HCA ROAD STORM SERVICE UPDATE

As of this afternoon, the NOAA National Weather Service is predicting 1-3 inches of snow for Fairfax County.  The HCA snow management contractor is anticipating one to three inches of snow with rain turning into snow early tomorrow evening.  He will update HCA tomorrow.

RA DRB RELEASES NEW APPLICATION FORM

RA Covenants Administration recently advised HCA that " ... DRB Staff has revised the DRB Application homeowners use when applying to make improvements. This does not affect any applications currently submitted. ... Please let us know if you notice any problems, misspellings, or parts of the form that do not function correctly." 

RA DRB application approval and compliance with HCA and RA standards is required prior to most exterior changes and private property tree removals proposed by HCA Member Goodman House homeowners.  More specific HCA exterior cluster standards enforced by RA are documented within HCA General Resolutions.  Related RA and HCA reference documents are available here and on the HCA Governing Documents webpage, as follows: 
RA Design Review Overview
RA Designs General Information
RA Cluster Housing Design Guidelines
RA Application and Review Procedures
RA Submitting An Application
RA DRB Application Form ... February 5, 2019 version
HCA RA DRB Application Process ... draft

RELAC A/C PIPES DRY FOR REPAIRS @ JAN-FEB

From Reston RELAC President Mark Waddell this morning:  "Every year RELAC announces when the piping system is empty of water.  This allows anyone who needs their supply and/or return values replaced to do that work.  These valves are your safety net if a pipe or the coil in your house leaks. They are equivalent to the shutoff valve you have for your Fairfax water.  For the next 4 weeks the RELAC pipes will be empty.  Now is the time to replace any valve that does not operate properly.  Consult your HVAC contractor or call the RELAC Service Division at 703-349-3301 and select #1 for service.  If you have any questions please call the above service number ... ."

HCA ROAD STORM SERVICE UPDATE

Based on the early morning NOAA National Weather Service forecast, it appears Reston will not receive significant snowfall during the storm today and tomorrow.  However, the snow management crew may plow if two or more inches of new snow falls, depending on actual conditions.

HCA REGULAR MEETING CHANGES @ FEB MAR MAY 2019

HCA Regular Meetings will be held at the Reston Museum during February, March, and May, 2019 rather than the usual RCC Lake Anne Rose Gallery location.  As always, Bylaws-required quarterly April, July, and October Regular Meetings will be held at TWC.  All Regular Meetings start at 7:30 p.m. regardless of location.

HCA TRASH + RECYCLE SERVICE UPDATE @ JAN 14-19

TWC forwarded the following Republic Services information to HCA this morning:  "Operations has made a decision to close today (Monday) January 14^th due to the current road conditions across Northern VA.  
TRASH ... If your community has twice a week trash, the next trash service will be on the community’s next trash service day (Thursday, January 17). ...
RECYCLING ... If your community has recycling pickup today (Monday, January 14), the recycling will be serviced on Wednesday January 16^th, 2019.  ... 
TREES ... If your community has Christmas tree pickup normally on Wednesday (January 16), the Christmas trees will be serviced on Saturday January 19^th, 2019.  
We apologize for the inconvenience and we appreciate your patience."  Italics and underlines added for posting purposes.

HCA ROAD STORM SERVICE UPDATE

The NOAA National Weather Service forecasts more snow this week for midday Thursday January 17 through Friday January 18.  Our snow management contractor will plow HCA roadways if accumulation exceeds 2 inches.

HCA ROAD STORM SERVICE UPDATE

Snow management contractor Perfect Landscapes reported to Directors yesterday that they are prepared to provide weekend storm snow plow services as necessary based on HCA agreement during the December 2018 Regular Meeting to auto-renew the annual contract.  The contractor will typically plow once snowfall exceeds 2 inches depending on weather forecasts.