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JUNE 2020
THE HORN
O F F I C I A L P U B L I C AT I O N O F T H E V I R G I N I A R U N C O M M U N I T Y
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WACO RIPTIDE SWIM TEAM
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JUNE 2020 1
We
Know
Plants
Bryn Wallace
Merrifield Fair Oaks Gainesville
2 THE HORN
703-560-6222 703-968-9600 703-368-1919
COVER PHOTO - DIEGO QUIROS
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
THE HORN PRESIDENT Jay Johnston
VICE PRESIDENT Dee Kakar
ARB LIAISON/ Diego Quiros
BOARD MEMBER
VIRGINIA RUN COMMUNITY CENTER
TREASURER/ Jason Collinsworth
15355 Wetherburn Court, Centreville, Virginia 20120 AMC LIAISON
SECRETARY/CAC LIAISON Kelly Bobek
PHONE BOARD MEMBER Ted Troscianecki
703-815-1136
BOARD MEMBER Giovanni Calabro
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JUNE 2020 3
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16
4 THE HORN
12 INSIDE
THIS
ISSUE
FEATURES
18
08 PRESIDENT’S REPORT
12 WACO
16 RIPTIDE SWIM TEAM NEWS
18 TRASH UPDATE
JUNE 2020 5
Virginia Governor has agreed to begin Phase 1 of the recovery plan for Fairfax County on May 29, 2020.
The Board of Trustees has voted to not open the pool until Phase 2.
If the restrictions are lifted early, we will post any open events on the website calendar.
JUNE 2020
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6 THE HORN
FUTURE COMMUNITY MEETING DATES
JUNE
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VIRGINIA RUN
JULY 7 8 9 ASSOCIATION
AUGUST
DUES
4 12 13
SEPTEMBER 1 9 10
OCTOBER 6 7 8 Beginning January 1, 2020,
the monthly assessment has
NOVEMBER 3 11 12
increased to $75.00.
DECEMBER 1 9 10 Please make sure your checks
are payable to Virginia Run – not
Sequoia Management – and
include your account number
TRASH REMOVAL
provided to you in your coupon
book in the memo section.
The check with coupon should
Effective May 18th, Patriot Disposal resumed regular yard waste and be mailed to Virginia Run, c/o
bulk/special items collection with some limitations: Sequoia Management Co., P. O.
YARD WASTE: Limit of 5 paper bags or a rigid container for grass Box 1459, Commerce, GA
clippings. Branch bundles will not be picked up at this time. 30529-0028.
BULK PICK-UP: Advance notice is required by phone 703-257-7100 or Checks made out improperly or
email customerservice@patriotdisposalservices.com. There will be a mailed to the Community Center,
nominal charge of $25.00 and up for bulk items such as small furniture can cause a delay in the check
and mattresses to cover additional handling costs due to COVID-19. being posted to your account.
CONTACTS
Consumer Affairs................................... 703-222-8435
CLUBS & CONTACTS
Dulles Noise Complaint.......................... 703-572-8215
Ladies Luncheon Bridge/Audrey Hunt...... 703-830-8032
Hazardous Disposal............................... 703-631-1179
Swim Team/Robin Osterhout................... 703-815-1136
Miss Utility - (Before You Dig).................. 800-552-7001
WFCCA Rep/Ted Troscianecki.................. 703-815-1136
Post Office - Sully Station Branch............. 703-378-5502
Sully Dist. Council Rep./Jay Johnston...... 703-815-1136
Post Office - Centreville Branch................ 703-830-7690
CAC/Van VanLahr................................... 703-815-1136
Supervisor Kathy Smith’s Office............... 703-814-7100
Write/Photograph for the Horn/
VDOT..................................................... 800-367-7623
Giovanni Calabro.................................... 703-966-4408
Northern Virginia Electric (NOVEC)........... 703-335-0500
IMPORTANT CONTACTS Wildlife Rescue League........................... 703-440-0800
Police, Fire & Rescue.............................. 911 Emergency Virginia Run Swimming Pool Guard Desk.. 703-815-1442
Non-Emergency Police............................. 703-691-2131 Missing/Damaged Street Name Signs..... 703-877-2800
Animal Control....................................... 703-691-2131 Missing/Damaged Traffic Signs
(Stop/Speed)......................................... 703-383-8368
JUNE 2020 7
PRESIDENT’S
REPORT
With the beginning of the third month of home Over the past several months, Management has
sequestration and the beginning of Phase I, every received several concerns regarding drainage in the
day will be a challenge deciding how to go about your Community on homeowner’s property including those
day. With spring activities winding up and the warmer adjoining common areas. The Board consistently tries
weather coming it is important to be mindful of your to deal with drainage issues on the common areas.
health and safety and that of your loved ones, relatives, Our landscaping services are asked, where possible,
and friends. Please be considerate of others and be to mow areas with drainage challenges in mind. In
safe yourselves. some cases, the Board has approved landscaping
and clearing of blockages and sculpting the swales to
The Board would like to thank Senator Marsden for
allow for better water flow. Homeowners are permitted
his enlightening discussion at the May Board meeting.
to make accommodations where necessary to divert
He was kind enough to join us virtually and bring us
water into swales originally designed by the developers.
up to date on the meeting in Richmond, the guidelines
We ask that homeowners be considerate of their
presented on the virus, new legislation he and his fellow
neighbors when attempting to divert water away from
senators are presenting, and the changes to the budget.
their residence. We will work with homeowners where
He remarked about the decreasing revenues derived
common areas are involved.
from sales taxes as well as gas revenues. This will force
a review of the budget in light of the expense posed The Governor’s plan for re-opening Northern Virginia
by the pandemic. He was kind enough to answer a few may potentially open pools by late June. The guidelines
questions before he had to run to another call. still in place throughout the summer may not be broad
enough to allow for us to operate the pool normally
Plans for the Master Plan continue to develop. The
this season. At the May Board of Trustees meeting,
Board, in consultation with our Architect has elected
we discussed in detail the need to open the pool for
to get the entire Master Plan developed, reviewed,
the 2020 summer swim season. After a careful and
and approved by the County including all zoning and
deliberate discussions and in consultation with our
permits so we can proceed as our need and finances
attorneys, the insurance company, and NV Pools, the
allow. A pavilion at the Northern Rec Center is being
Board decided to leave the pool closed through Phase
considered and an expansion of the Community Center
I and revisit in Phase 2 and again Phase 3. While the
is also in the plan. The Master Plan as it progresses
pool has been prepared for operations, it will remain
will include many new amenities, some of which may be
closed out of an abundance of caution for the health
done sooner than others. Some may never be done at
and safety of Virginia Run residents and NV Pool
all. Several new amenities such as a bocce ball court,
operators. And sadly, for many of our young swimmers,
horseshoe pits, and an expanded parking area, are
the Northern Virginia Swim (NVSL) has cancelled the
also being considered along with landscaping. Instead
2020 summer swim league due to the Coronavirus.
of expanding the existing asphalt parking area, the
Board is considering a less expensive “NDS Ez Roll Finally, the Declaration Committee is wrapping up its
Grass pavers”, which is an environmentally friendly grid revisions of the 2016 version. We are planning on
laid over 6 inches of gravel and covered with soil and having the new Declaration out for vote in October 2020
planted with grass. Stormwater management is one of for review and approval by the homeowners. More to
the larger considerations, where we will need to expand come next months with a schedule of events and plan
our current systems. When the Board has a finalized for passage.
draft plan available, we will share with the Community.
8 THE HORN
NOTICE TO THE COMMUNITY ON
THE DECLARATION PROCESS
Over the next ■ A) 10/9/87 FIRST AMENDMENT – Use of
several the Community Center for civic and religious/
months, the charitable organizations & reducing quorum
Declaration from 90% to 67%
Committee
■ B) 12/17/87 SECOND AMENDMENT –
working Fixing typo for Pleasant Hill – it had $1,000
on the capital contribution in one section and $500
revisions in another. This amendment made it $500.
will publish
■ C) 7/2/1991 THIRD AMENDMENT – They
some of
amended Article XII. Section 2 again by
the major removing some language but keeping the
challenges the 67% quorum.
Board and residents
will face as we prepare ■ D) 8/8/91 FOURTH AMENDMENT – Adding
for the voting on the Amended and Restated the separate trash assessment and other
changes pertaining to assessments.
Declaration by the Association membership.
Committee members are Jay Johnston, Jason ■ E) 12/13/00 FIFTH AMENDMENT – Adding
Collinsworth, Daryl Jackson, John Litzenberger, the Stanley Martin (Harcor) properties at
and Diego Quiros. The Ridings.
The Amended and Restated Declaration will Because of the scope of the revisions, it
be a comprehensive rewrite of the existing will not be possible to have a side-by-side
Declaration, which for the most part represent comparison of the builder’s version from 17
the original builders Declaration, published March 1987. However, the existing Declaration
on 17 March 1987. As such, it includes many is available on the Virginia Run website in
outdated sections and paragraphs, which the MSWord format (vs. the original .pdf) or you
amended and restated version will change. The can request a copy of the .pdf version by
“new” Declaration includes references to the contacting the management office.
Virginia Property Owners Association Act as
The Declaration Committee has established
well as a multitude of statutory amendments
a plan and timeline for the Associations
to that Act that have been passed by the
knowledge and understanding of the process.
General Assembly over the past thirty-three
Our goal is to be completely transparent in
(33) years.
the revision process allowing members of the
The Amended and Restated Declaration also association to better understand the rational
incorporates five (5) amendments to the for the revision as well as understanding the
existing Declaration that had been approved processes necessary to gain a 67 percent or
by the Virginia Run membership since the 2/3 approval rate.
development of Virginia Run. They include:
JUNE 2020 9
TREASURER’S REPORT
BY: JASON COLLINSWORTH
FOR THE PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2020
YEAR OVER YEAR ANALYSIS OF CHANGE IN BALANCE SHEET ITEMS
THRU MAR 2019 THRU MAR 2020 VARIANCE +/- CHANGE
CASH ON HAND $1,857,393 $1,678,015 $(179,378) -9.66%
LESS:
REPLACEMENT RESERVES $879,449 $966,798 $87,349 9.93%
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
RESERVES (CIP)1
$3,226 $(6,201) $(9,427) -292.23%
COLUMBIA GAS RESERVES2 $416,072 $210,412 $(205,660) -49.43%
MASTER PLAN DEVELOPMENT $36,445
TOTAL LIABILITIES3 $422,488 $328,800 $(93,688) -22.18%
NET AVAILABLE CASH &
OPERATING CONTINGENCY4
$136,159 $141,762 $5,603 4.11%
Treasurer’s Report summarizes the period through March for the Community, wuth repair and construction of the
2020 with an analysis and explaination of variances. entrance pillasters and caps, and replacement of the
fence and lounges at the pool. Board made a decision
Overall, our financial position is excellent for the first to separate out the Master Plan costs for 2020
three months of 2020 bettering our overall cash position and beyond.
and operations.
3. Total Liabilities are lower in the first few months of
2020 as we hold the line on overall expenses of
NOTES:
the Community.
1. Capital Improvement Reserves decreased this
period over last year. The Board has budgeted to 4. Net Available Cash and Operating Contingency, are
improving Capital Improvement Reserves in the significantly higher than this point last year as we
upcoming months. continue holding the line on expenses due in part to
reduced operations. Emphasis continues to remain
2. Columbia Gas Reserves decreased from last year as
within the approved budget.
we continue our work on the master plan improvements
10 THE HORNYEAR TO DATE ACTUAL VS. BUDGET SURPLUS/ DEFICIT COMPARISON
ACTUAL BUDGETED
MAR-20 MAR-20 VARIANCE +/- CHANGE
TOTAL REVENUES $233,734.38 $233,231.00 $503.38 0.22%
UNIT SERVICES
TRASH ASSESSMENTS $(100,093.14) $(100,095.00) $1.86 0.00%
TRASH REMOVAL $98,237.22 $98,238.00 $(0.78) 0.00%
TOTAL UNIT SERVICES $(1,855.92) $(1,857.00) $1.08 -0.06%
TOTAL ADMINISTRATIVE
$84,894.25 $83,600.00 $1,294.25 1.55%
EXPENSES1
TOTAL COMMON $37,673.58 $55,628.00 $(17,954.42) -32.28%
AREA EXPENSES
TOTAL POOL EXPENSES $30,196.32 $30,312.00 $(115.68) -0.38%
TOTAL COMMUNITY
$4,790.29 $5,618.00 $(827.71) -14.73%
CENTER EXPENSES
TOTAL PROGRAM EXPENSES $5,567.85 $8,330.00 $(2,762.15) -33.16%
TOTAL RESERVES $46,839.00 $46,839.00 $- 0.00%
TOTAL EXPENSES $208,105.37 $228,470.00 $(20,364.63) -8.91%
SURPLUS/
$25,629.01 $4,761.00 $20,868.01 0.00%
(DEFICIT) FUNDS
Treasurer’s Report summarizes the actual to budgeted NOTES:
expenses for March 2020 with an analysis and 1. Total Administrative Expenses are over budget due
explaination of variances. to postage, printing and other misc. expenses for the
Overall, our financial position is excellent for the annual meeting.
beginning of 2020 maintaining actual to budgeted costs. 2. Surplus is higher than budgeted through first 3
months of the calendar year primarily due to a decrease
in Common Area Expenses based primarily upon lower
than anticipated expenditures on non-routine grounds
maintenance activities.
JUNE 2020 11WACO
In the days of Covid-19 and Stay at Home orders, binge needed to add my dad to that part of the storyline to
watching on Netflix has taken on a life of its own. Among connect the similarities between that case and Waco. I
the myriad of offerings is one series with a connection should note that the part I found to be the most far-
to one of our neighbors. fetched (David Koresh playing guitar in an open window
like a bad 80s movie) was actually accurate.
Waco is the story of David Koresh and the Branch
Davidian compound in Texas in the early 1990s that YOUR FATHER WAS A CONSULTANT DURING
ended in a deadly standoff with the ATF. One of the PRODUCTION. IS HE PLEASED WITH THE WAY THE
lead characters portrayed in the series is FBI hostage SERIES TURNED OUT AND HOW HE WAS PORTRAYED?
negotiator Gary Noesner (portrayed by Michael
Shannon). Gary’s daughter, Katie Noesner Salzman, is a My dad was so happy with how Michael Shannon
Virginia Run resident. We asked her about what it was portrayed him. We loved getting to meet the cast and
like seeing her father portrayed on-screen. crew during the release party. My dad was very involved
in making decisions and giving advice on set. Our whole
WHAT ARE YOUR MEMORIES OF THAT INCIDENT AND family felt that the show leaned a little towards the
WHAT’S YOUR REACTION TO SEEING IT RE-CREATED side of the Branch Davidians – skipping some of the
IN A NETFLIX SERIES? more troubling activities that they were involved in—but
overall we were happy with the production. The show
I was only 10 when the standoff occurred, so I mostly
was based on both my dad’s book, Stalling for Time,
remember my dad being gone for a long time. He often
which was published in 2010 as well as survivor David
had to travel and sometimes we weren’t sure how long
Thibodeau’s book (who is played by Rory Culkin in the
he would be gone.
series), so both
Despite that, he
sides had to
was always a
be represented.
great coach, dad,
and mentor. To CAN YOU TELL
see it recreated US A BIT ABOUT
on screen is YOUR FAMILY?
surreal and super WHEN DID
rewarding. My dad YOU MOVE TO
had to make a lot VIRGINIA RUN,
of sacrifices for AND WHAT MADE
his job. YOU CHOSE THIS
COMMUNITY?
IN THE SERIES,
YOUR FATHER My husband,
IS INVOLVED Lucas, and I
THROUGHOUT moved to Virginia
THE ENTIRE Run in April of
SIEGE, BUT 2018 when I
THAT’S NOT was 8 months
ENTIRELY pregnant with our
ACCURATE IS IT? third child. We
moved from the
That’s right, my
townhome community in Little Rocky Run because we
dad left the siege early because he did not agree with
needed to upsize and because we loved the peaceful
how it was being handled. The biggest discrepancy
privacy, beautiful walking trails, and proximity to all our
between real life and the series is that my dad was
favorite spots. It was a great decision.
not present at the Ruby Ridge incident. The producers
12 THE HORNTHE RECENT
GRADUATE’S GUIDE
TO JOB HUNTING
Making the transition from college to the professional world is
never easy, but it’s even more difficult during a recession. One
Virginia Run resident, however, is trying to help recent graduates
navigate the process with his new book, The Recent Graduate’s
Guide to Job Hunting.
Part of the challenge, he says, is that in addition to being
extremely competitive, the DC job market has unique
characteristics that make it all the more challenging for recent
graduates to find a
foothold. “Any job listing
“I remember what the job search you see is probably
going to have hundreds
was like after graduation because of people applying for it,
my first job search was also assuming there’s even
during a recession,” says John a real job behind it. And
that’s just in normal
Franklin. “I thought I was ready times. Others are going
to conquer the world, but six to require clearances.
months later, I was still living in It’s a very, very tough
market to start a
my parents’ house replying to job career in.”
ads and wondering where I had
Although there is no
gone wrong.” magic bullet, Franklin
says that the “key” is
no different thanwhat it
has always been: networking. “You can spend months or even
years trying to find a job through online listings,” he points out.
“But leveraging connections, taking administrative positions
to get your foot in the door, and making contacts around the
organization can go a lot further than sending out application
after application and hoping you’ll strike gold,” he says.
Published in May – just in time for the recent Class of 2020 –
The Recent Graduate’s Guide to Job Hunting is available through
Amazon.com in both paperback and digital Form. The 250-page
book highlights everything from resumes and job interview skills
to thank-you notes and networking strategies. “It’s really a crash-
course in job searching,” he adds. “It’s everything most of us
probably wish we’d known starting out, and it’s also what none
of your professors probably told you: Your degree is just the first
step in a very, very long process.”
JUNE 2020 13MANAGEMENT NOTES
COMMUNITY CENTER OFFICE HOURS
The Community Center is currently
closed to members during this
time. Jan and Ann are alternating
days and are available by email –
management@virginiarun.com or
phone (703) 815-1136 Monday
through Thursday 9:00 am until 5:00
pm and Friday 9:00 am until 1:00 pm. We can provide
tennis keys ($10 deposit), mailbox stain or forms. Just let
us know what you need and we will leave it in the black
mailbox at the bottom of the steps.
How do I access all of the features of the new website (sign in
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JUNE 2020 15JUNE RIPTIDE SWIM TEAM NEWS
It is with deep regret that I inform our team and use of the community pool and/or clubhouse we
community that our summer swim season has been can start planning a “2020 Senior Ceremony”.
cancelled by the NVSL due to Covid-19. The NVSL spent It will look different than past years, but we will
many months considering all options and consulting with recognize our senior swimmers and keep as
public health officials, government officials and league many traditions as possible in place when we
division coordinators before making this decision. While celebrate their dedication as swimmers and Riptide
the Governor’s plan for re-opening offers a glimmer of team members.
hope that pools could potentially open by late June, the
■ The Riptide Board will continue to meet virtually to
guidelines still in place throughout the summer in phase
discuss ways we can still commemorate our 30th
1 and 2 will not be broad enough to allow for us to run
Anniversary while following state guidelines. We will
practices or meets in a safe way.
try to be creative and if you have ideas, please let
us know!
■ Our 2020 eligible Riptide Seniors will receive
their Riptide Scholarship award this summer. The safety of our swimmers, coaches, volunteers, and
Fundraising for these scholarships was spectators is everyone’s top priority. Please continue
accomplished through our 2019-2020 Winter Swim to use caution and follow all recommended safety
Developmental Program run by Russell Ramey. measures as reopening continues in the coming weeks.
Thank you to all that participated in this program
(swimmers, volunteer coaches and Coach Ramey). We will miss our Riptide Family this summer!
■ Riptide Senior Ceremony: When we know more Robin Osterhout, VR Riptide,
about gathering together in small groups and robinosterhout@variptide.com
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JUNE 2020 17FAIRFAX COUNTY BEGINS TRANSITION
FROM PLASTIC YARD WASTE BAGS
This spring Fairfax County will begin phasing out the residents should use compostable paper bags or
use of plastic bags for yard waste collection. This a rigid container clearly marked yard waste. Other
decision aligns with the county’s environmental vision options include composting and mulching at home
and was made to reduce the amount of plastic in our and grasscycling (leaving mowed grass clippings on
natural environment. The change applies the lawn).
to private collection companies’
customers (90 percent of the Leaves should not be blown into the
county) as well as residents woods or dumped on parkland,
living in the county’s solid and leaves should not be
waste collection areas. blown into the street unless
With this change, Fairfax the residence is served by
County joins seven vacuum leaf collection.
neighboring jurisdictions Unused plastic bags can
in the Washington, D.C. be used as trashcan
Metro Area that already liners.
discourage or prohibit Accepted yard waste
the use of plastic bags includes grass
for yard waste. clippings, leaves, straw,
“Plastic pollution is brush, small prunings,
a big problem for our branches, and flowers.
natural environment,” Unaccepted material
said Eric Forbes, director includes tree stumps,
of engineering and food waste, lumber, treated
environmental compliance, wood, pallets, sawdust, dirt,
Fairfax County Solid Waste mulch, and sod.
Management Program. “This The change in how yard waste is set
change will help eliminate a known out for curbside collection is considered
source of plastic from entering our an administrative action as allowed by
environment. By next winter we think everyone Sections 109.1-1-3(b) and (d) and 109.1-2-1 of the
will have learned of the change and joined the County Code. The Solid Waste Management Program
many residents who have already switched to anticipates that the 2020 yard waste season will be
more environmentally friendly paper bags or a transition period for residents and businesses to
reusable containers.” adjust to the change. The SMWP will work with the
Fairfax County’s yard waste collection season runs community and private hauling companies on the
from March through December. When yard waste – transition. A formal code change will be considered by
brush, leaves, and grass – is processed into compost, the Board of Supervisors at a later date.
small pieces of shredded plastic end up in the For more information, visit Transition from Plastic
organic material applied in gardens, yards, and capital Bags for Yard Waste Collection FAQs.
improvement projects. Even the best screening
systems don’t remove all the plastic shreds. Please send questions or concerns to recycling@
fairfaxcounty.gov, or call 703-324-5230.
A survey conducted last summer found that 30
percent of residents have already stopped using
plastic bags for yard waste. Instead of plastic bags,
18 THE HORNJUNE 2020 19
Dear Loudoun and Fairfax County BULK AND SPECIAL ITEM COLLECTION
Residential Customers,
All residential customers can now begin scheduling
Effective Monday, May 18th, Patriot Disposal will bulk and special item collection with the
resume regular yard waste and bulk/special item following limitations:
collections, with the following limitations: ■ Advance notice is required for all items
by phone at 703-257-7100 or by email at
YARD WASTE COLLECTION
customerservice@patriotdisposalservices.com.
For Loudoun County Residents, the number of ■ There will be a nominal charge of $25.00
bags that will be picked up per home has been and up per item for bulk items such as
increased from 3 to 5. Fairfax County residents small furniture and mattresses to cover the
will have yard waste collection resume on your additional handling costs that we incur due to
regularly-scheduled yard waste pickup day. COVID-19.
■ All yard waste must be placed in paper bags
or in a rigid container clearly marked “yard Thank you for your patience throughout this
waste.” Yard waste in plastic bags will not be process. If you have any questions concerning this
picked up. notice, please contact us at (703) 257-7100 or by
email at customerservice@patriotdisposalservices.
■ Bundles or loose branches placed at the curb
com.
will not be picked up.
■ Residents are limited to a maximum of 5 bags Thank you,
of yard waste per home per pickup. PATRIOT DISPOSAL, INC.
■ As a reminder, unaccepted materials include
tree stumps, food waste, lumber, treated wood,
pallets, sawdust, dirt, mulch and sod. Please
do not mix any of these materials in with your
yard waste.
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