2024 HOA Assessment

Homeowners are reminded that the annual KCHOA 2024 assessment – in the amount of $425– is due April 1. The information sheet should be returned with your payment. Please mail payment and the information sheet to: KCHOA, P.O. Box 332, Herndon, VA 20172.

Alternatively, you may pay your dues with a credit card online at:

If you choose to pay with a credit card online, you will be charged $437.55 = $425.00 + $12.55 in credit card processing fees.

KC Neighbors,
Due to several factors, not all HOA Annual Assessment notifications went out at the same time this year.  Some notifications went out later than expected, which is resulting in less time than usual before payment is due. As a one-time exception, late fees on this year’s HOA assessments will not be applied until after May 1st.
As a reminder, the pool will be opening over Memorial Day weekend, and the annual assessment must be paid in order to use the pool facilities.

Please feel free to reach out with any questions.

2024 HOA Dues Letter

2023 HOA Assessment

Homeowners are reminded that the annual KCHOA 2022 assessment – in the amount of $408– is due April 1. The information sheet should be returned with your payment. Please mail payment and the information sheet to: KCHOA, P.O. Box 332, Herndon, VA 20172.

Alternatively, you may pay your dues with a credit card online at:

If you choose to pay with a credit card online, you will be charged $ 422.29 = $408.00+ $14.29in credit card processing fees.

2023 HOA Dues Letter

2022 HOA Assessment

Homeowners are reminded that the annual KCHOA 2022 assessment – in the amount of $381 – is due April 1. The information sheet should be returned with your payment. Please mail payment and the information sheet to: KCHOA, P.O. Box 332, Herndon, VA 20172.

Alternatively, you may pay your dues with a credit card online at:
https://www.kchoa.org/purchases-available/

If you choose to pay with a credit card online, you will be charged $ 395.29= $381.00+ $14.29 in credit card processing fees.

2022 HOA Dues Letter

2021 HOA Assessment

Homeowners are reminded that the annual KCHOA 2021 assessment – in the amount of $365 – is due April 1. The information sheet should be returned with your payment. Please mail payment and the information sheet to: KCHOA, P.O. Box 332, Herndon, VA 20172.

Alternatively, you may pay your dues with a credit card online at:
https://www.kchoa.org/purchases-available/

If you choose to pay with a credit card online, you will be charged $ 376.21 = $365.00 + $11.21 in credit card processing fees.

2021 HOA Dues Letter

KCHOA - COVID 19 Updates and Event/Meeting Status(s)

March 31 -  Book Club is going to be held virtually.  If you want the call-in info please contact Betsy Kiker @ ekiker@verizon.net April 1 - Crier to be sent digitally, (the plan is to continue to print them and send them physically as long as the printers stay open).  But if you would like to switch to electronic only please send an email to info@kchoa.org specifying your preferences.  As always you can access digital copies on our website: 
https://www.kchoa.org/newsletter April 1 - HOA Annual Assessment Due $361April 4 - Easter Egg Hunt (CANCELLED)

April 7 - ARC Meeting to be held Virtually.  If you have an application, please email it to kchoa.arc@gmail.com before 7:30 p.m. on April 7th.  A container will be left at the Clubhouse from 7:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. to pick up any that bring one by the day of.  Applicants can expect to hear back about the decision starting on April 8th

April 13 - BOARD Meeting: We will post details on our website and send another BLAST email before the 13th with call in information and an agenda.   Per the Virginia Property Owners Association Act, there must be two Board members in the meeting room during a Board meeting.  The other Board members can participate by conference line.  Owners must be able to attend the meeting and hear the discussions on the conference line. 

Two Board members will be in the Clubhouse (more than 6 feet apart) and the rest of the board members will be calling in virtually.  

April 18 - Brew Fest is indefinitely postponed.  Most likely we will see you at Oktoberfest in the fall.

May 1 - Swim Team Registration Night is still TBD.  Look back closer to the date for more info.

May 9th - Boy Scout Flower Sale - Still tentatively scheduled

Spring Yard Sale will NOT be scheduled.  Look for one in the fall.

Clubhouse and Playground - CLOSED

In following with CDC guidelines we are closing to groups "Limit events and meetings that require close contact".  We can also not verify the cleanliness either facility is left.

Update on Pool Opening from NV Pools (Pool Operators):

I would like to provide you with an update of our current thinking for the 2020 swim season as it relates to the COVID-19 situation.  NVPools will proceed with the draining and cleaning of swimming pools, permitting, insurance needs, service related work and preparing pools for seasonal operation.  Leaving pools in a winterized state is not an option as warmer weather will start to cause other health related issues and create additional service needs.  The swimming pools need to be filtering, chemically treated, maintained and circulating as we enter Spring.  While pools may ultimately be delayed in opening, we will have them ready.  Swimming pools are a very important part of our local community and will be part of the healing process for that community. 

 

Our personnel department will continue hiring staff via virtual interviews and processing applications.  We have had to postpone the testing segment of our training that was in process but hope to resume as time allows.  

 

Like many of you, we are following current events and press releases and will make an effort to stay in touch with you as things change.  For now, we anticipate pools opening on time and will do everything in our power to ensure that if allowed, they do.  We will be following the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and the Local and State Health Departments and will provide you with new information as it becomes available.  We will contact you again the week of April 6th with an update.  

 

This is uncharted territory for all of us.  Please remain calm and follow recommended best practices to remain safe.  

2020 HOA Assessment

Homeowners are reminded that the annual KCHOA 2020 assessment – in the amount of $361 – is due April 1. The information sheet should be returned with your payment. Please mail payment and the information sheet to: KCHOA, P.O. Box 332, Herndon, VA 20172.

Alternatively, you may pay your dues with a credit card online at:
https://www.kchoa.org/purchases-available/

If you choose to pay with a credit card online, you will be charged $ 372.09 = $361.00 + $11.09 in credit card processing fees.

2019 HOA Assessment

Homeowners are reminded that the annual KCHOA 2019 assessment – in the amount of $358 – is due April 1. The information sheet should be returned with your payment. Please mail payment and the information sheet to: KCHOA, P.O. Box 332, Herndon, VA 20172.

Alternatively, you may pay your dues with a credit card online at:
https://www.kchoa.org/purchases-available/

If you choose to pay with a credit card online, you will be charged $ 369.00 = $358.00 + $11.00 in credit card processing fees.

2018 Board Election Results

Thank you to returning Board members Kerry Buss, Andy Cassell and Pat Kollar for agreeing to serve on the Kingston Chase Board of Directors for the new term beginning January 1, 2019 and lasting through December 31, 2021. The service of all our Board members are invaluable in keeping the HOA running smoothly, ensuring HOA annual assessments are kept low, and providing a valuable resource for accountability and improvements to the neighborhood structure and activities.

The election took place at the Annual Meeting of the Home Owners on December 10. Anyone with questions about HOA events, ARC issues, club and committee activities, or any other HOA matters of interest, should please contact one of the Board members or attend a Board meeting. The Board meets at the clubhouse on the second Monday of each month. 

2018 HOA Assessment

Homeowners are reminded that the annual KCHOA 2018 assessment – in the amount of $351 – was due April 1. The information sheet should be returned with your payment. Please mail payment and the information sheet to: KCHOA, P.O. Box 332, Herndon, VA 20172.

Alternatively, you may pay your dues with a credit card online at:
https://www.kchoa.org/purchases-available/

If you choose to pay with a credit card online, you will be charged $ 361.79 = $351.00 + $10.79 in credit card processing fees.

Woolf Resignation, Kollar Appointment, McDonald appointed Vice President

Kevin Woolf resigned as Vice President effective at the May meeting of the Board of Directors. He and his family are moving out of the neighborhood and will certainly be missed. The Board thanks Kevin for his years of service to the community.

The Board of Directors voted to replace Kevin's open board seat with resident Patrick Kollar. Patrick will serve the remainder of Kevin's term until 2018.

The Board of Directors voted to appoint Jack McDonald Vice President of the Association.

2016 Board Election Results

Thank you to returning Board members Joe Seeger, Deke Smith and Todd Waldrop, and new member Rosemary Buley, for agreeing to serve on the Kingston Chase Board of Directors for the new term beginning January 1, 2017 and lasting through December 31, 2019. The service of all our Board members are invaluable in keeping the HOA running smoothly, ensuring HOA annual assessments are kept low, and providing a valuable resource for accountability and improvements to the neighborhood structure and activities.

The election took place at the Annual Meeting of the Home Owners on December 12. Anyone with questions about HOA events, ARC issues, club and committee activities, or any other HOA matters of interest, should please contact one of the Board members or attend a Board meeting. The Board meets at the clubhouse on the second Monday of each month. 

Kingston Chase HOA Election for Board of Directors

Kingston Chase will hold its annual meeting of the homeowners and annual election for the Board of Directors on Monday, December 12, at 7:30 p.m. at the clubhouse located adjacent to the pool. There are four openings on the Board of Directors. If you are unable to attend the meeting, please mail your ballot to KCHOA, P.O. Box 332, Herndon, VA 20172 or give it to a trusted neighbor who plans to attend. Bios of the candidates are available in the December issued of the KCHOA Newsletter The Crier.

Renovated Clubhouse is Ready for Use

The Kingston Chase clubhouse has been renovated! A special “thank you” to the volunteer members who helped make the details come together. The Board looks forward to the clubhouse being enjoyed by the neighborhood as a community space for its residents and trusts you and your group will take extra special care to help maintain the appeal, cleanliness, and overall condition of the premises. Please avoid scuff and/or dirt and debris marks on all walls, trim, fixtures and floor. Given the new condition, the littlest things will be noticeable. Before leaving, please wipe down tables and the bathroom counter. Assure that windows are closed and locked, door deadbolts are locked, the floor is swept, lights are turned off and the heat is set back to 65° going into the fall/winter months. The latest clubhouse schedule is posted on the Kingston Chase website at www.kchoa.org/clubhouse . If you have any question, please e-mail info@kchoa.org. 

Proposed ARC Changes - Driveways and Parking Pads

A s reported in the August Crier, the Architectural Review Committee (ARC) has asked the
Board to vote to amend the Guidelines regarding driveway widening. Thank you to the
homeowners and the Board members who have expressed their views, both for and against. We
appreciate the time taken to discuss the issue and we made many changes to our original draft as
a result. 

We continue to feel strongly that sacrificing green space for the sake of fitting another car in the driveway is severely detrimental to Kingston Chase’s property values, especially when most of our streets have ample street parking, but we recognize homeowners’ concerns about how such a rule will affect their properties. We are not seeking to disallow any and all applications for driveway widening. As with all ARC applications, they will continue to be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Nor does anyone expect homeowners to scale back a driveway widened in years past. We are proposing to adjust and clarify the Guidelines in accordance with changing times.

The following are the proposed changes exactly as they would appear in an amended ARC Guidelines. After publication in the Crier, the Board will vote on the amendment at the October meeting.

PROPOSED CHANGES:
3.3 Driveways and Parking Pads
Only hard stabilized surfaces such as asphalt or concrete will be approved. No vehicle will be permitted to be parked on any part of the lawn other than temporarily for washing, loading, or unloading material. Vehicles must not be parked in driveways so that they block access around or to the sidewalk.
All driveway extensions must have ARC approval. In keeping with the aesthetics of the neighborhood, driveways may not extend beyond the edges of the garage and must taper to meet the existing sidewalk apron as seen in the example below. Aprons cannot be altered without a valid VDoT permit and proof of Fairfax County zoning approval. These documents
must be submitted along with the ARC application and do not guarantee ARC approval.

 

The ARC meets the first Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in the Kingston Chase clubhouse. Homeowners may drop by the meeting with their applications; mail them to KCHOA ARC, P.O. Box 221, Herndon, VA 20172; or e-mail them to kchoa.arc@gmail.com.