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Random Hills Community Association

Fairfax, VA

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Bus Information

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)
http://www.wmata.com
For Metrobus and rail schedules, fares, parking, Bike-On-Rail program and more, call 202-637-7000 (TTY 638-3780)
Use the ride guide to plan a trip (enter RANDOM HILLS RD & WAPLES MILL RD for your starting destination)
Nearest bus stop is located at the Route 50 & Waples Mill Rd. intersection, (towards the right on Route 50 when coming from Random Hills)
Bus routes include: 1C, 1Z, 2B, 2G

City of Fairfax CUE Bus System
http://www.fairfaxva.gov/CUEBus/CUEBus.asp
Office of the Transportation Division: 703-385-7855 (Voice/TTY)
Nearest bus stop is located at the intersection of Route 50 & Jermantown Rd
Bus routes include: Gold Line 1 & Gold Line 2

Service for Persons with Disabilities
Metro - http://www.wmata.com/metroaccess/access_form.cfm
301-562-5361 for Voice, or 301-588-7535 for TDD

CUE - http://www.fairfaxva.gov/cueBus/RiderInformation.asp#Disabilities
703-385-7859

Department of Motor Vehicles

http://www.dmvnow.com
866-DMV-LINE
The closest DMV is located inside Fair Oaks Mall and is open Monday-Saturday from 10:00AM - 6:30PM

Emergency Services

FOR EMERGENCIES CALL 911

Fairfax County Police
http://www.co.fairfax.va.us/ps/police/homepage.htm
For non-emergencies call 703-691-2131

Fairfax County Fire & Rescue
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fr
For non-emergencies call 703-246-2126

Fair Oaks, Station 21 (a Volunteer Organization) is the closest Fire & Rescue station
12300 Lee Jackson Memorial Highway, Fairfax, VA 22033-2810
Phone: 703-591-0247 (non-emergency calls), Fax: 703-385-3718

Poison Control Center
http://www.1-800-222-1222.info/poisonHelp.asp
Call 1-800-222-1222 if you have a Poison Emergency, Questions about Poisons or Questions about Poison Prevention

Fairfax County Government

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/
For general county information, call 703-324-3185, TTY 703-324-2935

Library

Fairfax County Public Library
http://www.co.fairfax.va.us/library/homepage.htm

The closest branch is the Fairfax City Regional Library at 3915 Chain Bridge Road
http://www.co.fairfax.va.us/library/branches/fx/default.htm
Phone: 703-293-6227

Maps

Fairfax County - GIS & Mapping
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/maps/map.htm
Random Hills is located in property grid 56-2

Random Hills GPS Coordinates - N 38° 51.518', W 077° 20.675'

Pets

Legal Aspects of Animal Ownership in Fairfax County
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ps/ac/legal.htm

Fairfax County Animal Shelter Home Page
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ps/ac/HOMEPAGE.HTM

Contact Information
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ps/ac/CONTACT.HTM

Post Office

U.S. Postal Service
http://www.usps.com/

The post office serving the Random Hills Community is:

     Fairfax Main Office
     10660 Page Ave, Fairfax, VA 22030
     Phone: 703-591-0458, TTY 1-877-877-7833
     (note - this is a new address as of 4/10/04 - previously it was located on Chain Bridge Rd)

Regular Business Hours		Latest Collection
Week Days	8:30AM-5:00PM	Week Days	5:00PM
Saturday	8:30AM-12:00PM	Saturday	3:00PM

The closest Post Office with extended hours is:

     Merrifield Branch
      8409 Lee Hwy, Merrifield, VA 22116
     Phone: 703-698-6376, TTY 1-877-877-7833

Regular Business Hours		Latest Collection
Week Days	8:00AM-11:59PM	Week Days	9:00PM
Saturday	8:00AM-8:00PM	Saturday	7:00PM
Sunday	9:00AM-5:00PM

Public Schools

The Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) web site is located at http://www.fcps.edu

The FCPS site contains extensive information about the school system and links to external sources, such as the Virginia Department of Education. Links on the home page will direct you to school calendars, lunch menus, current news, academic programs and individual school web pages. Information about school closings, due to inclement weather or for other reasons, is also posted on the web page. A link to the Keep in Touch system where citizens can register to receive school closing announcements and more via e-mail is available on the web page.

The Fairfax County public schools attended by Random Hills residents include the following:

School Level	School Name	School Address	Phone Number
ELEMENTARY	Eagle View Elementary School http://www.fcps.edu/GreenbriarEastES/	4500 Dixie Hill Road Fairfax, VA 22030	(703) 322-3100
MIDDLE	Lanier Middle School http://www.fcps.edu/LanierMS/	3710 Bevan Drive Fairfax, VA 22030	(703) 934-2400
HIGH	Fairfax High School http://www.fcps.edu/FairfaxHS/	3500 Old Lee Highway Fairfax, VA 22030	(703) 219-2200

Shopping

The Fair Oaks Mall, with over 150 stores is just a half mile west on US route 50.
The Fair Lakes Shopping Center is within two miles of the community west of the Fairfax County Highway on Fair Lakes Parkway and has over 65 different retail shops, restaurants and services.
Fairfax Corner Fairfax Corner is located approximately one mile down Random Hills Road near the Government Center.

Traffic

TrafficLand.com Road Cameras
http://www.trafficland.com/find_frm.html?PHPSESSID=05ade26eb7e663e7e2f0c6260fb64c8e

VDOT Traffic & Travel - Northern Virginia Commuter Resources
http://www.virginiadot.org/comtravel/nova-main.asp

Washington Post Traffic
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/metro/traffic#map

WTOP Radio - 103.5FM
http://www.wtop.com
Traffic and weather on the '8's (8, 18, 28, etc.)

Utilities

Dominion Power (Electricity)
http://www.dom.com/
Phone: 1-888-667-3000, TDD 1-800-552-4015
We are available 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., M-F, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sat.
If your question is of an immediate nature, or to report power outages or downed power lines, call us for an immediate response.

Washington Gas
http://www.washgas.com/
If you smell gas, or if you have an emergency involving natural gas, leave the area immediately, and call Washington Gas at 703-750-1400 or 1-800-752-7520.

For questions about your gas bill or to schedule service:

Hours of Operation		Numbers
Monday - Friday (except holidays) 8 a.m. - 9 p.m. Saturdays 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.		(703) 750-1000 - Main (800) 752-7520 - Toll-free (703) 750-7975 - Hearing-impaired (703) 750-1000 - Non-English

Fairfax County Water Authority
http://www.fcwa.org/

Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Customer Service telephone hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Customer Service
After Hours
TDD

(703) 698-5600
(703) 698-5613
(703) 698-7025

Verizon (Telephone)
http://www.verizon.com

New Service, Changes to Existing Service and Billing Questions
(no area code needed for instate dialing, except for 800/888)
804-954-6222 (English)
804-954-6259 (Spanish)
800-564-0999 (TTY)

Hours of operation
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 6:00pm (English)
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 6:00pm (Spanish)
Monday - Friday 9:00am - 4:30pm (TTY)

Repair (24 hours)
800-275-2355

Cox Cable (Cable TV / High-Speed Internet)
http://www.cox.com/Fairfax/

Customer Support, Ordering & Billing
(703) 378-8422
Mon - Fri 8:00 am - 6:00 pm, Saturday noon - 5:00pm

Voting Information

Fairfax County Citizenship and Voting
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/living/citizen/default.htm

Voter Registration
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/gov/eb/vregis.htm

Polling Place Information
Locality Name	Fairfax
Precinct Code & Name	0852 - MONUMENT
Polling Place Name	FAIRFAX COUNTY GOVERNMENT CTR
Street Address	12000 GOVERNMENT CENTER PKWY

Representatives Information
Fairfax Board of Supervisors	Springfield District - Pat Herrity
Virginia House District	35 - Richard L Saslaw
Virginia Senate District	37 - David W Marsden
United States House District	11 - Gerry E. Connolly
United States Senate	Mark R.Warner, Jim Webb

Weather

Weather Underground
http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=22030

National Weather Service
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/data/forecasts/VAZ053.php?warncounty=VAC059&city=Fairfax

The Weather Channel
http://www.weather.com/weather/local/22030?lswe=22030

WxUSA WeatherHub
http://www.weatherhub.com/forecasts/zf_fairfax_va.htm