Fairlington's Citizens Association (FCA) was established in 1977. The Fairlington Citizens Association represents 3,449 households and works in cooperation with neighboring community associations to preserve and protect the quality of life in Fairlington. Read positive press about Fairlington's appeal in the August 14 Washington Post. (PDF of article here.) 

An all-volunteer organization, the FCA is the voice of the residents of Fairlington before Arlington County and the City of Alexandria on issues that affect our community and serves as an umbrella group for Fairlington's seven different neighborhoods and condominium homeowners associations: Fairlington Villages in north Fairlington (north of the I-395 bridge) and the six neighborhoods in south Fairlington—the Arbor, Commons, Glen, Green, Meadows, and Mews.

In January, the FCA organized and hosted the first-ever President's Council, where condo association Presidents met to talk about issues of importance to Fairlington. FCA plans to host these meetings quarterly to facilitate communications and strengthen the relationships between the associations.

So what does the FCA do? The FCA represents the concerns of Fairlington to local governments about the larger community's health, welfare, and safety. FCA is consulted by Arlington County and the City of Alexandria on issues affecting the entire community, and it represents Fairlington to the Arlington County Civic Federation and the Alexandria Federation of Civic Associations, where representatives from all local neighborhood citizens associations gather monthly to discuss local issues.

Recent issues that FCA has addressed for residents include:

• HOT Lanes – FCA spoke out against them at the VDOT public hearings and at local government board meetings
• BRAC – FCA has facilitated meetings with the local group START to connect neighborhoods along 395 and find solutions to current traffic problems
• Abingdon Elementary – FCA recently signed a resolution affirming the value of Project Gift, which was slated to be cut from the school budget

These are just a few issues of concern to Fairlingtonians that the FCA is working on. Is there an issue that you would like us to address? Join us for an upcoming meeting or e-mail President Rosiland Jordan at president@fca-fairlington.org. 

Who You Gonna Call? The FCA or HOA?

For help clarifying the difference between the FCA and the condo associations, start with the list below.