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Recent notice/request by Loudoun Water:

Loudoun Water is seeking feedback from residents regarding the water supply and how it is being managed by Loudoun Water. To that end, we will be conducting a door to door survey of a random sampling of the homes in the Raspberry Falls community.

We appreciate that there may be residents who wish to provide comments who, by luck of the draw, are not included in the sample. Because we wish to give everyone a chance to voice their opinion, we would be grateful if you would please post the attached questionnaire on the Raspberry Falls Homeowners Association website and extend our invitation to submit comments by June 19, 2009. Residents can fax their comments to 571.223.2910.

Suzanne Porter-Kuchay
Community Relations
Loudoun Water
703.406.2575
sp-k@worldnet.att.net

Enclosure:
Raspberry Falls Questionnaire.pdf

A fun family event for all. Enjoy brunch and cocktails while taking in an exciting Polo match. Watch as the Black Watch Polo Team sponsored by Van Metre Companies take on the Outback Polo Team sponsored by Booz Allen Hamilton.

• Clown, face painters and games for the kids!
• Memorial dove release to honor a loved one

Tables on sale now and sponsorship opportunities still available.
Please go to https://www.capitalhospiceevents.org/hospicepolocup/ or call (703) 531-6208 to purchase tables and sponsorships. Individual tickets available on a first come first serve basis for viewing space only. Purchase tickets thru Great Meadow at www.greatmeadow.org.

Pool season is right around the corner, and your Association is ready to ease you into the water!   Prior to the beginning of the 2009 pool season, every owner must complete and return a pool application (2009 Pool Pass Application.pdf) whether one has been previously submitted or not.  Applications must be received by Armstrong Management Services, Inc. prior to May 11, 2009 in order to ensure your application is processed in time for you to use the pool on opening day.  Applications can be mailed, faxed, or hand delivered to Armstrong Management Services, Inc.

Pool access will only be permitted to those owners who are in good standing with the Association.  If you are a tenant and your landlord has outstanding assessments or uncorrected violations, the Association will not allow you to use the pool.  However, before the suspension of any privileges, a hearing will be held with the Board of Directors.

If you are renting your property, you may convey your right to use the pool to your tenant by completing the appropriate section of the pool application.

If you have any questions regarding the application process or the 2009 Pool Season, please contact Armstrong Management Services, Inc. at (703) 385-1133 or poolpass@armstrong.net

Please have a safe and enjoyable swim season.

Sincerely,


Armstrong Management Services, Inc.
Management Agent for Raspberry Falls Homeowners Association

Enclosures:  2009 Pool Pass Application.pdf

We are receiving many inquiries about registering for residents only access (On the Vine). On or about February 11, 2008 a letter from the Board was mailed to all then current residents announcing the launch of the website. Instructions for registering are contained in the letter along with each resident's unique Authorization Code.

Don't have the letter? See About Resident Registrations. Instructions for new homeowners too!

In case you are wondering about the status at our neighboring Selma development:

The economic downturn has some developers feeling the pain. Selma Estates, LLC (An Edgemoore limited liability company) filed for Chapter 11 in November of last year. The company has stopped work on the Historic Selma property. Winchester Homes continues its new construction work and has about six lots left under an agreement with Edgemoore.

A Winchester VP said:

while the work stoppage has required Winchester to answer some challenging questions from visitors at the model home, the sales activity at Selma by his company continues.

(The above was recently reported in The Loudoun Newsletter published semi-monthly by Virginia Newsletters LLC.)

Effective immediately, there will not be a separate mailing to announce official HOA meetings. Instead, a banner will be placed at the entrance to Raspberry Falls encouraging residents to check the Website. Meetings and events are always posted on the home page of raspberryfalls.org (on the right under Meetings and Events).

We have seen our first hint of snow flakes and we’d like to take this opportunity to remind residents who is responsible for which streets within the community.  Some streets are still maintained by the developer, while the association maintains some, and some have been turned over to VDOT for the county to maintain.