Meeting Details
- Date: 8/10/2025
- Time: Called to order 7.07pm; adjourned 8.15
- Location/Platform: GoTo
- Facilitator/Chair: Sonata Haley
- Minute Taker: Kristina Scrimshaw
- Attendees: Sonata Haley, Eric Kerby, Christian Nicholson, Kristina Scrimshaw, Kerri Shilts, Connor Tracy
Agenda
Architectural committee
- Nothing to report
Common grounds
- Volunteers want to update stuff at park- add picnic table?
- Connor will write up a budget
- Trail looks great
- New trees in the park- are they ok to be there?
Treasurers Report
- Christian needs receipt for flyers and smores/block party supplies
- Push another fb post about paying dues. need about 300 more
- Make signs for the neighborhood-last resort. Push another fb/email
Picnic
- September 13th (20th yard sale)
- Food drive, horses, HOA sponsored food, light potluck
- Volunteer committee? Connor’s grounds committee?
- Planning spreadsheet?
Pipestem Committee
- Nothing to report
Active Items
- Block Party Recap
- Thai truck not impressive. Not book again. Rita’s also not impressive, look at getting ice cream truck next time. Estimated about 75 people at any given time Hunter Lang plays the piano-hire him to play? Live band next time? More involvement/advertisement Flyer feedback for next time: less involved, black and white (too expensive), general things (such as “food truck” instead of “taco truck” in case anything happens like the food truck issue again)
- Shift to May instead of June?
- Fairfax County Trash
- Switch to trash take over? Hearing October 14th
- Post to FB page
- Website
- Make our website better? Eric can/will manage Kerri may help. High school seniors for volunteer hours?
- Moving off of Facebook? Have to advertise- put up signs in neighborhood soon
- Yard Complaints
- Need to work up general letter to send to houses that are delinquent in lawn care/ clutter- Connor will write up. Yard complaints for 7008 Bedrock and 7113 Vantage- need letters b/c no emails
- 4435 Flintstone-blue paint that was not approved by architecture committee- need to get in touch with investors