Glenmore Community Association

GCA Newsletter                           April 2011

In This Issue
The Preserve Makes Progress!
New Forms on the Web
Minnows and Catfish come to Glenmore!
Impact Fees Update
Shadwell Bridge Update
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Greetings!

This is the second edition of the new monthly email newsletter from the GCA.  If you have trouble viewing it, please let us know.  In any case, we welcome your feedback.

 

The Preserve Makes Progresses!

Neal Sansovich, the developer of the Preserve at Glenmore reports that the new loop road connecting to Farringdon Road is now receiving its asphalt, and is likely to be completed by this week.  Trucks laden with materials are reaching the area via Piper Way and Carroll Creek Road, and empty trucks are returning via Farringdon Road, Devon Pines, and Paddington Circle.  The operation will take two to three days. 

 

The Glenmore sales team will soon be putting the first four lots on the market, ranging in size from 5 to 7 acres each. "I am looking forward to the road being opened", Neal tells us, "so people can drive on it and see this beautiful part of Glenmore".

New Forms on the Web
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We have introduced a new section on the GCA website called Forms.  This contains a variety of simple on-line forms like the one shown here, which provide residents an easy way to do the following: 

 

   - Update phones and autos for gatehouse  

   - Notify GCA about your renters

   - Notify GCA of a change of address

   - Apply to the GCA for roadside posts

   - Apply for property modification (ARC) approval

   - Request Disclosure Packets for new purchasers

   - Report common area maintenance problems 

 

These forms will automatically be directed to the appropriate person to handle the request or issue. 

 

Feel free to Browse around  to see what's available.

 

Minnows and Catfish come to Glenmore! 
The GCA Board has approved the stocking of the Glen Lochan pond with minnows and catfish, as Minnowrecommended by the CARB.  The minnow (see picture) scavenges for food close to the surface of the water, where mosquito larvae are usually found, and provides a well recognized and environmentally friendly way to control excess mosquitoes. The addition of catfish will help keep the water clean. This is something of an experimental approach, with the fish lasting for several years, which has been recommended by our pond consultant.  Residents fishing in the Glen Lochan pond should be sure to release any fish back into the pond so they can continue to do their job.

 

Resident Launches Community Website
Resident John Pitek has launched a new community website, MyGlenmore.com, which he describes as "an on-line community for the Glenmore community".  This is a free site where residents can interact, join or create interest groups, sell things, post comments, arrange activities, and so on.  We encourage residents to click this link to take a look, view the introductory video, and sign up if interested.  Although the GCA is pleased to provide a link to this website, it has no direct affiliation with the GCA.

 New Irrigation System Guidelines
SprinklerAre you planning to install or significantly modify a landscape irrigation system?  The Albemarle County Service Authority (ACSA) has revised its requirements for irrigation systems connected to their water system. Branching off an existing water line is no longer permitted.  At its April 21 meeting, the GCA Board of Directors voted to implement the following guidelines for Glenmore homeowners wishing to install irrigation systems:
  • Approval must be obtained from the ACSA for installation of the system.
  • Homeowner is responsible for becoming aware of and complying with all ACSA regulations.
  • Digging up a road or sidewalk in Glenmore is not permitted.  Connections must be made by boring underneath roads or sidewalks.
  • Homeowner must contact the CARB Chair prior to any work being done.  CARB may want to approve point of connection to the water main, placement of the back-flow preventer, and plan for screening of the back-flow preventer. 

Impact Fees Update  

House Under ConstructionAs previously reported, the GCA reached an agreement with Glenmore Associates on the re-imposition of Construction Impact Fees, to offset road repair costs due to damage arising from construction traffic. Since then the attorney review process has caused some delay, but the board is hopeful that a ballot on the proposal will be put to members within the next couple of months. 

 

Shadwell Bridge Update
Shadwell BridgeAt VDOT's public meeting on April 5, we learned that the work to replace the superstructure on the the Route 250 bridge over the Buckingham Branch Railroad at Shadwell would require the road to be closed for up to 12 weeks. This work is likely to be scheduled for spring 2012. 

In March 2011 the allowable weight limit was reduced to 15 tons, and this limit will remain until the bridge is rebuilt.
 "That bridge carries about 15,000 vehicles per day. So, a lot of traffic uses it and we're gonna try and minimize the inconvenience as much as possible by limiting the time that the road is completely closed"  said Lou Hatter of VDOT.

During the road closure, traffic that normally uses Route 250 in the Shadwell area would be detoured onto Interstate 64. The detour would run from Exit 129 at Route 616 (Black Cat Road) to Exit 124, Route 250 (Richmond Road) at Pantops Mountain.
  Glenmore residents would most likely choose to go towards Charlottesville via Keswick Rd, left onto Hunt Club Rd (opposite Keswick Hall), and left onto Rte 22 to the other side of the bridge.

 
Trevor Joscelyne, Communications
(For GCA Board of Directors: Cole Hendrix, John Chamales, Elizabeth Ewing, Fred Maute, Kevin Dean, Don Sours, Don Sundgren.)