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

2. 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

3. 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.

4. 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.

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

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

7. www.BrookfieldCivic.org Site created and maintained by Web hosting
courtesy of

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

9. Neighborhood Improvements

10. 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

11. 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

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

14. Fixing the Ramps

15. Bridge Spanning Creek

17. Brookfield Initiative Award

18. 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.

19. Child Printing & Property Engraving Programs

20. 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.

21. The Program in Action

22. Some of the Volunteers

24. Sully District Crime Prevention Officer Update

25. New Crime Prevention Officer
Our primary police liaison, Crime Prevention Officer MPO W. M. Brock, left this position in November 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.

26. Neighborhood Watch Update

27. 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).

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

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

30. Frog Creek Bicycle Hike

31. 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.

32. Adopt-a-Highway

33. 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.

34. Adopt-a-Highway

35. 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)
THANKS IN ADVANCE!

36. New Business

37. Guest Speaker: Paul Samakow, Esq. Author of:

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VIENNA, VA: 8230 Old Courthouse Rd Suite 430 Tyson’s Corner, VA (703) WHEATON, MD:2730 University Blvd Suite 504 Wheaton, MD (301)

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Questions & Answers !