Annual Meeting
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annual meeting of the Fairlington Commons Council of Co-Owners will be held
Thursday, October 2nd in Room 100 of the newly renovated Fairlington
Community Center located at 3308 S. Stafford Street, beginning at 7:30
p.m. The purpose of the meeting will be
to elect board members and to discuss topics of interest to the Co-Owners.
Three
seats on the Board of Directors are up for election, the seats currently held
by John Sinks, Arvy Myers, and Dennis Maridueña. John has served on our Board in various
capacities for 18 years. Arvy has been
filling the seat vacated by Patti Burke’s passing. Dennis has served for the past three
years. All have indicated that they plan
to run for election.
Board
Members are elected by Co-Owner votes submitted by proxy or at the
meeting. Following the election, the
Board reconstitutes itself, selecting officers from within as mandated by our
By-Laws. Anyone interested in serving on
the Board should notify Secretary Bernie Weaver or President John Sinks by
email, telephone, or by a note in the pool mailbox at 3367 S. Wakefield Street
no later than Saturday, September 6th to be listed on the proxy
ballot.
You
must be a Co-Owner to serve on the Board. For additional information about
responsibilities and time commitments, please contact a Board member with your
questions.
Formal
meeting notification and proxy ballots will be mailed to all Co-Owners in the
near future.
For
planning purposes – our annual Budget Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday,
December 2, 2008, also in Room 100 at the Community Center.
Commons Yard Sale
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second annual Fairlington Commons Community Yard Sale will take place on Saturday,
September 6th in the Upper South Utah Street Parking Lot from 9:00
a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Commons residents are
invited whether they would like to sell items or discover a treasure that they
can purchase for themselves.
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Maintenance Request or Question? Contact Commons
Service Coordinator Eric
Pamer - 703-379-0027 CommonsService@Hotmail.com |
If you are interested in participating, please contact Patricia Maridueña at 703-859-3178 in order to coordinate set up and sign posting. There is no fee for setting up a space, but spaces will be available on a first come - first serve basis. We will greatly appreciate if residents who park their vehicles in that lot can park elsewhere for the duration of the sale. We hope that you will participate and look forward to a successful event.
Pool News
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pool will be open from 10:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. through Labor Day Monday,
September 1st. This is a
change from previous years, when we had closed at 6:00 p.m. on Labor Day. The pool will also be open Tuesday, September
2nd through Friday September 5th from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m.
and on Saturday, September 6th from 10:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. The last day of swimming for the 2008 pool
season will be Sunday, September 7th from 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
after which the pool is closed.
Summers
End Pool Party
– Saturday, August 23rd beginning at 6:00 p.m. with “Margarita
Hour.” As in past years, we will provide
the hotdogs, hamburgers, soft drinks, and condiments, and ask each family
attending to bring a dish to share. The
rain date is Sunday, August 24th.
Doggie
Dip – our
Pool “goes to the dogs” on Sunday, September 7th from 6:00 to 7:30
p.m. after which it is closed for the season.
Pool
Lost and Found
– if you’ve left something of value at the pool this summer, it may be claimed
from the lifeguard. Unclaimed items will
be disposed of 14 days after the pool closes for the season.
As the lazy days of summer drift toward fall, we’d like to take this opportunity to say “Thank You!” to all of the volunteers who contributed to our pool’s operation, including Kathy Spitz and Anne Sullivan (pool passes), Debby Griffin (flowers), Jim Sharpe (pre-season cleanup), and Arnie and Cathy Malin (the party). Commons Contractors who contributed include Billy Anderson (plumbing), John Healy (painting and masonry) Ed Murphy (pump motor maintenance), and Criterion Lawn Furniture Repair (lounge chair repair). And, last but certainly not least, a big “Thank You!” to the employees of High Sierra Pools, Inc., without whom we would never have opened, much less enjoyed a trouble-free summer of operation!
Agronomic Applications
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ollowing is the agronomic application schedule for the remainder of 2008. These dates are tentative, and may need to be adjusted based on weather or other factors. Signs will be posted in advance advising of actual application dates.
Two products will be applied in the remainder of 2008:
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Strike III
Herbicide for Broad Leaf Weed
Control – Spot Applications Only
- Organic Fertilizer to Promote Root Development – Throughout the Commons
Application Dates:
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September 18 – Early Fall
Application
Strike III Spot Applications and Organic Fertilizer
(Rain Date September 19)
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November 6 – Late Fall Application
Organic
Fertilizer
(Rain Date November 7)
Found Keys
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set
of three keys (they look like house keys) were found in the street on the
Circle in the vicinity of 3311 S. Wakefield.
The keys are on a metal ring attached to a braided leather strap, and
can be claimed from the lifeguard at the pool.
Parking Passes
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esidents
are reminded that a Fairlington Commons Parking Pass is required if you wish to
park a vehicle in any of our off-street parking lots. Parking Passes are not required if you park
exclusively on S. 34th, Utah, or Wakefield Streets, which are
Arlington County Public Streets.
A
copy of our Parking Policy and Parking Pass Application is available on the web
at:
http://fairlington.org/commonsdocuments.htm.
Parking Passes must be hung from the rearview mirror so as to be readily identifiable any time that your vehicle is in our parking lots. If your Parking Pass has become worn or damaged to the extent that it cannot be hung from the mirror, please contact Board Secretary Bernie Weaver at 703-671-7024 to request a replacement. Your current Parking Pass must be surrendered at the time a replacement is issued. There is no charge for replacement of severely worn or damaged Parking Passes.
Dish Antennas
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hile
satellite dish antennas have become more prevalent in the Commons, their use is
limited by a number of factors. For a
resident to enjoy satellite programming, their unit must be geographically
oriented to provide a line-of-sight shot at the orbiting satellite while
allowing the dish installation to conform with our By-Laws, which clearly
preclude attaching or hanging any type of antenna from the exterior of a family
unit. The Board has no objection to
satellite dish antennas per se, but such antennas are permitted only when they
can be installed in limited common element (your patio) such that the top of the
antenna does not exceed the highest elevation of the patio fence, and the dish
is installed on a pole or post that is not part of the fence. Installation of satellite dish antennas in
the General Common Element is not permitted.
Residents who violate these few simple rules will be required to remove
their antennas.
Trash
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our new residents, and as a reminder to everyone:
- Trash is collected on
Tuesday and Friday mornings
- Recycling is collected
on Thursday mornings.
To
ensure pickup, trash and recycling must be at the curb or designated pickup
point no later than 7:00 a.m. the morning of pickup. Residents
may place trash and recycling at designated pickup points no sooner than dark
the previous evening.
With regard to the pickup of large items – residents must call AAA
Trash and Recycling (703-818-8222) to arrange for the pickup of large
items. Large items are generally picked
up on Friday mornings, but please call AAA to ensure that your items can be picked
up.
A special note about refrigerators – AAA will pick them up only if
the refrigerant (Freon) has been removed by a certified technician, appropriate
tags attached to the refrigerator, and arrangements have been made with AAA for
the pickup. If you are replacing your
refrigerator, the best course of action is to arrange for removal of the old
refrigerator by the company from whom you purchased the new one.
Great American Bake Sale Sets Record!
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Friday, July 4th in conjunction with the Fairlington Villages/FCA 4h
of July Parade, this year’s “Great American Bake Sale” raised an all time
record $1,040 for “Share Our Strength," a non-profit organization
dedicated toward ending childhood hunger in America. This was the sixth consecutive year that The
Commons has sponsored “The Great American Bake Sale,” and the credit for its
success goes to Commons resident and event coordinator Cathy Malin.
This
year’s event exceeded the amount raised by any previous sale, a success
credited by Cathy to the fantastic weather, superb efforts by all who donated
baked goods, and the generosity of the many patrons who made purchases and
donations. Thanks also to the Panera Bread Company, Diversions Cards and Gifts, Great
Harvest Bread Company, One Two Kangaroo, One Good Tern, Reunions, Pro Feed,
Unwined, Fairlington Pizza, Robcyns, and Ho Chinese Carryout and the CakeLove
Bakery.
Plumbing Emergencies
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lumbing emergencies should be
immediately and directly addressed to Billy Anderson. Billy has been the Commons plumber for many
years, and knows the locations of our water lines, shut-off valves, sewer
laterals, storm drains and manhole covers, many of which are not obvious to a
plumber who is not familiar with our facilities. Be prepared to leave a message
when you call – but count on a quick return call.
If Billy determines that a
problem is the responsibility of the Commons, he will bill the Commons. Otherwise you are expected to pay Billy at
the time service is rendered. Over the
years owners have found Billy’s prices reasonable. Billy is also available to perform routine,
non-emergency work for Commons residents on an individual basis.
Fairlington Commons
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airlington
Commons is a roughly triangular area bounded by I-395, South 34th
Street, and South Utah Streets. The
first Fairlington Village to be renovated in 1973, Fairlington Commons is the
second smallest of the six South Fairlington Condominium Associations in
numbers of homes (229 units contained in 64 buildings) but physically the
largest with approximately 22 acres of land.
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President |
John Sinks E-mail jsinks@comcast.net |
703 931-2660 |
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Vice President |
Arvy Myers E-mail arvy.myers@gmail.com |
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Secretary |
Bernie Weaver E-mail WeaverBW@comcast.net |
703 671-7024 |
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Treasurer |
Christine Sivigny E-mail CSivigny@hotmail.com |
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At Large |
Dennis Maridueña E-mail dmariduena@gmail.com |
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