Fairlington Commons Newsletter

3369 S. Wakefield Street, Arlington, VA 22206                                                November 2005

 


Our new Board Of Directors

 

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new Board Of Directors has been elected! Congratulations and welcome to our newest Board members; Dennis Maridueña and John Rigoli. The Board met immediately following adjournment of the Annual meeting to reconstitute itself. A listing of Board officers is below.

 

 

Fairlington Commons Board of Directors

President

Wayne Winterling

E-mail Wayne_Winterling@
americanchemistry.com

931-5781

Vice President

John Sinks

E-mail jsinks@comcast.net

931-2660

Treasurer

Patti Burke

E-mail pattisburke@msn.com

931-2897

Secretary

John Rigoli

E-Mail jcrigoli@hotmail.com

933-2757

At Large

Dennis Maridueña

E-mail dmariduena@gmail.com

 


Our Thanks

 

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o Hugh Baumgardner for many years of dedicated service to the Fairlington Commons Board Of Directors and Commons residents. We have all greatly benefited from his contributions to our community over the years. Thank you Hugh.

 

Your Community

 

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or those of you who are new to Fairlington Commons, this newsletter is the official publication of the Fairlington Commons Council of Co-Owners. If you have received this newsletter, it is because you are a resident of Fairlington Commons and need to be familiar with the benefits and services of your community, as well as the ordinances and rules that govern your activities here.

 

Fairlington Commons consists of the triangular area bounded by I-395, South 34th Street, and South Utah Streets. Although Commons is the second smallest of the six South Fairlington condominium associations with 229 units, it is one of the largest in terms of real estate, with approximately 22 acres of land.


Budget Meeting Scheduled

 

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his year’s budget meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 7 in Room 10 of the Community Center, 3308 South Stafford Street, beginning at 7:30 p.m.  Formal notification of the budget meeting will be mailed to each Co-Owner, although you may wish to mark the date on your calendar at this time.

 

Suggestions for Grounds

 

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our input is needed. Currently, we have an open dialogue with Bladerunners inquiring about the applications of fertilizer, pesticides, and herbicides within the community.  We have asked for answers to some of the following questions:

 

·        What chemicals are applied to our lawns now, at what frequency, and what do these applications do?

·        What is the impact on the grounds of eliminating these applications?

·        What can be done to limit the adverse impact of stopping the applications? 

 

The Board has arranged for Bladerunners to discuss the grounds maintenance with us, but before we do, we would like to hear from you.  If you have specific questions or suggestions, we would like for you to e-mail them to dmariduena@gmail.com or you can drop them in our mailbox   Deadline is Nov 30, 2005. In your reply, please include your preferred method to be contacted.  We will be following up with details on the time and place of our Grounds meetings. Thank You.

 

Fairlington Commons Maintenance Requests

 

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elow is a listing of the work recently completed or currently being done in Fairlington Commons. If you have an association related repair not indicated here, please contact the Board Of Directors or Arnie Malin.

 

ADDRESS

WORK REQUESTED

3248 Utah

Exposed Drainpipe

3278 Utah

Dead tree limb needs to be removed

3320 Wakefield

Downed Tree

3320B Wakefield

Replace attic window

3321A Wakefield

Fix Loose bricks on porch

3323A Wakefield

Clean Gutter and Loose bricks on porch

3324B Wakefield

Repaired a deck railing

3327B Wakefield

Slates missing from dormer

3328B Wakefield

Leak in attic

3338A Wakefield

Fix Front door and provide new path

3341A Wakefield

Water in Basement

3350 Wakefield

Paint Post and Hole in gutter

4659 34th

Place gutter guard in uncovered section of gutter

4675 34th

Water in basement

 

Arnie Malin, part-time Commons Liaison, is a 20+ year resident of the Commons who retired last year as a food service industry executive and now keeps active as adjunct instructor at Northern Va. Community College teaching food service courses and as our liaison between the Board of Directors and home owners. 

 

You can contact Arnie at 703 822-7640 or online at arniemalin@cavtel.net for any problems that need addressing by any of our contractors.