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Reader THE PLANTATION PALMS

May 2017

THE OFFICIAL Newsletter OF PLANTATION PALMS

President’s Letter

I hope you and your family are enjoying both our lovely weather and equally as nice a community.

How time just flies is a common expression, however the expression doesn’t come close to reflect the changes in our community over the last year. On April 26, 2016 I was delighted to announce that the Justice Department and Department of the Interior officially approved the Ace Golf deal to buy the golf course, paperwork was immediately signed and the closing finally took place, with some last minute drama, on May 16th. 6 foot tall weeds disappeared quickly. The results of our community coming together have been reflected in many ways including the substantial increase in our home values. The 1st year anniversary is indeed sweet!

As the celebration slowly faded, we moved onto other important short and long term projects that will keep Plantation Palms as a premier community.

Since the last newsletter alone we have: Launched the Bar Code Re-

Registration program to help ensure the safety of our residents.

Published new guidelines on the proper storage of trash can and recycling bins and clarified when they are allowed to be placed curbside.

Refocused HOA enforcement of the street parking rules shown in our documents, not just relying on the county.

Moved forward with construction plans on the North Canal.

Last month I gave you a pretty complete description of the North Canal emergency construction project. There is a long list of tasks to be completed before work can begin. We have called a special board meeting for April 26th to review final bids

and engineering recommendations, approve the funds and proceed to negotiate a contract. By the time this newsletter is distributed we may have heavy construction equipment on Dinhurst Ct, large piles of dirt in the cul de sac and logs being hauled out. If we can get the work started in early May it should be completed before the heavy rains that traditionally start in June. We want to make sure that; with all this construction traffic on our streets, our families are extra cautious, safety is our highest priority. This initial phase of the project is a huge undertaking and we’ll be monitoring it daily.

Your HOA Board is delighted to be of service to you all.

Stay safe and enjoy this wonderful time of the year.

Best Wishes Jim Hammond

Flag Etiquette

When displaying the flag, DO the following:

Display the U.S. flag from sunrise to sunset on buildings and stationary flagstaffs in the open. When a patriotic effect is desired the flag may be displayed 24-hours a day if properly illuminated during the hours of darkness.

When placed on a single staff or lanyard, place the U.S. Flag above all other flags.

When flags are displayed in a row, the U.S. flag goes to the observer’s left. Flags of other nations are flown at same height. State and local flags are traditionally flown lower.

When used during a marching ceremony or parade with other flags, the U.S. Flag will be to the observer’s left.

On special days, the flag may be flown at half-staff. On Memorial Day it is flown at half-staff until noon and then raised.

When flown at half-staff, should be first hoisted to the peak for an instant and then

lowered to the half-staff position. The flag should be again raised to the peak before it is lowered for the day. By "half-staff" is meant lowering the flag to one-half the distance between the top and bottom of the staff.

When the flag is displayed over the middle of the street, it should be suspended vertically with the union (blue field of stars) to the north in an east and west street or to the east in a north and south street.

When placed on a Podium the flag should be placed on the speaker’s right or the staging area. Other flags should be placed to the left.

When displayed either horizontally or vertically against a wall (or other flat surface), the union (blue field of stars) should be uppermost and to the flag's own right, that is, to the observer's left.

When displayed in a window it should be displayed in the same way -- with the union or blue field to the left of the observer in the street.

When the flag is displayed on a car, the staff shall be fixed firmly to the chassis or clamped to the right fender.

When the flag is used to cover a casket, it should be so placed that the union is at the head and over the left shoulder. The flag should not be lowered into the grave or allowed to touch the ground.

When saluting the flag DO the following:

All persons present in uniform (military, police, fire, etc.) should render the military salute. Members of the armed forces and veterans who are present but not in uniform may render the military salute.

All other persons present should face the flag and stand at attention with their right hand over the heart, or if applicable, remove their headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart.

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WEBSITE AND FACEBOOK INFORMATION…

In order to log into the community’s website, www.condominiumassociates.com you need a user name and password.

In order to get registered all you will need to do is send an email to [email protected] and request to get set up on our site or you can call them at 813‐341‐0943 and they can get you set up over the phone. If you are registered with them, they can email you with emergency neighborhood

information if necessary.

A facebook group has been created for Plantation Palms residents. Check out the link and join in. https://www.facebook.com/groups/289721184500271/

President Jim Hammond

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Vice President Simon Fitzpatrick

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Secretary Laurann Flynn

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Treasurer Keith Rodrigues

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Members Ana Vazquez

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Christopher Zenel [email protected]

Jeff Steiner [email protected]

Architectural Committee Keith Rodrigues, Chair

Jeff Kurek, Ron Kordusky John Delgado, Ron Scotch

Simon FitzPatrick

Landscape Committee Jeff Kurek, Chair

Newsletter Committee Laurann Flynn, Chair

Simon FitzPatrick

Fining Committee Ron Scotch, Chair

Joe Fedele, Tom McCormick

Erosion and Drainage Committee Jeff Steiner, Chair

Tim Hodes, Ray Bedgood

Safety and Security Committee Chris Zenel, Chair

Property Manager Condominium Associates

23548 State Road 54 Lutz, FL 33559 813.341.0943

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LCAM – Association Manager Neil Wayne

Assistant Association Manager Janet Mallek

The next meeting will be held on Wednesday,

May 17, 2017, at 6:30 PM. It will be

held at Condominium Associates, located at 23548 SR 54, just past

the CITGO at Livingston Road.

Anyone wishing to

speak about any item on the agenda should

arrive early and sign-in.

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Board Message

April showers bring May flowers but it seems like we haven’t had many April showers this year. In fact, it seems like we skipped Spring completely and have gone into summer. No complaints – after all, this is why we live in Florida. No snow and no damp, wet Spring.

However this dry weather is a challenge for our landscaping and grass as it is for the Golf Course. You may have heard their irrigation system running during the night and I am sure that you are running your systems too. Remember that you cannot run your systems during the day. Pasco will fine you if they see it. And anyway, the best time to run an irrigation system is 1st thing in the morning (6:00 a.m. is the suggested time) because it allows the grass and plans to absorb the water before it evaporates and “burns” them.

Be prepared for the golf course to look worse as we go into summer as the grass dies and they spend time seeding, preparing and repairing distressed areas. Don’t worry – it is all planned and will make the golf course look even better over the years ahead.

And I am sure that you have seen and heard the construction going on at the Clubhouse. The banquet rooms are still scheduled to be completed at the end of the summer/early fall and we are hoping that the front deck extension will be completed sooner than that – but don’t hold us to it.

As I look and listen to the construction, I am constantly reminded how lucky we were. I look at the dust and dirt, hear the heavy equipment moving soil and building materials and imagine what it would have been like if we had become a building site with over 400 homes. Imagine all the construction equipment coming in and out of the community, the noise of the equipment and the dust and dirt that we would all be dealing with – and for many, many years. Poor Quail Hollow will be dealing with all that soon and their residents are totally devastated.

Talking of construction, at LONG last the house on Dinhurst that was struck by lightning almost 2 years ago is being rebuilt. As much as I am sure that the neighbors do not enjoy their construction traffic, dirt/dust and noise of construction, I am sure that they are happy not to have to look at that eyesore anymore. The builder hopes to be finished in 3 months and then plans to sell it – so if you know anyone who wants to move to Plantation Palms and

live on the golf course (on the 2nd green), keep an eye on construction and go and talk to the builder when you have time.

The other side of Dinhurst, the North Canal project, is making steady progress and Jim covered some of the details in last month’s newsletter and also in his Presidents letter this month. For those of you, who live on Dinhurst, especially on the cul de sac, please be patient and accommodating since it is at that spot that the foliage, dirt, trees and miscellaneous waste will be removed from the canal and will be carted away. For a few weeks it is going to be a mess, but the long-term benefits will definitely outweigh the short-term pain. We have been working on this issue for many years and at last are getting results thanks to the hard work of many people on the Board and in the community.

And for those of you, who live on Abercorn, please be extra careful with pets and children since there will be a fair amount of construction traffic going past your houses for a few weeks. Again, your patience and understanding is appreciated.

Talking of streets and traffic, there have been a significant number of complaints about street parking, which are clear violations of our DCCRs – Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions. As I said last month, we are a gated community, and as such, we have certain rules and regulations about certain aspects of our community, including but not limited to, house colors, landscaping, decorations, business ventures and miscellaneous other community requirements, including parking.

The rules on street parking are quite clear. No vehicle can be parked on any street for more than 6 hours. And there is NO overnight street parking by anyone, anywhere. You can ONLY park a vehicle overnight on your own driveway and not on the street or crossing the sidewalk (which is a direct and fineable ADA violation). We have had complaints about residents having multiple vehicles in front of their houses for extended periods of time as well as overnight. Condominium Associates, at the request of the Board, has been asked to monitor and enforce this regulation much more strictly than we have done in the past. It is unsightly and dangerous – for children who play in the street and for other residents trying to access their own driveways and garages. Any resident seeing a violation can also contact a board member who can take a picture themselves and forward to CA for a violation.

We are also being more stringent about the ever infamous topic of garbage cans. We are not “hunting down” offenders as has been expressed by certain residents (and yes, they are typically the ones who are the worst offenders) but we are trying to maintain certain standards relating to people’s property. This is why we have the Architectural Review Committee. It was formed so that residents cannot paint their houses hot pink with lime green trim and put in purple landscaping rocks.

Accordingly, the Board has approved new language for our amended PP HOA Standards and Guidelines: All trash and recycling containers must be stored indoors or behind bushes in such a way as to not be visible from the street. The BOD, ARC or the property manager shall determine, in their sole discretion, if the stored containers meet the visibility guidelines. Trash and recycling containers may be placed curbside no sooner than noon the day before a scheduled pick-up date and must be retrieved and stored no later than 10:00 PM the evening of the pick-up day.

My suggestion is that if you are in any doubt as to whether or not you are in compliance on this issue is to call Condominium Associates or a Board member and ask them to come and look at your particular situation. It is better to be safe than sorry and not to have to worry about fines and complaints.

Another topic that has generated some “discussion” is our mailboxes – and to be more specific the only choice for a mailbox that we have throughout the community. Our requirement is to be consistent for the overall aesthetics of the community. They must be maintained (cleaned, painted, etc.) or fines will be assessed. Our standard black mail box is provided by a specific mailbox vendor that does nothing but supply and install mailboxes for communities like ours, and agrees to maintain an inventory of replacement parts. They are having a sale until the end of June and this might be a good time to replace your mailbox. The company is called Creative MailBoxes and they are offering our standard black mail box from April to June 30th at a very attractive price of $225 installed. The standard price is $415 installed, so that is a savings of $190. To reach them, call them at 813-818-7100. Our HOA rules require that if a white mail box is damaged and must be replaced, it MUST be replaced with our standard black version.

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Board’s Message Continued.. Michelle and I are doing that ourselves since our white mailbox was knocked over by a truck last week.

I know that this newsletter may seem to be nothing but “Rules and Regulations” but it is the duty of the Board and of the residents to maintain certain standards and rules for the safety and benefit of all of us who live here. As such, and as you should all know by now, we have spent a lot of time reviewing our guardhouse and camera security systems to ensure the safety of our residents. We have upgraded the cameras, installed new lighting, repaired the call box and continue to review ways to make our community safer.

During this process, we have “discovered” that we have never updated/managed/reviewed residents’ bar codes to access the community when the gates are down at night. It is a bit like the famous Trojan Horse story. We don’t know who may still have a bar code and that they no longer live in the community so they can come and go anytime they want and we don’t know it.

So, we are asking ALL residents to re-register their bar codes so our system is up to date and our security is enhanced. This is both for homeowners and renters. The process will be as painless as possible and you will have numerous opportunities to review the process, dates and requirements. We are posting the schedule, process and forms on Facebook and having CA send out an e-mail blast. If you have any questions and/or have not seen the schedule, instructions and or forms, please contact Condominium Associates or one of the Board members and we will make sure that you have all you need.

Chris Zenel brought this safety related issue to my attention – thank you Chris. As we all know, house alarms are an important deterrent to unwanted “guests” and most of us have one installed in our homes. However, did you know that they need to be registered with the Pasco County Sheriff’s office? If you have a false alarm and are not registered, you can be fined up to $500 for multiple false alarms.

Registration is free and must be done by September 1st OR within 30 days of the installation of a new system. It can be done o n l i n e @ h t t p s : / / a l a r m -registry.pascosheriff.org/PSOPublic/alarm-registry. Before you log on, make sure that you have all the required information on your system that you need (owner, contact

info, alarm company info etc.)

Well, I am coming to an end but I wanted to again reiterate that I hope that you do not see this newsletter as draconian or all about rules and regulations. It is not intended to be that at all. The Board has worked very hard at addressing the major issues that have been facing our community (the golf course, the north canal, safety and security, f inanc ia l r epo r t ing , budge t ing , documentation) and now is focusing some time and attention on reviewing and upholding the standards in our community. This is for all of our benefit and for those who come after us. We are an amazing community and the envy of many and we want that to continue. So please work with us to adhere to certain standards and guidelines for the benefit of all.

I wish you all a very happy Memorial Day (yes, time does fly!); a wonderful summer and I will be back “next month, same time, same channel”.

Regards, Simon FitzPatrick. VP HOA Plantation Palms Board

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Never leave dogs alone in the yard while you are vacationing….

Dogs are pack animals and need companionship. They get frustrated at being left alone, they may chew and damage outdoor furniture, etc. and regardless of the quality of the fence you have, they can dig out of your yard.

Most dogs – especially hounds and sporting breeds – can dig vigorously. If your dog

smells a raccoon or a chicken bone on the other side of the fence, will he resist the

temptation to get at what he wants? What if boredom sets in while he’s left outside all alone? Think again if you trust your dog not to dig

under your fence.

Dogs have been known to scale 6-foot fences. Some simply leap over them, while others actually find footholds to climb up and over.

Dogs are notorious for chewing – and possibly eating – things they’re not supposed to. This is especially true if the dog is young. There

are many hazards out there – poisonous plants (like sago palms), pesticides and other articles that, when left on the ground and chewed

up by your dog, can cause serious injury.

What would your dog do if confronted in his back yard by a poisonous snake? A raccoon? A feral cat? All of these can potentially injure

or even kill your dog.

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When stowing or disposing of the flag, DO the following:

Fold in the traditional triangle for

stowage, never wadded up. The VFW offers the following

instructions for properly disposing of a worn flag:

The flag should be folded in its customary manner.

It is important that the fire be fairly large and of sufficient intensity to ensure complete burning of the flag.

Place the flag on the fire. The individual(s) can come to

attention, salute the flag, recite the Pledge of Allegiance and have a brief period of silent reflection.

After the flag is completely consumed, the fire should then be safely extinguished and the ashes buried.

Please make sure you are conforming to local/state fire codes or ordinances.

Quick list of Flag Etiquette Don’ts:

Don’t dip the U.S. Flag for any person, flag, or vessel.

Don’t let the flag touch the ground. Don’t fly flag upside down unless there

is an emergency. Don’t carry the flag flat, or carry things

in it. Don’t use the flag as clothing. Don’t store the flag where it can get

dirty. Don’t use it as a cover. Don’t fasten it or tie it back. Always

allow it to fall free. Don’t draw on, or otherwise mark the

flag. Don’t use the flag for decoration. Use

bunting with the blue on top, then white, then red.

General Display of

Displaying a US Flag with a State Flag (6” space between the two)

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