2020

SCOTT’S BEACH

MILLER PLACELONG ISLAND

Winter Newsletter

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A note from the President…Happy New Year!On behalf of the SBC Board of Directors, I would like to thank the community for passing our 2019-20 budget, as well as for your patience as we filled the vacancies left on our board.

As we enter this new decade, the Board looks forward to continuing to work together to maintain and improve our beautiful community. A primary resolution for the upcoming year is to really focus on that word COMMUNITY. We are committed to meeting more of our neighbors and encourage all of you to do the same. Come join us at a monthly meeting or join one of our committees. We are excited to resurrect the Community Maintenance, Historical and Constitution Committees as the Welcoming and Beach Committees continue to strengthen. We are also hoping to formalize a Social Committee to bring back some of the great community events we’ve enjoyed over the years, while organizing some new ones as well!

Please join us and take an active role in this uniquely wonderful community we all call home. Send us a note or come see us at the next monthly meeting. We look forward to hearing from you!

— Annie

Insurance ReportFrom Natalie DiGioia…

No news is good news! We are happy to report that we have not had any new claims filed during the fiscal year. Please remember to use caution as you travel throughout the neighborhood. While safety is always our primary concern, we also want to steer clear of any avoidable claims.

Thank you for your support.

—Natalie

INDIVIDUALLY, WE ARE ONE DROP. TOGETHER, WE ARE AN OCEAN. —Ryunosuke Satoro

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SAVE THE DATE!Our annual meeting will be

held on Saturday June 20th

at the Sound Beach Firehouse!

SBC BOARD of DIRECTORSAnne Duffy President

John Turza Vice President, Roads & Drains

Barbara Gildea SecretaryBetty Lev Treasurer

Roy Zeidman Gatekeeping & Beach

Eric Hampson Community Maintenance

Natalie DiGioia Insurance & Real Estate

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2020

SCOTT’S BEACH

MILLER PLACELONG ISLAND

Community Maintenance Update From Eric HampsonHello fellow community members! Fall clean up work is complete along with some much needed tree trimming. It’s been a busy couple of months and I am looking forward to taking advantage of this time to continue work on our plans for the Westview overlook as well as getting estimates for repairs to the Eastview stairs. I will be reporting on these projects as they develop. I am also looking towards the Spring and possibly getting a committee together for beautification. Thank you to all of the board members, past and present, and all of our neighbors who help with maintaining our Community!

Proposed Zip Code Change This project has been revived! Thanks to renewed interest and support by the community a formal letter and supporting documents were formally presented to the postmaster of Miller Place in December. This request was then forwarded to the postmaster general and we are currently awaiting a response. The community will be updated at the next monthly meeting as to the status of changing our zip code from 11789 to 11764.

Roads and Drains UpdateFrom John TurzaI would like to wish all Scott’s Beach members a Happy New Year. In the fall we had some large potholes repaired. We also installed curbing in several areas throughout the community. With the snow season upon us, I would like to remind all residents to keep all vehicles off roadways to allow the plow company to navigate throughout the community.

Thank You, Roads

Winter Newsletter

BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR…

PLEASE CLEAN UP AFTER YOUR

DOGS!

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Thanks!Thank you to all of the home owners who have taken the time to submit comments and suggested changes to our constitution. We encourage everyone to review our governing document and help us as we identify amendments which will allow us to better serve our community in these ever-changing times!

Please send comments to sbcboard@scottsbeachclub.com

The Beach Committee’s objective is a simple one—to make our community’s beaches more enjoyable for the residents and their guests.

We continue looking for volunteers from the community to help improve the beach

and neighborhood feel. If you have any ideas or would like to help… please email us: sbcbeachcommittee@gmail.com.

Thank you to all those who volunteered last season and we look forward to more neighbors getting involved this year!

Greetings,A Note from the Beach Committee…

2020

SCOTT’S BEACH

MILLER PLACELONG ISLAND

Kids Corner

Winter Newsletter

Ashley & Chris Boltrek Welcomed their son Eli on April 8, 2019. Congratulations!!!!

Birth Announcements

New Residents:The Boltrek Family moved into 2 Woodhull Landing Road this past year. Welcome to Scott’s Beach!!

Welcome!

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When My Son First Met Santa

My Trip To Africa My name is Jake Knoth ( 8th grade ) and I wanted to write about my first trip outside of the USA. I joined my family on a medical conference to Tanzania Africa in the fall of 2019. I had no idea about what to expect. I went on a Safari and got to see lions, wildebeest, elephants, leopards, black rhinos, giraffes and so many beautiful birds, trees, flowers and more. My favorite part of trip was visiting a remote African Maasai tribe. I learned about how different their way of life was from mine. They depended on their land for farming and hunting but also had to travel to find fresh water. I also realized they had similarities with me too. The children in the tribe loved to play with their sisters, brothers and family like I do, had chores, and attended school as well. This is a picture of me in the Maasai tribe school. I hope to travel more when I get older.

My son Tyler met Santa for the first time this past Christmas at St. Louis DeMontfort Church where he attends preschool. Santa dropped by to say hi to everyone whilst in the middle of getting all of his last minute errands done before Christmas eve. The sheer surprise, magic and love on not just Tyler's face but on all of the little kiddie's faces was just so heart warming and truly brought back the MAGIC of Christmas to me!!! I just felt I needed to share this. I am so glad I moved my family back here. After that experience I now know it was the best decision for all of us!

The VanDyke Family

A Note from our TreasurerFrom Betty Lev

We are looking for volunteers for our

Community Maintenance Committee!

If you’re able to help out, please send an email to

sbcboard@scottsbeachclub.com

Happy New Year to all! To date, the board members have worked hard to keep our community safe and beautiful while keeping expenses under control. Hard as it is to believe, the fiscal year is already half over and we’ll soon be starting the budget process for next year.

I would like to thank all who have paid their dues, about 98%! It is important to keep in mind that dues are necessary to pay for the maintenance of our very special community.

—Betty

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2020

SCOTT’S BEACH

MILLER PLACELONG ISLAND

Reminder...

The Welcome CommitteeThanks to the hard work of Lillian Krollage, Arin Hampson and Bernie Woerz The welcome packets have been updated, aesthetically enhanced and are delivered to new residents in a timely manner and with a big smile!

We want to hear from you!Contact the SBC Board of Directors: sbcboard@scottsbeachclub.com

Contact the SBC Beach Committee: sbcbeachcommittee@gmail.com

If you would like to place a birth announcement, announce that you’re a new resident in Scott’s Beach or submit a short essay of 100-150 words or less to the kids* corner column, please email Natalie at hersheysmith5@gmail.com.

* The kids corner column strives to highlight anything positive you or your child would like to write about. A photo is welcome too!

Winter Newsletter

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Gatekeeping and the BeachGates have been functioning well and are due for a few technical upgrades which we will be attending to shortly. Please be reminded that in the event of snow, we do put the gates up to allow the plows better access.

Additional key fobs have been ordered and will be available soon.

Please be careful when you approach the gates,

don’t just roll through. Bent gates cost hundreds of dollars to replace, and we have license plate readers in place. Remember, if you break it, you buy it!

If you have any issues with the gates, or need a new key fob, please contact me via the email : sbcboard@scottsbeachclub.com

Thanks, Roy Zeidman

An Update From Roy Zeidman…

Please use caution when driving throughout our community!

We have many children in the area, as well as neighbors walking dogs!

Please adhere to the speed limit and be sure to pass through the gates one car at a time… “piggy backing” is not safe and results in damage to the gate arms!

THANK YOU!

Did you know...• Sound Beach was established

in 1929

• Sound Beach has a population of 7,612 as of the 2010 census

• Miller Place has been inhabited since the 17th century and is named for the Miller family that included many of its initial settlers.

• LI Sound is an estuary, a place where saltwater from the ocean mixes with fresh water from rivers draining from the land

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dia.A Note

from the Secretary...We ask all residents to make sure their contact information is current i.e. email address, mailing address and phone number for optimal communication. All information is confidential to the Board and is never shared without explicit consent.

Thank you! Barbara Gildea

Please check your email, our website

(scottsbeachclub.com) and the bulletin board for monthly meeting

notices!