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06/01/08 Budget Development for FY09 Gets Underway
Tough New Rules Affect Mortgages on Condos; Summer Brings Maintenance Work Across Fairlington; Fairlington Helps Expand Tree Canopy In Arlington County; Owners Must File Rental Agreements with Condo Office; Pet Happy Hour Wins Enthusiastic Barks; Revised Operating Hours for Pools This Year.
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05/01/08 Annual Meeting Elects Two to Board of Directors
Condo to Focus on Water Conservation; Outdoor Fun in Fairlington; May 17 Paper Shredding Event Set for Fairlington; Board Elects Officers; Sign Policy Reminder; North Fairlington Quality of Life Ranks High in Survey; Residents Speak Out on Key Condo Matters and Policies; Board Sets Year’s Priorities for Infrastructure Work; Fairlington’s Changing Demographics; High Grass in Fairlington.
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04/01/08 Condo Association Wins Key Regional Recognition
Board Approves Contracts for Slate and Flat Roof Replacement; Fairlington Meets Key “Green” Landscape Guidelines; Contractor Outlines Plans for Spring Landscape and Grounds Work; Grounds Walk-Through Slated for April 26; GIS Prototype Update; Do You Need A Variance?; Register Your Car.
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03/01/08 Plan to Attend the 30th Annual Meeting on March 26
Voting Procedures Provided in March Mailing; Engineer Outlines Options for Balcony Column Repairs; Spring Brings Grounds Work; Board OK's Gutter Pilot Program; Electronics Recycling Day Draws Large and Enthusiastic Crowd; Check Before Installing A New HVAC System
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02/01/08 Auditor Reports Operating Surplus for Fiscal 2007
Condo Assessments in Arlington Drop 2%; Wave of Vehicle Break-ins Hits Fairlington; Community Survey Coming in March; Drainage Work Wins Board OK; Plan to Attend this Yearís Annual Meeting on March 26
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01/01/08 Two Directors To Be Elected at Annual Meeting
How To Run for the Board; Board Approves Plan for Phase 3 of Hallway Renovations; Auditor To Present Financial Report; Improvements Slated For Turf and Grounds; Board Renews Patrol Service Contract; Board To Hold Balcony Work Session
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12/01/07 Join Our Annual Holiday Party to Ring in the Season
GIS Trial Receives Go-Ahead; Grounds and Maintenance Update; Outside Auditor Examines Association’s Books; Management to Enforce Policy On Hallway Decorations; Parking Reminders.
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11/01/07 Board Sets Water Intrusion Priorities for FY08 Work
Menu of Diverse Activities To Engage Fairlingtonians; Fall Brings Major Grounds Work; Condo Committees Seek Volunteers; Check Your Smoke Detectors; Condo Renews Leaf Recycling Program With County; Holiday Season
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10/01/07 Environmental Committee Outlines Green Agenda
New Condo Fees Start Oct. 1; Parking Reminders; Hold Your Fall Event In Fairlington;Health Fair Coming In November; Activities Around the Grounds
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09/01/07 Board Sets 5.96 Percent Condo Fee Increase in FY08
2007/08 Fees by Type of Unit; Gates Wins Ward 5 Post; Fairlington Rules Reminders; The Recycling Bin; Letter to the Editor; Refrigerators Needed!; Activities Around the Grounds
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08/01/07 Draft Budget Calls for 6.75 Percent Condo Fee Hike
Board Renews Association Master Insurance Contract; Update from Fairlington’s Pools; Major Drainage Work Completed; Hallway Renovation Phase 2 Begins in August; Welcome North Fairlington’s New General Manager; Committee Studies GIS
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07/01/07 Homeowner Forum on Draft FY08 Budget Set
Board Gives OK to Phase 2 Of Hallway Renovations; Pool Splashes; Take Care in Installing New Air Conditioning Systems; Morales Resigns as Ward 5 Director; Variance Committee Seeks Members
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06/01/07 Budget Development for FY08 Gets Underway
Board Sets Plan for Work on Infrastructure Improvements; Get the Newsletter by Email; Hallways Project Going Well; B&G Makes Plans for a Busy Summer.
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05/01/07 Annual Meeting Elects Five to Board of Directors
Board Approves Package Of Drainage Improvements; Board Elects New Officers; Hallway Renovation Continues; Outdoor Fun in Fairlington
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04/01/07 Full-scale Work Begins on Hallway Renovation Plan
Survey to Inspect Condition Of Steel Balcony Posts; Rejuvenational Pruning Resumes; Plant a Red Reflector in a Common Area Plant Bed To Show Your Green Thumb; Grounds Walk-Through Slated for April 21; Join a Committee and Help our Community; Register Your Car; Historical Society Announces 2007 Fairlington Home & Garden Tour.
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03/01/07 Plan to Attend the 29th Annual Meeting on March 28
Voting Procedures Provided in March Mailing; Board Considers Repairs to Balcony Steel Columns; Hallway Renovation Gets Underway; Apartment Residents May Refurbish Doors; Flood Prevention Work Advances; Wolfe Resigns as At-Large Director
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02/01/07 Auditor Reports 2006 Deficit Due to Storm Damage
Condo Assessments in Arlington Drop 5% in 2007; Board Renews Contracts for Patrol, Pool Services; Efforts Continue on Flood Prevention Priorities; Hallway Project To Begin in Spring; New Chair Named for Communications Group; Check Your Condo Insurance Coverage.
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01/01/07 Five Directors Up for Election at Annual Meeting
How To Run for the Condo Board; Drainage Issues Top List of Flood Prevention Steps; Hallway Project Moves Forward; Begin the New Year By Volunteering; Auditor To Present Financial Report; Giant Green Caterpillar Spotted in Fairlington; Condo Satellite Policy
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12/01/06 Join Our Annual Holiday Party to Ring in the Season
Management Identifies Cost Savings on Hallway Project; FAQs about North Fairlington s Parking Policies; Update on Maintenance Projects; Outside Auditor Examines Association s Books; Fairlington Plots Garden For Jamestown Anniversary; New Lot Designated Orange Only; Introducing Fair Watch.
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11/01/06 Board Approves Contract for Hallway Renovation
Highsmith Elected Interim Director for Ward 6; Update on Maintenance Projects; Contractor Examines Options For Flood Prevention Work; Community Center to Serve As Interim Voting Precinct
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10/01/06 Board Approves Renovations to Association Tot Lot
Beat the Year-End Rush for Decals; Save Worry and Stamps with Direct Debit; Tom Burke Resigns as Ward 6 Director; Hold your Fall Event In North Fairlington; Invasion of the PODS.
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09/01/06 Condo Fees to Rise 8.29 Percent in FY07 Budget
Board Moves Forward with Hallway Renovation Project; Board Approves Modifications To Reserve Work Schedule; Work Session To Focus on Flood Response; Fairlington Gets New General Manager; How Were the Pools?.
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08/01/06 Storm Impact Clouds Condo Budget Plans for FY07
Board Studies Hallway Costs; Board Renews Association Master Insurance Contract; Board to Consider Tot Lot Plans in August; Sewer Relining Program Continues; Forum to Focus on Protecting Vehicles.
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07/01/06 Board Discusses Bids for Hallway Renovation
Budget Mailing, Forum Scheduled for Mid-July; Neighborhood Watch Seeks Residents to Help Keep Fairlington Crime Low; Survey Indicates Concerns Along King Street Area; Fairlington Manager Earns Corporate Promotion; Calling all GIS Wizards; Fairlington BayWatch Season 2006; Plan Now for the Next Home and Garden Tour; Fairlington Pools Are the Place To Be This Summer; Improve Your Tennis Game.
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06/01/06 Budget Development for FY07 Gets Underway
Community Center to Serve As Arlington Polling Place; Board Adopts Standard Variance for Vines in Patios; Tot Lot Group Examines Options For Fairlington Playground Equipment; Pool Committee Gets Swimming; Committee Leaders Tackle Year's Work; Tennis Activities Get into Full Swing.
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05/01/06 Annual Meeting Elects Three to Board of Directors
Board Approves RFP for Hallway Renovation Work; Task Force To Seek Recycling Options; Board Elects Officers for New Year; Tot Lot Group Gets to Work; Online Voting Scores with Homeowners; YMCA to Offer Swim Classes
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04/01/06 Board Discusses Hallway Doors and Windows
Board Work Session Sets Infrastructure Agenda; Alexandria Official Offers Ideas On King Street Boundary Options; Get a Red Reflector To Go with Your Green Thumb; Tennis Mimosa Open Comes in May; Blue Courts or Green?; Historical Society Sets Tour
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03/01/06 28th Annual Meeting Scheduled for March 29
Mailing Details Voting Procedures for Meeting; Tot Lot Group to Flesh Out Options for Playground; Springtime in Fairlington Brings Variety of Grounds Improvements; Board Discusses Hallway RFP; Rejuvenational Pruning Resumes with Ward 2; An Evening of Originality Yields Stories of Condo’s Early Years
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02/01/06 Auditor Reports Modest Operating Surplus for 2005
Arlington Assessment Increases With Cool Market; Board to Consider RFP for Hallway Renovation Work; Check Your Condo Insurance Coverage; Owners Must File Rental Agreements; Mark Your Calendars for Condo Annual Meeting on March 29; The Recycling Bin: Tree Recycling a Success
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01/01/06 Three Directors Up for Election at Annual Meeting
How toRun for the Board ; Condo Encourages North Fairlington Residents to Recycle; Committee Comings and Goings; Auditor to Report At January Board Meeting; Condo Satellite Policy; Historical Society Announces New Board Members
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12/01/05 Board Approves Multi-Year Pool Renovation Plan
Holiday Party to Ring in the Season; New Committee Targets Boundary along King Street; Condo Launches Leaf Recycling Pilot Project with Arlington County; Board Endorses Online Voting; Board Narrows Tot Lot Options; Auditor Reviews Association s Books. ... more
11/01/05 Board Debates Plan for Renovating Swimming Pools
Also in this issue... New Paint Colors Slated For Exterior Building Doors; Board Develops Plan for Major Infrastructure Activities; Committee Recommends Online Proxy Voting; Arlington s Wireless Chief Outlines County Plan for WiFi Access; Board to Consider Tot Lot Options; Pool Renovation Q&A; Activities Around the Grounds. ... more
10/01/05 Board Agrees on Hallway Renovation Scope of Work
Also in this issue... Pool Group to Present Ideas At October Board Meeting; Board Renews Management Contract; Board Approves $7,500 Budget For Community Activities; Board Defers Action On Exterior Door Colors; North Fairlington to Pilot County Recycling Program; 2006 Parking Decals Are In! Beat the Year-end Rush; Save Stamps and Worry with Direct Debit; Regulations Surrounding Abandoned Vehicles ... more
09/01/05 Board Selects Hallway Renovation Design Scheme 2
Also in this issue... Condo Fees Rise 4.96 Percent Oct. 1; Homeowners' Basis Includes Piece of Condo Fees; Committee Finalizes Pool Renovation Recommendations; Hallway Committee Studies New Exterior Door Colors. ... more
08/01/05 Condo Fees Projected to Rise 4.96 Percent in FY06
Also in this issue... Committee Examines Hallway Electronic Access; Board Renews Association Master Insurance Contract; Board Continues Sewer Relining Program; Committee Offers Recommendation For Relocating Condo Tot Lot; 4th of July Parade: Another Huge Success in Fairlington; Vote Online for Hallway Design! ... more
07/01/05 New Reserve Study Calls for Increased Contributions
Also in this issue... Budget Mailing, Forum Scheduled for July; Hallway Committee Recommends Three Design Schemes; Committee Considers Heated Lap Pools; Help Improve the King Street Boundary; Guards Give Pools European Flavor; Spectacular Turnout for Margarita ... more
06/01/05 Hallway Renovation Designs To Be Unveiled June 29
Also in this issue... Fairlington Tot Lot-Tell Us What You Think!; North Fairlington's Budget: An Overview; Summer Painting Program To Put New Shine on Buildings; Bucket Brigade Needed to Help Plants Survive Summer Heat; Charity Tennis Tournament Scores Big Cash for At-Risk Kids; Preparations for FY2006 Budget Begin; Liz Hall to Chair Communications Committee ... more
05/01/05 Survey Finds Contentment in North Fairlington
Also in this issue... Annual Meeting Re-Elects Cassidy, Honors Darroch; Hallway Project FAQs: Why, When, How Much; Volunteer Thanks Community; Activities Around the Grounds ... more
04/01/05 Board Approves Steps Toward Hallway Renovation
Also in this issue... Storm Door Policy Adopted; Option One: Close Two Pools, Shuffle Spending; County to Study Trash Franchising; Hot Market Yields Bumper Crop Of New Owners; Yard Sale to Be Springboard For Planting Season; Grounds Panel Offers New Planting Plan ... more
03/01/05 27th Annual Meeting Scheduled for March 30
Also in this issue... Mailing Details Voting Procedures; Board Makes Variance Change, Approves Door Policy; Hallway Renovation Moves Toward Reality; County Board to Move Forward on Trash Franchising Study; Board Approves Contract for Reserve Study; Recycling Policy ... more
02/01/05 Auditor Reports 1 Percent Surplus for 2004
Also in this issue... Arlington Assessments Resume Skyward Climb ; Hallway Panel Nears Presentations; Board Reviewing Commercial Parking; Pool-fix Panel Starts Work; Variance Process Under Review; Website to Be Updated ... more
01/01/05 One Director Up for Election at Annual Meeting March 30
Also in this issue... Condo Opposes County Plan to Take Over Trash Pick-up; Residents Pack Community Center for Holiday Party; How to Run for the Condominium Board of Directors; Roof Group to Start Discussions in January; Ad Hoc Technology Committee Begins Work ... more
12/01/04 Join Us for Our Annual Holiday Party
Also in this issue...Flat Roof Repairs Underway; Shorter to Chair Pool Working Group; Outside Auditor Examines Association's Books; County Considers New Policy On Multi-Family Trash Collection ... more
11/01/04 Condo Panels to Study Management, Renovation
Also in this issue...Owners May Take Tax Credit For Renovations; Holiday Party Set; Society to Organize House Tour ... more
10/01/04 Board Renews Sewer Relining
Also in this issue...Pool Renovations Deferred Pending Comprehensive Plan; Budget 101: Why the Condo Fee Rose; Association Offers Direct Debit For Condo Fee; Board Approves $7,500 Budget for Community Activities; Tsunami, Doggy Dip Bring End-of-Season Cheer ... more
09/01/04 Board Gears to Consider Pitched-Roof Conversion
Also in this issue...Condo Fees Rise 7.7 Percent Oct. 1; Survey Supports Pools Renovation Alternatives; Condo Pursuing High-Tech Services; Repairs Near Completion; Activities Around the Grounds ... more
08/01/04 Homeowners to Face 7.7 Percent Condo Fee Hike
Also in this issue...Association Ponders Flat Roofs? Replacement; Board Renews Insurance Contract; Pool Plans on Tap; Shower Pours on Parade - But the Show Goes On; Letter to the Editor: Expand Pool Hours ... more
07/01/04 Flat-Roof Parapets to Be Replaced for $460,000
Also in this issue...Budget Mailing, Forum Scheduled This Month; Board of Directors Clarifies Bulk Trash? Policy; Traffic Calming Changes Scheduled; Parking Regulations Reminder; Committee Members Recommend Pool Hours Expansion ... more
06/01/04 Infrastructure Issues Top Association Agenda
Also in this issue...Uncontrollable Costs Factor of 2005 Condo Fee; Hallway Panel Completes Survey; Arazoza Appointed PST Committee Chair; City Approves King Street Condo; Is Your Thumb Green? ... more
05/01/04 Parapet Wall Repairs to Continue at $300,000
Also in this issue...Board Elects Officers; Association Elects Two New Directors to Board; Board Plans for Surplus; 5K Race Raises $4,500 for Burned Children; What Are We Doing About Cicadas? ... more
04/01/04 Condo Tests Indicate Safe Drinking Water
Also in this issue...Fairlington 5k Course Set For April 3; Board Should Weigh Borrowing for Capital Repair; Reserves Are Best Source of Funding; Yard Sale Again to Be Springboard for Planting Season... more
03/01/04 Association Seeks At-Large Board Candidates
Also in this issue...Mailing Details Voting Procedures; Pool Contract to Reduce Swim Hours; Board to Reassess Association?s Annual Budget in April; Abingdon Street Property Sold ... more
02/01/04 Condo Poised to Conserve Following 2003 Audit
Also in this issue...Arlington Property Assessment Increases Slow; Should the Condo Buy Abingdon Property?; Replacement Door Style to Get New Look; Security Patrol Hours Reduced ... more
01/01/04 Six Directors Up for Election at Annual Meeting
Also in this issue...How to Run for the Board; Revelers Pack Community Center for Holiday Party; Residents Manual Revision Under Way ... more
12/01/03 Holiday Party to Ring in Merriment of the Season
Also in this issue...Board Delays Decorations Policy; Condo Completes Phase of Flat-Roof Repairs ... more
11/01/03 Draft Policy Would Allow Items on Doors, Fences
Also in this issue...Khalil Joins Condo Board; Board Declines to Support Abingdon Zoning Change... more
10/01/03 Residents Solicited for Pool Renovation Ideas
Also in this issue...Renovational Planting to Get Underway, Homeowners Should Consult Insurance Agent on Condo Policy ... more
07/01/03 Budget and Reseves Fund
Also in this issue...Weather Blows Holes in Budget, Capital Projects Highlight Reserves Needs, New Lifeguards... more
06/01/03 Residents Kick-off Hallway Renovation Committee
Also in this issue...Sewer Relining Costs Surpass Estimates, New Committee Chairs Bring Fresh Vision, Masonry, Foundation Troubles - Interview with Margarget Mitnick, Pools Season Begins... more
05/01/03 Masonry Problems Plague Units
Also in this issue...Winter Storm Repairs, Lowe and Kish Fill Board Slots, Budget Process Begins, Pools Get Renovations... more
04/01/03 Winter Storm Lashes Association Budget
Also in this issue...Settling Problems in Buildings, Association to Subsidize Spring Planting, Mardi Gras Party, Gardening Lecture, Spring Yard Sale... more
03/01/03 Window Replacement Policy Set
Also in this issue...Presidents' Day Snowstorm, Terrorism Insurance, Board Member and Director Glenda Taylor Resigns, Voting, Proxies and the Annual Meeting... more
02/01/03 Arlington Property Assessments Increase Dramatically
Also in this issue...Auditor's Report, New Security Company Hired, Patio Tree Removal Policy, Rental Guidelines... more
01/01/03 Annual Holiday Party
Also in this issue...
How to Run for the Board, Mgmt. Tightens Condo Rules, Board Resignations... more
12/01/02 Fairlington Wins Architectural Recognition
Also in this issue...B&G Lecture Series to be Renewed, Traffic Calming Update, Winter Tips... more
11/01/02 Balcony Renovation Project Expanded
Also in this issue...Volunteers Needed for Activities Committee and Hallway Design Project, Engineers to Study Shifting Buildings in FV, Tips for Variance Submissions ... more
10/01/02 New Sign Policy Approved
Also in this issue...Drought Postpones Fall Planting, New Stop Signs Replace Yields, New Condo Fees... Traffic Calming Committee formed ... more
09/01/02 Board Adopts FY 2003 Budget
Also in this issue...FRIT Seeks Condo/Rental Mix in Shirlington, Backhands and Brunch - The Mimosa Open, Return of the Doggie Dip! ... more
07/01/02 Fairlington Launches New Website
Also in this issue...Homeowner Budget Forum, VDOT Proposes Widening King St, Shirlington to Rise from the Asphalt?, Margarita Pool Party, Balcony Repair update ... more
06/01/02 Board Adopts Updated Replacement Reserves Study
Also in this issue...Board Begins Budget Preparation, Aqua Aerobics, Fairlington 5K Race, Spring Yard Sale, New Standard Variance Policies (Exterior Lights, Vents and Electrical Outlets, Hot Tubs) ... more
05/01/02 New Board of Directors Elected
Also in this issue...Two Residents Honored for Service, New E-mail addresses, Tennis and Pool Season Kicks-off, Fairlington Sock Hop, Awning Policy ... more
04/01/02

Board Renews Balcony Renovation Project
Also in this issue...Fairlington Historical Society Event, Renovational Planting Update, FV Employees Celebrate Anniversaries ... more

03/01/02 Annual Meeting and Elections
Also in this issue...Electronic Access Study, Traffic and Parking Update, Web Site Update, Fairlington Resident Honored, Doggie Do's and Dont's ... more
02/01/02

Board Approves Maintenance and Insurance Responsibilities
Also in this issue...Firehouse 5K Run/Walk, Auditor Report on FY01 Financials, Check Your Real Estate Assessment ... more

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