Runnymeade Homeowners Association

Welcome

The Runnymeade Homeowners Association (RHOA) is the homeowners association for the community of Runnymeade, a 346-unit townhome community located off South Van Dorn Street in Fairfax County, Virginia, USA. We are a community of well-constructed three- and four-level townhomes situated among mature trees, conveniently located along the Capital Beltway between two major Metro stations and two major shopping malls and in close proximity to many grocery stores, outstanding schools, fine restaurants, golf courses, and numerous other amenities.

We welcome you to our website. You will find up-to-the-minute information about this dynamic community. Explore the links to the left to see what Runnymeade has to offer you and your family. We appreciate feedback on how to improve this site. Thanks for visiting.

For fast response time, send all e-mail to RHOA-Board-Notification@googlegroups.com and all Board members and property management agent will receive a copy.

Driving Directions and Map to Runnymeade at Cameron Crossing.

N E W N O T I C E S & A N N O U N C E M E N T S

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1. Homeowners should have received in the mail their payment coupon books to use when making 2012 quarterly RHOA homeowner assessment payments. If you are enrolled in Direct Debit to pay your quarterly payments, you will not be sent a coupon book. Please contact the Accounting Department at Jeffrey Charles & Associates if you wish to make any changes to your automatic debit.

2. Our weather has been pretty good so far this season, but we need to be prepared for harsh winter weather. We are looking for Snow Angel volunteers again this year. If you can be on call to help your neighbors who need assistance with snow removal, please contact Pat Mahoney at p-aileen-m@msn.com. Also, if you know or hear of anyone who needs assistance, particularly because of age or physical limitations, please let Pat know.

3. We are collecting contact information and recommendations on local contractors and services to share (if appropriate) with homeowners on our web site, on our Facebook page, and in our newsletter, including for yard work, painting, decks, and fences. If you have had good or bad experiences and are willing to share that information, please let someone on the Board know.

4. Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts has announced National Park Service and Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts employment and volunteer opportunities for the 2012 summer performance season. Wolf Trap National Park will host employment/volunteer fairs in the Filene Center. Upcoming job fair dates are January 28, 1:00pm to 5:00pm and March 11, 1:00pm to 5:00pm. For directions to the Filene Center and additional employment information, please check Wolf Trap's web site www.nps.gov/wotr or call 703-255-1823. For volunteer opportunities, visit www.nps.gov/wotr/parkmgmt/jobs.htm or call 703-255-1823 for an application or additional information.

Calendar of Events

Runnymeade Homeowners Association Board Meeting

The next RHOA Board meeting is on Tuesday, January 24, 2012, at 7:00 pm at the Franconia Government Center on Franconia Road.

This is a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Runnymeade Homeowners Association and will commence at 7:00 pm. It is likely that the Board will go into a closed, Executive Session shortly after 7:00 pm for a period of approximately 25-30 minutes to consider legal matters, returning to an open session at about 7:30 pm.

The RHOA Board of Directors and interested homeowners generally meet on the 4th Tuesday of every month with the exception of December. The Board has to schedule its monthly meetings around the availability of meeting sites, so dates and locations are sometimes changed for that reason. Residents are advised to check this website for updates as changes can be made at the last minute that are beyond our control. Also, schedule changes are e-mailed to residents that sign up for the RHOA-Web-Site-News notifications.

The next ACC meeting . . .

The next RHOA Architectural Control Committee (ACC) meeting will be held:

6:30 pm, Tuesday, December 13, 2011, at the office of Jeffrey Charles & Associates, 6422 Grovedale Dr., #201C, Franconia, VA 22310, in the upstairs conference room.

The ACC normally meets the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 6:30 pm. The ACC has to schedule its monthly meetings around the availability of meeting sites; so dates, times, and locations are often changed for that reason. Residents are advised to check the Community Sign and this website for updates, as changes are often made at the last minute that are beyond the ACC's control. Also, schedule changes are e-mailed to residents who sign up for the RHOA-Web-Site-News notifications on the home page of Runnymeade.org. For the location and time of the next meeting, you can also always call Jeffrey Charles & Associates at 703-924-5900.

Grounds Committee News. . .

The RHOA Grounds Committee is looking for members.

The Grounds Committee is responsible for overseeing and advising the Board on the quality of the common areas. The Committee conducts regular inspections of the common areas, makes recommendations to the Board on the Grounds Maintenance Contracts, and submits long range landscaping plans, which include budget requirements. The Committee also makes recommendations to the Board on policies for maintaining and enhancing the common areas and assists in the enforcement of RHOA standards, guidelines, and rules and regulations concerning the common areas of the community.

Interested in keeping our community beautiful? Please contact RHOA President Pat Mahoney at p-aileen-m@msn.com to volunteer or for more information.