Kitchen ‘lite’ projects are agreat way to spruce up your space if you’reredesigning on a small budget and havegreat existing cabinets in your kitchen,” saidStephanie Brick, designer at Nicely.

This can include new hardware on kitchencabinets and new faucets, according toHurdle.

These projects include upgradingcounter tops with quartz or granite and

adding a coordinating tile back splash orother kitchen accents like crown moldingto the ceiling or chair rail molding. “Theseseemingly small details, when put to-gether in a design package,” said Brick,“can have a great impact on the overalllook of your kitchen.”

Harrison at Reston Town Cen-ter, a 360-unit luxury apartmentcommunity developed by Re-naissance Centro in Reston, haswon two top industry awardsrecognizing the project’s excel-lence in architecture and de-sign. Harrison offers an array ofresort-style amenities.

The Harrison’s 28,000-squarefoot common area garnered aMultifamily Pillars of the Indus-try Award in the interior mer-chandising category for Carlynand Company. Carlyn’s designconcept was inspired by elegantluxury hotels, with a broad de-mographic in mind.

Common area amenities in-clude an indoor pool, culinarycenter, health and fitness Cen-

ter, executive business center,gaming and entertainment Cen-ter, and rooftop SkyClub withvirtual golf and seasonal out-door pool.

The National Association ofHome Builders’ Pillars Awardsprogram highlights creative de-velopment concepts, innovativefinancing strategies, great de-sign and superior managementand marketing in apartmentsand condominiums throughoutAmerica.

The Harrison’s architectureby Lessard Design, Inc. washonored by the Great AmericanLiving Awards (GALA) pro-gram, the Washington, D.C.area’s residential design, salesand marketing competition.

Harrison at Reston Town CenterWins Two Industry Awards

Harrison inReston winstwo awards.

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Jameel Mubaarik of Reston is a 63-year-old Army veteran and me-chanical engineer, a former Restonhomeowner. He served in the

Army in Europe during the Cold War, andamong many positions since, worked forBechtel on the Silver Line and for NASA atthe Goddard Space Center.

But a layoff, divorce and a short-sale onhis home left Mubaarik homeless, for a timeliving in a hotel.

Then last May he had a stroke.“I never thought I would be homeless, but

you never know,” he said.Vincent Jenkins, director of the Embry

Rucker Shelter in Reston calls Mubaarik “theHistorian,” for his recall of Northern Vir-ginia events, and professorial narrative.

Mubaarik is ready to move out of thehomeless shelter and into housing, and aspart of a national effort to end veteranhomelessness, he’ll be looking at possibleapartments next week.

In December 2014, Fairfax County joinedthe Mayors Challenge to End VeteranHomelessness, a nationwide effort with atight deadline — the end of this year. InFairfax County, it’s an effort that will in alllikelihood be successful.

“At the end of the calendar year, will wehave functionally ended veteranhomelessness in Fairfax County?” said TomBarnett, program manager with the FairfaxCounty Office to Prevent and EndHomelessness. While some veterans herewill still experience housing crisis, there willbe systems in place designed to get theminto housing quickly.

Functionally ending veteranhomelessness, according to the MayorsChallenge, meansthat every com-munity has a sus-tainable, system-atic response inplace that ensureshomelessness isprevented when-ever possible, or isotherwise a rare,brief, and non-re-curring experi-ence. That’s themantra for endingand preventing homeless for all:Homelessness should be rare, brief and non-recurring.

Veterans made up 46 of the 1,204 peoplewho were homeless on Jan. 28, 2015 in the2015 Point-in-Time Count of People Expe-riencing Homelessness. A dozen to 15 vet-erans become homeless every month, butbecause of ongoing collaboration, most are“rapidly rehoused.” While 96 veterans came

into hypothermia shelters last winter sea-son, at the end of October, Barnet reportedthat there were 17 homeless veterans in thecounty, and that all 17 were in the processof being housed.

“We owe something to veterans. to thepeople who have made that sacrifice for us,”said Sharon Bulova, chairman of the FairfaxCounty Board of Supervisors, who signedonto the Mayors Challenge. She notes thatthe sacrifice veterans make is measures intime, and in uncertainty.

“When you look at the issue of veterans,the sacrifice is spending time away from the

community andfrom their fami-lies,” she said.“With that timeaway comes thepotential for com-ing back changed;that could bep h y s i c a l l ychanged andharmed, andsome of the harmmight not bephysical. Psycho-

logical changes might not be visible. Wecan’t turn our backs on people who havebeen affected that way.”

Of the 46 veterans identified in the Pointin Time count in January, 15 were chroni-cally homeless. Housing people who havebeen chronically homeless is not a quicktransition; it requires supportive housingand ongoing services. Someone is identi-fied as chronically homeless if they havebeen continuously homeless for a year ormore and have experienced three or moreepisodes of homelessness in the last fouryears, a sequence of events that often comeswith untreated illnesses, mental health is-

sues and/or sub-stance abuse.

A task force consist-ing of representativesfrom nonprofits likeFACETS, New HopeHousing, NorthernVirginia Family Ser-vice and Corner-stones, plus the Office to Prevent and EndHomelessness, the Department of VeteransAffairs, the Community Service Board, thehealth department and other partners hasbeen meeting every other week since thecounty joined the challenge. At the meet-ings, the partners discuss the individualveterans they are seeking to house by name,and focus attention and resources on over-coming challenges.

“At the task force meetings, we celebrateda lot this year,” said Vincent Jenkins of Cor-nerstones, director of the Embry RuckerShelter in Reston. “Each time we met, therewere another four to five veterans who werehoused. … Fairfax plays really well together.We are really trying to make a major dentin homelessness, and we are doing that.”

The “tremendously impactful” tool ofchoice is the VASH voucher, said Barnett.The Veterans Affairs Supportive Housingprogram combines rental assistance forhomeless veterans with case managementand clinical services provided by the Depart-ment of Veterans Affairs. Once a veteran hasbeen approved for a housing voucher andgets into housing, Veterans Affairs deploysa team to help with transition from the shel-ter to housing, one of the benefits of thenationwide challenge.

The effort to end homelessness for veter-ans comes with a different level of commu-nity support, too.

“In the community, there is so much en-

ergy and interest to end homelessness forveterans who have served our country,” saidDean Kline, director of the Office to Pre-vent and End Homelessness. Partners andcommunity groups are engaged “because oftheir passion for helping veterans who haveserved our country.”

NOT ALL VETERANS who are experienc-ing homelessness are ready to accept hous-ing, but ongoing outreach by localnonprofits ensures continuing progress.Sometimes it takes years simply to identifythat someone is a veteran if that individualis resistant to sharing information.

One man now in line for housing hoveredfor eight years at the Eleanor Kennedy Shel-ter on Richmond Highway by Fort Belvoir.While he would seem pleasant, when any-one tried to engage him or ask questions,he became verbally aggressive and ex-pressed anti-government sentiments, saidTonya Golden, director of Programs forSingle Adults at New Hope Housing. He waspart of the overflow shelter program, oper-ated in a trailer outside the main building,coming for food and shelter.

“He was resistant to service,” Golden said.“We never knew he wasa veteran.”

But with ongoing ef-forts, the man, now “upin age,” developed arapport with one out-reach person, andagreed to sign up forhousing. As they filledout the information

needed, he made reference to his service.New Hope Housing submitted his name toVeterans Affairs, discovering that he served14 years including in Vietnam, was honor-ably discharged and entitled to benefits.

Now he’s qualified for a VASH voucher, isworking with housing case managers andwill move into an apartment with support-ive services soon.

Most veterans who arrive at a shelter donot have the critical documentation theyneed.

New Hope Housing opened VeteransHouse, a home with case management ser-vices for four veterans, where the veterandoesn’t have to sign a lease.

“We take veterans who have challengesleasing up, so it’s in our name,” Golden said.“These are the clients that we work with,they are ready to move forward. … There’sno judgment.”

Clients who have criminal records orother issues that might prevent them frombeing approved for a lease still need hous-ing.

Golden is a military spouse, her husbandis career army, a lieutenant colonel. Theylived for a time on Fort Belvoir. “We’ve beendoing this for a long time,” she said. “It’spersonal for me that our soldiers are con-nected to the services they are entitled to.”

THE DAILY ROUTINE for Richard Davis,a veteran and a single dad: Davis sleeps at

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— Vincent Jenkins, director,Embry Rucker Shelter, Reston

“In my heart, I feel likeI have a lot to give.”

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the Eleanor Kennedy Shelter for the Home-less on Richmond Highway by Fort Belvoir,while his two young children sleep at anearby friend’s house. In the morning, Davisgets his children ready for the day, driveshis son, 4, to a program that addresses theson’s intellectual disabilities and then Daviscares for his daughter, 2, who has healthissues. He picks his son up in the afternoon,and later, after he gets his children dinnerand puts them to bed, he heads back to theshelter to sleep.

At least that was the routine until lastThursday, when New Hope Housing wasable to place him in permanent supportivehousing with three bedrooms for him andhis two children.

Davis served in the Navy. Then he served25 years in prison, and was released in2008.

“With a 25-year gap, no one is going togive you the kind of job you need to takecare of yourself,” Davis said. He workedthree jobs at one time, but still didn’t earnenough to support his family. And now thefull time care of his children presents otherchallenges.

Davis trained as aparalegal in prison.“I have five habeascorpus briefs undermy belt,” he said. Butwhen he applied forjobs at law firmswhen he was re-leased, his prisonrecord kept himfrom employment.

Davis speaks in adeep voice that reflects the sense that heexpected more of himself. He describes him-self as “disheartened” by his lack of accom-plishment since being released in 2008. He’seducated and well-spoken, It’s clear that hischildren bring him joy, and that now get-ting this part right means the world to him.

“You know you have aspirations whenyou’re younger. You have goals. And you’renot really achieving them. I’m dealing withmy mortality now,” he said. “I have 10-11

more years. I’m living for mychildren. It’s my responsibilityto turn out good human be-ings. … I want them to be ableto go to Dad and to know theywill answer to Dad. They arethe love of my life.”

“In my heart, I feel like Ihave a lot to give,” Davis said.

NOT ALL VETERANS inneed of housing are men.

One woman veteran whohad served in the Army forthree years, emerged strug-gling with mental illness. Shestopped taking her medica-tion, and got into trouble withlaw. She was receiving servicesfrom Northern Virginia FamilyServices, and was one of thehomeless veterans discussedby name at the task forcemeetings, said BarbaraSchultheiss, program directorof Services for Single Adults atFACETS in Fairfax.

“So many people just needhelp with a security depositand a few months rent,”Schultheiss said. “But someneed more support.”

FACETS operates permanentsupportive housing, and whena vacancy opened up there,Schultheiss coordinated hermove into a new apartment.

“She’s very independent, and she lovesher apartment,” Schultheiss said. But shealso talks about Vladimir Putin as her hus-band, and dances around her living roomwith his photo. In her new home, she’ll getcase management services to help keep herin housing.

There is evidence of long-term success,too.

One Navy veteran lived 17 years in thewoods, and has now lived in FACETS hous-

ing for seven yearswith support afterserving in the Navywith awards.

“He comes with hisown slew of medicalproblems,” saidSchultheiss, whowas his case man-ager in 2008, andhelped track downhis service record.

He told her, “If itwasn’t for the FACETS program I’d be dead.”

Schultheiss asked him why he left theNavy. “Being on a ship with a bunch of guys,it just got old,” he said.

But after that, he couldn’t get a job thatwould pay the bills.

VETERANS WHO HAVE recently been inservice have been in an environment wherethey have had one important job, protect-ing the country, and their basic needs like

housing, food, sched-ule and health, havebeen cared for in a verystructured way, saidBarnett. “They findthemselves on the streetwithout any of that.They’ve had a job to focuson, but now they have toworry about how to takecare of themselves,” he said, and their frus-tration in the new circumstances can be ex-treme.

Veterans can also be among the most vul-nerable of people experiencinghomelessness, chronically homeless and liv-ing in the woods.

“Their basic training has prepared themto be out there, to withstand some thingsthat most people cannot,” said VincentJenkins of Cornerstones of challenges ofeven getting some veterans who have livedoutdoor for a long time into the shelter. “It’snot always a good fit for them here in theshelter.”

Reaching out to the most vulnerablehomeless is helped in part by work done in2013 when nonprofit volunteers, countyemployees and others went out into thewoods and other areas, creating an inven-tory and conducting interviews. FairfaxCounty participated in the national 100,000Homes campaign, ranking chronicallyhomeless people on the vulnerability indexthat indicates who is a greatest risk of death.

Of more 462 people surveyed,10 percent were veterans.

Veterans who have lived out-side for an extended periodare also more likely to be re-sistant to services.

At the Embry Rucker Shel-ter, staff uses the “BOLO” pro-tocol as part of their outreachefforts. That’s “be on the look-out.” They know which veter-ans they need to reach, andwhen one of them comes inthe door for a bagged lunch oranything else, outreach staff isalerted so someone can cometo interact.

While Vietnam-era vets whoare homeless are more likelyto be among those that are ex-tra resistant to coming in-doors, their advancing agesometimes makes them morewilling. Homeless veterans ofany of the Gulf Wars are morelikely to be dealing with PTSD,but also are more likely to beable to jump right back into

housing after a crisiswith some financialhelp, said severalhomeless advo-cates.

“Their symp-toms are related tothe trauma theyexperienced inwar,” said GregWhite, chief op-erating officerat Corner-stones. “Theircoping mecha-nisms includealcohol, sub-

stance abuse.“One guy who had been living out in the

woods told me about the adjustment he hadto make to living in a house,” White said.Sometimes people who have moved intohousing still come back to the shelter, oreven the woods, to visit. “Those social con-nections mean a lot to them.”

Outreach during the very cold monthswhen chronically homeless are more likelyto come to the shelters, and also the HealthCare for the Homeless programs offer op-portunities for outreach that can eventuallylead to enough trust for veterans to giveinformation that will help get them intohousing.

While some veterans are chronicallyhomeless, living with physical disabilitiesor mental health issues that can be barriersto moving into new homes, it’s a shortageof affordable housing that is still the big-gest barrier to ending homelessness, forveterans and others. Many veterans are se-verely rent burdened, said White and oth-ers. Even when they can find a job, it’s rarethey can find employment that will payenough to cover their needs.

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Each homeless veteran has astory, and a path to housing.

Richard Davis, a single dad andveteran who has been chronicallyhomeless, moved into a three-bedroom home with his childrenlast week with supports from NewHope Housing.

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Supervisor John Cook (R-Braddock)said he much preferred this night tothe one when he was elected to his

first term. A close race with his opponentmeant waiting around until late into theevening. This year, Cook defeated Demo-crat Janet Oleszek by a more handy marginof about six percent of the vote.

“Local government is about being thelevel closest to the people,” Cook said, asthe first speaker at the Fairfax County Re-publican Committee election results view-ing party. “It’s about getting things done,the right way.” The party was held Nov. 3at the Fairview Marriott hotel in FallsChurch.

Cook attributed his victory to having afull term to “do a lot of work,” includingwork with Chairman Sharon Bulova andSheriff Stacey Kincaid on a “Diversion First”program to help prevent people with men-tal illness from ending up in the Adult De-tention Center without prior mental healthevaluation, work raising awareness anddeveloping resources for victims of domes-tic violence, and working with communityleaders.

“People have shown appreciation for that,and I’m very thankful,” Cook said.

Incumbent Supervisor Pat Herrity (R-Springfield) recorded a more lopsided vic-tory in his race against Independent Greencandidate Corazon Foley. He spoke aboutcontinuing to push “the message of trans-parency from our government” and work-ing with the School Board during his nextterm.

Arthur Purves was unsuccessful in chal-lenging incumbent Board of SupervisorsChairman Sharon Bulova. At the podium,he described himself as “marching to a dif-ferent drummer.”

Jennifer Chronis came closer to knock-ing off her incumbent opponent John Foustfor Dranesville District Supervisor, howeverstill trailed by about eight points at the endof the night.

“I’m not going away,” Chronis said shetold Foust when she called to congratulatehim on the victory. “I’m proud of the racewe ran and the issues we discussed.”

The surprise of the night was Fairfax resi-dent and Republican Jeanette Hough fin-ishing ahead of incumbent Ted Velkoff forthe third at-large seat on the Fairfax CountySchool Board.

Craig Parisot was shown to have finishedabout a point behind Democrat KathleenMurphy for the 34th District House of Del-egates seat, but a representative from theRepublican committee reminded membersof the audience there would be a final tallytaking place first thing in the morning.

Fairfax RepublicansCelebrate the VictoriousAnd honor those who were defeated.

Incumbent Del. Tim Hugo (R-40)defeated Democrat challengerJerry Foltz with over 63 percent ofthe votes.

Incumbent Supervisor Pat Herrity(R-Springfield) won re-electionhandily over Independent Greenchallenger Corazon Foley, who rana minimalist campaign based onestablishing a dedicated center forsenior citizens in the Springfielddistrict.

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Incumbent Supervisor John Cook(R-Braddock) defeated Democratchallenger Janet Oleszek with over51 percent of the vote.

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“We didn’t win the wartonight, but we didcome out ahead insome of the important

local battles, and that’s a good start.” Thatwas Roger Kline’s take on the results of theelections for Virginia’s General Assembly,Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, andSchool Board members. Kline was one ofhundreds that gathered at The Waterfordat Fair Oaks for the Fairfax DemocraticCommittee’s Election Watch Party on Tues-day night.

Although the doors to the Watch Partyopened at 7 p.m. just as the polls were clos-ing, things did not really get underway un-til closer to 9 p.m. when the faithful andthose they supported began to arrive in ear-nest.

Monitors in the corners of the room wereconstantly surrounded by attendees check-ing the latest results.

“It’s enough to give you an ulcer,” saidAida Lee, referring to the see-sawing num-bers that were coming in early on for Del.Kathleen Murphy (D-34) whose district in-cludes part of Loudoun County, and GreatFalls, McLean, Wolftrap and Langley inFairfax County. When 100 percent of thevotes were finally reported, Murphy wasleading her opponent Craig Parisot, whomshe had previously defeated for the seat ina special election.

THE ‘WAR” that was not won on Tuesday

was the Democrats’ fight to gain control ofthe Virginia Senate. Prior to the electionRepublicans held the majority, 21-19. Be-cause of the tie-breaking powers of demo-cratic Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam, the Demo-crats only needed one more seat to gaincontrol. Democratic candidates prevailed in sev-eral hotly contested races, but at the end ofthe day the total numbers remained un-changed. With an overwhelmingly Repub-lican House and a continued GOP “tilt” inthe Senate, Gov. Terry McAuliffe and his

But General Assemblystays in the red column.

Democrats WinLocal Elections

A pair of re-elected and newly-elected Democrats gets a wildwelcome from the gathering at theDemocratic election watch party.From left, Sheriff Stacey Kincaidand Del. Jennifer Boysko (D-86).Boysko’s election brings a Demo-crat to the district for the first timein many years.

Supervisor Cathy Hudgins (D-Hunter Mill) can relax and share a smilewith other attendees of the Election Watch Party — she won re-electionto her seat with more than 94 percent of the vote and her only competi-tion came from undeclared write-ins.

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Candidate Votes PercentageFairfax CountyCommonwealth’s AttorneyRaymond F.Morrogh* (D) 141,601 96.78%Unopposed

Fairfax County SheriffStacey AnnKincaid (D)* 107,610 57.96%Bryan A. “B. A.”Wolfe (R) 77,609 41.80%

Fairfax County Clerk of the CourtJohn T. Frey (R)* 86,623 48.01%Bettina Mary Lawton83,111 46.07%Marisa R. Wissar (I) 10,252 5.68%

Soil and Water ConservationDirector Northern Virginia DistrictTop three take officeGeorge W.Lamb IV* 94,260 30.71%Gerald O.“Jerry” Peters* 93,140 30.35%Scott John Cameron 90,714 29.55%Stephen L. Pushor 26,640 8.68%

Fairfax County Chairmanof the Board of SupervisorsSharon S.Bulova (D)* 111,124 59.84%Arthur G.Purves (R) 63,209 34.04%GlendaGail Parker (I) 10,890 5.86%

Fairfax County Public School Bond$310 million for new sites, new buildings oradditions, renovations and improvements toexisting buildings, and furnishings and equip-ment, for the Fairfax County public schoolsystem.Yes 138,296 74.27%No 47,911 25.73%

Fairfax County PublicSafety Facilities Bond$151 million for construction, reconstruction,enlargement, renovation and equipment ofcivil and criminal justice facilities, police train-ing facilities and stations, fire and rescuetraining facilities and stations.Yes 136,176 73.20%No 49,850 26.80%

Board of Supervisors,District MembersBraddock DistrictJohn C. Cook (R)* 12,082 51.60%Janet S. Oleszek (D) 10,675 45.59%Carey C. Campbell (I) 610 2.61%

Dranesville DistrictJohn W. Foust (D)* 14,807 53.92%Jennifer C. Chronis (R)12,615 45.94%

Hunter Mill DistrictCatherine M.Hudgins (D)* 17,235 94.33%Unopposed

Lee DistrictJeffrey C.McKay (D)* 12,792 96.89%Unopposed

Mason DistrictPenelope A.“Penny” Gross (D)* 9,196 57.22%Mollie A. Loeffler (I) 6,785 42.22%

Fairfax County Election ResultsUnofficial results as of Wednesday morning, Nov. 4, 2015.* indicates incumbent

Mount Vernon DistrictDaniel G.“Dan” Storck (D)* 11,714 56.85%Jane R. Gandee (R) 8,841 42.91%

Providence DistrictLinda Q.Smyth (D)* 13,134 95.46%Unopposed

Springfield DistrictPatrick S.“Pat” Herrity (R)* 18,204 80.56%Corazon S. Foley (I) 4,226 18.70%

Sully DistrictKathy L. Smith (D) 11,200 51.76%John P. Guevara (R) 10,382 47.98%

Fairfax County School Board at LargeTop Three Take OfficeIlryong Moon* 83,983 17.13%Ryan L. McElveen* 83,051 16.94%Jeanette M. Hough 80,006 16.32%Theodore J.“Ted” Velkoff* 74,803 15.26%Robert E.“Bob” Copeland 74,509 15.20%Manar A.Jean-Jacques 57,102 11.65%Peter M. Marchetti 12,903 2.63%Omar M. Fateh 11,822 2.41%Burnette G.Scarboro 10,617 2.17%

School Board District CandidatesBraddock District School BoardMegan O.McLaughlin* 14,147 75.38%Katherine A.Pettigrew 4,205 22.41%

Dranesville District School BoardJane K.“Janie” Strauss* 14,075 54.29%Peter Kurzenhauser 11,781 45.44%

Hunter Mill District School BoardPat M. Hynes* 12,951 61.30%Mark S. Wilkinson 8,116 38.41%

Lee District School BoardTamara J.Derenak Kaufax* 11,759 96.34%Unopposed

Mason District School BoardSandra S. Evans* 11,975 96.60%Unopposed

Mount Vernon DistrictSchool Board Open SeatKaren L.Corbett Sanders 11,915 61.81%W. Anthony Stacy 7,319 37.97%

Providence District School BoardDalia A. Palchik 9,293 58.22%Patricia S.“Patty” Reed* 6,594 41.31%

Springfield District School BoardElizabeth L. Schultz*18,933 97.60%Unopposed

Sully District School Board Open SeatThomas A. Wilson 10,242 50.38%Karen A.Keys-Gamarra 10,041 49.39%

Candidate Votes Percentage

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party face uphill battles at every turn in theirattempts to press forward their priorities,including gun safety regulations and theexpansion of Medicaid in the Common-wealth.

Senate Minority Leader Richard Saslaw(D-35), who defeated his IndependentGreen Party opponent Terry W. Modglin73.45 percent to 25 percent, addressed thecrowd when he introduced the winningsenators and delegates who were presentat the Watch, telling them to not lose hopeyet.

VICTORY BY Jennifer Boysko in the 86thdistrict was one of the “important localbattles” that attendee Kline cheered. Boyskoreplaces retiring Republican Del. Tom Rust,defeating Danny Vargas (R). Boysko wasgreeted by thunderous applause as shejoined her Assembly colleagues on stage.“It’s already been an incredible learningexperience,” said Boysko, in an interviewafter the formal election result announce-ments had been made. “I’ve talked to liter-ally thousands of people in my district, lis-tening to what they need, what are theirconcerns,” she added. “There’s a lot to do,but education kept coming up as a real pri-ority.” Boysko said she is looking forwardto the challenge ahead and hoped to be-come a part of a “civility caucus.” “I think alot more can be accomplished when we treateach other with dignity and respect.”

Vargas, Boysko’s opponent received large,late infusions of campaign money from Re-publicans, and had a total of $705,323,which he spent mostly on mailers and TVcommercials that were unflattering andcritical of Boysko.

Democrats also took the upper hand inthe results for the Fairfax County Board ofSupervisors. By re-electing all eight incum-bents, including Chairman Sharon Bulova,and adding the Democratic candidates forthe vacant seats in the Mount Vernon and

Sully districts, the voters gave the board onemore Democratic member than they hadoriginally. When the new board takes of-fice in January, incumbents Pat Herrity ofthe Springfield District and John C. Cookfrom the Braddock District will be the onlyRepublican members of the governing bodyof Virginia’s largest jurisdiction. The SullyDistrict seat, formerly held by SupervisorMichael Frey (R), was won by School Boardmember Kathy Smith (D) over RepublicanJohn Guevara. Another School Board mem-ber, Dan Storck, took the Mount VernonSupervisor contest over Jane Gandee (R),replacing the retiring Gerry Hyland (D).

Democratic Fairfax County School Boardelection winners were also on hand at theevent and took to the stage when intro-duced by Board of Supervisors ChairmanBulova. Ryan McElveen and Ilryong Moonretained their At-Large positions, while TedVelkoff lost his seat to Republican-backedJeanette Hough of Fairfax. Pat Hynes re-mains as the School Board member in theHunter Mill District. Jane Strauss retains theposition she has held for two decades forher Dranesville constituency. In the SullyDistrict contest for School Board, Republi-can Tom Wilson was ahead of Karen Keys-Gamarra by about 200 votes.

POLITICAL NEWCOMER Dalia Palchik,the Providence District School Board mem-ber winner over incumbent Patty Reed, re-ceived the evening’s most enthusiastic re-ception. When asked if it was possible thatshe knew every single person in the roomin order to receive such a welcome, Palchiklaughingly replied, “Could be.” The youngteacher said she “made a pilgrimage in thestreets of Providence District” likening herjourney to her experience on the famouspilgrimage route from France to the cathe-dral in Santiago de Compostela, Spain.Humbled by the response from the crowd,Palchik says she truly loves people and triesto show it when she meets them. “Less test-

ing and more teaching” are battles cries forPalchik, who said she was ready to repre-sent a diverse community “after I get just a

little bit of sleep.”A full list of all of the races and the re-

sults throughout Virginia are available atwww.results.elections.virginia.gov.

Democrats Win Local ElectionsFrom Page 14

Del. Ken Plum (D-36) and his wifeJane join the party. The incumbentran unopposed. On stage for theofficial results announcements,Plum was serenaded by the crowdwith the ‘Happy Birthday’ song inhonor of his birth anniversary onNov. 2. “What a great gift,” hedeclared. “Could only be better ifwe win it all!”

Freshly re-elected Fairfax CountyBoard of Supervisors ChairmanSharon Bulova introduces DaliaPalchik as the next ProvidenceDistrict School Board member.Bulova and others referred toPalchik as a rising star in theDemocratic Party.

Photos by Andrea Worker/The Connection


South Lakes High School’ssophomore Anna Prater placed64th among 155 runners inNorthern Region 6A Champion-ship Meet girls race on Nov. 4 atBurke Lake Park (2.98 miles). Inthe boys race, South Lakes’John LeBerre placed 83rdamong 116 runners.

South Lakes Runners Compete inRegional Championship

Photo by by Ed Lull

Madison VolleyballWins ConferenceChampionship

The Madison volleyball team swept top-seed Langley on Nov. 5 to repeat as Confer-ence 6 champions.

The Warhawks entered the tournamentas the No. 3 seed and lost just one set inthree matches.

Madison won its 6A North region tour-nament opener against T.C. Williams, 3-0,on Monday. The Warhawks faced OsbournPark on Tuesday, after The Connection’sdeadline. The winner will face either WestSpringfield or Patriot in the region semifi-nals on Thursday, Nov. 12.

Langley swept South County in the regiontournament on Monday. The Saxons facedOakton on Tuesday, after The Connection’sdeadline.

Langley FootballBeats McLean, WinsRotary Cup

The Langley football team ended the sea-son with a 27-7 road victory over rivalMcLean on Nov. 6, winning the Rotary Cup.

After dropping seven of their first eightgames, Langley closed the season with back-to-back victories, including a 48-23 win overYorktown on Oct. 30 during the Saxons’ fi-nal home game of the season.

that equips girls with lifelong skills thatwill help them develop into strong,healthy, confident young women. The 10-week season culminates in a celebratory5k run with more than 5,000 girls, par-ents, teachers and community memberscompleting a 3.1mile run.

Peters said that “Seeing girls conquertheir personal anxieties/fears (often as-sociated with speaking up in the groupor doing the 5K) and seeing their confi-dence grow,” inspired her. And the Girlson the Run program gives girls the “con-fidence to go out and do good things thatmay be outside their current comfortzone.”

For more information about Girls onthe Run visit http://gotrnova.org/.

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Doreen Peters, of Great Falls,will receive the Crystal CoachAward from Girls on the Run.

Doreen Peters will receive the CrystalCoach Award on Saturday, Nov. 21 in apre-race ceremony that kicks off the Girlson the Run 5K, presented by InnovationHealth in Woodbridge.

Peters is one of the organization’s long-est-serving volunteers, having mentoredmore than 300 girls over 20 seasons as aGirls on the Run coach — first at FlorisElementary School in Herndon, and thisseason at Lutie Lewis Coates Elementaryin Herndon.

Other Crystal Coach award recipientsinclude: Aliceson Johnson Wirth of KentGardens ES in McLean, Carla Maughlinof Lemon Road ES in Falls Church, CarlaProkop of Rolling Valley ES in WestSpringfield, Rena Rose of Centre RidgeES in Centreville, Gwendolynn Gall ofNavy ES in Fairfax, and Cori Lonnett ofWestbriar ES in Vienna. Together, thewomen have coached a combined 94 sea-sons and have mentored more than 1,400girls.

Crystal Coaches are a group of thirteenNorthern Virginia women who are com-mitted to making a difference in the livesof girls. Each woman has served as avolunteer coach for 10 or more seasonswith Girls on the Run — an after-school

Herndon Coach Honored for WorkEmpowering Girls

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After compiling its best regular-season record in more than 15years, the South Lakes footballteam will host a playoff game for

the first time since 2010.The Seahawks finished the regular sea-

son 8-2, earned the No. 6 seed in the 6ANorth region and will host No. 11 Oakton(5-5) at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 13 in theopening round of the playoffs.

South Lakes closed the regular seasonwith a 46-7 home victory over Fairfax onNov. 6. It was the fourth time this year theSeahawks defeated an opponent by at least37 points. The win secured South Lakes’ bestregular-season record in more than 15 years,according to vhsl-reference.com, whichtracks South Lakes records back to 1999.The Seahawks finished with a 7-3 regular-season record in 2010, 2002 and 1999.

“I think it’s great,” said Trey Taylor, whois in his second season as South Lakes headcoach. “… I’m happy for the kids. When Icame in … I asked them to put in more workthan they were used to and some of themlooked at me like I was crazy. … I’m happy

for the kids because they trusted me andnow they’re seeing [the results].”

SOUTH LAKES will host an Oakton teamthat it scrimmaged prior to the 2015 sea-son. The Cougars finished with a 5-5 record,including 2-3 in Conference 5, which is an-nually one of the toughest conferences inthe region.

“I think they’re extremely well coached,tough up front, disciplined,” Taylor said. “…They’re going to present a huge challenge

for us.”While Oakton presents a challenge for

South Lakes, the Seahawks enter thepostseason playing well, Taylor said, includ-ing a pair of strong defensive performancesto close the regular season. After losing toMadison 38-6 and allowing 42 points in awin over Langley, South Lakes shut outHayfield in the second half of a 35-14 winand held Fairfax to a single touchdown.

This year, South Lakes is surrendering anaverage of 16.2 points per game. Last year,

opponents averaged 33.6 points against theSeahawks, who finished 2-8.

“I feel like we’re playing pretty well,” Tay-lor said. “[Against] Langley and Madison,our defense didn’t play well. … The pasttwo weeks, the defense has really steppedup and played better. That to me is the key.… That to me is what has been differentabout this year is our ability to keep peoplefrom scoring a ton of points.”

Offensively, South Lakes has been led bysenior receiver Eric Kirlew, who caught fourpasses for 58 yards and carried three timesfor 58 yards and two touchdowns againstFairfax on Nov. 6. Kirlew finished the regu-lar season with 30 receptions for 605 yardsand eight touchdowns, and 45 carries for449 yards and five scores.

“Eric Kirlew keeps getting better eachweek,” Taylor said. “It seems difficult forpeople to keep him out of the end zone.”

Sophomore quarterback Devin Miles com-pleted 13 of 15 passes for 211 yards and atouchdown against Fairfax. He completed67 percent of his passes during the regularseason for 1,635 yards, with 18 touchdownsand four interceptions. During a 48-42 winover Langley on Oct. 23, Miles completed29 of 37 attempts for 493 yards, with sixtouchdowns and one interception.

THE WINNER of Friday’s South Lakes/Oakton game will face the winner of No. 3Westfield and No. 14 Washington-Lee.

“I think they do believe,” Taylor said, “thatwe can go out and compete with anyone.”

Photo by Craig Sterbutzel/The Connection

Eric Kirlew (1) and the South Lakes football team will host Oakton at 7 p.m.on Friday, Nov. 13 in the opening round of the 6A North region playoffs.

Seahawks beat Fairfax,finish regular seasonwith 8-2 record.

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One-Man Shows. Through Nov. 14.Exhibit Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5p.m. The Frame Factory, 212Dominion Road, NE, Vienna. One-Man Shows from David Cochran andJoseph Sheppard Rogers.

Deathtrap. Time varies. Thursday-Sunday, through Nov. 22. NextStopTheatre, 269 Sunset Park Drive,Herndon. Keep up with the twistsand turns… if you dare. Deathtrap isa hysterical yet terrifying thriller sureto delight. $35.www.nextstoptheatre.org. 866-811-4111.

Art/Craft Programs. 10 a.m.-noon.Saturdays/Nov. 7, 14, 21, 28. RestonArt Gallery and Studios, 11400Washington Plaza, Reston. Nov. 7-Colorful fall leaves. Nov. 14-Marshmallow sculpture. Nov. 21-Paper bag turkeys. Nov. 28-Holidaydecorated snack plates. Ages 3-11.www.restonartgallery.com.

Gingerbread Village at HyattRegency Reston. Saturday, Dec. 5through Thursday, Dec. 31. TheHyatt Gingerbread Village is aholiday tradition presented annuallysince the hotel’s opening in 1990.The sweet, whimsical, classic holidayvillage scene is on display in themain lobby. reston.hyatt.com.

Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides.Saturdays, Dec. 5, 12 and 19. 4-9p.m. Departures on Market Street infront of Talbots at Reston TownCenter. $5 per person; children 5 andunder ride free. All proceeds benefitlocal charities.www.restontowncenter.com/holidays.

All-comers’ Group Fun Run atPotomac River Running.Tuesdays and Thursdays. RestonTown Center, 11900 Market Street,Reston. For beginners or competitiverunners, come out for a fun, low-keyrun that is safe and social. For moreinformation, call 703-689-0999 orvisit https://potomacriverrunning.com.

Patrick Dougherty Public ArtInstallation. Through 2017. RestonTown Square Park, 11900 MarketStreet, Reston. See and explore “ABird in the Hand,” a monumentalpublic art sculpture made from treesaplings. The event is presented byGRACE in collaboration with IPAR.For more information, call 703-471-9242 or visit http://restontowncenter.com/index.php.

Reston Town Center Ice SkatingPavilion – 2015-2016 Season.November through March. Opendaily. 11900 Market Street, Reston.For more information on rates,rentals and schedules, call 703-709-6300 or [email protected].

Portrait and Figure Painting withJordan Xu. Wednesdays, Nov. 4-Dec. 23. 7-10 p.m. ArtSpaceHerndon, 750 Center Street,Herndon. Come and learn how topaint portraits and figures in oil,acrylic or pastel from a live model. Inthis class you will gain theknowledge of basic painting conceptsand techniques such as value, colortemperature, composition andtransition. Step-by-step instructionswill take you through the entireprocess of a painting. Fee: $250.Registration required at http://www.artspaceherndon.com/portrait-and-figure-painting-with-jordan-xu/.

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Community Performances.December through the holidayseason. 11900 Market Street, Reston.Street performances of music anddance performed by a variety of localgroups. For more information andschedules, visit http://www.restontowncenter.com.

WEDNESDAY/NOV. 11Rascal Raccoons. 10-11 a.m. and

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FRIDAY/NOV. 13Soiree-Chamber Series Concert.

7:30 p.m. United Christian Parish,11508 N. Shore Drive, Reston. ThePro Arte Chamber Orchestra ofGreater Washington presents its firstChamber Music concert highlightingthe sections of the orchestra with aneclectic, fun and challengingprogram. Free-$25. 571-483-8444.www.PACOdc.org.Senior Tea. 1-2p.m. ArtSpace Herndon, 750 CenterSt., Herndon. Every month seniorsare invited to visit the gallery to viewthe current exhibit and enjoy a cup oftea on the second Friday of themonth. Free. 703-956-6590.

SATURDAY/NOV. 14.Technology Fair. 1:30-4:30 p.m.

Reston Community Center - HuntersWoods 2310 Colts Neck Rd, Reston.Want to learn how to Skype or justuse the basic commands of yourpersonal technology device? Stop bythe 55+ Technology Fair to havequestions answered about any device,new or old. Come learn the basics oradvanced tips from the experts—Reston’s very own teens. Registrationat [email protected] or 703-435-6577.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/NOV. 14-15Movies and Mimosa-“Goodfellas.”

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SUNDAY/NOV. 15Salute to Pavarotti. 4 p.m. Reston

Community Center, 2310 Colts NeckRoad, Reston. Reston CommunityOrchestra opens its 28th season witha tribute to the opera legend. Free.Please bring canned goods forThanksgiving Food Drive.www.restoncommunityorchestra.org.571-449-7095.

WEDNESDAY/NOV. 18Meet Me at the Movies-Senior

Movie Day. 10 a.m. RestonAssociation presents “Far from theMadding Crowd.” Refreshments anddoor prizes provided prior to movie.Free to 55+. [email protected]. reston.org.

FRIDAY/NOV. 20Thanksgiving Centerpieces. 7-8:30

p.m. Walker Nature Center, 11450Glade Drive, Reston. Start yourholiday season with this festiveworkshop. Make a beautifulcenterpiece with native materials andsome simple napkin rings for yourThanksgiving table. Enjoy mulledcider and seasonal treats as we work.Cost: $20/resident; $25/non-resident. Reservations [email protected] or 703-476-9689.

“Deathtrap” is a hysterical yet terrifying thriller sure todelight playing at NextStop Theatre in Herndon throughNov. 22.

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By Jenny McClintock

Every homeowner inReston is asking thesame question. Is theWiehle Avenue metro

station creating more demandfor home ownership? The analy-sis for the past two years showsa resounding yes, at least in twoof the three Reston zip codes for single fam-ily homes.

The zip codes closest to the Wiehle Av-enue metro station are 20190 and 20191.Zip code 20190 is north of the Dulles TollRoad to Baron Cameron Avenue and com-prises mainly townhouses and condomini-ums, with a concentration at the RestonTown Center. Reston 20191 is south ofDulles Toll Road to Lawyers Road and hasa higher number of single family homes. Zipcode 20194 has borders from BaronCameron to Route 7 and is considered oneof the top 20 zip codes in northern Virginiafor most expensive sales.

During the first three quarters of 2015,there was a whopping 29 percent increasein the number of sales of single familyhomes over the first three quarters of 2014,with most of that increase in south Reston20191. That is good news for Restonhomeowners as it shows there was 29 per-cent more demand in their zip code thanthe previous year. The chart shows that thebiggest increase, not surprisingly, was in thepricing bracket of under $750,000 with 40more homes sold in 2015 versus 2014. Inthe $750,000 to $999,999 bracket therewere almost equal number homes sold andover $1M bracket there were a total of 5

homes sold in 2015 versus 3 in 2014.Can this increase in demand all be attrib-

uted all to the Wiehle Avenue station open-ing? Who knows for certain, but the statis-tics from NVAR show that overall in thenorthern Virginia area counties of Fairfaxand Arlington, the increase of home salesfor the first 3 quarters of 2015 was 6.8 per-cent more than 2014, far less than Reston’sincrease.

The Reston zip code that did not show anincrease in buyers was golden zip code20194. As the chart shows, the number ofhomes sold was flat from year to year. While20194 has the largest number of sold homesover $1M in Reston, it also had the biggestdecline year over year by 38 percent in thatprice bracket. The price bracket $750,000-$999,999 remained relatively the same andthe largest increase for 20194 was again inthe under $750,000 bracket, with a 26 per-cent increase in sales from 2014 to 2015.

So are we up to “peak” demand in Reston?If we consider 2005 as being the height ofthe market, zip codes 20191 and 20190were quite close, with a total of 162 homessold in 2005 and 150 sold in 2015. Zip20191 was the big winner as total sales areonly down 7 percent from peak sales. In20194 it is quite another story as the chart

Silver Line Metro Area Experiences a Banner YearReston Real Estate

Reston real estate market analysis of single family home sales.

shows, and we may still have a ways to goto get back to peak sales of 2005.

The signs for positive market conditionsare aplenty in Reston especially in the zipcodes closest to the Wiehle Avenue metro

station. Anytime there are more buyers thanthe previous year is very good news for themarket area as it indicates an environmentfor potential price appreciation, which allwould welcome in Reston.

Jenny McClintock is an active andexperienced Realtor with KellerWilliams in the Northern Virginiamarket place and can assist whetherfor home buying or selling. Contactvia the means most convenient foryou: www.HBCRealtyGroup.com,703-731-2412,[email protected].

Franchise Fair Held in RestonFair attendee Karlene Sinclair Robinson, FranNet CEO HeatherRosen, and Community Business Partnership’s Nicole Eickhoffparticipate in FranNet’s Capital Area Franchise Fair, held recently atthe Reston Association to help prospective entrepreneurs explorebusiness ownership.

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