BCCA Members - This is a formal call for the election of your next [Buckingham Community Civic Association] President. We'll be conducting the election at our next regular meeting on Nov. 16, 7:00p.m., with the term beginning January 2010. We'll meet at the Arlington Oaks Community Center - 4490 N. Pershing Drive. You must be a resident of Buckingham to be nominated. If you're interested in serving in this capacity, please send me your nomination as soon as possible.
After serving two terms, the time is right for me to step down. While I've loved every minute of my tenure as your president, now is a good time to seek new energy and fresh ideas to keep Buckingham moving forward. We've come such a long way in these six years, having seen hundreds of thousands of dollars of infrastructure improvements to our neighborhood. Buckingham is a safer community -- streets, sidewalks, intersections, etc. -- but much more needs to be done. We're also a closer community where we embrace and understand our diversity more than ever before. I'm so proud to have been part of our transition into one of Arlington's most growing and popular neighborhoods; and the best is yet to come!
Thank you for your consideration and I hope to see you at the next meeting if not before.
Patrick Hope, President, BCCA
Mr. Hope is running for the 47th seat in the Virginia House of Delegates as a Democrat. He faces Eric Brescia, a Republican, and Josh Ruebner, Green Party. --ST
