Accidental Townhouse Fire
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department units responded to a townhouse fire, Saturday, March 17, at approximately 9:55 a.m., in the Herndon area of Fairfax County. The single-family home is located at 2488 Michael Lawrence Place.
Firefighters saw smoke and fire coming from rear of the townhouse upon arrival. The fire was located in an upstairs bedroom and quickly extinguished. Overhaul and salvage operations were conducted, ensuring the fire had not spread further. Three adults have been displaced. Red Cross assistance was declined. One adult female and one adult male were transported to Reston Hospital Center for non-life threatening burns received after attempting to extinguish the fire.
Damage is estimated at $20,000.
According to fire investigators, the fire was accidental. A curling iron too close to clothing caused the fire.
Hearing on Out-Of-Town Water Rates
At its public hearing on March 27, the Herndon Town Council will hear public comments relative to its proposed ordinance establishing the town’s position on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisor’s ordinance that attempts to regulate town water rates charged to customers who do not live or operate within the incorporated town limits.
The county’s ordinance, adopted in December 2011, purports to require the Town of Herndon to submit its rates charged to out-of-town customers to county officials for their approval. The Herndon Town Council’s draft ordinance affirms the power of the town to establish such rates independently of the county, and that the county’s ordinance does not apply in or to the town.
The town’s proposed ordinance calls for discussion between county and town elected officials on the issue, with resolution options to include continued provision of water to out-of-town customers by the town, at a rate determined by the town without county review; annexation of the out-of-town water service area into the town; or transfer of water service in the impacted area to the county.
The town currently provides water service to 39 homes located outside of the town, as well as to Herndon High School and Temple Baptist Church, also located outside of the town. All have received direct notice of the upcoming public hearing.
The March 27 public hearing will be held at the Ingram Council Chambers, 765 Lynn St., Herndon, beginning at 7 p.m. Comments may also be submitted to the Mayor and Town Council via email at town.clerk@herndon-va.gov or 703-435-6804.
Herndon High Drama Presents The Princess and the Pea
Herndon High School’s Drama Department will be performing the Princess and the Pea on Friday March 23 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, March 24, at 10 a.m.
The story is based on Hans Christen Anderson’s classic fable, of a prince who wants to marry a Princess but tends to be very unlucky and can never find the Princess he would like. However, on a stormy night, a young woman claiming to be a Princess seeks shelter at the Prince’s Palace and to really see if she is actually a Princess, the Prince’s Mother places a pea in the bed the young woman will sleep on during the night, covered by 20 mattresses and 20 featherbeds.
The performance is at Herndon High School’s Auditorium at 700 Bennett Street through Door #6. Tickets are $5 for students and adults. Visit HerndonDrama.org for more information.