Brookfield Civic Association Celebrating Our Community September 24 th, :30 pm, Brookfield Elementary School 1

AgendaAgenda About BCA & Welcome Minutes, Old Business & Committee Reports Volunteers Needed: ◦Fingerprint Project & Engraving ◦Adopt-a-Highway / Clean-Up ◦Neighborhood Reps Neighborhood Watch Update Neighborhood Improvements Guest Speaker: Chuck Caputo, Virginia House of Delegates, 67th District Questions & Answers 2 NEW

Event Schedule Thursday, November 19, 2009, 7:30 PM – Next General Meeting Date TBD: Highway Cleanup (Includes Rt. 50 from Galesbury to Stringfellow) Check Web site (Sully News) for local events, government news & meetings 3

Brookfield Civic Association Mission Statement The purpose of The Brookfield Civic Association is to bring together an inclusive group of residents who share the common goal of promoting a safe and healthy community that is a great place to live. 4

Current BCA Board of Directors (“Core Group”) Sami Besalel Terrie Koustenis Larry Leeds Shelley Leeds John Moore Jim Rollins Steve Russick Margie Wheedleton 5

Neighborhood Reps Shelley Leeds Terrie Koustenis Sami Besalel Margie Wheedleton Steve Russick John Moore 6 Additional reps needed. See us after the meeting or

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Contacting BCA Postal Address: The Brookfield Civic Association P.O. Box Chantilly, Virginia Web: 8

Neighborhood Improvements 9

Recent Accomplishments Completed traffic light at Poplar Tree and Lees Corner Road Updated bus route incoming to Brookfield from Route 50 Neighborhood Watch signs posted New bridges across stream - walking path behind pool 10

A Tale of Two Bridges Fairfax County discussed putting a bridge across the Frog Branch Stream Some confusion remains about which span was to be bridged – behind the pool to the RIGHT (towards Lees Corner) or towards the LEFT (towards Stringfellow, behind houses on Tabscott) A gigantic bridge was installed over the span heading towards Stringfellow (LEFT) Other bridge construction is still TBD 11

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Bridge Spanning Creek (RIGHT) 14

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Fixing the Ramps 16

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Wall Reconstruction 18

A Group Effort 19

Brookfield Initiative Award 20

The good folks living at this home took the initiative to beautify their neighborhood by mowing the strip of grass along the Brookfield wall. 21

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Thanks for Caring! Join us in thanking them. They are the first to receive the honorary Brookfield Initiative Award. 24

Sully District Crime Prevention Officer Update 25

Many thanks to Officer Brock, CPO For the last few years, our primary liaison with the police has been Crime Prevention Officer MPO W. M. Brock. Due to budget cuts, Officer Brock leaves this position on November 6, BCA thanks Officer Brock for his help and service to the community. 26

Introducing Officer Katinsky Officer Peter B. (“Brett”) Katinsky takes over as BCA liaison and crime prevention officer. His first newsletter is posted on our Web site. See our new “Crime Prevention” page. 27

Neighborhood Watch Update 28

Neighborhood Watch Now Functioning! Neighborhood Watch program running. Volunteers patrol the neighborhood at least 2 evenings a week. New signs posted along Lees Corner Road. Thanks to Lloyd Pierce and for the active trained volunteers for their time. More volunteers needed. TRAINING IS REQUIRED (FREE). 29

Neighborhood Watch Training To volunteer, you must take a free 2-hour training class. Next Class: ◦10/13/09, 7pm – 9pm, Fair Oaks District Station To volunteer or for more information, contact Lloyd Pierce Training dates & locations on our web site. 30

Neighborhood Improvements 31

Volunteers Needed 32  Fingerprinting Project  Engraving Projects  Neighborhood Cleanup  Neighborhood Reps  Foreign Language Consultants  Organizing a Bicycle Hike

Neighborhood Enhancement Partnership Program 33

Grant Money Available Neighborhood Enhancement Partnership Program $100,000 is available in 2010 for the Neighborhood Enhancement Partnership Program. Awards of up to $5,000 will be made on a one-time basis to selected projects. Need volunteers with grant writing experience, or willingness to be trained, to work on this project. 34

Fingerprint America Child Identification Program 35

Fingerprint America Child Identification Program Seeking volunteers for the Fingerprinting and Engraving project 36

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Engraving Program Need volunteers for the Engraving project 40

Interest for a Bicycle Hike 41

Volunteer Organizer Needed We have had some interest in organizing a group bicycle hike Need a volunteer to coordinate Contact us after the meeting if you are interested 42

Adopt-a-HighwayAdopt-a-Highway 43

Lee Jackson Highway Cleanup Brookfield Civic Association has adopted the south side portion and median of Route 50 (Lee Jackson Hwy) ◦Spans from Stringfellow Road west to Galesbury Lane Kicking off our adoption with a neighborhood cleanup. Tentative date: Saturday, October 10 from 10am-3pm – check the web site. 44

Brookfield Neighborhood Cleanup 45 Potentially canceled, due to lack of funds. Standing by for more information.

Cleanup Details: Picking up trash Cutting and trimming grass Future - sow seeds to beautify area Must follow Virginia Department of Transportation (DOT) guidelines for cleanup Each volunteer will be briefed No children will be allowed to take part in this effort for obvious safety reasons. 46

You Can Help by Bringing: Gas mowers, trimmers and edgers (all with tanks filled, please) Weed trimmer / bushwacker Rakes, weeders Serious hedge clippers or cutting tools We need equipment and manpower – preferably both, but will take either! 47

To Volunteer: Please contact Margie Wheedleton ◦PHONE: (703) ◦ THANKS IN ADVANCE! 48

2008 Watershed Cleanup During 2008 cleanup, we had ~ 20 participants Prevented hundreds of pounds of pollution from reaching the watershed Collected over 30 full 30-gallon trash bags 49

Guest Speaker: Delegate Chuck Caputo 50

Web site: House of Delegates, 67 th District Follow on Twitter: CCCaputo67 51

In Virginia House of Delegates, serves on: ◦Finance Committee ◦Counties, Cities and Towns Committee 67th District precincts include: ◦BrookfieldCub Run ◦Lees Corner EastLees Corner West ◦London TownNavy ◦Poplar TreeStone ◦Waples Mill 52

Questions & Answers 53 ? !