Recap of 27th February Civic Association Meeting

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At Monday’s general meeting of the civic association, all current officers were re-elected without dissent for another one-year term. No other candidates came forward at the meeting. The current officer list is available here.

Re our discussion of the newsletter; the decision was made to reduce printing to 3x per year in association with major events: February/Member Drive, June/4th of July Parade and Picnic; November/Holiday Fund Drive.

Several members present volunteered to help contribute articles and solicit advertising.

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Civic Association Meeting Monday 27th February 2017

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The next Civic Association meeting will be held Monday 27 February at 7.30pm in Room 205 at the Arlington Mill Community Center, 909 S Dinwiddie St. Free parking is available under the community center. Pizza and light refreshments will be served. On the agenda:

  • Elections. This meeting will include our annual election of civic association officers. All current officers (Adam Henderson, President; Tony Brooks, Vice-President; Al Fox, Treasurer and Annette Pigott, Secretary) are running for re-election. However, new nominations are open for all these offices as well. If you would like information about the role of civic association officers, please contact Adam Henderson at president@douglasparkca.org.
  • Fate of the Newsletter. Over the past few years, there has been a marked decline in folks willing to contribute to the newsletter as the listserv, Facebook and other social media have become preferred means of communication. It’s a lot of work to produce and distribute the newspaper five times a year. Does it serve a purpose anymore? Are folks willing to help at least contribute content? Attend the meeting and join the discussion!

This month’s newsletter is available here.
All are welcome to attend.

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Civic Association Meeting Monday 27th June 2016

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The next Civic Association meeting will be held Monday 27 June at 7.30pm in the downstairs meeting room of Firehouse No. 9 at 19th Street South and South Walter Reed Drive. On the agenda:

  • 7.30 pm. Welcome and Introductions.
  • 7.40 pm. The County Maintenance Lot, 19th St S at S Pollard St. Arlington Department of Environmental Services (DES) staff including Mike Moon and Kevin Connolly will be on hand to discuss ongoing issues with this lot, including onstreet parking by contractors, dirt, dust, noise, early operations hours, damage to adjacent properties, lack of buffering to residential areas, etc. As this is a long-standing issue, residents adjacent to the lot are encouraged to attend.
  • 9.00 pm. Update on the Arlington Transit Development Plan.
  • 9.15 pm. Open floor. Opportunity for residents to bring concerns to the attention of the DPCA Executive Committee.
  • 9.30 pm. Adjourn.

This month’s newsletter is available here.
All are welcome to attend.

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Recap of 2d May Civic Association Meeting

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Approximately ten people attended the Civic Association meeting on Monday evening 2 May at Randolph Elementary. The primary topic was a discussion of the Arlington 2017-2026 Transportation Development Plan (TDP).

Although numerous changes and improvements have been made to the TDP over the past few months, the plan continues to fall significantly short of addressing transit needs in Douglas Park and the Pike corridor in terms of adequate capacity, larger buses, and improvements to boarding systems and waiting areas to increase the efficiency of the lines. There are still two opportunities
to provide feedback to the County Board before final approval: The Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) hearing on Wednesday 22 June and the County Board meeting on 19 July. Learn more here.

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Civic Association Meeting Monday 22d February 2016

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The next Civic Association meeting will be held Monday 22 February at 7.30pm in the downstairs meeting room of Firehouse No. 9 at 19th Street South and South Walter Reed Drive. Pizza and light refreshments will be served. On the agenda:

  • Elections. This meeting will include our annual election of civic association officers. All current officers (Adam Henderson, President; Tony Brooks, Vice-President; Al Fox, Treasurer and Annette Pigott, Secretary) are running for re-election. However, new nominations are open for all these offices as well. If you would like information about the role of civic association officers, please contact Adam Henderson at president@douglasparkca.org.
  • Direction of the Civic Association. The Civic Association board feels it may be time for a ‘reset’ of the Association. So we’d like to hear your ideas on what we should focus on in the year ahead and what sort of programs you’d like us to present. Please come prepared with your ideas!

This month’s newsletter is available here.
All are welcome to attend.

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Recap of 16th December Civic Association Meeting

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Our guests at our December meeting were local USPS officials, on hand to discuss the continuing problems with mail delivery in 22204. This was our third meeting in the past year and a half. Unfortunately, neighborhood attendance consisted of the Civic Association board and a reporter for ArlNOW.

The Civic Association Executive Committee would like to remind residents that postal service delivery issues should be reported directly to the South Station manage and the Arlington Postmaster via email:

Arlington South Post Office Manager, Mr Jeff Simmons: Jeffrey.C.Simmons@usps.gov
Arlington Postmaster, Mr Walter Daniels: Walter.M.Daniels@usps.gov

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Civic Association Meeting Wednesday 16th December 2015

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The next Douglas Park Civic Association meeting will be held Wednesday 16 December at 7.30pm in the downstairs meeting room at Firehouse 9, S Walter Reed Dr at 19th St S. Our guest will be Arlington South Station Postal Manager Jeffrey Simmons and other postal officials.

This month’s newsletter is available here.
 

All are welcome to attend.

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Civic Association Meeting Tuesday 16th June 2015

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The next Douglas Park Civic Association meeting will be held Tuesday 16 June at 7.00pm at the Arlington Baptist Church, 714 S Monroe Street.  This is a joint meeting with the Alcova Heights Civic Association. A potluck will precede the meeting at 6.30pm; those who wish to participate should bring dishes as follows: families with last names beginning with A-K bring a main dish, L-R bring a side, and S-Z bring a dessert.

The meeting will be devoted to Arlington Presbyterian Church’s plans to redevelop their property along Columbia Pike.  Initial plans for the site are available at

http://projects.arlingtonva.us/projects/arlington-presbyterian-church/.

This month’s newsletter is available here.
All are welcome to attend.

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Civic Association Meeting Tuesday 28th April 2015

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The next Civic Association meeting will be held Tuesday 28 April at 7.30pm in the downstairs meeting room of Firehouse No. 9 at 19th Street South and South Walter Reed Drive. On the agenda:

  1. Mail Delivery. In November, we met with regional US Post Office officials to discuss ongoing issues with mail delivery in Douglas Park. It was a lively meeting, to say the least! At April’s meeting, postal officials—including recently-appointed South Station Manager, Marcus Clinkscale—will return for more discussion and feedback. A thank-you to Douglas Park resident Carol Freysinger for coordinating with the USPS folks!
  2. Neighborhood Conservation. We will discuss and vote
    on our next project to submit to the Neighborhood
    Conservation queue. Under consideration are:

    1. Completion of curb, gutter and sidewalks along 18th St S
      from S Quincy to Walter Reed Drive.
    2. Completion of curb, gutter and sidewalks along 13th St S
      from Glebe Road to S Walter Reed Drive.
    3. Streetlights along S Oakland St between 18th and 19th
      Streets S.

Please keep in mind that any project requires both a champion to oversee the process and approval by residents controlling at least 60% of the street frontage
in the project area to move forward. So, attend and let your opinion be heard!

3. Neighborhood Volunteer Needs. We have several opportunities for residents to help their fellow DPCA members and neighbors, including

• Newsletter advertising coordinator
• Newsletter distribution coordinator’
• Newsletter Spanish translator
• Fourth of July Coordinator
• Election Day Bake Sale Assistant
• Writers for the update of our Neighborhood Conservation Plan

If you’d like more information or can help, please attend the meeting or contact Adam Henderson at president<at>douglasparkca.org.

4. Other business.

All are welcome to attend.

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Recap of 24th February Civic Association Meeting

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Approximately fifteen people attended the Civic Association meeting on Tuesday evening 24 February at Firehouse 9.

The agenda included:

Annual Election of Officers
All current officers submitted their names for nomination for new terms. Nominations were solicited from the floor; none were offered. A motion to re-elect the current officers was made, seconded and agreed by the participants assembled:

  • Adam Henderson, President
  • Tony Brooks, Vice-President
  • Annette Pigott, Secretary
  • Al Fox, Treasurer

We discussed various current and upcoming projects along the Pike, including Arlington Presbyterian, Pike 3400 and 4707 Columbia Pike

We agreed to sponsorship of DP resident Sean Steele’s proposal for a spring cookout.

We solicited various proposals for our next Neighborhood Conservation project.
A list of proposals will be presented shortly on the listserv and in the next newsletter ahead of a final vote at the April meeting.

We discussed the need for volunteers to assist the Association with various tasks.
These include

  • Newsletter Advertising Coordinator
  • Newsletter Distribution Coordinator
  • Fourth of July Coordinator
  • Election Day Bake Sale Assistant
  • Writers for the update of our Neighborhood Conservation Plan

Further details regarding these opportunities will be forthcoming. If you can help, please email Adam Henderson.

Our next meeting is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday 21 April.

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