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What-AllFebruary 2014

Tim Landis and Bill Munson show some of the artifacts, mostfrom the Civil War era, that they have found on property in andaround Waycroft-Woodlawn. Their presentation, at the WWCAJanuary meeting, brought to light the activities of a militaryunit from New York state that camped in the area in the 1860’s.

President’s MessageGreetings Neighbors!

It seems like the topic on everyone's mind these past few weeks isthe weather and when will these single digit temperatures end.Not soon enough for me.

In spite of the cold, we had a large attendance for our last generalmeeting where we were joined by several of the Lacey Lane relichunters.  They talked about their knowledge of the area andbrought along a few of their treasures.

Thanks again to the snow brigade for clearing off the sidewalks.It's a lot of work and not in the best of conditions, to say the least.

Tracie

P.S. For information about the causes & how to prevent frozenpipes, see this informative article from The Weather Channel.http://www.weather.com/activities/homeandgarden/home/hometips/severeweather/pipefreeze_prevent.html

WWCA Monthly MeetingTUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11th, 7:30 P.M.

LOCATION: CAPITAL CARING HOSPICE

THEME: DEVELOPMENT AROUND WAYCROFT-WOODLAWN

Agenda:▪ Re-Visioning Lee Highway

Andrew Schneider of the Yorktown Civic Association isscheduled to speak about ways that are being studiedto shape the future development of the Lee Highwaycorridor. See article below.

▪ Impact of Metro’s Silver Line Jim Hughes of WMATA (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority) will discuss the development and impact of the new Silver Line, which opens this year.

Lee Highway Re-VisioningA grassroots strategic partnership for re-visioning Lee Highway ismoving forward with Presidents of all 11 of the Lee Highway civicassociations involved, including East Falls Church, John M.Langston, Glebewood, Yorktown, Leeway Overlee, OldDominion, Donaldson Run, Cherrydale, Maywood, and LyonVillage. The group is being assisted by Arlington County’sPlanning Department.

During the educational phase, relevant topics - including land useplanning and zoning, smart growth, urban design, housing,transportation and parking, signage, demographic trends, taxincrement financing, transferable development rights, localbusiness preservation, and new economic opportunities – arepresented and discussed with local experts. The group recentlypresented their activities to the Arlington County PlanningCommission on October 7th, 2013, and they discussed theirproposed calendar of activities with County Board members.

The anticipated result is a joint community vision for a moreeconomically vibrant, walkable, attractive Lee Highway corridor– one that benefits neighborhoods and the business community.

It is anticipated that the new vision will be sent – in early 2015 -to the Arlington County Manager’s office with a request that theCounty Board appoint and fund a Task Force to formally developa Lee Highway Sector Plan to guide future rezoning anddevelopment applications.

(Reprinted from the Arlington Co. Civic Federation website.)

WWCA MEMBERSHIP SIGN-UPAND DUES PAYMENT FORM

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ARLINGTON COMMITTEE OF 100by Sharon DorseyMany in Waycroft-Woodlawn may be unaware of the offerings ofthe Arlington Committee of 100 whose purpose is to study theessential interests, problems and goals of the people of the Coun-ty. The Committee of 100 is non-partisan and meets monthly onthe second Wednesday of each month from September throughJune. http://arlingtoncommitteeof100.org/meetings.php

February’s Topic:Funding for the Arts:  An Expense or an Investment?

February 12th - Marymount University – Phelan HallDinner: 7:00 ($26 for members/$28 for non-members)

Program: 8:00 (free – all are welcome)The Arts in Arlington - what they bring to the community culturallyand how they are funded in various localities will be discussedwith: David Briggs, former board member Virginians for the Artswho will provide an overview of the topic, Karen Vasquez fromArlington Cultural Affairs, will provide Arlington County’s perspec-tive, and Maggie Boland from Signature Theater, will discuss howone group deals with funding.

HOME REPAIRS FOR THOSE IN NEEDRebuilding Together Arlington/Fairfax/Falls Churchrehabilitates the houses of low-income homeowners, particularlythe elderly, disabled, and families with children Both skilled andunskilled volunteers do the work at no cost to the homeowner.Work completed by volunteers includes:▪ Safety modifications to reduce the risk of falls - installation of

railings, grab bars, non-slip treads, and improved lighting.▪ Accessibility modifications to increase independence -

installation of ramps, stair glides, lever handles and raisedtoilets.

▪ Energy efficiency modifications to reduce utility bills -installation of insulation, weatherstripping; and the repair ofleaky faucets and toilets.

▪ General maintenance - carpentry, minor plumbing andelectrical repairs; interior and exterior painting, removal ofdebris and clutter, and more.

To learn more contact Rebuilding Together at: (703) 529-1999 orinfo@rebuildingtogether-aff.org. A flyer with more informationabout the program is posted on the Waycroft-Woodlawn Nextdoorlistserv in the Documents section.

JOIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LISTSERVResidents of Waycroft-Woodlawn are connected with each otherand with nearby neighborhoods online through the Nextdoorlistserv. The listserv is not associated with the civic association.You can join the listserv at:https://nextdoor.com/invite/ambtbwsjyseghsuywsfn

VISIT THE WWCA WEBSITEFind information about the civic association and useful links:www.waycroftwoodlawncivicassociation.org.

PARKS AND RECREATION NEWSYou can obtain biweekly e-mail news from Arlington CountyDepartment of Parks and Recreation, by going tohttp://www.arlingtonva.us/departments/parksrecreation/page90173.aspx and signing up for their newsletter.

WWCA Executive CommitteeOffice / Name Term Committee AssignmentsPresident / Tracie Morris 2013-2014 Civic Federation (Alternate)Vice-President / Sharon Dorsey 2013-2014 Civic Federation (Alternate)Secretary / Alex Deucher 2013-2014 CommunicationsTreasurer / Lynette Smith 2013-2014 MembershipDelegates / Kurt Hyde 2013-2015 Park Patrick Tallarico 2013-2015 Park Kutlay Ebiri 2013-2015 Westwind Hans Bauman 2013-2015 NCAC John Schell 2013-2014 Land Use/Zoning Jim Mathews 2013-2014 Jim Pebley 2013-2014 Civic Federation Jimmy Falkner 2013-2014Past President / Michael Grace 2013-2014 Civic Federation (Alternate)Appointed Representatives / Wayne Quillin 2013-2014 NCAC (Alternate) Jason Rylander 2013-2014 Civic Federation Sue Smith 2013-2014 Civic Federation John Odenwelder 2013-2014 Civic FederationThe What-All / John Schell

Renew your WWCA membership, or join us, today! There are twoways to sign up:■ Cash or check (made out to WWCA) can be mailed or dropped

off at 1503 N. Buchanan St., Arlington, VA 22205■ Or, pay online at www.paypal.com. Click on the “send money”

link, leave it on “friends & family” selection, and putWWCAtreas@gmail.com in the “pay to e-mail address”. Followthe rest of the prompts. Don’t forget to note your householdaddress and the names that you want listed as voting members.

Thanks! Lynette - WWCA TreasurerMlynettesmith@gmail.com

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Civic Federation ReportJanuary’s Civic Federation Meeting Notes (1/7)

by Jason Rylander

The program for the January meeting of the Arlington CivicFederation featured two presentations from County ManagerBarbara Donnellan and Arlington Public Schools SuperintendentPat Murphy. Both were informative and generally well-received.Ms. Donnellan’s presentation referenced the county’s planninghistory and made the case for continued community investments.She outlined her four top priorities: 1) stimulating what she calledan “innovation economy” that would make Arlington more of atechnology mecca; 2) Strategic Investments in communityfacilities, including the Columbia Pike/Crystal City streetcar andsuperstops, fiber/telecommunications improvements,water/sewer upgrades, and the Arts; 3) Affordable Housing; and4) Schools, which at roughly 45% of expenditures is the county’slargest budget item.

Reflecting on her 30-years of service to the County starting as abudget analyst, she recalled the time when Arlington was astruggling suburb with serious budget issues. The federalgovernment had promised funds for Metro but did not comethrough as expected. But she said we built Metro anyway alongWilson Blvd instead of the I-66 corridor and the developmentthat investment spurred changed Arlington dramatically for thebetter. She noted that other jurisdictions envy Arlington for its50-50 tax split between businesses and residential sources andthat despite recent challenges the county is financially strong andmaintains a triple-triple A bond rating.

Likening investment in the streetcar to the decision to buildMetro, she noted that there is still a tunnel stub at the Pentagonstation for a rail line that was supposed to go out Columbia Pike.The streetcar is the alternative to Metro that will bringdevelopment to the Pike, while maintaining affordable housing,increasing jobs, and building a stronger, broader tax base. Shewent on to discuss the much-maligned Columbia Pike bus stop,noting that she had halted the project and would berecommending a lower cost solution, while reiterating thatArlington nonetheless intended to go forward with construction20 technologically advanced super stops over the next few years.Affordable housing remained a big priority for the county.Working with local advocacy groups, the County intends to begina Public Land for Public Good analysis that would inventorycounty assets and see how best to accommodate or co-locate openspace, community facilities, schools, and housing given thecounty’s limited land base.

She also discussed the county’s commitment to building the newaquatic center within a reasonable budget and explained how thatproject had been put on hold while contractor bids, which camein higher than expected, were reevaluated. She also explained therevenue sharing agreement between Arlington County andArlington Public Schools and how the process in place, while notperfect, was designed to reduce squabbling between the twoboards over small amounts of money. Noting that APS waspredicting a budget gap of $25 million, Ms. Donnellan reassuredlisteners that “we can deal with that.”

Part of the reason for that budget gap, explained Dr. Murphy inhis presentation, is the continued rapid growth in enrollment inArlington’s schools. Arlington County funds 81% of APS’s budget,with the remainder coming from state and federal funds.Enrollment, however, is up 26% since 2008 and is projected totop 30,000 students by 2023. This growth has meant not onlysignificant spending on new schools and additions but increased

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Parks Reportby Kurt Hyde and Patrick Tallarico

Volunteers needed!!! The ball has started rolling on our parkplan, and funding approval may come as early as February. TheCounty’s landscape architect is applying for a grant with theVirginia Department of Forestry for planting trees in our park. Ifall goes well, then planting would start in Fall 2014. Critical toher efforts will be to prove that she can provide 2 years ofmaintenance, and this is where we need volunteers, specifically:

1. We will need help in planting the trees—we need to show thatwe have a large group of committed neighborhood people toplant.

2. We need neighborhood people to help continuously water thetrees for two years. No one person needs to commit for the fulltwo years, but we need to show a pool of people that can helpon a rotational basis. The watering will be immediately afterinstallation for several weeks, once per week during thesummer months, and certain areas twice a year. Also, theremay be some mulching required. Ideally, we would love tohave the houses that border the park land to help, or at leastallow us to use their water to shorten carrying distances—let’shear from those lucky houses!

Of course, before planting can start there has to be removal ofinvasive plants and we have been working with the County’sInvasive Plant Coordinator, who is due to contract out this effort.If necessary, we may need to provide additional man-powersupport to this effort, but that is to be determined. There is anauthorized volunteer group in Arlington, RIP, that we have beenworking with who typically can chip in. We plan to have theInvasive Plant Coordinator come to our community meeting toinform us of what’s involved and next steps.

Please send an email to kurthyde@yahoo.com if you areinterested in volunteering or have any questions.

operational costs in the form of staffing, technology, materials,and relocatables to accommodate the surge of students. Withoutadditional funding to meet its budget, APS will need to considerreducing benefits or compensation, changing programs orservices, increasing class size, among other options—all at a timewhen additional bonding authority will be needed to continue toaddress elementary school crowding and the coming problemaccommodating middle and high school growth. The publicinvestment in schools is paying off, however, in that 97% of APSstudents in the comprehensive high schools graduate and 90% goon to college. According to recent studies, Dr. Murphy said,Arlington’s students earn twice the national average after leavingAPS, and the quality of the schools themselves raise propertyvalues by $2.7-4.7 billion. Looking ahead, he stressed the need toadapt programs to meet the job markets of the future byinvesting, for example, in science and technology programs. Theschool system will also have to shift from a suburban model tomore of an urban model, building higher, for example, and usingspace more efficiently. Dr. Murphy thanked the community for itssupport of schools but noted that with looming enrollmentchallenges ahead more would be asked of the county and thevoters for operations and new school construction.

The February meeting will feature presentations from CountyBoard members and a discussion of the noise ordinance. TheMarch meeting will feature candidate debates for the upcomingCounty Board special election and school board election.

Civic Federation Report (continued)

WAYCROFT-WOODLAWN HOME SALES in 2013

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Arlington Free Clinicprovides free, high quality medical care to low-incomeuninsured Arlington County adults throughthe generosity of donors and volunteers.

A R L I N G TO N F R E E C L I N I C :S E RV I N G O U R N E IG H B O R S

AFC directly touches the lives of 1,700 residents: our

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M O B IL I Z IN G S U P P O RT E R S

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Address4904 15th Street N.1406 N. Glebe Rd.4807 Washington Blvd.1201 N. Evergreen St.4818 15th Street N.1202 N. Columbus St.4900 16th Street N.5115 14th Street N.4826 17th Street N.4637 13th Street N.4639 17th Street N.4811 16th Street N.5011 14th Street N.4925 Washington Blvd.4909 16th Road N.4814 13th Street N.1503 N. Edison St.4923 15th Street N.5155 14th Street N.1507 N. Buchanan St.1625 N. Edison St.1706 N. Glebe Rd.

Close Price$1,080,000.

$685,000. $750,000.

$735,000. $961,000.

$660,000. $700,000.

$812,000. $730,000.

$987,100. $735,000.

$799,950. $865,000.

$680,000. $600,000.

$871,000. $890,000.

$1,000,000. $899,000.

$641,450. $690,000.

$750,000.

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Construction will resume soon on the Lacey Lane developmentby Evergreene Homes. The 9 homes will feature 4 finishedlevels, detached garages with studio space above, andlandscaped courtyards. In the illustration above theintersection of Washington Blvd. and George Mason Drive isin the upper left quadrant and the curved street on the right isN. Evergreen St. A private drive, accessed from 14th Streetand Evergreen, will provide access to the garages.

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