CHAIRMAN AND GM MESSAGE 26 O CTOBER 2020
Dear Members and Friends,
As you may know, the Board has re - elected me as the Club Chairman for another one year term. Thus, it is appropriate for me to provide you with some quick updates.
I want to remind everyone that our temporary COVID rules remain in effect. In sum, if you are sick, do not come to the Club. If you have been in contact with a COVID patient, do not come to the Club for 14 days after contact. Maintain social distancing. Wear a mask indoors. We all have COVID fatigue, so it is easy to become lax. Frankly, we rely on you to abide by the rules. So, I would ask all of us to commit to a second effort to get us through the cold and flu season. Regarding security, as reported at the annual meeting, the Board approved the installation of an electronic gate at the Arlington 18th Street Gate. A phone app will allow you access to that gate, the Fitness Center and the Indoor Tennis Center. We do not yet have a timetable for this effort and will keep you posted with updates once they are available. In addition, you have already seen contract security guards beefing up our gate security. This measure will continue for the foreseeable future, but we will re - assess this measure every so often.
Regarding Fairfax golf, we expect to have a new superintendent in place by mid - November.
With respect to the Aquatics Construction Project, the Membership approved the $11 million project by an overwhelming vote. The Board has approved the assessment to pay for this project.
Resident Members, Senior Members, Social Members, and certain other membership categories will have the option of paying $45/month for ten years, or of paying a one - time assessment of $4,200 by March 1, 2021. The assessment will not apply to Absent Members until they change to Resident or a similar status. The $1,200 differential over the ten year period accounts for interest and a small premium associated with the risk of non - collection over the next decade. If you pay in full prior to March 1, 2021, you will receive full credit for any prior $45/month payments. For those who decide to pay the full sum at some point after March 1, 2021, you would receive partial credit for prior payments, in an amount to be determined, as we would need to apply an appropriate surcharge.
Finally, if you can pay the one - time assessment of $4,200, then I would urge you to take that payment op- tion, as each such payment reduces the amount we must borrow and the Club ’ s risk.
Sincerely,
Raighne Delaney Chairman, Board of Governors
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