Dear ARCH Cluster Member Representatives,

The attached ARCH Issues Bulletin has been developed to respond to the Reston Association’s (RA) request for public comment regarding their upcoming referendum to finance and expend up to $15,000,000 to purchase a headquarters building.  The current RA headquarters lease expires in early spring of 2010.

The ARCH Issues Bulletin-- to be offered as testimony at this Thursday’s, 5 Feb, public hearing-- raises issues that ARCH believes should be clarified/addressed and identifies possible changes to the referendum wording.

Based on comments received-- from ARCH and other organizations/individuals at the public hearing-- the RA Board will then meet, on 9 Feb, to finalize their referendum question.  Reston Association ballots-- seeking RA Member approval for the purchase-- will be mailed to households on or about 23 Feb.

I urge you to circulate this Issues Bulletin with your neighbors and attend this Thursday’s public hearing, at 7:00 PM at the Reston Association, to offer your input.  This is a major proposed capital expense for RA that proposes significant changes from a similar referendum that was put before the members on this subject four years ago. 

ARCH will monitor this initiative closely and expects to issue a second Issues Bulletin for our members once a referendum question is finalized.

Sincerely,

GERALD R. VOLLOY, President

Alliance of Reston Clusters and Homeowners