Lenah Run Home Owners Association

COMMUNITY INFORMATION MEETING NOTICE

LOUDOUN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Loudoun County Public Schools will hold a community information meeting to review the proposed Dulles South High School (HS-7) and a future elementary school on April 29, 2010, in the Mercer Middle School auditorium (42149 Greenstone Drive, Aldie) at 6:30 p.m. The school is proposed to be located south of Route 50, north of Route  620/Braddock Road, on both sides of Goshen Road on the west side of Stone Ridge. The property is more particularly described as approximately 97.16 acres of land identified as MCPI 247-17-3577, 247-17-8636, 248-47-9789, 248-478669, 248-47-8234, 248-37-9082, 248-37-9637, 248-38-2718, 248-48-6530 and a portion of 247-28-4151 in the Dulles Election District. A Special Exception (SPEX 2010-0003) application has been filed with Loudoun County to construct a 302,000+/” square foot high school, a 105,000+/” square foot elementary school and associated facilities. A Rezoning (ZMAP 2010-0001) has been filed to rezone three acres (MCPI 248-48-6530) of the assemblage from PD-GI (Planned Development General Industrial) to TR-1 (Transitional Residential), the zoning of the remainder of the assemblage. The design capacity for the high school is 1800 students and 875 for the elementary school. The high school is planned to open in the Fall 2012. This school is included in the School Board Adopted FY 2011 through 2016Capital Improvements Program (CIP). A specific elementary school has not been identified for this site but will be determined later as part of future CIP review. The purpose of the meeting is to share information with the surrounding community on the proposed schools.

If, due to a disability, you need assistance to enable you to participate meaningfully in the above meeting, please contact this office at least FIVE WORKING DAYS prior to the above date.

If you cannot attend and wish to have additional information, you may contact:

Dr. Sam Adamo, Executive Director

Department of Planning and Legislative Services

Loudoun County Public Schools

21000 Education Court

Ashburn.VA 20148

Phone: 571-252-1050 Fax: 571-252-1101

lcpsplan@loudoun.kl2.va.us

Please take a few minutes to review the LCSO April Neighborhood Watch Newsletter, which contains very helpful tips for protecting your home this spring:  april_2010_neighborhood_watch_newsletter.  It also has info about upcoming LCSO educational events.  Please contact lenahrunneighborhoodwatch@gmail.com with any questions.

The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office Crime Prevention Unit will hold two public awareness programs for the community this Saturday.

At 10 a.m. on Saturday (March 20, 2010) residents are welcome to attend a Home Security training class. The class will be held at the Loudoun Valley Estates clubhouse located at 43636 Lucketts Bridge Circle in Ashburn, VA. This program will teach residents on how they can improve security of their residence and reduce your chances of becoming a victim of crime by using proven crime prevention techniques.

At 1 p.m. on Saturday (March 20, 2010) Crime Prevention Specialists will hold an Identity Theft class at the Kirkpatrick Farms clubhouse locate at 25520 Summerall Drive in Aldie, VA. This class will teach residents how to protect themselves from becoming a victim of ID theft, common ways ID theft occurs and what to do if your identity is stolen.

The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office Adult Crime Prevention Unit regularly teaches classes to the general public on a number of crime prevention based topics.

The Crime Prevention Specialists within this unit utilize their advanced training and experience to better prepare and educate citizens about crime prevention. These classes are intended to help citizens make safe choices and better recognize crime when they observer it taking place.

Some of the classes provided to the public include:

Burglary Prevention
Home Security
Internet Safety for Parents
Child Safety
Identity Theft
Business Crime Prevention
Introduction to Policing: Understanding Police Procedure and Being a Good Witness

For a list of upcoming Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office meetings and events please visit www.loudoun.gov/lcsomeetings.

You can find out more about the new Lenah Run Neighborhood Watch, what you can do to help and how you can learn more, by emailing lenahrunneighborhoodwatch@gmail.com.

The Spring Egg Hunt will take place on Sunday, March 28th from 3:30pm - 4:45pm in the big field at the front entrance to Lenah Run.

Hope to see you there!

The investigating officer for the recent break in/robbery in Hamlet B is requesting any information to assist them in solving this crime.  The time period in question is between 10:00 AM and 11:30 AM on Thursday, March 4.  What may seem trivial to some may be very useful to the police. So please if you noticed anything that looked unfamiliar in Hamlet B during that time, please report it.  Many little pieces make up a puzzle.  You may email your information to Investigator Michael Roche at the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office.   michael.roche@loudoun.gov

With all of the snow we have received and the additional snow coming, we would like to clarify the snow plowing activities that take place in our community, since receiving several phone calls and emails on the matter.  Lenah Run has two classifications of roads - VDOT and PAEs (pipestems).  The HOA has a private contractor to plow out the PAEs and the state is responsible to plow the VDOT roads.  The state subcontracts that work out to local companies and on ocassion our contractor is engaged by the state.  In those instances the whole community gets taken care of at the same time and quicker.  This has been a very large storm and was beyond general snow plowing capabilities.  The trucks were making several passes through the streets just to keep them open without the opportunity to widen them very much.  Even the VDOT trucks only did basically one lane and were not coming back to do more clean up or widening, which we all would like.

Plowing will start this evening, so please help them out by having vehicles off the road if possible and all trash cans brought in.  The plow drivers may not see them and they might become a casualty to the plow.  Thank you for your patience and understanding.  Sun is promised for us for the last three days of the week which should help alot.  In the meantime, enjoy the scenic effects of Mother Nature, but remember - THIS TOO SHALL PASS!

Lenah Run BoD

Dear Residents,

Forecast - 2″ of snow by this evenings rush hour, then a total of 12-20″ by tomorrow evening.

With a normal snow event 2-6″ we would concern ourselves with getting our client sites as passable and cleared for residents and emergency vehicles. Given the heavy amount of snow expected to continue tomorrow throughout the day, we will NOT be plowing until late morning in most communities, then again in the evening, once the storm is over.

In most instances, we are far ahead of the county. If you have a driveway or garage, I recommend that you use them so the plows can clear the lots/PAE easier. If you park in the Street then the contractors cannot access the street and will turn around and go to another street until all vehicles are out of the way! With that said, for those of you that have a cleared lot, PAE or streets this does not mean you should leave! STAY HOME!

I do not believe anyone (county or private contractor) will perform better for this storm then the last (they are all taxed), and based on that evidence, the roads tomorrow will be impassable for most vehicles.

There is also mention of rain and ice with this storm, which means there could be power outages again. Please consider tomorrow morning turning up your thermostat to 85 degrees, and “bank heat” in case you lose power. It would also help to close off rooms you do not use.  At Home Depot, they sell faux mantles with small gas fireplaces. These units look nice and can heat a small room.

Please be prepared again to stay home tonight, tomorrow, and perhaps even Thursday.

If you absolutely need to be at work tomorrow (Medical Doctors, etc), stay there tonight or for those that can afford to, consider staying at a hotel for a few days.

If you have backup generators please make sure you have plenty of fuel.

If you have a deck please clear them off. Several Decks have collapsed due to the weight of the snow. I would also recommend that ice cycles be removed from entryways so they do not fall and hit anyone. These big Ice cycles could land someone in the hospital if one hits them.

Please take caution, and make good decisions.

When calling the PMP answering service at 1-888-454-0673 please provide the operator with as much information as possible. Be aware that a PMP manager will not call you back unless we have questions! (Do not ask for a call back it may be impossible for the manager to do so.) PMP will be working with the contractors to work effectively and as efficiently as possible and having to call people back just takes too much time. Also, please be honest about the situation, many of the calls we received are truly false and that takes away from the people who really have an emergency!

Please pass this along to your neighbors! Thanks and be safe!

Virginia M Hayes

Community Manager

Property Management People, Inc.

101 Blue Seal Dr., Suite 100

Leesburg, VA 20175

703-771-9355 ext 13

703-771-9366 (fax)

Lenah Run Residents,

As many of you know, over the past several months, members of our community have been working with the HoltzmanPropane company to offer an alternative to Amerigas.  A number of homeowners are planning to switch companies in the very near future.  As part of this process, the Amerigas owned propane tanks will be excavated, drained and made ready for pick-up.  However, Amerigas has 30 days to remove the old propane tanks.  Therefore, we are anticipating a number of propane tanks will be sitting on homeowner’s property for up to a month.  For safety reasons, please avoid placing the tanks on or near the street.  The ideal location is at the back of the driveway or nearby in the side yard.  The Covenants Committee will not issue violations to homeowners during this period, as long as they are removed within 45 days.  Since it will be the homeowner’s responsibility to call Amerigas and pay the removal fee, please do not delay once the tank is readied for removal.

Thank you,

Mick McDowell

Lenah Run CC Chair