Jan.–July 2014 Feb. 2005 The official newsletter of the Crosspointe Homeowners’ Association Vol.18,Vol. 27, IssueIssue 61 Tennis action on one of the newly resurfaced courts. Workers resurfacing the Glen Eagles tennis courts. 2/ Crosspointe Contacts /ARB Application Tennis courts resurfaced and Approval Process 3/ Important Numbers 5/ Board Notes – June for summer fun! 8/ SCF - Landfill Fate, Meals Tax 9/ Oak Chase Playfield Reservations Kevin Garrahan, the Oak Chase courts may take 1–2 10/ Pool Committee Tennis Committee Chair weeks to complete. Our goal is to 11/ Adult Pool Party Invitation ll eight (8) Crosspointe courts have all eight courts resurfaced by the 12/ 2014 Cruisers Coaching Staff are being resurfaced by Mid Fourth of July. Atlantic Tennis Courts and 14/ Congratulations Crosspointe Grads! the work should be complete by the Resurfacing extends the life of the 18/ Watching Our Neighborhood A courts and saves money! 21/ Community Reminders / HOA Fourth of July! As of mid-June, the four courts at Glen Eagles have been While tennis players will immediately Assessments / FSR Connect successfully resurfaced and now look notice the smooth, clean, crack-free 22/ Crosspointe Gardener and play like brand new courts. Work surface that provides a true bounce, 24/ Workhouse Arts Center / LCAC Back 2 School has commenced on the two courts at the most important benefit of resur- 26/Republic Services Greentree Manor and should be com- facing is economic—periodic resurfac- 27/ Classifieds / Community Calendar plete by June 20. After the Greentree ing will extend the operating life of 28/ Classifieds courts have been completed, work will asphalt courts and save considerable begin on the two courts on Oak Chase amounts of money. Well-maintained in this issue Circle. Depending upon the weather, continued on page 3 www.crosspointe.info crosspointe contacts The ARB application and approval process Management Board of Trustees Homeowner’s are reminded that all ARB (Architectural Review Board) Company Howard Kaufer, President applications are due by the close of business on the Monday prior to the FirstService Residential 703.690.7364 11351 Random Hills Rd. [email protected] ARB meeting. Any application submitted after that date will be consid- Suite 500 Bob Klocek, Vice President ered a post deadline application, which may or may not be looked at by Fairfax, VA 22030 703.690.2346 TEL 703.385.1133 the ARB at their meeting. [email protected] FAX 703.591.5785 Alan Sullivan, Secretary If the ARB does not review a post deadline application at their meeting, Crosspointe 703.690.0650 the application will be placed on the agenda for the next scheduled ARB Community Center [email protected] 8275 Glen Eagles Lane meeting. Additionally, all incomplete ARB applications will be returned Brian Riley, Treasurer Fairfax Station, V. 22039 to the homeowner for additional information. Once the application is Open Mon.–Fri., 703.690.6821 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. [email protected] complete, it will be placed on the agenda at the next scheduled ARB TEL 703.690.2321 John Cewe, 703.690.3534 meeting. FAX 703.690.8574 [email protected] After an application has been approved, an inspection will be performed Community Manager Pat Ciarlo, 703.690.0269 Robert Schultz [email protected] 120 days after approval, or sooner if the homeowner notifies the office [email protected] Bruce Evjen, 703.690.0649 the project has been completed. The inspection is conducted to verify [email protected] Assistant Manager the project was completed in accordance with the approved application. Phil Zampino Ed Mills, 703.690.2130 [email protected] [email protected] If the project was not completed, a new application must be submit- Larry Rice, 703.690.6101 ted and ARB approval obtained. If the project was not completed in Trash Contractor [email protected] AAA Trash, 703.818.8222 accordance with the ARB approval, the homeowner will be notified and the issue(s) will need to be resolved. As always, homeowners who have an application on the agenda for review are highly encouraged to attend the ARB meeting to answer any Architectural Crosspointe Cruisers questions the ARB might have regarding the application. Review Board www.cpcruisers.com Joana Garcia, Chair [email protected] If you have any questions, please contact the community center office at [email protected] Swim Team Rep. 703.690.2321. Budget & Finance Ann Repczynski Phil Ciarlo, Chair [email protected] 703.690.0269 Dive Team Rep. Communications Jeff Specht VACANT [email protected] Asst. Dive Team Rep. Neighborhood Watch Joy Wolfe Gary Saturen, Chair [email protected] 703.495.0674 The Crosspointe Chronicle is the official Published 10 times a year by the [email protected] newsletter of the Crosspointe Homeown- Crosspointe Communications Committee. ers’ Association (HOA), 8275 Glen Eagles Distrubution to 1350 Crosspointe homes. Open Space Civic Associations Lane, Fairfax Station, VA. 22039 Copies available online. Bob Falkenstein, Chair Representative Contents are for information only. Articles Web site: www.crosspointe.info [email protected] South County Federation express the opinions of the authors, not Communications Committee Chair: Robert Robertory the HOA. The HOA Board of Trustees, the VACANT Pool Committee [email protected] Communication Committee, the Chronicle Tom Wears editor, and the contributors assume no Circulation Managers: [email protected] responsibility for errors, omissions, or Donna & Jim Davis 703.690.7098 consequences resulting from information Production: Rudolph Desktop Design Tennis Committee provided in this or any previous edition. [email protected] Kevin Garrahan, Chair The HOA does not officially endorse any of For inquiries: [email protected] 703.495.0630 the products or services advertised herein. 2 July 2014 www.crosspointe.info Crosspointe Chronicle Tennis Committee Important Community Numbers continued from page 1 Learn by Watching facilities last longer and are less ex- Community pensive in the long run. Many outdoor the Pros Community Center ................... 703.690.2321 asphalt tennis courts last only about You can watch some of the top profes- FirstService Residential ............ 703.385.1133 15–20 years before they require ex- sional men and women players this AAA Trash Disposal ................... 703.818.8222 pensive reconstruction of their asphalt summer when the Citi Open tourna- base and/or gravel sub-base. Our cur- ment comes to Washington’s Rock County rent resurfacing should get us to the Creek Park Saturday July 26 –Sunday Police & Fire (Emergency) ......... 911 30-year mark, with only having to un- August 3. I like to watch the early Police (Non-Emergency) ........... 703.691.2131 rounds because you can see some Fairfax County Animal Control .. 703.691.2131 dertake routine resurfacing and minor great matches up close on the outside crack repairs! The Tennis Committee courts. You can also learn a lot from Utilities applauds the trustees and Budget & watching the pros work out on the Virginia Power ......................... 888.667.3000 Finance Committee for their commit- practice courts. Washington Gas ....................... 703.750.1000 ment to ensuring that Crosspointe’s Verizon .................................... 703.876.7000 facilities are responsibly maintained. For ticket information, go to CitiO- penTennis.com. Be sure to check out Cox Cable ................................. 703.378.8400 Five step process the special events that include USTA Water Authority ....................... 703.698.5800 Member Appreciation (Monday July Resurfacing is a lot more involved than 28), and Junior Team Tennis Day (Tues- VDOT just slapping on a fresh coat of paint. day July 29). Hope to see you there! VDOT........................................ 800.367.7623 Mid Atlantic Tennis Courts utilizes a VDOT (Snow Plowing) ............... 800.367.7623 rigorous five step process that typi- VDOT (Potholes) ....................... 800.367.7623 cally take about 5–7 rain-free days to bering to wear only non-marking complete for each pair of courts. First, To Report: tennis shoes on the courts. Running existing cracks are cleaned, filled, and Missing Street Signs shoes have small black cleats that will sealed. Second, the cracks are covered (Fairfax County) ....................... 703.934.2840 mark up the courts and cause prema- with a special heavy duty fabric de- Outages, including street lights ture wear of the surface paint. Run- signed keep the cracks from re-emerg- (Virginia Power) ....................... 888.667.3000 ning shoes can also cause you to injure ing. Third, a thin layer of black acrylic Abandoned Cars yourself when playing because they (Fairfax County Police) .............. 703.691.2131 material is spread over the entire court. have no lateral support and can very The purpose of this acrylic layer is to easily result in you rolling over your provide a smooth level playing surface. ankle. Non-marking tennis shoes are Fourth, two layers of special paint designed to leave only white marks mixed with small amounts of fine sand Please keep pets off the courts that quickly fade in the sun and wash are installed. The amount and size of away when it rains. If you must bring a pet with you, the sand determines the speed of the please tie it up outside the fenced area court and provides suitable traction. Courts are for tennis only and make sure that it remains quiet and does not distract the enjoyment of Our courts will have the same type of Even though the courts have an others. paint (Deco Turf II) that is used at the asphalt base, the overlying layers of US Open in New York City. Fifth, the acrylic and sand-based paint can easily white lines are painted on the courts. Limited playing time while others be damaged by non-tennis activi- are waiting Because the white paint does not con- ties such as baseball, lacrosse, soccer, tain sand, they can get very slippery bicycles, and especially skateboards.