The Community Issue of the Proposed Redevelopment of the PH Barn Property on Cherri Drive

In this post is all the information, pros and cons, concerning the proposed redevelopment of the old barn on Cherri Drive in Pimmit Hills. The Fairfax County Park Authority wants to give the property, for free, to another County organization, the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board (CSB). CSB wants to build a group home on the property that would house six elderly disabled people.

The Pimmit Hills Citizens Association (PHCA) President Matthew Marjoin nowtz announced via the PH email list that Fairfax County was holding an open meeting for residents at Lemon Road Elementary School on January 11, 2012 concerning this redevelopment. He, along with other PH residents attended to hear from the Community Services Board discuss their plans. Supervisor John Foust was in attendance and he said it was up to the Pimmit Hills community whether a group home would be built on the property or not and he will back the majority decision. PHCA President Martz said the community would need to have an official vote on the issue and invited the CSB to speak at the next PHCA Community Meeting on Tuesday, March 6, 2011 at 7:30 pm at the Pimmit Hills Center on Lisle Avenue.

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PHCA President Matthew Martz attended a Fairfax County meeting on January 11, 2012 concerning the redevelopment of the barn property on Cherri Drive in Pimmit Hills to be a group home run by the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board.

Your PHCA Board has been hard at work. Here are the activities that Mark Kinanne, PHCA Treasurer and our Representative to the McLean Citizens Association, has been working on:

Bridging Redd Rd
I have been heavily involved in acquiring signatures for a petition in support of a bridge across Redd Rd. I think a bridge would be of benefit to both the PH and Idylwood communities as the de facto crossing point between them is not safe after dark or bad weather. If anybody wishes to sign on they can contact me directly (treasurer [at] pimmithills [dot] org).

MCA Transportation Board

Route 267 Sound Walls Summary (12/20/11)
By Mark Kinnane, PHCA

Contacts:
John Muse
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703-259-1215

Draft amendment to our membership bylaw:

The current text of article 1.2 reads:

"Membership shall be annual and will be granted upon payment of an annual membership fee effective from September 1 through August 31 of each year. At the annual meeting each year, membership fees will be determined for the next year."

We propose replacing it with: