RA RELAC REFERENDUM DEFEATED AGAIN

RA announced late today that the recent RELAC referendum failed to achieve 2/3 or 67 percent of 272 votes cast, and therefore failed to repeal the Reston Deed Section VI.2(b)(15) Covenant requiring use of central air-conditioning chilled water service currently provided by Reston RELAC LLC.  As a result, the Covenant remains in effect for all 343 residential cluster homeowner eligible voters subject to it, and RELAC summer chilled-water service will continue for all 626 customers, including Hickory Cluster.  According to RA, voter turnout was almost 80 percent, with 154 or 57 percent No votes, and 118 or 43 percent Yes votes.  In 2005, 230 or 67 percent of 343 eligible homeowners voted, and 130 No votes or 57 percent of all votes cast defeated a similar referendum.