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Reston Association board declares Relac service unenforceable, urges members to plan for alternate cooling
Summary
After months of uncertainty, the RA board declared that Relac LLC has placed the central cooling system at risk of abandonment and that the deed provision requiring use of the system is no longer enforceable; the board directed staff to notify Dominion Power and produce FAQs for affected members.
The Reston Association Board of Directors voted unanimously on Dec. 11 to declare that, because Reston Relac LLC has notified the board of intent to cease operations and no credible operator has come forward, certain deed provisions requiring use of the central cooling system can no longer be enforced as impossible.
The decision frees affected homeowners to pursue individual cooling solutions and starts a coordinated information effort by the association. Director Jordan Flashman, who made the motion, said the move follows unsuccessful efforts to identify an operator able and willing to keep Relac running: “There is no one who has come forward; there is no one who has the authority other than the present owners,” he said during the debate.
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