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Oak Hill ❖ Herndon Herndon Homecoming - Always a Winner Sports, Page 13 Classifieds, Page 14 Classifieds, ❖ Sports, Page 13 ❖ Naz Kochar, Herndon High School’s returning Homecoming Queen, places Entertainment, Page 8 ❖ the crown on this year’s queen, Kelly Sartorius, at Herndon High’s Homecom- ing Saturday. The king (not pictured) was Raleigh McKenzie. The queen’s maid of honor (not pictured) was Claudia Gomez. Opinion, Page 6 Toll Road Transit News, Page 3 ‘Best Buddies’ Foster PERMIT #86 PERMIT Lasting Friendships WV Martinsburg, PAID News, Page 4 Postage U.S. PRSRT STD PRSRT Photo by Craig Sterbutzel/The Connection Photo www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Oak Hill/Herndon Connection ❖ October 27 - November 2, 2010 ❖ 1 October 27-November 2, 2010 ❖ Volume XXIV, Number 43 online at www.connectionnewspapers.com News Northern Virginia District Projections The deviation from ideal indicates how much change could be required in each district. SENATE DISTRICTS- IDEAL DISTRICT- 197,277 New Districts Will Change Much Senate Total Estimated Total % Deviation Number difference District population 2000 Population 2009 fromestimated ideal fromestimated ideal 30 174,712 196588 -0.3% -689 31 174,500 188293 -4.6% -8,984 When the latest census numbers come out in 32 177,755 184926 -6.3% -12,351 33 262,751 302342 53.3% 105,065 February, Virginia will have less than two 34 175,317 181280 -8.1% -15,997 35 158,737 185573 -5.9% -11,704 months to have new districts approved. 36 184,196 206969 4.9% 9,692 37 221,044 192102 -2.6% -5,175 39 170,581 191494 -2.9% -5,783 By Stephen Groves northern Virginia for years. CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS- IDEAL DISTRICT- 717,370 Virginia Statehouse News Del. Mark Sickles (D-43) of Franconia Congressional Total Estimated Total % Deviation Number difference said that between the Northern Virginia and District population 2000 Population 2009 fromestimated ideal from estimated ideal s Virginia prepares to redraw its the Hampton Roads area, where traffic also 8 627,849 684340 -4.6% -33,030 voting lines to match up with the is a major concern, the representatives from 10 792,534 850337 18.5% 132,967 11 649,553 741603 3.4% 24,233 Alatest census numbers, the north those areas could likely outweigh the rest ern part of the state looks to gain of the state if they allied. HOUSE OF DELEGATES DISTRICTS- IDEAL POPULATION- 78,911 a larger section in the statehouse, but what Education funding was another concern House Total Estimated Total % Deviation Number difference the new districts might look like remains to on which lawmakers said they could use District population 2000 Population 2009 fromestimated ideal fromestimated ideal be seen. their weight. 34 75,006 71702 -9.1% -7,209 As the Commonwealth has grown in the “Northern Virginia is the economic engine 35 68,244 78086 -1.0% -825 36 83,956 73573 -6.8% -5,338 last 10 years, Northern Virginia has become of the state and deserves more resource al- 37 66,183 73073 -7.4% -5,838 the economic engine as well as most popu- location,” Brink said. 38 68,433 73844 -6.4% -5,067 lous area. Many in the statehouse predict In the last decade, Virginia’s population 39 67,421 75421 -4.4% -3,490 40 85,006 77551 -1.7% -1,360 three or four House of Delegates seats will has grown 11.4 percent to about 7.8 mil- 41 63,280 70393 -10.8% -8,518 shift to the area. lion people. Most of the growth has been in 42 65,399 75228 -4.7% -3,683 “There’s no question that it’s going to the metropolitan areas, while rural areas 43 82,825 73892 -6.4% -5,019 44 65,226 73977 -6.3% -4,934 enhance our concerns, the concerns of the and small towns have seen fewer people liv- 45 63,856 76632 -2.9% -2,279 region, and going to make our voice heard ing there. 46 73,341 75938 -3.8% -2,973 in the General Assembly,” said Del. Bob The largest growth has been in the areas 47 68,489 74408 -5.7% -4,503 48 70,999 80077 1.5% 1,166 Brink (D-48), who represents Arlington. around Washington. Loudoun and Prince 49 66,103 77640 -1.6% -1,271 William counties both gained more than 53 72,521 76138 -3.5% -2,773 NORTHERN VIRGINIA lawmakers 100,000 people. Alexandria grew modestly 67 90,871 86050 9.0% 7,139 86 45,130 86876 10.1% 7,965 agreed they would use this louder voice to from 128,000 to 150,000 in the last decade. bring up transportation issues in the state- SOURCE: Virginia Division of Legislative Services, compiled by Virginia Statehouse News. house. Traffic has clogged the highways of See Public, Page 5 Wall to Wall Steam Rug Repairs Any 3 Areas 20% Off 139. 400 sq ft 4 to 6 Areas in-plant cleaning 10% Off 199. 800 sq ft through all in-plant repairs 6 to 8 Areas through 299. 1,000 sq ft Offer good through 11/6/10. Nov. 6, 2010 Nov. 6, 2010 Not valid with any other offers. 2 ❖ Oak Hill/Herndon Connection ❖ October 27 - November 2, 2010 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Herndon Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic 703-778-9414 or [email protected] News Connection McVeigh/The by Alex Photo Arjun Hemphill and his supervisor Amy Ford, go over Photo Contributed Photo paperwork at the Audi Headquarters in Herndon. Buddy System Program allows people with The current breakdown of funding sources for the Dulles Metrorail Project. disabilities chance to break into the corporate world. Toll Road Transit By Alex McVeigh Arjun is helping him to learn The Connection something new, and then By Alex McVeigh road is a move I dread every time watching him as he gets a bet- The Connection “With the ramps, I have to make it,” said Kim Evans rjun Hemphill spends ter grasp and understanding.” of Falls Church. “It’s so bad that you’ll be able to go his days working for Audi is one of the first corpo- he Metropolitan Wash I’ve started paying the toll at the A Audi Headquarters in rations to get involved with the ington Airports Au plaza just to buy myself some more straight from the Herndon, in the marketing de- Best Buddies program, and in thority hosted an infor time to get over there.” T partment, preparing documents addition to helping find em- mational meeting on MWAA has three ramps pro- Beltway to the and materials for meetings, as ployment, they have helped the updates to the Dulles Toll Road posed, two of which are currently well as sending packages. This raise almost $38 million for the and how they relate to the ongo- access road without under construction with the third might sound like a standard day program. ing construction of the Metro Sil- still in negotiations. The first will for a lot of people, but as some- “Audi has embraced our part- ver Line and the HOT lanes on the dangerously take drivers coming from the in- one with autism, Hemphill had nership in so many ways and Beltway. ner loop directly to the access a lot to overcome just to be able on many different levels,” said New toll rates will be effective weaving across all road, without first mixing them in to work. Anthony K. Shriver, founder Jan. 1, 2011, with prices on the with the drivers headed west on those lanes of Hemphill came to Audi as and chairman of Best Buddies mainline plaza for two, three, four, the toll road. The second ramp will part of the Best Buddies Pro- International. “I hope Audi’s five and six-axle vehicles rising by allow those coming from the air- traffic.” gram, which has been commitment to the cause in- a quarter. Effective Jan. 1, 2012, port to the Beltway to get to the partnered with Audi since spires other companies in they will go up another quarter. — Moe Wadda inner loop without actually getting 2007. Best Buddies is partici- Washington, D.C. and beyond The price for ramps, which starts should the project go above bud- on the toll road. pating with Audi in a pilot pro- to get involved.” at 75 cents for two axles and goes get, drivers who use the toll road “With the ramps, you’ll be able gram with George Mason Uni- In addition to working with up by a quarter per axle, will stay as part of their daily commute are to go straight from the Beltway to versity, which helps create em- Hemphill, Ford has participat- the same through 2012. really going to feel the pinch.” the access road without danger- ployment and leadership devel- ing in various Best Buddies According to the MWAA, the Andrew Rountree, acting vice ously weaving across all those lanes opment opportunities for events, and has found it re- Dulles Toll Road still has one of present for finance and Chief Fi- of traffic,” said Moe Wadda, a Dulles people with intellectual and warding each time. the cheapest toll-per-mile rates, nancial Officer for MWAA says that Toll Road engineer with the MWAA. developmental disabilities. “I have had the opportunity currently at 13 cents per mile, and there will not be any sudden rate “We hope to have the first two ramps “Job experience is so impor- to work with two different Best it will go up to 15 and 17 cents hike, that “increase on rates will open by Fall 2012, right before the tant for people my age and es- Buddies interns here at Audi, per mile in 2011 and 2012, respec- be kept on a smooth path.” metro is completed.” pecially those with some dis- as well as attend the Best Bud- tively.