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President’s Message

he black and white photo of Bahia Mar on the cover of this issue is meant to
remind us all of one overriding fact regarding this grand old property and
T that to which everyone agrees. The property as it sits sorely needs to be
refreshed and turned into a world-class property that will benefit Fort Lauderdale for
decades to come. With a new proposal to redevelop the property recently brought to
the City Commission in March by the current leaseholders, Rahn Bahia Mar, LLC,
resulting in new, ongoing talks, we wanted to be sure our Harbor Beach and
surrounding neighborhoods have all the latest facts about what’s going on. To that
end, we invited Steven Glassman, City of Fort Lauderdale Vice Mayor and District 2
Commissioner, and Ben Sorensen, our own District 4 City Commissioner, to give us
an update on where things stand after the early March Commission meeting. One of
the owners of Rahn Bahia Mar, LLC, Jimmy Tate, was also invited to submit an update
and a brief discussion from the developer’s perspective. Comments from all three
parties appear later in this issue. We are encouraged that the negotiations are
continuing among all parties with the hopes that Fort Lauderdale will end up with the
kind of world-class redevelopment plan that the iconic and invaluable Bahia Mar
Annette Ross property deserves.
President
Guardhouse Security Upgrade

Harbor Beach Property In response to the recent auto thefts here and on the Barrier Island, the HBPHOA
Homeowners Association, Inc. recently upgraded security cameras in key locations. The new cameras offer color
1322 SE 17th Street
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33316 night vision and the highest resolution available on the market enabling HBI and FLPD
954-462-6428d the ability to clearly capture faces and collect license plate numbers. More details of
954-401-2007c
president@harborbeach.org the upgrade will be shared in HBI's Security message to the membership. The camera
upgrade is a safety and security benefit to all who live in Harbor Beach and was
funded through your annual dues assessment.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Sylvan Lake aka Lake Sylvia.
Ann Cadwalader Many thanks go out to Commissioner Ben Sorensen, City Manager Chris Lagerbloom
AnnC@harborbeach.org and Interim Chief Sousa FLPD for recognizing the noise and intrusion put upon our

Pat Riley Lake neighbors by weekend boating revelers. We are very grateful that Chief Sousa
PatR@harborbeach.org has authorized a weekend increase in Marine Patrol presence and noise enforcement
as the noise and music is heard throughout the entire neighborhood and not restricted
Barry Somerstein
BarryS@harborbeach.org to the lakefront.
Isobel Sturgeon
IsobelS@harborbeach.org

Trish Bailey-Entin
TrishBE@harborbeach.org

Rupp Associates, Accounting
954-525-6116
rupp1040@aol.com

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