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All are welcome to participate in RCA’s committee work. Current committees are:
Candidate Debate
Prior to elections in November, RCA partners with Reston Impact on Comcast, Ch. 28, to offer debates between all candidates. Local journalists pose the questions to the candidates. Depending on the year, there are several debates for each elected position. Contact John Lovaas, johnlovaas@comcast.net.
Citizen of the Year
At the end of the year, solicits and adjudicates nominations. After the award ceremony, the winner’s name is engraved on a plaque at Hunter Woods Community Center. Contact John Lovaas, johnlovaas@comcast.net.
Elections and Nominations
Mostly works prior to RCA
July elections of the Board of Directors, held at the Reston Festival at RCA’s
booth. Any resident of Tax District 5 can run for the RCA Board. Candidates
cannot sit on this committee. Contact John Hanley, 703/391-9549. Click here for Election
Process and Forms.
License Plate Collecting 350 registrations
so the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles will make up auto plates in Doug
Fuller’s winning design. Contact Dan McGuire at 703/620-9879. You can access
the form by clicking here. Operations Meets as needed to organize
internal operations, including fundraising. Contact George Kain at
703/709-8494. Reston Accessibility Committee Partnering throughout the
greater Reston community to improve access for persons with mobility
impairments. Membership open to anyone who is interested. Contact Ken Fredgren
at fredgren.k@gmail.com or 703/391-9019 for a brochure or other information. or see the website.
Reston 2020 And the associated Blog,
Citizens Shaping Reston’s Future. This committee advocates for citizen
collaboration in the revision and update of the Comprehensive Plan. A watchdog
on Reston land use issues, to ensure that as density increases with the arrival
of Metrorail, Reston:
·
Keeps its open
space, green space, common and natural areas ·
Places increased
density along the Dulles Corridor, in Town Center and in the Village Centers ·
Protects stable
residential neighborhoods ·
Revitalizes Lake
Anne Village Center and ·
Keeps pace with
infrastructure, including transportation infrastructure For a leaflet about Reston
2020 or other information, contact Tammi Petrine at para1010@verizon.net, Terry Maynard at Terrmayn@msn.com or John Bowman at DrJEBowman@aol.com. RCA is proud to have been the
originator of two committees which have become independent: Reston Planning
and Zoning Committee and, more recently, the Sustainable Reston
Committee. In addition, RCA initiated and organized the Reston Festival at
Lake Anne for many years; it is now located at Reston Town Center.