Next Community Association Meeting, March 4
Join us at the next meeting of the Huntington Community Center on Thursday, February 4 at 7:30 PM. Our meetings are held on the first Thursday of each month, 7:30 PM.
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Next Huntington Avenue Adoppt-A-Highway Cleanup March 27
The next Huntington Avenue cleanup will be held on Saturday, March 27. Meet at the community center at 9:00 and bring gloves, and a cart for debris if you have one.

Angel Tree Thank You
I must say you all were the Angels in the Angel Tree Program. You bought smiles to so many faces, I believe mine was the biggest. I can't even begin to tell you the joy that you all bought to my heart. I still get emotional telling others about all you all did for us this holiday season. God Bless you all and thanks again.
Amie Williams
Assistant Director
Huntington Community Center

Huntington Holiday Party Notes
Thank you to all who attended our annual Holiday Party in December. Those that attended ejoyed a few hours of food, drink, music, and informal neighborly conversation to kick off the holiday season in a festive Community Center atmosphere. Thanks to member who helpd setup and take down, and organize: Mary Bossom, Georgie Evans, Ray Novitske, Harry Shepler, Alan Ruof.

School Highlights
Our Fairfax County school board representative, Brad Center, has recently published a report for his citizens to review highlighting the outlook for school budget cuts.
School Highlights Report

Fall Plant Swap Brunch
The annual Huntington Fall Plant Swap Brunch was held on a beautiful Saturday November 7 morning. A few visiting gardeners from Jefferson Manor attended to add their goodies to the brunch and to the plant swap. Notable plants traded this year included iris, daylilies, aster, roses, spider plant; and seeds for rudbeckia, cosmos, and poppies.

The brunch consisted of nuts, muffins, raman noodle casserole, pudding, fruit, cupcakes, cheeses, along with neighborhood discussion and conversation. The community plant swaps are held annually at the community center during the first Saturday in May and November.


Huntington Club Property Plans A representative from the Huntington Club will speak at our meeting regarding the nomination to the Area Plan Review for permission to redevelop the condominium property. Supporting documents that have been officially submitted include the following:
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Huntington Approves Conservation Plan Amendments
Fairfax County has decided not to proceed with the Conservation Plan amendments at this time. The county will instead wait until a lawsuit is settled that involves 2006 flooding along Cameron Run.

Flood Levee Proposed
A flood wall levee is proposed for protecting Huntington from Cameron Run flooding. A levee would be roughly 65 feet wide and have at least one access ramp for maintenance and emergency equipment. The levee at its highest point at Fenwick would be 19.6 feet and would have three pumping stations. At this height, there is only a two percent chance of it being overtopped. The levee would also meet FEMA certifications requirements meaning that residents living behind the levee would not have the mandatory flood insurance purchase requirement.

The Corps and the County will now move forward with the necessary design work. You may see Corps engineers in the community taking soil samples and performing similar work. The Corps estimates that the levee can take up to two years to construct. Huntington did not qualify for Federal funds to construct the levee. The Corps estimates the cost to be about 25 million dollars. The Huntington Community will need to work with County, State and Federal officials to identify funding sources. It may turn out to be a combination of funding sources.

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