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  • Feb 26
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HCA Meeting Minutes February 5, 2026

Meeting attendees: 12

Meeting Location: Virtual https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89699460588

Meeting ID: 896 9946 0588

Dial by your location: +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)

Officers:

 President - Dorothy Edwards

 Vice President - Mark Rogers

 Secretary - Michelle Arsenault

 Treasurer - Casey Scott (Not present)

Meeting called to order @19:34 (7:34 pm).

 Review of Minutes from January 2026 - minutes can be found on the HCA website

https://www.huntingtononline.org/meeting-minutes-1. The January 2026 meeting notes were approved

with several modifications.

 Treasurer’s Report (Casey Scott). Casey is traveling, so no report.

o https://www.huntingtononline.org/join-hca. Please consider joining the HCA if you are not presently a

member.

 Committee and Other Reports

MVCCA (Mount Vernon Council of Citizens’ Associations, Inc.). If you are interested in volunteering,

please go to the MVCCA website www.mvcca.org for more information. Committees are always looking for

volunteers!

o Environment and Recreation (E & R) - Mark Rogers. The last meeting was cancelled, because the

guest speaker was unable to make it.

o Planning and Zoning (P & Z) - Ray Novitske. The last meeting (last week) was cancelled. No update.

o Public Safety and Transportation Committee (PS & T) - Jason Zaragoza. The last meeting (last week)

was cancelled due to IT issues with the email system.

o Education Committee - Anya Austria, Tyler Austria. The Education Committee meeting was

rescheduled and ended up occurring right before the HCA meeting, so Tyler had to leave early to

attend HCA. The proposed 2027 budget was on the agenda (see links bellowed from Tyler). There is a

public hearing on February 10 at 6:30 and people can register to speak. In short, there is a 5% increase

over last year, including increased resources for special ed. We are ranked highly for teacher salaries,

and there is a 90% retention rate for teachers.

documents

Budget.pdf

Presentation:

&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

The Fairfax County School Board welcomes public comment on the FY 2027 Proposed Budget at a

Public Hearing. This public hearing is scheduled to take place at the Luther Jackson Middle School

Auditorium at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 10, 2026.

The Speaker's List opened at 6:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 29, 2026, and is now open through 6:30


p.m. on Friday, February 6, 2026. The Fairfax County School Board Office will notify speakers (via

email) the morning of February 9, 2026.

 Register to Speak at the Budget Public Hearing (in-person or live via Zoom)

 FY 2027 Proposed Budget

 Information on Speaking at School Board Meetings

 Watch School Board meetings and public hearings.


o Budget and Finance Committee - Ryan. No update

 Presidents Report - Dorothy Edwards


o Friday evening, February 13, 2026, the HCA is hosting a family friendly Valentine’s card-making

event at the Huntington Community Center. Dorothy will deliver the cards to the Sunrise

Senior Center on Duke Street on Saturday.

o The Mount Vernon district town hall is this Saturday, February 7, 2026, at Mount Vernon High

School & Live Virtually on Channel 16, the County's Livestream, and Facebook. 8:30 - 12:30.

There are exhibitions, and the formal presentation starts at 10:00 am

o Saturdays at 2:00 – pruning in the fruit tree orchard at the top of Blaine, except if there is still

snow and ice. February 14 will be the next opportunity. Jamie thinks there will be 3 more

weeks’ worth of pruning.

o The progress with safety resolutions on Huntington Ave is moving slowly.

o We (Mount Vernon District) are no longer part of the county federation of

community associations. Activity has stalled recently and our rep has pulled out.

o Commons Mount Vernon is the new name for the Human Development Center. This is a

renovation and adaptive reuse project of the original Mount Vernon High School which will

provide pathways to opportunity for the community, with a focus on education, workforce

development and life skills training programs. The Center will be completed by the end of

projects/the-commons-mount-vernon

o GW Parkway speed enforcement – The National Park Service is looking at installing cameras to

ramp up enforcement.


 HCA Community Member Time (if you would like to discuss a specific topic, please email Dorothy Edwards,

HCA president, prior to the meeting at president@huntingtononline.org.

o Tyler built a new HCA website, and the group previewed it.

https://hcalogin.wixsite.com/huntington-community. Members offered suggestions (see

below), and Tyler invited people to send additional feedback or suggestions to

 More photos from the neighborhood and any past events.

 Add a brief history of the HCA, if that exists.

 Headshots for the officers (maybe we can take them at the next in-person meeting)

 Maybe add classifieds and/or recommendations? 

 Alan has a “Welcome to Huntington” original flyer to share with Tyler.

 Ray has original documents and recounted the story of the origin of the original

Huntington logo.

 Ray also has historical documents with the original conservation plan when they built

Metro.


o Alan indicated that after the January HCA meeting he chatted with Daren and Kendall about

the landscaping at the levee. Originally it was planted with plants and wildflowers, and it

evolved into a grassy field that was mowed. The community thinks there would be advantages

to having it revert back to something more natural. Alan connected with a former colleague

who works at the Fairfax County Stormwater Department and invited him to present to the

HCA about a path forward.

o Daphne mentioned snow removal along Huntington Ave. She asked what actions we can take,

because conditions are dangerous for pedestrians - Sidewalks are not cleared, and snow is

piled on street corners that cars can’t see around, and people have to walk around. Members

added that VDOT is responsible for streets, WMATA is responsible for cleaning snow at bus

stops, sidewalks, etc., and homeowners are responsible for clearing sidewalks 24 hours after

snowfall. Contact everyone – VDOT, County, Metro, Supervisor Storck.

o Jamie reminded folks of the discussion at the last meeting about invasive species removal. She

is working on organizing an event in May for planting and invasive removal and could also set

up a seedling distribution event.

o Jamie suggested helping neighbors that might need assistance with shoveling or getting out of

their house. She gave an example of one neighbor on Riverview who gave birth this week and

neighbors had a plan in place to get them to the hospital during the storm if needed.


 The meeting was adjourned at 20:18

 
 
 

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