Reston Citizens Association (RCA)
announces elections will be held from June 7 to June 22 for four district seats
and two at-large seats for its Board of Directors. Restonians interested in
joining the RCA Board are invited to file completed candidate forms by May 30,
2017.
 
The Reston Citizens Association (RCA)
is a non-profit, tax-exempt 501(c) 3 corporation serving over 60,000 people who
live in Reston. Founded in 1967, RCA is the only community-wide, non-partisan,
and action-oriented organization in which everyone that lives, works and plays
in Reston has a voice. 
RCA comprises a 13-member Board of Directors elected by
Reston residents with the directors serving three-year terms.
“This upcoming year is going
to be another exciting one for RCA, as we continue to focus on educating
and engaging the community and reflecting their voice,” said Sridhar Ganesan,
President, RCA. “New development, re-development, transportation and other
Reston infrastructure, open spaces and other issues like Reston Town Center pay
parking have been at the forefront for Reston and RCA during the last two months
and will continue to be important for the people that live here.”
If you want to take an active role in the future
of Reston, please consider running for a seat on the RCA board!
As a member on the Board of
RCA, you interact with the community on the issues that impact them, meet with
County and other local officials including Reston Association and attend public
meetings.  You will collect information,
provide analysis and, based upon feedback received from the public, inform the
various local organizations such as Fairfax County or Reston Association about
public expectations for outcomes on various issues that affect Reston. 
There are six seats
up in the 2017 elections – for
Hunters Woods District,
Town Center/Lake Anne/Tall Oaks District, South Lakes District, North Point
District and one At-Large
seats, all for three
(3) year terms each, and
a second At-Large seat is open for a one-year term to replace
a director who resigned during 2016.
To
run for a director seat, you must live in Small Tax District 5, be a Reston
resident, be 18 years or older, and vote in designated precincts/polling places
within Reston districts. 
If you want to actively
promote Reston’s vision and planning principles, sustain and enhance its quality
of life, please
download an application from our
website and fill it out.

Your completed application
must be sent to
rcaelections@restoncitizensassociation.org by May 30th.  If you have
questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the Reston Citizens Association Election
Committee at
rcaelections@restoncitizensassociation.org.