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From left, Cathy andLen Belter with grand-children Bailey andDean Shannon, inSeptember 2009, afterLen participated in theTour de Canal, theannual bike ride alongthe C&O Canal thatraises money for theAlzheimer’s Associa-tion. Its NationalCapital Area Chapterhas now raised morethan $1.2 million forthe fight againstAlzheimer’s.

From left, Cathy andLen Belter with grand-children Bailey andDean Shannon, inSeptember 2009, afterLen participated in theTour de Canal, theannual bike ride alongthe C&O Canal thatraises money for theAlzheimer’s Associa-tion. Its NationalCapital Area Chapterhas now raised morethan $1.2 million forthe fight againstAlzheimer’s.

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According to City of Fairfax po-lice, investigation revealed that,around 5:15 p.m. on Dec. 23,Hernandez Rodriguez was cross-ing Eaton Place when he wasstruck by a vehicle trying to makea left turn from the Chain BridgeRoad service road. HernandezRodriguez was in a crosswalk andcrossing with the “walk” symbol.

He was initially transported toInova Fairfax Hospital and subse-quently released. He later returnedto the hospital where he died. TheVirginia Office of the Chief Medi-cal Examiner ruled that the causeof death was internal injuries sus-tained in the crash.

Police charged the driver of the2012 Honda Civic, with failure toyield right of way to a pedestrianin a crosswalk. Neither speed noralcohol was determined to be afactor.

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According to police, the robberordered the victim into the officeand demanded he open the safeand give him the cash. The man-ager complied and the thief fledthrough the restaurant’s back doorwith an undisclosed amount ofcash. No one was injured.

The suspect was described as awhite male, around 50, about 6-feet-1-inch tall, and weighingabout 175 pounds. He wore a graysuit or tuxedo and a white dressshirt and may have been wearinga gray wig. He carried a blackhandgun.

Anyone with information aboutthis case is asked to call City ofFairfax police at 703-385-7924 orCrime Solvers at 703-591-9477.Callers to Crime Solvers may re-main anonymous and be eligiblefor a cash reward if their informa-tion leads to an arrest.

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By Victoria Ross

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While 2011 was literally earth-shakingin Fairfax County — with a 5.8 mag-nitude tremor jolting residents inAugust — non-seismic upheavals also

created aftershocks that will be felt in 2012.In the fall, Fairfax County’s top two executives

announced their resignations. County Executive An-thony Griffin announced that he will retire in April,and Fairfax County Public School’s SuperintendentJack D. Dale announced his intent to retire in July,2013, at the end of his current contract. Other de-velopments — from long-awaited grand openings tohistoric groundbreakings — marked a year filled withchange and progress.

Election: FairfaxRemains Blue

In the Nov. 8 election, with 99 candidates to pickfrom, and almost every state and local office up forreelection, voters overwhelmingly returned incum-bents to office and Fairfax County remained blue.

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors remainedthe same, with a 7-3 Democratic majority. ChairmanSharon Bulova (D-At-large) — who first won the at-large seat in a 2009 special election — cruised tovictory with nearly 60 percent of the vote, and Su-pervisor John Cook held on to his Braddock Districtseat by a razor-thin margin over the Democratic chal-lenger Janet Oleszek, a former Fairfax County schoolboard member.

Fairfax County’s nine incumbent state senators, allDemocrats, were re-elected, despite the GOP con-tributing cash to challengers, and bringing high-watt-age Republicans to stump for candidates. State Sen.Dick Saslaw (D-35), who was first elected to theHouse of Delegates in 1976, announced the Demo-cratic winners at the Waterford at Fair Oaks on elec-tion night.

“Guess what? The Republican money just wentdown the drain. We kept our Fairfax team,” Saslawsaid. A Virginia legislator since 1976, Saslaw said

the main reason he ran this year is “to restore cuts ineducation and social service…I just don’t want tosee the lunatics take over the asylum. That’s the rea-son I’m still in it.”

Although Republican hopes for more of a footholdin Fairfax County failed, GOP gains in the rest of thestate effectively transferred control of the state leg-islature to Republicans. The State Senate, which hada Democratic edge of 22-18, is now evenly split 20-20 between Republicans and Democrats. Republicansnow control both chambers of the General Assemblyand the governor’s mansion for only the second timesince the Civil War.

The 2012 legislative session, which begins Jan. 11,is expected to be filled with power-brokering on bothsides of the aisle.

In addition to the August tremor,the year saw non-seismicchanges to be felt in 2012.

2011: A Year of Earth-Shaking Events

Democrats Ted Velkoff, Ryan McElveen andincumbent Ilryong Moon were elected toat-large seats on the Fairfax County SchoolBoard on Nov. 8. The race was one of themost contested in the history of the schoolboard.

See A Year in Review, Page 5

The race for the BraddockDistrict seat was the most

contentious and closely-watched in Fairfax County,

with an unprecedentednumber of debates. Duringa debate at a private homein July, nearly 100 people

turned out to watch Repub-lican Supervisor John Cook

debate his Democraticchallenger Janet Oleszek

and Independent candidateCarey Campbell.

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By Bonnie Hobbs

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For many people, NewYear’s Eve is a time ofcelebration. But for the

family of former SpringfieldDistrict School Board memberCathy Belter, it will forever betinged with sadness.

With her husband Len by herside, Belter, 67, died early Sat-urday morning, Dec. 31, afterbattling Alzheimer’s for severalyears.

“She received an early diag-nosis of mild, cognitive impair-ment, about seven years ago,”said Len Belter. “She was for-mally diagnosed withAlzheimer’s in 2007, a fewmonths before the end of herterm on the [Fairfax County]School Board.”

But in her typical, caring fash-ion, he said, she did what shecould to help doctors solve theriddle of this as-yet incurabledisease that affects so manypeople. According to theAlzheimer’s Association, it’s thesixth leading cause of death inthe U.S. and the fifth leadingcause of death for those 65 andolder.

“For three years, Cathy tookpart in an experimental-vaccinetrial at Georgetown UniversityHospital,” said her husband.“Ultimately, it wasn’t successful,but her brain is being donatedto Alzheimer’s research becausepeople need to know about andbe encouraged to do so.”

THE COUPLE MET over La-

bor Day weekend in 1963 inManhasset, Long Island, beforereturning to college. Cathywent to Good Counsel Collegein White Plains, N.Y., and Lenwas about to start his senioryear at St. Bonaventure inOlean, N.Y.

“A friend and I decided todrive up to the Catskills for anend-of-summer blowout,” hesaid. “Cathy was there too, witha bunch of friends. But myfriend danced with her allweekend and I danced with agirlfriend of hers.”

However, Cathy had caughthis eye. “She was a bubbly, cute,young woman who enjoyedtalking,” said Belter. “Threedays later, at a dance bar in [herhometown of] Queens, I cajoledher into one date before I hadto leave for college for severalmonths.”

The pair clicked and was mar-ried, three years later. Jan. 28would have been their 45thwedding anniversary. They’velived in Springfield since 1970and raised two children.

Daughter and son-in-law,Laura and Brian Shannon ofVienna, are the parents of theirgranddaughter, Bailey, 11, andgrandson Dean, 8. Their son,Douglas Belter of Springfield,works in the restaurant busi-ness and is qualified in wine,spirits and beverage manage-ment.

“Cathy was a devoted wifeand mother and a born leader,”said her husband, a retired en-ergy-law attorney. “She had tre-mendous energy and enthusi-asm and could work countlesshours in her volunteer work.”

She was a full-time educationactivist for more than four de-cades, beginning as PTA presi

Family, FriendsMourn Cathy BelterFormer SchoolBoard memberdies at 67.

Cathy Belter holding her granddaughter Bailey in 2003.


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From the new, unopened section of Rolling Road, the ramps to theFranconia-Springfield Parkway are part of the Fairfax County Parkway’slast phase.

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By Mike Salmon

Last year was a big hurdle for theI-495 High Occupancy Toll (HOT)Lanes. Throughout 2011, driversand residents along the highway

saw many of the overpasses completed andtraffic shifted over to the new spans.

This occurred at Lewinsville Road,Leesburg Pike, Idylwood Road, I-66, Gal-lows Road, Little River Turnpike andBraddock Road. These new overpasses arewider, with sidewalks and bike lanes thatthe old overpasses lacked, so it was a wel-come addition to many Fairfax County resi-dents.

At the Dulles Toll Road and I-495 inter-change more than 17 bridges are underconstruction and last summer crews closedthe far left lane on the eastbound DullesToll Road to complete pier work. After theinitial congestion increased, crews restripedthe area to provide smoother traffic flowbefore the left lane was restored completelyin late December.

At Route 123 in the Tysons Corner area,all the lanes of the beltway that were routedon one overpass in 2010 were rerouted backto the original highway path across a newbridge span over Route 123. Plus the leftlanes along Route 123 were reopened alongwith the exit from Route 123 north to I-495 north. Wider beltway overpasses werealso built at Arlington Boulevard.

Motorists are now traveling on newlypaved lanes in many areas along thebeltway as well. These lanes are outside ofthe original configuration so crews can workon the actual HOT Lanes in the middle ofthe beltway.

At I-66, the left exit from the northboundlanes of the beltway to I-66 west was closedpermanently. That exit has been a conges-tion point in years past, so it was closedand motorists heading to I-66 west are nowusing the two-lane, right exit. That left exitwill be a HOT Lanes exit in the future. Alsoat I-66, a new flyover ramp was opened inlate December from I-66 east to I-495 northbringing northbound traffic down to the

right side on the beltway eliminating theleft merge across the roadway to accessRoutes 7 and 123.

Other MegaprojectsOther Megaprojects underway include the

Telegraph Road interchange with I-95/495in Alexandria and the Fairfax County Park-way extension through the Fort BelvoirNorth area, formerly known as the EngineerProving Ground.

The Telegraph Road interchange is thelast part of the Woodrow Wilson Bridgeproject. By the end of 2011, all the newramps were completed and in use. In thecoming year, the through lanes in the cen-ter of the beltway will be completed andbridges over Cameron Run and the railroadtracks in Alexandria will be open. Theproject is expected to be completed in thelate 2012-early 2013 timeframe.

The Fairfax County Parkway passed amilestone in July 2011 with the opening ofthe Boudinot Drive loop, providing a directconnection to Fullerton Road. A few monthslater, parts of Rolling Road were restoredand the intersection at Donegal Lane waspartially closed.

In spring 2012, the Rolling Road overpasswill be completed and the Donegal Laneintersection will be completely closed. Thisoverpass is the last part of the FairfaxCounty Parkway extension, although a com-muter lot is planned for a space near theBarta Road-Rolling Road intersection. This535-space lot is being added as a sugges-tion by the Fairfax County Department ofTransportation, and is scheduled to openin September 2012.

Last July, the ribbon was cut on the I-95Widening Project, which was the firstMegaproject that is officially completed.This project added another lane on bothsides of I-95 through a six-mile stretch ofhighway from the Fairfax County Parkwayoverpass to Occoquan.

The writer is a Public/Community Out-reach Specialist for Virginia Megaprojects.

A Hot Year for HOT Lanes Many overpasses completed,work continues in 2012.

Looking south from the I-66 ramp, the HOT Lanes configuration takesshape.

The new Route 7 overpasses take shape over the Capital Beltway.

Photo by Joe Romeo

Looking north from Tysons Corner, the Westpark Drive access ramp andthe Dulles Metrorail dominate the scene.

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The School Board: Incum-bents and Newcomers

Debates over discipline, boundaries, budgets, stan-dardized tests and sleep generated Fairfax County’smost closely-watched and contested school boardrace in the board’s 19-year history.

But a slate of reform candidates failed to unseatincumbents in a race with half of the 12 seats up forgrabs. On election day, voters returned every incum-bent, and elected newcomers who, with one excep-tion, identified themselves as Democrats. But thatdoesn’t mean there won’t be change. According toTed Velkoff, one of three newly-elected at-large mem-bers, board members plan to be more responsive toparental concerns, and give students the tools todevelop critical-thinking skills they need to competein the 21st century. “We need to help students pre-pare for the future by doing more than taking stan-dardized tests,” he said.

The first big decision for the newly-elected schoolboard is the hiring of a new superintendent. On Sept.22, Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) Superin-tendent Jack D. Dale announced his intent to retireeffective July 1, 2013, at the end of his current con-tract.

Can Fairfax CountyEnd Homelessness?

In August, The Connection Newspapers dedicateda special issue to homelessness in Fairfax County,examining the County’s 10-year mission to preventand end homelessness. The edition spotlighted themany non-profit and advocacy organizations thatoffer assistance to homeless individuals — fromchurch kitchens that daily prepare meals for peopleliving on the streets, to shelters that aid displacedteens and families, to businesses that raise moneyand provide volunteers, to social workers and healthcare providers that assist individuals facing substanceabuse and mental health challenges.

According to data from the Office to Prevent andEnd Homelessness (OPEH), approximately one inevery 700 residents is homeless. That’s less than onepercent of the one million people who live in a countythat is consistently ranked as one of America’s rich-est communities. Although the 1,549 homeless chil-dren and adults who live here is statistically small,Fairfax County officials and community leaders wantto make that number even smaller. By 2018, they’vepledged to change that number to zero.

A daunting task, but one that Fairfax County hasbeen successful in tackling. While many communi-ties across the country have seen a rise in their home-less population, Fairfax County has managed to re-duce the number of homeless people by 15.6 per-cent, from 1,835 people in 2008 to 1,549 in 2011.

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New Year’s resolutions? Go ahead,let’s pledge to lose weight, exer-cise regularly, spend less, recycle,save and read more. The turn of

the calendar really does provide animpetus to make small and largechanges in the way we live.

One item to add to the list of resolu-tions is to get involved locally. Volunteer onetime for one day, or give a few hours a week tosomething that interests you. Pick one placewhere you can make a difference. The experi-ence will enrich you (and your family) as well,connecting you to the community in new ways.Making time for even a single volunteer effortcommunicates an invaluable message aboutyour values to your children in a powerful waythat words cannot match.

Most local nonprofits and church groups thatprovide emergency food and services for fami-lies in need are overwhelmed right now by thedramatic increase in demand for food, emer-gency help with rent to prevent homelessnessand much more. See sidebar for some sugges-tions.

Volunteer Fairfax connects volunteers of allkinds to organizations in need of help, provid-ing flexible weekend and evening opportuni-ties including packing emergency food kits forfamilies in crisis, tutoring adults in alternativelearning programs, reading to elementaryschool children after school, socializing withseniors or planting trees to prevent erosion.Volunteer Fairfax will hold its annual Give To-gether: A Family Volunteer Day on Monday,Jan. 16, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, with fo-cused events at the Herndon Senior Center, theGum Springs Community Center, and at GeorgeMason University. Seewww.volunteerfairfax.org.

The Arlington County Volunteer Office pro-motes civic engagement and active volunteer

participation, coordinating volunteer opportu-nities from hundreds of non-profit and gov-ernment agencies. Visitwww.co.arlington.va.us and type “volunteer”into the search box.

The Alexandria Volunteer Bureau recruitsand coordinates volunteers and matches theirinterests, skills and availability with the needs

of service-providing nonprofit organi-zations and public agencies. Visitwww.volunteeralexandria.org.

The Literacy Council Northern Vir-ginia is in need of volunteers who will devoteseveral hours a week to helping adults masterreading and writing skills; visit www.lcnv.org.

A Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)volunteer is a trained citizen who is appointedby a judge to represent the best interests of achild in court. CASA volunteers help childrenwho will have their home placement deter-mined in juvenile court. Seewww.casafairfax.org.

The Alexandria/Arlington Court AppointedSpecial Advocate (CASA) Program has helpedhundreds of children have a voice within thecourt system. See http://www.scanva.org/casa.htm

Some other suggestions:Get involved in state and national political

campaigns. If the coming campaign season isanything like four years ago, presidential can-didates will be crisscrossing Northern Virginiaon a weekly basis soon. George Allen and TimKaine will be engaged in a very lively contestfor Senate. Our U.S. representatives are alsoup for reelection. Volunteer for a candidate,with the League of Women Voters or with yourlocal electoral board.

The public school or library closest to yourhouse is also in need of volunteers.Homeowners associations need activists tolearn about a variety of local issues and coor-dinate neighborhood response. Your church orhouse of worship could use a hand. In addi-tion to their usual work, animal shelters andanimal rescue groups are also over extended

with families giving up pets due to theeconomy. Environmental groups like AudubonNaturalist Society and the Nature Conservancyoffer many kinds of volunteer opportunities,as do local parks.

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Resolved: Pick One Way To Get InvolvedFind a way tomake a difference. Where To Help

❖ Volunteer Fairfax, www.volunteerfairfax.org❖ Our Daily Bread has been serving needy families in

Fairfax County for 25 years. www.odbfairfax.com.❖ Food for Others provides free food directly to people

in need in Northern Virginia. The non-profitprovides a safety net for people who suddenly faceunforeseen emergencies such as a family illness orthe loss of a job or a spouse. 2938 Prosperity Ave.,Fairfax, VA 22031, 703-207-9173.www.foodforothers.com

❖ Ecumenical Community Helping Others (ECHO),703-569-9160. Open to receive donations at 7205Old Keene Mill Road, Springfield. www.echo-inc.org.

❖ Lorton Community Action Center operates the Act llThrift Shop at 9506 Richmond Highway, Lorton.Sales from the shop generate funds for LCAC andclients also shop there. While donations arewelcome during store hours, visitors are asked tocall first at 703-339-8611 before dropping off.www.lortonaction.org.

❖ Comfort for America’s Uniformed Services (CAUSE)ensures that recuperating service members haveopportunities for recreation and social interactionand receive concrete signs of appreciation for allthat they have done. 4114 Legato Road Suite B,Fairfax, VA 22033, 703-591-4968, cause-usa.org

❖ National Capital Food Bank, 6833 Hill Park Drive,Lorton, serving all of Northern Virginia, 703-541-3063. www.capitalareafoodbank.org

❖ Habitat for Humanity of Northern Virginia, 703-521-9890

❖ Alternative House — Abused and HomelessChildren’s Refuge, 2100 Gallows Road, Vienna, VA22182, 703-506-9191.www.thealternativehouse.org.

❖ FACETS is always in need of volunteers, and offers avariety of one-time and ongoing opportunities.People who are interested in volunteering cancontact 703-865-4251 or [email protected].

❖ Committee for Helping Others (CHO), Vienna 703-281-7614

❖ Fairfax City Area FISH (For Immediate SympatheticHelp), 703-222-0880

❖ Lamb Center, www.thelambcenter.org, Fairfax 703-691-3178

Editorial

Playing by RulesTo the Editor:

Much has been said in recentdays about the Republican Presi-dential primary ballot and thenews that only Mitt Romney andRon Paul have been certified to beplaced on the ballot by the StateBoard of Elections for the March6 primary election.

To understand what happened,the process must first be under-stood. State law is very clear thatto be certified, a candidate mustobtain on petitions the signaturesof 10,000 qualified voters in Vir-ginia with at least 400 in each con-gressional district.

Again, by the law the state po-litical parties are required to ex-amine the submitted petitions,verify that the minimum thresh-

old is met and issue certificationsfor those who meet these require-ments. The process is well definedin the Code of Virginia and all ofthe Republican candidates weremade aware of these requirementswhich, incidentally, have been inplace for a number of years.

The real question now is why didthe results turn out as they did?Some have suggested that theState Board of Elections and Re-publican Party manipulated thingsto produce these results. From theunderstanding which I obtainedfrom news reports, two candidates(Romney and Paul) submitted pe-titions and met the 10,000 validsignatures requirement and twoother candidates (Gingrich andPerry) submitted petitions but “didnot come close to the 10,000 validsignature threshold,” to quote

from a statement provided on thewebsite of the Republican Party ofVirginia.

The other three candidates(Bachman, Santorum and Hunts-man) did not submit any petitionsand, therefore by default, did notmeet the requirement to be certi-fied. I am confident that the StateBoard of Elections and the Repub-lican Party believe in the “rule oflaw.” It is my opinion that they didtheir very best to follow the intentand spirit of the law in carryingout the proscribed process.

I believe it is regrettable thatonly two candidates qualified butall of the candidates knew the re-quirements of the law. If peoplehave questions about the fairnessof the situation, I suggest theyimmediately contact their Del-egate and State Senator to initiate

amendments to the law (Section24.2-545 of the Code of Virginia).The law specifies the process andif you are not satisfied with theresults of that process, then youshould work to change the law.

Anne DamonFairfax

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Cook to Host Forum onCounty Executive

With the retirement of County Executive AnthonyGriffin in April, the Fairfax County Board of Supervi-sors is in the early stages of finding his successor.

On Monday, Jan. 9 from 7:30 to 9 p.m., Supervi-sor John Cook (R-Braddock) is hosting a forum inthe Kings Park Library Meeting Room to get inputfrom residents.

During the two-part forum, there will be a panel

discussion, and then citizens can comment and askquestions of the panel. Moderated by former Boardof Supervisors and School Board member StuartMendelsohn, the four-person panel will include JohnPeterson of the Peterson Companies; Karen Conchar,president of the Fairfax County Government Employ-ees Union; Ann Zuvekas, the current Braddock ap-pointee to the Health Care Advisory Board and pastchair of the Disabilities Services Board and CCFAC;and Paul Liberty, most recently Vice President forCorporate Affairs and Investor Relations for GTSI.Cook said he will take comments from residents backto the Board of Supervisors.

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Naomi Epstein, right, and her friend Rachel O’Rourke, both 7th graders at Lanier MiddleSchool. Naomi’s parents are Jeremy and Monica Epstein; Rachael’s are Aimee and TimO’Rourke, also of Fairfax.

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aomi Epstein of Fairfax, the daughter ofJeremy and Monica Epstein, celebrated herbat mitzvah on Dec. 24 at Congregation

Beth Emeth in Herndon. The bat mitzvah celebratesa Jewish girl’s transition into Jewish adulthood,shortly after turning 13. In the sermon she gave tothe congregation as part of the ceremony, she ex-plained that the Bible reading for the day was aboutfamine in Canaan that sent the ancient Hebrews toEgypt in search of food, and the Pharoah’s dream ofseven years of plenty followed by seven years of fam-ine. Naomi commented that our country is now in aperiod of famine, and as part of her bat mitzvah shewould be helping to feed the hungry.

So on the day after her bat mitzvah, when herChristian friends were celebrating Christmas, Naomiand her family participated in community servicethrough the D.C. Jewish Community Center’s “D25”

program, now celebrating its 25th year. The D25program sends more than1000 Jews (and non-Jews)to serve food, throw Christmas parties, paint homes,and participate in more than 50 other projects acrossthe D.C. area on Christmas Day, helping more than10,000 area residents.

Naomi, a 7th grader at Lanier Middle School inFairfax, was joined at the D25 program by 25 of herfamily and friends from Fairfax to Los Angeles andplaces in between. Naomi and her parents, siblings,aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends prepared andserved lunch to more than 100 homeless women atthe Center for Creative Non-Violence in D.C., one ofthe biggest homeless shelters in the world. Naomisaid, “sitting at home on Christmas can get prettyboring, but community service is a great way to helpout and have fun! Helping others is definitely im-portant.”

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A recent poll by the MaristInstitute for Public Opin-ion shows that increas-ing exercise, losing

weight, quitting smoking and im-proving one’s financial situationare among the most common NewYear’s resolutions, but more than60 percent of people who makethese promises fail to keep them.Mental health experts say imprac-tical or undefined targets areamong the top causes of resolu-tions without staying power.

“People set unrealistic and unat-tainable goals, get demoralizedand give up,” said Thomas N. Wise,M.D., director of behavioral ser-vices at Inova Health Systems andchairman, Department of Psychia-try at Inova Fairfax Hospital in FallsChurch. Wise has studied addic-tion, habit change and obesity.

“Often, the bar is set way toohigh. You didn’t become over-weight overnight, so you’re notgoing to lose the weight over-night,” said Lisa Calusic, M.D., apsychiatrist at Inova Mount VernonHospital and Inova BehavioralHealth Services in Alexandria.

A lack of specificity can derailambitions. “People set abstractgoals. [They say] ‘I want to behealthier. I want to be thinner. Iwant to work out more.’ But theydon’t have implementation plans,”said Todd Kashdan, Ph.D., profes-sor of psychology at George MasonUniversity.

DONNA GRAMM practicesPilates regularly as part of her ef-fort to stay in shape.

“I’ve been working out since col-lege. It makes me feel good,” saidGramm, a Potomac resident.

This month, however, she hasmore company in the exercise

room. Each January, people who’veresolved to get in shape or loseweight flock to gyms and healthclubs. Gramm is not worried aboutthe influx of fitness aspirants. Sheknows most will soon be gone. Herinstructor, Reina Offutt Pratt,owner of Potomac Pilates, agrees.

“In January we see the largestspike [in class attendance], but alot of the people we see come inJanuary don’t come back in Febru-ary,” said Offutt Pratt. “The gung-ho nature of their New Year’s reso-lution starts to dissipate.”

So what are the secrets to mak-ing New Year’s resolutions a per-manent lifestyle change?

“Set small, realistic and concretesteps towards making or improv-ing a behavior,” said MariaLondono, of Chantilly, a mentalhealth therapist with MolinaHealthcare, Fairfax County HealthCare Network in Alexandria,Reston and Falls Church. “For ex-ample, lose weight by eating ahealthy breakfast in the morningand exercising three times a week.[Begin] with 15-minute routinesand increase to 30 minutes when

[your] body ismore used to exer-cise.”

Be specific. “Wehave to have veryclear behavioralplans for howwe’re going toimplement [ourgoals],” saidKashdan who hasstudied and writ-ten about behav-ioral changes forthe journal ClinicalPsychology Re-view. “If you sayyou want to bemore fit in the upcoming year, whatexactly are you going to do in thecourse of a week?”

A SCHEDULE is also important.“Keeping track of what you wantto change is the essence of follow-ing through,” said Wise, who livesin McLean. “It is very easy to say,‘I’m not going [to the gym] today.’Before you know it, it’s been twoweeks since you’ve exercised. Hav-ing a regular schedule where you

rarely miss it is the way to keep upwith any kind of behavior modifi-cation.”

Develop a support network.“Choose friends who respect thefact that you want to change.Choose people who look like whatyou want to become,” said Kashdanwho lives in Centreville.

Find ways to make behavioralchanges enjoyable. “We encourageclients to exercise with friends,”said Offut Pratt. “Make it aboutfriendship and socializing.”

Create a plan that fits one’slifestyle. “Find something that isconvenient and that you can do ona regular basis,” said Wise. “If you

work long hours, a complicatedworkout probably makes no sense,but jogging around [your neigh-borhood] might make sense.”

Set up reminders and measureprogress regularly. “Post notes foryourself,” said Wise. “Let’s saythere is an outfit you want to fitinto. Don’t put it in the closet be-

hind your other clothes. You put itin front to remind you.”

Set short-term goals. “I encour-age clients to set weekly goalsrather than monthly or yearly goalsand make themselves accountableon a weekly basis,” said OffuttPratt. “For example, ‘I’m going toattend two classes on a weekly ba-sis rather than saying, ‘I’m goingto attend 10 classes next month.’”

Shifts such as spending lessmoney, decreasing debt, giving up

A detailed plan could make all thedifference, experts say.

Keeping New Year’s Resolution

Thomas N. Wise, M.D., ofMcLean, director of behav-ioral services at InovaHealth Systems, believesthat impractical or unde-fined goals lead to NewYear’s resolutions that fail.

Lisa Calusic, M.D., of Arling-ton, a psychiatrist at InovaMount Vernon Hospital andInova Behavioral HealthServices in Alexandria, saysthat behavior changesrequire the admission of aproblem.

Maria Londono, ofChantilly, a mental healththerapist with MolinaHealthcare, Fairfax CountyHealth Care Network inAlexandria, Reston andFalls Church says thatsetting small, realistic goalsis key to making permanentlifestyle changes.

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Reina Offutt Pratt teaches a Pilates class to Donna Gramm, Cyndi Hann,Carly Yoo and Nicole Krug. Increasing physical exercise is a New Year’sresolution that is often made and broken.

smoking or limiting alcohol intakerequire the admission of a problem.“You can’t change what you don’tacknowledge,” said Calusic, wholives in Arlington. “Unless someonedecides for themselves that theyhave an addiction or habit that theywant to change, it is not going tohappen. Other people wantingthem to change doesn’t work.”

Find substitutions for unhealthyhabits. “If someone is used to

drinking every day, there is a rea-son why,” said Calusic. “Alcohol isproviding a crutch. You can’t takeit away unless you have somethingto replace it with [like] a hobby[such as] art, tennis or anythingthat can distract from the negativehabit that they are trying to break.”

“In January we seethe largest spike [inattendance], but alot of the people wesee come inJanuary don’t comeback in February.”— Reina Offutt Pratt, owner

of a Pilates studio

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Santa and the Rotary Club of Fairfaxbrought holiday cheer to homelessfamilies on Dec. 12, at the club’s

11th annual Christmas Party for Home-less Kids. Paula Kelley, the Rotary club’sCommunity Service Director, served againthis year as the chair of the event, whichwas held at American Legion Post 177 inFairfax City.

The Fairfax club’s members donatedgifts for 35 children, in addition to Christ-mas stockings chock full of goodies thatwere assembled by Jennifer Rose, theclub’s secretary. Additionally, the FairfaxCity area Girl Scouts supported the pro-

gram once again by providing reading booksfor the children.

The honored guests at the event werefamilies with children who are being servedby FACETS (Fairfax Area Christian Emer-gency & Transitional Services, Inc.). FairfaxCity CUE buses provided free transportationto and from the American Legion facility forthe families. In all, 130 guests participatedin the event, including the children and theirfamilies, Rotarians and their spouses andchildren, and members of the FACET’s staff,making this year’s event the largest holidayevent ever for homeless families undertakenby The Rotary Club of Fairfax.

The Rotary club’s Foundation DirectorCarolyn Chappell, who was in charge of thefood, said that it was extremely gratifyingto see everyone sharing the dinner and fel-lowship at the event. Club president electDr. Laura Hills donned her Santa hat andentertained at the party once again by play-ing holiday tunes on her electric keyboard.After dinner, Chappell led everyone in thesinging of Jingle Bells, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and Santa Claus is Comingto Town, accompanied by Hills.

All eyes turned to the door the momentSanta Claus arrived at the party. AnnandaleRotarian Gregg Modesitt played Santa again

this year and worked with Kelley to ensurethat all children at the party received awrapped present chosen especially for himor her. Santa posed for photos with the chil-dren and wished all a good night and aMerry Christmas before he had to leave.

The Rotary Club of Fairfax has chosento hold this event for each of the past 11years to demonstrate its commitment toservice above self.

The Rotary Club of Fairfax meets onMondays at 12:15 at the American LegionHall on Oak Street in Fairfax City. Formore information about the Rotary Clubof Fairfax, visit www.fairfaxrotary.org. Oremail the Rotary Club of Fairfax’s Execu-tive Director, Irby N. Hollans Jr., [email protected].

Club organizes traditional Christmas party for homeless kids.Fairfax Rotarians Host Holiday Event

Santa broughtholiday joy andpresents on Dec. 12to the Rotary Clubof Fairfax’s Christ-mas party for home-less families. Here,the children re-ceived a special giftfrom Santa.

The Rotary Club ofFairfax hosted aholiday party for 35homeless childrenand their families onDec. 12. Club presi-dent Brian Lubkemanprovided a warmwelcome to everyoneat the event andpresident-elect Dr.Laura Hills playedholiday tunes on thekeyboard.

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dent at Hunt Valley Elementary,where her children attended. Sheserved two terms on FairfaxCounty’s School Board, from 2000through the end of 2007. She wasalso president of the Common-wealth of Virginia PTA.

And during her 10-year stint onthe national PTA Board, she waseducation chairman and legisla-tive vice-president — instrumen-tal in creating the national PTA’slegislative program. Cathy lob-bied, met with Congress and dis-cussed funding priorities withmembers of the state Departmentof Education. She also wrote manyarticles and manuals and pre-sented workshops on legislation,educational issues and parentalinvolvement in 29 states.

For several years, she was a part-time librarian, first at the RichardByrd Library and later at thePohick Regional Library. “Sheloved to read to children in theschools,” said Len Belter. “And atone time, she was president of thecounty Library Employees Associa-tion.”

He said she also “took great de-light” in shopping for Christmaspresents each year for needy fami-lies through their church, St. Maryof Sorrows, in Fairfax. “Cathy wasan inveterate volunteer,” said

Belter. “She could never say nowhen asked to do something.”

SHE SAID YES, as well, to ac-tive sports. “I convinced her to goskiing, for the first time in her life,on our honeymoon,” said Belter.“We then went on family ski vaca-tions for 40 years in Colorado,Utah and New England. We alsowater-skied every summer inFredericksburg at our secondhome at Lake of the Woods.”

Cathy still enjoyed many activi-ties, until the last year, when thedisease took a strong, downwardturn. “She knew what was happen-ing to her and was frustrated,” saidBelter. “I took care of her and en-couraged her to be as active as shecould and to take everything onestep at a time. Her faith alsohelped her, and we spent a lot oftime together.”

The couple took a cruise to theBaltics, three years ago, and toBermuda, two years ago, sharingas much happiness and joy to-

gether as they could. But as 2011drew to a close, the foe provedoverwhelming.

“I was a bit surprised at her sud-den, rapid decline,” said Belter. “Ithought we had a lot more time.”

She went into the Arden Courtsassisted-living facility inAnnandale on Nov. 1. By the sec-ond week in December, her diseasewas quickly progressing and, sixdays after Christmas, she wasgone.

Now, said her grieving husband,“It’s a difficult and emotional time.I’m happy Cathy’s in a better placeand I’ve been busy with her funeraldetails, but it’ll probably hit memore later on. I’ve been leaningon family and friends for supportand have had hundreds of offersfrom people wanting to help, andit’s very heartening.”

He does have some advice forothers, however. “Carpe diem[seize the day],” said Belter. “Younever know how much you’ll misssomebody until they’re gone.”

Mourning Cathy BelterFrom Page 3 Arrangements

A wake for Cathy Belter will be held Thursday, Jan. 5, from 1-3 p.m. and 5-8p.m., at Fairfax Memorial Funeral Home, 9902 Braddock Road in Fairfax.

A mass of Christian Burial will be said Friday, Jan. 6, at 10 a.m., at theChurch of the Nativity, 6400 Nativity Lane in Burke.

It will be followed by a private, graveside service for family only. A receptionin her honor will be held from 1-4 p.m. at the Springfield Golf and CountryClub, 8301 Old Keene Mill Road in Springfield.

In lieu of flowers, memorial, tax-deductible donations may be made toAlzheimer’s Association at www.alz.org.

By Bonnie Hobbs

The Connection

Cathy Belter is gone,but she’s remembered fondly byfriends and col-

leagues on the Fairfax CountySchool Board.

Sully District School Board rep-resentative Kathy Smith knewBelter through her PTA work andfrom serving on the board withher. They shared some schools —Chantilly and Centreville High andtheir elementary feeder schools —and attended their PTA meetingstogether.

“We worked together well as ateam,” said Smith. “She was verythoughtful about kids and whatwas best for them. She was one ofthose really good people. Whenyou saw Cathy, it made you smile.She always had positive things tosay, and that’s how she workedwith the board, too.”

When Smith first joined theboard in 2002, Belter had heardconcerns from the community

about the way children weredressing in school. “So she pushedthe board to develop a dress-codepolicy,” said Smith. “She had apassion for education and a con-cern for children. And throughher work on the PTA, she knewhow important it was to have astrong, family/school partner-ship.

Regarding Belter’s death at age67, Smith said, “It’s so sad; it’s tooyoung. She had such a spirit abouther.”

FAIRFAX’S JANET OLESZEKrepresented the Braddock Districton the School Board duringBelter’s second, four-year term,from 2004-08. And they werelongtime, personal friends sincethen.

“I’ve always thought of her as agracious and gentle lady,” saidOleszek. “She looked for the civil-ity in everyone and almost alwaysgot it. She was a pistol, but notharsh and aggressive. She was aconsensus-builder, a listener andthen a doer. She did it quietly, but

was very determined. And she wasmy first ally, when I joined theboard, in getting all-day kinder-garten passed.”

Calling Belter a well-roundedperson, Oleszek said she was veryreligious and an advocate for theunderserved in education. Shebelieved in social justice and wasactive in SALT (Social Action Link-ing Together), a Catholic organi-zation that helped people in need.Said Oleszek, “She saw it as herrole, as a good Catholic, to makesure people were taken care of.”

And likewise, Oleszek stood byher friend during her ordeal withAlzheimer’s. “I’ve been in touchwith Len and Cathy, the wholetime, and had visited her a coupledays before she died,” saidOleszek. “We held hands andwalked.”

“It’s tragic when someone thatyoung is attacked by such a crueldisease,” she continued. “I’m sadfor us all because all the things sheweighed in on and helped in thecommunity have lost a greatchampion.”

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Mother Goose. 10:30 a.m. City ofFairfax Regional Library, 10360North St., Fairfax. Stories, songs andfingerplays. Birth to 18 months withadult. 703-293-6227.

Computer Basics Training. 10 a.m.and 11 a.m. Pohick Regional Library,6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke.One-hour session with a technologyvolunteer for help with basiccomputer skills and navigating theInternet. Adults. 703-644-7333.

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Fairfax History Talk. 2 p.m. FairfaxMuseum and Visitor Center, 10209Main St., Fairfax. Joe Marinucci, localjournalist and historian, will explorethe history of community and roadnames in Fairfax County in “What’s ina Name: A Look at Fairfax Road andPlace Names.” Free. 703-385-8414.

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Science Stories: Let It Snow! 11a.m. Burke Centre Library, 5935Freds Oak Road, Burke. Sciencestories and activities about snow. Age3-5 with an adult. 703-249-1520.

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OverDrive eBook & eReaderWorkshop. 2 p.m. City of FairfaxRegional Library, 10360 North St.,Fairfax. Learn how to use your eBookreader and the library eBookcollection. Adults. 703-293-6227.

THURSDAY/JAN. 12English Conversation Group. 7 p.m.

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Tales for Twos and Threes: ASnowman Party. 10:30 a.m.Pohick Regional Library, 6450Sydenstricker Road, Burke. Stories,songs and activities about snowmen.Age 2-3 with adult. 703-644-7333.

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Coaches ReviewKevin Simonds, head foot-ball coach, Fairfax High School

New Year’s Resolution:“It’s hard to keep resolutions

so I try to see what I can im-prove on or continue to do bet-ter at. For the coming year Ihope to continue building on astrong football program by at-tending coaching clinics andworking with my staff and play-ers in the weight room in orderto be a force in the Liberty Dis-trict/Northern Region.”

Most significant happen-ings of 2011:

“Just building on the successfrom 2010 was great. Westarted the season 4-0 and forthe first time in our history wefaced the mighty Westfield Bull-dogs with the same record atthe midpoint of the season. Wealso won our first game of theseason, homecoming and wesecured a spot in the regionalplayoffs before the final gameof the regular season. The Rebelfootball program is growingand we are getting better eachseason. I am excited to see whatwe will do over the next threeyears as our freshman teamshared in the Liberty Districttitle.”

Looking ahead to 2012:“We are challenging them to

finish. Often we battled but inthe games we lost we were notable to play a solid four quar-ters. We did not finish drivesand we did not finish tackling.This year we aim to finish whatwe start. We will have a solid

core group of seniors with asolid group of juniors that willmake for a very competitiveteam in 2012.”

Mike Barbee, head boys’ bas-ketball coach, Fairfax HighSchool

New Year’s Resolution:“My personal New Year’s

Resolution is to find more timeto go to the gym to work out inbasketball season. As a coach itis always hard to find the timeto do it with everything thatgoes into the work with theteam.”

Most significant happen-ings of 2011:

“Most significant events of2011 for me were gettingnamed the boys’ basketballcoach at Fairfax High Schooland leaving Woodson HighSchool after being there forseven years. This completelychanged my life and I have en-joyed every moment of it.”

Looking ahead to 2012:“Key things to look for from

the Fairfax boys’ basketballteam in 2012 are how we growinto our offensive system as aprogram. I feel we have becomea tough team on the defensiveend of the floor with our man-to-man defense but we haveplenty of room to grow on theoffensive end. I expect to see ateam much more familiar andcomfortable with the new setsthat we are running in 2012than we have seen so far in2011.”

Making a ChangeLake Braddock’s Butlerhas developed into adouble-double machine.

Butler said. “When you walk into a building every-one sort of looks at you. Going into these games, Italked with my dad and [he said] you’ve just got toexpect it.”

With Lake Braddock leading 30-22, Butler tookover early in the second half. She assisted on bas-kets by Christine McGrath and Marcia Altman to openthe third quarter before scoring the Bruins’ next sixpoints.

Lake Braddock led by as many as 18 points in thethird, but Woodson battled back to cut the lead tosix in fourth. Butler scored seven of the Bruins’ 12points in the final quarter to help Lake Braddockimprove to 3-7, including 2-1 in the Patriot District.

“She’s really matured as a player and as a person,”Janis said. “She’s growing every day. Last year shewas seeing good minutes, but now [she] forces teamsto play differently. She’s improved a ton.”

Altman scored 14 points for Lake Braddock andMcKenzie Hunter and Argy Kosmakos each added six.

Keara Finnerty led Woodson with 25 points, in-cluding four 3-pointers, and Amy Sitts finished withsix.

Woodson (6-4) will travel to face West Potomac at7:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 6. Lake Braddock will hostSouth County at the same time.

Butler will continue playing a major role for LakeBraddock as it enters the district-heavy portion of itsschedule. Her goal is to play basketball in college —a vision made possible through hard work.

“I feel like I can now produce more than I couldbefore and I feel great,” Butler said. “I feel like hardwork does pay off in the end. It was very importantfor me to buckle down and sort of bust my butt inthe beginning of the season so that I could still staystrong and actually finish the season stronger thanwhen I started.”

Woodson’s Keara Finnerty (21) attempts ashot against Lake Braddock’s NatalieButler on Jan. 3. Finnerty led the Cavalierswith 25 points.

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Lake Braddock’s Natalie Butler realized atthe end of her sophomore year that achange was necessary if she wanted toprogress as a basketball player. Her transi-

tion from the JV to the varsity level had been lessthan smooth and the 6-foot-4 post felt sluggish.

“In a way, the game was sort of passing me by,”Butler said. “I had to do something to keep up withthe other girls.”

Butler possessed the size to be a dominant forcefor the Bruins. In order to take full advantage of herframe, she decided it was time to get in shape. Butlerstepped up her conditioning, embarking on five-mileruns and lifting weights. She worked on her offen-sive game, putting up shots and developing her abil-ity to score with each hand. She also played volley-ball in the fall to help maintain her fitness.

“I was not in shape,” Butler said, “and I sort of hadto turn myself around and be like, if I want to helpmy team out and support my teammates, I need todo something.”

Now a junior, Butler has transitioned from a postplayer struggling with the pace of the varsity level toa game-changing presence in the paint. Through theseason’s first nine games, Butler averaged 18 pointsand nearly 20 rebounds per contest for the LakeBraddock girls basketball team.

On Jan. 3, Butler scored 25 points and grabbed 21rebounds during a 58-46 victory at Woodson.

Butler’s presence affected the game at both endsof the court. On offense, she scored with strong postmoves — including a nifty three-point play in thefourth quarter — and created open looks for her team-mates by drawing multiple defenders. At the otherend, Butler was a rebounding machine who not onlydefended near the rim, but also showed the ability tomake life difficult for opponents on the perimeter.

“She’s really come into her own,” Lake Braddockhead coach Leigh Janis said. “With her, she workedreally hard in the offseason. Day in and day out, shewas putting shots up, working on her speed, all thatkind of stuff.”

Butler isn’t the only one benefitting from her hardwork.

“She’s recognizing when she’s getting double-teamed and she’s finding that open person,” Janissaid. “It makes teams play differently because theyhave to worry about isolating on her and double-teaming her. It opens up my other kids and theystepped up tonight, making shots, and that’s goingto help. [After playing zone, Woodson] went back toman. That’s going to get Natalie some one-on-one[opportunities] on the block.”

BUTLER SAID she gets her height from her father’sside of the family. Her dad is 6’8” and her grandfa-ther is 6’7”. While Butler benefits from her 6-foot-4frame, she said her father has helped her deal with theadditional challenges that come with being tall, whichinclude being the focal point of opposing defenses.

“Being 6’4”, that automatically brings attention,”

New Year in Sports

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2011❖ Finishing of the

Fairfax County Parkway❖ New bill adding

1600 of new in-state slotsover three years spreadout over our four high-demand colleges —

James Madison University, Virginia Tech,University of Virginia and The College ofWilliam & Mary

❖ Change in the State Education Fund-ing Formula for Education where Fairfax re-ceived $40 million more per year (2011 wasthe second year of the change)

❖ South County Secondary School instate football and baseball finals; WestSpringfield High School’s Dance Team semi-finalists in America’s Got Talent

2012“Don’t know. I am dreaming of this darn

recession getting over.”

News Year’s resolutions“Learn four Credence Clearwater Revival

songs, Bon Jovi ‘Dead or Alive,’ and Guns& Roses ‘Paradise City.’ Go to ‘Steam Tow’with my boy Ben who is 6 years old andloves trains.”

Del. Dave Albo (R-42)

Community leaders’ picks, predictions &resolutions.

Editor’s Note: We asked community lead-ers and elected officials to tell us what theywould consider the top five stories, eventsand developments in our area in 2011. We

also asked them to do some predicting. Whatdo they think — or hope — are the top sto-ries, events and developments in 2012? Whatare their personal New Year’s resolutions?

2011 Top Stories❖ Re-election of all 10

Board of Supervisorsmembers (November)

❖ First redevelopmentapproved for Tysons Cor-ner under new plan (Sep-tember)

❖ Budget implements full-day kindergar-ten at all County elementary schools (April)

❖ County employees get first pay raise inthree years (April/October)

❖ Agreement reached on strategy to fundDulles Rail (December approved by BOS)

❖ I-495 HOT Lanes reach 50 percentcompletion (mid-year)

❖ New I-95 HOT Lanes project announced(February)

❖ Tragic flooding in Huntington, Viennaand Reston (September)

❖ Relocation of Northrup Grumman andannounced relocation of Bechtel Global HQto Fairfax County (September/November)

❖ BRAC moves begun at Mark Center, com-

pleted at Ft. Belvoir South and NationalGeospatial Intelligence Agency

2012 Top Stories❖ County Executive Tony Griffin steps down

from the top post in Fairfax County — com-munity gives him high grade for responsiblestewardship and community engagement

❖ New County Executive chosen as top ad-ministrator for Fairfax County

❖ Construction begins on I-95 HOT Lanesin Springfield

❖ Construction completed on Beltway HOTLanes (possible late 2012)

❖ More redevelopment plans for TysonsCorner approved

❖ Construction begins on Phase II of DullesRail

❖ New, stronger partnership betweenSchool Board and Board of Supervisors isforged

❖ Agreement on revenue source for con-ference center

❖ Slow and steady economic recovery

Sharon Bulova(D-at-large), Chairman FairfaxCounty Board of Supervisors

2011❖ Passage of the Pickett

Road Tank Farm legisla-tion (after 20 years of try-ing)

❖ Controversy and re-form of the disciplinepolicies at Fairfax County

Public Schools❖ Statewide — the 20/20 split of the Vir-

ginia State Senate

2012❖ Unwinding the stalemate in the State

Senate❖ The battle of the “water systems” in

northern Virginia❖ Virginia’s role in the 2012 national elec-

tions

New Year’s resolutions“Have great times with my children. Ex-

ercise every day.”

State Sen. Chap Petersen (D-34)

2011❖ Metro: new general

manager; changes to theboard; reform

❖ Fairfax County bud-get: balanced, held theline on taxes and main-tained core services in

stark contrast to most other localities❖ Turnover on School Board❖ BRAC and economic and transporta-

tion impact❖ Transportation — Actually it’s the big-

gest non-story because the state is still notdoing much

2012❖ Transportation and devolution❖ Federal budget issues and impact on

local economy and private sector❖ Springfield Mall❖ Mulligan Road and impact on Route 1❖ Impact of state legislature actions on

Fairfax County

New Year’s resolutions❖ Be grateful for my family❖ Do my best to govern fairly and responsibly❖ Be responsive to my constituents❖ Crack a bottle of champagne over the first

bulldozer to start work at Springfield Mall

Supervisor Jeff McKay (D-Lee)

2011❖ County Board un-

changed in election year❖ Jack Dale announces

retirement❖ BRAC moves begin,

snarling traffic❖ Agreement reached

to fund Phase II of Rail to Dulles❖ Redistricting cements incumbents’ ad-

vantage

2012❖ Fairfax hires new county executive

❖ Obama defeated/Obama reelected❖ County announces plans to fund Tysons

transportation solutions, (or County fails todeliver transportation answers for Tysons,putting future development in jeopardy).The same could be said for secondary roadmaintenance.

❖ Northern Virginia localities and FairfaxCounty in unprecedented water war.

❖ Fairfax faces/avoids need to restoreaging infrastructure.

New Year’s resolutions“Take some time to stop to smell the roses.”

Supervisor John Cook (R-Braddock)

2011❖ Covanta vs. Fairfax

County❖ I-95 HOT lanes move

forward❖ Earthquake, really❖ 2005 BRAC deadline

reached; Sky does not fall❖ Sluggish economy and unemployment

2012❖ Springfield Mall renovation ground-

breaking (Please, please, let this be the #1story of the year!)

❖ I-95 HOT lanes groundbreaking❖ Government contractors swarm to area❖ I-495 HOT lanes open; E-Z Pass required❖ Economy rebounds, unemployment

levels drop

New Year’s Resolutions“Go to South Run RECenter more often

for its intended purpose, not just anothermeeting.”

Nancy-jo ManneyExecutive Director, GreaterSpringfield Chamber of Commerce

2011❖ An earthquake and

record flooding all in atwo-week period

❖ Historic electionswhere the Republicanstook control of bothhouses of the Virginia

General Assembly, as well as having a Re-publican Governor, Lt. Governor and Attor-ney General

❖ The Board of Supervisors takes the firststeps to address illegal signs in our road-ways

❖ The County’s decision not to purchasethe trash incinerator

❖ Personally, my son went off to collegeand had great grades in his first semester!

2012❖ The 2012 elections and their signifi-

cance to the future of our country❖ Hiring the new County Executive to re-

place Anthony Griffin

❖ The next two steps in addressing I-66congestion — opening the shoulder lanesduring congestion and completion of thedraft MIS so a midterm solution can be pro-posed and delivered by the private sector

❖ Tysons and the Dulles Corridor — fi-nally developing and funding a transporta-tion plan for Tysons Corner, decisions onDulles rail and assessing the impact of tollson the Dulles corridor

❖ Development of a long-term vision andplan for the Fairfax County Parkway beforeit gets as congested as I-66

❖ The dynamics of the new FairfaxCounty School Board; hopefully improvedrelations with the Board of Supervisors andthe public

New Year’s Resolutions“I look forward to my daughter going off

to college in 2012, and, personally, my reso-lutions are to lose some weight, get somemore sleep and spend more time with myfamily.”

Supervisor Pat Herrity (R-Springfield)

—Victoria Ross

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