Brookfield Civic Association Celebrating Our Community January 28, 2010 7:30 pm, Brookfield Elementary School

Agenda About BCA & Welcome Annual Meeting, Nominations & Board Elections Minutes, Old Business & Committee Reports Volunteers Needed: Adopt-a-Highway / Clean-Up Neighborhood Reps Neighborhood Watch Update Neighborhood Improvements Guest Speaker: Paul Samakow esq, Attorney & Author Questions & Answers

Event Schedule 03/25 7:30 pm - Next General Meeting Possible Guest Speaker: Christie Nix, Ameriprise Financial Services TOPIC: Planning for education funding TBD Frog Branch Bicycle Hike – Bonni Epstein, Coordinator. Additional volunteers are needed. TBD Next Adopt-a-Highway Cleanup (Includes Rt. 50 from Galesbury to Stringfellow) Check Web site for news, crime prevention tips, for local events, government news & meetings.

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.

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

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

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Contacting BCA Postal Address: Email: Web: The Brookfield Civic Association P.O. Box 222852 Chantilly, Virginia 20153-2582 Email: Info@brookfieldcivic.org Web: http://www.brookfieldcivic.org/

Neighborhood Improvements

Recent Accomplishments Adopt-A-Highway Program under way – cleanup activities at Rt. 50 Completed traffic light at Poplar Tree and Lees Corner Road Working Connector bus re-route incoming to Brookfield from Route 50 Neighborhood Watch signs posted and program running New bridges across stream - walking path behind pool New Brookfield entrance wall

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

Still Missing: One Bridge Start here on Lees Corner and follow the path down…

Fixing the Ramps

Bridge Spanning Creek

Brookfield Initiative Award

The good folks living at this home took the initiative to beautify their neighborhood by mowing the strip of grass along the Brookfield wall. Join us in thanking them. They are the first to receive the honorary Brookfield Initiative Award.

Child Printing & Property Engraving Programs

Fingerprint America Child Identification Program 100 children were fingerprinted and/or photographed by our volunteers and Sully District Police on November 21, 2009, at the Chantilly Regional Library. Photos & fingerprint cards went home with the parents to keep, as an immediate aid to authorities in case of tragedy. BCA sponsored “nearly free” photos to accompany. This will be a continuing project of your Brookfield Civic Association.

The Program in Action

Some of the Volunteers

Sully District Crime Prevention Officer Update

New Crime Prevention Officer Our primary police liaison, Crime Prevention Officer MPO W. M. Brock, left this position in November 2009 due to budget cuts. A tip of the hat to Officer Brock for great work and dedication. Officer Peter B. (“Brett”) Katinsky took over as BCA liaison and crime prevention officer. His first newsletter is posted on our Web site. See our new “Crime Prevention” page.

Neighborhood Watch Update

Neighborhood Watch Now Functioning! Neighborhood Watch program running. Volunteer patrol teams patrol the neighborhood at least 2 days 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).

Neighborhood Watch Training To volunteer, you must take a free 2-hour training class. To volunteer or for more information, contact Lloyd Pierce lgolfl@juno.com. Training dates & locations on our web site.

Volunteers Needed Neighborhood Cleanup Neighborhood Reps Foreign Language Consultants Assisting with Bicycle Hike

Frog Creek Bicycle Hike

Volunteer Assistance Needed Bonni Epstein has volunteered as Coordinator for this effort. Additional volunteers are needed. Contact us after the meeting if you are interested.

Adopt-a-Highway

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 Kicked off our adoption with a highway cleanup.

Adopt-a-Highway

Next Adopt-a-Highway Neighborhood Cleanup Next Cleanup Date To Be Announced. Will perform at least 3x per year. TO VOLUNTEER, please contact Margie Wheedleton PHONE: (703) 378-8267 EMAIL: margie@brookfieldcivic.org THANKS IN ADVANCE!

New Business

Guest Speaker: Paul Samakow, Esq. Author of:

http://www.samakowlaw.com/ VIENNA, VA: 8230 Old Courthouse Rd Suite 430 Tyson’s Corner, VA 22182 (703) 761-4343 WHEATON, MD:2730 University Blvd Suite 504 Wheaton, MD 20902 (301) 949-1515

? Questions & Answers !