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The next board of directors meeting is at 7pm Monday, August 18 at the Cascades library.

In general, the board meets on the third Monday of each month. During the summer, these meetings are held at the Cascades library.

The fun filled event will take place on Saturday, July 12 from 11 am to 3 pm at the Westerley pool.

We will have pizza, soft drinks, water, and snow cones. There will be two water slides for the kids as well as a dj for music and coordinating pool activities.

The next board of directors meeting is at 7pm Monday, May 19 in Dominion High School's room 409.

In general, the board meets on the third Monday of each month. During the school year, these meetings are held at Dominion High School.

The next board of directors meeting is at 7pm Monday, April 21 in Dominion High School's room 409.

In general, the board meets on the third Monday of each month. During the school year, these meetings are held at Dominion High School.

The next board of directors meeting is at 7pm Monday, March 24 in Dominion High School's room 409.

In general, the board meets on the third Monday of each month; however, this month's meeting is delayed due to spring break. During the school year, these meetings are held at Dominion High School.

Reminder: Loudoun County ordinance requires cleaning up pet waste. Pet waste bags and trash receptacles are located in the common areas along Augusta Drive.

The February board meeting is at 7pm Tuesday, February 19 in Dominion High School's room 409.

The 2008 Annual Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at 7:00pm in room #409 at Dominion High School. The meeting notice, including candidate biographies, has been mailed to all members.

We need to make a quorum of 10%, so if you can't attend please fill out the 2008 Annual Meeting Proxy form.

Trash Away has informed us that they will be picking up Christmas trees on January 11^th and January 25^th this year.

The December board meeting is at 7pm Thursday, December 13 in Dominion High School's room 409.

In general, the board meets on the third Monday of each month; however, December's meeting has been rescheduled. During the school year, these meetings are held at Dominion High School.

At the entrance, the gardeners from RCS Landscaping (703-779-2332) cut back all of the summer cannas and cleared from in front of the Westerley sign so it will be easier to read. 190 pansies were planted. Underneath the pansies, 1,000 tulip bulbs were planted.

A note about the turf: our landscape management company Palmer Lawn and Maintenance (703-327-1600) has finished aerating and overseeding. Let's hope for lots of rain in the coming months.

The November board meeting is at 7pm Monday, November 19 in Dominion High School's room 409.

In general, the board meets on the third Monday of each month. During the school year, these meetings are held at Dominion High School.

The Fall 2007 Westerley Wire is now available online and will soon be in your mail. Topics include:

A draft of the minutes of October 2007 is now available. The final version will be available after the minutes are approved during the November meeting.

The next board of directors meeting is at 7pm Monday, October 15 in Dominion High School's room 409.

In general, the board meets on the third Monday of each month. During the school year, these meetings are held at Dominion High School.

Update 2007/10/11: The company that waters our community's common grounds has received a waiver, so they will be able to continue watering the common areas.

Neighborhood Watch Information 7pm Sept. 18 @ Dominion High School
Posted 9/7/2007 to 9/20/2007

Deputy Specialist Leydig will give a presentation on the neighborhood watch program, provide an update on gang-related activity in our community, and answer questions 7pm on Tuesday, September 18^th at Dominion High School in room #409.

From the main entrance, take your first right and then first left down the hall and room #409 will be to your left.

WESTERLEY HOA BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE FOR JULY AND AUGUST
Posted 7/16/2007 to 8/21/2007

July HOA Meeting - Monday, 7/16, @ 7:00 p.m. at Library in Cascades.

August HOA Meeting - Monday, 8/20, @ 7:00 p.m. at Library in Cascades.

POSTING TO WHOA DISCUSSION ADDRESS
Posted 6/26/2007 to 6/30/2007
POSTING TO WHOA DISCUSSION ADDRESS:

Please be advised that the Board has been notified of an issue with posting to the WHOA discussion address. Our webmaster is working on the fix.

Deputy Specialist Jason Leydig attended the 7/18 HOA meeting and provided some information on the Neighborhood Watch program. The Westerley entered into a Neighborhood Watch program several years ago, but it wasn't kept up by the Communty. The Board is trying to revive that effort. Following is information supplied by Deputy Specialist Leydig:

A Neighborhood Watch is neighbors helping neighbors. They are extra eyes and ears for reporting crime and helping neighbors. Members meet their neighbors, learn how to make their homes more secure, watch out for each other and the neighborhood, and report activity that raises their suspicions to the police or sheriff's office.

BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THE FOLLOWING:

- Someone screaming or shouting for help.
- Someone looking in windows of houses and parked cars.
- Property being taken out of houses where no one is at home.
- Cars, vans, or trucks moving slowly with no apparent destination or without lights.
- Anyone being forced into a vehicle.
- A stranger sitting in a car or stopping to talk to a child.

An additional example Deputy Specialist Leydig provided was calling in suspicious vehicles that have never before been seen in the neighborhood that have out of state tags or look suspicious in some manner.

If in doubt, call it in. Better safe than sorry! (703 771-5089)

Deputy Jose Giron attended the 5/21 HOA meeting and answered questions residents had regarding safety and traffic within the Westerley community. Here are highlights from that discussion:

Deputy Giron provided his contact information so that residents may call him if they need to:

- Report a car being illegally parked in the community (parked in a fire lane, too close to an intersection, blocking a driveway).

- Report a car parked in the community (on the street, not in a driveway) with expired plates.

- Report a car that continually runs stop signs or speeds along the streets in the community. You will need to provide a description of the car and times of day or night that it usually does this.

Deputy Giron also encouraged residents to call the Sheriff's office to request "house checks" if they plan on leaving town for any length of time. The resident will need to state who has access to the house during the time they are away, what lights they will be leaving on, etc. A squad car will periodically drive by to see if anything looks suspicious from the outside, based on the information provided, while the resident is out of town.

Deputy Giron provided the following telephone numbers where he may be reached: 703-777-1021, 571-233-8552 (cell).

TWO ADDITIONAL DAYS FOR POOL PASSES
Posted 6/26/2007 to 8/3/2007
The Pool Committee scheduled a number of days over the past couple of months when residents could come to the pool house and obtain pool passes. However, two additional dates have been scheduled. THESE WILL BE THE LAST DATES THAT POOL PASSES MAY BE ISSUED:

Monday, 7/2 from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Wednesday, 8/1 from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Bring all persons needing pool passes. ALL adults need photo id and proof of Westerley residence.

If you have questions, send an email to pool@westerley.org.

STERLING POLICE DEPUTY WILL BE AT NEXT HOA MEETING
Posted 4/27/2007 to 5/22/2007

Deputy Jose Diron will be attending the 5/21 Westerley HOA meeting at Dominion High School. The Board requested his presence at a meeting to discuss safety and traffic issues in the community. All residents are encouraged to attend the meeting to voice their concerns and gain any insight the Deputy may have on reducing vandalism and improving traffic and possibly parking in the community.

COMMUNITY RECYCLING
Posted 4/11/2007 to 12/31/2007

Trash Away will pick up recyclables curbside on Tuesdays in a Trash Away recycling container. Call Trash Away at 703-838-9010 if you need a recyclables container or would like an additional one for extra recycling. Please rinse all container items before recycling.

In addition, Park View High School in Sterling has a recylcing center that is open during daylight hours 7 days a week. The website is: http://www.sterlingfoundation.org/RecycleRoot.html. From Westerley on Route 7, take Sterling Blvd and turn Right on Laurel Avenue. At the second stop sign, turn left to the School Bus parking lot and you will see the recycling bins. Look for the green recycle signs to direct you to the recycle center.

You may be able to reduce your volume of curbside trash by taking cardboard, paperboard, and most other household papers (including shredded documents) to the Park View recycling center. Paperboard includes items such as toilet paper & paper towel rolls, pasta & cereal boxes, and even some toy packaging. Keep an extra plastic bin in your garage to toss your recycleables in and stop at the High School at your convenience!

For more information on recycling in Loudoun County, see http://www.loudoun.gov/oswm/recycle

Street Sweeping Notice
Posted 4/9/2007 to 4/23/2007

Please be advised that street sweeping in the Westerley Community is scheduled for Monday, April 23, starting first thing in the morning. If it happens to rain on Sunday evening, the street sweeping will be pushed to the following day (Tuesday). Please try not to have cars parked on the streets that day.

Uncollected Newspapers in the Streets
Posted 4/9/2007 to 5/9/2007

The Westerley Community has been having a problem with residents not picking up newspapers that are left on their driveways or in front of their homes. This is causing a trash issue on the streets and in the community overall, and it will be an added expense to the community to hire someone to clean it up. All residents are being asked to PICK UP NEWSPAPERS that are in front of their homes, regardless if they are papers for which you subscribe. Everyone's assistance is greatly appreciated and will keep the community's clean-up expenses down! (To be removed from the circulation lists, send an email to each of the following with your delivery address requesting cancellation: willg@observernews.com, and circulation@timespapers.com.)

2007 Pool Season
Posted 4/9/2007 to 8/30/2007

The Westerley pool will be opening on Saturday, May 26. The pool hours of operation will be as follows:

School Days - 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Non-School Days - 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

Christmas Tree Disposal Schedule for January 2007
Posted 1/8/2007 to 1/27/2007
A Trash Away representative has indicated that the pick-up of Christmas trees will occur on Thursdays during the month of January 2007. Please do not put your trees out by the road prior to Wednesday evenings. Thank You.

Notice of Annual Meeting
Posted 10/30/2006 to 1/29/2007
NOTICE OF DATE CHANGE: The Westerley Wire listed the annual meeting date as January 22. The annual meeting has been moved to the following Monday, January 29.

The Westerley Homeowners' Association's annual meeting is scheduled for January 29 at 7:00 at Dominion High School. During this meeting a financial recap of the past year will be provided, new board members will be elected (three board members' terms are expiring), and highlights of 2006 as well as challenges for 2007 will also be discussed. Residents are encouraged to attend. The meeting may not commence nor can any action be taken unless we have a quorum in person or by proxy representing ten percent (10%) or more of the Lot Owners. If you are unable to attend the annual meeting, please be sure to execute and send back the proxy that is being sent to you via USPS.

Upcoming HOA Meetings
Posted 10/30/2006 to 12/19/2006
HOA meeting schedule

The November monthly meeting is scheduled for Monday, 11/20 @7:00 at Dominion High School.

The December monthly meeting is scheduled for Monday, 12/18 @7:00 at Dominion High School.

Reminders
Posted 10/30/2006 to 10/30/2007
- The Board has received numerous complaints from residents about trash and newspapers that blow around the community. SHOPPING BAGS SHOULD NOT BE USED TO SECURE TRASH. If trash is not secured or newspapers are not picked up by the residents, the items blow around the community yards and streets and the WHOA has to pay a company to clean it up. This is an added expense for the community. Please secure trash properly, and please pick up newspapers that are left on driveways or in yards.

- There have been some complaints regarding dogs urinating on neighbors lawns. Please understand that this causes grass to die leaving yellow spots on lawns. Please be considerate of your fellow neighbors and only have your dogs perform their business in common areas.

- Please remember to pickup your dog's dooty. This is a County Law. Thanks........

- There have been reports of children playing in the streets of our community. Please have them move those activities off the street. There is vehicle traffic that moves through these roads posing a danger to kids who play there.

- Residents are encouraged to consult The Westerley Homeowners' Association Design Guidelines for any type of external modifications they wish to make. This will ensure the modifications are within the guidelines and will therefore not cause issues later, especially if the residences are subsequently placed on the market.

As a reminder to all Westerley residents, if you intend to remove any trees from your property, you must submit an application to the Westerley Board notifying them of this intent and the reason for it. This applies to any and all trees, in front or back yards.

In addition, many Westerley properties have a Loudoun County Tree Save easement. No trees may be removed from the Tree Save area without direct approval from the county, and in most cases the county will only work with you to remove trees which are deemed dead by the county inspector.

It is your responsibility as a homeowner to identify whether you have Tree Save easement on your property or not. The County PLATT file you received upon purchase of your home would have this information, or you can contact Loudoun County directly.

Snow Removal for Upcoming Winter Season
Posted 10/30/2006 to 2/27/2007
Snow season is approaching. This is a reminder that residents are responsible for snow removal on the sidewalks and driveways on their properties. This includes the sidewalks that run parallel with the streets in front of their properties. This is a Loudoun County ordinance, and violators may be fined by the County. The County periodically checks to ensure compliance.

Pool is Now Open 7 Days
Posted 7/25/2005 to 9/6/2005
The overwhelming response was to open up the pool 7 days a week. Starting tomorrow we are open every day from 10 AM to 8 PM!

No Meeting in July
Posted 7/17/2005 to 7/20/2005
The HOA meeting scheduled for Monday, July 18th has been canceled.

Any containers missed during the pick up from AAA should be brought to the Pool House parking lot on Friday, July 15th for pick up on the following Saturday. Please do not bring them over to the lot early unless you will be out of town and have no other way to get the containers there on Friday.

Please note – this is not this weekend! PLEASE DO NOT BRING ANY CONTAINERS TO THE LOT THIS WEEKEND DUE TO WESTERLEY DAY!

Containers must be empty – place any trash or recycling material in your new black Trash Away containers.

Reminder – effective right now, new schedule is Tuesdays for trash & recycling pick up and Fridays for trash only. We do not plan on any changes in this schedule any time soon. Please email the Board (board@westerley.org) with any feedback (good or bad) about the new hauler.

Start using your new Trash Away containers as soon as they arrive. AAA’s last pickups are THIS WEEK.

We felt AAA was not providing us good service and a change was in order. By the time they were willing to discuss this matter we’d already moved on to a new hauler. After much negotiating by the Board (and more specially, Robin Suomi) we were issued a service credit of $1600. This is 4 times their original offer of compensating us for the lousy service we had during 2005.

Unfortunately, when the pool was opened on Saturday (5/28) the phone line was found to not be working. The phone was setup to be turned on, and in fact was used by our volunteers earlier in the week while making pool passes as well as during the CPI inspection. The earliest Verizon can come out to troubleshoot the line is Thursday. This means we may in fact be closed until Friday.

The Board is pleased to announce Westerley Day 2005. We’re setting up an event at our pool for Saturday July 9 from 11 AM to 3 PM. This is going to be much more significant than our previous pizza parties at the pool. We’re really focusing on fun things for kids to do and food. Our initial plan is for a “moon bounce” and face painting for the kids and soliciting food from area businesses. Also, we’ve been in contact with the Sterling Fire and Rescue about having them visit and show off their equipment and maybe share some safety information.

Consider this a “save the date” more than a formal invitation as we’ll provide more details as they become available.

Please note, Board meetings will now be held on the third MONDAY of each month at 7 PM. We expect they'll be in the Library in Cascades soon as the school year ends.

As you may know, the Office of Solid Waste Management regulates solid waste and recycling collection under County ordinances. The Office recently received several complaints from residents concerning recycling collection in Eastern Loudoun County. In responding to these complaints, we have been in contact with the solid waste collection company (AAA Trash and Recycling), as well as complainants whose collection is paid through individual subscription or are members of the Westerley Homeowners’ Association, and representatives from the Westerley Homeowners’ Association.

The purpose of this correspondence is to invite all the parties to these recent complaints to an information session. The information session will take place at the

In the event that you are unable to attend this meeting but wish to make comments, you may do so by e-mail to jtatum@loudoun.gov or by letter to my attention on the address listed.

As the agency responsible for ensuring that the County has adequate solid waste and recycling collection services and that the County ordinances are known and followed, we are interested in learning as much as we can about the relationship among the collection community, individual subscribers, and Homeowners’ Associations and their management companies who now constitute the largest customer base for trash and recycling collection in the County.

Thank you for your interest in effective solid waste management services. Please contact me if you have questions or need additional information.

The lawn mowing season is upon us and we want to take this opportunity to remind everyone that all homes within Westerley must be kept up to the HOA standards.

Some observations during a recent survey show that the following items must be addressed by many homes to make our landscape beautiful and add to our pride in Westerley.

If you are unable to keep on top of these items you need to consider hiring a company to mow, landscape, and/or treat your lawn!

Many of our townhouses have Bradford Pears planted in the front. As the Washington Post's Joel Lerner says, great care must be taken to give the Bradfords correct and early-on pruning. They grow to a huge size - see the ones on Route 7 in front of Westerley. These are only 8-10 years old. It is essential that Bradfords be controlled as much as possible for longevity and good health. Pruning every three to four years will keep the wind blowing through them, reducing the chance of problems.

There are many deer running through Westerley – try using plantings that deer are not interested in eating. Deer generally do not eat plants that have sticky or hairy leaves, thick, leathery foliage, medicinal uses, or a mint or lemon fragrance.

If you do not have an orange Westerley pool pass, come to a registration date or email the pool committee to arrange for another time/date.

AAA will provide service through June, 2005 picking up trash on Monday and Thursday, Recycling on Friday, and Yard Waste on Wednesday. The last recycle pick up is Friday June 24^th, the last yard waste pickup will be on Wednesday June 29^th, and the last Trash pick up will be Thursday June 30^th. All AAA trash and recycling containers must be place outside your home Thursday evening, June 30^th for pick up on Friday.

Trash Away is our new hauler and will be delivering new recycling bins and trash cans on Saturday July 2^nd. Please bring them inside over the weekend and begin using them.

Trash Away pickups will start on Tuesday, July 5^th. Trash & Recycling (including yard waste) will be picked up every Tuesday. Each Friday there will be a trash only pickup as well. Please note, the trash and recycling are sometimes picked up by the same truck, but they are separated. Wet newspaper is always trashed, as the County will not recycle wet paper.

There are two street signs that have fallen in the past months. Centex is sending out someone to fix it. This was supposed to happen over the past few weeks, but their subcontractor has not shown up to date. We were told today they'll send out a different person to take care of the problem.

The contractor came on Thursday to sweep the streets at around 1:00 PM, just as it started to rain. There was confusion on the rain date, so no announcement was made. We are not happy with the results and we'll work with the contractor to ensure we're satisfied with the job.

New Board Meeting Schedule/New Board Member
Posted 4/27/2005 to 5/27/2005
We are pleased to announce that Robin Suomi has joined the WHOA Board of Directors. Robin fills the previously open spot and her term expires in January of 2007.

Also, please note, we are moving our Board meetings to the 3rd Monday of each month. Please check the "Board" page on this website for the most up to date details of when and where our meetings will take place.

Please park your cars in your driveways and in your garages this Thursday so our streets are swept as well as possible. Also, please leave trash cans off the streets if possible and consider saving large amounts of trash until Monday’s pick up. The fewer obstacles present the better our contractor will do.

This affects all areas – townhouses and single family areas – all of Westerley will be swept this Thursday.

Please make a point to tell your neighbors about this – not everyone is on the email list or the web. We can send you a flyer if you’d like to help out by placing them on car windshields on Wednesday afternoon/evening.

If you'd like to complain to the County about AAA, you can do so to the following person:

Richard Weber, Director,
Office of Solid Waste Management
County of Loudoun, Virginia
906 Trailview Blvd. SE, Suite B
Leesburg, Va 20175
703-777-0187
rweber@loudoun.gov

The HOA is writing a letter to AAA directly and Mr. Weber will get a copy, but if you feel compelled to complain directly, please do so.

This is an idea the Board of Westerley would like to pursue. We are actively seeking a meeting to discuss this idea with members of Richland Forest. Some reasons we’d like to look into this idea include:

We’ve invited some interested owners from RFHOA to our Board meeting in April to discuss this issue. Please, email us or attend if you are very much for or against this idea. If you’re not sure and want to hear more, please attend the April meeting.

We are very frustrated with the service AAA has been providing over the past few weeks. We’ve been told this trouble is the result of routine route maintenance and should be rectified soon. We were also told they would do a pick up this past weekend (4/2) but that did not happen. We expect trash pickups to resume on Monday 4/4 and remain on a Monday and Thursday pick up schedule. Recycling is apparently going to be picked up on Friday from now on, although we have not received official notice of a day change.

Please do not email or call the Board at this point about this issue. Direct all calls to AAA (703-818-8222) – let them know how you feel! We already have by terminating our contract with them. We expect our new hauler to begin service in Westerley on or about July 1, 2005.

We’ll send an email update as soon as we hear back from our “customer service” representative. If you are not already signed up, click on email on the left side to get these types of updates by email.

Apparently our new day for recycling pick up is Friday. AAA never told the HOA of this, but enough homeowner’s have reported the missed pickups to AAA and were told our new day is Friday.

Our residents have complained about AAA’s customer service, and despite our numerous attempts to rectify this situation, we’ve been unable to do so. On March 1, 2005 we terminated our contract with AAA. The new company should be starting this June, and we’ll be sending a separate mailing discussing our new hauler and the transition plan. Highlights of our new contract include two pick ups per week (trash and recycling one day, just trash on the second day) and collection in the early morning/afternoon hours.

The pool is going to open on Saturday, May 28, 2005 – we’re all looking forward to another great season. Please note, our pool committee is down to one member and we need some volunteers to make pool passes for new residents and those who have lost them. Just as last year, the pool will be open everyday except Tuesday. The hours will be 10 AM to 8 PM except on school days, on which our hours will be 4 PM to 8 PM. The pool will close for the season on September 5, 2005. Once again, Continental Pools will be running our operations, if you have any concerns please email the board.

Our last Fiscal Year ended July 31, 2004. We ended the year in great shape, completing our 3.5 year recovery plan. In short, there is really nothing but good news to report. Some highlights:

The one strain on our FY 2006 budget will be reserves. In late 2004, we conducted an updated reserve study that showed we need to up our contributions in a few areas. Full details of this report will be posted on www.westerley.org once it’s finalized.

Members of the public concerned about traffic along the Route 7 Corridor between Countryside Boulevard and Dranesville Road are encouraged to attend one of two upcoming community input sessions scheduled for February 22 and 23:

http://www.loudoun.gov/news/seven.htm

Toll Increase on 267 - Public Comments and Meetings
Posted 2/9/2005 to 2/20/2005

The Virginia Department of Transportation is considering a toll increase on the Toll Road to fund the Dulles Rail Project and are asking for public comments:

Northern Virginia CTB Member Kate Hanley is holding public meetings to receive comment on the proposed toll increase. These meetings are scheduled as follows:

Loudoun Child Care and Resource Fair April 9
Posted 2/9/2005 to 4/9/2005
The 2005 Loudoun Child Care and Resource Fair is scheduled for Saturday, April 9, 2005, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Ida Lee Park Recreation Center in Leesburg. More information, including exhibitor forms, is available online on the Loudoun County Government Website at http://www.loudoun.gov/services/childcare/fair.htm

Board Position Available
Posted 2/2/2005 to 2/16/2005
Jane Ruozhen has informed the Board that she will be stepping down. We've asked her to stay on while we search for a replacement. Under our bylaws, the remaining Board members can vote by simple majority for a replacement. If you are interested in serving out the remainder of this term which ends in January, 2007 please come to the February meeting on 02/15/2005 at Dominion High School.

You can email us at board@westerley.org if you have any questions or would like to take on this job.

Snow Removal
Posted 1/22/2005 to 3/15/2005
Centex will be taking care of snow removal for all of Westerley, Augusta Drive and Richland Forest. There contractor is TCMS and they have dumped a pile of sand in the pool parking lot until the snow season is complete.

The only street not serviced by Centex/TCMS is Northbrook Way. That is Christopher Companies area and they must plow this one street until they are released from bond.

This is to remind you that they do not push until it has reached 2". It is also each homeowners responsibility to remove the snow from the sidewalk in front of their homes and clear the area for the mailman. They try not to push the snow against the storm drains but it does happen sometimes. They also have a hard time the town section because everyone parks in the streets.

On the web:
http://www.westerley.org/CommitteePage.aspx?id=15

Annual Meeting and Proxy Voting
Posted 1/11/2005 to 1/19/2005
Please, if you cannot or do not wish to attend our annual meeting next week, 1/18/2005, send back your proxy vote today or tomorrow. You can also ask someone (another homeowner or send an email to board@westerley.org) to drop it off in person. We need to elect a director this year and only have one person running at this point. Not having a quorum in person or enough proxies causes us procedural problems, so please, take a minute to fill out the proxy.

If you need to get us a proxy to hand deliver or you need a blank one to complete please email board@westerley.org.

We''ll be providing an update on what''s been going on with the HOA, mostly financial information and reserve study issues that have come up.

Thanks in advance for sending in those proxies!

Augusta Drive Traffic Saftey Information
Posted 12/22/2004 to 3/22/2005
Please check out our pages on Augusta Drive - they include the entire history of the HOA''''s dealings with this important matter.

Financial Matters - We''''ve received back our draft FY 04 audit and our new reserve study. Both of these reports contain very important information. Both are still drafts and we''''ll report in full on these at the Annual Meeting this January. A quick summary though - the good news on the draft audit is that it shows that we''''ve completed our "recovery" plan (a full year and half earlier than planned) and we''''re in the black both on our income statement and balance sheet. In the past couple of years we''''ve turned a nearly six digit negative equity situation into a modest positive equity value for all owners. While some of this was accomplished through accounting changes, most was due to prudent spending and good collections. We''''ve fully funded our reserves in accordance with our prior reserve study.

On the reserve study draft, it''''s not as good. While we''''ve fully funded our reserves the past few years, it appears that our reserves will not be sufficient to meet future anticipated capital expenditures. We have some open questions still that the firm that conducted the study will be at our meeting tomorrow to discuss. In short, we need to put more money into our reserves. The good news is that we are **probably** in a situation where we can do so without significantly raising assessments. I caution that we''''ve not completed our FY 2006 budget yet so it''''s premature to say this for sure. The impact of the study on FY 2006''''s budget will be a topic of discussion at tomorrow''''s meeting.

Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office Presentation - The Loudoun County Sheriff''''s Office (LCSO) is sending a representative to the meeting to discuss a letter the board sent to the LCSO. In short, due to some problems we''''ve had this past year we''''ve requested the LCSO to patrol our private (HOA private) townhouse streets as they would any publicly owned streets. This, in conjunction with our neighborhood watch program is aimed to keep our community free of crime and vandalism.

Notice - The Westerley Homeowners Association, Inc., Annual Meeting
Posted 12/20/2004 to 1/20/2005

2. Conduct such other business of the corporation as may properly come before its members.

Quorum: The meeting may not commence, nor can any action be taken, unless we have a quorum in person or by proxy representing ten percent (10%) or more of the Lot Owners. If you are unable to attend the Annual Meeting, please be sure to execute and send back the attached proxy.

Proxies: A Lot Owner may vote either in person or by proxy. In order to be considered valid, all proxies must be in writing and filed with the Secretary. Every proxy shall be revocable and shall automatically cease upon conveyance by the member of his Lot.

The Board hopes that you will attend the Annual Meeting. If you cannot attend, please complete the enclosed proxy form and mail it to the Association in the enclosed proxy envelope.

As a reminder, please follow the WHOA trash policy and do not put trash out that is not secured in bags (even trash in your green bin should be bagged). A few people have been doing this and it needs to stop. Also, there are three days a year that there is no pickup, Thanksgiving is the only one this year and next year that affect us.

We pay $500 a month to clean up the mess that unbagged trash causes, let''s try to save this money.

Homeowners Association (HOA) Board Meetings are scheduled for 7:00pm on the third Tuesday of every month at Domion High School (21326 Augusta Drive, Sterling, Virginia) in Room 407 at least through the end of the school year.

Some of you may recall that last year there were a string of break-ins and vandalism in and around on community. Things have been much quieter lately, although we’ve had several recent issues with vandalism.

One of our residents has stepped up to organize a neighborhood watch to help prevent recent and past issues from threatening our community. This is being coordinated with the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Department. You may have seen a petition about this in recent days.

Our Monthly Board meeting next Tuesday, October 19^th (7:00 at Dominion High School) will be in large part devoted to this effort. The Sheriff’s Department will be there to answer questions and provide information. If you’d like to help or just find out what is going on, please attend!

This news item is intended to inform the homeowners and residents of the Westerley HOA of recent developments with respect to the bond release of the WHOA. Currently, Centex and the Christopher Companies have not been released from bond by Loudoun County.

The bond is funds that are held in escrow to ensure the developers finish required work and the community is considered completed. This only refers to County property and HOA property, not the individual homes within the WHOA. Christopher built the homes on Northbrook Way and a few on Backwater (West of Augusta). Just about everything else falls to Centex.

Centex is planning on requesting release from Bond on the Townhouse section on the West (pool) side of Augusta once the fence and driveway work is completed. At that point, snow removal and street repairs become WHOA matters. The rest of the community is tied up in bond release with Augusta Drive issues.

Location Change for September Board Meeting
Posted 8/26/2004 to 9/23/2004
The library was not available for our September Board Meeting. The September 21st meeting will be in the Media Center at Dominion High School, located at 21326 Augusta Drive, in Sterling.

New Website Released on August 24, 2004
Posted 8/23/2004 to 9/8/2004
Our website was replaced tonight with a new configurable site provided by Minerva Solutions. Our new site allows anyone who can fill out a form on the Internet to update content. Our hope is we’ll post new content more often with this new site. Please be patient though as we need to add a lot of items from our old site. We expect this to be completed in the next few weeks.

Next Houshold Hazardous Waste Collection
Posted 8/15/2004 to 9/12/2004
The Loudoun County Office of Solid Waste Management is sponsoring a Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Event on Saturday September 11, 2004, at Northern Virginia Community College, 1000 Harry Flood Byrd Highway (Route 7) in Sterling. The event runs from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and is for Loudoun County residents only.

http://www.loudoun.gov/news/hazard.htm

Concrete Work and Repair Starts 8/16/2004
Posted 8/10/2004 to 8/30/2004
Please be aware, Centex's subcontractor is starting the break and replace today of all concrete that is marked. They will be out there most of this week. They are also putting in some missing sidewalks along Augusta Drive near Antioch. Any problems - please email board@westerley.org and we'll do our best to address your concerns.

Pool Passes / Trash Cans / General Complaints
Posted 7/29/2004 to 8/3/2004
For anyone who needs a Westerley pool pass members of our pool committee will be at the pool on Monday August 2 at 7:15 PM making them up. These sessions only last as long as people come, so please try to arrive before 8:00 to ensure you get your passes.

We're also looking for feedback on how people feel about allowing homeowners to rent the pool out for private parties during hours we're closed (Tuesday and after 8:00 PM or before 10:00 AM) and anything people think should be in our guest policy for bringing people to the pool. If you've got something to say on these topics, please send an email to discussion@westerley.org.

We've heard some homeowner's have had problems with our vendors, such as getting a new trash can from AAA or getting call backs from L&N. Please make sure you let us know if you have any problems by sending an email to board@westerley.org or coming to a monthly meeting - we can't help you if we don't know you're having a problem. As far as we're concerned our contractors seem to be performing pretty well (hopefully the recent AAA trash problems have been solved).

Monthly Meeting Reminder - below are upcoming Monthly Board Meeting dates:

· Tuesday, August 17, 2004
· Tuesday, September 21, 2004
· Tuesday, October 19, 2004
· Tuesday, November 16, 2004

We should be putting together a financial report of how we're doing 2 years into our "recovery plan" sometime in September or October.

New Reserve Study Being Conducted
Posted 7/1/2004 to 11/1/2004
Later this year we will be having our entire property surveyed by a professional engineering firm to determine how much we should be putting aside each year to replace or refurbish our capital assets. We have fully funded (actually, over funded) our reserve accounts but they are based on a study that is quite dated at this point.

The Westerley negotiates and signs a contract to facilitate trash and recycling collection for all Westerley residents. This is mandated in our governing documents and is cost effective for the community. It also means that your fees for trash and recycling collection are included in your monthly HOA assessment. Our current contract is with Trash Away. They can be reached at (703) 838-9010 or on the web at if you have any problems or concerns.

During bad weather, please call (703) 838-9010 to find out when you should put your trash and recyclables out.

Pickup Schedule:
Tuesdays - Garbage, Yard Waste, Recyclables
Fridays - Garbage
Items should be out by 6:00 AM on the pickup day, but no earlier that sunset the night before.

Please be sure to read and follow the Westerley Trash Policy—Keep our community looking first class!

2004 Pool Season
Posted 6/1/2004 to 9/1/2004
We are continuing our business relationship with Continental Pools for the 2004 season. The hours for this season are 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM six days a week. The pool will be closed on each Tuesday for scheduled cleaning and maintenance. The pool will close on September 6th. Please view the pool page for more information. Anyone needing a new pass should attend a Registration day or email the Pool Committee at pool@westerley.org. Registration dates will be announced on our website and on the message board by the pool. Swimming lessons will be offered in groups of at least four or private one on one lessons. Fees will be paid directly to CPI by homeowners.

Updates on meetings will be posted after meetings on the Meeting Notes page. We stopped posting minutes of our monthly meetings on our website some time ago. On advice of our management firm and legal counsel we decided to resume posting updates on the site after each meeting. We will be posting a summary, not the official minutes.