EVENTS
The CW annual fall picnic was a great success with over 50 attendees and the weather was ideal.
Next up is the annual Halloween Party and Parade scheduled for Sunday afternoon, October 28th. More details to follow.
Also, there will be a "gathering around the fire pit" after dusk on Halloween at 120 Connemara Drive. Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy some special Halloween punch.
ACC FALL COMMUNITY WALK-THRU
The ACC fall walk-thru will be conducted during the period November 4 - 11. An email reminder will be sent to homeowners prior to the walk-thru but now is a good time to check the condition of your house and lot.
MOUNT STERLING, MONTEBELLO FARMS, AND UPTOWN HOTEL
1) Mount Sterling. Mount Sterling will consist of a total of 316 units consisting of 144 market rate multifamily units, 98 multi-family age restricted Affordable Dwelling Units (ADUs), and 74 market rate single family townhomes located adjacent to Cascades Overlook. On September 12, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors approved the rezoning application. Engineering and design are next. This will take a least a year to complete once construction begins. The proposal can be viewed here. Search for ZMAP-2018-0001
2 ) Montebello Farms by Pulte Homes. The proposal is for an age restricted (55 and older) residential community consisting of a mix of 406 townhouses, condos, and detached single family homes located in the area adjacent to Connemara Drive and Tramore Court. Representatives from Montebello Farms made a presentation to Connemara Woods homeowners on August 22nd. On the County website, search for LOLA and then for ZMAP-2018-0003. You can leave COMMENTS on the website page. Also, the most recent site layout can be found on the CWHA website Resources page.
No date has been set for a public hearing before the Planning Commission.
At it's meeting on September 11th the CW Board of Directors passed the following motions: 1) request that the Montebello Farms developer not extend Connemara Drive into their development and completely close off Connemara Drive to both vehicle and pedestrian traffic, but allow and provide for pedestrian ingress/egress via the common area strip that exists between Lots 115 and 117 Connemara Drive. 2) request the Montebello Farms developer install a split rail (or similar) fence between Montebello Farms property and the back of the Lots on Tramore Court and portions of the Lots on Connemara Drive, and between Montebello Farms the Connemara Woods Common Area (Area A) along the remainder of Connemara Drive.
3) UpTown Hotel. UpTown/Northern Gate Hotel proposed construction of an extended stay hotel to be built on an undeveloped lot across from Cascades Overlook between the gas station and the medical/office buildings. The rezoning application was approved by the Board of Supervisors on September 12th. Click here to learn more about the hotel.
RESTURANT AND NAIL SALON OPEN
A nail salon and a Greek restaurant & bar are now open at the
Shoppes at Potomac Corner.
BOARD MEETINGS
The Officers and Committee Chairs and members of the CWHA BoD are: President – Gus Muller; Vice President – Chris Phillips; Secretary – John Wilson; Treasurer – Burgan Pugh; Chair ACC – Mike Segura; Chair Grounds – Pat Hogan. Members at Large – Mike Cao (ACC) and Joy Malmberg (ACC).
The next regular meeting will be Tuesday, November 13th at 7 PM at 120 Connemara Drive. The Minutes of Board meetings are available upon request to the Board Secretary.