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ONGOINGBeginning English Conversation. Fridays 10:30-12:30

p.m. At Centreville Regional Library, 14200 St. GermainDrive, Centreville. Drop-in conversation group for ESLspeakers who want to improve their skills. Adults. Noregistration required. Fridays

10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free. Call 703-830-2223. Visit thewebsite: https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/6119888

Collect Coats for Children in Need. Now thru Feb. 28. AtCSB Office, 14150 Parkeast Circle, Suite 200, Chantilly. TheFairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board (CSB)Youth & Family Outpatient staff is holding a coat drive tobenefit its clients and the community. Bring new or gentlyused coats, hats, scarves and gloves to CSB’s office.

THURSDAY/FEB. 20Engineers Week Girl Day. 4:30-6 p.m. At Ox Hill Boys and

Girls Club, 4101 Elmwood Street, Chantilly. Girls from theNorthern Virginia area will join Boys & Girls Clubs ofGreater Washington at Ox Hill to participate in EngineersWeek Girl Day national celebration, Feb. 20. In celebrationof National Engineers Week Girl Day, Raytheon and theBoys & Girls Clubs have teamed up to empower youngwomen with information about engineering. Girls from theBoys and Girls Club of Greater Washington’s Ox Hilllocation will meet female role models in engineering, learnabout the variety of engineering careers and the womenwho work in them, and then take on an engineeringchallenge of their own.

SUNDAY/FEB. 23Betrayal in Berlin. 2-4 p.m. At Old Bust Head Craft

Brewery, 7134 Farm Station Road, Warrenton. FormerWashington Post reporter Steve Vogel tells the true story ofthe Berlin Tunnel, the American-British Cold War operationto dig a tunnel into East Berlin to intercept Soviet secrets.Cost is $35. Visit the website:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/betrayal-in-berlin-the-berlin-tunnel-and-the-mole-in-mi6-tickets-84203532031

SATURDAY/FEB. 29CVHS Choral Cabaret. 6:30-10 p.m. At Centreville High

School Cafe, 6001 Union Mill Road, Clifton. Come join the16th annual Choral Cabaret, featuring a night of marvelousmusic, spectacular silent auctions, and delectable desserts.Cost is $10.

Pink Tie Breast Cancer Charity Ball. 6 p.m. to midnight.At Hilton Washington Dulles Hotel, 13869 Park CenterRoad, Herndon. The IIIB’s Foundation will host its 9th PinkTie Breast Cancer Charity Ball to raise funds for theirBosom Buddy Baskets which are presented to women whenthey wake up in hospitals following breast cancer surgery.These baskets provide comfort from the pain associatedwith breast cancer surgery and treatment and lets themknow they are not alone in their journey. The event willfeature a Candlelit Served Dinner, Open Bar and DancingAll Night, Silent Auction, Raffles, Surprise Guests andMore. 100% of All Proceeds benefits The IIIB’s Foundation.Ticket prices are $199 per person.

SUNDAY/MARCH 1Bobby Berk at Belfort Furniture. 2 p.m. At Belfort

Furniture, 22250 Shaw Road, Dulles. This award-winninginterior designer and member of the Fab 5 from Netlfix’s“Queer Eye” will be on-site for a conversation on designand to launch his exclusive new furniture collection inpartnership with A.R.T. Furniture. Door prizes,refreshments, much more. RSVP here: https://www.belfortfurniture.com/events/default.aspx

SATURDAY/MARCH 14Travel the Forgotten Road. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. At Sully

Historic Site, 3650 Historic Sully Way, Chantilly. Theseone-hour, outdoor walking tours cover the originaloutbuildings and slave quarter at Sully that were usedduring the late 18th century. Tours take place at 11 a.m.and 2 p.m. daily, except on Tuesdays, during special events,or when there is severe weather. Call the site to confirm thetour status. The tour cost is $8 for adults; $7 for studentsage 16 and older with ID; $6 for children age 5-15; and $6for seniors age 65 and older. Tours of the historic housewill not be available through May because of ongoingstructural repair and maintenance work. The rest of thehistoric site is open. Call 703-437-1794 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/sully-historic-site.

Following Mosby Thru Fauquier County. 4-6 p.m. At theSully District Government Center, Frank Room, 4900Stonecroft Blvd., Chantilly. Join authors Don Hackensonand Chuck Mauro as they describe the exploits of ColonelJohn S. Mosby in Fauquier County during the Civil War anddiscover sites that still remain today. Mosby is among the

more complex historical figures of the Civil War. Known asthe “Grey Ghost” the romatic lore surrounding him isconsistent with the “Lost Cause’ interpretations of the war.Yet Mosby himself denied this view of the war and sufferedfor it. Presented by the Historic Centreville Society. Lightrefreshments will be served. Free. EmailCentrevilleFHC@gmail.com

MARCH 20-22Super Pet Expo. At Dulles Expo Center, 4320 Chantilly

Shopping Center, Chantilly. Fri., Mar 20 – 3-8 p.m.; Sat.Mar. 21 - 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sun. March 22 - 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.Admission: Adults $13; Children age 4-12 $8, age 3 andunder – Free. The family-friendly event will feature morethan 200 pet-related exhibits along with entertainment andeducational activities. Dogs, cats, Champion Trainer, hermitcrabs and reptiles will highlight this show. Tickets:www.superpetexpo.com

ONGOINGDiabetes Sisters PODS Meetup. Meets the first Monday

from 7-9 p.m. At Chantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road, Chantilly. An evening of sisterhood,encouragement, and peer support. Opportunities to shareexperiences, peer support, and lived expertise with otherswho have been there too. Meet with other women livingwith diabetes for encouragement, education, andempowerment. Women age 18+ living with any type ofdiabetes or prediabetes are welcome, regardless of whetherthey were diagnosed yesterday or 40-plus years ago. Theystrive to create an open, respectful environment for womenwith diabetes or prediabetes to truly focus on their health.Free. Visit the website: https://diabetessisters.org/pods-meetups

Fitness for 50+. Daytime hours, Monday-Friday at SullySenior Center, 14426 Albemarle Point Place, Chantilly.Jazzercise Lite, Zumba Gold, Hot Hula Fitness (dancingPolynesian style), Strength Training, Qi Gong, Tai Chi andmore. Membership is $48 a year, and waivers are available.Email lynne.lott@fairfaxcounty.gov or call 703-322-4475for more.

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Capital Remodel andGarden ShowGeorge Olphant will highlight the CapitalRemodel and Garden Show at the DullesExpo Center in Chantilly.

FEB. 21-23Capital Remodel and Garden Show. From 10 a.m. until 9

p.m. Friday and Saturday and from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. onSunday. At Dulles Expo Center, 4320 Chantilly ShoppingCenter, Chantilly. More than 300 companies will be onhand to showcase the latest products and services in homeremodeling, renovation, home décor, landscape and gardendesign. An ongoing schedule of home remodeling andlandscape experts conducting seminars will be carried outthroughout the three-day event. George Olphant, “Georgeto the Rescue,” will be the headliner. Tickets are $12 BoxOffice adult admission; $9 Adult online admission; $3Children age 6-12, Children 5 and under free. Tickets maybe purchased online at https://capitalremodelandgarden.com/

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By Bonnie Hobbs

The Connection

Elm Street Communities, a devel-opment proposed for Westfields,would build 157 residential unitsdirectly under a Dulles Interna-

tional Airport flight path. Concerned aboutthe loud airplane noise the homeownerswould face, the Sully District Council andthe West Fairfax County Citizens Assn.(WFCCA) voted in January to recommendthe county Planning Commission disap-prove the proposal.

And troubled that the county Board ofSupervisors would eventually be decidingthis case based on a map of the airport’snoise contours from 1997 – when this mapwas updated in 2019 – the land-use com-mittees invited representatives of the Met-ropolitan Washington Airports Authority(MWAA) to address their joint meeting, lastMonday, Feb. 10.

That way, they could hear directly fromthe experts exactly what types of develop-ment should be prohibited in certain noise-decibel area, as well as the impact that air-plane noise could have on anyone allowedto live there. Speaking first was MichaelCooper, MWAA’s manager of state and lo-cal government relations.

Showing a large map of the updated noisecontours around Dulles Airport, he said,“Contours are lines on a map. Dulles cur-rently has four runways [three going northto south, and one going east to west], witha fifth runway, going east to west, plannedfor the future.”

The area in white was designated 65 DNL,meaning it has a day/night average decibelnoise level of 65 decibels and above. “TheFAA terms it ‘highly annoyable,’” said Coo-per. “So we don’t want to put residentsthere.”

The area in gray is designated 60 DNL –and it’s where the Elm Street developmentwould go, if approved. “There’s a nationaldiscussion about whether the 65 should bedropped down to 60 or 55 because the FAAhas received so many complaints from resi-dents throughout the country about airportnoise,” said Cooper.

The dark-green perimeter showed theone-mile-wide buffer between the contourareas and the residents, so people can seehow close they are to the airport.

“Up until last year, Fairfax County pro-tected [people] up to the 60, without a one-mile buffer,” said Cooper. “Last year, whenLand Unit J [in Westfields] was being dis-cussed, the county said it would allow de-velopment in the 60, provided there wasdisclosure, insulation and [other protectivemeasures for residents]. But every single ap-plication in that area would come back tothe Planning Commission and Supervisorsbefore being approved.”

lem. So we’re saying to Fairfax County, ‘Youreally shouldn’t do it. But if you do, at leastbe transparent about it to the citizens.”

He then showed two maps – one depict-ing both the old and new noise contours,and the other illustrating where the run-ways are and Elm Street’s proximity to thecenter runway. He also displayed a mapshowing the paths of arriving and depart-ing flights crisscrossing the area where sev-eral applicants are currently proposing resi-dential projects.

As it stands now, said Cooper, “Prospec-tive homeowners aren’t going to be shownthe map showing all the flight paths goingover their heads. The Airports Authoritythinks Elm Street shouldn’t be built there.If it is, then its residents will complain tous and to the state and county about thenoise. And there’s no such thing as a soundwall for overhead noise.”

Former At-Large Planning CommissionerJim Hart said, “The Planning Commissiontold the Supervisors [by an overwhelmingmajority] to adopt the new contour map.But the Supervisors decided to go with theold, outdated, 1997 map until all the newapplications are decided – and I find thatabsolutely appalling. If they’re showing amap from 23 years ago to let these devel-opments be approved, then they’re shuttingout the residents.”

However, Amber-Lee Leslie, Sully DistrictSupervisor Kathy Smith’s land-use aide,said, “The county is studying the new con-tours and feels it’s their legal obligation todo it, case by case, and review cases underthe contour policies existing at the time theyapplied. The county won’t adopt the newcontours until they’ve been reviewed.”

Hart asked why the county is “rushing toapprove all these new cases.” But Leslie saideach application goes through a 9- 12-month process.”

Nonetheless, stressed Cooper, “The issueis not just the contours. The issue at theElm Street site is that it’s got arrivals flyingoverhead at 1,300 feet. And the applicanthasn’t agreed to put all the flightpath lineson the map [for the potential homebuyers].”

He also noted that Fairfax County has

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New homes in Westfields are proposed for high-decibel areas.

MWAA: ‘Warn New Residents about Airplane Noise’

Courtesy of MWAA

Arriving flights at Dulles International Airport would fly just 1300 feetabove the Elm Street homes (yellow dot on map).

Courtesy of MWAA

Both Elm Street and Stonebrook residents would be directly underneathflights arriving at Dulles. (Purple: arrivals; red: departures).

THE PROBLEM, he said, is that the ElmStreet homes would be located “directlyunderneath the main, center runway ofDulles for [flight] arrivals. Their frequencyis generally 30-60 seconds apart – and thisflightpath is just 1,300 feet above [resi-dents’] heads.”

In addition, according to a report doneby the Federal Aviation Administration

(FAA), aircraft operations at Dulles between2020-2045 are projected to grow by 27 per-cent. And that number translates to an in-crease of 240 flights/day.

“We don’t object to many developmentsin Fairfax and Loudoun counties,” said Coo-per. “The Airports Authority rarely comesforward and says, ‘Houston, you’ve got aproblem.’ But in this case, there is a prob-

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Standing beside a map of DullesAirport’s updated noise contours,MWAA’s Michael Cooper listens tocomments from the land-use com-mittees.

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By Kenneth R. “Ken” Plum

State Delegate (D-36)

A tradition in the House ofDelegates that has comeabout in recent years is tohave a speech at the be-

ginning of each daily session duringFebruary about a Black person. Somespeeches are about well-known historic figures;most are about lesser-known Black personswho have made contributions to their commu-nities and to the state. After all, the point ofBlack History Month is to have all of us gain agreater knowledge and appreciation of Blackpersons’ contributions to our history. The Leg-islative Black Caucus organizes the event, andI am pleased to have been invited to speak eachyear at one of the daily sessions. This year Ispoke about the late Gwen Ifill of PBSNewsHour and Washington Week in Reviewwho was the first Black woman to become anational news commentator. I always appreci-ated receiving the daily news from her in hercalm and professional manner. Not all speechesare about historic figures; one delegate spoke

this year about his experiences ofgrowing up Black.

I predict that in future years a speechwill be made on the floor of the Houseof Delegates about the 2020 VirginiaGeneral Assembly being a transforma-tive event in Black history. Black ex-perience accounts for a major portionof the story in a state that unfortu-

nately has been known for centuries for its rac-ist policies. The first enslaved Africans werebrought to Virginia in 1619, and the slave codesthat were enacted to keep them subjected asslaves were inhumane. When the tobacco fieldswere no longer productive, Virginia’s chief sourceof income became the selling of slaves into thedeep South. Even the freeing of the slaves withthe Civil War did not bring equal rights toVirginia’s Black population. Slave codes werereplaced by Jim Crow laws. Voting by Blacks wasrestricted. Their separate schools and other ac-commodations were not equal.

Supreme Court decisions and the Civil RightsAct of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965brought about changes that started Blackpeople on the way to greater freedom. A suc-

cessful lawsuit against gerrymandering in thestate along with greater voter participationbrought about a record number of Black can-didates being elected to the General Assem-bly. Black legislators took on greater roles ofresponsibility in the 2020 session of the legis-lature. The first Black woman was electedMajority Leader of the House of Delegates, andthe first Black woman was elected Presidentof the State Senate. While there had been afew Black committee chairs over the years inthe House of Delegates, half of the fourteencommittee chairs are now Black. Vestiges ofJim Crow laws that remained in the Code eventhough they had been overturned by the courtsare being stripped away. Localities are beinggiven permission to deal with Confederatemonuments that were the symbols of JimCrowism. Laws that were unevenly applied toBlack persons are being amended or repealed.Black cemeteries are being cared for as theConfederate cemeteries were for many years.A commission is going to look at the teachingof Black history in our schools to ensure that ittells the whole story. Major strides are beingmade in this month of Black history!

Black History Month 2020

By Sen. Scott Surovell

(D-36)

The sixth week of the GeneralAssembly brought us to“crossover” – the day each

chamber is required to cease workon their own bills and work on billsfrom the other chamber.

The last two days brought furious action onmany major bills. Forty-three of my own billscrossed over to the House of Delegates. Lastweek, the Senate passed my legislation creat-ing driver privilege cards for undocumentedimmigrants for the first time and on a biparti-san basis. We still have work to do in order toreconcile the House and Senate bills, but it willchange the lives of over 100,000 Virginia resi-dents.

We also passed my legislation authorizingstate-level class action lawsuits. Forty-eightother states and the District of Columbia al-ready allow similar lawsuits. The lack of suchremedies in Virginia means that corporationscan steal money from Virginians in smalleramounts and never face justice.

The Senate also approved my bill allowingpeople to expunge evictions that have beendismissed. Companies have begun to collectand disseminate eviction records to landlordsand the existence of multiple dismissed andunfounded eviction cases can present a bar-rier to property rental. My bill will allow peopleto clear unfounded lawsuits from their thirdparty data files.

We also passed my bill to create the Virginia

Efficient and Resilient BuildingsBoard. It requires each state agencyto designate an energy manager tomonitor and reduce energy consump-tion over time. Energy efficiency isAmerica’s cheapest energy resourceto access and I appreciate the col-laboration with my constituent Eliza-beth Beardsley and the United States

Green Buildings Council who brought this con-cept to my attention.

The Senate also approved my bill I am car-rying with Del. Kathleen Murphy to create twohundred $4,000 college scholarships for chil-dren in families who receive Temporary Needfor Families (TANF). The bill has passed theSenate four times but always dies in the House.This year will be different.

Beyond my own bills, we took action onmajority legislation. Sen. Adam Ebbin’s mari-juana decriminalization bill passed with a largebipartisan majority. The bill is not perfect, butan appropriate first step as we move towardslegalization.

I helped to negotiate the Senate’s proposedminimum wage increase. The bill increasesthe state minimum wage to $9.50/hour start-ing January 1, 2021. The wage then increases$1/hour per year starting July 1, 2022 until itreaches $15/hour and then increases with theConsumer Price Index. Other parts of Virginiawould be divided into Wage Regions and thewage increased on a basis relative to theirMedian Family Income compared with North-ern Virginia. We also created an exemption fortraining employees and students employed

part-time while in college or high school. TheHouse approach is much different and mustbe reconciled.

Both chambers passed legislation allowingcollective bargaining by public employees, end-ing Virginia’s ban on project labor agreements,and allowing localities to require prevailingwages to be paid in public contracts. We alsopassed legislation creating private actions forworker misclassification, employer retaliationfor reporting illegal conduct, and wage theft.

On the energy front, we passed bills endors-ing a renewable energy portfolio standard ormandate that utilities shift to renewable en-ergy by certain deadlines. We created a frame-work to authorize a $2 billion investment inoffshore wind that will make Virginia andHampton Roads a national leader in technol-ogy deployment.

We also passed legislation to officially jointhe Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)also known as “Reggie.” Joining this compactwill give the Commonwealth greater flexibil-ity in reducing carbon emissions and net theCommonwealth $100 million per year in rev-enue given the progress we have made this farrelative to other compact states.

We also passed Senator Adam Ebbin’s legis-lation authorizing a statewide tax on plasticbags of $0.05 per bag. It only applies to bagsin grocery, convenience, and drug stores, butnot restaurants. The monies will go to the Gen-eral Fund and retailers will be allowed to keep$0.02 of the tax to defray the costs of collec-tion.

Each chambers’ proposed budgets will comeout before this goes to print and we will alsobegin work on legislation from the oppositechamber and the state budget. Please send meany feedback at scott@scottsurovell.org.

Driver privilege, minimum wage, class actionlawsuits, marijuana decriminalization ...

Arriving at Crossover with Many Bills Moving

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By Bonnie Hobbs

The Connection

A Fairfax man who worked at Wildflour bak-ery in Chantilly has been charged withadditional crimes against a second devel-opmentally disabled adult employee there.

That means that Alberto Figueiredo,73, has now been accused of three of-fenses that allegedly occurred while hewas the bakery’s general manager.

Wildflour routinely hires individualswith developmental disabilities, andFigueiredo has been employed therefor more than a decade. But on Jan.30, Fairfax County police arrested himon a charge of object sexual penetra-tion against a developmentally dis-abled adult under hissupervision.ºDetectives began investi-gating in late January, after the victimdisclosed the alleged assault to herparents.

Then last Friday, Feb. 14, police announced thatadditional felony charges of object sexual penetra-tion and forcible sodomy have been lodged againstFigueiredo. They say a second woman told her par-ents about the alleged offenses against her, earlierthis month.

Major Crimes Bureau detectives thoroughly inves-tigated the new information and obtained the latestarrest warrants last Thursday, Feb. 13, after consult-ing with the Commonwealth Attorney’s Office.Figueiredo was arrested without incident, that samenight, at his home in Fairfax and taken to the AdultDetention Center where he was held without bond.

Victim specialists from the PoliceDepartment’s Major Crimes Bureau’sVictim Services Division have been as-signed to ensure that the alleged vic-tim is receiving appropriate resourcesand assistance. As for Figueiredo, he’sslated for a March 11 court date on thefirst case and was scheduled to be ar-raigned this week on the charges con-tained in the second case.

Meanwhile, anyone with further in-formation or who may have had inap-propriate contact with Figueiredo isasked to call Major Crimes Bureau de-tectives at 703-246-7800, option 3.

Tips may also be submitted anonymously via CrimeSolvers by phone, 1-866-411-TIPS (866-411-8477);by text, type “FCCS” plus tip to 847411; and online athttp://www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org/. Or downloadthe mobile tip411 App, “Fairfax Co Crime Solvers.”Anonymous tipsters are eligible for cash rewards of$100 to $1,000 if their information leads to an arrest.

More Criminal ChargesFiled against Figueiredo

I-66/Fairfax County ParkwayWork

As part of the I-66 Outside the Beltway project, the followingwork is slated for this week:

❖ Demolition of I-66 spans over the Fairfax County Parkway isplanned to occur through Friday night, Feb. 21.

❖ Work during overnight hours includes removal of the con-crete bridge deck for each span, followed by removal of the bridgegirders.

❖ Nighttime partial demolition of theºI-66 bridges over FairfaxCounty Parkwayºis anticipated to be complete around mid-March.

❖ Nightly lane closures for demolition will occur on FairfaxCounty Parkway approaching I-66, with occasional 20-minutestoppages betweenºmidnight and 4 a.m. (6 a.m. on weekends).

❖ The exit from I-66 West to Fairfax County Parkway Southwill be closed Thursday night, Feb. 20, and Friday night, Feb. 21.Traffic will be directed to Route 286 North, exit to westbound,then stay to the left and follow signs to Route 286 South.

❖ Work is weather-dependent and will be rescheduled if in-clement conditions occur.

WFCM’s Stuff the BusFood Drive

Western Fairfax Christian Ministries (WFCM) will hold a Stuffthe Bus food drive, Saturday, Feb. 29, from 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m., atthe Walmart at 4368 Chantilly Shopping Center in Chantilly. Thisevent is in partnership with Fairfax County’s Department of Neigh-borhood and Community Services and MV Transportation. In-coming customers will receive lists of the most-needed food itemsand may purchase and donate any of them while shopping at thestore. All the food collected will go to local families in need.

Figueiredo

Roundups

During last Wednesday’s, Feb.12, meeting of the SullyDistrict Police Station’s

Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC),residents were advised to be alert, lestthey become victims of burglaries.Giving the station update was itsassistant commander, Lt. Josh Laitinen.

“Between 4-10 p.m., there’s been anincrease in residential burglaries alongStringfellow Road,” he said. “Inaddition, tools – such as leaf blowers,chainsaws, etc. – have been taken frompeople’s sheds behind their homes. Soif you see unfamiliar cars driving reallyslowly, or people acting suspiciously, letus know.”

MPO Sabrina Ruck, the station’scrime prevention officer, had somefurther advice for the residents. “Makesure your doors and windows on yourhomes and cars are locked,” she said.“And don’t leave valuables like yourwallet, computer, phone, etc., in yourcar.”

Ruck said home-surveillance systemsare always helpful. But regardless, shetold people to “just be alert. Know your

neighbors and, if you trust them, letthem know if you’ll be out of town, sothey can keep an eye on your houseand notice if anything is amiss.”

She also said residents may contacther to come out and conduct a freesecurity survey of their homes. Heremail issabrina.ruck@fairfaxcounty.gov. Andfor more information about crime intheir community, they can go towww.cityprotect.com where FairfaxCounty police report their crime data.Just click on the icons to learn moreabout the incident type and click on“filter” to choose a date range.

For information on any registered sexoffenders in their neighborhood, theymay check that box on the filter. Thenthey can click the links to learn eachoffender’s charges.

News and information updates areavailable on the police department’sblog, https://fcpdnews.wordpress.com/. The policestation’s non-emergency number is703-691-2131.

—Bonnie Hobbs

Residents, Be Alert forPotential Burglars

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been aware of the new, updated contours since No-vember 2019. “That previous fall, a citizens groupwas reviewing Land Unit J, and we wanted it to havethe information about the new contours before the[proposed], new developments in Westfields wereapproved,” explained Cooper. “And whether or notFairfax County adopts them, they’re in the publicrealm.”

Mark Rutyna, with MWAA’s Planning and Engi-neering Office, said the county hired an indepen-dent noise expert who “reviewed MWAA’s study andagreed with it” and will report back to Fairfax Countywithin two weeks.

Cooper said MWAA will work with the Supervi-sors; but he also told Hart he’s correct that the countyshould be using the most current, noise-contour map.“There are six land-use cases coming forward nowin this area, including Elm Street,” said Cooper. “Anda proposal [called Stonebrook] by [developer]Stanley Martin is in the 65 DNL.”

WFCCA Land-Use Chairman John Litzenberger –a former pilot, himself – also noted that the DNLdecibel levels are averages and could actually behigher. “On takeoffs, when planes are at full power,that’s noisy, as well,” he said. “So the decibels ontakeoffs will be significantly higher than on arrivalsand could be as high as 70-80 decibels.”

Cooper said Stonebrook – being proposed for con-

struction of 142 residential units, just east of ElmStreet – will be even closer to the aircraft. “Planeswill only be 950 feet above,” he said. “And we’ll sug-gest that the arrivals information be included in themarketing materials.”

FURTHERMORE, MWAA wasn’t even notified bythe county about the Elm Street proposal until a weekor two before it came before the land-use commit-tees. So David Mould, MWAA vice president of Com-munications and Government Affairs, said, “We’venow requested information [from Fairfax County’sDepartment of Planning and Development] whenanything is proposed within the existing or updatedcontours.”

Rutyna said aircraft noise for Elm Street andStonebrook residents could also be amplified because“Dulles has three north-south runways, and is ableto have three, simultaneous arrivals in all weather.”These runways lie directly between Elm Street andStonebrook; and, said Rutyna, the two closest toStonebrook “are used the most.”

“We created a presentation for the Fairfax CountySupervisors so they could see in 3-D what it looksand feels like when planes get to this level over ElmStreet,” said Cooper. “But they didn’t want it pre-sented in public because it contained informationabout a land-use case that would later come before

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By KENNETH B. LOURIE

And so, what happens next? There’s calm and then there’s an eventual storm. The storm to which I refer is what will happen after the March 2nd meeting with my endocrinologist when she will assess and determine the next step in my post-thyroidectomy treatment. Presumably, in conjunction with my oncologist, a coordinated plan will be implemented for treating my two cancers. I can’t imagine however, that being treated for two cancers, simultaneously, will be easier than being treated for one. And I doubt, although I don’t know, that one medicine will be recommended for the treatment of both my non-small cell lung cancer and my thyroid can-cer. We’ll know soon enough.

In the interim, I intend to acknowledge and appreciate how easy these next few weeks will be. No appointments with doctors, no diagnos-tic scans, no procedures, no medicine - and no side effects, and no lab work other than as needed, to measure my calcium and magnesium levels and any other thyroid-related effects. Moreover, I am free to come and go as I please. And it does please me. Because I’ve earned it. I deserve it and I’m going to bask in it. You think being a cancer patient under constant treatment - for nearly 11 years is in any way amusing? Hardly. I make fun of it to make light of it. Oth-erwise, the weight of it would crush me. And even though my father always said I had broad shoulders, I’m always fearful that the next result

back. After all, I’m only human.But for now, February 9, as I sit and write, I

am three weeks and one day to my next reckon-ing. And since it’s early days yet to know what life will be like after that March 2nd appoint-ment (radiation and/or chemotherapy possibly), I will try to be blissfully ignorant and not think too much how easy and unencumbered my life is at the present. As a cancer patient, ceding control where you can and securing it where you thought you couldn’t are keys to manag-ing expectations and minimizing aggravation. Unfortunately, there is no one key that unlocks all doors. And there are plenty of doors, and plenty of doctors too, and plenty of fear waiting for one of your doctors to walk through any of these doors to deliver the results from your most recent cancer-related whatever.

None of which concerns me right now, or rather it shouldn’t. And if there’s any port in this

-cally, magically, unexpectedly, I should jump at the chance. I am reminded of a conversation I had with my oncologist years ago when I experi-enced a similar interval between treatment. The medicine I was on had stopped working so we needed to start another, another with unknown

-gested that since I felt good, perhaps we should delay the beginning of the next infusion and that I should take that trip I had always dreamed of because I might never feel this good again. I didn’t then and I won’t now. When I jump how-ever, I can barely get off the ground.

I haven’t exactly been presented this time, with this kind of do-before-you-die opportunity, but there is an erie familiarity to my circum-stances. And though I’ve been down this road

to what kind of twists and turns await. The last thing a cancer diagnosis provides is a guarantee. Actually, that’s wrong. A cancer diagnosis does provide a guarantee: that there are no guaran-tees. And so, as I prepare for the next phase of my life, the one that begins 11 years after being diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer, stage IV and being given a 13 month to two-year prognosis to boot, I will quote the late, great Satchel Paige: “Don’t look back. Something might be gaining on you.”

One Step Forward, Hopefully Not Two

Steps Backward

them.” However, he added, “Thesenew neighbors at least need to knowwhere the planes fly. That’s all we askis disclosure.”

The land-use committees then votedjointly, and unanimously, that ElmStreet not be approved as it is now,and that both the updated contourmap and the map showing ElmStreet’s proximity to the runways, plusthe flight paths of arriving planes, beincluded in the developer’s latest prof-fer (number eight) so prospectivehomebuyers would have this informa-tion. The committees also voted infavor of MWAA’s notification requestin cases where homes, schools,childcare or eldercare uses are pro-posed in contours of 60 decibels andabove.

On Feb. 12, the Planning Commis-sion approved Elm Street’s applica-tion. Now, said Cooper, “MWAA willmake the 3-D model available tocounty staff.” The application goes tothe Supervisors on March 24.

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Submit civic/community announcements atConnectionNewspapers.com/Calendar. Photos andartwork welcome. Deadline is Thursday at noon, atleast two weeks before event.

WEDNESDAY/FEB. 19Possible Zoning Changes Meeting. 7:30 p.m.

At Clifton Town Hall, 12641 Chapel Road,Clifton. The purpose of the meeting is to informresidents and obtain feedback on the County’sproposed Agritourism Zoning OrdinanceAmendment, the addition of a Rural Resort use,and changes to the requirements for ADUs. Thisis a meeting regarding possible zoning changesto the Fairfax County zoning rules which willimpact the entire Clifton area. For details on thewatershed: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/publicworks/stormwater/watersheds

MONDAY/FEB. 24NARFE Dulles Chapter 1241 Luncheon. 11:30

a.m. At Amphora Diner, 1151 Elden Street,Herndon. Featuring speaker Pete Kirby, RetiredFire Chief, Centreville Fire Department, who willspeak on fire prevention and response. The costof the luncheon is $18.15 which includes taxand a small gratuity.

WEDNESDAY/FEB. 26The Fairfax County Department of

Transportation will hold community meetingsin every district of the county this spring withthe Virginia Department of Transportation(VDOT) to discuss proposed 2020 paving andrestriping projects. The first meetings will beheld in the Hunter Mill and Springfield Districtsin February.

❖ The Springfield District meeting will be held onWednesday, Feb. 26, 6:30 p.m., in the cafeteriaof Liberty Middle School, 6801 Union Mill Road,Clifton.

The meetings will begin at 6:30 p.m., with a formalpresentation beginning at 6:45 p.m., followed bytime for questions, feedback and comments. Forresidents who cannot attend the meetings inperson, the meeting presentation will beavailable on the District paving and restripingwebpages, and feedback may be submittedonline for two weeks following the meeting.Visit the Fairfax County 2020 Paving andRestriping Program: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/transportation/2020-paving-and-restriping.

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Sports

The Westfield girls played theCentreville Wildcats on Feb. 14, the winner to take on theMadison Warhawks in the sec-

ond round of the Concorde District Tour-nament.

The opening quarter, Gabby Reed scored4 of her team high 14 points. RyleighThurston scored 4 for Centreville. Westfieldleading 6-5.

The second quarter Westfield would againoutscore Centreville 14-12 to take a 20-17halftime advantage. The Bulldogs led byGabby Reed’s 4 points while teammatesVictoria D’ Ercole and Bella Bruce eachadded 3. Centreville was led by RyleighThurston’s 6 points and Kaya Squirewell’s3.

In the third quarter the Wildcats wouldoutscore the Bulldogs 15-12 to tie the gameup at 37 heading into the fourth quarter.

The fourth quarter saw a balanced scor-ing for Westfield. Gabby Reed, VictoriaD’Ercole and Brooke Reed each scored 4points, while Bella Bruce added her thirdthree of the game. Centreville had 5 play-ers score 2 points while being led by JadaSquirewell with 3 points.

With the 47-43 win, Westfield will takeon undefeated Madison in the secondround. Westfield was led by Gabby Reedwith 14 points, Victoria D’Ercoles 9, Bella

Bruce 9, and Broooke Reed with 8.Centreville’s season ends with the loss.Kayla Squirewell scored 19 points andRyleigh Thurston 10.

—Will Palenscar

Kyle Whippon and SamJohnson combined for 36of Westfield’s 54 points

and Westfield would advance to thesecond round of the Concorde Dis-trict Finals on 2-14, knocking outChantilly 54-43.

In the first quarter Westfield’sKyle Whippon would score 13 of hisgame high 23 points, includingthree 3-points baskets. Luke Titusand Chris Miers each had 5 pointsin the quarter for Chantilly.Westfield lead was 18-13.

In the second quarter MitchellClark would pace the Chargers with5 points, and teammate Luke Titusadded 4. Westfield was led by SamJohnson and Kyle Whippon’s 4points. Chantilly would outscore theBulldogs 13-8 to tie the game at 26going into the half.

In the thrd quarter Sam Johnsonwould score 6 points . Teammate JonnyFarmelo added 4. Isaiah Rodriguez wouldpace the Chargers with 6 points, whileChris Miers added 5 points. Westfieldwould narrowly lead 39-37 going intothe fourth quarter.

Kyle Whippon again would pace theBulldogs in the fourth with 6 points,while his brother Chase would score all

Westfield Girls BeatCentreville Wildcats

Westfield Boys KnockOut Chantilly

4 of his points in the quarter. SamJohnson would add 3 points. Chantillywas led by Luke Titus who scored 6points on the quarter and finished witha team high 14 points. Westfield wouldhead into the second round game withMadison with a 54-43 win.

—Will Pelenscar

Westfield’s Bella Bruce #20 madethree from long range to help leadWestfield to a 47-43 victory overCentreville

Brooke Reed#00 is de-fended byBrookeRasdolsky #21.

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The Connection

Chase Whippon #22 looks to thebasket as he dribbles the ball.

Sam Johnson#33 gets byChantillydefender.Johnson #33scored 13points inWestfield’s winover Chantilly.

Photos by

Will Pelenscar/

The Connection