I want to take this opportunity to introduce our newest neighbors.

Ann and Randy Talley, residents of Virginia for a number of years, have moved into 4509 Fairway Downs Court. Chris and Kendra Eagan, both U.S. Air Force officers, come to us by way of Ohio. They have just moved into 4522 Fairway Downs. To both the Talleys and Eagans, a hearty welcome to Ridges of Alexandria. We hope that we will join us in some of our socials listed on our website and provide your neighbors an opportunity to introduce themselves and extend their own personal welcome.

With the blistering heat of summer, lawn mowing has been a problem for homeowners or their lawn care contractors. We are pleased to note that most have exercised good sense by not polluting the air even more with your gasoline engines. If you feel that you must cut, please do so in the morning after 8:00 AM. According to weather reports, temperatures are expected to drop to more livable levels next week. Finally, we noted from the financial statements we receive monthly from the Cardinal Management Group that a number of homeowners overpaid their annual assessment. As a result, the Board directed Cardinal to refund those homeowners immediately. With exception of two homeowners, all annual assessments have now been paid.

Warm regards, Charlie Battaglia

In line with this, several homeowners have found Mr. George Benish a reliable and fair-priced local contractor for painting and shutter installation. Mr. Benish can be reached at 703-536-5428.

On another note, a reminder that ROA will advertise a neighborhood yard sale for Saturday, May 14 between the hours of 9:00 AM to Noon. If you plan to participate, I would ask that you contribute $10 to help defray the cost of the newspaper ad. Money will be collected the morning of May 14. Participating homeowners should plan to exhibit their treasures in their driveways.

 The remainder of the ROA calendar is as follows:

Tues, May 10 – Meeting of the Board of Directors and Architectural Review Committee at Charlie Battaglia’s residence

 Sat, May 14 – ROA Yard Sale

 Sat, August 27 – Architectural Review Committee Walk-through

 Tues, Sept 6 - Meeting of the Board of Directors and Architectural Review Committee at Dave Felt’s residence

 Fri, Sept 23 (T) – ROA Annual Social

 Mon, Oct 31 – Halloween

 Tues, Nov 1 - Meeting of the Board of Directors and Architectural Review Committee at Trish Janssen’s residence

Tues, Dec 6 - Annual Meeting of ROA Homeowners. Two new board members to be elected. Charlie Battaglia and Dave Felt are retiring from the Board

 Dec - Annual Holiday Cookie Exchange. An exact date to be determined. We are looking for a homeowner to host this event.

 Best wishes for an enjoyable summer.

Charlie Battaglia

Dear Ridges of Alexandria Homeowners,

For Halloween, Friday evening, October 31, we are instituting some security procedures to cut down on the cars that flood the neighborhood each year and on the minor vandalism.                                             

In the past few years, the number of cars and the great number of “trick or treat” children on the streets have been an equation for tragedy.  In addition, several homeowners have had their homes egged by teenagers. 

For this Halloween, we are placing orange cones, provided by the Fairfax County Police, and an “Access Restricted” sign at the entrance to discourage non-resident cars from entering.  There will be enough space between the cones to allow homeowners to pass.  Also, if you plan to have guests, please advise them to ignore the cones and proceed to your home.

In addition, I urge that you turn on as many outside lights as possible to discourage mischievous teenagers.

In past years, homeowners have been very generous in welcoming children to their homes for “trick or treat” gifts of candy.  Our policy is not to discourage this, but to make the event a safe one.

 
Thank you for understanding and cooperation on this.  If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at 703-932-1203 or by email (cbattaglia3@cox.net). 

Warm regards,

Charlie Battaglia        

• Tim and Debbie Osburne. Tim and Debbie come to us by way of Moscow and Cyprus as a result of Tim’s business assignments. They have purchased Kaye Whitley’s home at 4441 Burnt Pine Court.
• Tim Bickham and Ana Lucia. Tim and Ana come to us from the Del Ray section of Alexandria and have two young boys, Gabriel, 4 ½ years old and Lucas, 1 years old. They have purchased the Schedler’s home at 4514 Fairway Downs Court.
• Jeff and Amy Talbert. Jeff and Amy come to us from the Kingstowne section and have one child, Isabella who is 5 years old. They have purchased the Watkins’ home at 6332 River Downs Rd.