Author: Mark Griffin

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Fwd: Reminder – President’s Day clean-up at Crooked Creek Park (off Commonwealth)

All – please consider giving a couple of hours of your time tomorrow
morning at Crooked Creek Park.

Regards,

Mark

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From: Tom McCook <kpwroadraiders@gmail.com>

Subject: Reminder – President’s Day clean-up at Crooked Creek Park (off Commonwealth)

I hope to see you all on Monday morning!

Please be prepared for “chilly & wet weather”

Objective: Spend two hours to discover nature in this small park, clean it up and improve our community.

Please be prepared to walk through wooded and potentially wet areas of the park. Boots, work-gloves and appropriate weather related clothing.

We’ll have trash bags to distribute.

Wear Boots! It could be snowy, cold, wet, rainy or muddy!

Note – unless hazardous conditions exist (snowstorms that make driving hazardous, etc.) we intend to clean-up.

Next Planned event – the annual “Springtime clean up” at Lakeside, Royal Lake on Saturday, April 10 8-11AM! (in coordination with the FCPA and Nature Conservancy)

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From: Tom McCook <kpwroadraiders@gmail.com>

Date: Fri, Feb 5, 2021 at 2:03 PM

Friends, Neighbors, Scouts & Students,

Our first annual President’s Day park clean up is planned for Monday, February 15th. 8-10AM. We hope you can participate.

See attached flyer, and two FCPA based release forms. If you can print, sign & bring these with you, thanks. I’ll have copies at the park to sign, too.

Objective: Spend two hours to discover nature in this small park, clean it up and improve our community.

Please be prepared to walk through wooded and potentially wet areas of the park. Boots, work-gloves and appropriate weather related clothing.

We’ll have trash bags to distribute.

Wear Boots! It could be snowy, cold, wet, rainy or muddy! Note – unless hazardous conditions exist (blinding snowstorms that make driving hazardous, etc.) we intend to clean-up.

COVID precautions – face masks are mandatory. Socially distancing – please clean-up together only in your “family-based bubble” we do not want to chance spreading this terrible virus. If you feel sick, please stay home – there will be many more opportunities in the future to help our community.

Many thanks to the FCPD – Sergeant Powell who stopped the planned archery – deer hunt in this park, just so that we could clean it up!

Next event – Royal Lake Park Clean-up – Annual Spring effort, more info to follow.

Service Hours – Students & Scouts – if you need “service hours” since during Covid – we are not doing our monthly “small clean-ups” please contact me at KPWRoadRaiders@gmail.com and we can individually arrange specific clean-up/park improvement projects for you & your friends.

Any questions, please send me an email or call.

Tom McCook

703.839.5205

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2020-2021 Snow Event #2, Update #3 and Final Update

Good evening to all.

The Snow Emergency for this event is hereby canceled.

Expect refreezing to occur during the melt so watch where you walk (and drive) during the next few days.

Trash pickup did occur today and we can expect to have recycling pickup tomorrow. Please refer to the Patriot Disposal website for the most accurate information (www.patriotdisposalservices.com).

The Gainsborough Drive Snow Emergency No Parking Zones are hereby rescinded. All poles and tape have been removed from those curbs and parking may resume. Message boards will be updated tomorrow.

The pool parking did not receive any vehicles for the event so normal parking restrictions are hereby in effect.

The marker poles designating the speed humps will remain through the rest of the season.

Thanks again for your assistance with keeping the no parking zones free and to those who took care of the community sidewalks.

Stay safe,

Mark

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2020-2021 Snow Event #2, Update #2

Good evening to all.

Once again this evening please expect to find adverse conditions on all streets, sidewalks, and footpaths throughout the community.

We will have another salt truck through the roads this evening.

Currently the trash pickup for tomorrow is still on.  Any communities with Monday pickups had to be canceled due to the weather conditions – please refer to the Patriot Disposal website for the most accurate information (www.patriotdisposalservices.com).

The Gainsborough Drive Snow Emergency No Parking Zones remain in effect.  We are keeping the pool parking lot plowed and salted should anyone need to park there (with a valid permit) during this emergency.

As with yesterday’s email, thank you to all who took their time to clear common sidewalks to help make our community more safe to walk through.

Talk to y’all again tomorrow.

Stay safe,

Mark

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2020-2021 Snow Event #2, Update #1

Good evening to all.

While the snow totals are definitely down from what we expected your efforts have greatly impacted our ability to respond to this event.

First off – I’d like to thank all of our residents who took it upon themselves to shovel off various common sidewalks around the community. Truly appreciate your efforts.

We continue to experience light accumulations of freezing drizzle. We are also experiencing different micro-climates within our community with noticeable differences in road conditions.

Regardless – throughout our community expect to find adverse conditions on all streets, sidewalks, and footpaths in the near-term.

We have had one plow pass this morning through the community and one touch-up pass late this afternoon. We will salt all the roads later tonight. Tomorrow’s response will be based on how we are impacted by the wrap-around impacts of the nor’easter.

The goal is the salt we lay down this evening will be enough to work through whatever minor accumulations we receive tomorrow.

In any case – the Gainsborough Drive Snow Emergency No Parking Zones remain in effect. We are keeping the pool parking lot plowed and salted should anyone need to park there (with a valid permit) during this emergency.

Again – thanks to all who contributed to keeping our sidewalks safe for travel.

Talk to y’all again tomorrow.

Stay safe,

Mark

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2020-2021 Snow Event #2, Initial Notice

Good morning.

The PWCA has declared a Snow Emergency based on the projected snow totals for the upcoming event. Between the two storms this event projects a total of 5 to 11 inches occurring between Sunday and Monday. This overall total may be reduced due to freezing rain / sleet accumulations.

The following is in effect:

1. All white-painted curbs on Gainsborough Drive are No Parking Zones as of Saturday, January 30, 2021 at 6:00PM. ANY vehicle parked in No Parking Zones are subject to towing at owner expense.
2. The pool parking lot is opened for parking effective Saturday, January 30, 2021 at 5:00PM. Vehicles may park in the pool parking lot with valid permits during this event. Please remove your vehicles once the event is complete. Further notice will be provided for when open parking is terminated at the pool parking lot.

Please review the 2020-2021 Snow Removal Policy. Request you clear any sidewalks in front and to the rear (if appropriate) of your home. If the snow totals are sufficient, please consider removing snow around your mailboxes and fire hydrants.

The Snow Emergency will be in effect until canceled via email blast for the specific Gainsborough Drive snow emergency zones. Message board notices will be removed once all snow emergency no parking zones are cleared after the snow event.

Appreciate your help – the goal is to be prepared. See the December 2020 newsletter for our Cold Weather Preparation article. Please use today to get your home and vehicles ready for winter events.

Stay safe and be prepared.

Mark