Eudora Civic Association Newsletter June 2009
be dropped off at his house (9508 working with a word processing Scarab St) between Noon and 3 program such as Word. While h some HTML knowledge couldn’t PM. Eudora Day is Saturday June 27 hurt, it is not necessary. Yard Sale The annual Eudora • Time: 8AM - Noon Day picnic will be Contact: Want to volunteer? • Coordinator: Norma Marcey held later that day Please contact ECA President, Donation Truck Pick-up • Noon – 3:30 PM from 5:00 - 7:30 Diane Lowenthal at 703-281-0228 • Location: 9508 Scarab p.m. in the Prelude cul-de-sac. or lowenthal@dianeandbrad.com. • Coordinator: Jeff Buczacki Please bring a side /salad/ethnic Picnic dish to share if you live on Traffic Calming Study • Time: 5 - 7:30 PM Labrador, Percussion, Prelude, or • Location: Prelude cul-deGrampion. Please bring a dessert Several years ago, some Eudora approached Fairfax sac to share if you live on Toyon, St. residents • Coordinator – Kristin County with traffic calming requests Boniface, Clifdale, Abbotsford, Hoffman Beulah or Scarab. The rain date for for Abbotsford, Labrador and the picnic portion of Eudora Day is Percussion. According to a traffic ECA Ice Cream Social study at that time, only Abbotsford the following day, June 28. • Date: Sunday, Aug. 2 and Percussion qualified for • Time: 4 p.m And, of course, volunteers are possible traffic calming measures. • Location: Toyon Way always welcome to help out with The process had been dormant for the picnic. This is a great way to nearly two years partly because the For up to date information, visit the County was reformulating the RECA online at www.eudoracivic.org. meet your neighbors! TAP process. At this time, a task force is being convened to discuss Volunteers Needed possible calming measures, developed by FCDOT and VDOT. Treasurer: The ECA is in need of a If you live on Abbotsford or new treasurer. No professional Percussion and would be Eudora Day accounting/financial experience is interested in joining the task force, This year’s Eudora Day is planned required. Thanks to Rex Hayes for please contact Rick Frank at for Saturday, June 27. The serving as ECA treasurer these richardfrankjr@doil.com or 703attached flyer has more past few years. 319-1801. For more information information. about the R-TAP process, go to Auditor: The ECA is in need of
Mark Your Calendars!
Eudora Day kicks off at 8 a.m. with the annual yard sale (rain or shine). Norma Marcey (1830 St. Boniface St) is our Yard Sale Coordinator. She will provide balloons for participants in the morning. Our neighbors in Tiburon are also holding their yard sale on June 27 and are sharing the cost of advertising with the ECA.
someone to perform our annual audit, which is required by our newly approved bylaws. No professional accounting/financial experience is required. Prelude Block Captain: A block captain is needed for Prelude Court. You do not need to live on Prelude for this position.
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fcdot/rtap.htm
Website Manager: The ECA needs someone to post content to Jeff Buczacki will organize the our website. The time involved is donation truck this year. Items can minimal. Adding content is just like
Water Rates Did you know that as non residents supplied by the Town of Vienna we are paying much more for water and sewage than town residents? This a long standing dispute between existing water authorities and different locales. Several districts including Hunter Mill are affected by this discrepancy. For a succinct, informative article go to www.fairfaxtimes.com/news/2008/j ul/30/county-eyes-viennas-water-
rates. The outcome of a lawsuit brought by Fairfax Water against the Town of Falls Church may eventually affect how Vienna manages its utility. Supervisor Hudgins is certainly aware of her constituents' concerns, but it wouldn't hurt to let her hear from as many as possible. The website of Fairfax Water also has a lot of information regarding the Falls Church lawsuit. Trash Talk A number of neighborhood residents have commented recently that they have been able to negotiate lower trash removal rates from AAA by calling them and mentioning that competing company American had offered to provide them with similar service at substantially lower rates. This is merely an observation as the ECA does not endorse any particular trash removal company.
AAA has also told at least one local resident that they will soon be rolling out their new Recycle Bank program in our neighborhood. That program allows customers to get paid for recycling based upon the weight of their recycled materials. More information here: www.aaatrash.com/pages/services _st.aspx. By the way, AAA now uses single stream recycling, meaning that customers no longer need to sort their recyclables. Ice Cream Social Make plans to attend the annual ECA ice cream social which will be held on Sunday, August 2 at 4p.m. on Toyon Way This is always a yummy time and a great chance to catch up with old friends and make new ones!
Dues Reminder Thank you to all the neighbors who paid their 2009 dues. A gentle reminder to anyone who has not yet paid dues, you can submit a check for $35 payable to the Eudora Civic Association to your block captain or to the Eudora VP Kristin Hoffman (see addresses below). Good Neighbors! Bylaws/Welcome Packet If you've recently moved into Eudora or you have a new neighbor, you may not have received a Welcome Packet. This packet includes general information about Eudora, the By-Laws of the Eudora Civic Association and the neighborhood Covenant dating back to 1969. Please contact Barbara Frank at 703-319-1801 to get your packet!
Eudora Civic Association Board President Diane Lowenthal 1846 Toyon Way 703 281 0228 lowenthal@dianeandbrad.com Vice President Kristin Hoffman 1832 Grampion Place 703 319 1066 krishoff1234@yahoo.com Treasurer Rex Hayes 1913 Labrador Lane 703 281 5862 rkhayes@concentric.net Secretary Alexi Papandon 1915 Labrador Lane 703 319 1882 papandon@yahoo.com Grounds Gretchen McMinimy 1849 Abbotsford Dr. 703 242 8592 mamcminimy@cox.net Landscape/Gateway Kate Hillas 2026 Labrador Lane 703 242 1537 katehillas@hotmail.com Keeper of the Sign Mike Gibson 1855 Abbotsford Dr. 703 938 1550 gibsonhanson@gmail.com Web Site Rex Hayes 1913 Labrador Lane 703 281 5862 rkhayes@concentric.net Brad Moskowitz 1846 Toyon Way 703 281 0228 bmosko@dianeandbrad.com Eudora Day (Picnic and Yard Sale) Kristin Hoffman 1832 Grampion Place 703 319 1066 krishoff1234@yahoo.com Norma Marcey 1830 St. Boniface St. 703 938 3378 (preferred vs. email) marceytown@yahoo.com Jeff Buczacki 9508 Scarab St jbuczacki@cox.net Membership Peter Brownrigg 1918 Labrador Lane 703 255 2386 pdb-les@cox.net Welcome Aboard Barbara Frank 1851 Abbotsford Dr. 703 319 1801 barbaraannfrank@hotmail.com Emily Pyatt 1928 Labrador Lane Emily@pyattfamily.com Traffic Calming Rick Frank 1851 Abbotsford Dr. 703 319 1801 Eudora’s Web site www.eudoracivic.org
Block Captains Abbotsford, Beulah & Clifdale Collette Hanson 1855 Abbotsford Dr. 703 938 1550 gibsonhanson@cox.net Grampion Place Kristin Hoffman 1832 Grampion Place 703 319 1066 krishoff1234@yahoo.com Labrador Lane (1913-2010) Peter Brownrigg 1918 Labrador Lane 703 255 2386 >pdb-les@cox.net Labrador Lane (2012-2026) RJ Colleli 2024 Labrador Lane 703 281 7567 terpsgrad@aol.com Percussion Way Bruce McNeill 1830 Grampion Place 703 281 6387 maxmcneill@cox.net Prelude Drive (NEW VOLUNTEER Needed!) Gretchen McMinimy 1849 Abbotsford Dr. 703 242 8592 mamcminimy@cox.net Scarab St. Jayne Eckloff 9512 Scarab St 703 281 3794 JEKTeacher@cox.net St. Boniface St Tom Marcey 1830 St. Boniface St. 703 938 3378 (preferred vs. email) marceytown@yahoo.com Toyon Way Peter Feibelman 1900 Toyon Way 703 242 0166 pfeibelman@aol.com
Important Contact Information Miscellaneous Government Services Fairfax Police (non-emergency) 703-691-2131 Sewer Emergency 703-323-1211 Animal Control 703-830-3310 Miss Utility 800-552-7001 Street Name Sign Repair 703-934-2840 Unsightly Motor Vehicles 703-280-0587 Recycling Info. 703-802-3322 Transportation Street Lights Out (local roads) 888-667-3000 Street Lights Out (major state roads and interstates) 703-383-8368 Traffic Signs 703-383-8368 Potholes 703-383-8368 Snow Removal 703-383-8368 Downed Tree 703-383-8368 Road Conditions 800-367-ROAD Schools Wolftrap Elementary 703-319-7300 Kilmer Middle School 703-846-8800 James Madison High 703-319-2300 Government Fairfax Co. Hunter Mill Supervisor 703-478-0283 Fairfax County Hotline 703-817-7771 Town of Vienna 703-255-6300 Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan 703 324 1210 Web Links Fairfax County Web Sites: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ or http://www.co.fairfax.va.us Hunter Mill District Links http://www.co.fairfax.va.us/gov/bos/hm/ links.html Contact VDOT Online http://virginiadot.org/infoservice/contact -us.asp Online Crime Reporting Form http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ps/police/ crudiscl.htm