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Acting President’s Message

Rio Vista Updates

n March 13, Fort Lauderdale will elect a new mayor and add fresh faces on
the City Commission. We look forward to seeing our newly elected officials
Owork hard for our city and district. I also want to extend compliments to every
candidate who participated in the Fort Lauderdale municipal elections. You deserve to
be commended for giving your time and energy to pursue your visions for improving
our city. Thank you to the families of the candidates for sharing your loved one with
the city. Voters and volunteers – you rock too!
Our next Rio Vista Civic Association general meeting is at 7:30 p.m. April 9 at the
Rio Vista Community Church. Parking is available in the lot across the street from the
hall; please do not park in front of residences.

Christina Currie Next RVCA General Meeting
Acting President, RVCA April 9, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.

OFFICERS
President
(temp vacant)
Vice President/Secretary
Christina Currie
Treasurer
Mark Snead

BOARD MEMBERS
Bill Boder
builderbil@aol.com

Sam Koster
cksk2002@aol.com
Tom Maus
tom@mausandhoffman.com
Here’s what the RVCA has been working on so far in 2018:
Michael Orlando
mjopa@aol.com
• RVCA Board Members Sam Kosta and Tom Maus did a wonderful job
Eladio Perez spearheading the February 2018 Virginia Young Park Campout and introducing
peladio2@yahoo.com fishing to the mix. Thank you to all participants.
Fred Stresau
Stresau@bellsouth.net • Keep an eye out for a brand new Little Library at Virginia Young Park. The first one
was a success but couldn’t withstand the Florida weather. We know it wasn’t quick
COUNSEL TO THE BOARD to get a replacement up and running. But we are all volunteering as fast as we can,
Charles Tatelbaum and the new one will be better suited to the elements.
cmt@trippscott.com
• As the representative for RVCA at the 17th Street Mobility Plan Working Group, I
SPECIAL THANKS FOR am happy to report we are making our way through all the ranked
OUTSTANDING SERVICE recommendations to improve the 17th Street experience. We have been fortunate to
Nancy Messing Brand have representatives from the city, state, and county levels who listen to our

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