Residents are urged to cast their vote about a Fairfaix County Plan to attempt to slow traffic in our neighborhood. The deadline is near (MAY 31, 2011) and the community needs 50% of its residents to vote in order for the plan to be considered. Many neighbors have spent countless hours working on this project – serving on Task Forces, delivering flyers and ballots and meeting with the Fairfax County officials, please don’t let them down – VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!
CLICK BELOW FOR A COPY OF THE BALLOT. PRINT IT OUT AND MAIL IT IN !
http://www.jefferson-village.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Jefferson_Village_Traffic_Calming_Ballot.doc
For more information or help contact president@jefferson-village.org
Jefferson Village Traffic Ballot
Thanks to everybody who attended the Jefferson Village traffic-calming meeting on April 21 at James Lee Community Center. Ballots to vote on the traffic-calming proposal for Jefferson Ave and the Jefferson Village portion of Marshall Ave will be delivered to homes during the week of May 9th. Please see the attachments for a map showing the proposed locations of the speed humps and a diagram showing the dimensions of the speed humps as well as the ballot area.
Please remember to VOTE!!
http://www.jefferson-village.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Jefferson_and_Marshall_conceptual_plan_map.pdf
http://www.jefferson-village.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/SH-1__Speed_Hump_without_optional_Pavement_Markings.ppt
http://www.jefferson-village.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Jefferson-Village-Ballot-Map-26-April-2011.pdf
Please join us on Halloween Sun Oct 31 from 2-6 pm for the Annual Fall Fest and Halloween Parade in Greenway Downs Park at the end of Custis Parkway. Bring a dish to share and some candy to help make the party a hit. Or bring a batch of your homemade chili to enter in our 2010 Chili Cookoff. New this year is a Homemade Pumpkin Pie Contest to if you have a recipe for one you like to bake, your neighbors would love to try it. Bring your own carved jack-o-lantern for our contest display table and as see all the other pumpkins created by your friends and neighbors. The association will provide the drinks, games and prizes as well as spooky music and decorations. We will be Parading through the Park @ 5 PM. And don’t forget your cameras! For more information or to volunteer, contact David Redding at president@jefferson-village.org or call (703) 963-3829.
The Jefferson Village and Greenway Downs Neighborhoods will be holding its annual National Night Out Event at Jefferson Village Park August 3, 2010 from 6pm to 8pm. Events to include an Ice Cream Social, Live music by the Harley String Band, Games, and even a McGruff The Crime Dog sighting is possible!
Event Details:
Who: Jefferson Village and Greenway Downs Neighborhoods
What: National Night Out Annual Event: Ice Cream Social, Live music (Harley String Band), Games, McGruff sighting is possible
When: Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010 6:00 – 8:00pm
Where: Jefferson Village Park – 6798 Arlington Blvd, Falls Church, VA 22042 [Google Maps]
Sponsors: Boardwalk Pizza, Target, Jefferson Village Civic Association
Contact Information: Jon Higgins, Neighborhood Watch Coordinator, NNO Contact; 202-617-1974 (cell), neighborhood-watch@jefferson-village.org
Just a reminder that our 2010 JVCA Annual Member Meeting is next Wed May 12th @ 7:30 pm at Devonshire Admin Center across the street from Magruders.
http://commweb.fcps.edu/directory/map_base.cfm?locid=5007
County and Va State elected officials are confirmed speakers as well as usual neighborhood business on the agenda. Please come out and join the discussion if you can.
We have several interesting initiatives to talk about including our Neighborhood Sign Project, interest in a Dog Park, as well as Traffic Calming Studies. If you have any questions please let me know.
Sincerely,
David Redding
President, Jefferson Village Civic Association
president@jefferson-village.org
c (703) 963-3829
SPRINGFEST – Sunday April 18th 10-2m at Jefferson Village Park
Hi Everyone,
Just a quick reminder that Jefferson Village Civic Association is hosting SpringFest this year this Sunday April 18th from 10-2 at Jefferson Village Park. We will have a moon bounce and egg hunt for the kids as well as burgers and dogs and drinks. Please spread the word and bring a side dish to share. See you there.
Rain date is Sunday April 25th same time and place.
If you want to volunteer to help, please respond back. There are a couple ways the Association’s Board could use folks.
Thanks,
Hi Everyone,
Just a reminder that the Association is participating in a regional watershed cleanup event this Sat, April 10th. For several years we have joined the Alice P Ferguson Foundation to help keep our waterways clean. http://www.fergusonfoundation.org/trash_initiative/trash_cleanup.shtml I have supplies including cloth gloves as well as heavy duty trash bags and recycling bags for us. Come join us at Jefferson Village Park at 9 am and see what “Goodies” we can find.
Sincerely
David Redding
President,
Jefferson Village Civic Association
c (703) 963-3829
Welcome to the New Jefferson Village Civic Association Website!
Almost everything from the old site will be moved here. We’re working on integrating the Facebook feed on the site, and you can subscribe to our posts via RSS. We might even start a Twitter feed for lost dogs and other timely neighborhood-related events that don’t really need a full post. So keep checking back!
