Fairlington Glen


NEWSLETTER                                                                                                                     March 2005



MARCH 1ST BOARD MEETING

 

SEWERS. The Board approved a bid from Jed Mechanical Contractors, Inc for relining the sewer in Court 7 at a cost of $31,100.

 

STOOPS. The Board approved a bid from Masonry Specialist, LLC for replacement of the stoop at 3543 S. Stafford Street at a cost of $1,900.

 

 

LANDSCAPE SUBCOMMITTEE

 

There will be no Landscape Subcommittee meeting in March. Instead, the Landscape Walkthrough to be held Saturday, March 19th. Please join your neighbors for a tour of our community with a special eye toward making recommendations for spring plantings. We will meet in the Stafford Street traffic circle at 8am (Yes! 8am). If you can't make the walkthrough, join us at the next Landscape Subcommittee meeting to be held on Tuesday, April 12th at 7pm in the South Fairlington Community Center when we will have the first chance to review the planting recommendations. The Landscape Subcommittee is looking for more residents to participate in this important process. If you are interested in learning more about how the Glen takes care of its communal grounds, call the Landscape line (703) 820-9567 and leave a message. Someone from the Subcommittee will return your call as soon as possible.

 

 

BUDGET WORKGROUP

 

The next meeting of the Budget Workgroup will be held on March 16th at 7:30pm in the South Fairlington Community Center. If you would like to join the Workgroup, contact Bob Patrician at 703-379-4379.

 

 

CRIME

 

There have been recent occurrences of vandalism to automobiles and light posts within the Glen. All Glen residents should be vigilant regarding suspicious or criminal activities in our community. The police need to be aware of such activities in order to help us maintain security throughout the Glen. If you notice any suspicious or criminal activities you should immediately call the police at 911 if it appears to be an emergency or at 703-558-2222 if its not an emergency. Both of these numbers are answered 24 hours a day. In addition, please inform the Security Subcommittee (Dean Montanye at 703-379-6801 or Hal Vorhies at 703-820-2505) and one of the Board members as soon as possible since these are community issues and both the Security Subcommittee and the Board need to ensure that all of our residents are kept informed.

 

If you have a general security concern that you feel should be brought to the attention of the police, please contact the Security Subcommittee. Do not contact the police directly since they desire a single point-of-contact on such concerns to ensure they don’t waste time addressing multiple requests associated with a single concern.

 

 

VILLAGE FEE COMPARISON (CLARENDON INSIDE)

 

2004

 

2005

Village

Fee

 

Village

Fee

Green

$246

 

Village (North)

$263

Village (North)

$244

 

Green

$258

Commons

$228

 

Glen

$246

Glen

$225

 

Commons

$240

Meadows

$224

 

Meadows

$233

Mews

$193

 

Mews

$204

Arbor

$178

 

Arbor

$183

 

 

PHONE LISTS

 

The list of phone numbers and email addresses for the Board, Court Representatives, and other Glen personnel is attached. Changes to this list should be provided to Charlie Robbins at 703-998-6815 or at charles_robbins@hotmail.com

 

 

RICKY’S CORNER

 

        Its been noted that some of our residents are dumping things such as charcoal, leaves, etc. in the storm drain in the alley between Courts 12 and 13. Please do not put anything in the storm drains since they will become clogged and not be able to serve their intended use.

 

        If you note any problems resulting from winter weather such as damaged gutters, please let the crew know so they can undertake repair efforts.

 

 

REMINDERS

 

ALLEYS. The alleys between courts are there for maintenance and emergency access. While residents can use the alleys for moving items from vehicles to units, parking for any length of time is prohibited and the vehicles are subject to being towed without notice.

 

RECYCLING. Materials that can be recycled are:

 

                 Plastics with a 1 or 2 in the recycle symbol.

                 Aluminum and tin cans with lids removed.

                 Mixed glass including clear, brown, and green bottles and jars (not household items such as china, light bulbs, drinking glasses, etc.). Please remove plastic caps and rings.

                 Newspapers in paper bags or tied with string (not in plastic bags since this adds to the recycling expense).

                 Broken down corrugated boxes.

 

Please note the recycling of everything other than paper products does not need to be sorted prior to being placed in the containers. This is done after the recyclables are picked up so feel free to mix your glass, plastic, and aluminum. Please rinse all containers since containers with contaminants can not be recycled. Do not put recyclables in plastic bags.

 

 

MEETINGS

 

All Glen meetings are held in the Fairlington Community Center at 3308 South Stafford Street. All residents are welcome.

                 Board of Directors, 7:30pm, 1st Tuesday of the month

                 Building and Grounds Committee, 7:30pm, 3rd Tuesday of the month (no meetings in August, November, and December)

                 Landscape Subcommittee, 7:00pm, 2nd Tuesday of the month (no meetings in July, November, and December)

 

 

ON THE INTERNET

 

Visit “http://www.fairlington.org/glenindex.htm for draft Board minutes, newsletters, and the Handbook. Please contact John Fuller if you have comments on Fairlington Glen information on this site.

 


 

 

The Fairlington Glen Newsletter is a communication channel by which the Board of Directors disseminates information to Glen residents and co-owners. Please provide any comments or recommendations to the Board Secretary, John Fuller, at fairlingtonglen@aol.com, or to any other Board member, prior to the monthly Board of Directors meeting.