Ridgewood Cluster Association

Pick Up Days:

• Mondays, 9 AM Trash & 1 PM Recycling
• Wednesdays, 9 AM – Yard Debris***
• Thursdays, 9 AM – Trash Only
• Large Item Pickup (appliances, mattresses, furniture) – Call (703) 818-8222
• Hazardous Items Pickup (paint, oil, batteries, computers/electronics) – Call (703) 818-8222

Yard Debris:
Yard debris (grass clippings, leaves, branches, shrubs, etc.) is collected on Wednesdays only. Yard debris must be bagged and placed curbside. If branches cannot be bagged, they must be trimmed to less than four feet in length and tied in bundles.

• Flatten all cardboard
• Plastic wrap/bags are not recycled (bring to grocery store)
• You may co-mingle all items
• Pizza boxes (and similar) are not recycled
• Branches must be bagged/binned and smaller than four feet in length
• All trash must be in covered bins
• No bins or trash should be placed on grass

DON’T PLACE YOUR TRASH/RECYCLING/YARD WASTE CURBSIDE PRIOR TO 6:00PM THE NIGHT BEFORE THE SCHEDULED COLLECTION DAY!

All trash must be in containers. Bags not in containers could be damaged by animals and leave trash/recycling throughout the community.All recycling must be in a secured container. Recycling not secured could be blown throughout the community.

When your trash and recycling are not curbside for collection, the containers should be stored out of public view in the rear yard. Trash and recycling containers are not permitted to be stored on the front porch, side yard or behind bushes (front or side).

If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact Sarah Helander by phone at 703-437-5800 or by email at shelander@twcmanagement.com.

TWC Association Management has started full HOA management of Ridgewood Cluster (with Ridgewood Cluster Board oversight) on 1 July 2016. TWC will be handling day-to- day issues while the Ridgewood Cluster Board will continue to work strategic / long term projects and issues.

Please contact TWC by email using comments@ridgewoodcluster.org You can also call TWC, phone 703-437-5800. If you have an emergency after hours please call the TWC main number at 703-437- 5800

The Ridgewood HOA has been in contact with our trash contractor. They are currently uncertain about tomorrow’s trash pick up. The board is actively working with the trash company to get trash and recycling pick-up back online as quickly and safely as possible. In the meantime, we ask that you please do not put out trash for pick up until we have positive confirmation that they will be coming.

We will provide an update as soon as we hear back from them.

Thanks very much for your patience. Please send any questions to comments@ridgewoodcluster.org.

We’re sure everyone is aware that we have significant snow fall this weekend. We wanted to provide some detail that our snow removal contractor, BladeRunners has provided to us. And, to inform you about some resources they have made available for our residents.

They have a website www.blade-runners.com/snow  that provides information about their services and has an option for to you join their email distribution list which sends out updates for their plans specifically for Ridgewood. The FAQs, “How Can I Help” and Service Specs are great resources and have much more detail about the plowing process.

Storms of this magnitude are very challenging to everyone. They have explained that the amount of time to do the work required is not linear. For instance, if an 8” storm takes “x” time, a 16 inch storm takes “4x” time. Historically they experience more breakdowns and stuck vehicles, which obviously compounds the problem and creates delays.

Their first priority will be to clear a lane to allow vehicles to move in and out of the community. As a reminder, they do not plow individual assigned spaces. Because they will have to plow multiple times, the snow piles high on each side, creeps in, and will eventually create a one lane look. It will also create a build up in front of driveways and cars. Obviously, this is not intentional, but the snow must go somewhere as it gets plowed. Secondarily, they will address other potential safety hazards in the community.

They have asked us to please not interrupt the drivers or ask them to perform unauthorized services (or side jobs). They instruct their drivers to leave job sites and move to their next job if the interactions with residents become excessive. In these instances they will come back and finish the job after dark.

Thanks very much for your patience. Please send any questions to comments@ridgewoodcluster.org.

Helpful Links from Fairfax County:

— 6 Ways to Prepare for the Blizzard (including neighborhood snow removal ideas and checking in on vulnerable neighbors)
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/news2/6-ways-to-get-ready-for-the-blizzard/

— Snow Update Hub (get continuous updates from key sources all on this page)
 http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/news2/snow-update-hub/

— The County’s Emergency Information Blog (will be updated beginning Friday with critical information)
http://fairfaxcounty.gov/emergency/blog

— Fairfax County Police blog, which will feature safety tips and other information:
https://fcpdnews.wordpress.com

Twitter:
@fairfaxcounty: http://www.twitter.com/fairfaxcounty
@fairfaxpolice: http://www.twitter.com/fairfaxpolice

Residents – just a quick post to make you aware Nextdoor.com, an online social network for neighborhoods.  Many of us are already members, which is great.

Here’s the link!

https://ridgewoodcluster.nextdoor.com/login/

Just a reminder that our cluster has an email distro.  If you’d like to receive emails about news and updates about your neighborhood from the HOA, please email comments@ridgewoodcluster.org and we’ll get you on the list!