Category: President Message

Good afternoon. Please find the latest information below.

PERMANENT LINKS:
PWCA Website: www.parkwestcommunity.org
PWCA Pool Link: www.parkwestcommunity.org/living-in-pwca/

SEASONAL LINKS:
Direct Pool Sign-In Link: http://www.signupgenius.com/tabs/13576DF05A6CDEAC1AA3-pwcasign

1.  BASKETBALL COURT RESURFACING PROJECT.  The start date is still undetermined but will be less than the week duration.

2.  POOL OPERATING HOURS.  See our planned operating schedule for the remainder of the season below.

Monday, August 23 through Friday, August 27:  4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Saturday, August 28:  11:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Sunday, August 29:  11:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Monday, August 30 through Thursday, September 2: 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Friday, September 3: 11:00 AM to 8:00PM
Saturday, September 4:  11:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Sunday, September 5 and Monday September 6:  11:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Saturday, September 11:  11:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Sunday, September 12:  11:00 AM to 6:00 PM.  6:00 PM to 7:00 PM Puppy
Plunge – no humans allowed in the pool during this last hour

3.  TUESDAY’s TALES.  Tuesday’s Tales is currently on break.

4.  LABOR DAY SOCIAL; SATURDAY; September 4, 2021; Setup at 4:00 PM. Social starts at 5:00 PM.  The Labor Day social is on!  We’ll have boxed meals from Red Hot & Blue for you this year – think of this as our substitute for the Fourth of July social we normally have.  Further information will be coming out but some of the points I’m aware include:   #1 – we’ll have the 5-gallon containers with drinks.  Please consider bring a reusable cup with you.  #2 – we’ll have boxes of different combinations, please only take a filled closed box.  #3 – we plan to have cake.  That cake will be served by certain individuals on plates for you to pick up.  #4 – The boxes come with their own utensils.  Please use the same utensils for your cake.  #5 – we are not renting additional furniture for this event.  If we get a large turnout you may want to consider bringing your own chairs or just sitting on the concrete.  Lastly, we could still some additional help to work the event.  A sign-up is available for you to volunteer https://www.signupgenius.com/tabs/13576DF05A6CDEAC1AA3-pwcaday. It is also linked from the pool sign-in framework or you can just contact the POCs.  The Pool and Social Committees are jointly leading this effort, please contact pool@parkwestcommunity.org or social@parkwestcommunity.org with any questions.  The rain date for this event will be Sunday, September 5th if necessary.

5.  AUGUST 2021 NEWSLETTER.  This edition is published as a digital-only newsletter available from the website.  If you need a hard-copy please contact communications@parkwestcommunity.org.

6.  BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING; September 21, 2021; 7:00 PM; Virtual.  The September board meeting will be conducted via the RingCentral virtual meeting framework.  See the website under ‘Meetings’, select the year (2021), then the meeting (20210921).  Document #01-1 contains the information to join the meeting.

7.  ELECTRONIC CONSENT FORMS.  For those who may not know, electronic consent forms provide the Association the ability to send certain communications to you electronically only, thereby saving us the cost of printing and mailing those documents.  The form is available on our website within Policy Resolution 17-04 and in the August 2021 newsletter.

8.  ANNUAL MEETING – CALL FOR NOMINATIONS. With our Annual Meeting coming up in November we attached a nomination form in the August 2021 newsletter.  Each year three of our nine-member Board of Directors are up for election.  Please consider submitting your name for consideration by the membership.  If that seems to large a step, consider volunteering for any one of our committees.  I KNOW they’d be happy for any assistance you could provide.

9.  TRASH AND RECYCLING.  We included the current synopsized trash and recycling rules in the August newsletter.  With the turnover to new tenants and owners, if everyone could review the rules we would greatly appreciate it.  We are starting to have items placed out that require advance notice to Patriot.  Some of these items carry a charge for disposal.  If you have items to dispose of please be considerate to your neighbors and to the community and take the responsibility to get rid of such items correctly.

10.  PARKING.  With the addition of new residents to our community I thought I’d just give you a couple of thoughts based on some recent events.  #1 – When parking in any curb-side parking ensure both your front and rear wheels are on the concrete gutter.  #2 – Do not park in any yellow painted curbs, nor any white painted curbs during any snow-emergency designated times by the Association.  #3 – The entire community (assigned and unassigned spaces) is permit parking only – have a permit in your vehicle or risk the vehicle being towed.  #4 – If you are parked in any visitor space or at any curb-side parking, remember to move your vehicle every week, after ten days your vehicle is subject to towing.  #5 – No parking or storage of any vehicles (e.g. trailers, motorcycles) on common areas.  #6 – no parking at the pool parking lot unless actively using the pool or upon approval from the Association.  If you have questions or need more information, please review the Community Rules on our website.

Thank you for reading this, enjoy the rest of your day.

Regards,

Mark

Good evening to each of you. please find the latest information below.

PERMANENT LINKS:
PWCA Website:  www.parkwestcommunity.org
PWCA Pool Link: www.parkwestcommunity.org/living-in-pwca/

SEASONAL LINKS:
Direct Pool Sign-In Link:
http://www.signupgenius.com/tabs/13576DF05A6CDEAC1AA3-pwcasign

1. BASKETBALL COURT RESURFACING PROJECT. Start date still undetermined as some recent complications have arisen. More information to follow.
2. POOL OPERATING HOUR CHANGE.  Effective August 23rd, our pool will be open from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM on all Fairfax County public school days. The pool will operate at normal hours on non school days from August 23rd through Labor Day.  The weekend after Labor Day is still planned to occur but is not guaranteed at this moment.
3. LIFEGUARD CERTIFICATION CLASS; TUESDAY (TOMORROW); August 17, 2021; 3:30 PM to 8:00 PM.  In support of Atlantic’s efforts to hire additional staff to support the remainder of the season, another lifeguard certification will occur tomorrow.  There will not be many attendees at this certification course but please be aware if you patronize the pool during that period of time that parts of the pool and pool deck will be reserved for the certification course.
4. TUESDAY’s TALES, EACH TUESDAY, 10:00 AM, Lending Library Patio.  Tuesday’s Tales is in full swing!  All children are welcome, the books are oriented toward pre-K through 2nd graders. There will be a story read by one of your KPW neighbors, followed by a fun activity!  Please bring a blanket or beach towel to sit on so that we can practice social distancing. All children should wear a mask.  See the website or the notice at the pool house for further information.
5. BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING; TOMORROW; August 17, 2021; 7:00 PM; Virtual.  The August board meeting will be conducted via the RingCentral virtual meeting framework.  See the website under ‘Meetings’, select the year (2021), then the meeting (20210817).  Document #01-1 contains the information to join the meeting
6. LABOR DAY SOCIAL; SATURDAY; September 4, 2021; Setup at 4:00 PM. Social starts at 5:00 PM.  The Labor Day social is on!  We’ll have boxed meals from Red Hot & Blue for you this year – think of this as our substitute for the Fourth of July social we normally have.  Further information will be coming out but some of the points I’m aware include:
   1. – we’ll have the 5-gallon containers with drinks.  Please consider bringing a reusable cup with you. 
   2. – we’ll have boxes of different combinations, please only take a filled closed box.
   3. – we plan to have cake.  That cake will be served by certain individuals on plates for you to pick up. 
   4. – The boxes come with their own utensils.  Please use the same utensils for your cake. 
   5. – we are not renting additional furniture for this event.  If we get a large turnout you may want to consider bringing your own chairs or just sitting on the concrete. 
   6. Lastly, we could still some additional help to work the event.  A sign-up is available for you to volunteer https://www.signupgenius.com/tabs/13576DF05A6CDEAC1AA3-pwcaday.  It is also linked from the pool sign-in framework or you can just contact the POCs.  The Pool and Social Committees are jointly leading this effort, please contact pool@parkwestcommunity.org or social@parkwestcommunity.org with any questions.  The rain date for this event will be Sunday, September 5th if necessary.
7. AUGUST 2021 NEWSLETTER.  Will be available in the near future.  As with the previous issues over the past year, this edition will be digital-only available from the website.  If you need a hard-copy please contact communications@parkwestcommunity.org.
8. TRASH AND RECYCLING.  We included the current synopsized trash and recycling rules in the August newsletter.  With the turnover to new tenants and owners, if everyone could review the rules we would greatly appreciate it.  We are starting to have items placed out that require advance notice to Patriot.  Some of these items carry a charge for disposal.  If you have items to dispose of please be considerate to your neighbors and to the community and take the responsibility to get rid of such items correctly.

Thank you for reading this, enjoy your evening.

Regards,

Mark

To all – I made a mistake on the mail merge. The ‘Section’ on the letter you received corresponds to the repaving section, not to the seal coat section. There were 84 residences that have a different section identifier for seal coat than were actually printed on their notice. These residences are located on Carriagepark Court, a portion of Carrigepark Road (4800s, even addresses only), and a portion of Gainsborough Drive (specific addresses between 4714 and 4752 along with 4760 through 4774).

The specific residences impacted by this error are receiving an updated notice on their front doors as I type.

For all – the map (slide/page 5) is accurate – if you have a question please reference the map for your section and duration of closure for your section.

Section 4 – we have received several questions on the pool parking lot being closed as part of this section. I understand this is an additional complication for you but this is the way we were ably to shoehorn the community into four sections/two weeks. The four sections were briefed during the June 2021 Board meeting. Section decisions were made based on the assumption we would have the George Mason University parking lot available for parking. However – that parking option is not finalized as of this moment in time.

I’ve attached the latest information slides on the project again to this message.

Thank you in advance for your forbearance and understanding during this temporary inconvenience required to protect the investment in our community streets and parking areas.

Regards,

Mark

Good afternoon/evening to each of you. please find the latest information I have for you below.

PERMANENT LINKS:
PWCA Website: www.parkwestcommunity.org
PWCA Pool Link: www.parkwestcommunity.org/living-in-pwca/

SEASONAL LINKS:
Direct Pool Sign-In Link:
http://www.signupgenius.com/tabs/13576DF05A6CDEAC1AA3-pwcasign

1. ASPHALT SEAL COAT PROJECT – START DATE 19 JULY 2021. We are just over ONE week to the start of the seal coat project. Each residence in the community will receive a notice regarding the work over the next few days. This notice will include your specific section identifier along with the numbers of your two assigned parking spaces and the related duration of the immediate impact to you. A sample letter is attached/linked to this message along with the information slides regarding the project. You should expect the same level of impact to your schedule as with the 2017 repaving project and consider alternative arrangements should that impact be a challenge for you and/or your family. To summarize: plan for no access to your parking spaces, no trash service at your collection point, no mail, no summer school bus service within the community.
2. PARKING DURING THE ASPHALT SEAL COAT PROJECT. Your alternate parking choices are currently the pool parking lot, non-assigned parking in other sections of the community, or street parking on Roberts Road or Sideburn Road. The pool parking lot will be open to permitted vehicles until the Section 4 work (July 28th through 30th). Should the George Mason University parking areas be approved we will notify you through this distribution list.
3. BASKETBALL COURT RESURFACING PROJECT. Start date still undetermined due to scheduling challenges. The court will be closed for a week during this project.
4. POOL INFORMATION. I do not believe we are having any issues with patrons at our pool but as our pool management company has requested all their clients to send information to all community members I’m attaching/linking the latest update on the staffing challenge being experienced this season. In support of Atlantic’s efforts to hire additional staff, another lifeguard certification will occur on Sunday, July 11th from 4pm through closure of the pool to patrons at 8pm. There will not be many attendees at this certification course but please be aware if you patronize the pool during that period of time that parts of the pool and pool deck will be reserved for the certification course.
5. TUESDAY’s TALES, EACH TUESDAY, 10:00AM, Lending Library Patio. Tuesday’s Tales is in full swing! All children are welcome, the books are oriented toward pre-K through 2nd graders. There will be a story read by one of your KPW neighbors, followed by a fun activity! Please bring a blanket or beach towel to sit on so that we can practice social distancing. All children should wear a mask. See the website or the notice at the pool house for further information.
6. BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING, July 20, 2021; 7:00PM; Virtual. The July board meeting will be conducted via the RingCentral virtual meeting framework. See the website under ‘Meetings’, select the year (2021), then the meeting (20210720). Document #01-01 contains the information to join the meeting
7. LABOR DAY SOCIAL. We have had a couple of volunteers step forward but could use some additional help to plan the event. A sign-up is available for you to volunteer https://www.signupgenius.com/tabs/13576DF05A6CDEAC1AA3-pwcaday and is also linked from the pool sign-in framework. The Pool and Social Committees are jointly leading this effort, please contact pool@parkwestcommunity.org or social@parkwestcommunity.org with any questions.
8. ACC SPRING 2021 HOME INSPECTION, FIRST LETTER DISTRIBUTION ERROR. For those residences who received only recommendations for this past inspection – we experienced a distribution error. The letters were printed double sided so half the residences received both their letter and another residence’s letter. This has been corrected and the residences that did not receive their letter have had another letter printed and mailed to them. No residences that received letters with Required Items were impacted by this error. We apologize for the error.

Thank you for reading this – please take any necessary steps this upcoming week to prepare for the seal coat project’s specific impact to you and/or your family.

Regards,

Mark