The January 2023 newsletter is linked below. If you have any comments or questions, email editor@ashtonheights.org. 2023 Opportunities and Obstaclesby Scott Sklar, President, AHCA Year end 2022, was a rush of issues and challenges. I don’t expect any change for 2023. And in fact, I expect that the issues confronting Arlington’s growth, government’s directional changes, increases… Continue reading January 2023 Newsletter
The November 2022 newsletter is linked below. If you have any comments or questions, email editor@ashtonheights.org. President’s ColumnBy Scott Sklar, President, AHCA At our October AHCA monthly meeting we had a dialogue on the Arlington County Board’s proposal on Missing Middle with two speakers (long-time Arlington residents) supporting and questioning the Missing Middle Housing (MMH) proposal.… Continue reading November 2022 Newsletter
The October 2022 newsletter is linked below. If you have any comments or questions, email editor@ashtonheights.org. Visions of Our CommunityBy Scott Sklar, President, AHCA Arlington County and our communities are a great place to live due to the actions and hard work or many Ashton Heights and Lyon Park residents, who are still active members of… Continue reading October 2022 newsletter
The September 2022 newsletter is linked below. If you have any comments or questions, email editor@ashtonheights.org. Back in the Saddle – AHCA on the Moveby Scott Sklar, President, AHCA Welcome back! Autumn will be here soon, humidity will decrease, mosquitoes will decline, schools/colleges are open and “in person”, and the issues ACHA addresses will continue to… Continue reading September 2022 Newsletter
The May 2022 newsletter is linked below. If you have any comments or questions, email editor@ashtonheights.org. President’s Column by Scott Sklar This April, I was asked by the Arlington “Committee of 100” to make a presentation on Clarendon Development with a vision from a high level. I decided to wind some other issues into that vision… Continue reading May 2022 Newsletter
The April 2022 newsletter is linked below. If you have any comments or questions, email editor@ashtonheights.org. Red Lines in the Sand by Scott Sklar, President, AHCA The Ashton Heights Civic Association (AHCA) has been one of the leaders in looking towards the future. Our association leaders in the 1960’s and 1970’s fought to ensure tapered zoning… Continue reading April 2022 Newsletter
The March 2022 newsletter is linked below. If you have any comments or questions, email editor@ashtonheights.org. Looking at the Bigger Picture By Scott Sklar, President, AHCA As we focus as a community on the daily challenges of development, traffic, noise, open space, schools, tree canopy, housing, and safety & security – we need to focus on… Continue reading March 2022 Newsletter
The February 2022 newsletter is linked below. If you have any comments or questions, email editor@ashtonheights.org. Development Marches On – Cold Weather – Good Cheer By Scott Sklar, President, AHCA The development process marches on focusing on the Clarendon, Courthouse and Pentagon City areas of Arlington. As AHCA Development Committee Chair Jack Spilsbury relays, we are… Continue reading February 2022 Newsletter
The January 2022 newsletter is linked below. If you have any comments or questions, email editor@ashtonheights.org. 2022 Opportunities and Challenges By Scott Sklar, President, AHCA Virtually every community issue we cover is about to be in overdrive in 2022. Open spaces and parks are at the center of AHCA’s input to the Clarendon area Arlington County… Continue reading January 2022 Newsletter
The November 2021 newsletter is linked below. If you have any comments or questions, email editor@ashtonheights.org. Community Involvement in Many Forms By Scott Sklar, President, AHCA At our October AHCA monthly meeting, Arlington Police officers Aaron Queen presented on community policing and community crime statistics. Except for car larcenies and stolen vehicles, every other crime indicator… Continue reading November 2021 Newsletter
