Five large trucks next week will deliver components of a traction power substation for the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project to a site at the intersection of Magarity and Olney roads along the Dulles Connector Road in the McLean area. Deliveries will be staggered and spread over two days, beginning on or about Tuesday, June 5 and Wednesday, June 6.

On Monday, June 4, a large crane will be moved to the site to transfer the components from trucks to the substation site. Crews from Dulles Transit Partners, the contractor for the Metrorail, have been preparing the site for several years.

From the Washington Business Journal: Every since Fairfax County approved a new development scheme for Tysons Corner featuring higher densities and walkable streets, new development applications have poured in.

Our print edition explores all of the new applications, along with one for Tysons Corner Center, which was approved before the new development plan got the nod two years ago.

Click on the slideshow at right for a look at some of the concept schemes developers are proposing:

http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2012/06/01/slideshow-new-tysons-comes-into-focus.html

The market in Pimmit Hills has been going strong this spring and prices have worked their way upwards. For a standard 3/1 rambler the average price is now about $340,000. The last sale on Magarity Road of a basic rambler was $350,000 (and it sold in 2 days.) It was a corner lot on a busy street – Magarity is a popular street for teardowns though. It was also close to the new metro station.

Friends of The Tysons-Pimmit Library Book Sale
Saturday, June 2, 10 am – 4 pm
Sunday June 3, 1 pm – 4 pm.

Sunday, come take advantage of the deals to be had as the Friends of the Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library offer a "Books by the Bag" special. $6 per bag.

Money raised during Friends-sponsored book sales supports the library.

On Sunday, June 10 from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, get inspired to create an environmentally-friendly landscape at your home, school, business or place of worship. This year’s Watershed-Friendly Garden Tour features rain gardens, native plants, porous pavers, green roofs, rain barrels and cisterns, conservation easements, bog gardens, no-mow zones, composting and more!

The tour is free, and the homeowners and hosts are knowledgeable and inspiring. With many sites near Pimmit Hills, it's easy to do.

Join us for the ride of your life!

Are you a motorcycle enthusiast? Do you enjoy riding your motorcycle along scenic routes with hundreds of friends? We have an event just for you!

The Ride for Jill's House is a 100-mile ride organized by the "On His Road" City Impact Ministry at McLean Bible Church to support Jill's House. The 4th Annual Ride for Jill's House continues in the memory of Steve Schirmann who shared his passion for children with special needs. Since its inception in 2009, more than 400 riders and volunteers have participated and have helped raise over $65,000 to benefit Jill's House. Come join us for the ride of your life!

Attention all Pimmit Hills Gardeners!

Our first ‘meet-up’ of the informal Pimmit Hills Garden Club is at Deanne Eversmeyer's beautiful garden on Leonard Road, tomorrow, Saturday, May 19, around 3:00 pm (in the afternoon so it won't conflict with the Green Springs Garden plant sale that day).

Deanne is a Horticulturalist at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC and is a professional expert on plants and gardens. Stop by and take a tour of her amazing front & back yard gardens, ask gardening questions, share some extra plants you may have and meet other gardeners.

PHCA has sold the original batch of t-shirts left over from the Earth Day Cleanup. But we've placed another order and will have them at the June 5 meeting.

Pimmit Hills needs YOU!
Elections for 2012-2013 PHCA Board will take place at the PHCA Meeting on Tuesday, June 5.

If you would like to help serve on the board for just one year (June 2012-May 2013), please contact us or nominate yourself or someone else here. We'll contact all nominees to ensure that they accept the nomination. Nominations will be open May 30.

Pimmit Hills residents Lesley Stone and Erika Bowles have started a petition to try and save the Pimmit Hills Barn. The Pimmit Hills Barn is the last remaining dairy barn of its kind inside the Beltway according to the National Barn Alliance.

If you would like to sign the petition you may do so online at: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/savepimmitbarn/