Monthly updates from RCA President Jol Silversmith
Fourth of July. Please plan to join us at the Maury Elementary School to celebrate Independence Day at Alexandria’s oldest 4th of July celebration. Started over fifty years ago, the Rosemont 4th of July event features a moon bounce, dunk tank, live music, and numerous games and contests, including a patriotic...
Fourth of July. Planning for the annual Independence Day event at the Maury School is now under way (thanks to RCA Secretary John Leary for again taking on organizational responsibilities), but we will need volunteers to make it happen; please see https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4BAFAA2CA0F85-rosemont1. We will circulate additional information shortly. Metro Closure. The...
Meeting Round-Up. Thanks to all who attended our special meeting at Lena’s Wood-fired Pizza (and to Jason Yates and his team for sponsoring). In addition to an opportunity to socialize, we had two speakers from the City – Helen Lee, Environmental Program Manager, on recycling issues (see https://www.alexandriava.gov/RecyclingAtHome#acceptable for an updated list on...
RCA Updates – March 2019 Next Meeting. Details still to be confirmed, but we’re planning to have a tasting at Lena’s Wood-fired Pizza and a behind-the-scenes tour of the facilities at Yates Corner on the evening of Monday, April 29. Details will be publicized once set. Paving Survey. The City has...
Real Estate Assessments. Earlier this month, the City released its real estate assessments for 2019. This is a separate process from the setting of the actual tax rate, although the proposed City budget would keep the rate stable. The deadline to request review of an assessment is March 15. For...
Vision Zero Pedestrian Safety Initiative and Hooff’s Run Flood Plain Information. Thanks to all who attended the RCA meeting on January 24, and our speakers from the City, Jessica Pfeiffer and Brian Rahal. For more information about the City’s “Vision Zero” pedestrian safety initiative, please visit https://www.alexandriava.gov/VisionZero. For more information about flood plain...
Next Meeting. The next RCA meeting will be held on Thursday, January 24 at the Commonwealth Baptist Church (700 Commonwealth Avenue). Please join us for presentations from the City regarding 1) the “Vision Zero” pedestrian safety initiative (from Christine Mayeur, Complete Streets Coordinator) and 2) the Hooff’s Run flood...
RCA Updates – November 2018 Turkey Trot. The Thanksgiving Turkey Trot will be held through the streets of Rosemont and Del Ray on Thanksgiving Day (November 22). For information, please visit https://www.alexandriaturkeytrot.com/. Metro Disruptions. There will be no Yellow Line service across the Potomac between Monday, November 26 and Sunday, December...
School Board Meet-and-Greet. Thanks to all who joined us on October 9 for our meet-and-greet with School Board District B candidates. Four of the five candidates were in attendance (Cindy Anderson, Jewelyn Cosgrove, Margaret Lorber, and Veronica Nolan); Abigal Wacek was unable to join us due to work commitments. For...
Next Meeting. Our next meeting will be a meet-and-greet event with District B School Board candidates, on Tuesday, October 9 at the Commonwealth Baptist Church (700 Commonwealth Avenue), starting at 7:30pm. (Please note the changed date – some of our early publicity on Facebook was for a different date.) Council Meet-and-Greet. Thanks to...
