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VOL. 31 NO. 2 FAX 561-624-9088 • E-MAIL canpga@yahoo.com FEBRUARY 2021

PGA POA Jottings

By Dawn Levinstein, PGA POA ANNUAL MEETING: CAUTION
PGA POA Due to pandemic concerns, the venue for this year’s annual Most of the seasonal residents have returned and there are
meeting, as well as the date, has been changed. Instead of the quite a few renters in PGA National again. Please be patient on
JUST THE FACTS, usual January meeting, the PGA POA Annual Meeting and the roads and sidewalks: there is a lot of extra traffic both in
MA’AM: Election will be held on Wednesday, March 3 at 6 p.m. in the vehicles as well as on foot or bicycles. The speed limit in PGA
There are all kinds of PGA Resort Grand Ballroom. The room is considerably larger National is 25 mph at each end of Ryder Cup Blvd. on Avenue
rumors about communities than the regular room and chairs will be adequately spaced. All of the Champions and on Tournament Blvd. It is 35 mph on
and vaccinations. Per Mark attendees must wear a mask (covering nose and mouth) while Avenue of the Masters and in the middle portion of Ryder Cup
Marciano at the City of in the sign-in area and/or the meeting room. Blvd. In addition to human traffic, many of the Sandhill Cranes
Palm Beach Gardens, for The only item on the agenda is the election of Board members (which are hard to see on the street) are finding their mates so
information regarding so be sure to vote and mail or deliver your ballot and voting please protect the wildlife too! The Florida Sandhill Crane is
the City of Palm Beach certificate to the POA immediately; especially if you won’t be protected by the U.S. Migratory Bird Treaty Act and is a State-
Gardens and COVID-19 vaccines, you can visit the city’s attending the meeting in person. The meeting notice has been designated Threatened species by Florida’s Endangered and
website at www.pbgfl.com/COVIDVaccine. You can also mailed so if you don’t receive it by Feb. 20, please call us. Threatened Species Rule so SLOW DOWN and help keep them
go to the county website at http://vaccine.hcdpbc.org/ to All owners should cast their ballot for four members to safe too. We have asked the Palm Beach Gardens Police Dept.
schedule an appointment with the Palm Beach County serve on the nine member PGA POA Board of Governors. for assistance in enforcing speed limits. Please drive carefully!
Health Care District. This will place you in a virtual This year there are nine candidates for the four positions. The
waiting room until vaccines become available. biographies for each candidate are in this issue of C.A.N.! JUST ONE MORE THING BEFORE CLOSING:
and, of course, they were mailed with the meeting notice. Happy Valentine’s Day … from 6 feet away!
PGA Property Owners Association, Inc. – Candidate Information

Board Of Governors Election And Annual Meeting: March 3, 2021

Samuel (Sam) Boyd, Jr. Dr. Casale is a former Florida Teacher of the Year, a and is a member of the Disabled American Veterans. He is
Sam has lived in the PGA community since 2008. Sam National School of Excellence Principal from Harrison, also active with the PGA National Members Club and has
has served on the POA Board for the past three years N.Y. and an Assistant Superintendent of Schools. As an been a Honda Classic Marshall for the past five years.
and is the Chairman of the Communications Committee assistant superintendent, his multi-faceted responsibilities Being retired, Bill has the time to serve on the PGA
and a Cochair of the Finance Committee. He has a BBA included supervising the Superintendent of Building Board of Governors and asks for your support so he
in accounting from Wake Forest University, a MBA in and Grounds who was responsible for six schools and can continue to assist with the continuing growth and
accounting from George Washington University and has campuses. Dr. Casale has a wide range of knowledge and enhancement of the PGA National community.
completed an executive development program at Cornell experience.
University. He is a “hands on” committee person who has served Jack Hughes
His work experience includes ten years as a CPA, on many committees including safety and security, vendor Jack and his wife, Phyllis, have been residents of PGA
five years as a CFO of a publicly held company and scopes and selection, and building and grounds. National since 1993 and residents of North County since
twenty-nine years as Manager of Customer Services for In his spare time, he writes and blogs about parenting. 1971. After owning a small manufacturing company, Jack
an electric utility. In addition, he has served on the Board He has authored three books on parenting and one family became a realtor with Illustrated Properties in 1995. He has
of Directors of three country clubs including the PGA cookbook. He loves to read, cook, golf and fish. He stays served as president of Burwick HOA for over 20 years.
Members Club along with three mutual fund complexes. active and would like the opportunity to protect and assist Jack was elected to the PGA POA Board of Governors
He has also served as Treasurer of the PGA Men’s the property owners in maintaining the integrity of the in 2008 and is currently serving as vice president. He also
Golf Association and is a delegate to the North County PGA National community. chairs the Architectural Review Committee, Long-Range
Neighborhood Coalition. Planning Committee and the Leasing and Rental Committee.
His background in finance and customer service William T. (Bill) Heath Several years ago, he was instrumental in having a capital
provides him with extensive experience that is useful in Bill and his wife, Rosemary, have been permanent improvements line item added to the budget, along with
dealing with the many diverse issues facing the POA. residents of the Canterbury community for the past four a five-year plan, to continue to upgrade PGA National.
years after spending 17 years as seasonal residents. For This has enabled the Board to replace all entry monument
James L. Casale the past two years, Bill has served on the PGA POA signs, re-finish and upgrade all guardhouses, re-landscape
James and his wife, Janet, have lived in the Lexington Architectural Review Committee. He recently served on the Northlake entry, and update all common area sprinkler
Green community for a year but have lived in Palm Beach the Canterbury HOA Board of Directors and also served systems and pumps. The new five-year plan, now in place,
Gardens for 15 years. Dr. Casale has served on HOA and as a Director on the Lexington Green Condo Association includes landscape enhancements to PGA Boulevard and the
POA Boards in Juno Beach (two years) and Crystal Pointe Board prior to moving to Canterbury. “ellipse” redesign at the main entry.
(two years) respectively where he has gained valuable He is a “semi-retired” banker having held several senior Jack would appreciate your support to serve another
experience protecting property values and working with executive level positions in several banks in New Jersey two years on the Board to continue the updating and
owners and sub-contractors. over his career of 45 years. Recently, he was president/CEO enhancement of PGA National and keep it “a great place
of a Community Bank and a to live for all ages.”
founder of two community
banks. He still serves on Additional Candidate Information for David Lee, Ginny
the Board of Directors Luongo, Donald Noel, Stephen E. Sussman and Lenore
of a community bank in Orlowska-Warren on page 2
New Jersey. He holds a
B.S. Degree at Rutgers
University, N.J., and Stonier
Graduate School of Banking.
He served in the U.S. Air Wednesday, March 3 • 6 p.M.
Force, Honorable Discharge