Town to Consider Zoning Amendment Regarding Pet Goats, Fast-Pitch Softball Try-Outs Start Tonight, and More

Welcome to Today in Herndon, bringing you local Herndon news and events at a glance.

We here at Herndon Patch got a huge response when we published this letter to the editor last month from local resident Kathe Barsotti, pleading her case for the Town of Herndon to amend its zoning ordinance to allow her to keep her miniature pet goats. The Town will consider a zoning ordinance text amendment next Tuesday, Aug. 13 at 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Building, 765 Lynn St. Barsotti asks anyone who supports her efforts to come and speak their opinion at the meeting, or write to a Town official to show their support. Read her letter and find out how to write to Town officials about the issue here.

Have a daughter who throws a mean softball? The regional Fire & Ice 18U Fast-Pitch Softball team is currently looking for new players, ages 11-18, for its 2013-14 season.  Try-outs will be held, weather permitting, at Park View High School in Sterling this Thursday, Aug. 8 at 6 p.m. and this coming Tuesday, Aug. 13 at 6 p.m. For more information, visit the Fire and Ice website or e-mail coach@nvfireandice.org.

There’s still time left to help underprivileged students from Hutchison Elementary in Herndon get a leg-up for school in the fall through Corporate America Family Credit Union’s school supply drive, called “Project Backpack.” School supplies or monies collected for Project Backpack can be dropped off at Corporate America Family Credit Union’s branch, located at 13075 Worldgate Dr., through Aug. 16. For more details, visit www.cafcu.org/backpack or call 1-800-359-1939.

Job creation and retention is an issue on many local voters’ minds as we head into November’s gubernatorial election. Tuesday, Republican candidate and Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli and Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe shared details of their jobs plans at a jobs summit at a college in Norfolk, while still taking time to trade jabs at each other’s campaigns. Read all about it here.

And in other local election news, Virginia Senator Mark Herring (D-Loudoun) unveiled his ethics reform proposal Wednesday. In light of recent scandals such as the one involving Gov. Bob McDonnell, Herring - the Democratic candidate for attorney general - said his ethics reform would include a commission to review and improve Virginia ethics laws. Read all about it in our full story here.

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