DRCA meeting on Jan 29-Newsletter link for details
​DRCA is an active civic association that is administered by elected volunteers. DRCA is not affiliated with any political or religious organizations or, with the Donaldson Run Recreation Association (DRRA) the neighborhood pool.
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Promote information sharing about issues affecting the neighborhood
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Provide leadership and advocacy about neighborhood interests
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Preserve and enhance the assets of the neighborhood
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Promote a sense of community
​Membership: If you live in the neighborhood, you can become a member of DRCA by paying dues which are $20 annually. Additional information regarding membership can be found here.
Other sources of information and discussion about the neighborhood include the Donaldson Run Civic Association's Facebook group and the Donaldson Run NextDoor account.
​President's Letter
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Bill Richardson
I hope you all will join us on Wednesday, January 29, to welcome back Susan Cunningham, our former DRCA board member, to hear her perspective on her first year as an Arlington County Board Member, and to ask her your questions about key issues facing Arlington County this year. As usual, our meeting will be held at Taylor Elementary School, at 7:30 p.m., preceded by a social half hour beginning at 7:00.
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At the County Board’s 2025 kickoff meeting on January 7, Susan highlighted her key goals for the year. These include continued focus on mental health and other human needs such as establishing a youth strategic plan, implementation of a climate resiliency resolution, tackling the long recognized need for study of the lot coverage provisions of the Zoning Ordinance, and making hard choices in a difficult budget environment on what County programs provide the best return on investment. Susan has also emphasized the need for performance metrics and transparency as a way to promote more trust in government.
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We hope you will pass the word to your DRCA neighbors about our meeting with Susan, as we were unable to send hard copies of this newsletter through the mail to the 772 of our members who have not signed up to receive it electronically. Instead, we have sent out postcard notices for this meeting, with a link to the newsletter on our website.
For many years, we have been paying to mail the newsletter to all DRCA residents, even though most who receive the newsletter through the mail do not pay our annual $20 voluntary dues that go primarily to funding these newsletters. While we received a one-time grant from the County to mail our last newsletter, we need to replenish our funds in order to continue with such mailings in the future.
To do so, I ask that you do two things. First, consider whether to elect to receive these newsletters electronically in the future, rather than by mail. Second, please stay current with your annual dues. You can easily renew your membership here.
I hope to see you at Taylor School on January 29.
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