Wednesday, November 9, 2011
School board member Kathy Smith and supervisor Michael Frey each re-elected to another term in office.
On Tuesday, Sully District voters overwhelmingly chose to keep their longtime representatives on the Board of Supervisors and School Board in office for another term. Twenty-year incumbent supervisor Michael Frey defeated Shahid Malik with over 70 percent of the vote; Kathy Smith, who has been on the school board since 2002, won re-election over Sheila Ratnam with about 55 percent of the vote. In many parts of Fairfax County, school board elections became the races to watch after a series of controversies over the past year, including robust public debate over expanding full-day kindergarten, boundary changes in the southwestern area of the county, the closure of Clifton elementary school and changes in discipline policy. Yet while the at-…
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Gerarda Culipher casts her ballot, makes appearance at precincts
Gerarda Culipher joined the race for a state Senate seat at the beginning of the year, long before she knew where redistricting would place her. In her mind, it didn't matter. Culipher (R) wanted more conservative, women voices in the General Assembly, particularly in the state Senate where the Democrats outnumber Republicans 22-18. In today's election for the 34th Senate District seat, the 35-year-old Oakton resident faces one-term state Sen. Chap Petersen (D), who has a longer history in Virginia politics because of his two terms serving as a Northern Virginia delegate. But challenging a strong incumbent did not keep Culipher from running, and she'd advise other citizens with strong opinions to also throw their hats in the ring …
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Residents at Oakton precincts talk about the issues most important to them
Oakton voters hit the polls today to help decide the makeup of the General Assembly, Fairfax County School Board and other county elections. David Tober showed up in support of his neighbor, Patty Reed, who is running unopposed in the Providence District School Board race. "She has a great two-handed backhand," he laughed. "No, but really she's got great ideas and she's a hard worker, really dedicated to the school board." Some voters looked for the candidates who best supported the issues important to them: "I'm particularly concerned about taxes, keeping taxes lower in the county," Evelyn Heitman said And nearly all emphasized voting as an important civic duty: "I voted because I can. You just have to do it. It's a responsibility. Even…
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Friday, November 4, 2011
Five candidates are vying for three seats on the NVSWCD board.
The Nov. 8 general election ballot includes candidates for the Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District (NVSWCD) Board of Directors. The Board of Directors is composed of five members, three of whom are elected every four years. The two remaining directors are appointed by the board, one being a Virginia Cooperative Extension agent serving Fairfax County. Adria Bordas was appointed to that position in 2002. The NVSWCD was founded in 1945 by citizens concerned about protecting and conserving the county’s natural resources. The district has the same boundaries as Fairfax County, but does not include the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax or Falls Church. NVSWCD is one of 47 conservation districts in Virginia and approximately 3,000…
Candidates for Chairman of the Board of Supervisors respond to the fifth and sixth of six questions posed by Patch.
The four candidates running for chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors answered six questions by email for Patch. Following are the unedited responses to questions five and six. Incumbent Democrat Sharon Bulova (website, Facebook, Twitter) Independent Christopher DeCarlo (website, YouTube) Independent Will Radle (Facebook, YouTube) Republican Michael “Spike” Williams (website, Facebook) Question #5: The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority weekly reports in its newsletter the relocation of mega-firms into the county. Would you move to require contribution of private sector money to support the investment tax payers have made in the county's infrastructure? Explain. Sharon Bulova Fairfax County does not put tax or …
Thursday, November 3, 2011
In their response to the fourth of six questions posed by Patch, the candidates for Chairman of the Board of Supervisors deliberate the school district's Capital Improvement Program.
The four candidates running for chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors answered six questions by email for Patch. We will feature one question each day, with the unedited answers by each of the candidates. Incumbent Democrat Sharon Bulova (website, Facebook, Twitter) Independent Christopher DeCarlo (website, YouTube) Independent Will Radle (Facebook, YouTube) Republican Michael “Spike” Williams (website, Facebook) Question #4 - The Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) school renovation Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget currently receives nearly all funding from Fairfax County bonds. FCPS Chief Operating Officer Dean Tistadt has repeatedly warned that current CIP funding levels are not sufficient. “The capital program …
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
In their response to the third of six questions posed by Patch, the candidates for Chairman of the Board of Supervisors discuss funding for VRE.
The four candidates running for chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors answered six questions by email for Patch. We will feature one question each day, with the unedited answers by each of the candidates. Incumbent Democrat Sharon Bulova (website, Facebook, Twitter) Independent Christopher DeCarlo (website, YouTube) Independent Will Radle (Facebook, YouTube) Republican Michael “Spike” Williams (website, Facebook) Question #3 - Virginia Railway Express CEO Dale Zehner says the system is at capacity, and money is needed to "maintain the service levels we have today in cleanliness, customer care and mechanical maintenance, while at the same time working toward adding more cars to the trains and more trains to the system." How …
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
In response to the second of six questions posed by Patch, the candidates for Chairman of the Board of Supervisors discuss the $1.6 billion in unfunded costs in Tysons' development.
The four candidates running for chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors answered six questions by email for Patch. We will feature one question each day, with the unedited answers by each of the candidates. Incumbent Democrat Sharon Bulova (website, Facebook, Twitter) Independent Christopher DeCarlo (website, YouTube) Independent Will Radle (Facebook, YouTube) Republican Michael “Spike” Williams (website, Facebook) Question #2: According to the Fairfax County Department of Transportation (Table 7 in the Tysons Comprehensive Plan), there are about $1.6 billion in unfunded road and transportation costs in the development of Tysons. Who will be paying these unfunded costs? Explain. Sharon Bulova It is important to remember …
Monday, October 31, 2011
In their response to the first of six questions posed by Patch, the candidates for Chairman of the Board of Supervisors discuss county versus state control of area roads.
The four candidates running for chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors answered six questions by email for Patch. We will feature one question over the next six days, with the unedited answers by each of the candidates. Incumbent Democrat Sharon Bulova (website, Facebook, Twitter) Independent Christopher DeCarlo (website, YouTube) Republican Michael “Spike” Williams (website, Facebook) Independent Will Radle (Facebook, YouTube) Question #1: Should Fairfax County take local control of its roads, as some surrounding jurisdictions, or allow VDOT's continued control? Explain. Sharon Bulova The State is increasingly making overtures about turning the road system (which is now pretty much entirely a State responsibility) over to …
Friday, October 21, 2011
Delegate talks transportation, education at candidates forum
Del. Jim LeMunyon (R) participated unopposed in a candidates forum sponsored by the Dulles Regional Chamber of Commerce on Thursday morning. His challenger in the 67th Delegate District, Eric Clingan, said in an email to Oakton Patch he was unable to attend due to illness. The political debate, which is open to the public, will also be televised via the “Local Government” folder on Cox On Demand channel 2635 and Cox’s YouTube channel starting Oct. 26. The following is a full transcript from LeMunyon's time during the forum hosted at Cox Communications in Herndon. Raoul Dany Vargas, a former DRCC chairman, moderated the event. OPENING REMARKS Here's just a little bit about the 67th District if you're not familiar with it. It extended from …
Jim Daniels
10:41 am on Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Nice to see Fairfax County voters exercise common sense, and not let external political considerations get in the way of a good thing. For the most part our current incumbents have done a very good job managing the county. So I am very glad to see Supervisor Frey, Chairman Bulova, and Senator Marsden all returned to their positions. I also think the outcome of the school board races was good as … more ›