operation spring cleaning - crosspointe

Vol.18, Issue 1Jan.– Feb. 2005 The official newsletter of the Crosspointe Homeowners’ AssociationJuly 2015 Vol. 28, Issue 6

1/ BSA Troop 994: Operation Spring Cleaning

2/ Crosspointe Contacts

3/ Important Numbers

4/ Manager’s Comments / Your HOA Assessments

5/ OSC: If You Don’t Own It, Leave It Alone

7/ Board Notes: June meeting

8/ PC: Summer Pool reminders / Pool Hours

11/ Cruisers are Ready to GO!

13/ Your Crosspointe Lifeguards

14/ Congratulations, Graduates!

16/ Directory Update / Paylease Payment Option / Obtaining a Disclosure Packet

19/ Talkin’ Tennis

20/ Watching Our Neighborhood

22/ SCF Civic Association Report

24/ Social Committee Events

25/ Community News: LCAC’s Back2School Program & Raise a Glass for Hope Event / Boy Scouts help keep Crosspointe Beautiful!

26/ Crosspointe Gardener

27/ Classifieds / Community Calendar / Paylease

28/ Classifieds

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BSA TROOP 994

OperatiOn Spring Cleaning Tim J. Mertsock, COR, BS Troop 994

On April 26 and May 17, the Boy Scouts of Troop 994 served their Chartering

Organization, Crosspointe Swim & Racquet, and surrounding community by cleaning all trash from the community tot lots (playgrounds), and painting the yellow safety lanes at both of the community pool parking lots.

The Scouts planned and prepared for the service project in the weeks leading up to the activity during their weekly troop meetings at Halley Elementary School.

Using yellow traffic paint, rollers and brushes provided by Crosspointe, the Scouts learned how to scrape old paint and even made a competition out of scraping the largest piece.

The Crosspointe Chronicle is the official newsletter of the Crosspointe Homeown-ers’ Association (HOA), 8275 Glen Eagles Lane, Fairfax Station, VA. 22039 Contents are for information only. Articles express the opinions of the authors, not the HOA. The HOA Board of Trustees, the Communication Committee, the Chronicle editor, and the contributors assume no responsibility for errors, omissions, or consequences resulting from information provided in this or any previous edition. The HOA does not officially endorse any of the products or services advertised herein.

Published 10 times a year by the Crosspointe Communications Committee. Distrubution to 1350 Crosspointe homes. Copies available online. Web site: www.crosspointe.infoCommunications Committee Chair: VACANT Circulation Managers:Donna & Jim Davis 703.690.7098Production: Rudolph Desktop Design [email protected] inquiries: [email protected]

Management CompanyFirstService Residential 11351 Random Hills Rd. Suite 500 Fairfax, VA 22030 TEL 703.385.1133 FAX 703.591.5785

Crosspointe Community Center 8275 Glen Eagles Lane Fairfax Station, VA 22039 Open Mon.–Fri., 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. TEL 703.690.2321 FAX 703.690.8574

Community Manager Robert Schultz [email protected]

Assistant Manager Randy Santander [email protected]

Trash ContractorRepublic Services 703.818.8222

Board of TrusteesHoward Kaufer, President 703.690.7364 [email protected]

Bob Klocek, Vice President 703.690.2346 [email protected]

Alan Sullivan, Secretary 703.690.0650 [email protected]

Brian Riley, Treasurer 703.690.6821 [email protected]

John Cewe, 703.690.3534 [email protected]

Pat Ciarlo, 703.690.0269 [email protected]

Bruce Evjen, 703.690.0649 [email protected]

Ed Mills, 703.690.2130 [email protected]

Larry Rice, 703.690.6101 [email protected]

crosspointe contacts

Architectural Review Board Joana Garcia, Chair [email protected]

Budget & Finance Phil Ciarlo, Chair 703.690.0269

Neighborhood WatchGary Saturen, Chair 703.495.0674 [email protected]

Open SpaceBob Falkenstein, Chair [email protected]

Pool Committee Tom Wears [email protected]

Tennis Committee Kevin Garrahan, Chair 703.495.0630

Social CommitteeMarcia Helms, Chair [email protected]

Crosspointe Cruiserswww.cpcruisers.com

Swim Team Co-Reps Dave Pyle and Michelle Martin [email protected]

Swim Team Assistant Rep Josh Helms [email protected]

Dive Team Rep. Joy Wolfe [email protected]

Dive Team Assistant RepAnn Powell [email protected] Associations

South County Federation Rep Cathy Bonnefil [email protected]

SCF Alternate Robert [email protected]

Fairfax Federation Rep.Joana Garcia

www.crosspointe.info BOY SCOUT TROOP 994

Adult leader Mr. Erick Yim transported a group of Scouts to the six tot lots in the community to pick up trash around the playgrounds. The senior Scouts were Scott Lutz and Darren Yim.

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Important Community NumbersCommunityCommunity Center ................... 703.690.2321FirstService Residential ............ 703.385.1133Republic Services ..................... 703.818.8222

CountyPolice & Fire (Emergency) ......... 911Police (Non-Emergency) ........... 703.691.2131Fairfax County Animal Control .. 703.691.2131

UtilitiesVirginia Power ......................... 888.667.3000Washington Gas ....................... 703.750.1000Verizon .................................... 703.876.7000Cox Cable ................................. 703.378.8400Water Authority ....................... 703.698.5800

VDOTVDOT........................................ 800.367.7623VDOT (Snow Plowing) ............... 800.367.7623VDOT (Potholes) ....................... 800.367.7623 To Report:Missing Street Signs (Fairfax County) ....................... 703.877.2800Outages, including street lights (Virginia Power) ....................... 888.667.3000Abandoned Cars (Fairfax County Police) .............. 703.691.2131

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Scout Ryan Barbour met the challenge with the paint strip that measured the length of his father’s rear bumper and almost as tall as Scout Jake Hecker. Scout Barbour said, “I was committed to getting the biggest paint scrape, and it just kept coming off the curb!”

The Scouts enjoyed paint scraping and painting with adult supervision and learned new skills and teamwork!!!

Adult leaders were Troy Barbour, Karen Linehan, Christina Walton, Alex Rafii, Erick Yim, Nate Mottl, & Tim Mertsock

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Your 2015 HOA AssessmentsAs a member of the Crosspointe Homeowners’ Association, you should receive a bill (payment coupon) for the quarterly assessment about two weeks before the due date, unless you are enrolled in the Automated Payment Program.

Quarterly assessments are $225 per quarter, exclusive of pipestem assessments, and are due on January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1 (these due dates never change).

The Board of Trustees encourages owners to utilize the Automated Payment Program offered by FirstService Residential. Owners may also use the PayLease service (www.paylease.com) to make payments.

If using the coupons you MUST send your payment to:

Crosspointe Swim & Racquet, Inc. c/o FirstService Residential P.O. Box 11983, Newark, NJ 07101-4983

Do not mail the payment to the community manager or leave it in the community center dropbox.

A late fee of $25 is charged for payments more than 30 days past due. Should payment not be received within 45 days of the due date, additional collection fees will be assessed to the owner’s account.

Also, privileges to use the pool or any other Crosspointe recreational facility may be suspended if your assessments are not paid.

Remember—you are responsible for pay-ing your quarterly assessment by its due date even if you do not receive the bill.

Annual home inspections continue

Manager’s Comments

Randy Santander Assistant Community Manager

Annual Crosspointe home inspections are in progress. Please look around your

property and attend to those items that need some attention.

There are a few things to focus on, such as:

� Mailbox and mailbox post (do they need re-painting or repairs?)

� Storm door trim color (must match entry door or surrounding trim)

� Siding (are they clean?)

� Gutters (are they clean or filled with leaves?)

� Driveway (any repairs needed?)

Also:

� Trim any tree/shrub branches obstructing sidewalks or paths

� All portable basketball goals must be stored out of sight when not in use. Privately owned basketball goals are pro-hibited from being located in the street .

If your mailbox post needs re-staining, we have the stain (Behr Dusky Brown #544) at the office. It costs $8.

Also, please remember to read the ARB Standards, which are available

on crosspointe.info. Please note that there was a

mistake made dur-ing the most recent revision of the ARB standards, acciden-tally leaving out

board fences from Appendix A-2 Examples

of Approvable Fence Styles. Three-board and 4-board fence styles are approvable.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us at the Crosspointe onsite manage-ment office at 703.690.2321 or email me at [email protected].

Selling?You’ll need to obtain a disclosure packet The Virginia Property Owner’s Association Act (POAA) requires prop-erty owners who live in a community association and are selling their home to obtain an association disclosure packet and to provide it to the new purchaser. If you are preparing to sell your home, you may obtain this disclo-sure packet by going online at: www.fsresidential.com.

The Open Space is the Association’s yard. Many thanks to those of you who clean up after your pets.


Open Space Committee

Jim Kwiat, Vice Chair, Open Space Committee

“LET ME TELL yOu ‘BOuT THE BIRDS AnD THE BEES AnD THE FLOWERS AnD THE TREES” …AnD ALL THE OTHER WOnDERFuL STuFF COMPOSInG CROSSPOInTE COMMOn AREAS.

These common areas are spread throughout the community and exist for a number of reasons. They can provide privacy, sepa-

rate neighborhoods, serve as recreation areas, naturally beautify a site, provide wildlife habitats, and in general expand our living space. Be it trees or shrubs or meadows or community-maintained lawn, common area around your house represents a community resource, to be enjoyed and respected by all. Not in every case, however.

WARNING. Crosspointe common space is under ATTACK, through blithe ignorance, simple carelessness, some selfishness, and misinformation, the latter of which the BOT, (Board of Trustees) OSC (Open Space Com-mittee), ARB (Architectural Review Board), and community managers con-tinually work to correct. Unfortunately, like old songs and urban legends, this misinformation persists. Common space does not equate to individual take.

As the BOT and community man-agers say, “Please, if you don’t own it, leave it alone”. Time and efforts of the OSC increasingly involve issues with common area violations, be they illegal

dumping, illegal clearing, emplace-ment of permanent structures, or outright annexation of common area to extend a yard or improve a view. In many cases blithe ignorance or simple carelessness is the cause: homeowners think that the property is theirs–when in fact it is common space. They might have the wrong property boundaries

Please, if you don’t own it, leave it alone...

nity survey maps and more accurately determine open space boundaries. But, as always, we need your help to solve problems with open space misuse.

All residents can help to preserve and improve open space, and to eliminate violations by:

� As discussed above, knowing actual property lines;

� Leaving common areas undisturbed, un-less specifically authorized by the BOT to make any changes;

� Refraining from building permanent structures in common areas;

� Preventing direct runoff from a yard, as channeled by a pipe or sluice, onto com-mon space;

� Reporting any dangers to safety or their homes from adjacent open space, such as leaning or snagged trees, to community managers;

� Reporting any suspicious developments, such as sudden disappearance of trees or shrubs from common areas, to commu-nity managers; and

� Enjoying use of open space within the limits of community guidelines.

Thanks for your support.

laid out by a misinformed realtor or a previous owner, or sometimes a yard extending to a tree line “just looks right”.

The basic rule guiding the OSC in this matter is that each homeowner must know his or her property lines. Tax maps, survey plats, landscape layouts, and utility maps can help accurately fix a residence’s boundaries.

For its part, the OSC is consider-ing use of Global Positioning System (GPS) data, which is already used in trail layouts, to supplement commu-

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Board of Trustees

Board NotesJune 10, 2015

Larry Rice, Trustee

The BOT (Board of Trustees) President called the June10, 2015 meeting to order at 7:00

p.m. with six of the nine members present. Trustee Cewe joined the meet-ing at 7:15. Absent were Pat Ciarlo and Brian Riley.

�Mr. Don Harris, of Goldklang Group, was invited to the meeting to discuss the draft annual financial audit. The trustees had previously provided written questions to Mr. Harris. After a review of the draft audit, the ques-tions were addressed to the BOT's satisfaction. That audit will be finalized based on this discussion.

�During Resident Time, a resident residing on Crosspointe Drive ad-dressed the BOT concerning a surface water drainage issue adjacent to his residence. A second resident residing on Silverose Court addressed the BOT concerning an ARB (Architectural Review Board) violation.

�The Trustees edited and approved the BOT minutes for the May 13, 2015 monthly meeting and also reviewed the draft minutes from the annual meeting.

� Following a discussion by members of the BOT, the trustees accepted the

financial statements for the period ending April 30.

�The BOT reviewed and accepted the minutes from the most recent ARB and Open Space Committee meetings.

�The recently rejuvenated Social Committee provided the BOT draft Social Committee Guidelines for approval. After some discussion, Alan Sullivan made a motion to approve the guidelines as modified. Bruce Evjen seconded the motion which passed unanimously.

�The BOT discussed a request for an easement to allow for the installation of underground cable by Cox Commu-nications. This effort will support the Fairfax County Water Authority pump house near Halley Elementary School. Mr. Rice motioned to approve the request and Mr. Evjen seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.

�The Chairperson for the Social Committee addressed the Board regarding details of the pending Movie Night to be held on August 22 (rain date August 29). Mr. Mills motioned to approve the contract with FunFlicks and Mr. Klocek seconded the motion which passed with 6 votes in the af-firmative and one abstention.

�The BOT then considered a pro-posal from All Recreation of Virginia, Inc to perform a playground safety inspection at our tot-lots/playgrounds. As it has been a couple of years since a comprehensive safety inspection was conducted, the trustees voted unani-mously to approve the contract in the amount of $1,950.

�The BOT considered some corre-spondence from a resident on Cop-perleaf Way. The resident brought a number of concerns to the BOT’s at-tention. Many of these concerns were not new issues, but some were. Many of the issues are outside the control of the Association. The BOT did agree to engage VDOT to ask for some signs.

�The trustees considered the ap-peal of a Silverose Court resident’s ARB violation. The violation involved the Architectural Standard for storm doors. After some discussion, Bruce Evjen made a motion to grant the appeal of the homeowner, in that the door is in compliance with the stan-dard. Mr. Cewe seconded the motion which passed unanimously.

�The BOT entered into Executive Session to discuss legal matters. After reopening the meeting, the meeting was adjourned.


Pool Committee 2015 POOL HOURSGLen eaGLeS 703.690.4895

Oak CHaSe 703.690.3525

Dates Weekdays Weekend & Holidays Weekdays Weekend &

Holidays

June 20 to July 31 11am – 9 pm 10 am – 9 pm 10 am – 9 pm 10 am – 9 pm

August 1 to Labor Day 10 am – 9 pm 10 am – 9 pm 10 am – 9 pm 10 am – 9 pm

Homeowners who are not in good standing may have their pool privileges suspended until their account balance is brought current.

Summer pool remindersJosh Helms, Secretary, Pool Committee

Pool PartiesPatrons may reserve a gas grill and space for a pool party on a first-come first-served basis by making arrange-ment directly with manager of the pool you wish to use. There are grills at both pools and pool rules permit four simultaneous parties. There is no charge for this service.

Parties are not permitted during holidays and holiday weekends. Guests must pay the guest fee. Pools are also available to rent for parties outside

normal hours. Rental fees vary based on the particulars of the party, includ-ing the numbers and ages of partici-pants, number of guards required, and length of the party. Contact the pool managers for more information.

Late RegistrationIf you didn’t get your 2015 stickers or pool passes through on-line registra-tion or during one of our many walk-in registration sessions, registration forms will be processed on a weekly basis on Friday afternoons only.


Cruisers Swim & Dive

Crosspointe Cruisers are ready To GO!!! Ann Van Steenburgh

An unfortunate storm caused us to cancel our first pep rally, but that didn’t stop the

Crosspointe Cruisers from having an absolute blast at Time Trials!!!! Danc-ing, laughing, and fun music started off the day amid a shining sun. All the coaches, parents, and volunteers helped maintain the organized chaos, and the day commenced with The Star-Span-gled Banner.

The Cruisers were all eager to show their stuff. Aside from taking a break last year from summer swimming, Carrie Heilbrun, 17, has been a Cruis-er since she was 6 years old. “I’m happy

to be back, and I’m excited for the season ahead. I think we can definitely make an impact in our division.”

Steve Neary was volunteering as a Marshal for Time Trials, and proudly watching his son, Christian, 15. This is their second season with the team. “Walk please,” says Steve, who helped maintain a safe environment during Time Trials while also taking a min-ute to discuss how he felt the day was going. “It’s going well. The parents are involved, and that’s what’s important.”

Molly Miller, this year’s head coach said she is “proud of all the swimmers, and I’m excited to see where they all go from here.”

No doubt we have some new stars in our midst just waiting for their chance to shine! Let’s offer all of the Cruisers encouragement and support no matter what their skill level is.

We’re only a couple of weeks into the 2015 season, but the excitement dur-ing the afternoon practices is palpable. From the youngest (and super ador-able) to the oldest, the Cruisers are putting their best “fin” forward while in the water. Focus, determination, and most importantly, FUN are seen in all the groups. Veterans to the sport are dusting off their skills and new Cruisers are eager to learn. A HUGE thank you is due to the coaches that

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manage to inspire and create magic at every practice. Also, thank you to all the parents who are there to volunteer and encourage the swimmers.

A few things to remember:

·Please remember to apply sunscreen to your children 15 minutes before they get in the water.

·There are a lot of people in the pool. If you see a child that appears to be in trouble, say something immedi-ately! Real drowning does not look like the flailing, screaming instances you see on TV. It is silent, and can happen two feet away from you if you don’t know what to look for.

· In order to ensure the utmost safety for all swimmers, parents please

remember not to talk to the coaches during practice.

·Please remember that the pools are closed to recreational swimming during practices. This includes the kiddie pool. Please help the life-

guards and keep your children from getting in the water until instructed to do so by the coaches.

Here we go, Crosspointe Cruisers!

Let’s make this the best season ever!

We recently learned that this is THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY

of the Crosspointe Cruisers in the NVSL, and either the 25th or 26th anniversary as a team!

It’s wonderful to know that parents have been volunteering their time for so long to enable summer fun and en-courage our children to learn swimming skills, sportsmanship and life lessons.

We are planning a special story detail-ing the history of the Cruisers, and

we would love to talk to some of the people who have been here from the beginning.

If you have information and/or pictures about our early years as team, please contact [email protected].

Thank you!


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William Fairbanks

Graduating from: South County High SchoolCollege attending: Virginia Tech William has been a resident of Crosspointe since 1999. He is a member of Boy Scout Troop 688 and earned the rank of Eagle Scout in 2012. Throughout his time in high school, William participated in many extracurricular activities, including being a

member of several honor societies, captain of the Scholastic Bowl Club and co-president of the National Honor Society. William will attend Virginia Tech in the fall and major in Business Information Technology with a minor in Leadership and Social Change.

Bennett Casciano

Graduating from: South County High SchoolCollege Attending: George Mason University

Bennett is graduating from South County High School. During his high school career, he has been a leader for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, attended the academy for JROTC, worked part time at the after school program at New Hope Church,

and is a camp counselor for Camp Whatakid. He has been on mission trips to Uganda and Guatemala and is an active volunteer in the community. Bennett will be attending George Mason University in the Fall and plans to study Business and Finance.

Thomas Borek

Graduating from: Bishop O’Connell High SchoolCollege Attending: Penn State University

Lifelong Crosspointe resident Thomas Borek graduated from Bishop O’Connell High School on May 28, 2015. Thomas will be attending Penn State University in the fall and plans to study Business and play Club Lacrosse. Congratulations from his proud family!

Brooke Docherty

Graduating from: South County High SchoolCollege attending: Cornell University Brooke has been a member of the Cross Country, Indoor Track and Spring Track and Field teams throughout her high school years. She is also an active member of many honor societies and clubs including serving as the president of Mu Alpha Theta. Brooke has been the team captain for

her Relay for Life team for the past three years as well. Brooke is very excited to attend Cornell University, School of Engineering in the fall where she plans to study Computer Science. Congratulations Brooke! We are very proud of you!!

Alex Dumas

Graduating from: South County High SchoolCollege attending: Old Dominion University

Alex Will be attending Old Dominion University this fall, majoring in International Studies. Alex also works as a Crosspointe pool lifeguard, and plays competitive travel Rugby.

The Chronicle takes great pride in recognizing our Crosspointe Graduates Congratulations to the Class of 2015

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Elizabeth Archer

Graduating from: South County High SchoolCollege Attending: Virginia Tech Elizabeth is an Honor Grad and an officer in the local chapter of the National Honor Society, as well as many other honor societies. She was member of Girl Scout Troop 374 and has helped with many Crosspointe community events such as the Easter

Egg Hunt, Halloween Bash, and Snack with Santa. Elizabeth earned the Girl Scout Gold Award, served as a Girl Scout Congressional Aide, and as a Girl Scout Camp Counselor. She represented South County at the Virginia Girls’ State Leadership Conference. Eliza-beth plans to study Business at Virginia Tech.


T.J. Gouterman

Graduating from: South County High SchoolCollege attending: James Madison University

T.J plans to major in Business at James Madison University in the fall. T.J. has been an active member of the South County Theatre and Chorus Departments his four years there. He has per-formed in multiple shows including Beauty and the Beast, The Music Man, and Les Miserables. He

had a featured role in the play An Absolute Turkey. He was selected for District Chorus his Junior and Senior Years.

Patrick LeMay

Graduating from: South County High SchoolCollege attending: Old Dominion University Patrick LeMay is a member of the South County High School Class of 2015. While at South County, Patrick was involved in the National Art Honor Society and was part of the Stallion Ambassador program. He was member of the Swim Team for

four years and a Captain his Senior Year. Patrick was also a member of the Crew Team (3 years), and the Cross Country Team (2 years). Patrick earned 6 varsity letters as a Stal-lion. He has been a member of the Crosspointe Cruisers for 10 years, one of the Assistant Coaches this season, and a lifeguard at the Oak Chase pool for three years. Patrick will attend Old Dominion University in the Fall and will be majoring in Graphic Arts.

Caroline Rae Heilbrun

Graduating from: Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and TechnologyCollege attending: Yale University

Carrie served as Captain of the TJ swim team where she was a two-time individual State Champion earning All-American staus, 1st Team All-State, and 5 team records. She enjoys sharing her passion for swimming as an Adapted Aquatics volunteer instructor. Carrie was named National

Merit Finalist, Scholastic All-American, AP Scholar with Distinction, and was an active member of the TJ National Honor and Latin Honor Societies. At Yale, Carrie plans to major in biotechnology and will compete for the Bulldog’s NCAA Division 1 Women’s Swim Team.

Robert Montague

Graduating from: South County High School College attending: Catholic University of America

Rob was in Latin Honor Society and served as the Assistant Copy Editor for South County’s Yearbook

Lucas Lombardozzi

Graduating from: South County High School College attending: Christopher Newport University

Lucas Lombardozzi graduated from South County High School and will study Business/Manage-ment at Christopher Newport University in the fall. Lucas played 10 years of club soccer with SYC and BRYC clubs. This past year his BRYC team was third in the state and was a finalist at the State

Cup tournament. Lucas also played one year of JV and three years of Varsity soccer at South County. Lucas is looking forward to beach week and will continue working at Pizza Hut until he leaves for school in mid-August.


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The Chronicle takes great pride in recognizing our Crosspointe Graduates Congratulations to the Class of 2015


Liam (Edward) Stripling

Graduating from: South County High SchoolCollege attending: Old Dominion University

Liam is a Silverbrook Elementary graduate, South County Secondary School graduate (before the middle school was opened), and now a South County High School graduate. A four year SCHS football player, he was the starting center for the 2015 Patriot Conference

Champions. Liam was a SCHS concert band member—trombone—for three years, and was part of SCHS ‘4 O’clock Jazz’ for three years (freshman to junior). Liam became a BSA Eagle Scout (Troop 688 at Christ Church) in November 2014. In September 2015, he will be attending Old Dominion University to study engineering.

Kevin Taylor

Graduating from: South County High SchoolCollege attending: James Madison University

Kevin played 3 sports during his high school years at South County. He played 4 years Varsity Football, 4 years Varsity Lacrosse, and 2 years Stallions Basketball. Kevin was in Leadership at SCHS and involved in many activities, as well as DECA. Kevin will attend James Madison University in the fall.

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Stephanie Vuong

Graduating from: South County High SchoolCollege attending: Virginia Tech

Stephanie is graduating from South County High School, where she was president of the school’s environmental club, treasurer of Key Club, as well as a member of the National, English, Spanish, and History Honor Societies. She will be attending Virginia Tech this fall, majoring in Business Information Technology.

“We’re proud of you and wish you the very best!” From Pa, Ma, Tiff, and Mandy

Cameron Powell

Graduating from: South County High SchoolCollege attending: Radford

Cam’s major accomplishments have been in theatre and band. He was Drum Major for the South County Stallion Marching band in his senior year and played French Horn in Symphonic Orchestra and Mellophone in the Marching Band during his high

school years. Cam is best known for his theatre performances. He has performed in many lead roles for South County theatre and was recently awarded a CAPPIE for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical. Cam looks forward to performing on Broadway or in films someday and plans to attend Radford next year to perfect his craft.

Katelyn Sparks

Graduating from: South County High SchoolCollege attending: Pace University A graduate of South County High School, Katelyn participated in the National Honor Society (vice president), National English Honor Society, SGA Leadership program, International Thespian Society (president), and SCHS Cappies team (lead critic); performed in twelve plays and musicals; and attended

the Virginia Governor’s School for the Performing Arts (Summer 2014). She is a recipient of the Girl Scout Gold Award and Silver Trefoil Award, and the Congressional Youth Program Gold Medal. Katelyn’s 400+ hours of community service include volunteering at several Crosspointe community holiday events, assembling and delivering bagged meals to the homeless, being a teen counselor at children’s camps, and mentoring adults with special needs. This fall, she will attend Pace University in New York City to pursue a BFA in Acting.


Matthew L. Packer

Graduating from: South County High School College attending: The College of William and Mary

Matthew graduated from South County High School and will attend The College of William and Mary. He’s a member of several honor societies including the National Honor Society, and the Math (Mu Alpha Theta), English and History Honor Societies. Matthew

also earned his Eagle Scout rank and lettered in Varsity Golf.

The Chronicle takes great pride in recognizing our Crosspointe Graduates


Jacob Kelliher

Jacob Kelliher graduated from Virginia Military Institute with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. He will enter the Army Corp of Engineers as 2nd Lieutenant in the fall.

Kelsey Henderson

Kelsey Henderson graduated from Princeton University with a degree in East Asian Studies. She studied abroad in China, Japan and Korea, and also spent two summers teaching English in China. One of her favorite activities was playing on the rugby team for all four years—she even found a team to play with in Korea! In August, Kelsey is moving to Tokyo to begin a two-year fellowship to teach English to kindergarten and first graders.

Megan E. Rebueno

Megan Rebueno earned degrees of Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology and Bachelor of Arts in French at the College of William and Mary. She plans to pursue a Doctorate in Physical Therapy.


Connor Docherty

Connor Docherty recently graduated from The College of William & Mary where he earned a B.A. in International Studies and a B.A. in Chinese Language and Culture. He as an active member of the Chinese Student Organization and spent two years living in the Chinese language house.

Connor has accepted a job with Tiandao Education and will spend the next year working and living in Beijing, China. Connor plans on attending law school in the fall of 2016 after completing his work/adventure in China. Good luck Connor! We are very proud of you!

Josh Clardy

Tammie and David Campbell are very proud to share that their son/step-son, Josh Clardy, graduated from Marine Reconnaissance School on April 29, 2015 at Camp Pendleton in San Clemente, California. Josh entered Marine Boot Camp in

May 2014 at Parris Island, SC and graduated in August 2014 as a Squad Leader.

Josh was one of 5 Marines selected for Recon Training out of Parris Island. He entered Recon School with 82 fellow Marines and Navy personnel and after enduring 3 months of grueling training survived along with 35 fellow Marines and Navy Corpsman.

Josh is now assigned to the 1st Marines, 1st Recon Company at Camp Pendleton and continues to train in all the various aspects of being a Force Recon Marine. He loves Southern California where most weekends he can be found between San Diego and San Clemente exploring the coast and surfing with his buddies.

College and Military

CongratUlations!

The Chronicle takes great pride in recognizing our Crosspointe Graduates


Tennis Committee

Talkin’Tennis

you can have fun and improve your game by watching the pros play tennis in DC from August 1–9 at the Rock Creek Park Tennis Center. Many of the top men and women players from around the world will be there including two time Grand Slam Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist Andy Murray, uS Open Fi-nalist Kei nishikori, and former World #1 Lleyton Hewitt. Consider attending some of the earlier sessions when you can watch some great matches up close on the back courts. In fact, often times you

can sit right beside the linesmen. For ticket information, go to http://www.citiopentennis.com/

Kevin Garrahan, Tennis Chairman

Oak Chase UpdateThe repairs to the Oak Chase courts have been complete and the courts are in outstanding condition! All cracks were filled in the entire surface has been resurfaced. These courts have the flattest surface of all the courts in Crosspointe. They are also the least utilized, so please be sure to check them out this summer. When you finish playing in the summer heat, you can cool off in the adjacent Oak Chase pool. [see photo]

Tennis Committee Meeting: The committee was scheduled to meet on June 22 to discuss long-term mainte-nance and repair plans for all eight tennis courts.

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CROSSPOINTE UPDATE

Watching our NeighborhoodGary Saturen, Neighborhood Watch Chairman

Neighborhood Watch

Most of you should be aware of the facts we have in regarding the police pursuit and subsequent apprehension of an individual in Crosspointe on

Sunday, June 7. If for some reason you are not aware of this incident, please contact me at [email protected], and I’ll be glad to provide you with a summary that was mailed out to community residents. There are some inter-esting points about that case that are worthy of note, and some controversial matters brought to my attention, which I would like to address. After reading my comments, if you would like to discuss any of these matters further, please do not hesitate to contact me at the above email address.

According to the police, the local pursuit and eventual apprehension deserves to be credited to a Crosspointe resident who contacted the Fairfax County Police to report observing an individual attempting to enter one or more Crosspointe vehicles at approximately 6:00 am that Sunday morning. How many of us are awake and observing the community goings on at 6:00 am on a Sunday morning? My second and more important question is: If you were the resident who observed this suspicious activity that Sunday early morning, would you have called the police to report it?

I would like to think the answer from everybody is an un-equivocal “YES”. Unfortunately, we know from experience, that many people choose not to take that action. They may believe that someone else will make the call. Alternatively, the truth may be that they really just do not want to get involved. Whatever the thinking is, I have talked to many residents who observed something and called our com-munity manager, or called me, but didn’t want to call the police. Fortunately, this time the person observing some-thing suspicious made the right decision and took the right action; and the result was an apprehension by the police. My congratulations go to our unnamed Crosspointe hero.

Many of our residents have asked that I pass on their thanks to the police for a job well done. However, I must also say that not everybody feels that way. There are a few complaints that have been passed along to me. The most

common issues revolve around residents obtaining informa-tion about what was going on at the time it was happening, OR quickly finding out about the facts after the incident ended.

For convenience, let’s split this up into two topics – wanting information when all the action is happening, and finding out more information after the fact.

Immediate feedback · Waking up early in the morning to helicopters flying

just above the community, occasional sirens, strange persons being chased across your property, and the use of police K9s can evoke a scary reaction, or at least a lot of confu-sion. Anyone would wonder what’s going on. Frankly, there are not a lot of sources to go to for this kind of immediate feedback. A few residents went outside to talk to the police directly. The feedback I have is that individual officers were generally at least polite but couldn’t take the time to go into great detail. I think it’s reasonable to recognize that the officers on site have specific responsibilities for finding and apprehending the person they are chasing. Their responsi-bility is not, at that time, knocking on everybody’s door to make certain that everybody is being kept informed.

· Some residents tried to obtain information by call-ing the emergency 911 or the non-emergency 691.2131 numbers. Apparently, those who tried that approach were not thrilled with the information or the tone of the opera-tors to whom they spoke. I must tell you that calling police/fire dispatchers for that information is not a good idea. The use of those phone lines is intended for receiving calls for assistance, or rarely to coach a requestor pending the arrival of emergency staff. There simply aren’t enough operators or phone lines to handle everyone’s individual requests for information, and the operators are instructed to discourage, or not take, those kinds of calls.

· Other methods were used by some of our residents, such as the use of police band scanners. If that helped, I see no problem in that approach.

· Finally, some of our residents used social media (e.g. the crosspointetripleridge.nextdoor.com site some of us use to post information for use by others. If the persons post-ing information are really careful to verify what they post, this can be helpful. On the other hand we all know how easily rumor and exaggeration or opinion find their way onto these sites; and the reader doesn’t know whether to fully trust the information or not. For those who use this method, I’d personally suggest caution, both for the person posting and for the person reading the information.


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· Is there a better solution for immediate information? Our BOT (Board of Trustees) is considering this question along with the broader questions relating to keeping the community informed in a timely manner regarding impor-tant issues. It may be helpful to offer your suggestions to the BOT, but in the end, we need to give them a chance to see what they can come up with in terms of a solution that is both practical and cost effective.

Post incident feedback · The second communication topic, how to get post

incident feedback, is closely related to the above discus-sion. The police do have established methods for releasing information about incidents in the community. There are public information releases to the press. Most of the media publish reports on major incidents which occur in the areas they service. That may work as a source if you’re patient, closely follow the media, and if the media agree with you on which incidents to cover.

· A better source, is a “police blotter” published on the internet by the Fairfax County Police. The address is www.fcpdnews.wordpress.com. This “blotter” is chronological and sorted by police district for each day. Once you get used to checking it, it is very easy to use. I check it every day, just to try to stay in touch with what’s happening at least in the West Springfield District (which is the one that covers Crosspointe). This blog is not perfect. It may take a couple of days for it to be updated. What’s more, some crimes are intentionally not posted for public consumption because of the sensitivity of the crime, and/or concerns for the victim(s) and their privacy.

Finally, I have a role as the Board-appointed Crosspointe liaison to the Fairfax County Police. I feel that my respon-sibility includes obtaining feedback from the police which can be passed along to our residents. Therefore, I approach my police contacts and request the data they can provide on anything that happens in or around Crosspointe, and/or which may affect us. Frankly, it always takes a few days to get that information and then pass it along to you; but I know the information I receive is accurate, and it’s as thor-ough as it can be, while complying with police and legal policy relating to what can be released.

Pending BOT decisions on com-munications methodologies, these are the best answers of which I’m aware for your information needs. Again, please contact me if you’d like to discuss this further.


South County Federation June Meeting

A summary of events which affect the Crosspointe area, including what transpires at the South County Federation (SCF) and the Fairfax Federation, both neighboring organizations comprised of homeowners and civic associations.

What’s

Cathy Bonnefil, SCF Rep

Supervisors Pat Herrity and Gerry HylandSupervisors Pat Herrity and Gerry Hyland attended our meeting.

Supervisor Hyland provided his opin-ions and insights on many issues from the recent Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) public hearing. He said, “I was very disappointed with the BZA deci-sion in the Vulcan / Water Authority case (to not establish the Potomac Heritage Trail along the Occoquan reservoir route) because there seems little interest in pursuing solutions” that benefit nearby communities.

Apparently, one of the main reasons for the BZA’s negative decision was the allegation that the Trail route with the most aesthetic appeal, and most favored by the SCF (South County Federation), would present a security/terrorist issue because it runs too close to our water supply.

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Supervisor Herrity spoke up and insisted that “we needed to get Home-land Security, or some other outside agency, to determine whether there is a security issue or not. I will not vote to approve any trail that has a possible security issue for our water supply.”

Supervisor Hyland scoffed at “the paranoia regarding supposed security issues with the Trail . . . Terrorists are not going to walk that trail in order to attack the water source . . . when there exists much easier access from other sites.”

He concluded, “Both Vulcan and the Water Authority could have done more, but did not. Despite this, the BZA rubber-stamped their permit request.”

Nick Firth, President of the SCF, ex-plained that “the Comprehensive Plan originally had the trail going down to the Occoquan River and connecting to Sandy Run Park. The BZA vote means

that the trail will go through a wood and NOT connect to the Park. It will just dead-end.”

Nick, and others who attended the BZA public hearing, expressed deep frustration at being kept out of the discussion. He stated, “Really, the discussion was back and forth between the BZA and the Applicant. We were allowed to make brief statements only at one point, but were not allowed to make any follow-up comments as the public hearing proceeded.”

Supervisor Herrity stated that the SCF should have contacted him before the meeting; and Nick Firth offered to show him two emails in which he had attempted to do so.

Finally, Supervisor Herrity made sug-gestions on how to improve future lines of communication.

Earl Flanagan, the Planning Commis-sioner for the Mount Vernon District, wanted to confirm that the Planning Commission would have approved the “Southern Trail” were it not for the need to build a double fence on each side and also to monitor it.

Moving on to other current issues, Supervisor Hyland mentioned that there is consideration to implement body cameras for all police officers, as well as a discussion about how police should respond and react to people with mental illness. The noise ordi-


nance issue will not be on the table until September.

Supervisor Herrity took the floor and discussed:

� The Fairfax County 50+ Community Action Plan. Fairfax County projects a dramatic increase in its older population. The Action Plan includes 31 initiatives regarding housing, transportation, community engagement, services, safety and health and long-range planning. Mr. Herrity suggests reviewing the plan, which may be accessed at this site: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices/fairfax50plus.htm

Dale Johnson, Chair of the Transportation CommitteeDale Johnson, Chair of the Transpor-tation Committee reported on:

� The implementation of illegal sign monitoring. Supervisor Herrity added that we need to legally go after the few people who are repeatedly putting these up, almost as quickly as they are taken down.

� Workshops regarding Fairfax County’s Department of Transportation (FC-DOT) transit plan. These workshops will be ongoing; and if you want to provide your own input, the workshop schedule may be found at http://www.fairfax-county.gov/fcdot/connections2015/. One transit project that affects Crosspointe is a proposed 5-foot wide sidewalk on the south/west side of Silverbrook Road from Hooes Road to the existing side-walk at South County Middle School.

Although construction is not set to begin until the Spring of 2017, FCDOT might install a motion sensor at Monacan Road and Silverbrook Road so that lights would flash whenever pedestrians approach.

Martin Rizer, Chair of the Land Use Committee Martin Rizer,Chair of the Land Use Committee, presented a Resolution to not oppose Superior Concrete’s Special Exception application to locate a concrete batching plant at 8420 Terminal Road, provided that they implement several mitigating actions, including a commitment not to put truck traffic on Lorton Road.

A resident of a most-affected com-munity pled with the SCF not to support the Resolution, based on the current horrendous traffic back-ups on Fairfax County Parkway at the intersection of Terminal Road, and which would be even worse with the additional truck traffic from this batching plant.

After some discussion, the SCF will add an additional comment in the Resolution requesting that county staff take a second look at overall traffic issues near the intersections of Terminal Road and Loisdale Road with the Parkway and Inter-state 95. The Resolution passed.

A second Resolution was brought regarding a de facto trash dump in Giles Run Creek, near Rte 1 and Hasset Street. Thousands of scrap tires, automobiles, motor vehicle parts, and other debris have been dumped into Giles Run Creek. By unanimous vote, the SCF passed the Resolution, requesting that Fairfax

County order the responsible party to clean up this site.

Jane Gandee, the only Republican CandidateJane Gandee, the only Republican Can-didate for the Mount Vernon District Supervisor position, addressed the SCF. In a free-flowing presentation, she stated that although she doesn’t have the depth of experience of Supervisors Herrity or Hyland, that she is a person who es-tablished, and still runs, a business with more than 40 employees; and who has extensive community credentials, includ-ing being very involved with the Boy Scouts, the Salvation Army, homeless organizations, and more.

“I can work with people from north and south” she declared. She believes in small government. “As supervisor, I will focus on creating a pro-business climate that will generate more jobs and better-paying jobs,” Gandee said in an earlier statement.

“I will work to implement solutions to reduce highway congestion and improve transit options, which will reduce the amount of time Mount Vernon families spend on the road getting to and from work and play. We will also work to-gether to enhance our communities so families can live safely, prosper and enjoy a great quality of life.”

“Our property tax and storm water tax bills will go up again this year while at the same time a majority of supervi-sors voted themselves an outrageous pay raise and many of our schools are falling behind,” Gandee’s statement continued.“Everyone I talk to agrees that we need a new direction.”

For more information, go to Ms. Gandee’s web site at http://www.con-nectionnewspapers.com/news/2015/may/07/republican-jane-gandee-enters-mount-vernon-supervi/

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“Connecting Neighbors” “Having Fun”

Social Committee

“PICNIC AT THE POOL” or “CARRY OUT”

FOOD TRUCKS start June 18 at OAK CHASE POOL 5:30-7:30 PM

JUNE 18 DOUG THE FOOD DUDE

JUNE 25 RED HOOK LOBSTER POUND DC

JUNE 26 CROSSPOINTE MONTHLY SOCIAL (ADULTS)—Buy Your Own 5:30–7:30 pm at FAIR WINDS BREWING COMPANY 7000 Newington Rd., Lorton

JULY 2 CURLEYSQ BBQ

JULY 9 NAAN STOP

JULY 16 DOUG THE FOOD DUDE

JULY 23 FAVA POT

JULY 25 CROSSPOINTE MONTLHY SOCIAL (ADULTS)—Buy Your Own (free Pool Pass needed or Guest Pass if with Pool PassHolder) 6:30–10:30 pm at OAK CHASE Pool RED HOOK LOBSTER POUND DC & KAFTA MANIA FOOD TRUCKS *Anyone can buy from food trucks even if not attending the event*

JULY 30 DC EMPANADAS

AUG 6 DOUG THE FOOD DUDE

AUG 13 DC EMPANADAS

AUG 20 ROCKLANDS BBQ

AUG 27 TAPAS

SEPT 3 FAVA POT

1st Monthy Social was a huge success!Mary Van White, Social Committee

The kickoff of our monthly Crosspointe socials was a great success! About 25 of our

neighbors gathered at Fiona’s Irish Pub in Kingstowne on Friday, May 29.

We’d like to send a special thank you shout-out to Martin White (Fiona’s owner and Crosspointe resident) for hosting our first social. We really had no idea how many people would show up. Martin reserved 3 large tables for us, and we filled those tables and several others.

It was a blast! We all had a great time meeting new friends, chatting with old ones, and sharing a DELICIOUS bite from Fiona’s menu.

WHY COOK?

Attention residents:

Outdoor Movie Night, originally

advertised and scheduled for August 22 is being re-scheduled for a later date.

PARTY!PARTY!

Please come out and support

the FOOD TRUCKS!


Please use the new USPS mailbox at the Village Square CenterMost of you are aware of situations where outgoing mail was stolen from mailboxes in hopes of finding a check that could be modified and cashed.

Please remember that USPS has installed a mail collection box at the nearby CVS on Silverbrook Road. We encourage residents to make use of this box as it is a great way to prevent theft of your outgoing mail.

The USPS is monitoring the amount of mail collected. If the usage is not sufficient they will remove the box.

Save the Date: Saturday, August 22

Help a local child this fall through LCAC’s Back2School program!

Neighbors: YOUR SUBMISSIONS TO THIS

NEWSLETTER ARE ALWAYS WELCOME. Send your articles to

[email protected] by the 15th of the month before

publication.

Community News

Andrea S. Clay Director of Development, LCAC

The smell of pencils will soon be in the air…it’s time for LCAC’s Back2School Supply Drive!

Children are now available to adopt on "Sign Up Genius". Visit LortonAction.org for more information.

Backpacks and supplies can be dropped off on Saturday, August 22 from 10 am–noon at the Moose Family Center.

Last year, LCAC provided over 530 children with backpacks. Help a local child this fall through our Back2School program!

Got questions? Email [email protected] or call Kathy at 703.339.5161, ext. 170.

Raise a Glass of Saturday, September 19Enjoy some great wine for a great cause! Join your neighbors at a lovely residence on Mason Neck for a wine tasting to raise much needed funds to help your neighbors in need through LCAC.

Registration is $50 for individuals ($35 is tax-deductible) and $75 for couples ($45 is tax-deductible). You will be able to purchase any wines you like. Visit LortonAction.org for more information.

Have some extra time this summer?

We can use your help!

Many thanks from the entire

community to the Scouts of

Troop 994 for their hard work!

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July Gardening tipsEllen Peterson MPLD, Master Gardener and Horticulturist

We are noW into the middle of summer. even though it ‘s nice to take a break during these months, our gardens never seem to miss a beat and the Weeds keep coming on strong. the folloWing are gardening tips for July:

· As temperatures increase, mowing heights should also increase to 2 ½ - 3 inches for blue-grass and fescue combinations. Never remove more than 1/3 of the grass blade which causes stress to the plant. If the grass is cut too short, root growth is slowed and turf is less tolerant of heat and drought. Crab grass and weeds are more likely to invade the lawn.

· Pour boiling water on unwanted grass and weeds in driveways and sidewalks. Try not to get behind on pulling/treating weeds or you’ll soon find yourself deep in a mess of nutsedge and chickweed!

· It’s important to keep mower blades sharp. A dull blade will rip and shred grass which will weaken the plant and promote disease.

· Deep and infrequent watering (1 inch of rainfall/irrigation per week) helps to maintain healthy roots and reduces the number of weeds that germinate. For those homeowners who rely on automatic sprinklers, be sure your lawn is not receiving too much water and that the heads are set to cover the grass and not the pavement. During extreme heat, conserve water by allowing the lawn to go dormant.

· If you don’t already recycle your grass clippings when you mow, please consider doing it now. The EPA estimates that yard waste accounts for up to 50% of what is dumped in landfills dur-ing the growing season. Even when clippings are taken by municipalities to composting sites, it is expensive and not without problems. Equally important is that clippings that are mulched back onto the yard provide desirable organic matter and nutrients. Research says lawns will show significant improvements when mulching is done for a year. It is not a

replacement, however, for the annual fall ap-plication of fertilizer.

· Add additional mulch where it is needed in planting beds to retain moisture and prevent weeds from growing. Organic materials tend to decompose more rapidly in hot, humid weather.

· Roses that are cut from your garden late in the day tend to last longer. This is a differ-ent practice than other cut flowers. Continue to deadhead roses and watch for powdery mildew and black spot. Remove and dispose of any diseased leaves (do not compost). Make sure rose plants have good air circulation.

· Check your pots of annuals daily for moisture. In hot, dry weather, these containers need to be watered at least once daily if not more frequently.

· Do not fertilize turf, trees, and shrubs during hot, dry weather. When plants are stressed, it is more harmful to encourage plant growth.

· Spring flowering shrubs like azaleas should be pruned immediately following their show. Pruning later in the summer will remove flower buds for the following season. New growth that follows a late summer pruning may not have sufficient time to harden off before winter.

· Flowering dogwoods are sensitive to drought stress. Keep them healthy by maintaining a large ring of mulch 3” thick around but not touching the trunk (remember – NO volca-noes!). Water them thoroughly during dry periods.

· A big July headache is the attack of Japanese beetles. Beetle traps are really not very effec-

tive for the typical homeowner because they tend to attract more beetles into the yard. If you feel it is necessary to use traps, place them at least 25 feet from plants that tend to be susceptible. Beetles are especially fond of de-teriorating flower blossoms. You can eliminate them somewhat by removing blossoms. Knock beetles into a jar of soapy water in the early morning (before they wake) to prevent them from flying away.

· Look for the beginning of bagworms (about ½”) on leyland cypress, juniper, arborvitae, pine, and spruce. Handpick bags, place in a sealed plastic trash bag, and dispose.

· Typical hot dry weather is ideal for spider mites on evergreens such as spruces. If you suspect you may have an infestation (dead spots), hold a white sheet of paper under a branch and give it a gentle tap. If mites are present, they will drop onto the paper and you’ll see them crawl-ing around. A small infestation can be treated with a forceful spray of water from your hose. More sever infestations can be treated with a pesticide specifically recommended for mites.

· Pinch back chrysanthemums and early peren-nials until mid-July to promote fullness and fall bloom. If foliage on hostas, bee balm and other perennials looks bad, cut it back for regrowth.

· Watch for blight and leaf spot on tomatoes. Maintain consistent moisture levels to keep tomato plants happy.

As always, contact me at 703.495.9027 or [email protected] if you have any questions or problems.

Happy Summer! Happy Gardening!


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julyWed. 1 Open Space Committee (OSC) meets, 7:30 pm

Sat. 4 Happy INDEPENDENCE DAY!

Mon. 6 ARB meets, 7 pm

Tue. 7 Pool Committee meets, 7 pm

Wed. 8 Board of Trustees (BOT) meets, 7 p.m.

Sat. 25 Adult Pool Party, 6:30 to 10:30 pm,

Oak Chase Pool

Mon. 27 ARB application deadline for 8-3-2015 ARB meeting

Mon. 27 Tennis Committee meets, 7 pm

augustMon. 3 ARB meets, 7 pm

Tue. 4 Pool Committee meets, 7 pm

Wed. 5 OSC meets, 7:30 pm

Wed. 12 BOT meets, 7 pm

Mon. 24 Tennis Committee meets, 7 pm

Mon. 31 ARB application deadline for 9-7-2015 ARB meeting

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Lost and Found Found in the street on the 8700 block of Cross Chase Circle in mid-May: set of keys with a ‘car max’ tag, a key fob for a Chevrolet vehicle, a couple of house/other keys and a Hair Cuttery customer card. If you know who these might belong to, please email [email protected].


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For Sale: Medium Oak Queen Headboard Medium oak queen headboard with bed frame, dresser 64"W, 19"D, 30"H with mirror, chest of drawers 37'W, 19"D, 45"H, two night tables 25"W, 17"D, 22"H. $450. Call 703.505.1858.

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