The Lake Newport swimming pool should be available for Reston Association’s upcoming pool season, despite recent winter weather disrupting an ongoing renovation.
The project to “chip out” layers of plaster that have built up over the years and resurface the pool at 11601 Lake Newport Road is still on track to be completed by this summer, RA communications director Cara O’Donnell confirmed to FFXnow.
Reston residents will get the chance to learn more about their potential representatives on Reston Association’s Board of Directors with a pair of upcoming candidate forums.
Candidates vying for three open seats will first participate in a virtual forum held at 6:30 p.m. tonight (Thursday) by the Reston Citizens Association, followed by an in-person and live-streamed forum at RA’s headquarters (12001 Sunrise Valley Drive) at the same time next Tuesday (Feb. 24).
Reston Association CEO Mac Cummins has stepped down, requiring the homeowners’ association to conduct its third search for a top executive in less than a decade.
Cummins resigned effective immediately to “pursue new professional opportunities,” RA President Travis Johnson announced at a board of directors meeting last night (Thursday).
Reston Association’s Land Use Advisory Committee is no more.
After nearly two hours of sometimes heated discussion, the community association’s Board of Directors voted 5-3 with one abstention at its Dec. 11 meeting to remove the body from its list of committees tasked with studying various issues and making recommendations to the full board.
The Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority (FCRHA) is starting to test the waters on an initial concept for its plan to replace and expand on Reston’s Crescent Apartments.
Now more than a decade in the making after a previous push to revitalize the Lake Anne area stalled, the redevelopment will prioritize preserving the property’s status as a valuable affordable housing site, while also better integrating it with the surrounding community, according to FCRHA Associate Development Director Thor Nelson.
Reston Association had hoped to dredge sediment from Lake Thoreau this fall, but paltry precipitation may force the project to wait until next spring.
While staff still hope to schedule the dredging for sometime this winter, the rain and snow that passed through the D.C. region last week weren’t enough to sufficiently raise water levels at the manmade lake, according to RA communications director Cara O’Donnell.
Local nonprofit Friends of Reston has brought new life to its Friends of Trees Tree Fund program, doubling down on its efforts to help preserve Reston’s lush tree canopy by encouraging the community to plant more trees.
The program has existed since at least 2012 but experienced a slowdown during the COVID-19 pandemic, said Kathleen Driscoll, president of Friends of Reston, which supports Reston Association through private fundraising and charitable, educational and scientific activities.
Reston Association has solidified a new budget for the coming year, approving funding for some new projects while cutting back on swimming pool hours.
The association’s board of directors voted 7-2 at its Nov. 13 meeting to adopt a $24 million budget for 2026 based on a new annual member assessment rate of $890.
After more than a month of uncertainty, Lake Anne residents received clarity last week on their options for cooling their homes next summer.
The Reston Association (RA) Board of Directors signaled at its meeting last Thursday (Nov. 13) that it will declare the longstanding ban on individual air-conditioning units in the Reston Deed no longer in effect, starting in mid-December.
Two weeks after Reston RELAC announced it will cease operations, Lake Anne residents who have relied on the cooling service for decades are still looking for clearer guidance on how to prepare for next summer.
After informing customers, the owners of the utility, known formally as the Reston Lake Anne Air Conditioning Corporation, sent a letter to Reston Association Chief Operating Officer Peter Lusk earlier this month stating that they “will no longer provide chilled water service,” co-owner Mark Waddell said in an Oct. 19 update.
