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By Julia O’Donoghue

The Connection

Fairfax County Public Schools staffwill present a final proposal forelementary school redistricting inthe central and southwestern por-

tions of the county to the local school boardat a evening meeting on Jan. 20.

If implemented, the redistricting planwould change boundaries for 21 schoolscommunities located in Centreville,Chantilly, Clifton, Fairfax, Fairfax Station,Burke and Springfield. The school systemwould also spend $15.1 million on build-ing additions, interior school modificationsand the relocation of modular classroomsat a handful of campuses, according todocuments posted on the school system’swebsite.

The School Board launched an elemen-tary school boundary study for central andsouthwestern Fairfax in order to addresssevere overcrowding at schools serving theRoute 29 area in Fairfax. Staff predicts EagleView Elementary would reach 144 percentof its capacity and Greenbriar East wouldreach 124 percent of its capacity by 2015 ifthe School Board took no action.

The School Board has scheduled publichearings on the proposal for Feb. 7 and 8at Jackson Middle School in Falls Church.It is schedule to vote on the boundary pro-

FCPS Releases Its Recommendations

posal onFeb. 24.

The fi-nal recom-mendation isslightly differentfrom the most recentiteration that was re-leased in December,which staff had called“option d.”

Under the proposal releasedthis week, Clifton students —whose school is scheduled to close — wouldmove to Union Mill, Fairview and Oak Viewelementary schools for the next school year.The previous recommendation had shownClifton students attending Union Mill,Fairview and Sangster elementary schools.Now, Sangster would undergo no bound-ary changes at all.

“The projections don’t show enough roomat Sangster to make that work. There is apretty large special education population.... It is a little bit too full. We heard fromthe Sangster community that they wereconcerned about the space,” said DeanTistadt, the school system’s chief operatingofficer.

IN ADDITION TO Clifton, some stu-dents from Fairview Elementary Schoolwould also move to Oak View under the

n e wp r o -p o s a l .These shiftswould helpeliminate alongstanding “at-tendance island” forOak View in the FairfaxStation area.

The changes would leaveOak View slightly over capacity nextschool year, with approximately 778 stu-dents in a building meant to hold 761 stu-dents, according to School Board docu-ments about the boundary change. Fairviewwould be slightly underutilized, with 719students remaining in a building that could

hold 748 students, according to the samedocuments.

Oak View’s PTA president, Kristi Stoddard,

Clifton students would moveto Fairview, Oak View and UnionMill next year.

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Del. Watts Gives Governor’s Speech Mixed Review

By Lizi Arbogast

Capital News Service

RICHMOND – Del. Vivian Watts (D-39) of Fairfax County expressedmixed reactions to Gov. Bob

McDonnell’s (R) comments on the economy,transportation and other issues during hisState of the Commonwealth Address.

Watts responded positively to the Repub-lican governor’s report of economicprogress. In his speech Wednesday, Jan. 12,McDonnell said, “Since February 2010, Vir-ginia has added 67,900 net new jobs, thethird-highest number in the nation.” OnlyTexas and Pennsylvania gained more jobs.

Watts applauded that.“It certainly is good news that Virginia’s

job growth is robust,” she said. “Third inthe nation is definitely something that iscritical for those in need of work as well as

for our whole economy, and this speaksvolumes.”

But Watts criticized McDonnell’s proposalthat the state borrow $4 billion to pay fortransportation projects over the next threeyears, such as the extension of HOV/HOTlanes on Interstates 95 and 395 and thewidening of Interstate 66 in Northern Vir-ginia.

Watts said she fears the governor’s planwould use up Virginia’s entire debt capac-ity for the next 25 years. She prefers to usetax revenues, instead of bonds, to pay fortransportation projects.

“Bottom line: Keep Northern Virginiatransportation revenue in Northern Vir-ginia,” Watts said. She is sponsoring legis-lation, House Bill 1892, to accomplish thatgoal.

“I have a comprehensive bill that buildson what we passed in 2007 but which the

Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional be-cause of the way the taxes were enacted,”Watts said. Her proposal would increase thesales tax in Northern Virginia by 0.5 per-cent, with the money dedicated to trans-portation projects in the region.

Besides regional fund-ing, it’s important thatNorthern Virginia receiveits fair share of statewidegas tax revenues, Wattssaid. She said this wouldcompensate NorthernVirginia for the fact thatmany of the people whouse the region’s roads arefrom out of state.

On Friday, McDonnelltook a step in that direction. He augmentedhis transportation plan to propose that 0.25percent of the discretionary sales tax gen-erated in Northern Virginia and HamptonRoads be dedicated to transportation im-provements in those regions. Del. ThomasRust (R-86) will carry the governor’s legis-lation. Rust represents parts of Fairfax and

Loudoun counties.Besides transportation and job creation,

McDonnell used his State of the Common-wealth Address to urge the General Assem-bly to “make college more affordable andaccessible for our students.” He noted that

over the past decade, col-lege tuition has doubledin Virginia.

“When I ran for gover-nor, I pledged to create apathway towards the is-suance of 100,000 moredegrees in the common-wealth over the next 15years, with a focus on sci-ence, technology, engi-neering, math and health

care, which lead to the good jobs of the fu-ture,” McDonnell said.

“These new degrees will make Virginiaone of the most highly educated states inthe world.”

Watts agreed that Virginia should put a

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Springfield delegate criticizes McDonnell’sproposal to borrow $4B for traffic projects.

“It certainly is goodnews that Virginia’sjob growth isrobust.”

— Del. Vivian Watts (D-39)


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Developers will break ground on a new office park at the site of thisvacant car dealership in central Springfield.

Southeastern countyhas 7.5 million squarefeet of commercialspace planned.

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By Julia O’Donoghue

The Connection

A real estate developer intendsto start construction nextmonth on a new office park thatwould be located on the site of

two vacant car dealerships near Backlickand Fullerton roads in central Springfield.

Corporate Office Properties Trust special-izes in building space for federal govern-ment contractors, especially firms who workwith the U.S. Department of Defense, saidRand Griffin, president and chief executiveofficer of the company.

The developer initially became drawn tothe property, which overlooks Interstate 95,because of its proximity to the a new de-fense department complex on the formerEngineer Proving Ground in Springfield.Approximately 8,500 workers must moveto a new facility at that site off the by Sep-tember as a result of U.S. Congress’ deci-sion on military base realignment and clo-sures.

“That is our typical kind of tenant, thedefense contractors that will service thatfacility,” said Griffin.

The developer has approval to put in fournew buildings with a total of a millionsquare feet of new commercial space over-all.

“We typically don’t built speculatively, butthere has been a lot of interest,” Griffin said.“We have more proposals than the space canfit right now. Assuming we sign a few ofthose [companies], we would start build-

“That is our typical kindof tenant, the defensecontractors that willservice that facility.”

— Rand Griffin

ing the second building right away.”According to the developer, the relocation

of military and defense personnel to theSpringfield area and Fort Belvoir would leadto the construction of high-end office spacein other parts of central Springfield.

“Those contractors who work with thegovernment need to relocate as close aspossible to their client and there is not a lotof suitable property. We are one of the firstto go at it and there is more demand thanour space can satisfy,” said Griffin.

The shift of Defense Department person-nel, particularly the new facility at the En-gineer Proving Ground site, may be justwhat was needed to spur a renaissance incentral Springfield, said Gerald Gordon,president and chief executive officer of theFairfax Economic Development Authority.

According to Gordon, approximately 7.5million square feet of new development isin the pipeline for the southeastern portionof the county.

“[Base realignment] is the hook thatSpringfield never really had. The only thingSpringfield had going for it before was itsmultimodal transportation network,” saidGordon, who is responsible for attractingnew business to Fairfax County.

“What Springfield hasn’t had before is aprimary employer to build a lot of industryin that area. There is a lot of spinoffs tosomething like this. You get a primary em-ployer and then you get secondary jobs.Those are high-paying jobs in [the new de-fense facility]. There is going to be a de-mand for more upscale types of things,” saidGordon.

With all the expectation of new develop-ment around the military installments,Springfield may physically look very differ-ent in just a handful of years.

“The momentum will grow. One morn-ing, you are going to be driving throughSpringfield and think, ‘Where did that comefrom?’” said Gordon.

SUPERVISOR JEFF MCKAY (D-Lee)agreed with Gordon, saying that he ex-pected the new complex on the engineerproving ground site to transform Spring-field. The community, which has been pri-marily residential, now has the chance tostrengthen its standing in the business com-munity.

“These people could have done anythingon their sites but they decided to do officespace because of [the new defense facility],”said McKay.

According to the supervisor, theKingstowne developer has the ability to add500,000 more square feet of space to theplanned community. It had always beenassumed that this extra density would beused for residential development, until re-cently. Now, people in the real estate mar-ket are showing more of an interest in put-ting office buildings in Kingstowne, saidMcKay.

“They really want more of an urban typedevelopment at the town center and theybelieve the can do office there now. That isa tell-tale sign of what is happening because[the military facility],” said McKay.

The students of the Lake Braddock Musical Theater are puttingthe final touches on their production of the musical “Annie.” OnThursday, Jan. 13, actors were running through the show in their

newly arrived costumes. A total of 90 students and one dog are involvedin the production, as members of the cast, crew and pit orchestra. Theshow opens on Jan. 27, at 7:30 p.m., in the Lake Braddock Little Theatreat Lake Braddock Secondary School. Tickets are available online atwww.lbmusical.webs.com and at the door. Shows are also on Friday, Jan.28, at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, Jan. 29, at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Hard Knock ShowLake Braddock Theater studentsstage Broadway musical ‘Annie.’

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new focus on the higher educa-tion. But she blamed state govern-ment for the financial pressuresand tuition increases at public col-leges and universities.

“Higher education for the bet-ter part of the decade has been cutback, and again, costs have beenshifted to tuition,” Watts said.“That has run its course.”

Middle-class families especiallyhave been pinched as college tu-ition has risen, said Watts, who hasserved in the House since 1996.

“If you’re really poor, there’sbeen assistance,” she said. “But wehaven’t had that assistance growas tuitions have increased.”

Although McDonnell discussedhigher education in his speech, hedid not address kindergartenthrough high school. Watts blastedthe second-year governor for thatomission.

“To not mention public schoolfunding at all — nothing about K-12 school needs — the cuts thatwere made last year in basic K-12funding … is very notable,” shesaid. “I don’t remember any othergovernor’s speech not addressingeducation.”

McDonnell delivered his 50-minute speech on the opening dayof the General Assembly’s 2011session.

Watts said that during the ses-sion, her top priority for her con-stituents in Fairfax is “first, do noharm.”

These are “obviously very chal-lenging economic times,” Wattssaid. She hopes to “help those whoare hardest hit in the economy,whether it’s foreclosure issues orwhether it has to do with basicneeds.”

Watts said she also wants to ad-equately fund public schools sothat children get a quality educa-tion and state officials “don’t puta burden on the local taxes.”

Watts will have a busy legisla-tive session. She is the chief pa-tron of 15 bills and resolutions andthe co-sponsor of 22 other piecesof legislation. Her bills address is-sues ranging from highway main-tenance to child pornographylaws.

She also plans to continue heradvocacy for mental health ser-vices, especially for veterans whohave suffered trauma and braininjury.

MoreFor the text and video of Gov. Bob

McDonnell’s State of the Common-wealth Address, visitwww.governor.virginia.gov. For theDemocratic Party’s response, see http://bit.ly/eP61vV.

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Opinion

If it sounds too good to be true, it prob-ably is. It’s a major component of con-sumer protection and something we tryto teach our children.

So consider this quote from Gov. BobMcDonnell on his latest plan for transporta-tion funding:

“I’m asking all of you to support a plan thatpumps billions into roads, creates tens of thou-sands of new jobs, adds no new debt, startswork now, and doesn’t raise taxes.”

Lots of money, no debt, no taxes. Not likely.In fact, the governor’s plan would take ex-

isting revenue that is paying for existing costs,like public safety and education, and forcingreallocation to transportation.

The so-called privatization of the liquor busi-ness would cost the state hundreds of millionsof dollars in lost revenue that is currently be-ing used for core state services, services thathave already been cut to the bone. The one-time infusion of up to $400 million (literally

Transportation Plan without SubstanceSay no to liquor plan, a giveaway to big business.

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not enough money to pay for a single new in-terchange on a highway) does not make upfor the loss of revenue annually. Or the harmof possibly tripling the number of liquor storesin the state.

Who would benefit? Verylarge retailers who would getalmost all of the licenses tosell liquor.

Fixing the transportationdebacle in Virginia will require new revenue.Gov. McDonnell is more interested in sayingthat he cut the size of government and turnedmore business over to the private sector thana meaningful fix for transportation. Right now,his proposal is to take the insufficient amountof money being spent on education, publicsafety and the safety net and spend it on roadsinstead.

The result will be irreparable harm and notnearly enough money to improve roads andtransit.

Our legislators in the Virginia General As-sembly should just say no.

Judge the governor’s proposal for yourself,read it at www.governor.virginia.gov/Newsunder Jan. 14.

— Mary Kimm,

[email protected]

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It’s time to take some photos of your familyand your favorite animals and send them in tothe Connection for our Feb. 2 Pet Connection.

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By Sharon Bulova

Chairman, Fairfax County Board

of Supervisors

As we turn the page for the New Year,Fairfax County continues to face sig-nificant challenges. Our economy is on

a slow road to recovery from the worst reces-sion in decades. Residential and commercialproperty values are still too low, close to a thou-sand homeowners in Fairfax are still strugglingwith foreclosures and nearly 30,000 of our resi-dents are unable to find work.

Despite these challenges, Fairfax County con-tinues to be an exceptional place to live, workand play. We have taken advantage of some ofthe opportunities the economic downturn haspresented. With the cost of construction at arecord low, we have been able to realize long-term savings in our capital program for parksand schools. We have also made organizationalchanges and found efficiencies that have low-ered the cost of providing services while keep-ing taxes affordable.

Work has begun on the County’s budget forFiscal Year 2012. As the effects of the GreatRecession linger, we estimate a projected short-fall in our $3.3 billion General Fund Budgetfor Fiscal Year 2012 of about $50 million. Giv-ing employees raises “as usual” would increasethis shortfall by $107 million — $33 millionfor County workers and $74 million for Schoolemployees.

When our Board adopts the budget in April,we will be investing in our community’s pri-orities. The budget we adopt must be balancedand cannot include a deficit. As in past years,it is critical to have the community at the tablewith us as we consider funding decisions and I

look forward to working with my colleaguesand constituents through another communityengagement process.

A number of things will happen in FairfaxCounty during 2011 in addition to adoptingthe budget — some Supervisor districts willchange, 13,000 Defense employees will moveto Ft. Belvoir, and state and local elections willtake place.

In addition to these items, I will be workingtoward achieving several goals for the yearahead. These goals deal with growth and re-development, energy efficiency, andsustainability, economic development, andtransportation.

Fairfax County’s future is in redevelopment.As Fairfax County continues to grow, it is im-portant that we get it right by encouraginggrowth where it can be supported by mass tran-sit in compact, walkable mixed use develop-

ments. This will allowgrowth to happen in a waythat protects the environ-ment, our older stable

neighborhoods and offers another life stylechoice that is desirable for our residentsthrough all chapters of life.

Our vision for transforming Tysons is a modelfor future smart growth in Fairfax County. Lookfor development to advance during the nextyear (as a result of Comprehensive Planchanges in Tysons, Merrifield, Springfield andother redeveloping parts of the county) thatwill contribute to that vision.

In 2011, I will make encouraging innovationand collaboration for energy that is clean, effi-cient, sustainable, secure and reliable a prior-ity. Energy efficiency is critical for industry toremain competitive in Fairfax County. It is alsothe right thing to do. In November I beganplans for a Private Sector Energy Task Force

Setting Priorities for 2011

Commentary

County chairwomanoutlines year ahead.

Letters

Get InvolvedIn School BudgetTo the Editor:

Recently, Fairfax County Public Schools(FCPS) Superintendent Jack Dale pre-sented the School Board with his proposalfor next year’s budget. The proposed $2.2billion budget outlines programs and ser-vices for our growing and increasinglydiverse student population. It also in-cludes funds to give eligible employees astep increase and a market scale adjust-ment after two years without any increasein compensation.

Our population will grow by a pro-jected 2,120 students nextyear. We project that in2012, one in four studentswill be eligible for free andreduced-price meals, a fed-

eral indicator of poverty — making thatthe fastest growing segment of our popu-lation. We expect to see a 15 percent in-crease in the number of students whosefirst language is not English. There willbe increased costs to comply with themandated online testing requirement forall students taking the Virginia Standardsof Learning (SOL) tests.

We cannot meet the needs of our staffand students without adequate resources.That is why Superintendent Dale has in-cluded in his proposal a request to theBoard of Supervisors for an increase of 3percent, or $48.8 million, in the transferof funds over the FY 2011 level. This re-flects a realistic set of needs.

Difficult times require difficult choices.The Fairfax County School Board hasshown great fiscal responsibility duringtough economic times. In the past three

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years (FY 2009-FY2011), FCPS took reductions and costavoidances totaling more than $465 million and eliminatedmore than 1,400 positions.

It is time now to compensate our employees for their out-standing work that has kept FCPS a leader in studentachievement. Additionally, our starting teacher salaries havedeclined over the last two years and we need to bring thosesalaries up so we can continue to attract the most qualifiedteachers to our classrooms and remain competitive withneighboring jurisdictions.

Now the School Board needs to hear from you as we con-sider the superintendent’s proposal over the next few weeks,then move to adopt the advertised budget on Feb. 3. Here’swhat you can do to get involved. First, learn more aboutthe budget by visiting www.fcps.edu where you’ll find ex-tensive details on all aspects of the budget and the process.Second, sign up to speak at our public hearing on Jan. 24-25. Third, attend the School Board’s Budget Forum to beheld on Saturday, Feb. 26, at Falls Church High School.

We are a successful school system, and our success drawsbusiness to the area, making a major contribution to theeconomic engine of the community. Public education inFairfax County is a source of pride and honor and shouldremain that way. We need the continued support and in-volvement of citizens to ensure that it does.

Kathy SmithChairman

Fairfax County School Board

By Fionnuala Quinn

Lots of us have fond memories of getting ourselves to school but few local children walkor bike there today. In Fairfax County, many

who live within the one-mile limit of their elemen-tary school are bused if it is decided that unusualhazards make the route unsafe. One option wouldbe to help remove some of the obstacles through theSafe Routes to Schools (SRTS) Program. This Vir-ginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) programprovides funds to make bicycling and walk-ing a safe option. Of the $13,000,000 to-tal funds available to Virginia schools,Fairfax County has received only $10,000to date.

The image of Fairfax children walking to school inthe past is preserved in a silent movie, “The Road toHappiness.” This movie was produced in 1924 bythe Ford Motor Company as part of a campaign topromote road paving for automobiles and was filmedin various parts of Fairfax County and employedmostly local residents. Copies of what remains of theoriginal movie are available through the public li-brary.

In an early scene, children walk along an unpavedWest Ox Road to the original Navy schoolhouse,scraping their boots before entering. Later, theteacher encourages the students to enter the GoodRoads essay contest. The Good Roads movement wassweeping the country at the time and the contestdrew over a quarter of a million entries annually.

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The New Road to HappinessOne of the students wins and heads to Washingtonto be presented with a college scholarship by Presi-dent Calvin Coolidge. The student goes on to studyhighway engineering, eventually returning home asthe local County Engineer. Finally, we see childrenhappily walking together on the newly paved roadto the Navy schoolhouse. One pair of students drivea pony and cart to the school.

That one-room schoolhouse has long since beenreplaced with an eight-hundred student facility whileWest Ox Road is a four-lane divided highway. Today,

many children living short distances fromthe school cannot easily walk there. Side-walks are missing in many locations andvehicles speed by the school on three sides.

While in the past getting to school had fostered greatindependence, now many children are not encour-aged to walk or bike there. This change in children’sbehavior came about in large part because of howwe designed and constructed the surrounding neigh-borhoods and streets.

With SRTS funds, we can fix the non-continuoussidewalks, provide safety education and allow somemore choices in how children can get to school. Whilewe may not see many students arriving by pony andcart, it would be nice if a few more could safely walkand bike to their local elementary school.

Fionnuala Quinn, a member of Fairfax Advocates for BetterBicycling (FABB), is a Fairfax City resident, a cyclist and civilengineer who co-wrote the recently-published Guide for Review-ing Public Road Design and Bicycling Accommodations forVirginia Bicycling Advocates.

Richmond Diary 2011

By Sen. Dave Marsden

D-37

This is the first of weekly reviews of activ-ity in Richmond during this session of theGeneral Assembly by State Sen. Dave Marsden(D-37).

The most important event thattriggers the start of the GeneralAssembly session for me is thelegislative forum held every year

at the Fairfax County GovernmentCenter before the legislature con-venes. Citizens address their statelegislators on any issue of concernto them. The list of needs is stag-gering and sometimes heartbreaking. Theevent is a humbling experience when yourealize that you do not have the resourcesto address all of these concerns adequately.

On Monday, I arrived in Richmond to be-gin setting up our office. We are in Rich-mond for 45 days this session. My long-timeroommate, Del. David Bulova (D-37), andI stay at the Richmond home of House Mi-nority Leader Ward Armstrong (D-10) ofMartinsville. Ward is an extraordinarily tal-ented 20-year legislator who has been agreat mentor to me

On Tuesday, my legislative aide and I be-

State senator faces busy first week of 2011General Assembly session.

gan preparing the bills I am filing this year.A number of groups and members of thebusiness community have approached meto sponsor bills for them, and I agreed tointroduce a number of them based on im-portance. Senators are under intense pres-sure to sponsor legislation because Housemembers are limited to 15 bills this year. Iended up submitting 23 bills, three Com-mending Resolutions and one budgetamendment.

I also met with Gov. Robert McDonnell(R) and the Public Safety Secre-tary Marla Decker regarding themost important issue I am deal-ing with this session. This is abudget amendment to study re-

structuring juvenile justice re-entry to savemillions, reduce the size of government andput our young offenders in the best posi-tion to succeed and lead crime free lives.They were very receptive. More on this later.

On Wednesday, Lt. Governor Bill Bolling(R) gaveled us into session at noon. I tookmy seat next to Sen. George Barker (D-39),who is one of the smartest members of theSenate. When I was in the House of Del-egates, David Bulova was my seatmate. Ilearned early in life that having close work-ing relationships and friendships with bril-liant people like George and David is the

best way to insure that you make the bestdecisions possible.

Wednesday night we filed into the Houseof Delegates Chamber with the members ofthe Supreme Court, the Governors Cabinetand many others to hear the Governor’s“State of the Commonwealth” address. Headdressed many issues important to all ofus, which I support including economicdevelopment and job growth. I am con-cerned however over his continued effortsto borrow $3 billion that will exceed ourself-imposed cap of 5 percent of the gen-eral fund to service any bond debt we in-cur. This is a fiscally dangerous path I willnot support. It will take money away fromschools, public safety and health care. Af-ter the speech, legislators attended a recep-tion at the Governors’ Mansion where I hadthe opportunity to renew my conversationof the day before with the governor.

ON THURSDAY, I had my first bill beforea subcommittee, which dealt with strength-ening drunk driving laws for individualsunder 21. It passed 5-0 as I finally resolvedan issue with the U.S. Justice Departmentthat had previously blocked it. My friend,Del. Bill Janis (R-56), will introduce the billin the House of Delegates. We ended theday with a dinner in honor of Virginia’s larg-est industry, agriculture and forestry. Nextweek we begin hearing the bulk of morethan 2,500 bills.

Will let you know how that went nextweek.

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that will work with our countystaff and my office to identify strat-egies to realize progress towardmeeting our energy goals.

In addition to clean energy, Iwill be working with our corporateneighbors in identifying and fos-tering the emergence of new indus-try sectors, such as personalizedmedicine and tourism. Togetherwith our business community wecan build a new economy in FairfaxCounty, and emerge from the GreatRecession stronger than ever.

And lastly, improving mobility inFairfax County that incorporatesmulti-modal options for our work-ers and residents will be a top pri-ority for 2011. We must continueto plan for and invest in pedestrianand bike routes, light rail, Metro,and the VRE, and ensure they con-nect to offer efficient mobility op-tions.

Fairfax County offers a greatquality of life. The most importantingredient in making that happenis the positive engagement of ourcommunity. I extend my warmestwishes for the year ahead as wework together to realize its prom-ise.

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Letters to the Editor


Assembly of GodHarvest Church…703-971-7070

Word of Life Assembly of God…703-941-2312Baha’i Faith

Baha’is of Fairfax County Southwest…703-912-1719

BaptistCommunity of Faith Tabernacle…703-455-4594

Fellowship Baptist Church…703-569-5151First Baptist Church-Hayfield…

703-971-7077

First Baptist Church-Springfield…703-451-1500

Franconia Baptist Church…703-971-4475South Run Baptist Church…703-455-4521Westwood Baptist Church…703-451-5120

BibleImmanuel Bible Church…703-941-4124

CatholicSt. Bernadette’s Catholic Church…703-451-8576

Christian ScienceFirst Church of Christ, Scientist…703-866-4325

Church of ChristCentral Christian Church…703-971-0277

Springfield Church of Christ…703-451-4011Church of Jesus Christ

of Latter Day SaintsChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints…

703-451-0631Disciples of Christ

Springfield Christian Church…703-354-4994Episcopal

St. Christopher’s Episcopal…703-451-1088

Evangelical CovenantCommunity Covenant Church…703-455-4150

JewishCongregation Adat Reyim…703-569-7577

Ohev Yisrael Messianic Congregation...703-550-0888

Jehovah’s WitnessSpringfield North Congregation…703-971-2936

LutheranPrince of Peace Lutheran…703-451-5855

St. John’s Lutheran Church…703-971-2210St. Mark’s Lutheran Church…703-451-4331Immanual Lutheran Church…703-549-0155

Methodist

Messiah United Methodist Church…703-569-9862Springfield United Methodist...703-451-2375St. John’s United Methodist…703-256-6655

Sydenstricker United Methodist…703-451-8223

Non-DenominationalLove International Church…703-354-3608

New Life Open Bible Church…703-922-7577New World Unity Church…703-690-7925

International Calvary Church…703-912-1378

PresbyterianGrace Presbyterian Church…703-451-2900

Harvester Presbyterian Church…703-455-7800Kirkwood Presbyterian Church…703-451-5320

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Education●Learning●Fun

By Cristina Abellan-Matamoros

The Connection

In spite of harsh winter winds, parentsare shifting their focus to warmermonths and looking for the perfectsummer camps for their children.

“Late January is the time to start look-ing,” said Grace Becker from Northern Vir-ginia, mother of a 10 year old and a 13 yearold. “It can be a stressful process initially,but every year gets a little bit easier. Forme, I didn’t have much of a choice becauseI needed the childcare, but every family isdifferent.” At most summer camps, enroll-ment works on a first-come first-serve ba-sis, causing some to fill up quickly.

To help guide parents in their search, theFairfax County Association for the Gifted hascompiled a summer camp guide, availablefor $10. The guide focuses on “enrichment[and] academic camps,” according to LaraBove of McLean, producer of the guide. “Itry to get as much of an overview of thecamps listed in the guide as I can.” Music,drama, and nature camps are also featured

in the guide, providing “exposure for nichecamps … that won’t put a flashy ad in theWashington Post,” said Becker, who volun-teers on the production of the guide.

“Parents are looking for different things,”Becker said. “There are working parentswho are mostly looking for childcare for thesummer, and then there are stay-at-homemoms who look for more flexible camps[with] half-day sessions.”

The availability of extended care hours isa growing concern among working parents,according to several camp directors. KateSummer, who runs the Katydid Kids sum-mer camps in Frying Pan Park, Burke LakeBurke, Colvin Run Mill Park, and LakeFairfax Park, said that she has “a lot of par-ents signing up for after care.” About 60per cent of the parents who enroll their chil-dren in one of her sessions are workingparents, according to Summer. The guideincludes information about childcare foreach listed camp.

Although specifics vary, most parents are

looking for a safe, fun camp where theirchild will be actively engaged. “[I’m look-ing for] safety, fun, the typical things thatparents want,” said Bove.

Clifton’s Elizabeth Schultz, mother of four,added, “I investigate for things that are fun.It’s great [for the youngsters] to have anoutdoor experience, [to] exercise brain andbody … and [to] give me a break.”

But for many parents, money is also aconcern when considering camps for theirchildren. “Especially if you have three offour children, price is a biggie,” said Schultz.

However, some parents such as TimHiggins of Great Falls, say that expensiveenrichment camps can help flesh out a col-

lege application.Nancy Soschan, who runs a camp-advis-

ing program in Springfield called SummerSolutions, strongly agrees. “Wildernessadventure camps, academic enrichmentcamps, art camps are really great for teen-agers,” she said. A representative of Wil-derness Adventure, a sleepaway outdoorcamp in Roanoke, claimed that such sum-mer experiences give college applicants in-triguing essay topics.

Soschan strongly recommends sleepawaycamps to foster competence and indepen-dence. “Kids learn to be independent,” shesaid. “They learn … sharing and commu-nicating with others.”

Youngsters gather at one of the Katydid Kids summer camps.

Looking Ahead to Summer

MoreA sampling of county and community fun camps:

http://www.katydidkids.com which is the one thathas the camps in Fairfax County Parks

http://www.ticcamp.com/ located in McLeanhttp://www.levineschool.org/site/

PageServer?pagename=classes_campgenerallocated in Arlington

http://www.theauburnschool.org/camp.cfm inHerndon

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Send notes to the Connection [email protected] or call703-778-9416. Deadline is Friday. Datedannouncements should be submitted atleast two weeks prior to the event.

On Friday, Jan. 21 at 8 p.m., theCongregation Adat Reyim ErevShabbat Service will feature Rever-end St. Ulme from Englise Baptiste duCalvaire (Calvary Baptist Church), thelargest Haitian Church in the Washing-ton D.C. suburbs, and hisdaughter-in-law, for an update aboutthe situation in Haiti. It has been a yearsince the earthquake, and distributionservices to the people who need themare limited. More than a million dis-placed people still live under tents andtarpaulins. Congregation Adat Reyim6500 Westbury Oaks Court, [email protected].

Accotink Unitarian UniversalistChurch will show the documen-tary “9500 Liberty” on Friday, Jan.28 at 7 p.m. at the church, 10125Lakehaven Court in Burke. Admission isfree. “9500 Liberty” recounts the battleover immigration policy in Prince Will-iam County when local elected officialsadopted a law requiring police officersto question anyone they have “probablecause” to suspect is an undocumentedimmigrant. [email protected].

Jubilee Christian Center, 4650Shirley Gate Road in Fairfax, will havea new Bible Study on Tuesdays throughMarch 8 at 9:45 a.m. entitled “Discov-ering Who We Are in Christ.” $15. Childcare available. Register at 703-383-1170or www.jccag.org.


Camps & Schools

Chip Romeannouncesthe BrownBag ruleand crownsa ThomasJeffersonperformerduring thefirst round.

Improv Tonight

Theatre Sports was the brainchildof Keith Johnstone while he wasat the Loose Moose TheatreCompany in Calgary, Canada.

Douglas “Chip” Rome, the theater directorat Robinson for the past 30 years, heardabout the exercise from his sister, who livesin Calgary. He brought it to the school in1983.

The exercise starts with the Improvgroups showing up. This year, eight schoolsparticipated on Friday, Jan. 14: Robinson,Hayfield, Falls Church, Chantilly, Fairfax,Oakton, Thomas Jefferson and Woodson.

Three questions are asked to the audience… People you want to be stuck in an eleva-tor with? Places you don’t want to go with-out a flashlight? And Things you don’t wantto find under your seat? The audience pro-vides the answers that are then presentedto the improvisation troupes as they takethe stage. Groups are limited to five. Thefirst round is 3 minutes.

Acting as referee, Rome introduced therules. No wimping, waffling or blocking.

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Any who does, receive the red sequined flagthat may be part of the fabric used to con-struct Dorothy’s shoes for the Wizard per-formance at Robinson. The second offencewould be that of inappropriate dialogue orlanguage, the perpetrator gets the brownbag over their head for 60 seconds. Thethird rule is “No Groaning.”Groaning shouldresound from the audience when someonesays no to an idea.

The first part of the Theatre Sports con-cerned styles. After the troupe selected thewords that they would work with from thelist — a person, place and thing — Romewould call out a different style every 20seconds. The troupes responded to changes,beginning as themselves then prompted towestern, mime, soap opera, musical, sciencefiction and Dr. Seuss.

After the first two rounds, two teams weretied — Thomas Jefferson and Chantilly. AHat Game was called to break the tie.Chantilly won the contest. Chantilly studentTaylor Jarrell won the individual award forthe evening’s sports.

— Louise Krafft

Jacob Brisson, Francesca McConner, Mary Ellen Martens, Taryss Mandt and KayleighRandall of Hayfield Secondary interact.

Jacob Brisson, Taryss Mandt and Kayleigh Randall of Hayfield Secondaryact out a scene Friday, Jan. 14, as part of Theatre Sports at RobinsonSecondary.

Thomas Jefferson High students Anna Burke, Keegan Cotton, AndrewFreix and Albert Tholen move the exercise into the sci-fi style.


Bruins Finds Their Way on HardwoodLake Braddock boys,at full strength, have beenimpressive of late.

Matt Zanellato (40) scored 13 points in LakeBraddock’s recent win over the Lee Lancers.

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Following a difficult start due partly to a lackof manpower as a result of the extendedfootball season last fall, the Lake BraddockSecondary boys’ basketball team is slowly

rounding into form.The Bruins (6-7) were somewhat short-handed,

suiting just seven varsity players to begin the seasonas a result of several team members being unavail-able because they were helping the school’s footballteam win a second consecutive Northern Region titleand qualify for the state playoffs. On the hardwood,the Bruins did not even have a full group with whichto practice.

But eventually Lake Braddock got back to or closeto full strength. The Bruins opened the season 2-4,including a lopsided 68-40 home loss to Herndon intheir second game on Dec. 7.

But the team, following its first six games, has wonfour of its past seven games since to stabilize some-what. Head coach Brian Metress said his squad playedparticularly well in a recent 63-57 Patriot Districthome loss to T.C. Williams on Jan. 7 and was alsopleased with the Bruins’ overall play in a 77-63 dis-trict win at South County on Thursday, Jan. 13. Andearlier last week, Lake Braddock handled Lee, 70-46, in a district road game on Jan. 10.

In the win over a strong, unbeaten T.C. Williamssquad, Lake Braddock led by double digits at onepoint. The Bruins jumped out to a 16-7 lead after

one quarter and carried a 30-22 advantage into thehalf. But the Titans (11-0) came back to win in thesecond half despite trailing with just five minutesremaining in the game. Nonetheless, it was a goodshowing by Lake Braddock, which received 22 pointsfrom senior guard Cory Bonds and 10 apiece fromsenior center Bobby Freedman and senior forwardIbrahim Wehelie. Jamal Pullen led T.C. with 20points.

The Bruins followed the close loss to T.C. Williamswith the wins over Lee and South County. Four Bru-ins finished in double digit scoring in the win overthe Lancers — Bonds with 20 points, along withFreedman (15), senior forward Matt Zanellato (13)and junior forward Tyler Snow (11). Lee’s leadingscorers were Maseer Ghorab (14 points) and DavidJohnson (8). In the win over the Stallions, Freed-man led the way with 17 points, followed by biggames from Zanellato (15), senior forward Chris Wil-liams (13) and Bonds (13). For the Stallions,Marqueice Johnson scored 22 points and Nik Biberajhad 15.

Lake Braddock, with the addition of football play-ers Bonds, Zanellato and Chris Williams, now hasmuch more depth and athleticism and is in a posi-tion to hold its own against any team in either thedistrict or region. The Bruins, with a full line-up avail-able, have been able to run the court better and uti-lize their team speed.

In the T.C. Game, in fact, Lake Braddock pressedthe entire game that caused problems for the tal-ented Titans.

From here on out Lake Braddock, perhaps an un-heralded squad because of its slow start, should bemuch more competitive and a definite factor in thedistrict.

Lake Braddock was scheduled to play district homegames this week against Annandale on Wednesday,Jan. 19 and W.T. Woodson on Friday, Jan. 21.

South County Hoops Hits Mid-season WallSpartans down Lee.

The Lee High boys, under coach Michael Harris, lost a tough homegame to non-region opponent Bladensburg of Maryland last Saturdaynight.

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South County has hit a tough mid-sea-son skid, having lost five straightgames after getting off to an 8-1 start

this season. The Stallions, whose scheduledgame against Lee on Tuesday of this weekwas postponed due to the poor weather, losttheir fifth straight last Thursday night, fall-ing at home to a resurgent Lake Braddocksquad, 77-63. Lake Braddock, in the PatriotDistrict win over the Stallions, had a bignight from Bobby Freedman (17 points) aswell as Matt Zanellato (15), senior forwardChris Williams (13) and senior guard CoryBonds (13). For the Stallions, junior forwardMarqueice Johnson scored 22 points andsenior forward Nik Biberaj had 15. Also forSouth County, senior guard Alex Carringtonscored eight points, junior guard RodieLamb scored seven and sophomore guardOren Burks six.

Earlier last week, against unbeaten dis-trict opponent T.C. Williams (11-0), South

County struggled early on in a 74-63 homeloss on Jan.10. The Stallions, who trailed

19-6 after one quarter, had a huge gamefrom Johnson, who scored a game-high 26

points to go along with 12 rebounds. Biberajscored 15 points with 11 rebounds in thelosing effort.

West Springfield High (2-9) earned a 62-48 Patriot District home win over Lee onJan. 7. Both the Spartans and Lancers areexperiencing tough seasons thus far. WestSpringfield, in a district game at LakeBraddock on Jan. 4, received 14 points fromLawrence Rouse in a 72-51 Spartans’ loss.Colin Mosley scored nine points for WestSpringfield, while Josh Armstrong and AliKazmi scored eight and seven points, re-spectively. Bobby Freedman tallied 19 forLake Braddock.

Lee, looking for its first win, playedBladensburg (Md.) tough in a 54-40 homeloss last Saturday night. The Lancers tookan early 15-6 lead and led 23-20 at the half.Maseer Ghorab scored 16 points in the gamefor the Lancers, while KC Clark added 15.

In Lee’s recent loss to West Springfield,good outings for the Lancers came fromDavid Johnson (10 points, seven rebounds),KT Taylor (13 points) and Clark (10 points).Lee will play at district opponent WestPotomac this Friday night.

Springfield Connection Sports Editor Jon Roetman

703-224-3015 or [email protected]


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Detached ..... 0.28 ... ORANGE HUNT ESTS WEST5537 JOWETT CT ......................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ........ $510,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.05 .................... KINGSTOWNE6326 DUNMAN WAY ..................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ........ $485,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.05 .................... KINGSTOWNE8522 DURHAM CT ........................ 4 ... 3 ... 0 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $480,000 .... Detached ..... 0.34 ....................... KINGS PARK5168 BALLYCASTLE CIR ............... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ........ $480,000 .... Townhouse ...............................KINGSTOWNE7102 DUDROW CT ....................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $475,000 .... Detached ..... 0.30 ........................... DUDROW6802 HUNTSMAN BLVD ............... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $460,000 .... Detached ..... 0.25 ..... ORANGE HUNT ESTATES5582 JOWETT CT ......................... 3 ... 2 ... 2 ........ ALEXANDRIA ........ $455,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.05 .................... KINGSTOWNE8926 CROMWELL DR ................... 4 ... 3 ... 0 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $450,000 .... Detached ..... 0.25 ....................... KINGS PARK6406 BRENTFORD DR .................. 4 ... 2 ... 1 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $450,000 .... Detached ..... 0.46 ............... KENWOOD OAKS8250 HORNBUCKLE COR ............. 4 ... 3 ... 1 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $450,000 .... Detached ..... 0.30 ................ TERRA GRANDE8804 SKYRON PL .......................... 4 ... 2 ... 0 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $449,900 .... Detached ..... 0.83 ............ LAKEWOOD HILLS8607 ARLEY DR ............................ 5 ... 4 ... 0 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $445,000 .... Detached ..... 0.26 ...............ROLLING VALLEY8319 HARLAND DR ...................... 5 ... 2 ... 1 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $439,900 .... Detached ..... 0.24 ...............ROLLING VALLEY7799 DESIREE ST ......................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ........ $439,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.06 .................. ISLAND CREEK8270 HORNBUCKLE DR ............... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $437,500 .... Detached ..... 0.40 ................ TERRA GRANDE6215 WALKERS CROFT WAY ........ 3 ... 2 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ........ $437,500 .... Townhouse .. 0.06 .................... KINGSTOWNE8285 MORNING DEW CT ............. 4 ... 2 ... 2 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $430,000 .... Detached ..... 0.21 ....... NEWINGTON FOREST7504 LAMOYNE CT ...................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ........ $428,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.04 .................. ISLAND CREEK7344 BEULAH ST .......................... 4 ... 2 ... 0 ........ ALEXANDRIA ........ $426,250 .... Detached ..... 1.35 ............................. BEULAH5574 JOWETT CT ......................... 3 ... 2 ... 2 ........ ALEXANDRIA ........ $425,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.03 .................... KINGSTOWNE6726 HUNTSMAN BLVD ............... 4 ... 2 ... 2 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $415,000 .... Detached ..... 0.24 ..... ORANGE HUNT ESTATES6605 PATENT PARISH LN ............. 3 ... 2 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ........ $415,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.06 .................. ISLAND CREEK7208 STERLING GROVE DR ......... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $411,000 .... Detached ..... 0.25 ......... BONNIEMILL ACRES7348 BLOOMINGTON CT ............. 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $407,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.04 . TOWNES OF MANCHESTER WDS5617 SOUTHAMPTON DR ............ 4 ... 2 ... 1 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $402,000 .... Detached ..... 0.26 ....................... KINGS PARK7870 ROLLING WOODS CT #204 .... 2 ... 2 ... 0 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $400,000 .... Garden 1-4 Floors ............... HIDDENBROOKE7297 OLDE LANTERN WAY .......... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $400,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.04 .............. OLDE OAK RIDGE8443 LAKINHURST LN ................. 4 ... 2 ... 2 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $400,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.04 .................CHARLESTOWN8806 EAGLE ROCK LN .................. 3 ... 2 ... 2 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $399,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.04 .................... MIDDLEFORD7321 RESERVATION DR ................ 4 ... 3 ... 0 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $399,000 .... Detached ..... 0.29 ... ORANGE HUNT ESTS WEST8125 LAKE PLEASANT DR ............ 7 ... 4 ... 0 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $395,000 .... Detached ..... 0.22 ......................... SARATOGA8701 STONE HILL PL .................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $394,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.05 .................... MIDDLEFORD7421 DIGBY GRN .......................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ........ $390,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.06 .................... KINGSTOWNE8923 BURKE LAKE ROAD ............. 4 ... 3 ... 0 .. NORTH SPRINGFIELD ... $388,000 .... Detached ..... 0.26 ....................... KINGS PARK7716 WILEY CREEK WAY ............. 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ........ $380,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.04 .................. ISLAND CREEK6151 JOUST LN ............................ 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ........ $377,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.03 .................... KINGSTOWNE8408 MILLWOOD DR .................... 3 ... 2 ... 2 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $375,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.05 ......... MILLWOOD ESTATES7408 FALMOUTH ST ..................... 4 ... 2 ... 0 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $369,000 .... Detached ..... 0.24 ..................... SPRINGFIELD8004 TANWORTH CT ................... 3 ... 2 ... 2 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $368,800 .... Townhouse .. 0.04 ............... DAVENTRY PARK7932 BIRCHTREE CT .................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $365,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.04 ..............ROLLING FOREST8055 SKY BLUE DR ....................... 3 ... 2 ... 2 ........ ALEXANDRIA ........ $365,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.03 .................. LANDSDOWNE6425 GREENLEAF ST .................... 4 ... 2 ... 0 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $360,000 .... Detached ..... 0.52 ...... SPRINGFIELD FOREST7828 ATTLEBORO DR ................... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $354,500 .... Detached ..... 0.19 ......................... SARATOGA8715 CLYDESDALE RD ................. 4 ... 2 ... 1 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $350,000 .... Detached ..... 0.26 ....................... KINGS PARK8852 SURVEYORS PL .................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $350,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.05 ........ HILLSIDE COMMONS9127 GALBRETH CT ..................... 3 ... 2 ... 2 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $350,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.03 .........GLENWOOD MANOR7024 GATTON SQ ......................... 3 ... 2 ... 2 ........ ALEXANDRIA ........ $350,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.06 ........MANCHESTER LAKES7407 LOISDALE RD ...................... 5 ... 3 ... 0 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $344,000 .... Detached ..... 0.27 ........... LOISDALE ESTATES6410 KATHERINE ANN LN ........... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $340,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.04 .......................... JAPONICA8722 RIDGE HOLLOW CT ............ 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $340,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.05 .................... THE TIMBERS6153 GREEN HOLLOW CT ........... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $333,500 .... Townhouse .. 0.06 .................... THE TIMBERS7031 LEESVILLE BLVD .................. 3 ... 2 ... 0 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $330,000 .... Detached ..... 0.40 ....... NORTH SPRINGFIELD7720 HARWOOD PL ..................... 3 ... 2 ... 0 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $330,000 .... Detached ..... 0.37 .............. WESTVIEW HILLS5206 HEMING AVE ....................... 3 ... 1 ... 1 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $329,500 .... Detached ..... 0.31 ....... NORTH SPRINGFIELD5233 FORMAN CT ........................ 3 ... 2 ... 0 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $327,500 .... Detached ..... 0.28 ..................... EDSALL PARK5915 DINWIDDIE ST .................... 4 ... 1 ... 1 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $326,000 .... Detached ..... 0.20 ..................... SPRINGFIELD8826 RIDGE HOLLOW CT ............ 4 ... 3 ... 1 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $325,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.03 .................... THE TIMBERS6623 WESTBURY OAKS CT .......... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $321,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.06 .............. WESTBURY OAKS6621 EDSALL RD .......................... 3 ... 2 ... 0 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $320,000 .... Detached ..... 0.25 ..................... EDSALL PARK8068 WINDING WAY CT ............... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $320,000 .... Detached ..... 0.38 ....... NEWINGTON FOREST8481 MAGIC TREE CT .................. 4 ... 3 ... 1 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $320,000 .... Detached ..... 0.14 ....... NEWINGTON FOREST6409 THORNHILL CT ................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $315,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.05 ...... SPRINGFIELD SQUARE9144 O’SHAD LN .......................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $315,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.06 ....... KEENE MILL VILLAGE8480 BLUE OAK CT ...................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $315,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.03 .......... SPRINGFIELD OAKS6212 HANOVER AVE .................... 3 ... 1 ... 1 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $308,000 .... Detached ..... 0.28 ..................... SPRINGFIELD6464 O’HARA COURT DR ............. 3 ... 2 ... 1 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $307,500 .... Townhouse .. 0.04 .......... SHANNON STATION8489 CANYON OAK DR ................ 2 ... 2 ... 2 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $307,500 .... Townhouse .. 0.03 .......... SPRINGFIELD OAKS9024 MULVANEY CT ..................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $304,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.04 .......... SHANNON STATION7205 GILES PL .............................. 4 ... 1 ... 1 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $303,000 .... Detached ..... 0.29 ..................... SPRINGFIELD5805 ASH DR ................................ 4 ... 2 ... 0 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $300,250 .... Detached ..... 0.19 ........... SPRINGFIELD PARK7124 HEALY DR ............................ 4 ... 2 ... 0 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $300,000 .... Detached ..... 0.20 ........... SPRINGFIELD PARK6015 GRAYSON ST ....................... 4 ... 2 ... 0 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $299,900 .... Detached ..... 0.20 ..................... SPRINGFIELD5235 MONTGOMERY ST .............. 3 ... 2 ... 0 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $295,000 .... Detached ..... 0.24 ..................... EDSALL PARK5219 CANNES CT ......................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ........ $295,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.03 ............. D EVEREUX WEST8838 SURVEYORS PL .................... 3 ... 2 ... 2 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $293,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.03 ........ HILLSIDE COMMONS7324 BEVERLY PARK DR ............... 4 ... 3 ... 0 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $292,195 .... Detached ..... 0.13 ................... BEVERLY PARK8329 MOLINE PL .......................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $289,990 .... Townhouse .. 0.04 ...... NEWINGTON STATION7714 NEWINGTON FOREST AVE ..... 5 ... 2 ... 0 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $286,000 .... Detached ..... 0.07 .... BURGOYNE FOREST WEST8735 COLD PLAIN CT ................... 3 ... 3 ... 0 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $285,000 .... Detached ..... 0.36 ....... NEWINGTON FOREST6708 RUSKIN ST ........................... 3 ... 1 ... 1 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $281,000 .... Detached ..... 0.33 ........... LOISDALE ESTATES5803 ACCOMAC ST ...................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $279,000 .... Detached ..... 0.27 ..................... SPRINGFIELD6358 SILVER RIDGE CIR ............... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ........ $278,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.04 ................. WINDSOR PARK9006 GOLDEN LEAF CT ................ 3 ... 2 ... 2 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $270,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.04 .........GLENWOOD MANOR6520 OLD CARRIAGE LN .............. 2 ... 2 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ........ $268,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.03 .................. LANDSDOWNE7774 EUCLID WAY ........................ 3 ... 2 ... 1 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $262,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.04 ...... NEWINGTON STATION7796 EUCLID WAY ........................ 3 ... 1 ... 1 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $257,900 .... Townhouse .. 0.06 ...... NEWINGTON STATION7298 LARRUP CT .......................... 4 ... 3 ... 2 ........ ALEXANDRIA ........ $254,900 .... Townhouse .. 0.04 ................. WINDSOR PARK8110 STEEPLE CHASE CT ............ 3 ... 2 ... 2 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $250,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.03 ....... NEWINGTON FOREST8337 WINDFALL RD ..................... 2 ... 1 ... 2 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $245,500 .... Townhouse .. 0.08 ....... NEWINGTON FOREST7709 DURER CT ........................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $230,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.04 ...... NEWINGTON STATION8336 DARLINGTON ST #482 ....... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $221,000 .... Townhouse ...................... CARDINAL FOREST6013 FRONTIER DR ..................... 3 ... 2 ... 0 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $220,100 .... Detached ..... 0.27 ..... SPRINGFIELD ESTATES7224 BEVERLY PARK DR ............... 3 ... 2 ... 0 ........ SPRINGFIELD ........ $212,000 .... Detached ..... 0.08 ................... BEVERLY PARK

Home Sales In December 2010, 114 Springfield homes sold between $900,000-$90,000.This week’s list represents those homes sold in the $900,000-$212,000 range.

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was not aware that the school system hasproposed moving students from Clifton andFairview to her school. The Oak Viewboundary remained untouched in “optiond,” so she hasn’t been paying as close at-tention to the boundary study as otherschool communities.

“I don’t even know what to say about howI feel. I guess it would depend on how manystudents we are talking about. … It hadn’tbeen affecting us at all so I checked out fora little bit,” said Stoddard.

The PTA president added that Oak View,at 5004 Sideburn Road, is fairly long dis-tance from Clifton Elementary.

“I guess I would feel bad for those Cliftonstudents, that is a pretty long ride,” saidStoddard.

Under the current recommendations,Eagle View, Londontowne, Bull Run, Powell,Centreville, Fairview and Providence el-ementary schools would lose at least somestudents. Fairfax Villa, Willow Springs, CubRun, Union Mill and Oak View elementaryschools would receive children.

Several other schools — Greenbriar East,Greenbriar West, Poplar Tree, Deer Park,Brookfield, Virginia Run and Centre Ridge— would both lose current students andgaining new pupils at the same time underthis proposal.

The boundary changes, including the clos-ing of Clifton, would primarily take placenext year, though the school system wouldwait to make some shifts until 2013, whenthe building additions are slated to be com-plete.

Greenbriar East, Union Mill and FairfaxVilla would have to receive eight-roombuilding extensions for this redistrictingeffort to work, according to Tistadt. Theschool system would also relocate a eight-room classroom modular to Centreville El-ementary and make some interior modifi-cations at Fairview under this recommen-dation, according to school board docu-ments.

ACCORDING TO the school system, someparents have complained that recommen-dation would move a few families fromEagle View, Greenbriar East, Poplar Tree andCentreville from full-day kindergarten pro-grams to half-day kindergarten programsat their new schools.

School Board Member Tessie Wilson(Braddock) said some discussion has takenplace about expanding the full-day kinder-garten program to those schools that arereceiving students from those campuses thatalready have full-day kindergarten.

Wilson said the School Board would pre-fer to have full-day kindergarten at everyschool in the county but budget constraintsover the past few years have slowed theexpansion of the program.

“It is our goal to have full-day kindergar-ten in all schools but these [receiving]schools would certainly be the ones thatwould be my top priority,” said Wilson.

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HAUPTBettye Gresham

Bettye Gresham Haupt, 76, of Salem, Va., went to be with her Savior on Tuesday, January 11, 2011. Bettye was born in Salem, Va. on August 12, 1934, and is the daughter of the late Russell and Ruth Gresham.

Bettye is survived by her husband, Bob; children: daugh-ter, Teri Byers-Koleas and her husband Bob, and her son Rick, of Springfield, Va.; four granddaughters: Sheri Haupt of Salem, Va., Allison (Byers) and Heather (Haupt) of Spring-field, Va., and Amy (Byers) of Harrisonburg, Va.; her broth-ers: James L. Gresham and his wife, Judy; Russell Gresham III and his wife, Carolyn; and Van Gresham and his wife, Bar-bara; her sister-in-laws: Jean Damewood, Alice Wilburn (and her husband Gordon), Joyce Haupt, Nell Haupt, Betty Ruth Nappier, and Joan Miles (and her husband Bud); brother-in-law: Bill Haupt; and numerous nieces, nephews, grand-nie-ces and –nephews; God son Josh Brown, and adopted granddaughters.

Bettye was a former employee of Allstate Insurance Company (Roanoke, Va.) and Fairfax County Public Schools (Fairfax, Va.). Between jobs Bettye was a devoted stay-at-home mom while living in Yorktown, Virginia Beach and Burke, Va. Throughout her life Bettye was dedicated to serving her church, involved in being a Sunday School teach-er, coordinator, and a member of various Methodist women’s circles and activities.

Bettye’s forte’ was being extremely organized and she loved to plant flowers (especially Impatients); pull weeds; at-tend her granddaughters’ choral, dance and sports events; give hugs; collect angels; “whistle” while she worked; go to musicals and plays; participate in various forms of church and community volunteering; and celebrate with Virginia Tech fans by dancing the “Hokie Pokie.” She had a talent for simple crafts and creating photo and memorabilia albums.Her many nicknames included Bettye Jo, “Sis”, BJ, and Bet-tye-Bob; but her favorite was being called “Granna” by her granddaughters and so many others who grew to love and cherish her during her golden years.

She was a loving wife and mother and was happily mar-ried to her Andrew Lewis High School Sweetheart, Bob, for 57 years. She and Bob built a Christian home where God was the firm center of their life.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made, in her memory, to either of the following: First United Methodist Church, 125 West Main Street, Salem, Va., 24153; or Messiah United Methodist Church, 6215 Rolling Road, Springfield, Va., 22152.

A celebration of her life will be conducted at 2 p.m. on Sunday, January 23, 2011, followed by a reception for family and friends, at First United Methodist Church, Salem, Va., with Pastor Steve G. Bray officiating and assisted by her nephews Pastors Bret Gresham and Russell Gresham IV.

The Haupt family is being served by Lotz Funeral Home in Salem.

21 Announcements 21 Announcements

LEGAL NOTICEThe following store will be holding a public auction on 1-25-11

starting at 12 Noon

Storage Mart 185111325 Lee HighwayFairfax, Va, 22030

Unit #1043: Lawrence Varner-Sheet metal, Boxes & HVAC EquipmentUnit 1050: Edwin L. Stohlman-Boxes, Furniture & ArtUnit#3120: Alaina M. Flynn-Toys, Boxes, ElectronicsUnit#4184: K. Anderson-Furniture, Boxes & Bags


OBITUARYDorothy Van Liew Ognibene, age 86, formerly of Burke, VA passed away peacefully on January 11, 2011.

She was preceded in death by her husband Joseph and brother Allan.

Dorothy is survived by her children- Mike Ognibene, Stafford, VA, Anne Staudt, Warrenton, VA, Peter Ognibene, Leesburg, VA, John Ognibene, Chesterfield, VA, James Ognibene of Salem, MA and Daniel Ognibene of Courtland, VA; twelve grandchildren- Jeremy, Amanda, Ashleigh, April, Andrew, Brian, Rachel, Danielle, Katie, Sarah, Luke and Morgan.

Graveside service was held at Culpeper National Cemetery, Culpeper, VA. Memorial services on Saturday, Jan. 15 at 11:00 AM at Calvary Christian Church, 9800 Old Keene Mill Rd., Burke, VA 22015. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Capital Hospice, Attn: Philanthropy Office, 2900 Telestar Ct., Falls Church, VA 22042. Dorothy’s family would like to express their gratitude to the caring staff at Blue Ridge Christian Home, Bealeton, VA.


12 Commercial Lease

900 SF Office Space For Rent

$1,500 per month6157 Fuller Court,

AlexandriaMinutes from 395/495/95

Available Immediately703-922-1777 or

703-967-5420

21 Announcements

ABC LICENSED & Y Ju, Inc trading as

Springfield Sunoco Mart, 6400 Backlick Road,

Springfield, Virginia 22150. The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA

DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL for a Wine and

Beer off Premises license to sell or manufacture alcoholic

beverages. Young Jin Ju President

ABC LICENSEDuk Wo Fairfax, LLC trading as Duk Wo, 10256 Main Street, Fairfax, VA 22030. The above establishment is apply-ing to the VIRGINIA DEPART-MENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEV-ERAGE CONTROL for a Wine and Beer on Premise license to sell or manufacture alcohol-ic beverages. Sora Yoon, Owner.

26 Antiques

We pay top $ for antique furniture and mid-century

Danish/modernteak furniture, STERLING, MEN'S WATCHES, jewelry

and costume jewelry,paintings/art glass/clocks.

Schefer Antiques @703-241-0790.

Email:[email protected]

28 Yard Sales

WANTED: AFFORDABLE USED SADDLE.

to fit Percheron, wide, extra-wide or draft tree, 18 inch seat

(17-20 ok) all purpose or dressage, synthetic or leather

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Lake Anna $749,900Great Lake House

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Burke $549,900Beautiful 4 Bedroom, 3.5 Bath Colonial inLee Chapel Woods. Fantastic main level withlarge LR, DR, kitchen & family room withhdwd floors & fireplace. Upper level masterBR with private bath & walk-in closet.Finished, walk-out lower level with rec room,game room, laundry & full BA. Fenced-inback yard with deck, patio, shed & play set!

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Gainesville $409,900Heritage Hunt 55+ Main-level living withwater view! m/l MBR, m/l BR 2, Gourmet kit,granite/SS, 2-storey liv rm, sunrm, u/l GuestBR, loft, gas f/p, stmp/conc patio, 24-hr sec.

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Fairfax Station $1,099,000Rare opportunity to build on a 5-acre lot inFairfax Station! Only five more home sitesremain in this luxury community. Pick yourlot and then work with Classic Homes, anaward winning custom builder, to create thehome of your dreams. Call us today to walkthe lots and view our model home.


Lake Anna $299,900Wonderful curb appeal at this 4 bedroom, 2bath home with seasonal water view.Assigned boat slip in common area.

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Occoquan Overlook $999,000Elegant 5BR, 5.5BA Colonial on cul-de-sac,backing to woods. Fantastic main lvl w/2-story foyer & dual staircase. Upper levelmaster suite w/ sit rm & luxury bath.Finished walk-out LL w/family rm, gamerm & bar, guest bdrm, media rm & fullbath. Tiered deck, hot tub & patio!


Bristow $315,000Charming Colonial

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Mason Neck $770,000To be built. NDI Waterfront home inMason Neck Marina Community. 4BR,3.5BA on .61 acres with many upgrades. 2-car garage, Master Suite w/vaulted ceiling,2nd flr laundry, family rm w/FP, formaldining, large kitchen w/breakfast rm.Utility lines in place.


Lake Anna $176,000Single Level Living

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Clifton $849,000Beautiful all brick 5 BR, 3 full & 2 half BAhome is sited on 5 gorgeous acres. Featuresinclude: Spacious Kit w/ Silestone counters, 2cook tops & ceramic tile flooring, wide-plankhardwood flr in breakfast & dining rooms,lower lvl in-law suite w/ Kit. From the 2 sunrooms & large master suite with balcony enjoythe spectacular views. Additional detachedbarn/garage provides plenty of storage space.

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Lake Ridge $389,500Beautifully upgraded 4BR, 3BA split level w/newkit, windows, hwd & tile flrs. Fully fenced yd backsto woods & short walk to Occoquan Reservoir. Lge2-car gar. w/utility sink & built-ins. Close to Metro& Ffx County. No HOA.

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Burke $299,999Fixer Upper! Three bedroom house needshelp! House on 30,000 square foot woodedlot near Burke Lake! Redo or build new!

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Gainesville $369,900Heritage Hunt 55+ Main level living!Sought-after cul-de-sac, m/l MBR, m/l BR 2,Gourmet kit, corian, 2 story liv rm, fam rm,din rm, gas f/p, loft, u/l BR 3 & BA, storage,scr. porch, patio, fence. Golf Club, Fitness.

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Fairfax $449,900This 3 level, 4 bedroomend town home, inprime location, could beyour next home. Allupdates performed inthe modern fashionwith granite counters,unique vanities andearth tone colorsthroughout the wholehome, not to mentionthe atmosphere to enjoyon the deck or play poolin the basement. Pleasevisit Youtube.com andenter address: 12202

Apple Orchard Ct. to view pictures. Location is prime-near the Fairfax Towne Center, Fair Oaks Mall, FairLakes parkway, I66 & Fairfax County Parkway, andother major intersections. Open House, Jan 23, 1-4pm

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Fairfax City $449,995Wonderful Four Bedroom Three Bath Ramblerwith Finished walk out basement in the heart ofFairfax City*Remodeled Kitchen andBaths*Upgraded Windows and HVACSystem*Custom made Full Wall Brick Fireplace inFamily Room*Full length Covered rear Porch over-looks HUGE private landscaped back yard*GreatLocation*Call John today for a private showing!

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Burke $223,000Spacious 2 level, 3 bedroom, 2 1/2 town-house condo. Enjoy all Burke Centreamenities. Easy commute to VRE, Rt.123, Fairfax County Parkway. Robinsonmiddle & high school. Back to trees, Keepwarm by fireplace. This short sale isvacant and ready for you!

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Clifton $724,900Enjoy gorgeous views from this 5 BR, 3.5BA contemporary sited on 5 acres.Comfortable floor plan features a mastersuite on the main lvl, 2 wood burning fire-places, hardwood flrs, new carpet & freshpaint. Plenty of windows, deck and patioarea offer the best indoor/outdoor living.

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Burke $329,000Totally renovated 3 bedroom townhouse inpopular Colony Park. Adjacent to BurkeVRE and convenient to shopping.

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Vienna $549,0004 bedrooms - 3 baths - remodeled kitchen& baths - hardwood flooring - lower levelfeatures rec rm/bath & bedroom - largedeck - within 1 mile of Vienna MetroStation - move in condition!

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Fairfax $329,9001.5 acre building lot located just minutes fromcharming Clifton and while convenient thisgently rolling lot is located in a lovely, privatewooded setting with a small stream. Ancientblack walnut trees dot the property and thereare several excellent choices for siting a home.

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FairfaxLovely custom built, Scholz designed home with main level mas-ter suite! Gorgeous, upscale kitchen & master bath renovations!Sunroom, 5 BRs, 4.5 BAs, private lot backs to park land andlake. Robinson School District! Call Marsha for details.

Burke $529,000Delightful 4 bedroom colonial in Signal Hill with a gorgeouspark-like view. Lake Braddock School, walk to the VRE, andshopping is just minutes away.

Fairfax $509,900Lovely Kings Park beauty featuring 4 BR’s, 2 1/2 Baths, Kitchenhas been redesigned with new Maple kitchen cabinets, & granitecounters, Updated half bath, 1st floor family room, Finishedlower level, New carpeting on main & lower level. This homehas the perfect back yard, come & see!! Super Location.

Fairfax$510,000

Just like new!Stylish 4-levelsplit insought-afterneighborhoodis updated topto bottom…All you need

to do is unpack! Remodeled kitchen, updated baths, hard-wood floors, windows, siding and more. Enjoy yourexpanded family room while cozying up to the newly tiledfireplace. Close to top-rated schools, community pools andRoyal Lake, what are you waiting for?

Fairfax $699,900Fabulous Colonialnestled on a largewooded one + acreLot – This beautyfeatures a hugeeat-in KitchenBreakfast Area –Hardwood Floors –

4 Nice Size Bedrooms – 2 1/2 Baths – 1st Floor Family Roomw/FP – Glass Slider steps you out to a two tier deck, perfectfor entertaining – An Open and Flowing Sunny Floor Plan –Lower Level is partially finished, Workshop Area, StorageArea, plus a walk-up. Enjoy country living, close in!

For a private showing, call Ann Witherspoon 703-503-1836.

BURKE $334,900BEAUTIFUL 4 BR / 2 FB / 1 HB townhouseconveniently located, yet tucked away!LARGE eat-in kitchen w/ wooded view.SPACIOUS family rm w/ fireplace leads toPRIVATE, fenced yard. Backs to parkland!LOTS of storage and ample parking!Robinson / White Oaks. Priced to sell NOW!

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Terrific 2bedroom 2 bathcondo withvaulted ceilings,fireplace andneutral décorthroughout!Neighborhoodamenities includepool, tennis,trails and issurrounded byparkland.

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