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Spring 2016 Dominion Valley Owners Association Volume 58 D V Dominion Valley Owners Association ValleyValley Voice Voice Inside This Issue Management Information 2- Dominion Valley Award 26- Dominion Woman’s Club - Annual Spring Luncheon Published Quarterly - 3- DVOA Community Management Staff Issue Number 57 Congratulations Jill on earning your 28- Hylton Performing Arts Center - DVOA Community PCAM Spring Events 4- Spring Easter Egg Hunt 29- Earth Day Community Clean Up Management Staff 30- Cooking with Caroline Dominion Valley 6- Gate Update - Remotely Manned Owners Association 8- Welcome to The Waverly Club ~Stuffed Button Mushrooms ~Spring Lamb Bathed in French Onion Board President: 9- DVOA vs DVCC Pool Passes Gary Clukey 10- President’s Corner - Blizzard of 2016 31- Dominion Valley Teen Snares a Shark Board Vice President: Lessons Learned 32- Poetry from Our Creative Residents Don Johanson 12- Snowmaggedon Superstorm Jonas 33- Battle eld High School - Robotics Board Treasurer: 14- Facilities & Maintenance - 34- Dominion Valley “Sharks” - Pete Cornell Street Lighting - Part II Winter Swimming Board Secretary: 16- Finance - DVOA Financial 36- Winter Carriage Rides Remembered Bobby Burse Management Reserve Funds 38- Community Contacts and DVOA Contacts Director: 18- Dollars & $ense 39- Upcoming DVOA Events C. H. Brittingham Community Calendars ~Beer & BBQ Festival Director: 19- DVOA Committees 2016 ~1st Annual DVOA Pool Party Dianne Lemanski March 2016 ~Family Fun Night Director: 20- April 2016 Stub Estey 40- DVOA Community Information 21- May 2016 On-Site Management: 41- Covenants Inspections 22- June 2016 571.261.2873 Fax: 571.261.2875 42- Can You Contribute to 24- Men’s Golf Association The Valley Voice: The Valley Voice [email protected] 25- Bringing Caddies Back to the Game of Golf Editor: Michele Weaver Tara Sutherland, Photographer www.tarasutherlandphotography.com
ADVERTISING: Design/Printing/Distribution: Imagery Print & Promotions Leesburg, VA 703.723.3400 Fax: 703.724.9002 On January 14, 2016, it was announced that Dominion Valley has received the [email protected] www.imageryprintandpromotions.com Washington Metropolitan Area 2015 Very Large Community of the YearAward. Given by the Community Associations Institute (CAI), it recognizes excellence in all facets of community operations. The award was made possible by the hard work done by all of our Dominion Valley Owners Association committees and individual volunteers, as well as, the Disclaimer - Neither the Dominion Valley Owners professional management staff of Community Management Corporation, who help make Association, Communications Committee, the Board of Directors or Executive staff make any this community a great place to live. representation as to the validity or qualifications of any advertiser. We reserve the right to decline any CAI voted Dominion Valley best in its size class within the region of Virginia, Maryland advertisement for any reason deemed appropriate. and DC. [There are four divisions for the award: Very Large communities (1,000 or more Submitted articles are the opinion of the author and units); Large (500-999); Medium (150-499); and Small (fewer than 150).] The award was do not reflect the opinions of TheValley Voice , the Board of Directors or staff. Articles may be edited for formally presented to Dominion Valley by the Washington Area CAI at its annual Confer- clarity or length. All photos are the property of The ence & Exposition on March 12, 2016 at the Washington Convention Center in Washing- Valley Voice. ton, D.C.
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DVOA Community Congratulations! Management Staff To General Manager Jill Allen Jill Allen 571.261.2873 Fax 571.261.2875 jallen@cmc- management.com
The CAI (Community Associations Institute) provides the following de nition of a community manager: A community association manager will have the knowledge, ethics, Assistant Manager professionalism and skills with veri able experience in nancial, administrative, and facilities Jennifer Warren management in at least one community association, either commercial or residential. The 571.261.2873 community association manager must be compensated for providing professional guidance Fax 571.261.2875 and assistance to the board of directors of any association(s) managed by that community jwarren@cmc- management.com association manager, whether the individual is acting as a full time independent contractor, or as an employee of a management rm, or as a general manager or executive director of a common interest development. Management of property other than community associations will not meet the quali cations for community association manager. The pinnacle of community association management, the PCAM designation is the highest professional recognition available nationwide to managers who specialize in commu- Communications and Activities Coordinator nity association management. Anyone earning the PCAM designation joins the elite—the John Breeden select—the best in their eld of endeavor. This designation is recommended for experienced 571.261.2873 managers who want to demonstrate advanced skills and knowledge, and who wish to be Fax 571.261.2875 recognized as one of the best and most experienced managers in the nation. jbreeden@cmc- management.com Congratulations to DVOA's General Manager, Jill Allen, who recently earned her PCAM designation from CAI! The PCAM (Profession Community Association Manager) designation is the highest national recognition available to managers who specialize in community association management. In order to earn this designation, applicants must have ve years of community association management experience, successfully complete six advanced level Covenants programs, and complete a case study, among other requirements. Jill is now one of only Administrator fteen employees within Community Management Corporation's staff to hold this designa- Margaret Murphy 571.261.2873 tion. Fax 571.261.2875 Congratulations on your hard work and accomplishment! mmurphy@cmc- management.com “Nobody can go back and start
Maintenance Technician a new beginning, Joe Klopfenstein 571.261.2873 but anyone can start today Fax 571.261.2875 jklopfenstein@cmc- management.com and make a new ending." ~ Maria Robinson
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3 Dominion Valley Owners Association Proudly Hosts Our 2016 Spring Easter Egg Hunt
Please join us for a beautiful start to Spring, with an Easter Egg Hunt (over 12,000 nut sensitive candy & toy- lled eggs), 8 golden grand prize eggs, pony rides, petting zoo, rides, games, and much more!! Where: Waverley Park (off Tournament Drive) When: Saturday, March 26th Time: 11AM sharp!
There will be different zones for infants and toddlers So please be sure to look for the signs.
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it will dial the telephone number associated with the call box code. The resident will Q. Won't the guest just enter the answer the phone and can talk to the guest community if they are asked to turn as normal to verify their identity. Once the around? guest has been positively identi ed, the A. The gate attendants can remotely resident can open the gates for them by open only the barrier arms, leaving the iron pushing the number 6 on their phone. gates shut. This will help prevent most unauthorized entries. If an unauthorized Q. Where do I get my directory guest or visitor enters the property code? Can I change my code? without permission, all guards are On February 1st, 2016, two of the A. All properties are assigned a instructed to contact the police via the non- community's gates (Bower's Hill and directory code when they are rst settled. emergency line. Dominion Valley Drive) transitioned to Residents are not able to change their code being remotely manned during at this time. Any residents who do not Q. My gate transmitters don't overnight hours (10:00 PM - 6:00 AM). know their code can request it from John work/I left my gate transmitters at This change was voted on and Breeden by sending an email to home. How can I get in? approved by the Board of Directors last [email protected]. Please include the A. Residents can use the call box to year. Many residents have contacted property address in the email to help contact a gate attendant who can verify the DVOA staff with questions about expedite a reply. Guests can also nd a their identity and allow them access into the remote manning of these gates. To resident's directory code in the call box the community. Residents who have help address concerns in a timely itself - all entries are listed in alphabetical malfunctioning or non-working gate fashion, the most commonly asked order by resident last name. transmitters can contact the DVOA of ce questions have been answered below. during normal operating hours for Residents who would like more Q. How can I change the phone assistance with them. information, or who have a question number associated with the call box? not listed on the FAQ, can always A. Residents can change the phone Q. Can I have multiple phone contact the DVOA staff for assistance number associated with their directory numbers associated with my directory by emailing [email protected]. code by logging into the DVOA website code/Can I have multiple directory and using the "Update Call Box" form. This codes? Q. Will I be affected by this form can be accessed from the member A. Due to the limitations of the change? homepage by scrolling to the bottom of the current software system, residents may A. The only gates that are page, clicking the "Online Forms" button, only have one directory code, and there is changing are the Bower's Hill gate (near and selecting the appropriate form from only room for one number to be associated Battle eld High School) and the the list. with each code. Future upgrades to the Dominion Valley Drive gate (located at gate software may change this. the intersection of Dominion Valley Q. What if I can't answer my Drive and Waverly Farm Drive). If you phone? Q. I don't like this change. Where do not live behind either of those gates, A. Every call box has instructions should I direct my concerns? you will not likely be affected by the posted on how to contact one of the A. All residents with concerns about change. Additionally, if you do not have manned gates. In the event that a guest the change should direct them to the Board any visitors coming to your property cannot reach a resident with their call box of Directors. The Board meets once a between 10:00 PM and 6:00 AM, you code, they can contact the gate attendant month (generally, on the last Thursday of will not likely be affected. for assistance. If the guest has been each month) beginning at 2:00 PM at The entered into GateKey, the gate attendant Waverly Club. All residents are welcome Q. How will my guests gain will allow them entry; if not, the attendant and encouraged to attend the meetings, if access to the community when will attempt to gain authorization by calling possible. If not, residents can email their there is no one at the gate? the resident at the number(s) listed in concerns to [email protected], to the A. Every residence has a unique GateKey for the property. If authorization Board's attention, and the Board members four-digit directory code. When that cannot be obtained, the attendant will ask will review them at their next meeting. code is entered into the call box the guest to turn around. (located at the entrance of every gate),
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7 Dominion Valley Owners Association Welcome to The Waverly Club!
By: Lissette Bakalov & Jonathan Stamps Waverly Club Coordinators
Spring is almost here and we can all look forward to saying goodbye to Winter weather! What better way to bring in the warmer weather than to enjoy Dominion Valley's award-winning amenities? That's right, Dominion Valley Owners Association won the 2015 Very Large Community of the YearAward from the Washington Metropolitan Chapter of Community Associations Institute. Waverly Club Coordinator Lissette Bakalov There are nearly 16,600 association-governed communities in MD, VA, DC alone and you live in the 703.753.5800 best one! Fax 703.753.5833 It's no surprise considering the many amenities and luxuries of living in Dominion Valley, including but [email protected] not limited to: Owners Association Amenities: The Waverly Club – a second clubhouse with conference rooms, tness room, indoor 25- meter competition pool, outdoor pool, outdoor children's play pool, baby pool, basketball court, tennis court, volleyball court, tot lot and trail entrance Ryder Cup Recreation Center – outdoor pool and baby pool, basketball court, tennis court and tot lot Gaines Mill Recreation Center – outdoor pool and baby pool, basketball court, tennis court and tot lot Waverly Club Coordinator Waverley Park – basketball court, volleyball court, tot lot, play park, walking path and Jonathan Stamps gazebo 703.753.5800 Fax 703.753.5833 Wheelwright Tot Lot [email protected] Hiking, Biking, and Equestrian Trails – over seventeen (17) miles of trails winding throughout the community that encompass nurtured wildlife habitats, carefully preserved wetlands and rehabilitated farm ponds Ponds, gazebos and shing piers Hours of Operation Events –Easter Egg Hunt, Beer and Barbeque, Family Fun Night, Wine and Music Festival, Spring/Summer Fall Costume Parade and Festival, Winter Carriage Rides, Meet Your Neighbor events, pool parties, and more! 2016 MAIN FACILITY INDOOR POOL ACTIVITIES: Mon-Fri 7:00am–9:00pm Sat-Sun 7:00am–6:00pm Aqua Zumba: Contact Courtney Gault at [email protected] for registration information LetSwim: Visit www.letswim.com for registration information or call (703) 220-8664 FITNESS ROOM Mon-Fri 7:00am–9:00pm Dominion Valley Swim Team: Visit www.dvsharks.com for registration information Sat-Sun 7:00am–6:00pm
INDOOR POOL Mon-Fri 7:00am–11:00am DON'T FORGET: 3:00pm–9:00pm th Outdoor pools open Saturday, May 28 at 11:00 a.m. Sat-Sun 7:00am–6:00pm You and your family will need their DVOA Resident Pool Passes validated for 2016. OFFICE The application can be found online or in our of ce. You can also apply Mon-Thu 8:30am–9:00pm electronically at www.dvcchoa.com using the online form Friday 8:30am–3:00pm “2016 Pool Pass Application” Sat-Sun 9:00am–6:00pm
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9 DVOA BOARD UPDATE ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH President’s Corner All Are Welcome! By: Gary Clukey, DVOA President Celebrate With Us - Holy Week & Easter! Blizzard of 2016 Lessons Learned
Dominion Valley Residents – It was a rough start to the year as we experi- enced one of the worst snow storms in Northern Virginia's history. Many of us The Board were stranded in our homes for days while the snowfall just kept on coming, of Directors and high winds caused massive snow drifts and signi cant snow removal challenges. It was gratifying to see so many neighbors helping other neighbors Gary Clukey recover from the storm. But because of the size of the storm it was not business President as usual for snow removal operations. With close to three feet of snowfall, Don Johanson procedures and processes that worked well in the past had to be modi ed at Vice President times, and our community and many others in Northern Virginia experienced uncharacteristic delays. Pete Cornell Treasurer Our General Manager and the CMC Staff stayed on top of the snow removal operations, providing timely updates to all residents, as well as guidance and direction to our snow removal contractor. Your Bobby Burse Secretary “snow concern online form” submissions were very useful in helping to identify any missed streets or other issues that required priority resolution. Our staff did an excellent job of sorting through all of the submis- C.H. Brittingham sions, validating resident concerns, and ensuring that necessary corrective actions were taken as soon as Dianne Lemanski possible. I would like to thank our staff for diligently working the process and for resolving the critical issues when they arrived. Stub Estey Our snow removal contractor brought in extra equipment and crews, and methodically cleared our roadways and streets. This took longer than any of us wanted, but with that much snow it takes time to clear over 100 roads supporting 2,100 homeowners behind eight separate access gates, and other homes outside the gates. Our snow removal contractor assisted in 12 emergency medical evacuations while snow clearing operations were in progress and we sincerely thank him and his dedicated team.
Murphy's Law happened several times as VDOT initially forgot to clear Graduation Drive, and later, as VDOT cleared the roadways by our elementary and middle schools, sidewalks that had already been cleared by the HOA, were covered with street snow. We also experienced sidewalk issues in other areas of our community as our contractor cleared roadways. With a storm of this size, snow in unwanted places is unavoidable. Every reasonable effort is always made to avoid blocking resident driveways, mailboxes, and sidewalks. If possible, it is recommended that residents wait for street clearing to be completed before shoveling sidewalks and clearing around mailboxes. Also, if you haven't had a chance to read through Administrative Resolution #21, it is recommended that you do so, as it describes our processes, procedures, and priorities for snow removal in Dominion Valley. Youcan view this Resolution within the Resource Center on the DVOA website.
These are the areas identi ed that worked well during snow clearing operations: Residents helping other residents with snow clearing. Management of snow recovery operations (planning, preparation, and execution). Snow removal operations and responsiveness by our snow removal contractor. Periodic status reports regarding the status of snow removal operations. Snow concern online forms submitted by residents. Prioritizing snow removal areas for our snow removal contractor. The completion of 12 successful emergency evacuations.
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10 DVOA BOARD UPDATE These are the areas identi ed for improvement: Provide additional snow removal plan instructions and details to ST. PAUL'S our contractor. Obtain and preposition additional specialized snow clearing EPISCOPAL CHURCH equipment (if/when feasible) with a snow storm of signi cant magnitude such as the Blizzard of 2016. All Are Welcome! Add re hydrant marking stakes as necessary throughout the community. Celebrate With Us - Holy Week & Easter! Attempt to complete additional coordination with VDOT in an effort to minimize delays, missed roads, and sidewalk snow dumping. All residents are asked to make advance plans and preparation for expected travel delays during severe storms. When completing snow concern forms, please focus on the issue at hand and what assistance is needed. Easter Sunday Services: As you can imagine, our costs for such a large effort were much higher than normal. We thank the previous Board of Directors who March 27 at 8:30 am & 10:30 am insured suf cient snow removal and contingency funds were included in Our Holy Week & Easter Sunday schedule in on our website! the 2016 operating budget. In addition, our reserves are fully funded, and Sunday Schedule: if needed (subject to Board approval), they could be used to fund additional snow recovery operations. 8:30 am: Worship Service 9:30 am: Church School & Choir Rehearsal In summary, I want to thank all Dominion Valley Residents, our General Manager Jill Allen and her Staff, our Snow Removal Contractor, 10:30 am: Worship Service & Children’s Liturgy and the local Police, Fire, and Rescue for getting us through this very 11:30 am: Fellowship dif cult and challenging Blizzard of 2016. We have identi ed areas for improvement and are implementing changes which we hope will result in 6750 Fayette Street, Haymarket, VA 20169 an improved process, and fewer homeowner inconveniences. The Rev. Sean K. Rousseau Respectfully, www.stpaulsepiscopalhaymarket.org Gary Clukey
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12 The Valley Voice usually includes a picture array for the upcoming season - but given the magnitude of the recent Blizzard 2016, and how it impacted our commu- nity, we thought we would share these photos with you. With the arrival Snowmaggedon of Spring we can be happy to look at these photos as Superstorm though they were in our Jonas rear-view mirror.
13 Spotlight on Your HOA Committees DVOA COMMITTEE UPDATE
Third Tuesday of the Month at 7:00 PM Charter States: 3 - 9 Members Facilities & Tom Nyman, Co-Chair Donald Beckwith Jeff Klein Andrew Ling Maintenance Don Johanson, Board Liaison Jill Allen, CMC Liaison Joe Klopfenstein, CMC Liaison Street Lighting - Part 11 Tom Nyland, Chair When we reviewed the results of labor to repair these lights. The lights in sections of the community the Winter 2014/15 owner survey, one where Single Family Attached homes are located, our parking lots, such of the messages we heard was some of our streets don't have enough as the outdoor pools and Waverly Club, our guard houses and other 24 HOUR SERVICE lighting -- we should install more streetlights. We researched this areas of the community are not serviced by NOVEC, and the Associa- concern to better understand it. We discovered a frequent culprit tion has a maintenance contract with a local electrical company that 703-471-0451 was burned out bulbs not being replaced, or malfunctioning services them. Parking lot lights are inspected monthly by our contrac- xtures. Before any consideration is given to adding more lights, tor during the night, and any problems discovered are quickly resolved. we need to operate our current lighting up to the standards There are also many street and parking lot lights on DVCC required by the county. We suspect the county would insist on this property -- such as the Sports Pavilion, and the Golf Clubhouse -- that before they consider permits for more lights. An earlier Valley the Association does not own and does not maintain. There are also Voice article reported these ndings for the Carriage Lamp lights on state-owned right-of-ways, such as Dominion Valley Drive, portion of our Street-lighting Plan. This article -- Part II -- focuses some of which we do maintain. This gets quite confusing, but our on the curbside and parking lot streetlights. Association's Managing Agent knows which lights are which. In total, Tosummarize our earlier article, the Association inherited the there are over 500 street and parking lot lights that the Association streetlights when common areas were turned over to us by the must watch over. Developer. The size and number of lights and their locations were Tobe a little technical, all our street and parking lot lights contain a laid out by the Developer, reviewed and approved by the County, single 240 volt 150 watt high-pressure sodium vapor light bulb. A and met state and county code. Since then, our Association characteristic of sodium vapor bulbs is that they come on with low light approach has focused on ensuring that the system we were given is intensity at rst, but over several minutes they warm up and glow at full working properly, and that homeowners understand the role and brightness. They are controlled by a photo sensor that detects sunset, importance of their front yard Carriage Lamps. and keeps the light on during periods of darkness (same as the Carriage Our rst discovery was that our community has two very Lamps). They fail when the free-sodium levels inside the bulb become different types of “street lights.” One type are the street light depleted, and the ballast begins to slowly cycle the light on and off xtures owned by the Association. The other type is the Carriage (blinking). High-pressure sodium vapor is very reliable and ef cient, Lamp post in every yard. Simply stated, to achieve the proper and the typical bulb lasts 8-10 years, and frequently much longer. level of community lighting, both components must be kept Replacements are done as needed and not on a pre-planned schedule. working as intended. In order to achieve this, the Association But like everything, our lamps are aging. So when a bulb begins to keeps the curbside lights working, and residents keep the Carriage burn out, how do we get it replaced? Our community management Lamps working. Most of our community Carriage Lamps hold staff work during the daytime and do not observe burned out three 40W Candelabra base (E12) bulbs, and when one or two streetlights. And NOVEC does not conduct routine night checks of our bulbs are burned out, the level of light is reduced below the lights. So we must depend on YOU, our residents. If you see a light that illumination design level at the sidewalks and streets. A previous is out, or cycling, get its number from the light post (white letters about article provided background on the Carriage Lamps and how to head high on the lamp post) and/or the nearest address, and notify the repair broken or malfunctioning ones. Many owners are not Association of ce using the online form: aware of the important role their Carriage Lamps serve in overall community illumination, and consequently are not sensitive to Go to the DVOA web page, log in, cursor to the bottom of the how important it is to ensure these lights remain fully operational. member home page, click on the
14 Spotlight on Your HOA Committees DVOA COMMITTEE UPDATE are not working at full illumination. If the cause is a streetlight, notify the Association of ce so they can correct the issue, or, in the case of RESIDENTIAL SALES●● SERVICE INSTALLATION ● CLEANING Carriage Lamps being out, use the online form for “Report a Cove- nants Concern” so they can alert the homeowners. Many homeown- ers don't think to check these regularly and a gentle reminder can help. And we know some residents have put in small bulbs that give off minimal light as an economical measure. Under the community's Governing Documents, not properly maintaining your Carriage Lamp is a covenants violation, but it is also a safety concern. You may have Plumbing ●●Heating Air Conditioning & Electrical, Inc. noticed -- there is no switch to turn the Carriage Lamp off. There is a We ServiceAll Makes & Models: reason for that. They are a required part of our streetlight system ● Air Conditioners which must operate during all hours of darkness. ● Heat Pumps ● Furnaces And remember from the Part I article a year ago, a properly ● Humidifiers operating Carriage Lamp using three 40-Watt candelabra base ● Ductwork Installation & Design incandescent light bulbs will add about $60 to your annual light bill, but ● Seasonal Checkups there are much less costly alternatives. Three LED (light-emitting- ● Plumbing Repairs ● Water Heaters diode) 40W-light-equivalent replacement bulbs will add only $6 a year ● Gas Lines and produce the same amount of light intensity. And more good news -- the cost of these bulbs has continued to drop and is now about $5 24 HOUR SERVICE each at your favorite neighborhood hardware big-box store. Also, LED bulbs last 25,000 hours (>80% new brightness), and contain no 703-471-0451 hazardous chemicals. Incandescent bulbs typically last only 1,500 WWW.BOWMANHEATING.COM hours, and are a pain to replace (as a result many do not get changed 10 years parts and labor available and financing available when they should). upon approved credit So – what is the bottom line? The Association will take care of the curbside streetlights if you help us discover when these lights are $500.00 Off Any Service Call Any Size Water Heater misbehaving. The Association will contact the proper organization to Complete System $20.00 Installed Can not be used with any other offers. OFF get repairs made. And the residents will take care of their Carriage Models offered by dealer. $45.00 Off Lamps and ensure they are contributing their fair share of light to MENTION THIS AD FORADDITIONAL SAVINGS illuminate our streets and sidewalks.
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Meets 2nd Thursday of the Jon-Michael Rosch Month at 7:00 PM Paul Sellers Charter States: 3 – 7 Finance Pete Cornell, Board Liaison Members Jill Allen, CMC Liaison DVOA Financial Management: Carol Thomas, Co-Chair Bob Bonifant Reserve Funds Dennis Puglisi By: Carol Thomas, Committee Chair
The purpose of this article is to explain what Reserves are “It is important to note that a reserve study is a valuable budget man- and why we need them. agement tool, not a work plan. The remaining useful life of each compo- Each month a xed amount from our general assessment is nent is based on averages and is the point at which the association should be contributed to the Repair and Replacement Reserves. The nancially prepared to replace/repair that component. This does not amount of the contribution is determined by a reserve study suggest that if the component has reached its average useful life that the (3) based on site visits and reviews in accordance with Community component should be repaired/ replaced if it is not failing.” Association Institute (CAI) National Reserve Study standards. The resultant table of estimated out-year expenditures is prepared The Reserve Study report is then prepared by an independent using generally accepted techniques and the best information available. It is Reserve Specialist with Community Management Corporation possible that useful life and cost estimates could be different - however, our (CMC) Engineering, based on the site visit and review results. plan is exible to accommodate such changes. Our annual contribution “should provide adequate funding Known annual maintenance expenses are included in the operating to take care of both near term as well as out-year requirements budget. The Reserve contribution is used for repairs and replacements (1) of the components that currently exist on the property” . that cannot be known ahead of time, i.e. occur at unpredictable times. “Components” are de ned as all common area assets. The We have mentioned in earlier articles that Dominion Valley Reserves study relies “less on trying to predict exactly when work will be are fully funded, meaning the Association has cash investments to cover needed, but to design the reserves to ensure the Association is (2) future costs stipulated by our Reserve Study. According to an Association nancially prepared for when the work is needed” . Reserves, Inc. national study, 70% of Association Reserves are The Reserve contribution is calculated using a method underfunded and nearly half of those are severely underfunded. This where annual contributions are designed to offset variable de nitely does not apply to us. annual expenditures and to set aside funds for future years. That is, while contributions are calculated based on expendi- In conclusion, our Reserve fund is designed to fund repairs and replace- tures for our common area assets, funds are not tied to speci c ments as they occur, and to be able to fund the repairs without resorting to components, but available when needed. The contribution is a homeowner special assessment, or the need to borrow funds. During calculated annually based on expenditures of the prior year and 2016, the reserve component of our monthly assessment is $18.38, or anticipated changes in costs for future repairs and replace- $220.56 per year per homeowner. ments. Dominion Valley 2016 Reserve Study, Executive Study, Page 1 Ibid, Page 1 There are three typical methods for Associations to fund Ibid, Introduction, Page 3 repairs and replacements: Special assessments collected from owners when major work is needed. Acquiring a loan for major repair and replacement pro- jects. A level monthly reserve contri- bution to fund expected future repair and replacement pro- jects. By establishing a reasonable reserve contribution, your association avoids special assessments or an increase in dues for acquiring and paying off debt. All owners pay their share for the time they own their property.
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17 MARCH 2016 Dollars &$ ense Never Give Uncle Sam A Cent More in Taxes than the Law Requires By: Priscilla Myerson, CPA In general when you get to January 1st , it is too late for last year,but employer or for married ling jointly, when you and your spouse it is the perfect time for planning for this year. NOW is the time to jointly cross the threshold, your employer won't know to withhold the start. While we all wish we had started planning years ago, if you extra tax and you may have a surprise come tax ling time. haven't, look at where you are now, and where you want to be by Reducing MAGI is dif cult while you are still working. So the retirement. Take into account all of the big money stops along the way, single most important thing you can do in the planning arena is to such as kids and their education, as well as insurance needs should maximize your retirement plan contributions. Remember, retire- something happen before your plan is realized, and what you want to ment planning can only be done on earned income (income on which leave as your legacy. Then gure out how you are going to get there. you pay Social Security and Medicare taxes). If your company has a Sounds simple, but it isn't, and also not so complicated that you can't 401(k), participate in it fully, especially if your company matches. If do it. A good place to start is your current tax return and what you can your employer doesn't have a 401(k) or other retirement plan, make change to increase the amount of money you keep. We spend most an IRA contribution. If you don't qualify for a deductible IRA, make a of our time on taxes looking back at last year instead of using it as a non-deductible contribution and then convert it to a ROTH. road map to improve this year. Remember when you do this, the value of all your IRAs are taken into Financial planning can help you to achieve lower taxes and meet account when determining whether you have to treat some of your your future goals. A central principle of nancial planning is that small ROTH contribution as coming from taxable IRA money. If you are a savings add up to big ones, over time. As always, the best strategy is to business without employees - set up a SEP. If you have employees, you defer income and accelerate expenses to the extent possible. The one have to look at the cost of covering them, in order to get the maximum notable exception may be prepaying your state estimated taxes as that amount contributed for yourself. may trigger the alternate minimum tax (AMT) in some situations. Review your investment portfolio. It is important to remember The rst thing to look at is your tax bracket. Remember that the that it is not what you make, it is what you get to keep. You want to tax bracket your income level falls in is your marginal rate (the amount look at the tax-ef ciency of your portfolio. The tax rates for quali ed that the top dollars pay), but you do have money being taxed in all the dividends and long-term capital gains are tied to the income tax lower brackets. If you average what you pay in taxes over your brackets and range from 20% for those in the 39.6% bracket; 15% taxable income - that will give you your average tax rate, or the for those in the 25% to 35% brackets; and down to zero percent amount you pay on each dollar. People worry about being in a higher for those in the 10% to 15% tax brackets. A potential strategy would tax bracket, but be aware that you only pay that higher rate on the be to shift investments with taxable earnings into municipal bonds. funds that fall in that bracket, so moving into the next tax bracket will The earnings from municipal bonds are not included in MAGI. Move only increase what you pay on those dollars, not the ones that fall in your taxable dividend investments to tax sheltered locations like IRAs lower brackets. and retirement plans. What you do need to think about in terms of brackets is the While you are in your high earnings years, don't withdraw money Medicare/Net Investment Income surtax. You usually don't think from your retirement plans unless you absolutely have to. Remember about your investments in terms of a surtax. But because the surtax that income, unless it meets certain exclusions or you are over 59 ½, is affects many upper-income Americans with higher taxes on both not only taxed at your marginal rate but is subject to a 10% early wages and investment income you need to take it into account in your withdrawal penalty. For example if you are in the 25% bracket and planning. The Medicare surtax of 3.8% is on: the lesser of net under 59 1/2 and don't qualify for any of the exemptions, you would investment income; or the excess of modi ed adjusted gross income pay 40.75% in tax on the amount withdrawn (to cover both Federal & (MAGI) above $200,000 for individuals, $250,000 for couples ling Virginia state taxes). Even if you don't have to pay the 10% penalty, it jointly, and $125,000 for spouses ling separately. If you are subject to still will cost you 30.75% in tax. Retirement withdrawals should be the Medicare surtax it is important to plan your investment income. taken in retirement, when your other income is lower. Investment income includes taxable interest, net capital gains, Check with Social Security as to what your bene ts will be at full dividend income, nonquali ed annuities, royalties, rents, and passive retirement, early retirement and waiting till age 70. Also look at income (income from investments in which you do not actively whether you do better with your own Social Security or your spousall participate). MAGI includes: net investment income: all wages: self- bene t. In addition, make sure your earnings record is correct. employment income; and retirement plan distributions. Secondly, As much as we all hate to do it, and then live within it, prepare a there is a higher rate for payroll taxes by 0.9% on earned income budget that includes what you need to put aside to reach your goals. above the threshold amounts for individuals in those same MAGI Your 1040 tax forms will provide a good picture of both your income earned income brackets. A tax trap for the unaware is that if your and your major expenses which show up on Schedule A. wages from one employer are above the thresholds, your employer will withhold the additional payroll tax but, if you had more than one So – turn tax time into planning time this year!
18 MARCH 2016 Dollars &$ ense SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Trash & Recycling 8:30am - 9:45am 9:00am-10:30am 13 14 15 Collection 16 17 Aqua Zumba 18 Trash 19 7pm-9pm (indoor pool) COMMUNICATIONS 8:30am - 9:45am Collection Bible Study Committee Aqua Zumba (Conference Room) (indoor pool) 11am - 1pm 11am - 11:45am DVCC Sharks 1pm - 3pm 7pm-9pm 7pm-9pm 7pm-9pm DVCC Sharks TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES MAINTENANCE ACCESS & SAFETY 9:30am-11:30am 2pm - 6pm Committee LetSwim Group (indoor pool) Committee Committee (Meeting Room) (Conference Room) (Conference Room) Lessons 20 21 22Trash & Recycling 23 24 25 Trash 26 9:00am-10:30am Collection Collection Bible Study 11am - 11:45am 9:30am-11:30am Easter Egg Hunt 1pm - 3pm 7pm-8:30pm 11:00 am SHARP! DVCC Sharks 6:30pm TABLE OF CHAIRS 9:45am-11:30am (Meeting Room) 11am - 1pm DV Woman’s club Womens' Bible Study 11:00am Missy Korean Club DVCC Sharks 2pm - 6pm LetSwim Group PWC SCHOOLS SPRING BREAK Lessons 27 28 29 Trash & Recycling 30 31 Collection
8:30am - 9:45am Aqua Zumba 1pm Executive Session 2pm Resident Forum The Waverly Club PWC SCHOOLS 9:45am-11:30am Board of Directors is closed SPRING BREAK Womens' Bible Study (Meeting Room)
DVOA Committees 2016 Access and Safety Margaret Murphy, CMC Liaison Larry Gray, Eva Jenkins Solinda Phillips, Bhal Tulpule Third Wednesday of the Month Jennifer Warren, CMC Liaison Hilari Moore, Stub Estey, Board Liaison 7:00pm - Charter States: Duane Thorpe Jill Allen, CMC Liaison 3 - 7 Members Events Don Johanson, Board Liaison Jennifer Warren, CMC Liaison Barry Hoschek, Chair First Thursday of the Month Jill Allen, CMC Liaison Geoff Brown, Steve Fox, 7:00pm - Charter States: Jennifer Warren, CMC Liaison Technology Matt Konopka, Lee Yong 3 - 7 Members Second Monday of the Month Bobby Burse, Board Liaison Jan Burse, Chair Strategic Planning 7:00pm - Charter States: Jennifer Warren, CMC Liaison Nastaran Myers, Wendie Storm First Tuesday of the Month 3 - 7 Members Dianne Lemanski, Board Liaison 6:30pm Tom Grif th, Chair Communications Jonathan Stamps, CMC Liaison Charter States: 3 - 7 Members Tom Kopko, Jim Payne Second Monday of the Month Gerald Grif n, Chair Pete Cornell, Board Liaison 7:00pm - Charter States: Grounds Scott Barna, Hilari Moore Lissette Bakalov, CMC Liaison 3 - 6 Members First Monday of the Month Christina Stephens, Bob Borgia, Chair 5:00pm - Charter States: Cathy Strittmater, Tom Baxter, Cindy Cornell, 3 - 5 Members Clara Goss, Michele Weaver Sandy Smith, Co-Chair Stub Estey, Board Liaison Robin Clukey, Co-Chair John Breeden, CMC Liaison Ted Kasna. Brenda Sellers Pete Cornell, Board Liaison Covenants Jill Allen, CMC Liaison Second Wednesday of the Joe Klopfenstein, CMC Liaison Month 4:00pm - Charter States: 3 - 7 Members Management and Operations Michael Masci, Chair Second Tuesday of the Month Jan Burse, Rick Edgar 7:00pm - Charter States: Gerald Grif n, Arv Stanton 3 - 11 Members Dianne Lemanski, Board Liaison Dennis Gates, Chair
2119 APRIL 2016 MAY 2016
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 Trash 2 Aqua Zumba - Contact Courtney Gault - [email protected] Collection 9:00am-10:30am Women's Bible Study Gail Burns - 571-261-2799 Bible Study - Rhonda Chari @ 703-753-6711 9:30am-11:30am Bible Study [email protected] 2pm - 6pm Missy Korean Club - Mrs. Soo Yun Ryn @ 703-509-3441 LetSwim Group DV Woman's Club - Suzanne Mitchell - www.dominionwomansclub.org Lessons
3 4 5 Trash & Recycling 6 7 8 Trash 9 Collection 8:30am - 9:45am Collection 9:00am-10:30am 8:30am - 9:45am Aqua Zumba Aqua Zumba (indoor pool) (indoor pool) 9:30am-11:30am Bible Study 9:45am-11:30am Womens' Bible Study 11am - 1pm 5pm-6:30pm DVCC Sharks GROUNDS Committee (indoor pool) (Conference Room) 6:30pm-8pm STRATEGIC PLANNING 7pm - 9pm Committee EVENTS Committee 2pm - 6pm (Meeting Room) (Conference Room) LetSwim Group Lessons
Trash & Recycling 10 11 12 Collection 13 14 15 Trash 16 8:30am - 9:45am 5:30pm - 7:30pm 8:30am - 9:45am 9:00am-10:30am 11am - 12pm Aqua Zumba Collection DVCC Sharks Aqua Zumba (indoor pool) 1pm - 3pm (indoor pool) DVCC Sharks 7pm-9pm Bible Study COMMUNICATIONS 9:45am-11:30am Womens' Bible Study 4pm-7pm 11am - 1pm Committee 9:30am-11:30am DVCC Sharks (Conference Room) National LIBRARY COVENANTS WORKERS Day Committee 7pm-9pm (Conference Room) 7pm-9pm 7pm-9pm TECHNOLOGY PWC SCHOOLS MANAGEMENT & FINANCE Committee end of 3rd grading 2pm - 6pm Committee 5:30pm - 7:30pm (Conference Room) OPERATIONS DVCC Sharks period LetSwim Group Lessons (Meeting Room) (Conference Room)
Trash & Recycling 9:00am-10:30am 17 18 19 Collection 20 21 22 Trash 23 Collection Bible Study NO SCHOOL 8:30am - 9:45am 8:30am - 9:45am 11am - 12pm Aqua Zumba (PWC) Aqua Zumba 9:30am-11:30am 1pm - 3pm (indoor pool) (indoor pool) CLEAN UP DVCC Sharks Dominion Valley Day 9:45am-11:30am 9am - Noon Womens' Bible Study 5:30pm - 7:30pm DVCC Sharks 7pm-9pm 7pm-9pm FACILITIES MAINTENANCE ACCESS & SAFETY 6:30pm Committee Committee 11am - 1pm DV Woman’s Club (Conference Room) (Conference Room) DVCC Sharks
9:00am-10:30am 24 25 26 Trash & Recycling 27 28 Take your child 29 Trash 30 Collection to work day 11am - 12pm Administrative Collection Bible Study 8:30am - 9 :45 a m 9:00am-10:30am 1pm - 3pm Professional Day 8:30am - 9:45am 11am - 1pm Aqua Zumba 9:30am-11:30am DVCC Sharks DVCC Sharks (indoor pool) Aqua Zumba Bible Study Last Day of Passover 9:45am-11:30am 1pm Executive Session Womens' Bible Study 5:30pm - 7:30pm 2pm Resident Forum 5:30pm - 7:30pm 2pm - 6pm DVCC Sharks Board of Directors LetSwim Group Lessons DVCC Sharks (Meeting Room) 11:00am Missy Korean Club
20 APRIL 2016 MAY 2016
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 Trash & Recycling 4 5 6 Trash 7 Collection Collection 9:00am-10:30am 9:45am-11:30am Womens' Bible Study 11am - 12pm 9:30am-11:30am Bible Study 1pm - 3pm DVCC Sharks 5pm-6:30pm 6:30pm-8pm GROUNDS Committee 11am - 1pm (Conference Room) STRATEGIC PLANNING DVCC Sharks Committee 7pm - 9pm 5:30pm - 7:30pm (Meeting Room) 5:30pm - 7:30pm EVENTS Committee 2pm - 6pm DVCC Sharks DVCC Sharks (Conference Room) LetSwim Group Lessons
8 9 10 Trash & Recycling 11 12 13 14 9:00am-10:30am Collection Trash 5:30pm - 7:30pm 8:30am - 9:45am Collection Bible Study DVCC Sharks Aqua Zumba (indoor pool) 9:30am-11:30am Beer & BBQ Festival 7pm-9pm 2pm - 6pm COMMUNICATIONS 8:30am - 9:45am Committee Aqua Zumba (Conference Room) (indoor pool) 4pm-7pm COVENANTS 11am - 12pm 7pm-9pm 7pm-9pm Committee 7pm-9pm DVCC Sharks 1pm - 3pm TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT & (Conference Room) FINANCE Committee 11am-1pm DVCC Sharks Committee OPERATIONS (Conference Room) 2pm - 6pm (Meeting Room) (Conference Room) LetSwim Group Lessons
Trash & Recycling 15 16 17 Collection 18 19 20 Trash 21 8:30am - 9:45am Collection 9:00am-10:30am Aqua Zumba (indoor pool) 11am - 12pm Bible Study 1pm - 3pm 9:45am-11:30am Womens' Bible Study Armed DVCC Sharks 5:30pm - 7:30pm 9:30am-11:30am Forces 5:30pm - 7:30pm Day DVCC Sharks DVCC Sharks 7pm-9pm 7pm-9pm 6:30pm FACILITIES MAINTENANCE ACCESS & SAFETY 2pm - 6pm DV Woman’s Club Committee Committee LetSwim Group Lessons (Conference Room) (Conference Room)
Trash & Recycling 9:00am-10:30am 22 23 24 Collection 25 26 27 Trash 28 Bible Study 8:30am - 9:45am Collection Aqua Zumba 9:30am-11:30am (indoor pool) 9:45am-11:30am Womens' Bible Study 1pm Executive Session Association Pools 2pm Resident Forum 11:00am Open 11am Board of Directors Missy Korean (Meeting Room) Club 2pm - 6pm LetSwim Group Lessons
29 30 31 Trash & Recycling Collection Aqua Zumba - Contact Courtney Gault - [email protected] 11am - 12pm Women's Bible Study Gail Burns - 571-261-2799 9:00am-10:30am 1pm - 3pm 9:30am-11:30am DVCC Sharks Bible Study - Rhonda Chari @ 703-753-6711 [email protected] Bible Study 9:45am-11:30am Womens' Bible Study Missy Korean Club - Mrs. Soo Yun Ryn @ 703-509-3441 DV Woman's Club - Suzanne Mitchell - www.dominionwomansclub.org PWC -NO SCHOOL
21 JUNE 2016
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 Trash 4 9:00am-10:30am Country Club - Collection Bible Study 15200 Arnold Palmer Drive 9:30am-11:30am Conference and Meeting Room - The Waverly Club - 7pm - 9pm Pool Party - 15401 Fog Mountain Drive EVENTS Committee 1st Annual (Conference Room) 1pm - 3pm At the Gaines Mill Pool
5 6 7 Trash & Recycling 8 9 10 Trash 11 Collection Collection 9:00am-10:30am D-DAY 9:30am-11:30am Bible Study 4pm-7pm 5pm-6:30pm 9:45am-11:30am COVENANTS Womens' Bible Study Committee GROUNDS Committee (Conference Room) (Conference Room) 6:30pm-8pm 7pm-9pm STRATEGIC PLANNING FINANCE Committee Committee (Conference Room) 2pm - 6pm (Meeting Room) LetSwim Group Lessons
Trash & Recycling 12 13 14 Collection 15 16 17 Trash 18 8:30am - 9:45am 9:00am-10:30am 9:45am-11:30am Aqua Zumba Collection Womens' Bible Study (indoor pool) 9:30am-11:30am 7pm-9pm Bible Study COMMUNICATIONS Committee PWC LAST DAY (Conference Room) OF SCHOOL 7pm-9pm 7pm-9pm 7pm-9pm Family Fun Night TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT & ACCESS & SAFETY Committee OPERATIONS Committee (Meeting Room) (Conference Room) (Conference Room)
Trash & Recycling 9:00am-10:30am 19 20 21 Collection 22 23 24 Trash 25 8:30am - 9:45am Collection Bible Study Aqua Zumba (indoor pool) 9:30am-11:30am OUTDOOR POOLS OPEN 9:45am-11:30am 11am DAILY UNTIL Womens' Bible Study LABOR DAY
7pm-9pm FACILITIES MAINTENANCE 6:30pm Committee DV Woman’s Club (Conference Room)
26 27 28 Trash & Recycling 29 30 Collection 9:00am-10:30am 9:30am-11:30am Bible Study 9:45am-11:30am 1pm Executive Session Womens' Bible Study 2pm Resident Forum Board of Directors (Meeting Room)
22 JUNE 2016
23 olf Asso ’s G cia en tio M n D V Men’s Golf Association: Dominion Valley By: Bob Borgia
Let's hope that all the snow is off of the ground and that the leader board updates are instantly available. We also have a new event temperature has climbed to a reasonable degree. It is now time to planned for this season. It is called the MGA Championship. It will be a shake off that Winter rust and get ready for the golf season. two day net event in early September with both senior and blue tee As we welcome in Spring 2016, your MGA has an exciting ights. All of our events are listed below. schedule lined up that should please all of our members. Before we This organization depends upon the work of its volunteers and the get into this years' calendar, we must say thank you to two generous contributions of its sponsors. We have been extremely departing board members. First, we truly say farewell to Jack fortunate to have several of the same sponsors for many years. Also, we Morana who served as our secretary for the past two years. Jack, as have had an increase in the number of new sponsors. We thank all you many of you know, has left the club to be closer to work out in for your generosity and urge our members to use these businesses for Winchester. Jack did a terri c job and will be missed. We wish him their personal needs. We also urge the membership to donate some well at his new club. The second board member that has moved on time to your organization. We are lucky to have people who give their is Stub Estey. In Stub's case however, he has traded in his MGA time and effort year after year but that can't last forever. So please step board hat for one from the DVOA. Stub is still with us as a member, up and volunteer.Help run an event, get a new sponsor,sell some 50-50 and has graciously agreed to continue to run the Wilson cup for us. raf es, do something to help keep the MGA the dynamic organization Thanks Stub! that it is. Contact any of the board members if you can help. It looks like We have two new board members that were elected to two a great year ahead. See you on the tee! year terms. They are Bob Garrigan and George Paris. Welcome March 10 Spring Dinner aboard! and thanks for volunteering your time. Also, with Jack April 8-9 Pairings party,Kickoff Shamble Morana's departure, John Norell was drafted back into the fold and May 7 One day Member/Member he will continue to serve as our treasurer. This year, George Rudy June 4 Pinehurst has agreed to be our tournament chairman and George Paris will July 8-9 Pairings party,Lions v Lambs continue in his role as chairman of the sponsorship committee. We August 20-2 Palmer Cup have some new and exciting things planned for this year. The rst is Sept. 10-11 MGA Championship to have Golf Genius available for this years events. As you October 8 Fall Classic remember, we had a trial run with this app at our last event, and it Nov. 17 Fall Dinner was an overwhelming success. This allows real time scoring, and
24 D V Men’s Golf Association: Dominion Valley Bringing Caddies Back to the Game of Golf By: David Cavossa, Founder, LOOPER The Problem Growing the Game Why can't I get a caddy (looper) at every golf course in This new 'Caddies-on- Northern Virginia today? Why is it that caddy programs Demand' mobile-app-based only exist at 2 courses in Northern Virginia, and only 5 – 6 % approach to booking and of all courses in the United States today? That wasn't always scheduling a looper at ANY the case. When I was a kid caddy programs were every- course you play is changing where. I caddied as a kid for my parents, their friends and the game of golf. This new approach is in uential members of the community who enjoyed the making caddy services viable again for game of golf, and loved walking! Aside from the PGA Tour, courses, accessible again for golfers, and the art of walking while playing golf has nearly disappeared simple enough for would-be caddies. today – along with most caddy programs. How did this Golf courses bene t by providing happen? their members, guests, and customers The Causes with cost-effective access to a luxury There were several causes, but golf carts helped kill service currently only available at the caddy programs in the US more than any other event or most expensive and exclusive resorts. technology. Golf carts enabled the less mobile among us to Customers bene t by gaining access to play the game longer, as well as enabling golf course devel- caddies at their local private, semi-private or public courses. The Golf Industry opers to create courses with beautiful scenery, lots of bene ts through a focus on employing, retaining and investing in growing the houses, and dif cult terrain. Yet while carts made golf more game, speci cally through providing teenagers and junior golfers a way to earn accessible for some, they lessened the game for millions of money within the sport they love. Today's teens only have the option of leaving others. But, carts were not the only culprit. the game of golf to ip burgers, fold clothes, deliver pizzas, or some other equally unrelated job. That no longer has to be the only list of options for our teens. Society has changed as a result of technology, the mobile phone, and a greater interest in the many activities of Hopefully we can all take some time this year to enjoy a round of golf the way our children. My dad was completely comfortable disap- it was played for over a hundred years – walking with a caddy! pearing to the 'club' for 5+ hours on a weekend – that doesn't y with moms and dads today. Golfers want to get in, and get out quickly. Golf carts and tight timelines equate to fewer and fewer people taking the time to walk and enjoy the round the way the pro's play – walking with a caddy. For the millions of golfers, who would prefer to walk and to play the way they see on television, the 'option' of a caddie means a return to the tradition of Old Tom Morris, Bobby Jones, and Arnold Palmer. The Solution Recently there has been a renewed interest in walking and caddies. The millennials and 'FitBit' generation love to get exercise, especially while playing their favorite sport. Yet many don't want to carry their own bag while doing so. Enter a new service offering storming the nation – UBER for caddies – or 'Caddies-on-Demand'. Walking with a caddie on the golf course is the way the game is 'meant to be played'. When walking with a caddie you play better, enjoy the round more, and get great exercise in the process. A looper carry's your golf bag, reads greens, xes/replaces divots and ball marks, rakes bunkers, speeds up pace of play, assists in nding lost balls, cleans clubs and golf balls. Their presence also provides camaraderie and a better golf experience for players.
25 Dominion Woman’s Club Annual Spring Luncheon Featuring Author: Jennifer Handford
The Dominion Woman's Club (DWC) of Haymarket is pleased to announce our third Annual Spring Luncheon "Caring for the Community" featuring author Jennifer Handford. Originally from Arizona, Ms. Hanford has lived in our area for the last fteen years and is the author of several books including: "Daughters for a Time", which won an Amazon Breakthrough Novel award; "Acts of Contrition"; and her most recent novel "The Light of Hidden Flowers". Her beautifully written, compel- ling novels cover issues of concern for women - among them fertility, adoption, illness, relationships, and self-discovery. The Annual Spring Luncheon "Caring for the Community" is DWC's largest fundraiser and will be held at the Stonewall Golf Club in Gainesville on April 30th, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. Luncheon events will include a talk and book-signing by Ms. Handford, as well as, a silent auction and raf e. Additionally, the club hopes to raise awareness of the many and varied community outreaches we support by providing an opportunity to meet our members and learn more about how the Dominion Woman's Club connects with local charities and schools to meet these needs. To purchase a ticket, please go to our website www.DominionWomansClub.org and click the "Register Online Now" button. Proceeds from the luncheon will support the Dominion Woman's Club volunteer efforts in the areas of the arts, conservation, education, home life, and public affairs. In 2015, the club accomplished 28 projects, volunteered 1900 hours in our community, donated $6,600.00 to local charities , and made $4,000.00 worth of in-kind donations. We sponsor two competitive college scholarships to Battle eld High School senior women, as well as, supporting community organizations that include: Fauquier Community Theatre; Rainbow Therapeutic Riding Center; Friends of Homeless Animals; Bull Run Mountain Conservancy; Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA); Hylton Performing Arts Center; Haymarket Regional Food Pantry; PACE West School; Serve Our Willing Warriors; and the Fauquier Family Shelter. The DWC is a 501(c)3 nonpro t organization and a local chapter of the International Greater Federation of Woman's Clubs (GFWC). The club is open to any woman over the age of 18 residing in Prince William or Fauquier counties. The women of DWC strive for exceptional service to others, as well as friendship, and always welcome new members. Meetings are the third Wednesday of the month at the Piedmont Club. Social begins at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting begins at 7:00. For more information regarding Dominion Woman's Club, email us at [email protected]. We look forward to seeing you!
26 27 HyltonCenter.org Spotlight On The Arts Manassas, VA
The Arts Blossom this Spring at the Hylton Center!
March 31 at 8 p.m. - An Evening with Art Garfunkel Forty years after recording “Bridge Over TroubledWater,” American legend and six-time Grammy Award-winner Art Garfunkel continues to thrill audiences with his stories, poetry and signature vocals. Enjoy an evening of everything from folk, rock, and pop music to entertaining anecdotes and personal poetry. $70, $60, $40. Sponsors: Anna and Randall Edwards; Buck and Julie Waters, The Waters Foundation; NOVEC
Friday, April 8 at 8 p.m. Moscow Festival Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty Performed to Tchaikovsky'smajestic score, this timeless fairy tale is performed in a lavish theatrical production by an elite ballet company founded in 1989 by legendary Bolshoi Ballet principal dancer Sergei Radchenko. $56, $48, $34. 2015/16 Hylton Presents Season Sponsor: Novant Health
Tuesday, April 12 at 1:30 p.m. Matinee Idylls, Echos Chamber Choir, A Choralis Production Enjoy an afternoon of exceptional musicality with Echos (ee-kos), a select vocal chamber ensemble that is well- versed in a broad range of choral repertoire and styles, performing everything from Renaissance motets to Indian ragas. $43 (includes lunch), $20 (concert only)
Sunday, April 17 at 4 p.m. The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Bask in the sumptuous sonorities of six stringed instruments as the nation's premier chamber music ensemble lls the Hylton Center with classical elegance. $50, $43, $30
Saturday, April 30 at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Special Family Event: Clifford The Big Red Dog® – LIVE! A BIG Family Musical - An afternoon of singing, dancing, and lots of interactive fun, including a few BIG ideas for children about being kind and respectful toward others, sharing, and believing in oneself. $64 (Golden Circle: rst six rows; post- show meet and greet/photo with Clifford and cast), $50, $30, $20
May 11- 14 at 10 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. Imagination Stage: Boxes, Boxes, Boxes! Jump inside the world of a child's imagination through this delightful tale of two friends who use their imaginations to build bridges, birds, a train, a plane, and even a castle from cardboard boxes. Performances are followed by a "free play" session, allowing the audience to build their own creations using props from the show! Perfect for ages 1-5 . $10
Tuesday, May 17 at 1:30 p.m. Matinee Idylls, Beau Soir Ensemble The Beau Soir Ensemble, a ute, viola, and harp trio based in the Washington, D.C. metro area, is dedicated to the performance of standard and contemporary repertoire. This talented trio is known for its diverse programming and unique audience interaction, which includes historical insights and more. $43 (includes lunch), $20 (concert only).
Tuesday, June 28 at 11 a.m., Summer Performances for Young Audiences, Junk Music™ with The Junkman™:The Sound of Found Objects - Everything from kitchen utensils to rocks to junkyard items transform into instruments for this high-energy percussion performance by The Junkman™. Known as the “Daddy of Eco- Beat” and hailed as “a virtuoso percussionist” by The New York Times, Grammy-nominated and classically trained musician and composer, Donald Knaack, introduces children to percussion, acoustics, and the environment using nothing but recycled materials as his instruments. Junk Music™, which has been called “A mind-blowing experi- ence!” by talk show host Conan O'Brien, has been featured on CBS Sunday Morning, CBS News, National Public Radio, BBC, and Late Night with Conan O'Brien. $15 Adults, $5 Children Tickets and Information: Hylton Center Ticket Of ce is open Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Thurs 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Call 888-945-2468 Visit HyltonCenter.org
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DVOA Community Clean Up Day Saturday, April 23 - 9am - noon
Earth Day was started in April 1970 to build support for environmen- tal protection around the world. This year the DVOA is sponsoring a community clean up in support of worldwide Earth Day activities. We have a beautiful commu- nity and we all need to pitch in to keep it that way. We are encouraging individuals as well as groups such as Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, youth groups, etc. to join in making this a successful event. We need your help! More details will follow. Please contact John Breeden jbreeden@cmc- management.com; 571-261-2873 if you have any questions or want to volunteer your group.
29 Cooking with Caroline By: Caroline Rovello
Stuffed Button Mushrooms Spring Lamb Bathed
My Father, Mother and I have In French Onion always been cooking together This succulent dish was inspired on the Sunday afternoon and this recipe is the current following the Blizzard of 2016. My version. as of this writing. We 16 year-old son approved. While last made these over Christmas perfect for upcoming Spring and New Year's. As I had men- holidays, I believe this dish would tioned before in a previous also fare well during the Fall and column, Sicilians are frugal Winter! culinarians and this dish demon- strates it aptly because the FRENCH ONION SOUP stems of the mushrooms are 1 Large Onion, thinly sliced used in the stuf ng. 1 tsp brown sugar Preparation: 3 TBS unsalted sweet butter Preheat oven to 375 degrees 3 cans of beef bouillon (about 10 oz each) Cleaning mushrooms: light rinse, no soaking and dry 16 oz. water with paper towels. Dash of Worchestershire Sauce Separate stems and chop nely. Kosher Salt, White Pepper to taste 3 cloves of garlic, chopped nely Dash of Paprika 1/3 cup of at leaf Italian Parsley,chopped ne Preparation: 1 cup Italian Bread Crumbs Brown onions in olive oil over low heat in butter in 1 TBS Pignoli nuts (optional) medium-large stockpot, add sugar. Add beef Extra Virgin Olive Oil, as needed bouillon. Add water and bring to boil. Simmer for 2 hours. Add seasonings to taste. Let reduce. Set Kosher Salt and Black pepper aside. ½ cup dry white wine and ½ cup water Cook's Tip: Time crunch you may use your favorite Mix all ingredients in bowl adding olive oil so that store-bought French Onion Soup. I tested it; it ingredients are not loose. Pack stuf ng into mush- works just ne! rooms tightly. Drizzle Extra Virgin Olive Oil and sprin- kle Kosher Salt and Black Pepper atop each mush- SPRING LAMB room. Place into shallow casserole baking dish. Add 4 pieces of your favorite cut (I like to rinse off the lamb & wine and water mixture from bottom so that mush- pat dry with paper towels) rooms do not burn. Cover. Bake for about 35-40 Preheat oven to 375 degrees minutes. Over medium-high heat, cover bottom of pan with Olive Chef's Note: This recipe can easily be doubled. For Oil and braise lamb on both sides. About 2 minutes each each larger package of button mushrooms, use the side. Set aside each piece. ingredients in approximate measurements. Place lamb in deep casserole dish. Cover lamb with Perfect side dish to just about any main dish. And, makes French Onion Soup. For rst hour, cook covered. a great addition to a warm sandwich Remaining 30 minutes, uncovered to a lower heat of 175. Serve individually in Soup Bowls with Crisp Bread, your favorite grated cheese or the traditional Swiss Gruyere.
30 Dominion Valley Teen Snares a Shark By: Christy Hastings
Bryan & Christy Hastings are a Dominion Every year the boys have great stories to tell about their Valley family living in the Ryder Cup gate area shing day, but this story might go down as the best one ever! of our community, along with their son Zach, Not too many people can make claims to catching a300 lb 8'10'' and daughter Ellie. On their last vacation, the Lemon Shark (well, that's what we think it was). Hastings had an incredible adventure that We are in love with Marco Island and have been visiting my they are sharing with us. Here is their story. parents there since the late 90's. It's a beautiful area, with some of the best restaurants, and lots of fun things to do! We have The Hastings family does a yearly trip to lived in Dominion Valley since 2005. We love our Haymarket Marco Island, Florida to visit Christy's parents. home, and this community - but visiting Marco Island is always We spend most of our time hanging at the pool; one of the highlights of our year! visiting Tiger Tailbeach; going out to dinner; and visiting my parents. Bryan also loves to golf & sh while we are there. Every year, Bryan and Zach (a Freshman at Battle eld High School), go shing in the backwaters, or deep sea shing (dependent on the weather). This year Bryan and Zach were out in the Gulf of Mexico shing for Snapper, about 10 -12 miles offshore. While they were shing they had an annoying shark chasing the sh they were trying to catch (essentially the Shark and the Hastings boys were all " shing" for the same sh). SO they decided to turn their Snapper shing trip into a Shark shing trip with the help of Captain Buddy (our favorite Captain on the island for many, many years). They had all the right shing equipment to catch the shark. The shark only took about 10 minutes to bite their lure. Then it took another 30 minutes to reel it in. Reeling in a shark means you follow the shark, i.e. the shark PULLED the boat around until IT was ready to be reeled in. There is no " ghting" a shark of this size, as it would break the line too easily. Once they got the shark next to the boat, they had to use the Power Head to kill the shark (YOU NEVER bring a live shark that size onto the boat). The Power Head is like a hammer with a bullet in it - you hit the shark on the head & the bullet comes out. Once they "wrestled" the shark onto the boat, they realized how big it really was - 8 feet 10 inches. They headed in to one of the local Marco Island Marinas where there is an ongoing contest for biggest sh caught. At the Marina, they weighed their sh, and it was 300 lbs! The Shark was a real celebrity! People came from all over to take pictures with it!! Then, once they took it back to the dock at our house - we realized it was pregnant. Buddy, being the incredible sherman he is, delivered all the babies (shark babies don't need their moms to survive). He delivered 17 full size babies and we put them all back in the water. They ALL swam away - fast!! It was truly amazing.
31 Poetry From Our Creative Residents
By: Patty Elson Spring Gone.. is the morose of yesterday as she wakens and summons vernal light- and birds rejoice as spring draws nigh for warmth hath ruled the break of day! Gently, she rises and takes rst breath- as coltish bluebirds nest in wait- and daffodils perk their lively heads! Softly, she whispers as sunlight glints and dances- on moss draped oors renewing her reign- as brisk north wind absconds its stay.
32 Battlefield High School – Robotics Poetry From Our Creative Residents By: Amr Metwally
On February 6th, Battle eld High School with leadership Whether you missed this year's STEM Expo, attended and had a from ILITE (Inspiring Leaders In Technology and Engineering) great day, or just think that our season sounds exciting, then consider hosted its 2nd annual HayMaker STEM Expo. Kids of all ages getting your child involved in these great learning programs! ILITE will engaged in over 50 hands-on-activities in science, math, engineer- be hosting multiple STEM Summer Camps. From First Lego League ing, sustainability, and problem solving. The community had the Robotics camps, to our wildly popular Girls in STEM camp, there is opportunity to build Sumo-Bots, construct suspension bridges, something for every age and interest. Visit ilite.us and watch out for our work with math and medicine, drive robots, and much more! upcoming registration dates for these phenomenal camps! Corporations from near and far came to share their new inven- Tohelp further ILITE's Mission of bringing STEM to the community, tions and cutting-edge technologies. Colleges, universities, US we are always looking for volunteers, mentors, and nancial support. Armed Forces, and local educational institutions shared the Visit our website at ilite.us for opportunities to become involved or opportunities they provide for individuals to advance in STEM. contact Kelly Giesler at [email protected]. Attendees enjoyed presentations such as “NASA: Journey to Mars”, “Gravity is Optional”, and “Cyber Security”. Battle eld's ILITE students led hour-long educational seminars in “Hour of Code”, “NSA Day of Cyber” and “US Cyber Patriot”. This year's Expo helped fuel interest in STEM within the community. With the help of C2 Education, The US STEM Foundation, Lockheed Martin, and all our other participants, HayMaker STEM Expo 2016 was bigger than ever. This event was a truly outstanding success with over 1800 participants and attendees from all over the Washington DC Metropolitan area. Hosting community events is a big part of ILITE's mission, but the team's next area of focus is the FIRST Robotics Competi- tion program. This year's game, FIRST Stronghold, consists of alliances of three robots on a quest to breach the opponent's forti cations, weaken their tower with boulders, and capture their tower.The game is played on a 27ft. by 54ft. eld. Teamscan score points by crossing defenses and throwing soccer ball sized game pieces called boulders into the opposing team's tower. At the end of the match, teams may also capture and scale the opponent's tower for extra points. The alliance with the highest score wins the match. This year's season started at Battle eld High School with ILITE hosting the FIRST Chesapeake Northern Virginia District competition. ILITE then traveled to Bethesda, MD on March 11th and 12th to compete head to head against 40 teams in the Greater DC District competition. The next event is March 19th and 20 th in Portsmouth, VA. Success in these events will allow ILITE to compete in the 2016 FIRST Championship in St. Louis, MO. Be sure to watch the live stream on TheBlueAlliance.com if you can't make it to this awesome FREE event!
33 Dominion Valley “Sharks” Winter Swimming
Sets the Stage for Summer Competition By: Kirsten Ly While some athletes take some time to rest in the off-season, our Sharks swimmers are hard at work in the Fall and Winter, laying the groundwork for improved times in the Summer season. Our high school Sharks had a tremendous swim season this year, representing Battle eld High School against other schools in the region. Several Battle eld swimmers made it to the regional and state competi- tions, and along the way, set several new swim team records. Sharks members on the Battle eld Girls Varsity Swim and Dive Team include: Emily Balog, Emma Brown, Kelly Deuser, Grace Fricke, Emily Hetzer, “Coaches Mohammed Mohsen, John Buggy, Karlee McAllum, Savannah Nash, Claire Peny, Stephanie Reheuser, Audrey Schroeder, Claire Schroeder, and Marina Spahic. Sharks on the Battle eld Brandon Hoagland, Grace Park and Marina Spahic lead Varsity Boys Swim and Dive Team include: Casey Cho, Trey Davis, John two practice groups through a Sunday morning drill with Fellenbaum, Jr., Brandon Hoagland, Everett Michel, Thomas Muldowney, patience and good humor.” Jack Peny, Grisham Stevenson, Jack Tolar, and David Zong. In addition to being wonderful assets to our Summer swim team, many of these swim- mers are also on our coaching staff, and serve as terri c mentors to our younger swimmers. In addition, we have a large group of year-round competitive swim- mers who are members of several area USA Swimming teams. They continue to compete throughout the Winter months, and practice up to six times a week to maintain their conditioning and improve their speed in the water. For our non year-round swimmers, the swim team was pleased once again to hold our annual Winter clinics at the Waverly pool this year. This is a bonus for parents who typically would have to drive either to Manassas or Warrenton for a comparable level of swim coaching. Thank you to the HOA and our fellow community members for sharing the pool with our team! From October until mid-May, our Sharks coaches are on deck, assisting new and returning swimmers with in-depth stroke development. Winter clinics provide our swimmers with an opportunity to maintain their comfort level with the pool environment and to build on skills learned over the Summer. Alison Mikes, parent of two young swimmers in our eight-and-under age group, recently noted, “I am amazed at the growth in swimming my older daughter has made this year. She only knew how to swim freestyle at the beginning of the Fall, and within a month, was swimming backstroke the entire length of the pool—with con dence! That's a lot of progress.” We are pleased to offer the DV community a “super clinic” in April and May this year,which is two months of instruction to gear up for the Summer swim team. In addition, our Summer registration is live as of March 1, 2016. So if you're interested in registering for either of these swimming experi- ences, please visit our website: dvsharks.com. We're looking forward to another winning Summer swim season, thanks to the support of the Dominion Valley community. (Continued on following page)
34 “Coaches Mohammed Mohsen and John Buggy take an active approach to modeling stroke technique.”
Go Sharks!
Editor's Note: In the lastValley Voice edition we inadvertently mislabeled the byline for the Sharks article. The author of the Winter 2016 Sharks article was Kirsten Ly. We appreciate the efforts of all those who volunteer their time with the Sharks, the DVOA committees, and other Dominion Valley community endeavors, and always wish to credit them properly. We apologize for this error.
35 2 Winter Carriage Rides
"Our" Winter Carriage Rides - 2015 Sponsored by Your Homeowner's Association - Hosted by the Events Committee Photos by Eric Mingo
36 2 Winter Carriage Rides
37 D DVOA CONTACTS V JILL ALLEN, General Manager Sponsored by "Your" DVOA 571-261-2873 [email protected]
J J WARREN, Assistant Manager Hosted by Your Events Committee 571-261-2873 [email protected] COMMUNITY CONTACTS JOHN BREEDEN, Communications & Activities Coordinator EMERGENCY 571-261-2873 [email protected] Gas (703) 750-1000 MARGARET MURPHY, Covenants Administrator Fire/Rescue/Ambulance (703) 792-6500 571-261-2873 [email protected] Water & Sewer (703) 335-7900 Police 911 JOE KLOPFENSTEIN, Maintenance Technician Poison Center (800) 222-1222 571-261-2873 [email protected] Child Abuse and Neglect (703) 792-4200 LISSETTE BAKALOV, Waverly Coordinator PUBLIC INFO 703-753-5800 [email protected] Animal Control (703) 792-6465 JONATHAN STAMPS,Waverly Coordinator American Red Cross (703) 368-4511 703-753-5800 [email protected] The Salvation Army (703) 221-2267 American Heart Association (703) 914-3700 HOMEOWNER CONCERNS/QUESTIONS Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers (703) 369-5063 regarding Architectural Applications, Common Area Landscaping, Acquiring Gate Transmitters PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY Phone: 571-261-2873 Fax: 571-261-2875 Agency on Aging (703) 792-6400 CMC CORPORATE OFFICE American Disposal Services (703) 368-0500 4840 Westfields Blvd, Suite 300 - Chantilly, VA 20151 Comcast (855) 638-2855 Police Non-Emergency (703) 792-6500 QUESTIONS concerning your Assessment Fees, United Way (703) 792-6400 Coupons or Resale packages, Customer Care Service Health Department (703) 792-6300 Phone: 703-631-7200 Fax: 703-631-9786 Visitor Center (703) 491-4045 NOVEC (703) 335-0500 Verizon (800) 483-5300 Washington Gas (703) 750-1000 Gainesville District Supervisor - Peter K. Candland (703) 792-6195 Weather (703) 260-0107 Post Office (800) 275-8777 Building Development (703) 792-6830 School Board (703) 791-7200
DOMINION VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB Clubhouse (571) 261-1887 Toll Brothers (703) 753-6688 Gatehouse-Allens Mill Blvd (571) 248-4385 Gatehouse-Bowers Hill Dr (703) 753-7494 Gatehouse-Dominion Valley Dr (571) 261-5285 Gatehouse-Tournament Dr (571) 261-1100 Golf Shop (571) 261-4101 Visitor Center (703) 753-8655 Sports Pavilion (571) 261-4112 Customer Care Department (571) 261-3665
38 DVOA CONTACTS D V Sponsored by "Your" DVOA Hosted by Your Events Committee COMMUNITY CONTACTS
Beer & BBQ Festival Saturday, May 14th 2pm - 6pm On the Waverly Club lawn (15401 Fog Mountain Circle) Beer tastings from local breweries Family Fun Night Live music Friday, June 17th - beginning at dusk Local BBQ food truck At the driving range, in front of the Country Club Adult oriented games Join us for an enchanting evening for the whole family! Rides, games/activities, laser tag, and much more Child ID cards provided by Prince William County Police Department Free popcorn, cotton candy, and admission! ALSO - Premier movie on the lawn to wrap up a cool Summer evening.
1st Annual DVOA Pool Party Saturday, June 4th 1pm - 3pm
At the Gaines Mill Pool (14900 Gaines Mill Circle, inside Bowers Hill Gate)
Enjoy the music Fun pool games
Make a Splash!
39 D V Dominion Valley Owners Association Community Information
COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT should take notice and report any speeding in CORPORATION (CMC): Friendly the neighborhood to the Prince William CMC is the managing agent for the Police Department and, if possible, get the Dominion Valley Owners' Association Reminders: license plate number. Please obey all posted The on-site CMC office is located at: speed limits – it's the law, and we want to Dominion Valley Sports Pavilion TRASH CANS keep all of our residents safe. 5350 Tournament Drive Over the past several weeks, it has been VISITORS – GATE ACCESS Haymarket, Virginia 20169 noted that a large number of trash containers All visitors, both temporary and perma- are being left out on the street during non- nent, must be entered into the GateKey The Waverly Club Office trash days. Since the Covenants Administra- websitewww.gatekey.us . If you require 15401 Fog Mountain Circle tor actively inspects the community accord- assistance setting up your GateKey account, Haymarket, VA 20169 ing to the Association documents, please be contact John Breeden at 571-261-2873 or by reminded of the document regulation as [email protected] . Community Website Address: follows: “All trash receptacles for single www.dvcchoa.com family homes shall be removed from the FRONT POST LIGHTS The Dominion Valley HOA Web site is streets, walkways or all exterior portions of Please keep a watchful eye on your front utilized to announce important community the lots following pickup on the day of the post lights. As a courtesy to your neighbors information. There are times when an impor- scheduled trash removal.” and safety for all, it is helpful to have your light tant message needs to be sent to the commu- To avoid receiving a violation letter, bulbs working and fully lit. nity and this is the communication tool that is please be sure to have your containers off the utilized. Please make sure you log on to the street and stored appropriately on the non- MONTHLY ASSESSMENT AMOUNT community Web site and register your name, trash days. On particularly windy days, it is address and e-mail so that you may receive helpful to put the containers out the morning Auto Pay: The 2016 increase for the updates and important messages. of pickup (Tuesdayand Friday) instead of the Owners' Association Assessment Fee must night before. be manually changed by each individual resi- dent when you pay through your bank's Auto TRANSPONDER REPLACEMENT Littering quickly destroys the commu- Pay. POLICY nity image we all enjoy. Please place all your Direct Debit: The increase for 2016 is Dominion Valley Owners' Association trash in the appropriate receptacles or wait automatically changed to the “new” will replace broken gate transponders within until you are home to discard trash items. increased amount if you pay through CMC the first six months of issue. If your tran- Direct Debit. sponder does not work after the six month PETS ROAMING period, you will be required to purchase a Pets are not allowed to roam freely in COMMERCIAL VEHICLE PARKING new one. (don't forget to try replacing the the neighborhood and all pet owners are battery first responsible for picking up after their pets Keep in mind that there are restrictions Transponders may be purchased at a immediately. Numerous violation letters are in Dominion Valley regarding the parking of discounted rate of $35.00 when a broken regularly being sent to homeowners. In addi- commercial vehicles. This includes the transponder is returned to the Owners’ Asso- tion, you are encouraged to contact Prince following: “any vehicle with commercial ciation office (replacement transponder must William County at 703-792-6195 to report signs, advertising or visible commercial be purchased for the same address to which unlawful behavior regarding pets. equipment, including passenger cars, vans and trucks normally used for private purpose the original transponder was issued for The Prince William County website but painted with or carrying commercial discounted price). Owners needing addi- states that it is against the law to: “Allow advertising, logos or business names or tional transponders or replacement of lost your animal to knowingly or willfully urinate carrying visible commercial equipment.” transponders may purchase new ones for or defecate on private property of other These vehicles “may not be parked or stored $50.00 each. Payment for a transponder is persons or on publicly owned property in open view on residential lots, common by check or money order only and it is except parts of parks posted as dog run areas area parking spaces, commercial parking lots, programmed within 24 business hours. (Section 4-11 & 4-26); Allow your animal to common area open space or streets within Transponders can also be purchased at The run or trespass on someone's property after the boundaries of the Community, except in Waverly Club Office during normal business being requested by the owner of the prop- such areas, if any, designated for such pur- hours. erty not to trespass (Section 4-4).” Transponder batteries are replaceable. pose by the Board of Directors. Any such The two-button transponders take two bat- vehicle may be stored in a garage out of open SPEEDING WITHIN DOMINION VAL- teries model CR 2025 and the one-button view.” LEY COMMUNITY transponders take a single battery model CR 2032. Please note that the speed limits are 35 mph along the main entrance roads and 25 mph within the community. All residents
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Covenants Inspections
DVOA's Covenants Administrator, Margaret Murphy, is continuing the yearly comprehensive inspection of all homes. Thank you to all residents who were violation-free, as well as the residents who acted to correct any violations 6/30/2016 quickly! We appreciate your help in keeping the property values for all residents high, as well as maintaining the appearance of the community!
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