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PWCA Information for Members and Residents (September 2024, Message #2)

Good morning!  Several updates and an important item on a tree removal at the Carriagepark Court island tomorrow for your review today.

PERMANENT LINKS:

PWCA Website: https://parkwestcommunity.org/
PWCA Meeting Packets: https://parkwestcommunity.org/association-meeting/
ACC Documents: https://parkwestcommunity.org/architectural-control-committee/
Parking Documents: https://parkwestcommunity.org/parking/
Newsletters: https://parkwestcommunity.org/newsletters/
Quarterly Assessment Timeline: https://parkwestcommunity.org/living-in-pwca/
Trash and Recycling Information: https://parkwestcommunity.org/our-environment/

SEASONAL LINKS:

Director Application for Candidacy: https://parkwestcommunity.org/board-of-directors-chairs-and-managers/

2024 J&J Individual Home Maintenance Program:  https://parkwestcommunity.org/our-environment/

2024-2025 Snow Removal Policy: https://parkwestcommunity.org/living-in-pwca/ 

INFORMATION ITEMS:

1.  TREE REMOVAL; CARRIAGEPARK COURT; SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2024.  We have a severely damaged Tulip Poplar on the Carriagepark Court island that cannot be saved.  Due to it’s size and impact on surrounding trees, the most efficient way t remove the tree is to use a crane for the majority of the work.  Due to the crane placement requirements all unassigned and assigned parking on and around the Carriagepark Court island are required to be vacated during the tree removal.  All assigned spaces (space 101 through 144) were marked and letters hand-delivered to each impacted residence on Tuesday. All curbs were marked and signed on Tuesday.

The pool parking lot will be available starting at 5PM (1700) this evening, Friday, October 4, 2024 for parking.  Any such vehicles need to be removed by 5PM (1700) Saturday, October 5, 2024.   

Here’s the schedule:

0700 – Window for towing opens per the letters and signs.  Tow truck will be onsite to begin relocation operations at 0700.
0730 – Tree company arrives onsite
0800 – Crane arrives onsite.

If we have sufficient volunteers on-hand we will attempt to knock on residence front doors who still have vehicles in the no parking zone.  Do not count on that occurring before vehicles are relocated.  Vehicles relocated may be found nearby on Carriagepark Road wherever free unassigned parking space is found.  Owners will be charged a relocation fee for each vehicle registered to the residence that are relocated.

2.  FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING; TUESDAY; OCTOBER 7, 2024; 6:30PM; VIRTUAL.  The October 2024 Finance Committee Meeting will focus on a final review the Draft 2025 PWCA Budget presented to the Board and residents on August 20, 2024 and September 17, 2024.  Please consider attending as we discuss the future orientation of the Association in consonance with the Governing Documents as articulated through our Strategic Plan.  Please use the same information to enter the meeting as used for the regular Board of Directors Meeting.

3.  BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING; TUESDAY; OCTOBER 15, 2024; 7:00 PM; VIRTUAL.  The monthly board meeting will be conducted via the RingCentral virtual meeting framework. For the virtual meeting information, see the link listed above in the Permanent Links section.  Scroll down the the Meeting Materials and Minutes section, select the year (2024), then the meeting (2024-10-15). Document #01-1 contains the information to join the meeting.

4.  FALL FEST; SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2024; 3:45 PM; POOL.  Come join us for our fall social event!  There will be a pet costume contest, a child costume contest, and best child and pet costume contests. Please arrive between 3:45 PM and 4:00 PM if you are competing in the costume contest. Judging will start at 4:00 PM and will be followed by a parade. At 5:00 PM – or possibly shortly – food trucks will open.  We anticipate two or three food trucks this year – more information.  

5.  2024 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION; TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2024; 8:00 PM; ST MARY OF SORROWS CHURCH (PARISH CENTER, ST JOSEPH’S HALL) AND VIRTUAL.  The Parish Center is located at 5222 Sideburn Road.  There will be signs to guide you to the room for the meeting.  All documents will be either electronically or physically mailed to Members of the Association by Friday, 18 October 2024.  Those documents will also be found on the website.  The meeting will be available virtually in the same manner as our monthly Board of Director meetings via the RingCentral virtual meeting framework. For the virtual meeting information, see the website under ‘Meetings’, select the year (2024), then the meeting (20241119), and finally select “Annual”. The document “2024 Annual Meeting, Virtual Meeting Information” contains the information to join the meeting.  If you are a renter residing in our community please feel free to attend – you’ll receive a report of what has been accomplished in the last year and where we are going over the next year.   There will be refreshments available for all attendees.

6.  STREET LIGHT STATUS.  My thanks to those who sent feedback in on the upper Carriagepark Road lights.  I was notified this morning that the lights have been restored to service.  All lighting should be operational in our community.  A service delivery point will be rebuilt on Monday on upper Carriagepark Road – no impact to street light operations is anticipated.

7.  FLAG STONE PATH CONSTRUCTION, THE ALLEY SHARED BETWEEN 4853 THROUGH 4869 CARRIAGEPARK ROAD AND 4705 THROUGH 4719 GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE.  The next area to get a paver path installation will again apply lessons learned from the previous two projects and apply them to another set of townhomes.  This project was elected based on number of townhomes impacted and opportunity for direct travel between the lending library and the playground.  The work will occur in the near-term.  If you have any cans or debris stored behind your rear fence – please move the items back inside your fence or discard the items. 

8.  RETAINING WALL REPLACEMENT AND FOOTPATH REPLACEMENT; ONGOING.  The concrete work is finished and temporary fencing installed at the retaining wall.  Until the permanent railing solution is in-place please exercise additional care if you walk down the footpath at and near the new retaining wall.  Railing fabrication is ongoing – we do not have an installation timeframe.

9.  FALL 2024 TREE WORK.  This Saturday’s work starts our fall tree work cycle and will be ongoing for the next six weeks.

10.  COMMUNITY SECURITY.  If out-of-the-ordinary events occur and you are concerned for your safety or security please notify the Police non-emergency number (703) 691-2131 to report the occurrence.  While we advertise a Neighborhood Watch on our signs there has been a lack of interest in the past to actually set one up.  If you are interested in participating please let me know.  If we have sufficient interest we will restart the process with the County but not before we see sufficient volunteers to make the effort worthwhile.  As always, please consider leaving your porch lights on throughout the night, remember to lock your vehicle doors, and notify the non-emergency number should you experience some kind of security event in the future. 

11.  INDIVIDUAL GROUNDS CARE OFFER FROM J&J LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT, APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.  Our grounds care contractor is again offering residences in our community the ability to have your private yards maintained.  The care options include turf care, lawn care, and leaf removal.  Please refer to the link listed above in the Seasonal Links section, just scroll down the page to the applicable information, or contact myself if you cannot access the information.

12.  GROUNDS CARE REMINDERS.  As a reminder, please keep the following items in mind during the growing season. #1 – keep your vehicle bumpers off the curb during mowing days as the crew cannot mow, edge or trim (as appropriate) when your vehicle is parked on top of the turf. #2 – For those of you who have landscaped up to the sidewalk – you are responsible to keep the sidewalk edge nearest your residence clean if the edger cannot be operated safely. #3 – Keep all items stored inside your fence / or your property for those without rear fences. See the ACC and ECC Rules for additional information.

13.  OWNER ACCOUNT PORTAL.  This is a recurring topic for many of our owners.  Each owner has the ability to access their account through a portal Summit Management offers.  To access the portal, please go to our website and select the ‘Living in PWCA’ tab.  Scroll down the page to the button ‘Vantaca Owner Login’.  If you have not already done so, Vantaca will prompt you to create a login.  Once you login you’ll be able to access your owner information to include the status of your account.  This also provides an avenue to pay any balances due on the account.

14.  OPEN DIRECTOR POSITIONS.  Request your consideration to place your name forward to fill our open Director positions.  We are looking for people who are invested in making a better community for all who reside here.  If you are interested please complete and submit an Application for Candidacy that may be found on our website and is listed above in the links.  The Nominating Committee will reach out to you after you complete that step.  If you have questions I’m also available to speak with you about more specifics.

Hope you enjoy your weekend!

Regards,

Mark

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PWCA Information for Members and Residents (September 2024, Message #1) 

Good afternoon – wanted to update you on the pool hours and schedule today along with the other pertinent items of information for you.

PERMANENT LINKS:

PWCA Website: https://parkwestcommunity.org/
PWCA Meeting Packets: https://parkwestcommunity.org/association-meeting/
ACC Documents: https://parkwestcommunity.org/architectural-control-committee/
Parking Documents: https://parkwestcommunity.org/parking/
Newsletters: https://parkwestcommunity.org/newsletters/
Quarterly Assessment Timeline: https://parkwestcommunity.org/living-in-pwca/
Trash and Recycling Information: https://parkwestcommunity.org/our-environment/

SEASONAL LINKS:

Director Application for Candidacy: https://parkwestcommunity.org/board-of-directors-chairs-and-managers/
2024 J&J Individual Home Maintenance Program: https://parkwestcommunity.org/our-environment/

INFORMATION ITEMS:

1.  POOL LAST DAY OF OPERATIONS SCHEDULE; SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2024.  Unfortunately it’s that time of the year where our pool shuts down.   Here’s the schedule for today:

  • 1100 (11:00 AM):  Pool opens
  • ~1300 (1:00 PM):  initial cleaning and storage actions underway.  Volunteers needed.
  • ~1300 (1:00 PM):  Remainder of the Sundaes on Sunday supplies available for anyone who wants one last sundae for the season.
  • ~1630 (4:30 PM):  main storage actions start.  Volunteers needed.
  • ~1630 (4:30 PM):  women’s’ bathroom and men’s’ bathroom start to receive the furniture.  Use of the bathrooms will be limited from this time on.
  • 1800 (6:00 PM):  Pool closed for human swimming.  Puppy Plunge occurs – see below item for information.
  • 1900 (7:00 PM):  Pool closes for the season.

2.  POOL FURNITURE STORAGE; SUNDAY; SEPTEMBER 8, 2024; 1:00PM; POOL DECK.  It’s that time of year when we need to store our furniture for the off-season.  We will start around this time and depending on patrons at the pool slowly reduce the furniture on the pool deck as the afternoon progresses.  Our goal is to be finished with all our storage requirements when we reach the end of the operating day at 7:00PM.  Please consider giving us a few hours of your time to get our pool ready for the off-season.

3.  PUPPY PLUNGE; SUNDAY; SEPTEMBER 8, 2024; 6:00PM; POOL.  During the final hour of the season we’re hosting a Pool Pawty!!!!  Please review the rules for this event  Bring proof of your 2024 Fairfax County dog license with you. This can either be the current tag or the current receipt from the County. The tag or receipt will be returned to you after review. You will also need to sign the Puppy Plunge Agreement prior to entering the pool deck with your dog. We will have two dog egress locations (the permanent steps and a temporary dog ramp) in the main pool. The main pool and the wading pool will both be available for your dogs’ enjoyment during the 6:00 PM-7:00 PM hour.

4.  FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING; TUESDAY; SEPTEMBER 10, 2024; 6:30PM; VIRTUAL.  The September 2024 Finance Committee Meeting will focus on the line-item review of the Draft 2025 PWCA Budget presented to the Board and residents on August 20, 2024.  Please consider attending as we discuss the future orientation of the Association in consonance with the Governing Documents as articulated through our Strategic Plan.  Please use the same information to enter the meeting as used for the regular Board of Directors Meeting.

5.  BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING; TUESDAY; SEPTEMBER 17, 2024; 7:00 PM; VIRTUAL.  The monthly board meeting will be conducted via the RingCentral virtual meeting framework. For the virtual meeting information, see the link listed above in the Permanent Links section.  Scroll down the the Meeting Materials and Minutes section, select the year (2024), then the meeting (2024-09-17). Document #01-1 contains the information to join the meeting.

6.  COMMUNITY SECURITY.  Recently I have heard of several catalytic converters that have been stolen from vehicles parked in our community.  If out-of-the-ordinary events occur and you are concerned for your safety or security please notify the Police non-emergency number (703) 691-2131 to report the occurrence.  While we advertise a Neighborhood Watch on our signs there has been a lack of interest in the past to actually set one up.  If you are interested in participating please let me know.  If we have sufficient interest we will restart the process with the County but not before we see sufficient volunteers to make the effort worthwhile.  As always, please consider leaving your porch lights on throughout the night, remember to lock your vehicle doors, and notify the non-emergency number should you experience some kind of security event in the future. 

7.  PARK WEST PAGES, AUGUST 2023 EDITION.  The August 2024 edition of Park West Pages has been released – please see the website for the document.  There will be copies at the Wine and Cheese social.  The Communications and Hospitality Committees will also each have hard copies of the edition if you’d like a printed copy.  There is also a few copies for you to take at the pool house in the ‘Newsletters’ binder near the entry door

8.  RETAINING WALL REPLACEMENT AND FOOTPATH REPLACEMENT; ONGOING.  The concrete work is finished and temporary fencing installed at the retaining wall.  Until the permanent railing solution is in-place please exercise additional care if you walk down the footpath at and near the new retaining wall.  The railing solution has been approved and fabrication will start shortly.  I anticipate installation the end of September or beginning of October.

9.  ASPHALT CRACK-FILL, SPECIFIC PARKING SPACE SIGNAGE, TRAFFIC CONTROLS, AND YELLOW AND WHITE CURB PAINTING AND MARKING.  Crack-fill is finished – thank you for your understanding and patience during the project.

10.  SPRING 2024 TREE REMOVALS.  We continue to work on the identified trees for removal.

11.  INDIVIDUAL GROUNDS CARE OFFER FROM J&J LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT, APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.  Our grounds care contractor is again offering residences in our community the ability to have your private yards maintained.  The care options include turf care, lawn care, and leaf removal.  Please refer to the link listed above in the Seasonal Links section, just scroll down the page to the applicable information, or contact myself if you cannot access the information.

12.  GROUNDS CARE REMINDERS.  As a reminder, please keep the following items in mind during the growing season. #1 – keep your vehicle bumpers off the curb during mowing days as the crew cannot mow, edge or trim (as appropriate) when your vehicle is parked on top of the turf. #2 – For those of you who have landscaped up to the sidewalk – you are responsible to keep the sidewalk edge nearest your residence clean if the edger cannot be operated safely. #3 – Keep all items stored inside your fence / or your property for those without rear fences. See the ACC and ECC Rules for additional information.

13.  OWNER ACCOUNT PORTAL.  This is a recurring topic for many of our owners.  Each owner has the ability to access their account through a portal Summit Management offers.  To access the portal, please go to our website and select the ‘Living in PWCA’ tab.  Scroll down the page to the button ‘Vantaca Owner Login’.  If you have not already done so, Vantaca will prompt you to create a login.  Once you login you’ll be able to access your owner information to include the status of your account.  This also provides an avenue to pay any balances due on the account.

14.  OPEN DIRECTOR POSITIONS.  Request your consideration to place your name forward to fill our open Director positions.  We are looking for people who are invested in making a better community for all who reside here.  If you are interested please complete and submit an Application for Candidacy that may be found on our website and is listed above in the links.  The Nominating Committee will reach out to you after you complete that step.  If you have questions I’m also available to speak with you about more specifics.

Hope you enjoy the remainder of this gorgeous weekend!

Regards,

Mark

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Wine and Cheese and New Resident Welcome TOMORROW NIGHT!

WINE AND CHEESE SOCIAL AND NEW RESIDENT WELCOME; SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 2024; 7:00PM; POOL.  Tomorrow Night!!!  Please come down to the pool and enjoy some time at the pool while meeting your neighbors and some of the volunteers (Directors and others) who work to make our community a better place to live.  This year we are creating a Hawaiian /beach theme for the event.  We will also have lemonade and cookies available along with a children’s activity.  An information table will also be there for you to obtain various forms and other documents you might find useful in communicating with the Association.  

For our new residents – whether renters or owners – we’d really enjoy seeing you tomorrow night.  I really believe in open communications – tomorrow gives you a chance to converse with a variety of people that volunteer their time to help our community move forward positively and provides the volunteers (us) an opportunity to speak with you.  Please consider giving us some of your Saturday evening.

If you’d like to help with setup – we’ll accomplish that at 6:00PM – we could use one or two people more to assist…

Enjoy your Friday evening!

Regards,

 Mark

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PWCA Information for Members and Residents (August 2024, Message #2) 

Good evening – another set of updates for your review tonight.

PERMANENT LINKS:

PWCA Website: https://parkwestcommunity.org/
PWCA Meeting Packets: https://parkwestcommunity.org/association-meeting/
ACC Documents: https://parkwestcommunity.org/architectural-control-committee/
Parking Documents: https://parkwestcommunity.org/parking/
Newsletters: https://parkwestcommunity.org/newsletters/
Quarterly Assessment Timeline: https://parkwestcommunity.org/living-in-pwca/
Trash and Recycling Information: https://parkwestcommunity.org/our-environment/

SEASONAL LINKS:

Director Application for Candidacy: https://parkwestcommunity.org/board-of-directors-chairs-and-managers/
2024 J&J Individual Home Maintenance Program: https://parkwestcommunity.org/our-environment/
2024 Pool Application, Rules, Sign-in Instructions, Group Reservation Form: https://parkwestcommunity.org/pool/

INFORMATION ITEMS:

1.  GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY IS BACK IN SESSION; MONDAY; AUGUST 26, 2024.  We will truly start the fall educational cycle on Monday when all students from grade school through university will be moving across our community for classes.  Please exercise care driving through our community.

2.  WINE AND CHEESE SOCIAL AND NEW RESIDENT WELCOME; SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 2024; 7:00PM; POOL.  While the weather wound up cooperating we elected not to chance the potential for thunderstorms to drive us off the pool deck last weekend so we rescheduled for Labor Day weekend!  Please come down to the pool and enjoy some time meeting your neighbors and some of the volunteers (Directors and others) who work to make our community a better place to live.  This year we are creating a Hawaiian /beach theme for the event.  We will also have lemonade and cookies available along with a children’s activity.  An information table will also be there for you to obtain various forms and other documents you might find useful in communicating with the Association.  If you’d like to help with setup – we’ll accomplish that at 6:00PM.

3.  SUNDAES ON SATURDAY; SATURDAY; SEPTEMBER 7, 2024; 3:00PM, POOL.  Come enjoy one last sundae with us as we have our third and final Sundaes on Sunday for the 2024 season!   We’ll have various ice creams and toppings that are sure to please both the young and young-at-heart!  As always, a volunteer or two for this event would be greatly appreciated.

4.  POOL FURNITURE STORAGE; SUNDAY; SEPTEMBER 8, 2024; 1:00PM; POOL DECK.  It’s that time of year when we need to store our furniture for the off-season.  We will start around this time and depending on patrons at the pool slowly reduce the furniture on the pool deck as the afternoon progresses.  Our goal is to be finished with all our storage requirements when we reach the end of the operating day at 7:00PM.  Please consider giving us a few hours of your time to get our pool ready for the off-season.

5.  PUPPY PLUNGE; SUNDAY; SEPTEMBER 8, 2024; 6:00PM; POOL.  During the final hour of the season we’re hosting a Pool Pawty!!!!  Please review the rules for this event  Bring proof of your 2024 Fairfax County dog license with you. This can either be the current tag or the current receipt from the County. The tag or receipt will be returned to you after review. You will also need to sign the Puppy Plunge Agreement prior to entering the pool deck with your dog. We will have two dog egress locations (the permanent steps and a temporary dog ramp) in the main pool. The main pool and the wading pool will both be available for your dogs’ enjoyment during the 6:00 PM-7:00 PM hour.

6.  FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING; TUESDAY; SEPTEMBER 10, 2024; 6:30PM; VIRTUAL.  The September 2024 Finance Committee Meeting will focus on the line-item review of the Draft 2025 PWCA Budget presented to the Board and residents on August 20, 2024.  Please consider attending as we discuss the future orientation of the Association in consonance with the Governing Documents as articulated through our Strategic Plan.  Please use the same information to enter the meeting as used for the regular Board of Directors Meeting.

7.  BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING; TUESDAY; SEPTEMBER 17, 2024; 7:00 PM; VIRTUAL.  The monthly board meeting will be conducted via the RingCentral virtual meeting framework. For the virtual meeting information, see the link listed above in the Permanent Links section.  Scroll down the the Meeting Materials and Minutes section, select the year (2024), then the meeting (2024-09-17). Document #01-1 contains the information to join the meeting.

8.  POOL OPERATING HOURS; 2024 REMAINING SEASON HOURS.

  • End of Summer Hours (from August 19, 2024 to Labor Day) – NO CHANGE IN HOURS THIS YEAR!
    • Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday: 11:00AM – 8:00PM
    • Thursday, Saturday: 11:00AM – 9:00PM
    • Exception – for Labor Day, the pool will open at 10:00AM  (i.e. Monday, September 2, 2024)
  • Pool closed from Tuesday, September 3, 2024 through Friday, September 6, 2024
  • Extended Weekend after Labor Day
    • Saturday, September 7, 2024:  11:00AM – 7:00PM
    • Sunday, September 8, 2024:  11:00AM – 6:00PM
    • Note:  the last hour of the pool season will be the Puppy Plunge and the pool will be open for dogs only.

9.  COMMUNITY SECURITY.  Recently I have heard of several catalytic converters that have been stolen from vehicles parked in our community.  If out-of-the-ordinary events occur and you are concerned for your safety or security please notify the Police non-emergency number (703) 691-2131 to report the occurrence.  While we advertise a Neighborhood Watch on our signs there has been a lack of interest in the past to actually set one up.  If you are interested in participating please let me know.  If we have sufficient interest we will restart the process with the County but not before we see sufficient volunteers to make the effort worthwhile.  As always, please consider leaving your porch lights on throughout the night, remember to lock your vehicle doors, and notify the non-emergency number should you experience some kind of security event in the future. 

10.  PARK WEST PAGES, AUGUST 2023 EDITION.  The August 2024 edition of Park West Pages has been released – please see the website for the document.  There will be copies at the Wine and Cheese social.  The Communications and Hospitality Committees will also each have hard copies of the edition if you’d like a printed copy.  There is also a few copies for you to take at the pool house in the ‘Newsletters’ binder near the entry door

11.  RETAINING WALL REPLACEMENT AND FOOTPATH REPLACEMENT; ONGOING.  The concrete work is finished and temporary fencing installed at the retaining wall.  Until the permanent railing solution is in-place please exercise additional care if you walk down the footpath at and near the new retaining wall.  The railing solution has been approved and fabrication will start shortly.  I anticipate installation the end of September or beginning of October.

12.  ASPHALT CRACK-FILL, SPECIFIC PARKING SPACE SIGNAGE, TRAFFIC CONTROLS, AND YELLOW AND WHITE CURB PAINTING AND MARKING.  Crack-fill is finished – thank you for your understanding and patience during the project.

13.  SPRING 2024 TREE REMOVALS.  We continue to work on the identified trees for removal.

14.  2024 POOL PASS DISTRIBUTION.  Remaining distribution of pool passes will be handled on an individual basis with the Pool Committee.  Please email, call, or text the Pool Committee Chair to make arrangements.  

15.  CURRENT POOL ENTRY PROCEDURES.  We are operating using the SignUpGenius systems with your pool passes.  We have had an instance or two of upset individuals who want to enter the pool without a pass.  Please treat our guards with respect – they are just following our prescribed process.  If you have concerns with our process please speak with the Pool Committee – not the guards.

16.  INDIVIDUAL GROUNDS CARE OFFER FROM J&J LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT, APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.  Our grounds care contractor is again offering residences in our community the ability to have your private yards maintained.  The care options include turf care, lawn care, and leaf removal.  Please refer to the link listed above in the Seasonal Links section, just scroll down the page to the applicable information, or contact myself if you cannot access the information.

17.  GROUNDS CARE REMINDERS.  As a reminder, please keep the following items in mind during the growing season. #1 – keep your vehicle bumpers off the curb during mowing days as the crew cannot mow, edge or trim (as appropriate) when your vehicle is parked on top of the turf. #2 – For those of you who have landscaped up to the sidewalk – you are responsible to keep the sidewalk edge nearest your residence clean if the edger cannot be operated safely. #3 – Keep all items stored inside your fence / or your property for those without rear fences. See the ACC and ECC Rules for additional information.

18.  OWNER ACCOUNT PORTAL.  This is a recurring topic for many of our owners.  Each owner has the ability to access their account through a portal Summit Management offers.  To access the portal, please go to our website and select the ‘Living in PWCA’ tab.  Scroll down the page to the button ‘Vantaca Owner Login’.  If you have not already done so, Vantaca will prompt you to create a login.  Once you login you’ll be able to access your owner information to include the status of your account.  This also provides an avenue to pay any balances due on the account.

19.  OPEN DIRECTOR POSITIONS.  Request your consideration to place your name forward to fill our open Director positions.  We are looking for people who are invested in making a better community for all who reside here.  If you are interested please complete and submit an Application for Candidacy that may be found on our website and is listed above in the links.  The Nominating Committee will reach out to you after you complete that step.  If you have questions I’m also available to speak with you about more specifics.

Enjoy your weekend!

Regards,

Mark

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PWCA Information for Members and Residents (August 2024, Message #1)

Good evening – quite a few updates for your review tonight.

PERMANENT LINKS:

PWCA Website: https://parkwestcommunity.org/
PWCA Meeting Packets: https://parkwestcommunity.org/association-meeting/
ACC Documents: https://parkwestcommunity.org/architectural-control-committee/
Parking Documents: https://parkwestcommunity.org/parking/
Newsletters: https://parkwestcommunity.org/newsletters/
Quarterly Assessment Timeline: https://parkwestcommunity.org/living-in-pwca/
Trash and Recycling Information: https://parkwestcommunity.org/our-environment/

SEASONAL LINKS:

Director Application for Candidacy: https://parkwestcommunity.org/board-of-directors-chairs-and-managers/
2024 J&J Individual Home Maintenance Program: https://parkwestcommunity.org/our-environment/
2024 Pool Application, Rules, Sign-in Instructions, Group Reservation Form: https://parkwestcommunity.org/pool/

INFORMATION ITEMS:

1.  ASPHALT CRACK-FILL, SPECIFIC PARKING SPACE SIGNAGE, TRAFFIC CONTROLS, AND YELLOW AND WHITE CURB PAINTING AND MARKING.  Crack-fill of the asphalt in the drive lanes and in parking spaces where available has started and we are through about 2/3 of the community. The remainder of the streets to be accomplished in the near future.  As a note – try not to walk on lines until they’ve dried.

2.  WINE AND CHEESE SOCIAL AND NEW RESIDENT WELCOME; SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 2024; 7:00PM; POOL.  THIS SATURDAY!!!  Please come down to the pool and enjoy some time meeting your neighbors and some of the volunteers (Directors and others) who work to make our community a better place to live.  This year we are creating a Hawaiian /beach theme for the event.  We will also have lemonade and cookies available along with a children’s activity.  An information table will also be there for you to obtain various forms and other documents you might find useful in communicating with the Association.  If you’d like to help with setup – we’ll accomplish that at 6:00PM.

3.  SCHOOL’S BACK IN SESSION; MONDAY; AUGUST 19, 2024.  Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) begin the 2024-2025 school year on August 19th and George Mason University begins the Fall 2024 semester on August 26th.  As such, there will be many more people on our streets, whether to the University for classes or young children heading to and from the school bus stops in our community.  Here’s a portion extracted from a previous Braddock Supervisor’s Advisory:  “Please prepare for more traffic and be patient with school buses and student drivers on the roads.  The County’s Department of Emergency Management and Security (DEMS) offers a few safety reminders for the first week back to classes:  #1 – Stop and wait for school buses to safely load and unload children; #2 – Slow down and take extra care in school zones and in neighborhoods; #3 – Make eye contact with drivers and pedestrians at stoplights and intersections before proceeding; #4 – Make sure children know who to call in case of an emergency, their home address, and a parent/guardian’s phone number.

4.  BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING; TUESDAY; AUGUST 20, 2024; 7:00 PM; VIRTUAL.  The monthly board meeting will be conducted via the RingCentral virtual meeting framework. For the virtual meeting information, see the link listed above in the Permanent Links section.  Scroll down the the Meeting Materials and Minutes section, select the year (2024), then the meeting (2024-08-20). Document #01-1 contains the information to join the meeting.

5.  SUNDAES ON SATURDAY; SATURDAY; SEPTEMBER 7, 2024; 3:00PM, POOL.  Come enjoy one last sundae with us as we have our third and final Sundaes on Sunday for the 2024 season!   We’ll have various ice creams and toppings that are sure to please both the young and young-at-heart!  As always, a volunteer or two for this event would be greatly appreciated.

6.  POOL FURNITURE STORAGE; SUNDAY; SEPTEMBER 8, 2024; 1:00PM; POOL DECK.  It’s that time of year when we need to store our furniture for the off-season.  We will start around this time and depending on patrons at the pool slowly reduce the furniture on the pool deck as the afternoon progresses.  Our goal is to be finished with all our storage requirements when we reach the end of the operating day at 7:00PM.  Please consider giving us a few hours of your time to get our pool ready for the off-season.

7.  PUPPY PLUNGE; SUNDAY; SEPTEMBER 8, 2024; 6:00PM; POOL.  During the final hour of the season we’re hosting a Pool Pawty!!!!  Please review the rules for this event  Bring proof of your 2024 Fairfax County dog license with you. This can either be the current tag or the current receipt from the County. The tag or receipt will be returned to you after review. You will also need to sign the Puppy Plunge Agreement prior to entering the pool deck with your dog. We will have two dog egress locations (the permanent steps and a temporary dog ramp) in the main pool. The main pool and the wading pool will both be available for your dogs’ enjoyment during the 6:00 PM-7:00 PM hour.

8.  POOL OPERATING HOURS; 2024 REMAINING SEASON HOURS.

  • Regular Summer Hours (from June 13, 2024 to August 18, 2024)
    • Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday: 11:00AM – 8:00PM
    • Thursday, Saturday: 11:00AM – 9:00PM
  • End of Summer Hours (from August 19, 2024 to Labor Day) – NO CHANGE IN HOURS THIS YEAR!
    • Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday: 11:00AM – 8:00PM
    • Thursday, Saturday: 11:00AM – 9:00PM
    • Exception – for Labor Day, the pool will open at 10:00AM  (i.e. Monday, September 2, 2024)
  • Pool closed from Tuesday, September 3, 2024 through Friday, September 6, 2024
  • Extended Weekend after Labor Day
    • Saturday, September 7, 2024:  11:00AM – 7:00PM
    • Sunday, September 8, 2024:  11:00AM – 6:00PM
    • Note:  the last hour of the pool season will be the Puppy Plunge and the pool will be open for dogs only.

9.  SPEEDING THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY.  With the start of the school years – a reminder that the speed limit in our community is 15 miles per hour.  Stop signs and speed bumps are located at major intersections and in drive lanes to remind you to stay at-or-under the speed limit.  Fairfax County police have the authority to enforce traffic and motor vehicle laws on our private streets and are in the community on a regular basis.  There are many children and walkers in the neighborhood – please follow our traffic rules.  You really won’t save much time by blowing through stop signs or speeding on our streets – the potential cost to you and to the pedestrian you hit far outweigh those seconds. 

10.  RETAINING WALL REPLACEMENT AND FOOTPATH REPLACEMENT; ONGOING.  The concrete work is finished and temporary fencing installed at the retaining wall.  Until the permanent railing solution is in-place please exercise additional care if you walk down the footpath at and near the new retaining wall.  The railing solution is being worked on and will take additional time before the new / refurbished railing system can be installed.

11.  SPRING 2024 TREE REMOVALS.  The final identified trees will be removed shortly.

12.  2024 POOL PASS DISTRIBUTION.  Remaining distribution of pool passes will be handled on an individual basis with the Pool Committee.  Please email, call, or text the Pool Committee Chair to make arrangements.  

13.  CURRENT POOL ENTRY PROCEDURES.  We are operating using the SignUpGenius systems with your pool passes.  We have had an instance or two of upset individuals who want to enter the pool without a pass.  Please treat our guards with respect – they are just following our prescribed process.  If you have concerns with our process please speak with the Pool Committee – not the guards.

14.  FUTURE POOL ENTRY PROCEDURES.  We are planning to test out a different sign-in system during this season.  This system will provide you the capability to sign-in and sign-out via your phone and should be much more efficient than our current process.  For those participating in the new system, we will need you to reapply once the system goes active – the approval process will be completely electronic with the new system.  An option will be available for a physical pass at a minor cost if needed. We believe this will be a positive step for all of us to enjoy our pool.

15.  INDIVIDUAL GROUNDS CARE OFFER FROM J&J LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT, APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.  Our grounds care contractor is again offering residences in our community the ability to have your private yards maintained.  The care options include turf care, lawn care, and leaf removal.  Please refer to the link listed above in the Seasonal Links section, just scroll down the page to the applicable information, or contact myself if you cannot access the information.

16.  GROUNDS CARE REMINDERS.  As a reminder, please keep the following items in mind during the growing season. #1 – keep your vehicle bumpers off the curb during mowing days as the crew cannot mow, edge or trim (as appropriate) when your vehicle is parked on top of the turf. #2 – For those of you who have landscaped up to the sidewalk – you are responsible to keep the sidewalk edge nearest your residence clean if the edger cannot be operated safely. #3 – Keep all items stored inside your fence / or your property for those without rear fences. See the ACC and ECC Rules for additional information.

17.  OWNER ACCOUNT PORTAL.  This is a recurring topic for many of our owners.  Each owner has the ability to access their account through a portal Summit Management offers.  To access the portal, please go to our website and select the ‘Living in PWCA’ tab.  Scroll down the page to the button ‘Vantaca Owner Login’.  If you have not already done so, Vantaca will prompt you to create a login.  Once you login you’ll be able to access your owner information to include the status of your account.  This also provides an avenue to pay any balances due on the account.

18.  OPEN DIRECTOR POSITIONS.  Request your consideration to place your name forward to fill our open Director positions.  We are looking for people who are invested in making a better community for all who reside here.  If you are interested please complete and submit an Application for Candidacy that may be found on our website and is listed above in the links.  The Nominating Committee will reach out to you after you complete that step.  If you have questions I’m also available to speak with you about more specifics.

Hope you enjoying this cooler day with low humidity….

Regards,

Mark