New Dumpster Rules

July 1, 2008

To all owners and tenants:

The good news is that effective July 1, 2008 the new dumpsters will be operational. This means that you will no longer put your trash or recycle at the curbside for pickup. You will be able to put your trash in the dumpsters when you choose to. There are also recycle bins in the enclosure area. This should solve the problem of people putting their trash/ recycling out too early or late and having trash all over the community.

To make this a successful transition we need to keep several things in mind. Trash should be put in trash bags and tied before placing in the dumpsters. I have included a list of what can go in the recycle bins. There are multiple recycle bins and all of them can be used for paper, plastic, aluminum and glass. You no longer need to separate out and place in separate bins.

Large items should not be placed in the dumpster enclosure. You will need to contact AAA for large/oversized items. AAA can be reached at 703 818-2222. If you notice anyone placing large items in or around the enclosure please report this to TWC. You should get the tag number of the car or attempt to see where they live. Otherwise the community has to bear the cost of removal. Fines can be assessed for dumping trash and well as the actual cost to remove the items. We have noticed that trash has already been placed in the enclosures.

We will be installing lights at all of the dumpsters during the month of July.

Finally, in order to balance usage we have assigned each building a dumpster location that you should use. We realize there is no perfect solution in assigning dumpsters to the buildings but we have done our best to make the walk as close as possible while trying to balance the number of buildings per dumpster.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact TWC.

Sincerely,


Kim Hendon
Managing Agent for Summerridge Condominium

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Community Yard Sale

About time for house-cleaning, isn't it? We're putting on a community-wide yard sale on Saturday September 9, from 8am to 3pm.

Bring out all your stuff to sell and set up on the grassy common areas!

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Welcome Debra Nichols to the Board of Directors

Following the annual meeting, the Board of Directors is happy to announce the election of Debra Nichols to the Board.

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Maintenance Fee Increased

The SummerRidge Board of Directors determined that the monthly maintenance fee will be increased to $175.00 per month per unit starting January 1st 2005, up only $10 from $165.00 where it had remained steady for several years. Increased costs of contractors and paying down the snow removal and ice damage deficit from the last 2 years contributed to the increase.

SummerRidge continues to have one of the lowest condo maintenance fees in all of Reston, while keeping well-maintained and a charming appearance.

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Website Server Back On-Line

The SummerRidge website server is back on-line. We lost all our messages and user registrations for the discussion forums. The forums have been re-created.

To post a message, please register again. Thanks.

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Server Crash

The SummerRidge website server crashed, last week, and all messages were lost.

Check back here for updates.

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