Man Charged with Indecent Exposure
<bt>No one knows for sure why a naked man in a blue wig was in Centreville, last Saturday, but — after two residents spotted him — police arrested the man, gave him a jail outfit to wear and placed him in the Adult Detention Center.
He is Kenneth Romick, 46, of 461 Massanutten Drive in Edenburg, Va. Fairfax County police say that, around 6:10 p.m., a 14-year-old Centreville boy and his mother were at the KinderCare at 6215 Stone Road when the teen saw the man crouching in the woods. According to police, the boy allegedly observed the man masturbating and told his mother, who called police.
Officers checking the area found a man who they reportedly identified as Romick. Police say officers searching his car allegedly discovered marijuana and a handgun. Police charged him with indecent exposure, possession of marijuana and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He was held in jail without bond and has Nov. 12 and Nov. 24 court dates.
<sh>WFCM Holds Grand Opening
<bt>Western Fairfax Christian Ministries (WFCM) will hold a grand opening Sunday, Oct. 5, at 2 p.m. at its new location. It's at 13981 Metrotech Drive in Chantilly, between Blockbuster Video and Backyard Grill & Bar. Local dignitaries, including Supervisor Michael R. Frey (R-Sully) are expected to attend. The move consolidated WFCM's food pantry, clothes closet and business office all in one spot. However, it still needs a volunteer receptionist; call 703-988-9656.
<sh>Mitchell and Cuccinelli to Debate
<bt>Sen. Ken Cuccinelli (R-37th) and Jim Mitchell, the Democratic contender for his senate seat, will square off in a debate Tuesday, Oct. 7, from 7:30-9 a.m., at the Westfields Marriott in Chantilly. Cuccinelli is a patent attorney and Mitchell is president of a title and escrow company.
Issues expected to be raised include transportation solutions, rail to Dulles, tax restructuring and support for public and higher education.
Westfields Marriott, the Westfields Club and the Centreville Chantilly Business Council, a branch of the Herndon Dulles Chamber of Commerce, will co-sponsor the debate.
The event includes a complimentary continental breakfast, but reservations are required. Contact the Chamber at 703-437-5556 or e-mail info@herndondulleschamber.org.
<sh>Learn about Road Improvements
<bt>The West Fairfax County Citizens Association (WFCCA) Land-Use Committee will hold a transportation meeting Tuesday, Oct. 7, at 7 p.m. It will be in the Sully District Governmental Center at 4900 Stonecroft Blvd., in Chantilly.
Federal, state and county transportation officials will be on hand to discuss planned road improvements, including the Manassas Battlefield Bypass, the Tri-County Connector and the widening of I-66. The public is welcome to attend.
<sh>Springfield/Fairfax Land Use
<bt>The Springfield District/Fairfax Center Land-Use Committee will meet Tuesday, Oct. 7, at 7 p.m. in conference room 8 of the Fairfax County Government Center. The topic will be The Peterson Cos.' plans to develop the currently county-owned "Land Bay A," next to Kohl's and Galyan's, in Fair Lakes. For more information, call Marlae Schnare at 703-324-2500.
<sh>Clifton Town Council Mtg.
<bt>The next meeting of the Clifton Town Council will be Tuesday, Oct. 7, at 7:30 p.m. in the Clifton Town Meeting Hall, 12641 Chapel Road in Clifton.
<sh>Park Authority to Meet
<bt>The Fairfax County Park Authority will meet Wednesday, Oct. 8, at 7:30 p.m. in the Herrity Building, 12055 Government Center Parkway, Suite 900 in Fairfax. Call Judy Pedersen at 703-324-8662.
<sh>Let VDOT Hear from You
<bt>The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is enlisting the public's help in developing a highway safety-zone program aimed at reducing crashes and fatalities throughout the state. VDOT wants to know which sections of interstate highways in Northern Virginia need extra law enforcement, driver education or safety improvements.
Toward that end, VDOT will hold a meeting to solicit public input. It will be held Thursday, Oct. 9, at 6 p.m. at the VDOT District Office at 14685 Avion Parkway in Chantilly. From Route 50 west, turn right on Stonecroft Boulevard and right onto Avion Parkway. Then take the first right into VDOT's parking lot.
<sh>McDonald's Earlier Opening OKed
<bt>It's official — the McDonald's on Route 28 in Centreville has Fairfax County's blessing to begin business an hour earlier. The county Board of Supervisors has approved the restaurant's request to open at 4 a.m., instead of 5 a.m.
<sh>Rezoning Request Approved
<bt>The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Monday approved the rezoning request of Clifton residents Marie and Michael Ricciardi. It enables the Ricciardis to build eight, single-family, detached homes on the west side of Old Clifton Road, south of its intersection with Clifton Road.
Since VDOT and the county are improving these two roads, they both want quite a bit of the couple's property frontage for a stormwater-management pond. So by allowing the Ricciardis' property to be rezoned to R-3 cluster [homes clustered together], the Supervisors paved the way for the Clifton couple to then dedicate the needed land to the county, without the county having to pay them for it.