The June 2015 Yard of the Month winner at 879 Elden Street, home of Jeff Toven and Jon Gibson. Photo by Barbara Glakas
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Herndon’s 2035 Vision Strategic Plan is on the agenda for Town Council’s July meeting. “In the year 2035, Herndon is an innovative town where history and heritage are respected and where people and their involvement matter. Herndon’s inclusiveness and sense of community foster empowerment in each resident,” reads a draft of the plan to be discussed at the Town Council’s next work session on June 30.
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Jeff Toven and Jon Gibson will have a sign in their front yard on Elden Street, alerting residents that they earned Herndon’s special distinction of “creating and maintaining a beautiful yard that serves as a model to neighbors and citizens.”
The Cultivating Community Initiative gives the award for beautiful front yards three times a year. Winners and the person that nominates them will receive gift certificates from Meadows Farms.
Nomination forms can be found at the Municipal Center, Community Center and the Herndon Fortnightly Library. See www.herndon-va.gov.
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People successfully completed the 19th session of the Herndon Citizens Police Academy and for working in partnership with the Herndon Police to improve the quality of life in the Herndon community. At the Council meeting Tuesday, May 26, the Herndon Town Council and Herndon Police Department honored Naila Alam, Bashir Aziz, Antonio Rodolfo Caceres, Nyla S. Khalil, Fred Kibler, Ray Reiad Nazzal, Matthew Noordhoff, Peter Prescott, Nickolas Ramsay, Melwin Quadros, Stephen Vickers, Viki Wellershaus and Edward Ziemba.
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The Herndon Senior Center enjoys its 10th Anniversary. The 13,000 square foot community based senior center was dedicated on May 12, 2005.
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Delinquent accounts that have remained dormant for more than three years, including miscellaneous receivable accounts, utility accounts receivables and returned checks, which “appear to have little chance of successful collection.” The Council approved the authorization to remove the charges from Town accounting records, not the hope that they will someday be paid.
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With a new change to the Town’s water leak policy ordinance made at the May 19 Town Council hearing, Town staff can address problems with a high water bill that exceeds 500 percent above normal water usage. “Once invoked, “the credit shall equal one half of the excessive charges above normal water usage,” according to staff reports. Herndon can only offer the credit once during a five-year period.
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Town Council approved the idea of establishing an Economic Development Advisory Committee, possibly five members, and staff will finalize ideas for options for the number of members, term lengths, payment and requirements for the committee.
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Manuel A. Capsalis served as Herndon’s Deputy Town Attorney more than 20 years. The Town Council honored Capsalis, who will become a Fairfax County General District Court Judge, at its Council hearing at the beginning of May.
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People signed up last fall for Solarize Nova, a grassroots, community-based outreach initiative sponsored by the Northern Virginia Regional Commission (NVRC) and the Local Energy Alliance Program (LEAP) for community members to learn more about solar power options for their homes and facilitate the installation and financing of their own project. Through bulk purchasing and free solar site assessments, Solarize NOVA reduces cost of solar installations.
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Councilmember Sheila A. Olem was appointed as the Town of Herndon’s “Principal” member to the Dulles Area Transportation Association Board of Directors through June 30, 2016.