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President’s Message





                                                   The last three months have gone by fast, and we have worked
                                                   closely as a Board and gotten much accomplished.
                                                  I
                                                    feel that our neighborhood is as vibrant and alive as ever and we see more
                                                    people moving in and setting roots here. The more connection we have with our
                                                    neighbors, the stronger we are as a neighborhood. I love the daily interactions
                                                   with neighbors walking or biking by the house or when I am out with my dog.

                                                   As our property values go up, so are the expectations of the homeowners investing
                                                   in The Landings. Our residents take pride in their properties and keeping up with
                                                   maintenance of home and landscaping.
                                                   Unfortunately, there are a few homeowners not carrying their weight for the
               Helena Cooper                       betterment of the whole.
                    President
             helena@coopgroupllc.com               Some of the issues are unkept properties, cars sitting in driveways and even side
                                                   yards for years without being driven, boats and trailers left in the front yards, to
                   OFFICERS
                                                   name a few. Another concern is the short-term vacation rentals.
                 VICE PRESIDENT
                  Diane Dodich                     Based on the City’s list of District 1 registered vacation rentals, I created a list for
                dionline94@aol.com                 just the Landings. Right now, there are nine properties registered. I have shared
                                                   this list with the Board as well as with the Block Captains to verify its accuracy and
                   TREASURER
                  Kathleen Cool                    completeness.
                 kacool1@aol.com                   This past month, I have received a few complaints of problem party homes. The
                  SCECRETARY                       Board has taken note and forwarded the concerns to Commissioner Moraitis’s
                  Dana Mullaney                    Office and to Code Compliance.
              danatmullaney@aol.com
                                                   Two concerned residents brought up the issue of the shallow waters under the
                                                   construction bridge. A family of manatees were trying to get out but were unable
              BOARD MEMBERS                        to. I referred this issue to Commissioner Moraitis’s office, who got me in touch with

                  Scott Cooper                     Public Works. I was told the bridge is getting replaced in the fall of 2023 and at
              scott@coopgroupllc.com               that point the dredging will take place as well.
                  Ronnie Dennis                    Public Works also told me to submit pictures of broken utility boxes, mended with
                fishinfam@aol.com
                                                   tape, and loose wires dangling in various places in the neighborhood as I brought
                   Don Herzog                      them to their attention.
              donherzog@comcast.net
                                                   They will also try to assist with options as far as marking docks and curbs with
                Michael Maschmeyer                 house numbers. The need for house numbers on the dock sides was brought to our
              mike@urbanrooftops.com
                                                   attention by officer Laurie Arthur, FLPD. It would make it so much easier for the
                  Paul Renneisen                   police to respond while patrolling by boat.
             flight587truth@gmail.com
                                                   The 4/24/22 Landings Neighborhood of the Month event at the Art Museum was
                   Sussy Rosen
              sussyta14@hotmail.com                a success and we hope to schedule more such opportunities to meet and mingle in
                                                   a cultural setting. Some photos from the event follow on page 6 of this issue.
                  Shahina Siddiqi
               shahina50@yahoo.com                 There will be a special in-person Galleria Project Meeting on June 6th at 5pm at the
                                                   former Neiman Marcus store. An e-mail blast was sent to all our members about this.
                                                   Lastly, we are in the process of adding one more LPR camera for reading incoming
                                                   traffic. These cameras will provide the FLPD with even better data in their crime
                                                   fighting and crime prevention efforts. As you might have read in previous
                                                   correspondence, the current cameras enabled the police to apprehend a burglar in
                                                   Bay Colony. The benefit of our cameras goes beyond just The Landings residents.
                                                   So, in the future we hope to count on both Bay Colony and Lake Estates in the
                                                   fund-raising efforts needed to maintain these in the upcoming years.


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