BCA Announcements
The Bluemont Civic Association stands with the dedicated, hard-working employees of the federal government and its contractors who live in and contribute so much to the well-being of our Bluemont community and to Arlington. We recognize this is a difficult time for many of these neighbors and their families. We extend friendship and support during this challenging time.
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The Bluemont Civic Association is a member-driven organization. Annual dues are $15 per calendar year per household. Please provide your name, address and e-mail and $15 with your check made out to “Bluemont Civic Association.” All information is for BCA use only. You can mail the check to BCA Treasurer, PO Box 5134, Arlington, VA 22205, or you can bring it in person to one of our meetings or to a bell ringing. Only dues paying members are entitled to vote at our meetings. Please join us and have a vote!
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Contact Us
- Facebook: Like our Bluemont Civic Association page on Facebook for regular updates on news of interest to Bluemont and the civic association activities www.facebook.com/bluemontcivic.
- Website www.bluemontcivic.org for BCA meetings and official information.
- BCA E-Mails: Neighbors who provide their e-mail address to exec@bluemontcivic.org receive e-mail reports monthly on issues affecting Bluemont residents, and civic association activities.
- Contact the Executive Board: BCA welcomes comments, suggestions and questions from members. Contact us at exec@bluemontcivic.org
Bluemont residents, businesses and property owners are encouraged to join the Wednesday, June 25th hybrid Annual General Membership meeting of the Bluemont Civic Association. We will have a presentation by a senior manager of Arlington County Code Enforcement.
We also will have annual elections for BCA offices. Candidates are listed below.
To join on ZOOM, please register in advance at this
link.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Before this Annual General Membership meeting, there will be an Executive Board Meeting starting at 7 pm in the same location. All civic association members are welcome to attend the Executive Board meeting. If you want to attend on Zoom, you can use the same link as for the membership meeting.
The agenda for both meetings will be sent to the email list of the Bluemont Civic Association. If you'd like to join that list and get an agenda, contact
exec@bluemontcivic.org.
Members of the public are welcome at the Annual General Membership meeting. To VOTE in the ANNUAL ELECTIONS or on motions made during the meeting, you must be a civic association member. Joining the Association is easy if you are age 16 or over, and a Bluemont resident, property owner, or business.
Annual dues are $15 per calendar year per household. Each household gets up to two votes. To join, simply provide your name, address and e-mail and $15 with your check made out to “Bluemont Civic Association.” (All information is for BCA use only.) You can mail the check to BCA Treasurer, PO Box 5134, Arlington, VA 22205, or you can bring the check of $15 in person to one of our meetings or to a bell ringing. You can also contact
exec@bluemontcivic.org about other ways to pay dues. Please join us and have a vote!
Candidates for the Executive Board
The Nominating Committee has put together a slate of candidates for the BCA Executive Board next year, and the candidates are listed below. (We are still looking for a candidate for Secretary.)
- President - Alana McBride
- First Vice President - Laura Kirkconnell
- Second Vice President - Jeremiah Howard
- Treasurer - David Smith
- Secretary - still looking
- CivFed Delegates (Elect 4) David Smith, Jennifer Odlum, Barbara Wien, Robert Herman
- CivFed Alternates (Elect 4) Allen Norton, David Hughes, Nick Pastore, Kate Mattos
- ArNAC Rep - Christopher George
- ArNAC Rep Alternate - Nick Pastore
We will vote on this slate of candidates at the June 25th meeting.
Come to Constitution Gardens, the corner of Wilson Boulevard and George Mason Drive, at noon on Thursday June 19 and ring the bell for Juneteenth. This bell ringing will include CUPCAKES and presents for the kids. Everyone, kid or adult, gets to ring the bell. It’s fun for the entire family!
The Bluemont Civic Association rings the bell in Constitution Gardens at noon on every national holiday. (If the holiday is on the weekend, we ring the bell on the day federal workers have off.) If it is raining at 11 AM the day of the event, the bell ringing will be cancelled.
We will also have a bell ringing on July 4. This year, the July 4 bell ringing will feature games for kids and adults!