President's Message


Greetings Friends and Neighbors,

I hope that you had a great Holiday Season and will have a Happy and Prosperous 2012!

Please put our January 11, 2012 MVCA Annual Meeting on your calendars. In accordance with our Association by-laws, we will hold our bi-annual elections for MVCA officers and directors. We will also have a guest speaker from VDOT who will provide presentation on the 495 HOT lanes project, BRAC projects and 95 HOT lanes project. In addition, Tania Jones will report on the great work of the Traffic Calming Task Force that she is leading to improve safety in the vicinity of the Washington Mill School. This promises to be another great community event and I look forward to seeing you there. Please remember that we are now meeting in the library at Washington Mill Elementary. As always, pizza is at 7:00 pm and our meeting will start at 7:30.

Speaking of elections, our Nominating Committee headed by Sean McCarthy has provided the following slate for the January 11 elections:

MVCA President - Paul Schray

1st Vice-President - Pete Esser

2nd Vice-President - John Skudlarek

Secretary - Karan Cerutti

Treasurer - Tom Cleary

Directors - Mike Habib, Ron Neitzke, and Dan Rinzel
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Thanks to everyone who has agreed to serve! Best wishes and special thanks to Valerie Schalk who is stepping down as a Director and Education Committee Chair and welcome back to our former president Dan Rinzel who has been nominated to rejoin the Board as a Director. Our goal is to have maximum community representation on the Board. If you are interested in serving as an elected officer of Your Association, it is not too late. Nominations will remain open until the elections. Please contact Sean McCarthy at 703-360-0372 or send him an email at mclucid@verizon.net.

It has been my great privilege to serve as MVCA President during the last five years. Together, we have maintained a solid membership base, continued our tradition of community service, expanded our web presence, and increased community participation and spirit through our Annual Picnics. Working with our Board to serve the interests of our Community has been a pleasure and I am looking forward to continuing to serve in another capacity. However, after five years it is time to welcome a new President with new ideas to lead our Association. I am very pleased that our 1st Vice-President, Paul Schray, has been nominated and accepted to run for this position. Paul will do a great job and I will support him to the best of my ability to serve our wonderful community. I thank all of our elected officers, directors, and committee chairs for your friendship, support, and service- you are awesome and our continuing success has been a superb Team effort! I would like especially to recognize Dr. Tom Cleary for his long-standing support of MVCA and his wise counsel to me over these past five years. I would also like to thank Ken Poortinga for his outstanding work to increase our newsletter and directory advertising; Ken and Elizabeth Bancroft for their tireless efforts to keep our membership strong and produce our last two Neighborhood Directories that are without peer; Pete Esser for pulling “double duty” as 2nd VP and Transportation Committee Chair, and for his always interesting newsletter articles; Karan Cerutti for faithful service as Secretary and stepping-up to serve as Planning & Zoning Chair; Mike Habib for his service as a Director and outstanding work representing us on the Environment and Recreation Committee; Ron Neitzke for his advice and participation as a Director; Sean McCarthy for leading Budget and Finance and supporting our Traffic Calming Task Force; Jeannine Simmons for making our Annual Picnics such a success; Coilin Owens for his quick wit and effective leadership of our Neighborhood Watch; John Hurley for serving as Public Safety Chair and providing tremendous support and liaison to Suprvisor Hyland's office for Traffic Calming; Mike and Catlina Holland for their expert support on our web site; and Pam De Pena for producing the quality newsletter that we enjoy. Bravo All!

See you on January 11 and around the neighborhood.

Wishing you God's Blessings,
John Skudlarek, MVCA President
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Welcome to the Mount Vernon Civic Association Website!

The Mount Vernon Civic Association represents nearly 1,000 households in the following 10 neighborhood areas:

  1. Belle Rive
  2. Ferry Landing, Ferry Landing Villa, Ferry Point Estates
  3. Mount Vernon Forest
  4. Mount Vernon Park
  5. Oxford
  6. Riverwood
  7. Vernon Square
  8. Westgate
  9. Wycliffe, Washington Woods
  10. Yacht Haven

The Mount Vernon Civic Association is a member of the Mount Vernon Council of Civic Associations and the Fairfax County Federation of Civic Associations. The Association represents its members through direct contact with local elected leaders and through its participation in the Mount Vernon Council and Fairfax County Federation.

The MVCA serves the needs of the local community through service projects, such as the annual Community Clean-up, and support to neighborhood schools and organizations.

The Association is governed by a Board of elected officers and directors and appointed committee chairs who represent MVCA members' interests in areas ranging from Budget and Finance to Transportation. Elections are held-bi-annually with Board members serving two year terms. General membership meetings are held four times a year in January, March, May, and October. More information about upcoming MVCA events can be found in the Calendar section.

For more information on the Mount Vernon Civic Association, please send an email to info@mountvernoncivicassociation.org.

Latest News

CELEBRATE EARTH DAY IN MOUNT VERNON Saturday April 23 2011

BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure

Update:  Mount Vernon Library Site Plan Drawings

National Plan Submission for the National Library for the Study of George Washington.  See plans.

 

Upcoming Events

January 11 – 7:00 pm (pizza) - 7:30 pm (meeting) Membership meeting Washington Mill Elementary. Open to all!

Every night - Neighborhood watch

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