More than 15 pots of chili crowded a long table Saturday in Lake Arrowhead, as neighbors came together to hold a chili-cookoff fundraiser to get cash for repairs to the neighborhood park.
Residents paid $10 per person donation to get into the event. While there, they met Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur and some of his deputies who showed off one of the department’s drones. The sheriff is running for re-election on November 5.
Rock Hill District Planning Commissioner Crystal Vanuch also came out. She’s also running in the Nov. 5 Election to be the next Rock Hill District representative on the Stafford Board of Supervisors.
Sitting Rock Hill District Supervisor Wendy Maurer announced her retirement in January.
The fundraiser was held at “big” Lake Arrowhead, one of two small lakes in the neighborhood. With no active homeowners association, Maurer in 2017 worked with residents to repair the dams that create the lake. Those structures were out of compliance with state regulators, who threatened to tear them down if they were not fixed.
Maurer advocated for and won the creation of a special tax district which funds the dam fixes, as well as ongoing maintenance for the structures.
Photos: Mary Davidson
