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By Tim PetersonThe Connection

Eight days after offering the publicthe first of any kind of officialexplanation for officer-involvedshooting of Springfield residentJohn Geer, the Board of Supervisors tookanother step.

Though they didn’t share any further in-formation on the case, chairman SharonBulova and the panel returned from an ex-tended closed session on Jan. 13 with amotion with the potential to affect govern-ment transparency.

“Until John Geer was shot on August 2[9],2013,” Bulova’s motion statement reads,“the procedures adopted by the Police Chieffor public disclosure regarding officer in-volved shootings seemed to establish a rea-sonable balance between the county’s dutyto make timely disclosure and the concernsthe police chief has expressed about con-ducting a professional investigation and thesafety of officers involved in a shooting in-cident.”

The statement goes on to explain that thepolice policies don’t account for the way thisparticular case has been passed from theFairfax County Police Department to theCommonwealth Attorney to the Departmentof Justice, all over the course of the past 16months and change.

THOSE 16 MONTHS included a $12 mil-lion civil case filed against the county. Aspart of that case, a Fairfax Circuit Court

judge has ordered more documents andrecords of the police action the day of theshooting be produced within the month.

“The board is also aware of concerns ex-pressed by some members of the public tothe effect that the police chief should notbe responsible for both establishing andimplementing the policies for disclosuresrelating to police-involved shootings,”Bulova’s statement reads.

There are no more admissions or revela-tions on the Geer case itself. Instead, Bulovaclaims to have “reached out to AttorneyGeneral Mark Herring for his suggestionsfor a process for us to identify professionalorganizations and/or resources that canwork with us to review our policies and rec-ommend appropriate changes.”

The idea would be to prevent such a de-lay from happening again, given a case with

similar circumstances.In addition to her attempt to connect with

Herring, Bulova moved to direct the CountyExecutive to locate “independent expertisein the field of Police Department operationsand, specifically, in the area of policies andprocedures with respect to information dis-closures in the case of police involvedshootings.”

The County Executive would also becharged with figuring out funding sourceand procedure for the board to retain sucha resource. Pat Herrity (R-Springfield) wasthe first of all the supervisors to weigh inon the motion.

“I reluctantly support the motion,” hesaid. “I think it’s too little too late. The ac-tual motion gives no policy direction ontransparency, though I believe that’s theintent. “There’s no provision to engage our

citizens in the process,” he continued. “Thisto me smells of outsourcing policy-making.I hope that’s not the intent. I believe weneed to engage our citizens, engage our staffand have a transparency conversation onthis topic.”

Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville)didn’t read the motion as an attempt to ex-clude the public, nor as too little too late.But, he conceded, “there is a perception inthe public that police should not be advis-ing us on police disclosure procedures. Ithink that’s legitimate.”

Supervisor Michael Frey (R-Sully) voicedhis lack of support for the motion, saying:“Our role in the investigation was com-pleted promptly. “It’s not any of our actions,or a result of anything we did that the U.S.Department of Justice has not completedtheir investigation over the course of a year.That’s not anything we did, there’s no lackof transparency on our part or any fault ofour process.”

SUPERVISORS Cook (R-Braddock),Hyland (D-Mount Vernon), Hudgins (D-Hunter Mill), McKay (D-Lee) and Smyth (D-Providence) all signed on with the motion,acknowledging the benefit of looking atpolicy changes to speed up the informationdisclosure process.

“The community needs to know wheredoes the buck stop?” said Hudgins. “It ac-tually does stop with us. This gives us morethan the opportunity to maintain the duediligence to the case that it needs. It givesus also an opportunity to work with thecommunity, I hope.”

Bulova’s motion calls for contracting withwhatever organization the County Execu-tive, in consultation with the AttorneyGeneral’s office, comes up with by Febru-ary or March.

The motion passed with only supervisorsFrey and Hyland dissenting.

Supervisors Seek Outside Help with Transparency“Independentexpertise” toadvise on informationdisclosure policies.

Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova readsher statement calling for outside input on improving informationdisclosure policies.

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By Reena SinghThe Connection

Fairfax County Public Schools’ Su-perintendent Dr. Karen Garza isproposing a $2.4 billion budgetfor the 2015-16 school year.

The proposed Fairfax County PublicSchools’ budget includes funds for full-day Mondays, teacher compensation andlater high school start times while stillfinding room for $55.4 million in cuts.

“We are great because we have greatpeople,” said Garza at the School Boardmeeting Jan. 8. “Compensation is a pri-ority, and it’s reflected in the budget I’mpresenting to you tonight.”

She said that the non-competitive com-pensation offered to teachers makessome look elsewhere like Alexandria CitySchools or Arlington Public Schools.

$39.7 million will be used for step in-creases for teachers.

More than 80 percent of the budget isgoing towards instruction, however, with$18.6 million being added due to the ex-pected enrollment increase.

Enrollment is expected to reach 188,106next school year.

The budget is $64 million - 2.6 percentincrease - from the current year’s budget.Even so, there have been $55.4 million inreductions with more planned for fiscal year2017.

None of next year’s budget included staffcuts according to Garza. However, at thistime next year, she said the School Boardcan expect a deficit of $100 million.

“It’s my opinion that we have nothing leftto cut,” she said, adding that the school sys-tem has cut a total of $435 million since2008.

“This includes more that 2,175 positions,”she said. “These are real cuts.”

She was also concerned that there wouldbe no room for innovation in the upcomingstrategic plan due to the lack of schoolfunds.

“We urge our county Board of Supervi-sors to fully fund this request,” she said.

Dranesville District School Board mem-ber Jane Strauss recalled Board of Supervi-sors Chairman Sharon Bulova stating at aprevious meeting about the importance offunding education.

She also commended Garza for compen-sating teachers more money.

“Paying our teachers has got to be thenumber one priority in this budget,” Strausssaid. “We cannot afford to continue to sink.”

Student Representative Harris LaTeef,Langley High School senior, was pleasedthere were no staff cuts for the upcoming

year.“Cutting positions when Fairfax

County Public Schools is experiencingrecord student enrollment growth wouldbe counterproductive and I’m glad thishas been avoided,” he said.

“However, the true way we can avoidcuts that could detrimentally impact ourschool system is greater funding fromthe Board of Supervisors. The 10th larg-est school district in the United Statesneeds to be fully funded.”

Mount Vernon District board memberDan Storck agreed that more funding isneeded from the county, but added thatan additional stream of revenue may benecessary if the state funding continuesto be inadequate.

“I hear all the time that we cannotcontinue on the path that we’re on, andI know we do recognize that,” he said.

The $2.4 Billion Question FCPS Superintendentpresents next year’s budget.


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Justin Dolan addressed the state delegatesand senators from his wheelchair ratherthan the podium. The 34-year-old FallsChurch resident has cerebral palsy, and re-ceived an Individual & Family Developmental Dis-abilities Support waiver.

“I can use my waiver to fund a staff person to helpme with my daily care needs, when I can find some-one who wants to work for $11.47 an hour with nobenefits,” Dolan said. “The thing I really need isenough support for me to move out of my mom’shouse and live in the community with friends, butthe waiver doesn’t provide that.”

Dolan asked for a reduction of the waiver wait list,a redesign of the waiver system itself to offer in-creased services. He was one of more than 70 speak-ers given an opportunity to address a panel of del-egates and senators about to travel to Richmond tobegin the 2015 General Assembly session.

The forum took place Jan. 10 at the Fairfax CountyGovernment Center.

Chairman of the Board of Supervisors SharonBulova was first to speak, addressing the importanceof funding K-12 education in Fairfax County.

“We’re pleased both the General Assembly andGovernor [Terry] McAuliffe were able to protect K-

12 from recent funding cuts,” she said. “In the longerterm, we still need your help.”

Bulova cited the more than 52,000 students inFCPS that qualify for free and reduced lunch, a fig-ure she said outnumbers the total population of allbut four school divisions in the state.

FCPS School Board Chair Tammy Derenak Kaufaxfollowed Bulova, claiming the current K-12 fundingisn’t serving the community well and decrying teach-ers’ salary ranking with respect to the cost of living.

“I urge you to work on the SOL, reducing the im-pact of that assessment on students,” she said.

More than 70 members of the public were each giventhree minutes to address the delegation. Though thesubject matter varied from social services for mentalillness and substance abuse disorders to filling circuitcourt judge vacancies, one common theme was thelack of resources, people trying to do more with less.

Several individuals spoke out about the closure ofthe Northern Virginia Training Center (NVTR), a stateresidence serving people with intellectual disabili-ties. Opened in 1973 at 9901 Braddock Road, theDepartment of Behavioral Health and Developmen-tal Disabilities plans to close the center in March 2016in favor of a more community-based system.

“The quality of life has been been compromisedby degrading services,” said Judith Korf of Reston.Korf was at the forum representing the Parents andAssociates of the Northern Virginia Training Center.“We need to keep it open in a smaller and more ef-fective footprint.”

Jonathan Damm of Reston used his three minutesto raise the issue of toxic turf fields at FCPS schools.His main concern was children being exposed tochemicals on ground-up tire rubber used to makethe fields. “We need to ban the use of crumb rub-ber,” he said. “There are alternative materials thatcould be used, but they’re more expensive.”

General Assembly Fairfaxdelegation holds publicmeeting prior to sessionstart in Richmond.

Legislators Meet Constituents

Chris McHugh (left) of San Francisco, legal guardian ofhis brother Joseph who lives at the Northern VirginiaTraining Center, speaks with Del. David Bulova (D-37)following the Fairfax delegation public forum.

Sean Corcoran of Fairfax (left) speaks with Del. Mark Sick-les (R-43) following the Fairfax delegation public forum.

Photos by Tim Peterson/The Connection

What brought you out today?Viewpoints

Suzette Kern of Spring-field:

“I’m hereas thesecretary ofthe Fairfax-Falls ChurchCommunityServices

Board, supporting earlyintervention services forinfants and toddlers.”

Julia Stephens of Fairfax:“I’m with

PsychiatricRehabilita-tion Ser-vices. Insevenmonths ofoperation,

our crisis texting program inresponse to the number ofsuicides in schools has had2,100 texting conversations.”

Al Francese of Clifton:“I’m here

withCentrevilleCitizens forRail, advocat-ing for eight-car Metrotrains, a second

tunnel under the Potomac and adedicated long-term fundingsource.”

Teresa Champion of Spring-field:

“I’m herewith theVirginia AutismProject, push-ing for thegovernor topardon

Reginald ‘Neli’ Latson. Latson isa young man with autism andintellectual disability who needstreatment rather than punish-ment.”

Grace Reef of Burke:“I’m here

with Child CareAware ofVirginia. Ourtop priority isthat childrennot die in childcare. Safety is

an issue with providers that canbe unlicensed until they haveover six unrelated children.”

David Marks of Fairfax:“I’m here

with theFairfax BarAssociation.We need topay for ourjudges. Theyhave a

massive caseload. It’s justicedenied to our citizens.”

Debbie Kilpatrick ofClifton:

“I’m hereas presidentof theFairfaxCountyCouncil ofPTA. FairfaxCounty is an

excellent place to live, work,raise children and grow old.We need to continue to invest,and explore funding options.”

Teresa Elder of Springfield:“I’m here

supporting HB1445. My sonTommy is 22and has had aseizure disor-der since hewas six months

old. I’ve seen the benefit ofmedical marijuana. We’re nottalking about recreationalmarijuana.”

Richard Kennedy of Lorton:“Most

marijuana fearshave beendisproved. Ithas amazingbenefits, it’sbetter thanmost foods we

consume. Kids shouldn’t use it,but prohibition isn’t helping.”

Connor (left) and Sharon(right) Cummings ofFairfax:

“I’m heresupporting SB957, closing aloopholeregardingautism. Earlyintervention isresponsible for

much of my son Connor’s successtoday. Education for parents isneeded to help them understandtheir children.”


News


With the sentencing of formerVirginia governor BobMcDonnell fresh on theirminds, many northern Vir-ginia members of the delegation to the stateGeneral Assembly expect ethics reform tobe a focal point at the session beginningJan. 14.

“I’m hoping we’re going to take what wasa painful experience to watch into a posi-tive 2015,” said Del. David Bulova (D-37).“It gives us a chance for asking how do wedo things better down in Richmond, and tominimize the chance someone falls into thatsame trap.”

McDonnell was found guilty on corrup-tion charges, of receiving gifts in return forpolitical favors, and sentenced to servingtwo years in prison.

The General Assembly addressed ethicslast year, including a bill more tightly regu-lating legislators’ travel, according to Del.Mark Sickles (R-43).

“When we tackled that last year, a sig-nificant number in the General Assemblyreally felt that however ill-advised, the gov-ernor wouldn’t be convicted,” said Del.Vivian Watts (D-39). “The conviction madeeveryone realize it doesn’t matter how Vir-ginia laws have been on the books more ongentleman’s honor than letter of the law.You can be convicted under federal stan-dards of behavior and we need to take avery strong look at what we’re doing.”

BUDGET BALANCING AND MEDICAIDEXPANSION will also draw attention, ac-cording to legislators. The assembly willmassage a two-year budget that was passedin a 2014 session.

“Our economy has been soft the last twoyears and we have required deposits tomake into our rainy day fund, Virginia Re-tirement System, all sorts of bills to pay,”said state Sen. Chap Petersen (D-34).“There will probably be cuts across theboard; almost every state agency with athree-to-five percent reduction, is probablywhat the governor will be seeking.”

“Expanding Medicaid may be a fight, butit’s already been fought,” said Del. DaveAlbo (R-42), referring to the special sessionin September 2014 when the General As-sembly opposed a bill that would take ad-vantage of federal assistance under the Af-fordable Care Act.

“Except it’s not free,” Albo continued. “Iwould love to take care of the 400,000people, what the bill basically seeks. Thefederal government says they have money

to pay 90 percent. Just the 10 percent sharefor Virginia is $230 million. We’re alreadyin the hole before we walk into the GeneralAssembly. Where are we going to find $230million?”

Others disagree, that passing on the fed-eral money is too much of a missed oppor-tunity.

“It’s the right thing to do,” said state Sen.Dave Marsden (D-37). “If people could votewithout political consequences, it’s the rightthing to pass. But if you touch anything todo with Obamacare, you will get challengedin a primary. I’m not optimistic. We’ve al-ready lost over a year now where the gov-ernment pays 100 percent.”

CONTINUED FUNDING for transporta-tion and social services are hopes from someof northern Virginia’s civic and businessleaders.

“We’re blessed, as recipients of some topof the line road projects in the greaterSpringfield area over past 10 years,” saidNancy-jo Manney, executive director of theGreater Springfield Chamber of Commerce.“Maintenance of those nice roads is key. Ifwe don’t have the infrastructure main-tained, adequate to future growth, busi-nesses won’t come, and won’t stay.”

Holly Dougherty, executive director of theMount Vernon-Lee Chamber of Commerceechoed the sentiment that past transporta-tion improvements have been well-received,but continued work such as road width con-sistency along U.S. Route 1 from the Beltwayto the Prince William County line, as wellas re-synchronizing the highway’s trafficlights, is imperative. “Congestion relief willhelp economic development, things that givethe best return to Virginia taxpayers. Thatwill help our businesses so they’re morecompetitive in this part of Fairfax County.”

Whether or not they already receive muchfunding from the state or county, non-profitexecutive directors like Meg Brantley atECHO in Springfield will be watching thebudget cuts carefully. “If they did some-thing, cut away Medicaid, that would wouldmean community-based organizationswould need to pick up the tab for moremedical programs than they do now.”

Robert Petitti, executive director atKoinonia in Franconia, said another angleto watch is whether the state can earmarkmoney for social services agencies and side-step the county, where he believes moneygets lost.

“The money that’s given out typically isn’tgeared for non-government organizations,”he said. “It could be done, it’s just do thepoliticians have the will do it?”

“The non-profit community can’t belooked upon to take the slack for providingservices,” said Lisa Whetzel, executive di-rector of Our Daily Bread in Fairfax. “We’realready stretched to the bone for doingmore with less. We need to talk about a rev-enue stream, a new one, but I don’t knowwhat that would be.”

Delegates, senators,community leadersreflect on priorities.

General AssemblySession Approaches

Sen. Dave Marsden (D-37)Bills/Causes❖ Minimum wage bill: “It’s so critical to get money in the hands of peoplewho will spend and not invest it,” said Marsden. The three-year proposalwould raise wages $.75 first year, $1.10 the second year and $1 the finalyear, reaching $10.10. “It keeps everyone on a level playing field. Marylandand D.C. already have higher minimum wages.”❖ Bill averaging legislators’ salaries used for calculating retirement over 10years, as opposed to the current method based on the final three years ofservice. Marsden says this would minimize the temptation to lure legislatorsto administrative positions to “manipulate the balance of power.”❖ Working on getting the Department of Corrections, state police to providethe 24,000 registered sex offenders in the state more information on rules

such as where they can live and how they can travel.❖ Senator Marsden will host a town hall meeting at 10 a.m. on Feb. 7 at Sleepy Hollow Elementary

School.

Sen. George Barker (D-39)Bills/Causes❖ Bill that would allow students in all grades to retake their SOL shortlyafter the first exam if they don’t pass. Currently this is an option for highschool students only. “It helps their confidence, keeps them involved inschool,” said Barker. “And it’s a more accurate assessment of how schools aredoing.”❖ Working on a mental health study commission, lasting from 2014-2017,that looks broadly at the whole system. Interim reports come out at the endof 2015.❖ Bill trying to get more money directed to secondary roads, especially roadsthat operate as primary roads but are classified as “secondary.”❖ Sen. Barker will host a town hall meeting at 10 a.m. on Jan. 24 atThompson Center in Kingstowne, along with delegate Sickles and senator

Adam Ebbin (D-30). An additional meeting in Prince William County will be at 10 a.m. on Jan.31 at the James J. McCoart Administration Building.

Del. Mark Sickles (R-43)Bills/Causes❖ Making sure we don’t cut K-12 education spending. “And and if possible,not cut higher education spending any more,” said Sickles. “I hope we don’t.”❖ Making the current pre-kindergarten program more “user-friendly,” Sicklessaid. “Fairfax County didn’t use all the slots, money allocated to us underthat program. The school board had good reasons, I’m not criticising them.But we need to make it more flexible and inviting for them to take themoney.”❖ Bill that allows terminally ill patients to consent to use pharmaceuticalsthat haven’t been fully tested.❖ Sickles will host a town hall meeting at 10 a.m. on Jan. 24 at theThompson Center in Kingstone, along with senator George Barker.

Del. Dave Albo (D-42)Bills/Causes❖ Bill that would change the wording of “prescribe” to “refer” as it relates todoctors giving patients access to medical marijuana. This only allows forcancer and glaucoma. It would benefit people like those with DravetSyndrome, epilepsy that begins when children are infants, who claimmarijuana extract helps reduce seizures. “It doesn’t get you high,” said Albo.“Who am I to say you shouldn’t have access to something that helps yourkid?”❖ Bill that would give people the opportunity to decide whether theirmarriage certificate says “spouse and spouse” or “bride and groom.”❖ Working on preventing people from developing a dependency onoxycodone prescription drugs. One idea is putting prescriptions in a health

network that allows multiple doctors to see once a prescription has been made and filled, sopatients can’t take advantage of getting multiple medication fills.

Del. Eileen Filler-Corn (D-41)Bills/Causes❖ Two bills on child care reform, including a focus on requiringfingerprinting and a background check, and closing the threshold loopholethat allows homes with six or fewer unrelated children to operateunregulated.❖ Ensuring campus sexual assaults are handled properly. HB1433 wouldrequire local law enforcement and campus agencies to report cases to theCommonwealth attorney’s office within 48 hours. “It’s all about sharinginformation and making sure every stone is looked under,” said Filler-Corn.❖ Budget, ethics and congressional redistricting will come up at Filler-Corn’smid-session office hours, Jan. 24., 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Peet’s Coffee andTea in Springfield.

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Commentary

Opinion

by Martina LeinzPresident, Northern Virginia Chapter of

the Brady Campaign to Prevent GunViolence

Legislators convening for the 2015 Vir-ginia General Assembly session thismonth have a great opportunity tomake the Commonwealth a saferplace for us all by voting in favor of the mod-est and responsible recommenda-tions recently put forth by GovernorTerry McAuliffe regarding gun vio-lence prevention.

Governor McAuliffe has proposed six keypieces of legislation intended to keep firearmsaway from dangerous individuals. Three of theinitiatives are regarding criminal backgroundchecks at gun shows. Currently, only FederallyLicensed Firearms Dealers are required to runcriminal background checks prior to selling ortransferring firearms. Private sellers are exemptfrom this requirement leaving the door wideopen for criminals to easily gain access to guns.

One of McAuliffe’s proposals would makeunlawful purchases more difficult by prevent-

ing gun shows from advertising that they arenot required to conduct background checks.Another proposal would give the State Policestatutory authority to process voluntary back-ground check requests of private sellers. Themost substantive of the three proposals wouldclose the existing loophole and require back-ground checks for all purchases at gun shows.

None of these three proposals goes farenough. Ideally, criminal background checks

would be universal; required on allfirearms transactions includingonline sales. They are, however, astep in the right direction and would

do much to keep guns out of the hands of dan-gerous individuals.

Another proposal is to return the limit ofhandgun purchases to one a month so the Com-monwealth won’t hold the dubious distinctionof being one of the most prolific gun-runningstates in the nation. Other initiatives include abill to keep guns from people subject to pro-tective orders and one to revoke concealedhandgun permits for parents delinquent onchild support payments. This later proposalwould affect the roughly 9,000 parents with

such permits who are delinquent collectivelyon child support payments of over $15 mil-lion.

These six modest proposals would be veryeffective in reducing violent crime by keep-ing guns out of the hands of people whoshould not have them. None of the proposalswould prevent law-abiding citizens from own-ing weapons and none would infringe uponSecond Amendment rights of responsibleadults.

With the Republicans controlling both theHouse of Delegates and the Senate, there arebound to be disagreements with any legisla-tion proposed by Democratic GovernorMcAuliffe. However, everyone should agree tothese modest proposals to keep Virginians safe.It is not a partisan issue; it is a simple matterof public health and safety.

With great opportunity comes great respon-sibility. I sincerely hope the General Assemblyembraces that responsibility and votes accord-ingly. If you agree, please contact your electedofficials and tell them you are counting onthem to vote in support of all proposals to curbgun violence in the Commonwealth.

Steps To Prevent Gun Violence

To the Editor:This letter is in response to a

recent letter to the editor aboutFairfax County’s Fall CankerwormInsecticide Spraying Program.

I am a professional entomologistand I have been in charge of theU. S. National Insect Collection atthe Smithsonian Institution, aFairfax County resident for 21years, as well as a biologist expe-rienced in conservation. I havebeen following the issues regard-ing the program in Fairfax Countyto spray Bacillus thuringiensis var.kurstaki (Btk), a kind of biologi-cal insecticide, to control a nativemoth, the Fall Cankerworm (sci-entifically, Lepidoptera:Geometridae or Inchworms).

Bt was first used to control Lepi-doptera (moth) pests of agricul-tural crops; however, this natu-rally-occurring bacterium wasfound to be deadly to all mothsand butterflies (Lepidoptera).Since this discovery there havebeen many types of Bt developed,but those used against moths arestill deadly to non-target species,including native species. However,the areas in Fairfax County beingsprayed are not crops or timber-lands for harvest, but rather for-ests, parklands, neighborhood gar-dens. These are places to preservewildlife and nature, and to protectthem for the benefit of not onlyFairfax County residents, but alsofor all Virginians and visitors.Without scientific monitoring or

surveys, we do not know howmany or even which native specieslive in any particular area beingsprayed. Therefore, to inadvert-ently spray this deadly microbe,even if the intention is to targetcertain areas, is not prudent.

The letter writer does acknowl-edge that spraying Btk can killother kinds of caterpillars, “… butonly if they are up and eating thefirst baby leaves.” However, it iswell known that plant chemicalsthat often prevent insects eatingcertain plants only are present inolder leaves (for example, tanninsin Oak leaves); therefore, manyspecies of caterpillars are only ableto eat, and even prefer, what hecalls “baby leaves.” He also claimsthat research shows that sprayingincreases the diversity of otherspecies of butterflies and moths.However this research is appar-ently about the Gypsy Moth, anon-native (invasive) species fromAsia. Reducing Gypsy Moth num-bers could indirectly benefit other,native insect species. However,spraying to kill the native Fall Can-kerworm is likely to severely harmmany (as yet undetermined) na-tive species of butterflies andmoths and may even increase di-versity of other non-native pestspecies potentially harming thefauna and flora of Fairfax County.Getting rid of the Fall Cankerwormwill eliminate a potentially vitalfood source for many migratoryand resident birds, as well as rep-

tiles, amphibians, predatory in-sects, and other wildlife that relyon caterpillars for their survival.His assertion that “birds can safelyeat the dead caterpillars” is mis-leading because in spring (whenthe spraying actually takes place),many insectivorous birds need tofind enough live caterpillars tofeed their nestlings or fuel theirnorthward migration and it is notclear if they would even eat deadcaterpillars.

Episodic population outbreaks(“infestations”) of native speciessuch as the Fall Cankerworm arepart of the natural ecologicalrhythm of our forests and wood-lands, so why disrupt it? Based onprevious research I have done (forexample with Elms) and observa-tions of the natural history in theforests of the northeastern USA, Ido not believe that occasionaland/or partial or even completedefoliation of most native easternforest tree species will cause treedeath. The severe defoliation fromby Gypsy Moth in the 1970s dem-onstrated that only very severeand repeated defoliation overmany years truly killed nativetrees; our local Fall Cankerwormoutbreaks are natural and no-where as severe and will not be-come so.

The far wiser approach to thisproblem would be for FairfaxCounty to sponsor some scientificsurveys, to determine which spe-cies of butterflies and moths are

present in the intended treatmentareas, i.e. the biological diversity.Also advice to homeowners abouthow to monitor and/or treat theirgardens would be helpful.

I have discussed this Fall Can-kerworm issue with several ex-perts on butterflies and moths atthe Smithsonian and the USDAand they all agree with my state-ments above.

In conclusion I feel strongly thatFairfax County should cease spray-ing against Fall Cankerworm, be-cause such spraying does moreharm than good to the ecosystemsand neighborhoods of FairfaxCounty.

David G. Furth, Ph.D.Department of Entomology

Smithsonian Institution

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Spring may seem light years awayfrom the frigid January tempera-tures, and lounging in your back-yard is probably the last thing youwant to do at the moment, but landscapedesigners say now is the time to start plan-ning a summer retreat.

“January is a good time to start thinkingabout your backyard,” said Alex Ikenson,co-owner of Home Escapes, located inHerndon. Home Escapes, which had spe-cialized in hot tubs and outdoor furniture,merged recently with Urban Retreat, an in-door furniture and accessory company.

“A lot of things we sell are special orderand take a few weeks to come in, so youdon’t want to start too late,” said Ikenson.

From swim spas to fire pit tables, optionsfor outdoor landscapes are plentiful.

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Accessories can be customized to fit vir-tually every budget and space as well. “Ev-erything is made to order,” said JodieLabovitch, an interior designer with UrbanRetreat. “They’re not pulling it off the shelf.”

Outdoor fire pit tables, powered by gas,are crowd-pleasing accessories that comein every size from compact coffee table todining room table. Styles run the gamutfrom rustic to sleek.

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Community Center of NorthernVirginia, 8900 Little River Turnpike,Fairfax. Andy Ilachinski describes hiscolorful, powerful and magicallymanipulated images as “SynestheticLandscapes,” referencing thepsychological, creative – evenmystical – experience of synesthesia,a joining of the senses (smellingsounds, hearing colors, feelingshape) to communicate a point ofview to another through hisphotographs. Showcase artists:Marcia Gordon, “Gems by Meg;”

Piper Strong, Metal Works/Judaica;and Joyce Zipperer, metal sculptor/mixed media/metal shoes andjewelry. www.jccnvarts.org.

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Ballroom Social Dance. 7:30-10:30p.m. Workhouse Arts Center, 9518Workhouse Way, Lorton. Start your

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Make Your Own YouTube Video.11 a.m. Kings Park Library, 9000Burke Lake Road, Burke. Learn thebasics of creating your own contentfor YouTube. Ages 12 to adult.Bringing your own laptop isrecommended. 703-978-5600.

SUNDAY/JAN. 18G Scale Model Train Show. 1-4

p.m. 11200 Fairfax Station Road inFairfax Station. The Washington,Virginia & Maryland Garden RailwaySociety “WVMGRS” members willhave a display running at the FairfaxStation Railroad Museum. Museummembers, free; adults 16 and over,$4; children 5-15, $2; under 4, free.Information on the museum andshows is at www.fairfax-station.orgphone 703-425-9225.

TUESDAY/JAN. 20Tales to Tails. 4:30 p.m. City of

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THURSDAY-SATURDAY/JAN. 22-24One-Acts Presented by South

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Our Town. 7 p.m. Sovereign Grace Co-op Main Auditorium, 5200 Ox Rd,Fairfax. Become immersed in aclassic American story about trulyenjoying everyday life. $8 for adults;$5 ages 3-17. https://www.facebook.com/OurTownSovGraceCoop

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James Butler and his 6-foot-8 frame gave T.C.Williams fits Tuesdaynight. The Lake Braddock jun-ior finished with a game-high28 points and 13 rebounds.

But while Butler and the Bru-ins had a distinct size advan-tage, the Titans used a combi-nation of speed, defensive pres-sure and deadly perimetershooting to earn their fifth con-secutive victory.

T.C. Williams defeated LakeBraddock 69-58 on Jan. 13 inBurke. The Titans scored thegame’s first 10 points and led17-6 at the end of one. Butleropened the second half withback-to-back buckets, cuttingthe T.C. lead to five, but the Ti-tans responded with a 19-6 runto pull away.

T.C. Williams led by doubledigits for the entire fourth quar-ter.

The win improved the Titans’record to 6-4, including 4-1 inConference 7, while the Bruinsdropped to 10-3, 3-1.

“We’re playing great, we justlet this one get away from usearly,” Butler said. “They’re afast, athletic team. … They’reone of the best teams in theconference.”

Lake Braddock fell short, butit wasn’t due to lack of effortfrom Butler. No. 42 scored 12of the Bruins’ first 15 points andhad 20 points through threequarters. Butler opened thefourth quarter with a bucketand a pair of free throws, but itwasn’t enough.

Butler could have surpassedhis career high of 30 points ifhe had shot better than 8 of 14from the free-throw line.

Butler was on the LakeBraddock varsity last year as asophomore and saw limitedtime as a freshman. Now a jun-ior, Butler said he has beenmore offensive-minded thisyear.

“[I] started off offensivelystrong and it’s carried over therest of the season,” Butler said.“I’m a major part of the offenseand I take it as a responsibility.I have to produce. If I don’t pro-duce it’s like I affect the teamnegatively.”

Ten of Butler’s 13 reboundswere offensive.

Senior forward ReaganJones, listed at 6 feet 6, fin-ished with 13 points and ninerebounds. Sophomore guardCorey Pelham had sevenpoints.

Lake Braddock will travel toface South County at 7:30 p.m.on Friday, Jan. 16.

Six-foot-8 Lake Braddock’sjunior finishes with 28 points,13 rebounds.

Butler has Big Night inLoss to T.C. Williams

Lake Braddockjunior JamesButler scored28 pointsand grabbed13 reboundsduring aloss to T.C.Williams onJan. 13.

Photo byCraig Sterbutzel/The Connection

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By Jon RoetmanThe Connection

Saturday marked the final homemeet in Fairfax senior captainRachel Barborek’s high schoolgymnastics career.She would make it a memorable af-

ternoon.Barborek was honored, along with

fellow senior captain Ally Farrington,prior to the Jan. 10 meet at Fairfax HighSchool. She then proceeded to win eachof the four events and finish first in theall-around competition with a career-best score.

She even won the senior handstandcontest prior to the award ceremony.

“It was awesome,” Barborek said. “Icouldn’t have asked for a better meet.Everything came together so perfectly.Every meet before this, I’ve had an offevent, but today I had all on events. Itwas really great.”

Barborek finished in a first-place tiewith McLean’s Calista Pardue on floorwith a score of 9.55. She finished alonein first place on beam (9.675), bars(9.525) and vault (9.575). The resultwas an all-around score of 38.325,more than three points better than sec-ond-place Carolyn Brown-Kaiser ofMcLean (34.6).

“I think this is the best Rachel hasdone in the past two years that I’vecoached her,” Fairfax head coach Marissa Gaines said.“This is the strongest she’s looked … and she was onfire.”

Perhaps the biggest surprise of Barborek’s after-noon was her performance on vault — the event thathas plagued Barborek in the past.

ON THIS DAY, aided by a slowed approach on therunway, Barborek flipped a Yurchenko Pike and cel-ebrated with a burst of exuberance.

“I’ve had trouble flipping that vault,” Barborek said.“It’s a mental problem and I did it today without aproblem. It was crazy.”

Barborek, who is also a member of the Fairfax swimand dive team and pole vaults for the track team,was a Level 10 club gymnast with Capital Gymnas-tics, but quit after her sophomore year. This is herthird year as a member of the Fairfax High gymnas-tics team (she didn’t compete for the Rebels as asophomore). Last season, Barborek placed fifth inthe all-around at the VHSL state meet. Now a senior,Barborek has her sights set on bringing home theall-around state title.

What makes Barborek such a successful gymnast?“Her determination,” Gaines said. “No matter what,

she just keeps fighting for what she wants and shestays motivated.”

Along with Barborek’s individual success Saturday,

Fairfax produced the highest team score in its his-tory, as well. The Rebels amassed a total of 125.825,finishing runner-up to McLean (139.45).

Barborek said the addition of her mother, SusanBarborek, to the Fairfax coaching staff has helpedthe team improve. Susan Barborek was a gymnast atthe University of Michigan.

“It’s been better than I expected,” Susan said abouther experience as a first-year Fairfax assistant coach.“We have a really good group of girls. It’s nine or 10girls and they all work hard.”

Fairfax placed fifth at the Conference 6 meet lastseason, narrowly missing a top-four finish and a berthin the 6A North region meet. The

REBELS have their sights set on qualifying forregionals this year.

Along with Barborek, Gaines said sophomoreMadeline McDuffy, freshman Anna Whetzel andfreshman Kathleen Summers have been standoutsfor Fairfax.

Whetzel placed sixth on vault (8.8) and floor (8.1)on Saturday. Summers finished fifth on vault (8.825).McDuffy did not compete due to injury.

Fairfax is scheduled to compete in meets at Wash-ington-Lee High School on Jan. 22 and Jan. 24. TheConference 6 meet is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Feb.2 at McLean High School.

Fairfax Gymnast BarborekDominates in Final Home Meet

Photo by Craig Sterbutzel/The ConnectionFairfax senior Rachel Barborek finished first and tiedfor first in all four events during a Jan. 10 gymnasticsmeet at Fairfax High School. She also won the all-around competition.

Senior wins all-around by morethan 3 points.

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Genealogy Databases. 2 p.m. City of FairfaxRegional Library, 10360 North Street, Fairfax.Search for your ancestors using the library’sgenealogy databases and other free Internetdatabases. Adults.

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