brookfield civic association celebrating our community may 27, 2010 7:30 pm, brookfield elementary...

Brookfield CivicAssociation

CelebratingOur Community

May 27, 20107:30 pm, Brookfield Elementary School

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+Agenda

About BCA & Welcome

Minutes, Old Business & Committee Reports

Recent Accomplishments & Photos

Public Safety & Commercial Parking Updates

Volunteers Needed: Adopt-a-Highway / Clean-Up Neighborhood Reps

Questions & Answers

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+Event Schedule

04/18, 1pm – 4pm: Frog Branch Bike & Hike

TBD Next Adopt-a-Highway Cleanup(Includes Rt. 50 from Galesbury to Stringfellow)

05/27, 7:30 pm - General Meeting, Brookfield Elementary School cafeteria

TBD – Next general meeting (Sep 2010)

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Check Web site for news, crime prevention tips, for local events, government news & meetings.

www.brookfieldcivic.org

+Brookfield Civic AssociationMission Statement

The purpose of The Brookfield Civic Association is to bring together an inclusive group of residents who share the common goal of promoting a safe and healthy community that is a great place to live.

“May we reach out our hands in serviceand be blessed with enough foolishness

to believe that we can make enoughdifference in this world

to go out and do what others claimcannot be done!"

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+Current BCA Board of Directors (“Core Group”)

Margie Wheedleton

Steve Russick

Jim Rollins

John Moore

Shelley Leeds

Larry Leeds

Terrie Koustenis

Sami Besalel

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+Neighborhood Reps

Sami Besalel

Terrie Koustenis

Shelley Leeds

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John Moore

Steve Russick

Margie Wheedleton

Additional reps needed.See us after the meeting or email

info@brookfieldcivic.org

+www.BrookfieldCivic.org

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+Contacting BCA

Postal Address:

The Brookfield Civic AssociationP.O. Box 222852Chantilly, Virginia 20153-2582

Email:

Info@brookfieldcivic.org

Web:

http://www.brookfieldcivic.org/

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+Recent Accomplishments

Brookfield Bike & Hike

Commercial Parking District (CPD)

Child Fingerprinting & Property Engraving program

Connector bus re-route incoming to Brookfield from Route 50

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+Recent Accomplishments

Adopt-A-Highway Program – cleanup activities at Rt. 50

Traffic Light at Poplar Tree and Lees Corner Road

Neighborhood Watch signs / program

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New bridge across stream

New Brookfield entrance wall

Street sweeping & ice removal

+Bike & HikeOver 50 people attended our Bike & Hike on April 18

Events included: 2 bike hikes along Frog

Branch Creek 2 walking tour/hikes along the

Frog Branch Creek path Free face painting Hula Hoop Jamboree /

contest Free grilled food, drinks and

snacks

Thanks to:

Bonni Epstein, organizer

Fairfax County Police safety officers for Leadership & attendance Free water bottles and free bike

helmets

Boy Scouts for leading the walk

BCA volunteers

Brookfield Swim Club

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+ The good folks living at this home took the initiative to beautify their neighborhood by mowing the strip of grass along the Brookfield wall.

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Join us in thanking them.

They are the first to receive the honorary Brookfield Initiative Award.

+Fingerprint America Child Identification Program

100 children were fingerprinted and/or photographed by our volunteers and Sully District Police on November 21, 2009, at the Chantilly Regional Library.

Photos & fingerprint cards went home with the parents to keep, as an immediate aid to authorities in case of tragedy.

BCA sponsored “nearly free” photos to accompany.

This will be a continuing project of your Brookfield Civic Association.

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+The Program in Action

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+Some of the Volunteers

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+Anyone get the number of that truck?

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+ Adopt-a-Highway Cleanup 20

Brookfield Civic Association has adopted the south side portion and median of Route 50 (Lee Jackson Hwy) Spans from Stringfellow Road west to Galesbury Lane

+Next Adopt-a-HighwayNeighborhood Cleanup

Next Cleanup Date To Be Announced.

Will perform at least 3x per year.

TO VOLUNTEER, please contact Margie Wheedleton PHONE: (703) 378-8267 EMAIL: margie@brookfieldcivic.org

THANKS IN ADVANCE!

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+Bridge over Frog Creek

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+ Still Missing: One Bridge 23

Start here on Lees Corner and follow the path down…

+ Natural Beauty in Brookfield 24

+New Crime Prevention Officer

Our primary police liaison, Crime Prevention Officer MPO W. M. Brock, left this position in November 2009 due to budget cuts. A tip of the hat to Officer Brock for great work and dedication.

Officer Peter B. (“Brett”) Katinsky took over as BCA liaison and crime prevention officer.

His first newsletter is posted on our Web site.

See our new “Crime Prevention” page.

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+How Can You Help Improve the Neighborhood?

Brookfield Civic Association wants to help its residents keep the neighborhood safe, clean, lawful, and pleasant.

When you see a problem, you are encouraged to act.

Here are a few ways to fix some common problems:

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+Parking Issues – Illegally Parked Commercial Vehicles

Fairfax County has new commercial parking regulations that affect the whole county, including our neighborhood.

Community Parking District (CPD) info, video and explanation.

For safety or parking concerns, call the Fairfax Police Non-Emergency Number:

(703) 691-2131

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+Reporting Zoning Violations

If someone in the neighborhood is running a boarding house, or if several unrelated renters are in one home, file a zoning violation.

Go online to report zoning issues. Go to:

www.fairfaxcounty.govClick “File a Complaint”

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+Uncut Grass Complaints

If the grass in a home is over 12 inches high, you can complain to Fairfax County Land Development.

The owner is warned and is given a time period to fix.

If not, the county will have the lawn mowed and charge the owner $400

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+Breaking News

County board of supervisors has approved a large area CPD (community parking district) for Armfield Farms (Lees Corner Road).

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+Neighborhood Watch

Neighborhood Watch program running.

Volunteer patrol teams patrol the neighborhood at least 2 days a week.

New signs posted along Lees Corner Road.

Thanks to Lloyd Pierce and for the active trained volunteers for their time.

More volunteers needed.

TRAINING IS REQUIRED (FREE).

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+Neighborhood Watch Training

To volunteer, you must take a free 2-hour training class.

To volunteer or for more information, contact Lloyd Pierce lgolfl@juno.com.

Training dates & locations will be posted on our web site – click on “Neighborhood Watch” link.

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VolunteersNeeded

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Neighborhood CleanupNeighborhood RepsForeign Language Consultants

+Please Patronize Our Sponsors

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+Sponsoring BCA

Your ad or business card can be seen by 965 homes in Brookfield.

Advertising on our web site is available for a nominal fee.

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Questions & Answers

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