Fencing : We are under contract with Quality Fence of Madison for significant fence repair during the third week in September to include replacement of 419 boards, 54 half round posts and 29 4x6 posts. In addition, the gate near the septic system will be relocated. Please be advised that the new fencing material will not be painted until spring to allow time for the wood to cure.

Cadeaux Show Stables had a great summer with riding lessons and pony camp at the Equestrian Center. Cadeaux had three weeks of pony camp in July and August. In addition, grandchildren and other family members of 20 to 25 Glenmore residents have had riding  lessons throughout the summer.

The after school lesson program will start in September. Seven riders will participate, including four Glenmore residents.  The lessons are tailored to the needs of the rider including show preparation, trail riding and preparation for fox hunting. Beginning riders as well as riders of all levels and ages are encouraged to participate.

Cadeaux riders and horses, including Glenmore residents, recently competed very successfully in shows at Blowing Rock, NC and Lexington, KY. Pictures and more details are posted on the Cadeaux Show Stables page at Facebook. Congratulations to Zach Parks riding “Paper Trail” to win the coveted Reserve Champion prize in the USHJA International Hunter Derby at the Blowing Rock Show.

Are you ready for the next disaster or emergency? The Albemarle Office of Emergency Management is eager to meet with GCA residents to make sure we are ready for the next disaster. Find out the top hazards that impact our area and how to protect yourself, learn how to build an emergency kit and create an emergency plan with your family, and find out how to get involved and connected.  If we have enough interest in emergency preparedness, the GCA will arrange a time and place for a session in Glenmore.

Please email  twashington@communitygroup.com with the subject line, "Yes to Emergency Preparedness Session" if you would like to attend such a meeting. We hope to schedule a one hour session in September or October. 

GCA, in cooperation with the Running Deer neighborhood, is sponsoring a Candidates’ Forum with Michael Hallahan and Donna Price, the two candidates for Scottsville District Supervisor in the November election. The event will start at 7 pm on October 24 in the East Rivanna Firehouse. Dennis Odinov will be the moderator, and the candidates will answer residents’ questions and state their positions. 

This is an opportunity for the candidates to address your questions and concerns regarding issues in Albemarle County, especially issues that affect our community. Please mark the date; a large turnout is important.

Please be mindful of property lines. Residents should not dump yard waste into the community common areas. Yard waste includes grass clippings, limbs, brush, and branch clippings.

In the late fall, the GCA arranges for curbside limb and twig pick-up as well as leaf pick-up after all of the leaves have fallen.

Safety within Glenmore is a top priority. One effort to meet this priority is to ensure safe driving speeds throughout the community. All Glenmore streets are posted at 25 MPH, a safe speed recommended for communities like Glenmore by VDOT and the Federal Highway Administration. Several speed calming devices have been employed, such as the speed bumps in the Scottish Homes, which have been very effective at slowing down traffic on that section of Darby Road. Pole Mounted Speed Displays (PMSD) are also used as another form of speed calming. We have data to share from 9 months of monitoring our PMSD’s on Piper Way and Carroll Creek Road.

Piper Way Inbound just after Gatehouse       

In the last nine months, about 345,000 vehicles have traveled along Piper Way, almost 1,300 per day. The average speed is very consistent at 32 MPH but the average of the highest speed each day is 49 MPH. One vehicle was clocked at 63 MPH! 32% of the vehicles drive at the posted speed. A greater percentage of the speeding occurs in the afternoon and evening hours. 

Carroll Creek Road, off intersection of Piper Way

Traffic passing through this PMSD averages 230 vehicles a day. Traffic volume for nine months was slightly over 64,000, including construction vehicles as new home building occurs in the Highlands. The average speed is 21 mph, while the average of the highest speed each day is 35 mph. The highest recorded speed was 46 mph. 84% of all vehicles drive at the posted speed.