The highlight of the summer will be the resurrection of the annual 4^th of July Parade.  The parade will feature lots of events and fun for all.  The schedule now is to start at the Harbour Inn Community Center and proceed to Lions Park for activities.  Look for more details in later announcements.  Two more horse shows are scheduled at our stables for September 10^th and October 15^th.  Our shows are getting to be well known and attended by many local horse enthusiasts.  Here?s a chance to take the family out for some interesting and inexpensive entertainment.

The new vehicle parking off Dewey Drive is complete and serving the needs of those using the local sports fields.  Kudos to our Roads and Grounds Crew for doing the work in house and saving us a bundle.  They will now be focusing their efforts on patching the new potholes and doing the prep work for this summer?s major road paving.  Please slow down and give them a break, as they must close a lane as they work.

The Harbour Inn Swimming Pool is going to be nursed along for another summer as the engineers design us a new pool.  One complication is that the lane lines can no longer be used at the Harbour Inn Pool forcing the swim team to move to the Country Club Pool.  This may cause some disruptions and will certainly make parking a problem.  Home swim meets are scheduled for June 29^th, July 11^th and July 25^th.   Those dates would be a good time to avoid the area as 100 ? 200 cars are anticipated.

The fate of bingo in the community will be decided before you read this.  The State Charitable Gamming Commission is holding our bingo license pending enough volunteers to be trained.  Many have expressed an interest in playing but we are way short of volunteers to be trained and to actually run the operation.  If enough volunteers do not step forward by the end of June bingo will not become a reality, as the state will not hold the license any longer.

The marina fuel system will be upgraded to a whole new system with above ground tanks, new plumbing and credit card reading pumps. Work should start mid July and is just waiting proper permitting.  Several slips are still available for those contemplating a boat purchase.

The FRED bus is still serving the community and riders are solicited.  Detailed scheduling is available at the Business Office.  Many residents and the police have noticed a trend toward higher speeds on our roads.  Please watch your speedometer.  Children are out and about everywhere and not always observant.  We don?t need a tragic accident.

Stafford County is upgrading the sanitary pumping system and adding new back up generators.  You may notice activity especially on Delaware Drive, Dewey Drive, Foresail Cove and sections of Aquia Drive.  Work will take place this summer.

We still continue to experience cases of vandalism.  These incidents take away much needed money from all our projects.  Please pay attention to where your children are and what they are doing.   Those caught doing damage will be prosecuted.