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Speedy sits atop a rook at McGrail’s house onJuly 12, 2014. McGrail said that, for unknownreasons, his geckos prefer to climb atop thewhite pieces rather than the black ones, andwill actively seek out white pieces on which toclimb if placed next to black ones.

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Police Respond toUnusual device inStorm Drain

Police responded to a report of a sus-picious object found by a Fairfax Countydrain inspector in the 9300 block ofGlenbrook Road in the Mantua neighbor-hood.

The call was received at around 10:45a.m. on Tuesday, July 21. Officers re-sponded, alerted neighbors and keptthem at a safe distance for the durationof the investigation.

The device was determined to be aninert (training) round used in a bazooka,such as in the Korean War.

It is unknown how it ended up in thestorm drain or how long it had beenthere.

Police and fire personnel cleared thescene by 2:30 p.m.

FACETS to ReceiveCitizenship Award

FACETS, a Fairfax-based nonprofitworking to prevent and endhomelessness, was selected as this year’srecipient of the L. Burwell Gunn Citizen-ship Award which included a $5,000donation by First Virginia CommunityBank. Gunn is a veteran communitybanker who has always had a specialinterest in helping nonprofits. Upon hisretirement as President of First VirginiaCommunity Bank, the bank establishedan award in his honor to recognize hislong-standing commitment to the non-profit community. Burwell personallyselected FACETS as this year’s honoree.

FVCb’s relationship with FACETSstarted with Burwell’s involvement withFACETS. In fact, he was involved withFACETS even before FVCb was foundedin 2007.

The devicewas deter-mined to bean inert(training)round usedin a bazooka.

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Red Light CameraActivated

The City of Fairfax Police Department willbegin enforcement of the recently installedphoto red light camera which is monitor-ing traffic on eastbound Fairfax Boulevardat Plantation Parkway on Monday, July 27.That will mark the conclusion of the 30-day warning period which was put into ef-fect following the camera’s installation.

Registered owners of vehicles determinedto be in violation of the red light will re-ceive notices of fines by mail.

Traffic signs indicating that photo redlight enforcement is in effect as a safetymeasure are posted at each of the fourenforcement locations in the City ofFairfax.

Information regarding the City’s photored light program can be found on the Citywebsite,www.fairfaxva.gov, as well asCityScene and City Channel 12.

Abigail Constantino

The Connection

The Children’s Science Center Labopened with a ribbon-cuttingceremony at Fair Oaks Mall inFairfax on Monday, July 20. It is

the first interactive museum in Virginiawhere children and families can exploreSTEM concepts “through fun, engaging,hands-on” programs.

At the Experiment Bar, one of the fourzones in the museum, children can choosethree experiments to explore. Tabletsmounted on the bar provide the writteninstructions while museum staff providematerials and guidance.

Fourth-grader Colin Burke, 9, one of thechildren who attended the ceremony as ayouth ambassador, perused a container ofconstruction blocks in the Tinker Shop, an

area designed for the exploration of engi-neering design challenges. It is stocked withbatteries, wires, switches and other build-ing materials.

The Inspiration Hub and the DiscoveryZone are the other zones in the museum.

Speakers during the opening includedDel. Mark Keam (D-35) and Fairfax CountyBoard of Supervisors Chairman SharonBulova. Keam said that the museum is a wayto bring jobs to Northern Virginia in thefuture, as children become inspired to pur-sue STEM careers and bring their expertiseback. Bulova said that it is a place that will“keep minds moving and curiosity piqued”year-round.

Executive director of the Children’s Sci-ence Center Nene Spivy thanked and pre-sented a plaque to chairman of the boardTanya La Force for her role and leadershipin the creation of the museum. She alsopresented plaques to the Junior League ofNorthern Virginia, Kincora, Fairfax Educa-tion Foundation and Dominion VirginiaPower. Carolyn Moss of Dominion presenteda check for $125,000 to the Children’s Sci-

ence Center.The museum had a soft opening last

month and has served 5,000 people sincethen. It is expected to attract 60,000 visi-tors a year. Activities are designed for chil-dren ages two to 12. Admission is $12.

The Children’s Science Center operated

an outreach program called Museum With-out Walls, which is the precursor of theChildren’s Science Center Lab. It expects toexpand into a full-scale STEM-centeredmuseum in 2020 that will be located inDulles, Va. Visit http://childsci.org/ formore information about the museum.

From left, Dominion Virginia Power’s Carolyn Moss, delegates Ken Plum(D-36), Eileen Filler-Corn (D-41), supervisor Pat Herrity (R-Springfield),delegate Mark Keam (D-35) and Fairfax County Board of Supervisorchairman Sharon Bulova attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony of theChildren’s Science Center Lab on Monday, July 20 at Fair Oaks Mall inFairfax.

Photos by Abigail Constantino/The Connection

Youth ambassadors officially open the Children’s Science Center Lab atFair Oaks Mall on Monday, July 20.

Children’s Science Center Lab Opens in FairfaxHands on STEM ex-perience at the mall.

Reston founder Robert E. Simonattends the opening of theChildren’s Science Center Lab onMonday, July 20 in Fairfax.

Billy and Ava Corner, 7, of FairfaxStation, conduct an experimentwith their nanny EmmaHenderson, at the Experiment Barof the Children’s Science CenterLab on Monday, July 20.


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By Bonnie Hobbs

The Connection

The Fairfax City Council recently re-ceived its third presentation abouta residential development called

The Enclave proposed at the Mantua Pro-fessional Center on Pickett Road. But somany questions were raised about parking,water runoff, building height and afford-able housing that, instead of approving theplan, the Council deferred action on it un-til September.

The site’s zoned commercial planned de-velopment, meaning both office and condouses may exist on it. Currently there aresome office buildings, the New School ofNorthern Virginia and 181 parking spaces.And IDI-RJL Development LLC wants TheEnclave to join them.

Although the City’s Comprehensive Planearmarked five more office buildings forthat site, they’re no longer economicallyfeasible in today’s market. So the applicanthopes to replace them with two, four-storybuildings containing 80 condos. Sixteen ofthe units would be one-bedroom; 48, two-bedroom; and 16, three-bedroom.

THE CONDO BUILDINGS would be con-structed on 3.8 wooded acres, off SilverKing Court, in the area formerly envisionedfor three of the office buildings. The landon which the other two office buildingswould have been built would, instead, bepreserved as open space for a village greenenjoyed by the residents, school and exist-ing-office community.

“The applicant proposes to contribute$40,000 to public schools, $30,240 to parksand recreation – or $378/unit, and

$216,960 to affordable housing – or$2,500/unit,” said Paul Nabti, the City’ssenior planner, during the June 23 Councilmeeting. He said City staff recommendedapproval, providing there are no changesin the bedroom mix because the 125 park-ing spaces proposed are based on it.

Internal access is planned between TheEnclave, the New School and the office com-plex. IDI wants a maximum building heightof 75 feet, although the City height limit is60 feet. The building style would be con-temporary, with pitched roofs, brick ma-sonry and cement panels. However, CityCouncilman Jeff Greenfield said the southcondo building’s exterior didn’t look as goodas that of the north building.

Nabti said staff asked the developer toplace the highest-quality materials on thenorth building’s western façade because it’sthe most visible. But, said Greenfield,“We’ve got over $1-million-dollar homesright near the south building.”

The applicant didn’t respond to his con-cern directly, but attorney David Houston,representing IDI, said it’s presently an “un-der-performing property, so this would bean improvement. We feel this is beneficialto the City, providing condo ownership anda new type of housing [here] for older resi-dents looking to downsize, plus first-tim-ers. And there’s a fiscal impact of [almost]$177,000/year.”

He also noted that the tree plan is doublethe City’s requirement, that there’d be noadverse impact on the schools – just ninenew students/year are projected – and thatthe proffers include a bus shelter and a sus-tainable design.

Furthermore, a residential use would gen-erate less peak traffic than an office devel-opment.

City Code requires two parking spaces/unit, but the applicant proposes just 1.56parking spaces/unit, including 70 in theparking structure below each building.

The south condo building: (top) view from the front; (bottom) view fromthe rear.

The Third Time Not the CharmCity Councildelays action onThe Enclave.


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Opinion

The Connection’s annual Newcom-ers and Community Guides willpublish Aug. 26.

A bevy of interns, plusstaff writers and editors, are preparingthis year’s editions, but we need helpfrom our readers.

What tips do you have for someone gettingto know the community?

We’re hoping to share special places, activi-ties, events, organizations and volunteer op-portunities. What should someone new to yourneighborhood know about? Events that shouldnot be missed? Organizations that do a greatjob? Places to volunteer? Tips for navigatingyour PTA or your school’s front office? A greatplace to see the sunset? We’d love to have yourphotos to go along with your suggestions.

Faith organizations, nonprofit orga-nizations, clubs, environmental groups,advocacy groups, youth sports teamsand others who offer events open to

the public are invited to send a paragraphabout the organization and how to get in-volved.

We will publish a selection of local tips alongwith a plethora of information useful to new-comers and long-time residents alike, includ-ing our award-winning Insiders Guide to theParks, information on how to vote and more.

See last year’s community guides by goingto www.connectionnewspapers.com/PDFs/and scrolling down to Newcomers.

Email tips and photos to [email protected] or send as a letter tothe editor via the website at http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/contact/letter/.Send in your Insider’s Tips by Friday, Aug. 14.

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What’s Special about Your Community?

Editorial

By U.S. Rep. Gerry

Connolly (D-11)

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tion Newspapers

If you were amongthe thousands de-scending upon Tysons

Corner Center this summerfor the grand opening ofthe new Hyatt Hotel, which in-cluded a concert and fireworks,you experienced firsthand thetransformation taking place thereand throughout the Dulles Corri-dor thanks to the arrival of Metro’sSilver Line.

It was just one of many mile-stones we’ve celebrated as wereach the one-year anniversary ofcompletion of Phase 1 of SilverLine service from East Falls Churchthrough Tysons to Wiehle-RestonEast.

Previously, the mall was acces-sible mainly by car and one oftenhad to contend with fierce trafficto get there. Today, the Tysons Sta-tion is one of Metro’s busiest onSaturdays.

With the opening of the mall’splaza connecting with the Metrostation and new offices, apart-ments, and the hotel, the outdoorspace is bustling with families din-

ing alfresco, dancingto one of the Fridaynight concerts, or try-ing their hand at thefree games and activi-ties set up throughoutthe plaza.

And that’s just thebeginning of thetransformation! The

changes around the malls are em-blematic of what we’re seeing takeplace across Tysons and Reston.Thanks to the Silver Line, peopleare doing something that up tonow was unthinkable: They arewalking to work, to eat, to shop,or to their homes.

The collection of office parksand shopping centers, once sur-rounded by vast expanses of park-ing, are now being connected tothe Silver Line by raised walkwaysinterspersed with pocket parks.Today, you can even walk off thetrain at Tysons or Reston to shopat a local farmers market!

Take a ride on the Silver Linethrough Tysons and out to Restonand you can see the transforma-tion we envisioned taking shape.At least five new buildings includ-ing new high-rise apartmentsopened in the past year, and theconstruction cranes dotting the

skyline and projects in the pipe-line give us a glimpse of what’s tocome.

The growing ridership on theyear-old Silver Line demonstratesthe pent-up demand for transit inthe corridor. Wiehle-Reston Eastcontinues to be the busiest SilverLine station with nearly 9,000 rid-ers a day, and during the morningrush it is the third highest revenue-generating station across the en-tire Metro system. Overall, SilverLine ridership is exceeding expec-tations with an average of 16,000rider trips per day.

Northern Virginia’s economy isalso feeling a boost. The 23-mileDulles Corridor, with five Fortune500 companies and numerousother firms headquartered there,already accounts for 25 percent ofthe region’s gross domestic prod-uct.

By connecting downtown Wash-ington and suburban Maryland tothe region’s second largest em-ployment corridor, the Silver Linehas created new opportunities forour workforce. And the growingcommercial tax base along the cor-ridor, already a primary driver ofthe regional economy, will relievesome of the burden on local prop-erty taxpayers and help sustain our

investments in schools, publicsafety, and parks.

Within a few years, Phase 2 willextend the Silver Line to Dullesand Loudoun County, providing anew link to our premier interna-tional airport and opening a newcommuting option for the outersuburbs.

Over my two decades of serviceas Chairman of the Fairfax CountyBoard of Supervisors and now asCongressman for Virginia’s 11th

District, construction of the SilverLine topped my list of priorities. Iwas proud to work with other lo-cal, state, and federal leaders tokeep this important project ontrack and I am excited about thefuture benefits of this transit lineto our region.

I hope you share this excitementand will join us in celebrating theone-year anniversary of the SilverLine and the positive transforma-tion to come.

Congressman Gerald E. Connollyrepresents Fairfax and Prince WilliamCounties and the City of Fairfax in theU.S. House of Representatives. At theceremony marking the opening of theSilver Line one year ago, then MetroGeneral Manager and CEO RichardSarles said about Connolly: “Withouthim, we wouldn’t be here today.”

After One Year, Silver Line is Changingthe Face of Northern Virginia

To the Editor:In the last week’s Editorial

(“Backpacks for All,” ConnectionJuly 16-22, 2015) several alarm-ing statistics were revealed aboutFairfax, and other local counties,about kids needing help in acquir-ing the necessities of life: food,clothing, school supplies. The list

gets longer each school year. Thisarticle also identified worthy or-ganizations, both public and pri-vate, dedicated in helping ourkids. Even my own church here inSpringfield has a backpack pro-gram where caring members dis-tribute healthy food items eachFriday afternoon to several local

schools during the year.Fairfax County is a comfortable

community to live. People all overthe nation come here for jobs andfor its outstanding schools, sup-ported by dedicated andhardworking teachers. Life is goodfor many living here, but lest weforget, at times those deservingcitizens need some help in our

community. Those organizationsidentified in this article are excel-lent places to go and donate thebasics items so needed by our kids.We can help to insure our kids willhave a good start this coming newschool year.

Ronald L. BakerSpringfield

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To the Editor:Thank you for your insightful

editorial headlining support fornonpartisan redistricting (“Yes toNonpartisan Redistricting,” July9). The League of Women Votersof Virginia has been advocating fora nonpartisan redistricting com-mission for at least ten years, eversince the last round in 2011 of slic-ing and dicing up the voting dis-tricts so that legislators can choosetheir voters.

It is difficult to get voters ener-gized enough about this to urgetheir legislators to give up anypower. It is also a fairly compli-cated concept that comes up onlyevery 10 years.

However, we feel the currentprocess is a serious challenge to

our democracy. As you pointedout, a huge number of Virginiansare not being fairly represented,especially in northern urban areas.Communities have been cut intomultiple pieces with little in com-mon with Virginians miles away.Voters have become disengagedand don’t bother to vote.

Yes, gerrymandering has goneon for centuries and apparentlywas even invented in Virginia, inspite of its name. But the latestline-drawing technology has takenthe process to new “lows.” Lookat a map of the congressional andlegislative districts to see what hasbeen done to your voting rights.

The League has many resourcesfor becoming informed and foradvocating with your legislators,

plus copies of the maps mentionedabove, on our website. Go to http://lwv-va.org/redistriciting.html.

Another good source of informa-tion is a coalition calledO n e V i r g i n i a 2 0 2 1(onevirginia2021.org) that is gath-ering support across the state.

It may take a constitutionalamendment to effect change. Ac-tion must begin now or we will bestuck with the same lopsided, po-larized representation through2030. We urge concerned citizensto join us in this effort.

Lois Page and Dianne BlaisCo-presidents

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By Thomas Friestad

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Sitting in the living roomof high school studentDillon McGrail is a glass

cage, seemingly empty at firstsight. However, upon a closerglance, one can observe its in-habitants, hiding under sheetsof newspaper: Flameboy andSpeedy, a duo of crested gec-kos.

“They are very cute and ador-able, they’re nocturnal andthey can eat pretty much anyfood that you give them,”McGrail said. “You can tellthem apart because Speedy is spazzy andFlameboy is calmer, so you can observehim more.”

McGrail said he took an interest in rep-tiles of all types several years back, afterobserving a variety of lizards during a va-cation in Mexico. As such, when helearned last August that a neighbor wasbreeding geckos, he jumped at the chanceto take a few home.

“When I visited his garage, I was stunnedby how many boxes of these little guys hehad; there was a whole wall full of them,”McGrail said. “The geckos were expensive,and he was selling them for about $250 each,but he let me take these two home for freewhen he found out how much I liked them.”

McGrail said the upkeep for Flameboy andSpeedy is relatively simple, and mostly re-quires providing the duo with stimulating

set pieces for their cage.“I use my bottle to spray

them twice a day, but other-wise, they’re simple; theydon’t need a special thermo-stat or anything,” McGrailsaid. “I put pieces of newspa-per and fake plants in theircage for them to hide under,because they love to hide.There are also egg cartons inthere because they love toclimb, so they work quite niceas a climbing wall.”

McGrail said one of his fa-vorite parts of owningFlameboy and Speedy is whenpeople visit his house andwant to learn more aboutthem. He also mentionedplaying chess with the geckosas a highlight.

“I can bring them out whenI play chess with someone,

and they’ll hang out on the board withus and climb all over the pieces; they lovethe bishop especially” McGrail said. “Hav-ing them around in the house is the bestthing; they’re adorable and I wouldn’ttrade them for anything. Every timepeople come visit, they ask ‘what the heckis in that cage?’ I love that people areexcited by them, because there’s a lot tofind exciting about them.”

Sticky-Fingered FriendsFairfax studentcares forcrested geckos.

Flameboy pokes his head out from between twochess pieces at McGrail’s house on July 12, 2014.McGrail said he enjoys placing the crested geckos onhis chessboard and watching them climb while he’splaying.

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Ask your average person on thestreet how many pets they own,and most answers will typicallybe one or two, maybe three. Talk

to preschool teacher Danielle Hogan, how-ever, and 11 will be the answer you receive.This includes Kona the dog, Mocha andZiggy the cats, Buzz the rabbit, Bernie theguinea pig, Prodo and Princess the hamsters,Chubs and Stevie the lizards, Nemo the fishand Sandy the hermit crab.

“The dog and the cats were our familypets, and then I decided to do some researchon the benefits of children having pets inthe classroom,” Hogan said. “I started offwith the hermit crabs. The kids loved themand I just kept adding to them, and the kidsjust enjoy feeding them and watching them.We learn about the habitat, what foods theyeat, so it ends up being part of my curricu-lum.”

Hogan said that each pet has its own main-tenance requirements, although those ofsome are surprisingly minimal.

“The rodents and rabbit need their cages

cleaned out regularly for health reasons, andeat store-bought food and hay,” Hogan said.“The lizards, you don’t have to clean theircages much, just the water, while with thecrabs, you need to give them food and soaktheir sponge in water for moisture.”

Hogan said each pet also has its own en-tertainment value as well, some in ways onemight not initially expect.

“The lizards are very easy to handle,”Hogan said. “They like to be held, they doshed their skin and it’s entertaining to watchthem eat. They just stick their tongues out,grab a mealworm and swallow it. With the

crabs, you can get them to be active if youcan spray them with water. That makes themcome out of their shells and walk around.”

Hogan said all of her animals get alongwith each other, including her dog and cats,as well as her rabbit with all of the others.She said the best thing about owning such avariety of pets is taking them into preschoolfor her students to enjoy.

“I love to go in and watch the kids inter-act with my pets and to see how much theybecome part of their day-to-day lives atschool,” Hogan said. “I bring in the fish, thehermit crab, the guinea pig, hamsters and

lizards. My students feed them and just takecare of them, and it’s fun to watch.”

Hogan said she is considering expandingher array of pets in the future, although shedoes not yet know what the newest entrantwill be.

Hogan said, “I would like to get anaquarium for the preschool too, as well asto get another pet for my home, but my part-ner doesn’t want a bird, so I’m left with notmuch else to get at this point.”

Danielle Hogan holds Princess thehamster comfortably in her hand.She said, although one might notexpect such a small pet to be com-fortable being held, Princess isquite comfortable with humans.

Chubs the lizard sits on Hogan’s kitchen table. She said his eating man-nerisms make him one of her more entertaining pets to watch.

Sandy the hermit crab sits on Hogan’s kitchen table, along with hisshelter and sponge. Hermit crabs require a fresh sponge of water eachday to retain necessary moisture.

A Household Zoo Local preschool teacher owns a diverse menagerie of pets.

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Almost a year ago, last September,Fairfax resident Hali Brown* dis-covered within herself a certain

problem: that of being unable to tradeaway cute animals. Although her boy-friend intended to bring home Clark thepiglet temporarily while trying to findhim a home for a friend, Brown said shebecame a “sucker” for the little guy andhas owned him ever since.

“My boyfriend’s daughter’s friend hadthis pig from some farm in Oaksville, Idon’t know where, and brought it hometo his house, where his parents said ‘Ithink not,’” Brown said. “My boyfriendwas going to help find this piglet a home,and he brought him over to our house‘just to show us’ so he says, but I’m asucker and said ‘Oh, I love the pig,’ I nowhave him. This month, he’ll be one.”

Brown said Clark is very much a crea-ture of routine, one that includes sleep-ing in her bed and doing his “business”in a basement litter box.

“He’s actually pretty easy to take careof,” Brown said. “I let him outside andfeed him because he eats like a pig. Whenit’s time for me to go, we have an ‘apart-

ment’ for him in the basement, with a crate,some bedding and a litter box. We don’t haveto fight with him at all, he just comes andhangs out with us.”

Brown said, as the owner of two dogs,Clark is definitely the smarter animal, espe-cially during his quests for food.

“I used to have a 50-pound bag of dog food

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OTHER SPACES would be in the circular drivebetween the two buildings, along Silver KingCourt and in the parking lot near the offices. ButCouncilman Michael DeMarco wondered ifthere’d be enough parking for the residents andtheir guests. And he asked if overflow vehiclescould park at the New School or the offices.

“We wouldn’t develop or design under-parkedprojects,” replied IDI Vice-President EnricoCecchi. “If we did, we wouldn’t be as successfulas we are with the many other projects we de-veloped. We feel the parking is adequate. Wedon’t believe there’s a need for overflow park-ing, but we have an agreement that residents canpark in the office commercial spaces from 6-8a.m. weekdays and on weekends and federalholidays.”

He said the indoor amenities will include a fit-ness center, community room, spacious lobbiesand mail/packaging rooms. The 9,000 squarefeet of outdoor amenities proposed include a firepit with seating, patio with seats and gas grillsand two lawn areas for socializing.

Cecchi then gave three reasons why they be-lieve their affordable-housing proffer is “fair andadequate:”

❖“Our units will sell from the $200,000s tothe $500,000s,” he said. “It’s a price point notcurrently existing in townhouses and single-fam-ily homes in the City, so it’s an affordable project.

And we have eight, one-bedroom units whoseaverage price is $250,000, so they’re affordableto individuals making 60 percent of the city’s AMI[area median income] and will be affordable tothose making $65,000/year. And they represent10 percent of the [total] units.”

❖He said the Oak Knolls project has two-and-a-half times the amount of sellable space andagreed to pay $550,000 to the City for afford-able housing. So, said Cecchi, “We believe our$216,960 affordable-housing contribution is ameaningful proffer.”

❖And thirdly, he said, “We have a net zero lossof affordable units in our project,” unlike OakKnolls, which will be demolished and rebuilt.

If all goes well, he said, marketing would be-gin late this year or in early 2016, with construc-tion taking 18 months. Councilwoman NancyLoftus asked how parking would be allocated.Cecchi said the 70 structured-garage spaceswould be sold and allocated to the residents. Sur-face parking would be open to all residents andnot assigned. Councilwoman Janice Miller askedif more parking could be added, but Cecchi saiddoing so would reduce the green space and de-tract from the courtyard.

But since there’d be 80 condos, said Greenfield,“If this is also marketed to senior citizens, I’mconcerned that 70 people will have secure park-ing spaces in a garage, but 10 people would haveto walk to and from their parking space awayfrom their building.” But Cecchi said they alsodeveloped Leisure World and 60 percent of thesenior citizens there don’t have parking spacesand are just fine with it. “People who don’t pur-chase parking spaces do that by choice,” he said.“And our figures are based on many years of de-velopment experience.”

By Bonnie Hobbs

The Connection

Although IDI-RJL Develop-ment LLC hoped the FairfaxCity Council would green-light its condo project in

June, both the Council members andlocal residents voiced many concerns.The applicant hopes to replace officesplanned for the Mantua ProfessionalCenter with 80 condos in two, four-storybuildings, but not everyone’s happyabout it.

“When we bought our property nextto the development, we didn’t know itwould be changed from commercial toresidential,” said Catherine White. “Mybiggest concern is the water and raincoming off two, 75-foot buildings andgoing into [nearby Thaiss] Park, whichgets flooded now, as do the neighborsadjacent and down the hill.”

Amy Barwani, who lives near theThaiss ballfield, said, “Seven months ofthe year, that hill is full of children play-ing. My cul-de-sac has 15 families, andwe’re worried about construction traf-fic and our children’s safety. The waterissue also needs to be addressed beforethis moves forward. After it rains, I’malready shoveling mud and clay fromthe park, from our cul-de-sac.”

Besides that, she said, “These build-ings would be a tremendous eyesore forus and tower over the trees, so we’reconcerned about our property values.Parking is already an issue, and peoplewill try to park in the Mantua commu-nity.”

OUR DAILY BREAD Executive Direc-tor Lisa Whetzel said her organizationvalues affordable housing for all incomelevels. She then told the Council tomake its approval contingent upon theapplicant contributing $372,806 to af-fordable housing, based on the City ofAlexandria’s plan.

“With other affordable units being de-molished, VOICE [Virginians Organizedfor Interfaith Community Engagement]wants a one-for-one replacement andan Affordable Housing Trust Fund es-tablished,” said Whetzel. Agreeing, resi-dent Judy Fisher urged the Council toask for “the maximum contributionfrom every developer.”

Jan Harrod, president of the MantuaCitizens Assn., said the condo buildingsare “out of proportion to the adjacent

Residents Have ConcernsAbout 80-Condo ProjectWorried about waterrunoff, buildingheight and view.

Artist’s rendition of the proposed site layout showing the two,new condo buildings.

streets in size, bulk, scale and densityand will be an eyesore to us. It’s alreadyon a 38-foot-high hillside, and there’llbe 70-foot-plus buildings. We requesteda 40-foot maximum height, but receivedno response from the developer.”

She also wondered how tree buffer-ing would be addressed to the east,where the condos would abut her prop-erty. And she said the project needs ad-equate stormwater controls so there’llbe no adverse impacts.

Allison Ingram said nearby SantayanaDrive already has noise from vehicleson Pickett Road and “without the treebarrier, it’ll get even worse. And there’sno justification for a 75-foot building.It’s only four stories, and City Code onlyallows 60 feet maximum for five sto-ries.”

Mantua’s Roberto Obando told theCouncil members the “traffic problemsthat’ll come with this developmenthaven’t been adequately addressed. Andthe loss of property value in Mantua willreduce this project’s financial benefit tothe City.

Withhold approval until there’s moreresearch and discussion and the citizens’concerns are addressed.”

Longtime resident Bill Rakow notedthat “the more surface parking you have,the more water runoff. And how do youinsure that people don’t migrate fromthere to park in Mantua?” Regarding thebuilding height, he asked the developerto fly a balloon so people could see justhow tall the two buildings would be.

Meanwhile, Eric Fleming saidstormwater already comes down hisdrive and he’s concerned, as well, about

“the short tree line and no fencing tomake it safe.”

Called to the podium to respond toall the residents’ concerns, Cecchi said,“Many of these are new comments tous. We made a presentation to Mantuamonths ago and only four or five resi-dents came. And there was no formalrequest for a balloon-flying. We’re notbordering the Mantua community;we’re adjacent to Pickett Road. And twoof the five buildings originally plannedand approved would have taken outtrees and green space, [too].”

As for the stormwater issue, EricSpencer, a project consultant on thatmatter, told the residents, “We’re re-quired by state, county and City codeto improve the existing stormwatermanagement.”

AFTER A BRIEF RECESS, MayorScott Silverthorne asked Cecchi, “Basedon the residents’ comments you’veheard this evening, do you have anypositive changes to your proffers?”

However, IDI attorney David Houstonreplied, “Rather than commit to any-thing tonight, maybe we need moretime to work on this.” The Council thendeferred action on this issue until itsSept. 8 meeting.

“I think you’ve gotten quite a bit ofnew information tonight, so I encour-age you to do some community out-reach, hear their problems directly andsee if you can address them, head on,”Silverthorne advised the applicant. “Iand my colleagues would be glad to joinyou, if you’d like. We look forward toseeing you again in September.”


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Concert. Thursdays, through Aug.20. 5:30-7 p.m. Fairfax CountyGovernment Center Ellipse(Backyard), 12000 GovernmentCenter Parkway, Fairfax. Relax withmusic, tastes of local wines and greatcompany.

Burke Arts in the Parks. Saturdays,through Aug. 22. 10 - 11 a.m. BurkeLake Park Amphitheater, 7315 OxRoad, Fairfax Station. Entertainchildren, teach them the importanceof protecting our natural resources,introduce them to live entertainmentin an informal kid friendlyatmosphere, and forge a connectionbetween kids and parks. Call 703-323-6601.

Stars on Sunday Concert Series.Sundays, through Aug. 30. 3 p.m.Workhouse Arts Center, 9518Workhouse Way, Lorton. Featuring alineup of performances that showcasethe diversity of talent and culture inNorthern Virginia. Concerts are freeto attend and are perfect for families,a special date or a relaxing afternoonof music and dance.

Summer Reading Program. Friday-Saturday, through Sept. 5. 10 a.m.-5p.m. Fairfax Library, 10360 NorthStreet, Fairfax. Come to the libraryall summer for books and events.http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/fx/.

THURSDAY/JULY 23The Kindercise Show. 2:30 p.m.

Kingstowne Library, 6500Landsdowne Centre, Alexandria.Wolf Trap teaching artist John Taylorwill be offering a singing and dancingclass. For more information go tofairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches.

Chapter Book Chat: Storytime forBigger Kids. 4 p.m. Pohick Library,6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke.Come listen to a chapter book readaloud. Age 8-12.

Uno, Dos, Tres Con Andres. 2:30p.m. Richard Byrd Library, 7250Commerce Street, Springfield. Singand move with music and dance fromLatin America with Andres Salguero.All ages.

Preschool Story Time. 10:30 a.m.City of Fairfax, 10360 North StreetFairfax. Stop in to enjoy stories,songs and activities. Ages 3-5 withadult. Visit http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/fx/

Under the Sea. 2:30 p.m. BurkeCentre Library, 5935 Freds OakRoad, Burke. Meet live sea creatures.Visit http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/bc/

Fairfax’s Government CenterFarmers Market. 3-7 p.m.Thursdays, May 7-Oct. 29. Tenvendors including a Middle Easterndelicacy bakery and custom organicice cream shop.Fairfax CountyGovernment Center, 12000Government Center Parkway,Fairfax.www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/farmersmarkets/governmentcntr-mrkt.htm

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Campfire Fridays. 7:30– 9 p.m.Hidden Pond Nature Center, 8511Greeley Blvd., Springfield. Learnabout reptiles while sitting around afire and eating s’mores. Tickets: $8.Visit fairfaxcounty.gov.

SATURDAY/JULY 25Burke Farmers Market. 8 a.m.-noon.

Saturdays, May 2-Nov. 21. 5671Roberts Parkway, Burke.www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/farmersmarkets/burkemkt.htm

Springfield Farmers Market. 10a.m.-2 p.m. Springfield Town Center,6699 Spring Mall Drive, Springfield.www.smartmarkets.org.

Fairfax Farmers Market. 8 a.m.-1p.m. Saturdays, May 9-Oct. 31.10500 Page Avenue, Fairfax.www.fairfaxsaturdaymarket.com.

Yoga. 8 a.m. Workhouse Arts Center,9601 Ox Road, Lorton. Enjoy free,drop-in Art of Movement classesfeaturing Yoga, Hula, Mat Pilates,

Surfset and Tai Chi. No experience isnecessary, bring your own mat.

Creative Writers Club. 2 p.m. BurkeCentre Library, 5935 Freds OakRoad, Burke. Stop by for sharing,discussion and feedback on works inprogress. Ages 13-18. Visit http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/bc/

Mr. Gabe Concert. 10-11 a.m. atMason District Park is located at6621 Columbia Pike, Annandale.Songs inspired by life lessons. Free.Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/performances.

Scalawags Sing-along. 10-11 a.m. atBurke Lake Amphitheater, 7315 OxRoad, Fairfax Station. Kids can take aglimpse into the life of a pirate. Free.Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/performances.

SUNDAY/JULY 26Used Book Sale. 1-4 p.m. The Fairfax

Station Railroad Museum , 11200Fairfax Station Road. Hundreds ofused books about railroads, the CivilWar, local history and generalinterest will be available forpurchase. Admission: $2-$4. Visitwww.fairfax-station.org.

Lorton Farmers Market. 9 a.m.-1p.m. Sundays, May 3-Nov. 8.Featuring fresh produce, a Swissbakery and potted plants and herbs.VRE Parking Lot, 8990 Lorton StationBoulevard, Lorton.www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/farmersmarkets/lortonmkt.htm

Fairfax Farmers Market. 10 a.m.-2p.m. Sundays, May 10-Oct. 25.10500 Page Avenue, Fairfax.www.fairfaxsaturdaymarket.com/

Fair Lakes Farmers Market. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. 4501 Market Commons Drive,Fairfax.www.greentowns.com/initiative/farmers-market/fair-lakes-farmers-market-fairfax-va.

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p.m. at Christ Church, 8285 GlenEagles Lane. Walk to new locationon Ox Road. Visitwww.christchurchva.org.

VMA Fellowship Program 75thAnniversary Exhibition at theWorkhouse. 9601 Ox Rd., Lorton,W-16- McGuireWoods Gallery.VMFA Fellowship Program is tofeature the work of the three pastVMFA Fellowship recipients; PamSutherland, Fiona Ross and KendraWadsworth.

MONDAY/JULY 27Under the Sea. 10:30 a.m.

Kingstowne Library, 6500Landsdowne Centre, Alexandria. Anevent for participants to meet livesea creatures. Visitfairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches.

The Living Rainforest. 10:30 a.m.City of Fairfax Library, 10360 NorthStreet, Fairfax. Meet animals fromthe rainforest. Ages 6-12. Visithttp://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/fx/

THURSDAY/JULY 30Preschool Science 123. 2:30 p.m.

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D.C. Divas in Championship GameStandout wide receiver Ashley Whisonant and the D.C. Divas will face theChicago Force in the Women’s Football Alliance National Conferencechampionship game at 6 p.m. on Saturday, July 25 at Lee High School inSpringfield. The winner will advance to the national championship gameAug. 8 in Los Angeles. The D.C. Divas roster includes several players fromFairfax County. Tickets can be purchased at www.dcdivas.com/tickets.

State ChampionsThe Southwest Youth Association (SYA) Greater Fairfax 15U Babe Ruthwon the state championship in South Hill, Va., last weekend. The teamincludes students from Westfield, Woodson, Centreville and Robinson.Pictured from left (back row): Coach Joe Stine, Henry Pyzdrowski, Bran-don Wong, Chris Hanna, Justin Martin, John Basham, John Farley, RyanWu, Manager Dan Martin, (front row) Coach Tim Divecchia, NikkoLaMay, Nick Divecchia, Mitchell Thompson, Joshua Spiro, Pascal Zamora-Roberts, Jordan Reiser and Russell Steinhilber. Bat Girl: Jenna Martin.

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By Jon Roetman

The Connection

Jack Owens experienced a signifi-cant change when he received hisrelease from the East CarolinaUniversity baseball program near

the end of the 2015 season before decidingto continue his college career at VirginiaTech.

Owens, a 2014 Lake Braddock graduate,had committed to play at ECU for headcoach Billy Godwin, who was fired follow-ing the 2014 season and replaced by CliffGodwin. Owens said ECU “wasn’t the rightfit.”

“It’s the toughest thing I’ve ever beenthrough,” Owens said. “My family helped alot. Coach [Cliff] Godwin at ECU was awe-some. He’s a great guy, but it just wasn’tthe right fit. We both thought it would bebetter if I moved on. No bridges burned.”

Owens, a rising sophomore middle in-fielder, would likely have to sit out the 2016season at Virginia Tech due to NCAA trans-fer rules, though he is hoping to receive awaiver allowing him to play.

While Owens’ college baseball career in-cluded some stressful moments during thepast year, his experience during his firstseason in the Cal Ripken Collegiate Base-ball League has been enjoyable.

Owens, a member of the Vienna RiverDogs, played in the league all-star game onJuly 15 at Shirley Povich Field in Bethesda,Md. He suited up for the South All-Stars,which defeated the North All-Stars 3-2.

Owens finished 0-for-2 at the plate butgained experience playing with and againstsome of the league’s best.

“It was awesome,” he said. “It was a lotof fun. … I want to come back next year.”

Owens entered July 22 batting .298 (28-94) with three doubles and eight RBIs in 27games this summer. He also scored 14 runsand stole six bases. Vienna enteredWednesday’s action with a 19-17 record. TheRiver Dogs are in second place in the Southdivision and are battling for a playoff spot.

“I’ve hit a lot of singles, which I like,”Owens said. “I’m a singles hitter and I likekeeping the ball low and on the ground andmaking infielders work, making them messup sometimes.”

Owens is one of several former NorthernVirginia high school standouts on theVienna roster. Shaun Wood (Yorktown, WestVirginia), Denis Mikush (Robinson, UMBC),

Kevin Lachance (Centreville, UMBC), JackGomersall (Stuart, VMI) and Mark Gunst(Paul VI, JMU) also play for the River Dogsand were also selected to the South All-Starteam.

Owens spent four seasons on the Lake

Braddock varsity. A standout shortstop,Owens was part of the Bruins’ first statechampionship team as a sophomore in2012. In 2013, Owens and Lake Braddockwon the Northern Region championship.

Photo by Harvey Levine/The Connection

Jack Owens, a 2014 Lake Braddock graduate, played in the Cal RipkenCollegiate Baseball League all-star game on July 15 at Shirley PovichField in Bethesda, Md.

Former ECU middleinfielder to play atVirginia Tech.

Lake Braddock Grad Owens Plays in Ripken League All-Star Game“It’s the toughest thingI’ve ever been through,”Owens said. “My familyhelped a lot. Coach[Cliff] Godwin at ECUwas awesome. He’s agreat guy, but it justwasn’t the right fit. Weboth thought it wouldbe better if I moved on.No bridges burned.”

— 2014 Lake Braddock graduateJack Owens

Fairfax Connection Sports Editor Jon Roetman



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This August, Better Said ThanDone storytellers will let the audi-ence choose which way their sto-ries will go, while keeping to theconfines of telling a true, personalstory. This performance will behosted by Derek Hills and includesstorytellers Len Kruger, JessicaRobinson, David Supley Foxworth,Mary Supley Foxworth, Anne Tho-mas, and Zach Wilks.

“Choose Your Own Adventure”will be performed downstairs atThe Auld Shebeen, 3971 ChainBridge Road, Fairfax, at 7 p.m., onSaturday, Aug. 29. Doors open at6 p.m. Tickets are $10 per personand can be purchased in advanceat www.bettersaidthandone.com/upcoming-shows/ or at the door.Full bar and dinner menus areavailable and seating is limited tofirst come, first served. (The sto-ries are intended for an adult au-dience.)

The concept for “Choose YourOwn Adventure” is based on thebook series of the same name.Unlike at a typical storytellingshow, each storyteller will stop attwo points during his or her storyand present the audience with twooptions for what path the storycould take. The performer willthen take the story in that direc-tion. This means that each story-teller is facing the unique chal-lenge of preparing five differentsegments of storylines to ulti-mately perform one cohesive storyas chosen by the audience. “Thebiggest challenge is keeping every-thing true,” says Zach Wilks, whohas experience as a stand-up co-median in addition to storytelling.“This seems like improv, but it’snot; improv is based entirely onlying to the audience.”

“I loved the Choose Your OwnAdventure books as a kid because

it felt like I was helping to shapethe story and make decisions forthe characters,” shares storytellerMary Supley Foxworth, who willbe telling a story with her husbandDavid Supley Foxworth. “I’m hop-ing the audience will feel the sameway with our stories.”

Wilks adds, “It’s interesting togive the audience control overyour story. It’s kind of like havinga monkey as an Uber driver: it willbe a fun ride, but you really arenot sure where you’ll end up andif you’ll still be in one piece. That,and I believe we are also gettingpaid in bananas.”

“We’re excited to give our audi-ence – who are always great silentparticipants - the chance to direct

the show a bit. It will take audi-ence participation to a new level,”said Jessica Robinson, storytellerand founder of Better Said ThanDone.

In September, Better Said ThanDone will present “Six Degrees ofKevin Bacon” in conjunction withthe regional literary festival Fall forthe Book. For this show, each storywill share how the teller is con-nected to the actor.

Then, in October, Better SaidThan Done will be bringing improvand storytelling to the stage to-gether in “A Night at the Improv,Part 2”. The show will feature au-dience participation, high energy,lots of laughs, and a mix of sto-ries, some of which will be worksof fiction, others true and per-sonal, and all of them off the cuff.Improv performers will take sug-gestions and input from the audi-ence into their scenes and thenstorytellers will volunteer to takethe stage and tell a related, short(3-5 minutes), true, personal story.All of the performers will be think-ing on their feet.

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LYNN BEAUCH passed away July 15, 2015 after a brief illness. He was 65.

Services were held July 18, at Demaine Funeral Home 10565 Main St, Fairfax VA 22030. In lieu of flowers, donations may be given in his honor to wildliferescueleague.org He will be dearly

missed by his family and friends.

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