Window Peeping is Charged
<bt>Fairfax County police have charged 30-year-old Michael McCarter, of 9555 Tadok Drive, No. 102 in Manassas, with peeping into an occupied dwelling. Officers responded last Sunday, Sept. 14, to the 12800 block of Fair Briar Lane in Fair Lakes after a man, 29, and woman, 26, reported a man looking into a window of their home, at 4:30 a.m.
Police arrived moments later, saw a suspect walking nearby and arrested him. That person is reportedly McCarter. He was released from the Adult Detention Center later that day on $1,000 bond and has a Nov. 5 court date. According to official records, he has two past convictions for window peeping.
<sh>Pit Bull Bites Local Woman
<bt>Fairfax County Animal Control officers responded Saturday night to the 1400 block of Watery Mountain Court in Centreville's Rocky Run community to help a 25-year-old woman who'd been bitten by a dog. Police say the culprit was a tan pit bull named Zeus who'd gotten out of his backyard and attacked the woman while she was helping the dog's owner find him.
The incident occurred around 11:55 p.m., and the victim was bitten several times. An acquaintance helped pull the dog off her. She was then taken to Inova Fair Oaks Hospital where she received several stitches. The dog was euthanized, and rabies tests are pending.
<sh>Land-Use Meeting on Camp 30
<bt>The Springfield District/Fairfax Center Land-Use Committee will meet Tuesday, Sept. 23, at 7 p.m. in conference rooms 2 and 3 of the Fairfax County Government Center. County staff will present a conceptual plan for the use of Camp 30, county-owned property at the corner of West Ox Road and Route 29. Call Marlae Schnare at 703-324-2500.
<sh>Sully District Council Meeting
<bt>Police Capt. Bill Gulsby of the Sully District Station and Capt. Dennis Wilson of the Fair Oaks District Station will address the next meeting of the Sully District Council of Citizens Associations. They'll discuss the new district station boundaries and how the two stations are cooperating to provide safety and emergency services throughout the Sully District.
The meeting will be held Wednesday, Sept. 24, at 7:30 p.m., in Supervisor Michael R. Frey's (R-Sully) conference room in the Sully District Governmental Center, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd., in Chantilly. Call Mark McConn at 703-818-9124.
<sh>School Board Endorsements
<bt>The Fairfax County Federation of Teachers has endorsed Scott Martin in the Springfield District and Carl Cecil in the Sully District. It also endorsed at-large candidates Rita Thompson, Nell Hurley and Steve Hunt. More than 1,100 classroom teachers voted, based on incumbents' voting records and the answers to a Federation questionnaire.
<sh>Park Authority to Meet
<bt>The Fairfax County Park Authority will meet Wednesday, Sept. 24, 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>BZA Gives OK to Church
<bt>The Fairfax County Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) last week approved a special-permit request by Ox Hill Baptist Church of Chantilly and the Fairfax County Office of Partnerships. The permit allows the church to provide facilities that this county organization may use for a computer training lab.
Local school children already use the computer lab there, but the special permit was still needed. The BZA gave the church a unanimous approval, last Tuesday, Sept. 8, with a vote of 6-0.
<sh>Kustom Kastles Gets An OK
<bt>Next stop for Kustom Kastles is the Board of Supervisors. It got a green light last week from the Fairfax County Planning Commission. Proposed are five, single-family, detached homes near the intersection of Veronica Road and Fenbrook Drive, next to the Fair Lakes Chase subdivision.
But the developer must first obtain the county's blessing to have 2.6 acres rezoned from their current designation of one home per acre to two homes per acre in a cluster arrangement. The houses would constitute an infill development within an already-existing residential area and would be incorporated into the Fair Lakes Chase homeowners association.
"Initially, [county] staff recommended denial because of the layout and the ingress and egress to the property," said Sully District Planning Commissioner Ron Koch. "But the applicant worked with county staff [to remedy matters], so the Planning Commission approved it." That happened last Wednesday, Sept. 10; the supervisors will consider this case on Sept. 29.
<sh>McDonald's Also Gets Approval
<bt>The McDonald's in Centreville also got a favorable nod, last week, from the Planning Commission. The fast-food restaurant is seeking permission to open for business an hour earlier, at 4 a.m. Since McDonald's is making the changes requested of them, its request is now meeting with approval.
"They've removed all the painting on the upper tier [of the restaurant] and agreed to tint the windows to cut down on the lighting from the inside out," said Sully District Planning Commissioner Ron Koch. "And the exterior lighting will be in conformance with the county's new lighting ordinance." The matter goes to the Board of Supervisors on Sept. 29.
<sh>Disciplinary Action Taken
<bt>A Centreville attorney has been issued a public reprimand by a subcommittee of the Virginia State Bar for his actions in connection with a trustee case. He is Harry William Mulford and, on Sept. 3, the subcommittee concluded that, in the case in question, Mulford failed to adequately explain his fees, communicate and keep proper records. The subcommittee said he neglected his duties as a trustee, and he was ordered by the court to repay, with interest, fees he had paid himself as trustee. Mulford then complied, as ordered.
<sh>WFCM Needs Volunteers
<bt>Western Fairfax Christian Ministries (WFCM) is now in its new building, consolidating its Shepherd Center (food pantry and resale clothing shop) and business office at 13981 Metrotech Drive in Chantilly, between Blockbuster and Backyard Grill. But volunteers are still greatly needed to work in the Shepherd Center — especially between 10 a.m.-noon and 12-2 p.m. Monday through Friday. There are additional opportunities on Wednesdays from 6-8 p.m. Call 703-988-9656.
<sh>Regional Park Authority Meets
<bt>The Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority will hold its September board meeting on Thursday, Sept. 25, at 8 p.m., at the National Recreation & Park Association Ahrens Institute, 22377 Belmont Ridge Road in Ashburn.
The NVRPA Board usually meets on the third Thursday of the month. Next month, the board will meet on Thursday, Oct. 16, at the Authority’s headquarters, the Walter L. Mess Building, 5400 Ox Road in Fairfax Station.