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1. TYSONS WOODS TYLINE Promoting Friendliness and Good Relations Between Neighbors www.tysonswoods.org P.O. Box 267 Dunn Loring Virginia 22027 Winter 2013 - 2014 “So when you're coldFrom the inside outAnd don't know what to do,Remember love and friendship, And warmth will come to you.” ― Stephen Cosgrove,  Gnome from Nome Early snow was a harbinger of things to come. Photo by J. Trimarchi 2011-2012 EXECUTIVE BOARD TWCABoard@gmail.com Our neighborhood teems with wildlife… To feed them or not to feed them - the question is answered inside. NOTES from the BOARD: The Next TWCA Board meeting will be in mid-March, 2014. Email notices will be sent out. Everyone is welcome to attend. Check Your Listing in the New Directory! A beta edition of the community directory is included with this newsletter. A final copy will be published in the spring edition and the owners or residents need to promptly e-mail us any changes they want made for the final edition. TWCAboard@gmail.com Welcome new neighbors! We hope you are enjoying Tysons Woods, and urge you to join our neighborhood activities. Please drop one of us a note so we know who you are and can get you into our neighborhood database for the next directory. We would like to get the current Directory into your hands so you can get to know your neighbors, and also have this handy reference for local resources. Deadline for Spring TyLine: Mid-March, 2014 • Inside this issue . . . • International Potluck • Neighborhood Safety Tips • Wildlife Feeding Guidelines • Real Estate Update • Community Bulletin Board • Services Provided by Our Neighbors Tysons Woods TyLine - 1

2. MARK YOUR CALENDARS Easter Egg Hunt Tysons Woods Park Saturday, April 12th Spring Community Yard Sale Start gathering up your sale items now! Neighborhood Open House Tentative date May 18th - 2 to 4pm Residents that have done renovations, additions or upgrades of any kind that would like to show them off, or anyone wanting to open their house for this event, please e-mail TWCAboard@gmail.com by Feb 15th to be included. • LOOK OUT FOR EACH OTHER! • Some minor vandalism has been occurring in Tysons Woods. If it happens to you, call the police non-emergency number, 703-691-2131, to report it so the police can track any trends. • It’s also a good idea to take simple precautions against crime: • When travelling, stop your mail and newspaper. Have neighbors bring in packages and the driveway papers. Put a light on a timer. • Install motion detector lights around your house. • Keep your doors and windows locked at all times. • Don't leave a spare key under the doormat or in your mailbox. • Keep your child’s bike, skateboard and other sports equipment inside the house or garage when they're not using them. • Most importantly, get to know your neighbors. Introduce yourself. Learn what cars they drive and their regular comings and goings. This will help you notice when something is amiss next door. If you see something suspicious, remember to call 911 rather than investigating on your own. Annual Tyson’s Woods Winter Social International Pot Luck and Wine Tasting Saturday,February 22nd 7:30-10 PM 2308 Malraux Drive (Mitch Gittler’s place) • This is a wonderful opportunity to socialize with your neighbors. • Please walk over if you can, no rain or snow date. • Tyson’s Woods residents bring one of the dishes below if your last name starts with: • A-E dessert, F-P main course and Q-Z appetizer or side dish. • Please bring a bottle of wine to share. • Please RSVP to the evite or directly to Robin Tingley: • arktingley@msn.com 571-405-6459 • This is our only annual ADULT EVENT • Local babysitter names and contact info are listed in the Bulletin Board (last page) • *non-alcoholic beverages will be available Tysons Woods TyLine - 2

3. Should We Be Feeding the Wildlife in Our Neighborhood? By Judy Trimarchi Womens’ Walking Group 7:30am Every Saturday. Starting in the spring. Details in the next edition of the TyLine. We are so blessed to have nature literally at our back doors. Trees, flowers, streams…and wildlife. While the deer eat our gardens and the squirrels dart out dangerously in front of our cars, we still enjoy a closeness to nature that many urban and suburban dwellers can only dream of. And it is only natural to want to interact with these creatures, bring them closer to us, and help them. This is when problems can arise. Birds - The most common type of wildlife feeding is putting out a bird feeder. Studies have shown that birds that are regularly fed at a bird feeder only get 25% of their nutrients from the feeder. They do not become dependent and lose their natural foraging skills. However, birds on the ground below a feeder are more susceptible to being killed by cats. (Please keep your cats indoors. Cats in the US kill 1 Billion wild birds every year!) Deer – It is illegal to feed deer in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Feeding deer leads to the crowding of animals in a small area. Deer feeding has been implicated as a major risk factor and contributor in deer diseases such as tuberculosis and brucellosis. Raccoons: Raccoons are cute, but they are also dangerous animals with sharp teeth and claws. They are prone to carrying diseases, including rabies. You should never feed raccoons. Feeding them lures them closer to your house, kids and pets--and it prevents their young from learning natural hunting skills. Feral Cats – Feral cats look cute and cuddly, but like raccoons, they are dangerous and often diseased. Do not feed them or attempt to handle them. If one becomes a nuisance, call Animal Control who will live trap it, spay or neuter it, and return it to a managed feral cat colony. Houses In Our Neighborhood Between 9/16/13  and 12/31/13 Information provided by: Robin K. Tingley and Veronica Schreiber Realtors® - Long & Foster - Vienna/Oakton Office 2228 Malraux Drive:  Status:  SOLD  List Price: $659,000. Close Price: $670,000 (no seller subsidy). Detached Colonial. 1974. Model D-6.  4BR, 3FB, 1HB, 3 levels and 3FP.  Basement fully finished w/sump pump and 2 car front loading attached garage. DOMP**: 47 Close Date: 10/30/13 2233 Chestertown:  Status:  SOLD  List Price: $749,950. Close Price: $725,000 (no seller subsidy). Detached Rambler. 1974. Model C-3.  4BR, 3FB, 2 levels, 1 FP.  Basement fully finished, walkout stairs and rear entrance. Attached 2 car garage. DOMP: 27 Close Date: 12/9/13 2236 Malraux Drive:  Status:  SOLD (under contract in December 2013).  List Price: $749,000. Close Price: $762,000 (no seller subsidy). Detached Contemporary. 1974. Model C-1.  3BR, 3FB, 2 levels, 1 FP.  Basement fully finished with partial daylight, rear entrance and walkout stairs. Attached 2 car front loading garage. DOMP: 3 Close Date: 1/22/14 2233 Richelieu:  Status:  RENTED  List Price: $3,100. Close Price: $3,000 Detached Split Level. 1974. Model A-1. 5BR, 3FB, 3 levels, 1FP.  Basement fully finished with rear entrance and walkout stairs. Attached 1 carport.  DOMP: 7 Close Date: 9/16/13 Summary: 4 properties - Average sales price (w/out rental) - $719,317 Average DOMP - 26 *Contingent with No Kick-out **Average Days on Market for Property 2013 Real Estate Summary for Tysons Woods 2013 was a great year for selling houses in Tysons Woods. There were 12 properties sold (three of these properties sold twice in 2013) with the lowest at $500,000, the highest at $770,000. The average sold price increased 3.5% from 2012 and 9.6% from 2011. The average days on market improved from 39 days in 2011 to 32 days in 2012 and 27 days in 2013. This compares to 35 average days on market for all Vienna zip codes (22180. 22181 and 22182), Oakton and Tysons Corner***. 2014 should continue to be a good year for the real estate in both Tysons Woods and all of Northern Virginia. Real Estate Columnist - Ken Harney says," 2014 should be a more normal sort of market for home buying and selling in the D.C. metro area, with a better balance of inventory and demand than we saw in 2013, fewer bidding wars, declining short sales and moderately rising prices". In contrast, David Verselwith GMU’s Center for Regional Analysis, contends that, “The gravy train has stopped for the D.C. area. Federal employment peaked in mid-2010…[and] …mortgage interest rates are expected to rise to 5.5% by the end of 2014. *** For more information about December 2013 market trends for these local areas as well as more of Northern Virginia - please see Robin's web site. Treasurer’s Report (1/1/13 to 12/31/13 Starting Balance 1,032.40 Plus 51 Dues ($20 each + $10 extra) + $45 ads 1,075.00 (Dues from 30% of 171 TWCA total households) Total 2,107.40 Less Expenses: Bank Fee 10.00 P.O. Box 124.00 Halloween Party 66.46 Yard Sale Ad 36.99 Summer Party Supplies & Rentals 490.07 Summer Party Food & Beverages 259.51 Total 987.03 ENDING (Bank Balance) - 1/10/13 1,120.37 Tysons Woods TyLine - 3

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