FAIRLINGTON
GLEN
Council of Co-Owners
Front: Charles Robbins, John Fuller
Back: Bob Patrician, Alison Burns Trimble,
Margaret Windus
December, 2005
To: Co-Owners
and Residents, Fairlington Glen
Dear Neighbor:
Our December 6 annual
meeting was notable for its level of attendance and participation, with 61
percent present either through physical presence or by proxy. This is very positive, as it shows the
interest and concern our owners are showing in the village’s activities. The newly constituted Board wishes to thank
all of those involved in helping to make this a successful annual meeting. In place of the newsletter this month, we
thought a personal letter from the Board might be an effective means of
communication. We may use this approach
more frequently in 2006.
As your new President, I
would like to welcome our two new Board members—Alison Burns Trimble and
Margaret Windus. Both of them served on
the Budget Work Group that I convened earlier this year and thus I know them
well. They will be an asset to the Board
and the community because of their experience in and commitment to the Glen.
I would especially like to
thank Mike Hahn and Paul Greenfield, retiring Board members, for their service on
the Glen’s Board--Mike over 12 years and Paul over 3 years. As President for the past 10 years, Mike has
led the Board at a time of great change, with significant capital improvement
programs having started during those years—roof replacement in 1995 and sewer
lateral upgrading in 2000. During this
decade our patio fences were also totally replaced, as was the tot lot. In a community where volunteers are always
needed and sometimes scarce, he has stepped up to the plate in many ways that
have benefited us all. Paul Greenfield
served not only as a Board member but also took over chairmanship of the
Buildings and Grounds Committee for a year when it was without a chairman, and we
appreciate his service on the Board.
In a brief meeting after the
annual meeting, the Board met to elect its officers. The new officers and their telephone numbers
and e-mail addresses are:
President Robert Patrician 703-379-4379 bob.patrician@verizon.net
Vice President John Fuller 703-521-1835 fairlingtonglen@aol.com
Secretary Alison
Burns Trimble 703-931-7096 alison@trimbles.net
Treasurer Margaret
Windus 703-379-1718
B&G
Liaison Charles Robbins 703-998-6815 charles_robbins@hotmail.com
We have an open door policy
in our meetings and activities so as to encourage the free exchange of ideas with
our Co-Owners and residents. The Board
will continue to meet on the first Tuesday of each month and interested members
of the Glen are invited to attend. Our
next two meetings are on December 13
and January 3 at
Following is a new
assessment schedule showing the results of the 5% assessment change. This schedule takes effect
Unit Type Assessment
Barcroft (Inside) 212.01
Barcroft (End) 218.12
Braddock (Inside)
170.13
Braddock (End)
176.24
Clarendon (Inside)
259.12
Clarendon (End)
265.23
Dominion 306.23
Each Board member is a
volunteer and is pledged to serve the best interests of the community. As a Co-Owner or resident you are urged to
contact any member of the Board with concerns or suggestions. Please remember that our management agent, Sara
Jones at Legum & Norman (240-450-5761 or sjones@legumnorman.com ), is available
to handle your everyday needs, as is Ricky Solares, our facilities manager
(703-820-9567 or ricksolfg@aol.com).
Effective January 1, those
of you in the “B” buildings will notice a change in the cleaning of the common
areas of your buildings. Ricky and his
staff (Nelson Ordonez and Maria Castro) will be taking over this responsibility. While it means more work for the on-site
crew, they are committed to making this change work. Please be supportive of
them in their new responsibilities as we all adjust to the new system.
As the new Board takes
office, we hope the interest the community has shown in this budget and
election cycle will transfer to the volunteer activities within the
village. The Glen can best achieve its
goals with the help of the many talented individuals in our very diverse
community. Please don’t hang up if we
call you this year, as we may well do!
We look forward to working with you, to maintain the Glen both as a good
investment and as a good place for all of us to live. With everyone’s help, we can make 2006 one of
the best in the Glen’s history.
Sincerely,
Bob
Patrician
President
For
the Board of Directors
(Please see p. 4 for
Reminders)
***** Special Community Meeting
Notice ******
Save the Date!
Hear Dr. Barbara
Stevens, Ecodata, Inc., present the results from the survey of current
recycling and waste management at Arlington's business and multi-family
properties and program highlights from 20 benchmark towns/cities.
Briefing
on Survey and Benchmark Results,
When: Thursday, December 15
Where: Central Library Auditorium,
Please RSVP to Chip Goyette by email at cgoyette@arlingtonva.us if you are able
to attend and please specify the meeting time/location.
Last year,
Hope to see you or your representative on December 15th.
Seasonal Reminders:
Christmas trees to be disposed of
should be placed at the curb on Tuesdays and Thursdays January 3, 5, 10, or 12. Please place your trees for disposal out on
one of those dates.
Christmas and New Year’s fall on Sunday this year, and trash
will be picked up as usual on Monday, December 26 and Monday, January 2.