Inside This Issue
- About the Belmere Gazette Newsletter
- Volunteers Needed - NEW
- Social Committee News - NEW
- Watering Restrictions
- HOA Board Newsletter – NEW
- Local Events - NEW
- Snapshots - NEW
ATTENTION
Unwanted Telephone Books
If you have telephone books that you do not want, and desire to help a recycling program at Metrowest Elementary School, please deliver your books to 11751 Via Lucerna Circle, and place them by the garage door. Thanks for your help for this worthy cause.
Please lend your time and talents and become active in our community. Contact the HOA or contact our Property Manager to sign up for one of our volunteer committees.
Take a few moments to introduce yourself to new neighbors, and get to know residents living near you. You never know if you’ll meet your new best friends, or someone whom you may need to call to let you in the closed gate someday!
Please note the following:
• Be courteous to your neighbors by complying with the restrictive covenants. These were established to provide for quality of life and protection of property values.
• We need every resident to consistently maintain their lawns including irrigation, fertilization, mowing & trimming.
About the Belmere Gazette Newsletter
On the Belmere website you will find everything you need to know about your community, some of which are in the HOA Newsletter, which contains information about the previous board meetings, upcoming events, and a feedback forum. Please use this forum for all positive and negative inquiries you may have about our community.
The Belmere HOA Newsletter can be a valuable source of information for our community. It’s also an opportunity to share news and recognize our residents. Perhaps your children have received an award at school, or someone in your family has an important event to share.
We welcome your suggestions and contributions to the newsletter. Please contact Jim Garrison at 407-258-8538 with your ideas. The newsletter is posted to the Belmere HOA website. To publish the newsletter by the start of each month, please have all articles to me by the 25th of the month.
Volunteers Needed
Hurray!! Randy Schuster has volunteered to serve on the Landscape Committee, Jim Adkinson has volunteered to serve on the Finance Committee, and Andy Mejias has volunteered to be our technical representative on the Security Committee. They each have unique qualifications and interests, and more importantly choose to serve our community to help the Board to operate more efficiently and make Belmere a better place to live. Congratulations!
Social Committee News
Our next exciting event will be an Adult Valentine Party at the clubhouse on Friday, February 10th starting at 8:00 PM. There will be food, games, dancing and BYOB.
The February scheduled events are:
Ladies Bunko Night
Thursday, January 19, 2012
7:00PM at the Clubhouse
BYOB - Everyone is invited to attend.
For more information or to RSVP please email belmeresocial@gmail.com.
Family Night - Potluck
Friday February 3, 2012
7:00PM - 9:00PM at the Clubhouse
Family Night is a great way to meet your neighbors. Bring the family and come out to socialize with your neighbors. If you want to start some friendly competition bring a basketball, volleyball, or even your favorite board game. Lastly, please bring a dish to share.
For more information or to RSVP please email belmeresocial@gmail.com.
Guys Poker Night
Thursday, February 9, 2012
7:00PM at the Clubhouse
BYOB
For more information or to RSVP please email belmeresocial@gmail.com.
Adult Valentine’s Day Party
Friday, February 10, 2012
8:00PM - 10:00PM at the Clubhouse
Adults Only
For more information, or to RSVP please email belmeresocial@gmail.com.
The monthly events are:
- Poker - for the men - 2nd Thursday of each month @ 7:00 PM
- Bunko - for the ladies - 3rd Thursday of each month @ 7:00 PM
- Family Night Potluck - for the whole family - 1st Friday of each month @ 7:00 PM.
Yearly Events include:
- Valentine's Day - February 11, 2012
- Easter - April, 2012
- 4th of July
- Labor Day - September, 2012.
- Halloween - October, 2012
- Chanukah / Christmas - December, 2011
The Social Committee is also in the planning stages of launching a New Yard of the Month Contest with gift cards as prizes, so get your yard ready for a March contest.
HOA Board Meeting
The next Board meeting will be Tuesday, February 21st. All residents are encouraged to attend.
Watering Restrictions
HEY!! Some of you are not listening!! The Orange County Utilities Department Water Division has instituted new watering restrictions. During Eastern Standard Time, your watering day is as follows:
- Addresses ending in 0, 2, 4, 6, 8 water on and Sunday
- Addresses ending in 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 water on Saturday
- No watering between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM.
- No Watering Monday, Tuesday and Friday
- Failure to follow these guidelines could result in fines of up to $500.00. Save money. Adhere to the rules.
For additional information, please call the Water Division at (407) 254-9850.
Entrance Gates
Please remember, the two entrance gates from Maguire Road require a transmitter or gate code to enter. The Roberson gate only operates on a transmitter for entrance.
HOA Board Newsletter
The Board has been cognizant of issues in the community, and has taken many steps to resolve those that will enhance our property values. However, available funds must be considered before action is taken to correct deficiencies in the community. Since the last newsletter, the following have been completed.
- The Board greatly appreciates those who continue to have their tile roofs cleaned of the black mold which collects over time. This will greatly improve the appearance of the community, and help to add value to all our homes.
- New 30" by 36" enclosed outdoor message boards that accommodate 1" letters were mounted at the exits to each community in January. This is another effort to promote communication of events and activities with our residents.
- We have terminated our vendor contract to have Christmas lights mounted and stored. We are now performing those services through a volunteer committee, saving the community $1500 annually.
- Three new volunteers are now serving our community by helping to streamline our financial management, landscaping and technical issues.
The following are Board actions, pending funding availability.
- Investigate the cost of replacing the palm tree at the Whitney Isle roundabout entrance.
- The Board is investigating costs to affix entrance wall decorative tops that have come loose due to growing vines invading the adhesive mortar.
- A more aggressive approach is being investigated to stop overnight street parking
- A new six foot fence is being considered near the entrance at Maguire to stop people from entering the community through private property
- Proposals are being received on completion of the security system and camera at the Roberson gate entrance.
- Painting and cleaning the tot-lot equipment behind the clubhouse
- Investigate ways to improve the water drainage from the volleyball court
- Purchasing new benches for the tennis courts
The Board asks that if you have interests or unique qualifications that can help our community, please inquire about volunteering. Belmere has unique opportunities for residents to get involved and make our community a better place to live. Randy Schuster has volunteered to serve on the Landscape Committee, and Jim Adkinson has volunteered to serve on the Finance Committee. They each have unique qualifications and interests, and more importantly choose to serve our community to help the Board operate more efficiently and make Belmere a better place to live. Andy Mejias has volunteered to serve as our technical point of contact on the Security Committee. His duties will include to advise and assist the Board of Directors in maintaining our security camera system, monitor cameras for availability, report failures, and help to obtain quotes for repair or reconfiguration. Congratulations to all!
We also need Security Committee members to help grow the block participants; Social Committee members to help plan with future events, those who would serve a point of contact, or have some expertise that could monitor and report problems in specific areas such as landscaping, entrance gates, camera equipment, street parking, TV or internet services, the pool and clubhouse, and many more. Please help.
The Belmere HOA Board Newsletter can be a valuable source of information for our community. It’s also an opportunity to share news and recognize our residents. Perhaps your children have received an award at school, or someone in your family has an important event to share. We welcome your suggestions and contributions to the newsletter.
Local Events
Winter Garden
Uncle Don’s Chili Cook Off
Event Date: Saturday Feb 04, 2012 - 4:00pm
Event Runs Until: Saturday Feb 04 2012 - 7:00pm
Location: Downtown Pavilion, 104 South Lakeview Avenue
Over 20 different varieties of chili will be featured with live music and beer sales to support the City Employees Relay for Life team. Chili sampling will be held between 4 and 6pm. Wristbands may be purchased at the event for unlimited chili sampling.
Adults: $5.00 • Children ages 10 & under: $2.50
Ocoee
Movie in the Park at Farmer's Market
Friday, February 17 at 7:30pm
"Captain America - The First Avenger"
Location - Bill Breeze Park, 125 North Lakeshore Drive
StarLite Film Festival
Thursday, February 2nd - Sunday, February 5th Garden Theatre
The festival will feature ten microbudget films from around the world.
For more information visit www.starlitefilmfest.com or call 407/877-4736 x303.
Snapshots
In an effort to increase communication in our community, residents Carlos Aceituno, Dawn Orlando and Jim and Jane Garrison provided the preparation and installation of the three new message boards, which are located at the exits to Whitney Isle and Belmere Village. See Pictures below.
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