March Board Meeting

 

Washington Plaza Cluster Association 

           The March WPCA Board of Directors meeting will be held on Thursday, March 9th, at 7PM in the Heron House Art Gallery and via Zoom. 

Agenda 

1.         Call to Order 

2.         Finance Update 

3.         Capital Projects/Maintenance Update

·         Cement work on stairs next to 1682 Chimney House

·         Wall Caps Update

·         Electrical work for lights in front of B Block

·         Canoes/paddle hoards/kayak racks update 

4.         Landscape Updates 

5.         Miscellaneous

·         LARCA paving agreement MOA

·         Standards

 

 

WPCA Board Meeting

Washington Plaza Cluster Association

Board of Directors Meeting Agenda

7PM, February 9, 2023

Heron House Art Gallery 

 

1. Call to Order
 
2. Finance Update
 
3. Capital Projects/Maintenance Update

• Cement work on stairs next to 1682 Chimney House
• List of items needing remediation
• Wall Caps update
• Electrical Work for lights in front of B Block Update
• Car Chargers for Cluster
• Canoes/Paddle Boards/Kayak Racks update

4. Landscaping Updates

5. Miscellaneous

• Splitting costs with LARCA for shared maintenance of relevant driveways
• Results of cluster survey

 

 

 

American Disposal Services Bulk Item Pickup Notice

     Our trash contractor, ADS, has provided guidance on handling bulk items.  Basically, oversized bulky item and large household items like appliances or furniture are considered bulk/special waste. Most of these items can be compacted in the back of ADS’s standard collection trucks for quick and easy curbside removal. To ensure their team is prepared for your bulky/special pickup, it is necessary for you to schedule your removal with ADS's Customer Support Team.  The Customer Support Team may be contacted at 703.368.0500 or https://americandisposal.com/virginia/customer-service/

     ADS's announcement is at ADS Bulk Service.

Contractor Recommendations

One of the challenges of owning a home is the responsibility for maintaining it, often by finding good contractors.  And one of the nice things about living in a cluster of similar homes is that we can often benefit from the wisdom and experience of our neighbors.  With that in mind, the cluster has decided to publish on our website lists of recommended contractors.  The list will generally reflect contractors used by cluster members. 

The first list is in the Documents section of the website under Homeowner Information and addresses roof repair contractors. 

We welcome input from cluster members on contractors for this or other areas.  You may email suggestions to wpca.reston@gmail.com or contact any Board member or officer.    

Yard Waste Collection Change - March 1, 2017

Yard Waste Collection Changes Coming in March, 2017

American Disposal Services, our trash collection contractor, has given us early notification of an upcoming change taking effect March 1, 2017 regarding the collection process for yard waste removal. Material placed in plastic bags will be rejected at the local yard waste composting facilities. ADC has been informed that plastic bags of any kind require additional processing and render the finished compost less attractive. Therefore ADC is modifying its current collection policy to avoid additional costs that would be necessary if we accept material in plastic bags.

ADC will accept yard Waste material in compostable paper yard waste bags or personal containers clearly marked “Yard Debris Material”. These paper yard waste bags can be found at local grocery stores, hardware stores, and through on-line retailers. Beginning March 1, 2017, ADC will no longer be accepting yard waste material in plastic bags.

We will remind you of this change as we get closer to the effective date but wanted to give you a heads up now.  For more information, please see ADC’s notice in the Documents tab, ADS's website at https://www.americandisposal.com/blog/focus-on-yard-waste and Fairfax County’s website at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpwes/recycling/yardwaste.htm

DRB Approved Paint Colors:

Door Colors:
Sherwin Williams Lake Anne Brown / Pumpernickel
(Benjamin Moore Color Gallery)

HC-65 Hodley Red

HC-135 Lafayette Green

HC-159 Philipsburg Blue

HC-50 Georgian Brick

For houses with storm doors the the storm door color must match either the door or house trim color

Fence Stains: (These are Behr stains)

SC-151 Sage Solid Stain

ST-151 Sage Semi-Transparent Stain

or clear colorless non-tinted stains

Regarding Shared fences (Party fences), An individual can stain their side of the fence without the other side having to be stained

Note that residents can also still allow their fences to weather naturally.

Carpenter Bees!

Save your Fences! Spring is here and so are the Carpenter Bees. Van Foster has kindly recommended a solution that he has found to be effective for managing these pests, found at http://www.e-bug.net The kits sold on this website contain a Drione dust to insert into the bee holes to treat the nests and an insecticide for spraying the fence to prevent future holes from being created. Also, corks are included for plugging the old holes.

More information on Carpenter Bees can be found on Wikipedia here.