Laurel Hill Clubhouse Contract Awarded
<bt>The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors awarded a contract worth $449,859 for the installation of interior furnishings at the Laurel Hill Golf Club to Manassas-based Tren Construction, Inc..
Two bids were received to install interior finishes to the clubhouse, which are required to be finished within 120 days of the Notice to Proceed. Tren Construction Inc. submitted a bid of $464,359, which was $104,359 above the Park Authority's original estimated cost of $360,000 for the work. A change in the scope of the project reduced the cost of the work by $14,500.
<sh>Suspect Wanted in July Stabbing
<bt>Fairfax County Police are hoping newly released photos
of a man taken from a 7-Eleven store in Springfield will help find the person responsible for stabbing a customer there.
On July 25 at 4:45 p.m., a 30-year-old Alexandria man was shopping in the 7-Eleven at 6147 Franconia Road in Springfield when he was approached by three men in the store. The three men left the store and the Alexandria man went to the register when one man came back into the store and stabbed him in the back.
The man believed to be the attacker was described as either black or Hispanic, between 5 feet 7 inches and 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighing about 150 pounds, with short black hair, possibly a mustache and an athletic build. He is believed to be in his early 20s and was wearing a maroon shirt with an emblem on the front and blue jeans.
The second suspect was a black man, between 5 feet 10 inches and 6 feet tall, weighing 160 pounds. He was wearing a whit tank top under a striped shirt and blue jeans at the time and has bushy black hair. The third suspect was described as a black man, 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighing about 155 pounds. He was wearing a striped polo shirt and jeans at the time and had black hair.
The suspects drove away from the 7-Eleven in a silver Nissan four-door car with temporary Maryland tags.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Solvers at 703-691-8888 or 1-866-411-TIPS/8477 or the Fairfax County Police at 703-691-2131.
<sh>Increased Police Presence on Parkways
<bt>Until Dec. 9, drivers along the Fairfax County and Franconia Springfield Parkways will see a stronger police presence as Fairfax County officers participate in a speed enforcement campaign called 50 Means 50.
Officers from the Franconia, West Springfield, Fair Oaks, Reston and Sully districts will be paying special attention to the 37 miles of roadway that stretch from Route 1 in the southern part of Fairfax County to Route 7 near Leesburg in an attempt to stop speeding, aggressive or reckless driving. So far this year, 782 crashes have occurred on the parkways, more than 100 more than the 690 crashes reported between January and October 2004.
In addition to message boards that will be set up throughout the parkway, police will use marked and unmarked cars along with motorcycles and radar and lidar speed detectors to stop offending drivers.
<sh>Human Rights Hearing, Dec. 7
<bt>The Fairfax County Human Rights Commission conducts a public hearing, Wednesday, Dec. 7, at 7:30 p.m., at Government Center, Conference Room 10, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax. The hearing is to determine if a violation of Chapter 11 of the Fairfax County Code occurred in the case of Pelszynski v. Cavalier Telephone. For more, call Michael Cash at 703-324-2953.
<sh>Forestdale Winter Program, Dec. 8
<bt>Forestdale Elementary families are invited to attend the Winter Program on Thursday Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. Students will sing a variety of festive winter and holiday music. All Forestdale students, from pre-school through sixth grade, will participate. The event will take place in the Forestdale gym. For more information, contact Mary.Wall@fcps.edu.