The Compass - Cameron Station January-February 2009

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Newsletter of the Cameron Station Community Association, Inc.

Volume 10 Issue 1 • January/February 2009

HOA 2008 Annual Meeting

By Ann Grochala

What’s Inside

Board of Directors MeetingHOA Committee UpdatesFitness NewsAdopt-a-FamilyCivic AssociationEthanol FacilityShuttle BusRetailersSnow Removal HelpCarla’s PicksRestaurant ReviewAdvertising Policy.................4...................7......................................8-9...................................10...............................12..................................14....................................15/19.........................................16-18........................21.....................................24...........................25...........................27

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The Cameron Station Homeowners Association’s annualmeeting was once again a success. On November 12,residents from approximately 163 homes attended themeeting at Samuel E. Tucker Elementary School, enjoyingsandwiches and other goodies from Harris Teeter duringthe proceedings. A quorum was reached with 183 proxies

counted. Drawings were held, and 23 gift certicates and twoower arrangements were awarded to residents attending

the meeting.

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Lt. Jennifer Adcockfrom the AlexandriaPolice Departmentreported that crimewas up 3% citywide,but violent crime wasdown. A suspect in theCameron Station condoburglary is in custody. Most incidents were larceny fromvehicles; several such incidents have occurred in CameronStation. Items taken from cars include GPS systems, satelliteradio units, pursesand laptops. Sheencouraged residentsto lock their car doorsand call the police ifthey see somethingsuspicious.Mondré Hornegay from the Alexandria Sheriff’s Departmentreported on the city’s new information system for crime

victims, called VINE (Victim Information and NoticationEveryday), the national victim notication network. This

service allows crime victims to obtain timely and reliableinformation about criminal cases and the custody statusof offenders 24 hours a day. It can also be used to see if aregistered sex offender is in the area. Victims and other

concerned citizens can also register to be notied by phone

or email about the status of an offender. The site is locatedat

www.vinelink.com.

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Sonia Agosto was awarded the Mark Pillow Community

Community Spirit AwardPresented at Annual Meeting

By Robert Burns

In 2006, the Common Area Committee instituted the “Mark PillowCommunity Spirit Award.” Mark was a Cameron Station residentwho died suddenly in December 2005. He embodied the spirit ofCameron Station and made it a better, brighter place to live.

The award is presented each year to a resident who has exemplied

Mark’s special volunteerism…someone who has made a lastingimpact on the welfare and spirit of our community. The 2008 winnerwas Sonia Agosto. Sonia did an incredible job of organizing theCameron Station 10-Year Anniversary celebration, which hundredsof residents attended and enjoyed. Sonia had to build this from the

CAmeRon StAtion CommunityASSoCiAtion, inC. (CSCA)BoARd of diReCtoRS

(

boardofdirectors@cameronstation.org

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Jh Sllva

(President)

Bra Hlsclaw

(Vice President)

mahl Avla

(Treasurer)

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Community mAnAgementArll Hasr

, Community Manager

ahansford@cmc-management.com

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Covenants Administrator

mhalfhill@cmc-management.com

703-567-4881CAmeRon CLuB fitneSS CenteRKv Hrr

, Director

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703-567-8555

CSCA CommitteeS

ARCHiteCtuRAL ReVieW Committee

arc@cameronstation.org

Michael Mayes – Chairperson

CAmeRon CLuB & eVentS Committee

ccec@cameronstation.org

Ray Celeste – Chairperson

Common AReA Committee

commonarea@cameronstation.org

Robert Burns – Chairperson

CommuniCAtionS Committee

communications@cameronstation.org

Cheri Avila – Chairperson

finAnCiAL AdViSoRy Committee

fac@cameronstation.org

Stacey Croghan – Chairperson

Condominium/mAnAgementComPAnieS

Carl Plac Cma Sr Coakla Hall aCar Sa C Wla Hall aCar Sa C

Management Company:Community Management CorporationLeah Pommrehn, Manager on site at Cameron Club:703-212-8020, 703-212-8021 (fax),

lpommrehn@cmc-management.com

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Judy Wojciechowski, PresidentManagement Company: Klingbeil, Powell & Alutz, Inc.703-532-5005

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Management Company: Armstrong Management703-385-1133Angela Luker, Community Manager:On-site number, 703-751-4070

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HOA Board of Directors2009 Meetings

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January 27February 24March 24April 28May 26 June 23 July 28August 25September 22October 27November 17December 15Annual Meeting is Tuesday, November 10.Mark your calendars now!

From the President of the HOA Board of Directors

By John Sullivan

The new year brings some changes to the Cameron StationCommunity Association (CSCA) Board of Directors. Sarah

Townes’ position has been lled by Derek “Dak” Hardwick,

former chairperson of the Architectural Review Committee.I would like to thank Sarah for her participation and counselwhile on the board for the past two years. At the board’s

December meeting, the following board positions were lled

by election: President John Sullivan, Vice President BradHolsclaw and Secretary/Treasury Mahl Avila. As a resultof Dak’s election to the board, the ARC has elected MichaelMayes, the previous ARC vice chair, as its chairperson.In addition, our Assistant Manager Leah Pommrehn hasreceived a well-deserved promotion and will be leavingthe Cameron Station Community Association. However,she’s not going far. Leah is the new manager for four of thesix Cameron Station condominium sub-associations. Her

ofce will be on the rst oor of the Cameron Club adjacent

to the Great Room. (

See article on page 6.

)I would also like to congratulate Sonia Agosto again onwinning the 2008 Mark Pillow award. Her efforts in puttingtogether a truly outstanding 10-Year Anniversary celebrationfor Cameron Stationwere duly recognizedat the annualmeeting. (

See front page

.) In addition,Sonia and her troops

did a magnicent job

providing holidaydecorations for thecommunity’s gazebo,which greatly addedto the holiday spirit.The community

enters 2009 in sound nancial shape with all recurring

service contracts signed and operational. By now you

may have noticed that the nal paving in the west end of

Cameron Station, as well as the parking striping, has beencompleted. Greenvest continues to make repairs to theareas of Cameron Station that have not bonded out ( PhasesI, III-VII). Greenvest has proposed to the City of Alexandriathat Phase VI be next for bond out. Associated with thedeveloper bond out, the board has awarded a contractfor review of the developer/builder-provided trees. Thiscontract will help the association understand the health ofthe trees and any proposed maintenance, as well as ensure

that the trees specied were installed.

While December was a mild month weather-wise, pleaseremember that the cleaning of sidewalks adjacent to aresidential unit is the responsibility of the occupant of thatunit. Your assistance in this regard will help provide forease of access to the neighborhood sidewalks and allow forsafer walking in the winter months.As always, let me say that this community runs onvolunteers. (

See page 7

.) Most of the committees arelooking for members, so please go to their meetings, onenight a month, and participate. In addition, let me extendan invitation for you to attend the board meetings, thefourth Tuesday of every month at 7pm. The open time forresidents is usually from 7:10 to 7:25pm.It is with regret that I report the closing of Stems. In thesetight economic times, our local merchants depend heavilyon us to support them. Part of the charm and enjoymentof this community is the availability and diversity of ourlocally owned merchants. They need your support tohelp weather these tough times and I ask you to considershopping local!

(See pages 16-18.)

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