Newington Community Association Monthly Newsletter February 2013

Newington Community Association Monthly Newsletter
February 2013
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Recycling / Shredding ...... p. 1,5
Directory ............................. p. 2
Ads ...................................... p. 3
Minutes............................. p. 4-5
Community News ............... p. 6
Exterior Project Form.......... p. 7
Calendar .............................. p. 8
2013 NCA BOARD OF
DIRECTORS’
MEETINGS
February 6
March 6
April 3
Electric Sunday
Fairfax County residents can recycle televisions, computers and peripheral devices and unbroken fluorescent light bulbs and tubes. There is No Charge for
Fairfax County residents to participate in Electric Sunday; however, they may be required to show proof of
residency. Events are held from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
March 24: I-95 Complex, 9850 Furnace Road , Lorton
June 23: I-95 Complex, 9850 Furnace Road , Lorton
Sept. 22: I-95 Complex, 9850 Furnace Road , Lorton
*Dates at the I-66 Transfer Station can be found
at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpwes/recycling/
electric-sunday.htm
Secure Document Shredding
The Fairfax County Solid Waste Management Program
will be sponsoring one secure document shredding
event in each supervisory district. Events are held
from 8 a.m. - Noon.
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POOL PASS NOTICE
Be sure to keep track of your pool
passes from last summer. Lost
pass fees are $10 per pass. Look
for pool registration form in the
March newsletter.
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NEWINGTON STATION DIRECTORY
http:\\www.newingtoncommunity.org
USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS
NCA COMMUNITY OFFICE
703-455-3606
Fax: 703-455-0013
Hours:
Monday / Wednesday /Thursday
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday / Friday
9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Community Manager: Lori Randall
Assistant Community Manager: Tina Queen
Email: manager@newingtoncommunity.org
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President - Sarah Jernigan (Aug ’13)
Email: Sarah.jernigan@gmail.com
V. President - Mike Smith (Aug ‘13)
Secretary - Beth Rodriguez (Aug ‘15)
Treasurer - Louise Whitt (Aug ‘14)
Member - Matthew Reid (Aug ‘15)
Member - Vacant (Aug ‘14)
Member - Vacant (Aug ‘13)
ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL COMMITTEE
Chair - TBD
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Chair—Louise Whitt
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Chair—Lou Tobat
Liason - TBN
RECREATION COMMITTEE
Chair - Volunteer Needed
Liason—TBN
Emergency
911
Non-Emergency (Police & Fire) 703-691-2131
Including barking dog complaints
American Disposal Services
703-368-0500
Animal Control/Shelter
703-830-1100
Cox Cable
703-378-8422
Domestic Violence Hotline
800-838-8238
Dominion Towing
703-730-1177
Dominion Virginia Power
1-888-667-3000
Fairfax Connector
703-339-7200
www.fairfaxconnector.com
Fairfax County
www.fairfaxcounty.gov
Fairfax County Housing Authority
Selena Davis
703-704-6758
Fairfax County Storm Water
Management (not State streets)
703-934-2800
Fairfax Water
703-698-5600
Key Middle School
703-313-3900
Lee High School
703-924-8300
Lorton Fire and Rescue
703-339-5141
Lorton Landfill
703-690-1703
Poison Control
202-625-3333
Pool (emergencies only)
703-455-9873
Saratoga Elementary School
703-440-2600
Streetlights
1-888-667-3000
Summit Management
703-360-0904
Supervisor Gerald Hyland
703-780-7518
Virginia Highway Department
(Snow—State Roads Only)
703-383-8368
Virginia Railway Express
1-800-RIDE VRE
Voter Information
703-222-0776
West Springfield District Police 703-644-7377
Newsletter Distributors
MAINTENANCE COMMITTEE
Chairs—Sarah Jernigan
and Lori Randall
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Kathy Anderson
Peggy Fields
Liz Pelletier
Amanda Baird
Jennifer Firman
Sharoyn Marshall
Abdul Berlas
Arthur Kanakis
Lori Randall
Karen Chauvin
Donna Kellam
Roche Family
Stephanie Curb
William & Mary Loy Mike Smith
Gladys Diaz
Richard Neimeyer
Spinelli Family
Robbie Douthwaite
Al Owens
Regina Watson
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NEWINGTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS'
MEETING – January 2, 2012
Draft Minutes of the Meeting – NCA Pool House
Meeting Room
COMMITTEE/BUSINESS REPORTS
Community Manager (CM) Report, Lori Randall
General
 Disclosure inspection(s): 7896 Godolphin Drive,
8433 Kitchener
 Contacted three playground companies. One response/meeting.
 Removing Earthlink account as primary email.
Switching to web address only. Will save $23 per
month once Earthlink is cancelled.
 When we replace computer, we don’t need much storage or anything complicated. An upgrade of the CPU
at a cost of about $500 plus upgrade of windows is all
that is needed.
 Expect net income position in operating budget for
the year. CM approximates it at $5K.
At 7:05 pm President Sarah Jernigan called the
meeting to order. Board members present were President Sarah Jernigan, Vice President Mike Smith,
Secretary Beth Rodriguez, Treasurer Louise Whitt,
and Director Matthew Reid.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Treasurer Whitt raised the question as to whether
the dollar amounts approved for the employee bonuses should be included in the December minutes. The
CM noted that this item of business is personal, the
amounts were not in the minutes last year and there is
no requirement that they be included. Director Reid
made a motion to accept the minutes of the December
5th meeting as written. President Jernigan seconded
the motion. Vote: 3 yes, 2 no. Motion passed.
Resident Complaints/Issues/Comments
 We should remind everyone about revised trash
schedule over the holidays through voice mail and
signs.
 Towing company towed on Christmas, drives too fast
and goes against one way when on NCA streets.
RESIDENT’S OPPORTUNITY FOR A HEARING ON RULES VIOLATIONS
Lot 371 requested to appeal the ruling on their
hearing from last month. Their trash was not picked
up on the Tuesday of the Sandy storm and they felt
they were not provided enough information to know
that it should not have been placed out for pick up.
Lot 597 is new to the community and they were
not aware of the times when trash could be put out.
Lot 264 lives out of town and sent a letter to the
Board regarding their hearing on an architectural violation.
Lot 260 was not in attendance for a hearing on an
architectural violation.
Additionally, the CM stated that some residents disregarded signs, notices in the newsletter and office voice
mail messages that there was no trash pick up on Christmas day or New Year’s day. Many trash letters will be
going out.
There are multiple lights out around the pool and the
electrician is scheduled to come in Friday to fix the problems.
Regarding a new office computer, Vice President
Smith recommended a basic computer but to get at least
16 Gb RAM.
GENERAL BUSINESS – Old
None
GENERAL BUSINESS – New
2013 Pool Rules – President Jernigan only had
one comment and that was to add a sentence about
the timing for residents to receive their pool passes
who are delinquent but pay their assessments by
check when it is time to pick pool passes up. She
wanted it stated that pool passes won’t be released
until the check has time to clear and Summit can verify receipt of funds.
The Board convened to Executive Session to discuss rule violation hearings and delinquent accounts
with the collection attorney.
The Board returned from Executive Session at
9:20 pm.
COMMUNITY FORUM
A resident stated that the January newsletter had
information about holiday trash pick up but was received too late on their door for it to be effective.
The CM noted that the holiday trash schedule had
been published in both the November newsletter
(which was on everyone’s door at the end of October)
and the December newsletter. The resident also
asked if there was any follow up on the request to get
better signs than the hand written notices for parties.
The CM noted she has not found a sign that will provide enough space to include everything she writes
on a poster board sign. Cost should be expected to be
about $300 per sign and NCA would need three.
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President Jernigan made a motion to send an email to NCA’s collection attorney with four general questions about liens, time lags, reporting to credit bureau and credit card fees. Vice President Smith seconded the
motion. Vote: 5 yes.
Lot 371 and their appeal, Secretary Rodriguez made a motion that the previous vote stands to assess the
resident $50. Vice President Smith seconded the motion. Vote: 4 yes, 1 abstain.
Lot 597 and their hearing on a trash violation, Vice President Smith made a motion to assess a $50 charge
for the trash violation. Treasurer Whitt seconded the motion. Vote: 3 yes, 1 no, 1 abstain. Motion passes.
Lot 260 had a hearing on an architectural violation. Secretary Rodriguez made a motion to assess a charge
of $10 a day beginning April 1. Vice President Smith seconded the motion. Vote: 5 yes.
Lot 264 had a hearing on an architectural violation. Director Reid made a motion to assess a charge of
$10 a day beginning April 1. Secretary Rodriguez seconded the motion. Vote: 5 yes.
The Board adjourned the meeting at 9:27 pm.
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Recycling/Shredding
March 23: South County Govt Center , 8350 Richmond Highway , Alexandria
April 27: I-95 Complex, 9850 Furnace Road , Lorton
*Additional dates and locations can be
found at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/
dpwes/recycling/shredding.htm
Accepted: Residential material of a sensitive nature such as tax documents, financial records, etc. (Please recycle junk
mail and magazines through your normal collection service.) Up to 5 medium
-sized packing boxes per vehicle.
Prohibited Items:
Business documents
 BINDERS of any type (3-ring, plastic,
spiral, metal)
 Plastic document covers
 Wet or moist paper
 Hanging file folders with metal support bars
 Metal binder clips
 Electronic media including computer
disks and diskettes or CDs
 Books, either hardback or paperback
 Credit cards
 Magazines, catalogues and newspapers (unless just the page with the
address)
 Film or photographs
For additional information on these programs, please contact 703-324-5230.
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Saratoga Park Ride
Opened December 14th, 2012!
GRANITE COUNTER TOPS FOR SALE
Due to an upcoming kitchen remodel, which will
change the configuration of our kitchen, we are selling
our existing granite. This granite was installed four
years ago and is in excellent, like new condition, with
no marks or blemishes.

Located at Barta Road, Springfield
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Served by Fairfax Connector routes 333 and
394 (Service to Springfield Franconia Metro
and Pentagon Metro)
For those in the townhouses in the Newington Community, this is the original standard cabinet layout and
counter top dimensions, so they could easily be used to
replace existing counter tops in your own townhouse.
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/connector/
pdf/333.pdf and
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/connector/
pdf/394.pdf
We are removing the counter tops on January 26th, and
all pieces will be available for pick-up at that point. We
are asking $250 for all of the pieces. Please see the below listing for pictures and dimensions:
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/
mat/3546601249.html

Near the intersection of Barta Road and Fairfax County Parkway (Route 286)

500 spaces; Free parking; Maintained by
VDOT
Burton and Janaya Rampton
703-546-4509
janayajean@gmail.com
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS CALCULATOR FOR SALE Model TI‐5045 SV, with owner's manual and paper refills. It works !! $5.00. Call Paul 703 455‐2996.
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NEWINGTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
*** At Newington Station ***
P.O. Box 351, Springfield, VA 22150
703-455-3606; Fax 703-455-0013; www.newingtoncommunity.org
EXTERIOR PROJECT REQUEST FORM
Submit form for any exterior addition, alteration, modification or change
Name: ____________________________________________________ Date: __________________________________
Address: _________________________________________________________________________________________
Property Address: __________________________________________________________ Lot #: __________________
Telephone #: Home: ________________________ Work: _____________________ Cell: ______________________
Owner’s Signature (or authorized agent): ________________________________________________________________
Type of Project (check one)
o Addition
o Deck or Patio Enclosure
o Door
o Exterior Painting Project
o Fence
o
o
o
o
o
Gutters/Downspouts
Landscaping
Other
Roof
Shed
o
o
o
o
Shutters
Siding
Walkway
Windows
Description of Above Project:
Colors _________________________________________________________(sample required for all requests)
Size ____________________________________________________________________________________
Style ____________________________________________________________________(pictures preferred)
Materials ________________________________________________________________________________
Area of house/yard where project is being done. If necessary, include a sketch or site plan with home location and
indicate where the alteration will be located on the property.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
NOTE: Deck Projects/Additions - Neighbors must be informed. Provide plans that will be submitted for Fairfax
County building permit.
Estimated Start Date: _________________________
Estimated Completion Date: ______________________
Consult NCA Architectural Standards for existing policies. Applicant is solely responsible for obtaining
Fairfax County building permits and adhering to Fairfax County codes as they relate to drainage, etc.
Please mail this request to the above address. Enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope. A copy of this request
will be returned to you within 30 days of NCA receiving this form. Wait for a reply before buying materials or
starting any project.
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Advisory Committee:
Date received:____________
Date of action:____________
Holding for additional info.:
Forwarded date: __________
Recommendation: _________
Chairperson: _____________
Comments: ______________
______________________
______________________
Control Committee:
Date received: _______________
Date of action: _______________
Date returned: _______________
Request is: Approved/Disapproved*
Comments: _____________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
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__________________________
(NCA Board President ) (date)
__________________________
(NCA Board Vice Pres.) (date)
__________________________
(NCA Board Secretary) (date)
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NO SCHOOL
MONDAY
Trash & Recycling
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Trash & Recycling
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Trash & Recycling
Trash & Recycling
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TUESDAY
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White Good Removal
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White Good Removal
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White Good Removal
White Good Removal
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THURSDAY
FRIDAY
9
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Trash & Bulk pick-up
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Article Deadline
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15 Trash & Bulk pick-up 16
Trash & Bulk pick-up
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* For Single Family Homes Only
7:00pm NCA Board
Mtg (pool house)**
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WEDNESDAY
SATURDAY
February 2013
Contact American Disposal Customer Service at 703-368-0500 24 hours in advance of pick-up. There is an additional cost to
resident for this service.
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** Board meetings are open to all NCA residents.
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Newington Community Association