Politics & Government

Town Council Election 2011: Four Candidates Vie For Three Seats Today

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Voters head to the polls today to choose which candidates will fill three open seats on the Vienna Town Council.

Polls opened at 6 a.m. this morning at the Vienna Community Center, 120 Cherry St., SE. They are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The ballot this year includes candidates Laurie DiRocco, Howard Springsteen, Carey Sienicki and Hamid Barahmand. To read more about each candidate,

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The council's non-partisan, at-large members are elected on staggered two-year terms that begin July 1. Voters will DiRocco and Springsteen are both nearing the end of their first term on the council. The third open seat was left vacant this fall with the departure of longtime council member George Lovelace; said when he took office that he would not run for the position.

Residents met and asked questions of candidates at two community forums in April, one hosted by The National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) and the other by the the Northeast Vienna Citizens Association (NEVCA).

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Vienna Patch compiled video clips of candidates' answers to the broad range of questions posed, from "Has the Town worked hard enough to implement bike lanes/routes?" to "Would Vienna be better served as a city?" and ""

View video highlights by clicking on the following links:

and of the video clips from the National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) forum can be found by following those links.

Part I of the videos from the NEVCA forum Part II For Part III,


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