Maple Leaf Gutters will clear gutters Wednesday, Jan 27, between 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, weather permitting. Crews will climb ladders on fronts of buildings to get on roofs and clean gutters on both sides of each building. Updates will be emailed if gutter cleaning is rescheduled. Please email any questions to jillian.wells@fsresidential.com.

Pet waste and cigarette butts have increased recently in parking lots and common areas. Please use the bags and waste receptacles provided throughout the community and do not dispose of cigarette butts in any common areas. Read more.

The Dec 10 executive order from the Governor of Virginia sets forth mandates and restrictions related to the coronavirus. Among other things, effective Dec 14, face covering requirements are expanded to all outdoor areas where 6 feet of distancing cannot be maintained. Additionally, both indoor and outdoor gatherings of 10 or more people who do not reside in the same household are prohibited. All residents are required to follow these requirements when in Windgate, including at the gazebo and other outdoor common areas. See the executive order.

A task force is developing recommendations for the board on how the pool could potentially be opened this summer safely (2021). Read more.

This is a friendly reminder on the recycling procedure here at Windgate II. The bins are for "loose" recyclable items only. Anything bagged and placed in the bins, even if it contains recyclable items, will be treated as regular trash. Also, cardboard, newspapers and paper items should be placed outside of the bins in paper bags. No glass should be placed in the bins. Glass can be recycled by bringing it to the Arlington County recycling drop-off center at the Trades Center on S. Arlington Mill Drive.  

 

Thanks to residents who have already winterized hose bibs. If you have not already done so, please take the following steps to winterize your front and rear hose bibs, which will prevent costly repairs and pipe rupture: 

1. Turn OFF the interior hose bib valve, generally located above your hot water heater. Leave off for the winter. 

2. Next, OPEN your front and rear spigots to drain all the water in the pipe.  

3. Finally, leave the spigots OPEN for the winter.

Hoses, hose bibs, firewood, lights, downspouts, and window wells are topics in this update (Nov 6).