CHCA Membership Meeting, Monday, July 17th, 2023 7 pm – 9 pm Location: ONLINE

CHCA Membership Meeting, Monday, July 17th, 2023 7 pm – 9 pm
Location: ONLINE

7:00 PM President’s Update and the goals for tonight – (Ron Haddox)
7:05 PM Approval of the Meeting tonight’s agenda and meeting minutes.
7: 10 PM Treasury Report – next steps? (Ed)
7:15 PM Form-Based Code – Update? (Ed)
7:20 PM Planning Commission Public Facilities Review Committee Update (Marian) 
7:25 PM Updated on correcting our border map? – (Sarah)
7:30 PM – Ongoing Tasks

  • Letter from Columbia Heights Civic Association re Dangerous Traffic Concern (Starbucks Penrose Square)(Marian and Ron)
  • Pickleball concerns at the Walter Reed Community Center Next Steps (Ron and Armand)
    • CHCA Feedback re: May 23, 2023 Walter Reed Pickleball Court Project Open House
    •  Freedom of Information Act Activities and next steps (Ron and Armand)
  • Renderings of The Elliott apartments on Columbia Pike (via Arlington County) 
    • An apartment redevelopment proposed for a strip mall on Columbia Pike is stalled for the foreseeable future after the anchor tenant — a grocery store — fell through.But some of the existing tenants, including the restaurant Atilla’s, have already moved out. And now, the Fillmore Gardens shopping center on the 2600 block of the Pike, which includes a still-operating CVS, is attracting graffiti artists and other signs of blight, according to neighbors.Penrose Civic Association President Alex Sakes says the development was “slated to become a new crown jewel” but is now “an unbelievable embarrassment.”“The never ending graffiti and garbage is truly appalling and gets worse by the day,” he said. “My residents and I don’t just work here or drive past this site — we live here. We take great pride in our neighborhood and are happy to step up to help beautify this site once again. I’m not here to point fingers or place blame, but the condition of this site cannot and will not continue to perpetuate.”The Arlington County Board approved the plans to build a a 247-unit apartment complex with a ground-floor grocery store, rumored to be an Amazon Fresh, in March of 2022. Some tenants have already moved out, anticipating the project starting in late 2022 or early 2023.Progress halted in late December, however, when the grocery store tenant told the developer it would not be moving in. Without a major tenant guaranteed for the space, the developer — Insight Property Group — could not borrow the money it needed to proceed with the project, Insight’s Sarah Davidson told the Penrose Civic Association earlier this month.
  • Tree Canopy Equity Program Advisory Committee Update (Sarah)
  • Eligible Areas Small Grants Program

These grants provide funding for neighborhood projects focused on community building and problem solving. Grants up to $1,000 are available to support activities such as youth development programs, community workshops/activities, neighborhood festivals and job fairs.

Eligibility Requirements

Non-profit organizations and community groups within the following areas are eligible to apply.

        • Arlington Mill
        • Arlington View
        • Barcroft
        • Buckingham
        • Columbia Heights
        • Green Valley
        • Long Branch Creek
        • Lyon Park
        • Penrose
        • Pike Village Center
        • Radnor/ Ft. Meyer Heights

NSA Small Grants Application

View the FY 2024 NSA Small Grants Application PDFResponses are due August 30, 2023.

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