Hi Neighbors,

Sharing the following in-person opportunity with the McLean District Police Station Community Engagement Program. Information below with link to image found here:

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This event will be in the McLean Governmental Center: 1437 Balls Hill Road on Thursday, September 10th at 7PM. The topic will be on FCPD Victim Services. Please arrive early as this will start promptly at 7PM.

Thank You,

Patrick Smaldore

McLean District Station Community Advisory Committee Vice Chair

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Thank you to everyone who braved the rain clouds on Saturday to attend the CWCA Environmental Event and to our generous neighbors, Anna, Katya and Manuel who shared their knowledge and to Megan, Yelena and their kids for running the lemonade stand.

What a great morning learning about home efficiency, checking out solar and battery storage, chatting with not one but two master gardeners, one of whom is even a master naturalist. Those who walked down Forest, had a chance to see rainwater management, tree championship and invasives management all in one property. Lemonade and cookies were icing on the cake. And, it was great to have Supervisor Bierman there to share information on county initiatives and hear some of our concerns.

Please let us know if you’d like to be involved in the CWCA Environmental Advocacy Committee or if you have comments about yesterday’s event or ideas for the future. We can be reached at cwcatreeplanting

We are all focused on making our great community even better!

CWCA Environmental Committee

p.s. If you missed the event, here are some useful links for connecting to home energy efficiency; why and where to buy native plants; how to rescue trees from invasive vines; county resources on composting; and county resources for water mitigation programs including flood mitigation assistance.

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Hello Neighbors!

Hope to see you today, Saturday, Aug 22nd between 10 am -12 noon. Catch up with neighbors, enjoy some lemonade and get your questions answered about energy and environmental initiatives. Is solar a good investment? How do I know what native plants or trees to plant? How are we caretakers for our environment? What programs and resources does the county have to help?

The experts will be on Calla Drive and Forest Lane. Come for a tour of solar and battery storage (5900 Calla) at 10 am, 10:30, 11 or 11:30. Talk to a coach from goelectricdmv.org for ideas on boosting your home’s energy efficiency. If you’ve wondered how a heat-pump works, now’s the time to get your questions answered!

Have questions about native plants and trees? Get answers from the master gardeners along Calla and pick up a soil testing kit and info on managing the dreaded lantern fly. Check out the landscape conservation beds and new trees planted through the CWCA Tree Planting program at 1508 Forest (on the gravel road) just down the street from Calla and Forest.

See you soon!

Best Regards,
CWCA Environmental Committee

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Hello Neighbors!

Come spend a little time with us during our event tomorrow, Saturday, August 22nd 10 am -12 noon. Catch up with neighbors, enjoy some lemonade and get your questions answered about energy and environmental initiatives. Is solar a good investment? How do I know what native plants or trees to plant? How are we caretakers for our environment? What programs and resources does the county have to help?

The experts will be on Calla Drive and Forest Lane. Come for a tour of solar and battery storage (5900 Calla) at 10 am, 10:30, 11 or 11:30. Talk to a coach from goelectricdmv.org for ideas on boosting your home’s energy efficiency. If you’ve wondered how a heat-pump works, now’s the time to get your questions answered!

Have questions about native plants and trees? Get answers from the master gardners along Calla, and check out the landscape conservation beds and the new trees planted through the CWCA Tree Planting program at 1508 Forest (on the gravel road) just down the street from Calla and Forest. Pick up a soil testing kit and information on managing the dreaded spotted lantern fly.

Connect with neighbors, get questions answered and enjoy some refreshments!

Best Regards,
CWCA Environmental Committee

p.s. we’re keeping an eye on tomorrow’s weather and send an email update if we need to move the event to Sunday, August 23rd 10 am-noon.

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Dear Chesterbrook Woods Residents-

Please join us this Saturday, August 22nd* from 10 am -12 noon to catch up with neighbors, enjoy some lemonade and get your questions answered about energy and environmental initiatives. Is solar a good investment? How do I know what native plants or trees to plant? How are we caretakers for our environment? What programs and resources does the county have to help?

The experts will be on Calla Drive and Forest Lane. Come for a tour of solar and battery storage (5900 Calla) at 10 am, 10:30, 11 or 11:30. Talk to a coach from goelectricdmv.org for ideas on boosting your home’s energy efficiency. If you’ve wondered how a heat-pump works, now’s the time to get your questions answered!

Have questions about native plants and trees? Get answers from the master gardners and county experts along Calla, and check out the landscape conservation beds and new trees at 1508 Forest (on the gravel road) just down the street from Calla and Forest.

This is a great chance to connect with neighbors, buy lemonade from the next generation of Chesterbrook residents and learn more about caring for our earth.

Best Regards,
CWCA Environmental Committee

*Rain date: August 23rd 10 am – Noon

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Dear Chesterbrook Woods Residents-

Mark the day! August 22nd, 10-12 p.m. for a day to share energy and environmental initiatives. Is solar a good investment? Who is planting natives? How are we caretakers for our environment? What programs does the county offer to help? Join us for Chesterbrook Woods Environmental Community Day on Saturday August 22* from 10 am – Noon! Learn more about solar installation including battery storage–helpful for our multiple power outages. Learn about native plants that thrive in our area as well as invasives mitigation. Talk to county reps about tree and rainwater management programs. And, most important, connect with neighbors and buy a little lemonade from the next generation of Chesterbrook residents. Look for more details as we get closer to the event!

Best Regards,
CWCA Environmental Committee

*Rain date: August 23rd 10 am – Noon

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We received information late this afternoon about an active transportation town hall which the Fairfax County police will run at the McLean Community Center tonight at 6 pm. We’ve been advised that Supervisor Bierman, and employees of FCDOT and VDOT will be in attendance. Here’s a link to the PowerPoint for the meeting.

Best Regards,
CWCA Board

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Dear Neighbors,

Thank you so much for your interest and enthusiasm regarding the petition to request that Dominion Energy bury the power lines in Chesterbrook Woods. It has been great hearing from so many of you. We wanted to share a quick update to clarify the intent of the petition and help answer some initial questions.

The goal is simple: we want to show Dominion Energy that Chesterbrook Woods is eager to be added to their list of neighborhoods prioritized for underground power lines, helping us all avoid future power outages given the large number of outages we’ve had over the last few years. To get their attention, we need signatures from as many residents as possible.

Please note that signing this petition is simply a show of community interest. It does not commit you or your property to the project, nor does it give Dominion permission to begin any work.

If Dominion adds our neighborhood to their list, a formal process will follow where they will reach out to each resident individually for permission. This phase would include discussing necessary easements for equipment, like transformers, which only some properties would need and can easily be landscaped with shrubs.

A project like this typically requires near 100% agreement from the community to move forward. We will put together a detailed FAQ document at that stage to ensure everyone has the information they need to make the best decision.

Linked here is the website to Dominion’s Strategic Program which can answer some basic questions. This link is very informative and answers questions we have received except for this one raised by a few community members:

• Given outages that result from events in neighboring communities, how effective will this project be in providing consistent power to Chesterbrook Woods?

• Answer: Outages that are caused by fallen trees in our neighborhood will be eliminated. There have been two outage is year. Of course, outages in Dominion substations may occur and outages that occur in areas that feed Chesterbrook Woods may also disrupt power. We do not have information to know the resultant frequency.

For now, we invite you to add your name to the petition to help us get on Dominion Energy’s radar! Aside from the frequent outages, the large number of hanging wires, some of which are very low, are a growing public safety issue. The petition and signature pages are currently available at two neighborhood mailboxes:

1. Arthur St. André (arthur.st.andre) 1434 Woodacre Dr.
2. Bethany Morrison (bethanypoulos) 1510 Laburnum St.

If you are physically unable to visit one of these locations, please email Arthur directly and he will gladly assist you.

Thank you for much for your attention and support,

The CWCA Dominion Energy Underground Task Force

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Neighbors of Chesterbrook Woods,

We have all experienced numerous power outages the last few months at least two of which resulted from downed trees. The Board has a committee of volunteers who have been attempting to get Dominion Power to put our neighborhood on the list to bury our power cables. An attempt has been made through Dominion’s intermediary to make this request with no success so far.

There are a few reasons this is occurring. Without going into those details, the Committee plans to Petition Dominion with your help to put us on the list to bury our power cables. If there is to be any hope of success in this effort, we’ll need substantial participation in signing the petition. If you have reservations about the project please let one of the Committee members know and they will address your thoughts or seek an answer.

The Committee is asking you to sign the signature page of the petition. It will be attached to a couple of committee member’s mailboxes. See addresses below. Please include your address when signing. They’ll need your personal signature for the petition to be legitimate. If you are unable to come by let one of them know and they’ll make alternate arrangements.

Thank you,

Board of Chesterbrook Woods

Link to petition for review here. This can only be viewed. Please stop by the committee members’ mailboxes below to provide a physical signature.

Committee:

Bethany Morrison (bethanypoulos@gmail.com) 1510 Laburnam Street

Arthur St. Andre (arthur.st.andre@gmail.com) 1434 Woodacre Drive

Adrienne Schweer (adrienne.n.schweer@gmail.com)

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Dear CWCA Residents-

Fairfax County Department of Transportation (FCDOT), is almost finished with the Chesterbrook Road sidewalk project from Forest Lane to 41st Street. The final pieces include milling and paving the sidewalk side of the street and then to re-stripe the center line and add crosswalk markings. The contractor began milling today.

While the contractor is doing the road work, they will close one lane on Chesterbrook from Forest up to 41st Street (work hours are approx 9:30 am – 3:30 pm Monday-Thurday and 9:30 am -2 pm on Friday). Once the work is completed, VDOT and Arlington county will need to do a final inspection. They expect the project to be completed in the next two weeks.

FCDOT knows that neighbors have been waiting a LONG time for the Chesterbrook sidewalk and appreciates your patience! Along with the new sidewalk which will allow pedestrians to walk from Forest to Glebe Rd, there will be two new crosswalks (one at Forest Lane and one at Brookside), and work was done to improve drainage underneath the road.

There is a second phase of the Chesterbrook sidewalk project that will connect Forest down to Maddux Lane and includes significant storm water upgrades. There is no time line yet for that piece but they are about to bid the project. More to come.

Best Regards,
CWCA

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