[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 1793]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING THE RECIPIENTS OF THE FAIRFAX COUNTY 2013 LAND CONSERVATION 
               AND TREE PRESERVATION AND PLANTING AWARDS

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                        HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, January 17, 2014

  Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the recipients of the 
Fairfax County 2013 Land Conservation and Tree Preservation and 
Planting Awards.
  Fairfax County is considered one of the best counties in the nation 
in which to live, work and raise a family. One reason for this 
designation is the innovative environmental protection policies that 
have been implemented by the County and embraced by its business 
partners. I was pleased to have led that effort during my tenure as 
Chairman of the Board of Supervisors. These awards recognize the 
following developers, designers and site superintendents who have 
excelled in their stewardship of the environment:
  Land Preservation Awards:
  Large Commercial: Jennings Toyota
  Owner: Jennings Business Park, LLC
  Small Commercial: MTPD District II Substation and Training Facility
  Owner: Washington Metro Area Transit Authority
  Large Single Family Residential: The Reserve at Timber Lake
  Owner: Winchester Homes, Inc.
  Small Single Family Residential: Leatherland Property
  Owner: Palisades Development at Telegraph Road, LLC
  Special Project: Timber Ridge at EDS Park Facility
  Owner: Timber Ridge at Discovery Square, Inc.
  Linear Project: Timber Ridge at EDS North--South Collector
  Owner: Timber Ridge at Discovery Square, Inc.
  Best Protected Environmentally Sensitive Site: Jennings Toyota
  Owner: Jennings Business Park, LLC
  Best Protected Environmentally Sensitive Site: Huntley Meadows Park 
Wetland Restoration Project
  Owner: Fairfax County Park Authority
  Outstanding Engineering Firms: Walter L. Phillip, INC for Jennings 
Toyota
  Outstanding Superintendent: Garen Khoranian for Huntley Meadow Park 
Wetland Restoration Project
  Outstanding Contractor: S.W. Rodgers for Jennings Toyota
  Outstanding Developer/Owner: Jennings Business Park, LLC/Jennings 
Toyota
  Outstanding E/S Inspectors of the Year: Mike Ernst, Gary Cook, and 
Mark Evans
  Outstanding E/S Plan Reviewers of the Year: Walt Hamilton, Laura 
O'Leary, and Greg Rodgers
  Tree Planting Awards:
  Project: Clemyjontri Park
  Developer: Fairfax County Park Authority
  Project: Lee Highway and Nutley Street
  Developer: Washington Property Company, LLC
  Project: Oakton Library
  Developer: Fairfax County, DPWES, Capital Facilities
  Tree Preservation Awards:
  Project: Huntley Meadows
  Developer: Fairfax County Park Authority
  Project: Roseglen
  Builder: Stanley Martin Homes
  Project: The Reserve at Stone Hill
  Builder: Winchester Homes, Inc.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating these 
honorees. Fairfax County and its residents have benefitted greatly from 
the collaborative spirit that is represented by these awards today, and 
I thank each of the awardees for their efforts.

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