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INADVERTANTLY OMITTED FROM THE FEB. ISSUE OF PLANTATION TIMES

Come join the “I” Party people (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Idaho) on March 10, 2012 for an evening PICNIC WITHOUT ANTS in the comfort of The Manor from 6 pm until 10 pm. We will be providing a dinner of fried chicken, hoagies, sides, coffee, and dessert. Bring your own drink and set-ups. In addition to music provided by DJ Russ Perkins, we will entertain you with cash bingo, door prizes and a 50/50 drawing. The event is open to Plantation residents and guests. Dress is casual.

Tickets are $5.00 per person and limited to the first 200. Cut off date for tickets is February 29 and are available at all 3 Activity Centers or by contacting Dianne Ahearn - 435-0035, Chris Kwasnik - 365-9937, Audrey Mucia - 314-9804, or Jeri Fiset -365-9886. Don’t miss out on this fun event - get your tickets today.

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FYI - IBM Retirees did you file for your Special Health Assistance Provision (SHAP) reimbursement for 2011? This IBM benefit reimburses 80% of your and your wife's annual Medicare B premiums up to a maximum of $900. Email Dick Vlaha at revlaha@comcast.net for more information.  

WHO DONE IT??? On 12/28 and 12/30 regular players showed up at Ashley Pickleball Courts to find the courts strewn with pickleballs and damage to the ball containers. The mess was done early, before 6:30 pm each night.  If you are aware of who might have done this, please contact the Administration office 352-326-1250. If you see something that is not right, and you don't feel comfortable approaching the people, then contact security to report it.

 

Reminder.....During the holidays, there are more visitors than other times of the year.  When you have visitors (especially young ones), Plantation guidelines state that you MUST accompany them to the courts to monitor their behavior. They are more than welcome to use the equipment and facilities but they still need to have respect for someone else's property. And after they are finished, all pickleballs need to be returned to their containers. It is not fair to the next player to have to clean up someone else's mess. As residents, these are your courts. Keep an eye on them.

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Email Scam

There is an e-mail going out from Comcast asking you to click on their email inside the information – do not click on it –it is spam. Comcast does not notify their customers by e-mail. 

Thanks  Dennis

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11-18-11 PAL BOD MEETING MINUTES

Notice....
The 2012 Budget was submitted to the Board of Directors and the Amenity Fee was approved to remain at the current $85/mo.! 

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Revisions to ARC Booklet November 2011:

Landscaping – General: Florida is a tropical climate. Be aware that your landscape will need a regular maintenance program. The addition of landscaping may not alter existing drainage or divert water onto other lots. Locate your buried cables and pipes before you dig. Irrigation systems should be re-evaluated. Please submit a copy of a lot survey or drawing of your property showing location layout to scale and details of materials/plantings and fillers being used. If you need help from the ARC, call administration (352 326-1250) and an ARC Committee member will call you.

 

Landscaping-Florida Friendly

A.  Florida Friendly- Florida Law (SB 2080 – Statute 3.73 paragraph 3b) specifies that covenant enforcement preserve the resident's right to Florida Friendly Landscaping. The ARC encourages landscape designs for water conservation. Florida Friendly Landscaping is not sand and cactus landscaping. There are numerous shrubs, ground covers, flowers and other plants that can provide greenery and color in a landscape. All landscaping plans must include significant vegetation, and the guidelines provide examples of plants that will survive under Florida native rainfall. A proper landscaping plan will use beds, islands, fillers, vegetation, paving stones and elevation variation to provide texture and color to the predominance of the landscaped area.

B. Mulches and Fillers: Pine bark, mulches, river rock and stone are attractive landscape fillers, and can be used to provide texture between beds or islands. However, large open areas, such as a full side yard or front yard, are not permitted. The resident should consider the possibility of bark or mulch flotation during heavy rains. Synthetic mulches, synthetic turf, exotic materials or bare dirt are not permitted as fillers. Mulched beds and rock or stone areas require maintenance and weed control must be refreshed once it becomes faded or thinned out.

C: Access: Landscape designs should be careful to preserve access for mowers or other equipment to the rear property. Particular care should be exercised where the spacing with neighboring property is narrow.  Residents should be aware that movement of equipment to rear yards or remote areas can cause significant damage to a landscape. Easements must be preserved.

D: Borders: Landscape designs should maintain borders in such a manner as to allow for natural overlap of mowers or other maintenance tools. In general, grass, curbing, paving stones, or low ground cover with edging should abut neighboring properties. This area is sometimes called the “no-grow” zone.

E: Medians: Mulches and pine bark are not allowed in the medians, as they may wash into the street. River rock and stone are acceptable in the medians. Any plantings in the medians must be of a low-growing type, and must be kept trimmed from the street and the sidewalk or cart path.

F: Beds and Islands: Ground covers, bushes or shrubbery shall be placed at a spacing that will provide coverage of the bed or island within three growing seasons. Sprinkler Heads should be redeployed to efficiently service the planting areas. Micro systems are encouraged.

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COVENANT ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURE

Approved by HOA Board, 8/18/2011

1.       A telephone call notifying the non-conforming resident of their violation will precede a letter confirming the telecon and outlining the violation and recommended solution.

2.       If corrective action is not taken by the resident a formal, signed letter will be issued outlining the violation, a suggested solution, the time frame allocated to remedy and lastly the penalty for not correcting the problem.  This letter will be signed by the HOA Administrative Assistant.

3.       If the homeowner again fails to correct, another letter will be sent advising them of their opportunity to present their case to the ARC.  This hearing is for fact finding and not punitive in nature.  If the homeowner fails to attend, the meeting will commence without their participation.

4.       The homeowner will receive notification of the results within 3 days.

5.       If the homeowner is found to be in violation the penalties will commence until the homeowner is compliant.  Until further notice, the penalty will be deactivation of their entrance bar code.

6.       Homeowners are entitled to due process and may appeal the decision by attending a future hearing.

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Watering Schedule
for Eastern Standard Time beginning November 6th:
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It is suggested that zones be programmed for 20 min/zone. If you need assistance in reprogramming your irrigation system, Leesburg Water will come out and assist you for FREE. Call: 352-728-9845

 

Exceptions:

Hand watering with hose is permitted anytime. 

New plantings may be watered for 30 days to establish root system.

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·   A reminder from the City of Leesburg:  They have compiled what they titled “the trash can list.” This list has been in the Plantation Times, on channel 20, in the activities buildings and at the postal facilities. The trash can list has items that should be thrown in the trash and not flushed down the commode. This includes, but is not limited to, disposable wipes and cleaning cloths. While yes, these items do indeed flush, they take too long to breakdown and thus end up clogging the sewer system. Please read the posted list and throw the items that are listed in the trash can – do not flush them.

   During 2010, there were 944 separate work orders for pump maintenance because of debris in the pumps. Most of these are separate trips solely for this purpose and are not associated with routine maintenance work. Of the 944 work orders, 117 were Plantation lift stations. To put that in perspective, about 6% of lift stations are in the Plantation, but these generated 12% of the service calls for this problem. An average service call for clearing a pump takes a two person crew about one hour and 15 minutes and one service vehicle. At regular rates, it costs about $32.50 for labor (including benefits), and around $15.00 for the vehicle costs, A total of $47.50. An afterhours alarm increases the cost of a service call to about $65.00. On an annual basis, the total cost is $45,000

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REMINDER to Bingo, Poker/Card games, Mah-jongg etc.:

It has been brought to our attention that some of our resident activities may be in  violation of the following statute on gambling:  Florida Statute 849.085 2a: Penny-ante game means a game or  series of games of poker, pinochle, bridge, rummy, canasta, hearts, dominoes, or mah-jongg in which the winnings of any player in a single round, hand or game do not exceed $10 in value.

If The Plantation has any activities that are violating this statute the HOA could be fined and/or required to close down the activities.

As the Board of Directors and Management are unable to be at all activities and do not actively monitor any activity unless a resident brings it to our attention, we do expect our residents to abide by the documents of the association, the Florida Statutes, and the rules/regulations and guidelines of the Plantation.  Our residents should take the personal responsibility to uphold these and enjoy the over 150 activities held at the Plantation.

Respectfully,  HOA Board, Management and Staff

Attention Residents: The farmer of the field between 33 and The Plantation has requested that Plantation be good neighbors and not throw bottles, cans, tree branches, etc. in his field. He has machinery that is very expensive to repair and isn't very happy with us as neighbors.  Please respect his property and do not throw debris in his field which borders the walking path, Glendale, Mulberry Grove, and Ashland Village.

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SAMPLE PHOTO OF COYOTE
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HOA Manager Advises:  Please, when you see wild animals that might endanger resident pets, call Animal Control at 323-8013 0r 343-9688.  They will ask the question of where and when you saw the animal and if they will respond. Keep your pets on a leash and be aware of your surroundings. Thanks  Dennis
 
 
 
 

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NEW to our site....
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Thank you......
HOA Board of Directors, Manager, and Staff for maintaining our Amenities at $85 for 2011!
                                                    Plantation Residents

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The following form should be used if you have concerns regarding a resident property or common area.  Please fill in and return to HOA Administration office.  Signature is required for processing valid concerns although it is kept confidential.  (unsigned reports will not be considered valid.) Your report will be looked into asap.
Download document files are under sample below.

CLICK ON SAMPLE TO VIEW ACTUAL SIZE
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COMPLAINT FORM - MSWord

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HAZARDOUS WASTE INSTRUCTIONS <---click here

 
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Re:  Vehicle Bar Codes
New or replacement Bar Code stickers can be picked up at the HOA Administration Office.
You will not need a bar code replacement unless you have an inoperative one, you are replacing a vehicle, or you are a new resident.

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A special thank you to Ray Cox of River Crest for submitting the slogan above.

      Have you seen the Plantation Times in Color???   
  View it online.  Go to tab on left:    Plantation Times 
   and click on the link>PLANTATION TIMES.   Enjoy!   

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Magnify your computer screen:  Use the Magnifier

You may have been using Windows for years and not realized it features a built-in Magnifier that works much like a magnifying glass does. You can even adjust the Magnifier zoom level and focus wherever you want to.


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