Braemar Community Association
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The Braemar Community Association (BCA) is a managed community in Bristow, Virginia, comprising 11 semi-independent homeowners associations: Saybrooke-Northgate, Inverness Village East, Inverness Village West, Mayfield Village, Barhill Condominiums, Highland Village, Tartan Hills Village, Tartan Hills Village East, Tartan Hills Village West, Newcastle Village and a limited relationship with the Dunbarton Community.
The BCA is located off two primary corridors: Braemar Parkway, built in 1997, and Sudley Manor Drive between Linton Hall Road and Vint Hill Road, built in 2001.
It is classified as a very large association, with an estimated 10,000 residents in approximately 3,000 homes. Loosely affiliated with the Association is the Braemar Village Center, which includes several banks, a large grocery store, restaurants, and other amenities. The Association owns and maintains approximately 12 miles of fitness and nature trails that run along Broad Run Creek. Other amenties include the Inverness Clubhouse on Iona Sound that houses the main management offices, meeting center, and a six-lane junior olympic swimming pool. The Clareybrook Center includes a second six-lane junior olympic swimming pool, a small water park, pool house, playground, "racetrack" (for bicycles and tricycles), Gazebo, Tennis Courts, Basketball Courts, Soccer Field, Sand Volleyball and a multi-function athletic court. Numerous other playgrounds exist throughout the community.
The Association has been the recipient of many awards, including
- 2007: Best Large Association
- 2003: Association Officer of the Year
- 2001 "Best Planned Community" by the Annual Builder Awards of Excellence, and
- various landscaping awards.
Braemar was lauded by County Supervisors as an example of smart design by incorporating two schools (Cedar Point Elementary and Marstellar Middle School) into the design, as well as Braemar Park which is partially maintained by the Association but belongs to the Prince William County Parks Authority.
The Association has become a leader in local civic activities hosting political debates during elections, open-houses for elected officials, and cooperative events with the local Police, Fire, and Sheriff's departments.
Traditions include: Independence Day Festivities at Clareybrook Park, the Easter Egg Hunt at Braemar Park, and the Grand Illumination Celebration in December, which includes a visit from a very European-style St. Nicholas. The Association publishes a newsletter, "The Bagpiper" 6 times annually.
The Association maintains a 2-tier membership. First-tier members pay dues to the Braemar Association by homeowner, vote in Board Elections, and are bound to the Master Covenant Agreement. Second-tier members contribute only the Activity Fee for use of the Associations Athletic Facilities, but do not vote in master elections and have limited adherence to the Master Covenant Agreement.
