From the Board
Pool opening is almost here!!!! On May 4, your Board hosted a Spring Festival in the Parking lot of the club house. We had a large petting zoo, face painter, balloons, snowcones and games. It was a great time and you’ll see an article on it with pictures in this newsletter.
We also have been meeting with the Fire Marshall, Superintendent McKay, and Fairfax County leadership to discuss parking in the Single Family Home area. We understand this is an important issue to many of us. We are hoping to be successful in advocating for our community. In the past, we have had luck in working with VDOT about making our roads safer. We try hard to address all the concerns you’ve expressed to us around the community.
We approved additional pool season hours to keep the main pool open from 11am - 8pm the week of August 26-30 and two evenings a week (dates to be determined), the pool will be open for adults to use the lap lanes from 8pm-8:30pm during swim lessons. Also, read on for pool information and we hope you’ll like the new pool remodel this summer! We put in new coping stones and fixed the lights…so along with the new pool furniture from last year…it’s gonna look amazing!! Cindy will distribute the pool rules also so please take a moment to read the pool rules and reinforce these rules with your children. We want everyone to have fun at the pool, but also remember that safety is our priority.
With the nicer weather, it also bring kids out more around the community. Please stress to your kids about watching the streets prior to crossing and being careful in the woods. Sadly, we still find trash and other things in the woods that aren’t safe for kids.
I have been getting more and more calls about neighbor issues. Some of them include loud noises inside ones residence (that you can hear from neighbors) and also neighbors not taking care of their property. I personally went out a couple of months ago and picked up a torn trash bag that had been ripped for a week. Trash was everywhere. Please take responsibility for your property (and trash)…these type of things can bring unwelcome critters and we want to keep Island Creek beautiful!
Over the next month, we are focused on traffic issues, opening the pool, the Long Branch community, and some major repairs you’ll see happening around the community.
We are happy to serve you, if you need to reach us, you are welcome to come to the monthly Board meeting the 3
rd
Thursday of each month at 7pm or email me at
ICHOAPresident@yahoo.com
.
Happy Spring!
Karen Patrick
Island Creek Association President
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Pool Opening & Registration
Pool Opening Day will be on Saturday, May 25
th
, Memorial Day weekend.
Our new pool pass system is all electronic.
I
f you registered last year, you
do
not
need to re-register
ever again, you have a pool pass for life!
Nothing more is required, just come to the pool and enjoy!
That's right, no more registration forms or badges to be picked up and checking in at the pool is quick and easy. The lifeguards simply check you in electronically using a tablet instead of the cumbersome paper binder that was used in past seasons.
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STEP ONE-
fill out the
green box on the left side of the screen
(see below).
Once submitted, it will be forwarded to the property manager for approval.
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STEP TWO
-a
fter your access has been approved, you will need to go back to the same web page
www.islandcreek.cellbadge.com/register
and enter information
in the blue box on the right side
(see below) to request a PIN.
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STEP THREE-when you click the request a PIN button, you will be sent to a page for you to enter the members of your household who need a pool pass. Click submit and your application will go to the property manager for approval.
Once approved, you will get an email confirming that your pass was approved and you have your pool pass for life and come enjoy the pool!
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Pool Opening & Hours
The 2019 pool season begins on Memorial Day weekend, Saturday, May 25
th
. The hours of operation for the main community and condo pools are:
Main Pool
Memorial Day Weekend (May 25 – 27)
Saturday–Monday 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Public Schools in Session
(May 28 – June 14)
Monday–Friday 1 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Public Schools Closed
(June 15 – August 26)
Monday–Friday 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Saturday–Sunday 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Two Weeks after Labor Day Weekend
(September 3 – September 15)
Saturday-Sunday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Condo Pool
Memorial Day Weekend (May 25-27)
Saturday–Monday 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Public Schools in Session
(May 28 – June 14, Aug 26-30)
Monday–Thursday POOL CLOSED
Friday 4 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Public Schools Closed
(June 14 – August 26)
Monday–Thursday 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Friday–Sunday 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.
No extended season hours after Labor Day Weekend
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Swim Lessons Offered
Island Creek in conjunction with High Sierra Pools is offering swim lessons at the Main community pool. To register, please visit the High Sierra Pools website at
http://swim.highsierrapools.com
. You may also email
lessons@highsierrapools.com
or call the High Sierra office at 703-920-1750. Please note that classes are offered before and after regular pool hours. You must sign up one week before each session and payment is due upon registration.
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Recent changes to the Architectural Guidelines
- Sheds and Greenhouses can now be 8 ½ feet at their highest point. However, they can only occupy 10% of the square footage of your backyard (or 100 square feet), whichever is smaller.
- Driveways can be converted between asphalt and concrete with Committee approval; however, if you replace with the same material, no approval is required.
- Decks in the townhome sections can now have gray colored Trex-type floor boards.
- Holiday decorations that make noise must comply with Fairfax County noise ordinances instead of ICCA limits. We also imposed a height limit on inflatables to 11 feet.
We further added style language to the Introduction to highlight the Colonial and Georgian architectures that our home styles are based on.
Also, Fairfax County did a major redo of their public facing website – we have updated all the links within the Guidelines to point properly.
Previously, we modified some of our other guidelines:
- No longer do fence and deck colors have to match. This no-color match also applies to front doors and shutters. They all still have to comply with the approved color schemes as indicated in our Architectural Guidelines.
- For Patios, we moved ground level decks in with Decks. We also made it possible to construct a simple patio without asking for permission, if backyard is enclosed and if no leveling structure higher than 12” [to be consistent with Landscaping walls] is required.
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Island Creek Community Yard Sale
Saturday, May 18th!
Please join us for our annual Spring Community Yard Sale which will be held in the Island Creek clubhouse parking lot on Saturday, May 18, from 8 a.m. to noon with a rain date of Sunday, May 19, from noon to 4 p.m. We look forward to seeing you there!
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Spring Festival 2019 a Success
On May 5th, the Board hosted a Spring Festival with ponies, a petting zoo, face painter, balloons, ice cream and games. There were many smiling faces and a good time was had by all!
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Community Shred Day a Success!
A big “Thank You” goes out to Patrick Holland (Embrace Home Loans) and Ania Cress (Keller Williams Realty) for sponsoring this free and hugely popular event! Coffee, donuts and bagels were served and a party atmosphere prevailed.
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Slow Down & Save the Remaining Island Creek Goose Family
Many of you have probably seen the pair of geese that made a home in our neighborhood pond this year and recently had three adorable goslings.
Unfortunately on Saturday, May 11th, witnesses saw a white car speed by on Morning View Lane and run over the mother goose crossing with her family saying that the car didn't slow down before or even after it ran over the mother goose.
Please slow down on Morning View Lane. In this instance it was a goose, but it could have easily been one of our kids!
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Exterior Inspections are Complete
The Management Company, in conjunction with the Covenants Committee, conducted the annual exterior inspections in the town home and single family sections of the neighborhood.
Common things we found that needs fixing:
- Grass needs to be cut; weeds need to be pulled; overgrown vegetation removed
- Replace rotting wood especially around doors, windows and decorative trim
- Paint (maybe just touch up) after removal of peeling paint
- Pitted and cracked concrete
- Pitted and cracked asphalt
- Rusting railings
- Mold & mildew on siding (especially on end units)
- General maintenance
- Fading, missing and mismatched shutters
- Decks in disrepair (missing deck boards, loose railings, unsafe steps)
- Fences in disrepair (missing boards, rotting posts, leaning sections)
When your outside, take a close look at your home; see if anything needs to be taken care of to maintain your investment.
Your Covenants Committee
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Summer Camps
If you are (or not) new to Island Creek…we wanted to pass information along about Summer camps. There are tons of options here around the area:
Fairfax County Parktakes:
The key is…register early!! Camp slots go quick! So when you’re not hanging out around the Island Creek pool….there’s plenty of stuff to do this summer!
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Tall Ship Providence To Dock At Alexandria Marina For Year
City Council is set to consider the short-term agreement for Tall Ship Providence, a replica of the Navy's first warships arriving in Alexandria this summer.
Under the short-term agreement, the Tall Ship Providence Foundation would dock the ship at the Alexandria City Marina's G/H Pier for one year. The ship is being restored currently and could sail into Alexandria in mid-June. The ship could open to the public in July.
Once the ship is open, visitors can climb aboard and learn about 18th century life on the sea and the history of the original ship, and meet a John Paul Jones reenactor.
Weekly sails, craft brew cruises with Port City Brewing Company and private tours will further bolster entertainment offerings on the waterfront.
The proposed schedule for Tall Ship Providence is as follows:
- Public tours from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and holidays
- Craft beer cruise from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday
- Pirate cruise from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday and pirate or sunset cruise from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday & Sunday
- Private charters from 5 p.m. to 12 a.m. daily
- Lectures, classes and other educational activities from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday
Under the short-term agreement, the ship would be at the city marina through May 31, 2020. Afterward, the foundation seeks to open a visitor center at Waterfront Park in 2020.
Approval of the long-term plan for the ship will be coordinated with the flood mitigation construction project at Waterfront Park.
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Spring Community Yard Sale – May 18
th
(rain date 19
th
)
Pool Opening Day-May 25th
Last day of school FCPS – June 13
th
Island Creek Community Ladies Game Night – June 14
th
Island Creek Community Ladies Game Night – July 12th
Adult Social- August 10 (rain date August 17
th
)
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Classifieds Ads
Island Creek maintains a list of service providers for our community. If you are interested in advertising, please email
communitymanager@islandcreek.org
.
You can check out the current classifieds on the community website
here
.
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