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Silver Line Metro

For Belmont Residents who commute down the Dulles Toll Road, you can see evidence that the new Silver Line Metro is well under way.  Phase 1 began a year ago in March 2009.  It will branch off the Orange Line between the East Falls Church Station and West Falls Church Stations.  It will go through Tysons Corner (4 stops) to Wiehle Avenue (1 stop) in Reston.  It is scheduled to be completed by 2013.

The Wiehle Avenue Stop will be the closest stop to Belmont once the first phase is completed.  Here is a summary of the Wiehle Stop as listed on http://www.dullesmetro.com/ :

Location:  In the median of the Dulles Airport Access Highway/Dulles Toll Road, just west of the intersection with Wiehle Avenue

Type of Station: Ground level

Station Facilities:

• 2 station entrances (both sides of Dulles Toll Road)
• Pedestrian bridge crossing toll road and airport access highway
• Bus dropoff/pickup (both entrances)
• Kiss & Ride (north side only)
• Parking for 2,300 cars (north side)

Scheduled to Open:  Phase 1 completion date is 2013.

Fares: will be set when the station opens, and will be similar to other Metrorail lines. For more information, visit the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority site at http://www.wmata.com/

Schedule: Trains are anticipated to run every seven minutes in the peak period (rush hours) and less frequently in the off peak.

-Web Committee

Belmont Historical Club Goes Virtual

Did you know that Belmont has been visited by three presidents? You may have heard about Ludwell Lee, who hosted President John Quincy Adams and President Monroe in a big bash to honor General Lafayette in 1825.

But the third president to visit Belmont, President Harding, came to visit the McLeans in the 1920s while in office. The McLeans were very rich, owned the Hope Diamond and the Washington Post, and had a crazy soap opera life. Belmont was just one of their homes. They raised and raced Thoroughbred Horses here. They went bankrupt during the Depression, and there was apparently a dispersal sale on the front lawn. Their picture is shown below, (not taken at Belmont). They were quite the characters! Doesn't the dog look a little worried?

The Belmont Historical Club has launched a long term project to piece together all the amazing stories of the Manor House. We have created a Google Group to provide a virtual space in which to store documents and build a timeline over time. The Google Group will ensure that any research done will be organized and never lost.

Click Here to Join the Google Group

The next meeting is on Thursday, April 8th where we will give a quick tutorial on how to use the Google Group and search Google Books (an online depository of digitized books). We will also discuss future field trips.

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Patriot Disposal Online Forms

Patriot Garbage Collectors arrive by 7am sharp! Please be sure to have your garbage out by then or it won't get collected. Not every household received both a trash and recycling toter as expected. Patriot is awaiting another shipment, click here to learn more.

Did you know that all Loudoun County residents are required to recycle? Patriot delivers their recycling to two facilities that provide extensive recycling. You do not need to separate recycling materials, you can dump everything in the blue lidded toter. Our list for what we can recycle has increased dramatically, click here to learn more.

The Web Committee has completed and launched the trash special request on-line forms. You can find them on the My Home->Trash and Recycling webpage.

Click Here for a Summary of the new Forms

Sign Up for Kailee's 5K Run Held Just Outside Belmont

Come out and support Kailee Vance, a first grader at Newton-Lee Elementary School who has battled cancer, and now wants to give back to those that gave to her. This is the 3rd annual 5k Run for Kailee through Alexandra’s Grove in Ashburn, Virginia. Come out and join the hundreds who came out last year to help make a difference for Kailee’s cause.


Kailee's 5K Run will be held on Sunday, May 2nd, starting from Newton-Lee Elementary.

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Loudoun County is rated by Forbes to be America's Richest County...

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Lara's League Golf Tournament on March 29th

Lara's League was formed by 30 Belmont neighbors, family, and friends of Lara Hopewell, a Belmont resident recently diagnosed with Breast Cancer.


They are holding a Golf Tournament on Monday, March 29th from 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM to raise team funds for the Washinton DC Avon Breast Cancer Walk on May 1st and 2nd in which the entire team will be participating.

We are looking forward to a fun day of great golf, fun games and great give-aways to support this fantastic cause! Registration forms can be picked up at the Belmont Recreation Center (by the main pool) in the Fitness Center or downloaded on the website.

Sign Up

This is a Member and Non-Member Event! Cost is $60 per golfer/$240 per team. Golf Package includes:

• 18 holes of golf
• cart rental
• boxed lunch
• 50/50 raffle
• goody bag
• prizes

There will also be a post tournament gathering in the Clubhouse Bar and Grille which will feature a cash bar, selected appetizers and silent auction. We look forward to seeing you!! Thanks you in advance for your support!!

Please RSVP by March 26th, 2010. Questions? Contact Pamela Lind at plindinteriors@comcast.net

Tom Paolozzi has been Appointed to the Board of Directors

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Trash Transition This Week

The transition from New Vision to Patriot Disposal Services begins this week. Check out the new webpage:

My Home->Trash and Recycling

Patriot Disposal Services provided a wonderfully comprehensive description of their services to the Web Committee, which has been captured on this webpage.

On Tuesday:

• Place your trash out on Tuesday, so New Vision (old vendor) can collect your trash as well as your toter
• If your recycling bin was not collected on Friday, place it out on Tuesday

On Friday:

• Patriot Disposal Services begins collecting trash
• They will collect your trash in any toter, even New Vision's, during this transition
• Be sure to secure your trash
• The HOA will not issue trash violation letters during this transition if you are stuck with more than one toter, but store them near your garage

Recycling

• We now have a much wider list of what can be recycled. The highlights (see the full list below):
• Rigid plastic containers #1 - #7. That's right! We are no longer stuck with just #1 and #2
• Just about any paper (including cereal boxes, tissue boxes, hardback books...),
• Any kind of cardboard, but it should not have any food waste (sorry no pizza boxes)
• Wrapping paper is fine, but no metallic paper
• Office paper (staples, paper clips and plastic windows on envelopes do not need to be removed)

Patriot Services also provides special collections (electronic recycling, big items qnd yard waste). The Web Committee will be releasing further announcements as on-line request forms for theses services become available.

-Web Committee



Acceptable Recycling Items

Paper / Fiber (Clean, dry paper that can be torn)

• Newspapers (with inserts), magazines and catalogs, junk mail
• Cardboard
• All corrugated cardboard with the exception of pizza boxes and other cardboard containing food residue
• Cardboard must be flattened and pieces must be no larger than 4'x 4'
• Cardboard that does not fit in your recycling container should be placed next to or under the container
• Paperboard
• All cereal boxes without the liners
• Shoe boxes
• Tissue boxes, etc.
• Books
• Paperbacks
• Textbooks
• Hardbacks
• Telephone books
• Office paper (Staples, paper clips and plastic windows on envelopes do not need to be removed)
• typing
• fax
• copy
• colored paper
• envelopes
• Brown paper bags (Kraft)
• Non-metallic wrapping paper
• Aseptic / Gable-top milk and juice cartons
• Shredded paper contained in a sealed or tied bag (paper bags are preferred).

Plastic, Glass and Metal (Non-Fiber)

• Rigid plastic containers #1 - #7 (found on the bottom of the container)
• bottles
• jugs
• wide-mouthed tubs
• trays (clean of food waste)
• Aluminum food and beverage containers, aluminum foil, aluminum pie pans
• Steel/tin cans, such as soup and vegetable cans
• Empty aerosol cans
• Glass jars and bottles
• Clear, bagged plastic film (grocery bags contained within 1 bag)
• The following plastic items: plastic milk/soda crates, plastic buckets with metal handles, plastic laundry baskets, plastic lawn furniture, plastic totes, plastic drums, plastic coolers, plastic flower pots, plastic drinking cups/glasses, plastic 5-gallon water bottles, plastic pallets, plastic toys, and empty plastic garbage/recycling bins

Unacceptable Recycling Items

Paper / Fiber:

• Used paper towels, tissues
• Used paper plates, cups, etc.
• Any paper contaminated with food waste
• Metallic wrapping paper
• Wax paper, laminated paper
• Loose, shredded Paper (must be contained in one tied or sealed bag)

Non-Fiber:

• Styrofoam (cups, plates, bowls, take-out containers, foam packing material of any kind)
• Materials contaminated with food waste and/or grease
• Colored plastic film (candy/food wrappers or bags, colored plastic bags
• Loose plastic bags (must be contained in one bag)
• Plastic cutlery (forks, knives, spoons)
• Non-container glass (cookware, plate glass, window glass)
• Motor oil containers
• Ceramics
• Construction and demolition material, wood, vinyl siding

Recycling Bins will be Collected Today (Friday)

Don't worry if yours disappears. If you didn't put out your recycling today, be sure to put out your bins on Tuesday, so they can collect them.

Investment Club Meeting is Next Week

The next Investment Club meeting which will take place on Thursday, March 11th from 7-8pm in the Manor House. Our agenda for the meeting is as follows:

• ETF's - advantages and disadvantages
• Roth IRA conversion opportunities and changes to eligible participants
• Dave Draper to present on an overview of Elliot Wave analysis and description
• Economic Outlook and top ten investment themes(for 2010) from Goldman Sachs

Please let me know if you would like to discuss any additional material. Look forward to seeing everyone and hope you can make it!

Click Here to Sign Up

New Breakfast for Dinner on Thursdays at Palmer's Grille

This month the Club will be hosting a Breakfast for Dinner on Thursday nights!

Weekly Dining Traditions

Wednesday: Half Price Burgers ~ All Day!
Thursday: Breakfast for Dinner Buffet ~ 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Friday: Social Hour ~ 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Saturday: Prime Rib & Half Price Bottle of Wine ~ 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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Patriot Disposal Takes Over for New Vision Trash

As you have undoubtedly heard these past weeks, the community, including The Ridges condominiums, has made the decision to change trash removal vendors. Our new vendor, Patriot Disposal, located in Manassas, has served large communities like ours for the last six years. This transition will occur during the 2nd week of March (March 9th – March 12th) with full implementation being completed by the end of the month.

• Your pick-up days will not change. Tuesday will be trash only. Friday will be trash and recycling pick-up.
• New Vision Trash will pick up your garbage on Tuesday, March 9th. Please place your empty recycling bin out on Tuesday with your regular trash.
• Patriot Disposal will begin picking up your trash and recycling on Friday, March 12th.

Patriot has committed to picking up your garbage and recycling no matter how it is placed at the curb. We are requesting that you keep using your New Vision containers until they are removed.

Look for further announcements as we set up online forms and vendor information on http://www.belmonthoa.org/. Thank you for your cooperation, understanding, and patience as we work our way through this transition.

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