The 2020 Fairlington Meadows annual meeting was held on 21 October. This year’s meeting was held virtually due to the Covid-19 restrictions on in-person gatherings. These restrictions required some adjustment of traditional practices of the meeting. This year no in-meeting nomination of board member candidates was allowed; voting on quorum, budget and board members was primarily conducted using the iVoteHOA on-line tool which every homeowner was notified on how to access in the annual [...]
The Meadows Board of Directors recently approved plans to update the playground/tot lot. The updated playground area will include equipment designed for children up to age 12, including a new tire climbing area, a climbing wall and a second slide. There will be more interactive components on the new structure than what we currently have. Older children will still enjoy the monkey bars. The swing structure will be updated to the current code for structure design and the new inclusive swing [...]
Fairlington Meadows is preparing for it's Annual Meeting on 21 October 2020. The packets with all documentation were put in the mail on 21 September and IVOTEHOA (online voting) went active this week. Many of you may have received the notice in your email already. It was brought to the attention of the board that some notices have ended up in people's SPAM folders. If you have not received an email notice of the Annual Meeting, please check your SPAM folder. If you still have not [...]
The Meadows pool is open as of July 1. This year is not like any other year at the pool. Please familiarize yourself with the pool requirements under COVID-19 available on the Meadows webpage: https://tinyurl.com/y9sgsho6. Some key points (Not all points, so please read the COVID pool rules addendum): Reserving a pool slot, during one of the five daily swim sessions: Reservations to use the pool are required by signing up at the pool (bulletin board) up to one day in advance. Bring [...]
There’s a lot of planting taking place in the Meadows these days. Several young sapling trees have been planted, and new grass seeding followed sidewalk repairs and new fences. New trees, bushes and grass all extra attention and careful watering in order to take root and succeed. The B&G committee is looking for Meadows volunteers to take care of new plantings, as well as some established, vulnerable spots, by watering regularly during the hot summer months. If you’re [...]
The B&G committee has received a few questions about the lawn care and pruning schedule. Here’s a summary of the grounds maintenance schedule for the Meadows. Fairlington Meadows contracts with Lancaster Landscapes to care for our lawns, bushes, and flower beds. From April to November, Lancaster will mow and trim turf every seven to 10 days, depending on rain and other weather conditions. Lancaster also will weed mulched bed as needed during the mowing visits. Edging curbs and [...]
Show your Patriotic Spirit on your Porch, Patio or (window) Panes! Fairlington Citizens Association (FCA) is encouraging residents to decorate their homes and buildings as well as chalk the sidewalk with creative and festive red, white and blue. Please help yourself to any of the decorations in this bin which are at the Meadows Pool entrance, but we kindly ask that you take only one of each item/household. Enjoy your neighbors’ decorations and artistic skills as you wander along[...]
The current Meadows Messenger is now available! Click here to read about the latest goings on around our community and news from the Board of Directors.
The Meadows Board will meet via Zoom on Wed. May 20 at 7 p.m. Have a question, issue or just want to learn more about what’s happening in the community? Then email board chair Joe Spytek for the Zoom login. The meeting agenda is online here.
The Buildings and Grounds Committee wants to let all residents know that under the new landscaping contract, no chemical herbicides or pesticides can be used on the lawns. The new organic treatment plan consists of two spring applications of a reduced-risk bio herbicide to target broadleaf weeds. One application occurred the second week of May. The active ingredient, Iron HEDTA, is not toxic and will not cause adverse effects to mammals, birds, fish and aquatic invertebrates, other [...]