The May 2023 newsletter is linked below. If you have any comments or questions, email editor@ashtonheights.org. Good Neighbors — May Be Getting Harder to FindBy Scott Sklar, President, AHCA  What makes a good neighbor ? Our civic association has welcomed businesses and promotes them in our community. In fact, we want local vendors and restaurants, because… Continue reading May 2023 Newsletter

The April 2023 newsletter is linked below. If you have any comments or questions, email editor@ashtonheights.org. Spring is Coming – Walk Around Your Communityby Scott Sklar, President, AHCA What struck me during COVID, when many of us were stuck working from our homes, is that I saw families, couples and children walking around the streets of… Continue reading April 2023 Newsletter

The March 2023 newsletter is linked below. If you have any comments or questions, email editor@ashtonheights.org. Process is Everythingby Scott Sklar, President, AHCA We will have two jointly-sponsored candidates’ nights with the Lyon Park Citizens Association (LPCA), to cover the entire spectrum of state and local Virginia candidates. I am using this column in a more… Continue reading March 2023 Newsletter

The February 2023 newsletter is linked below. If you have any comments or questions, email editor@ashtonheights.org. Juggling Priorities as Trends Come Togetherby Scott Sklar, President, AHCA All of us have been bombarded on the listserv about the Missing Middle proposals by the Arlington County Board. We had an AHCA monthly meeting program in October 2022 and… Continue reading February 2023 Newsletter

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