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VOL. 31 NO. 4 FAX 561-624-9088 • E-MAIL canpga@yahoo.com APRIL 2021

PGA POA Jottings

By Dawn Levinstein, can ensure the information is updated. Remember to include There were some areas of rust and deterioration on the decks
PGA POA your PGA Address when you respond. and a couple of the spring animals are damaged so please stay
Hi! I’ve missed you! ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECTIONS: away from the play equipment. The Board is in the process
Hope everyone is staying The PGA POA held the annual meeting (with masks, of selecting new equipment for BOTH Marlwood Park and
healthy and continuing to social distancing, sanitizers and other protections in Burwick Park but it has to be manufactured and installed so
use caution to help prevent place). In the PGA Resort Ballroom with the potential it will be a while. Residents may take children to Marlwood
the spread of the COVID-19 to seat approximately 1,000 people, we spaced seating Park until we are able to have both play areas replaced.
virus. to accommodate 300. There were 73 property owners in Benches: The POA used to have an “In Honor Of”
Many of the seasonal attendance so here are some updates for those who did not program where property owners could purchase a tree, plant
residents and renters were attend: or bench in Masters Park. The program was discontinued
back this year which is Election Results: Please welcome Ginny Luongo, Jack years ago but the benches and plants remain (of course).
one reason why the POA Hughes and Sam Boyd back for another two year term and The benches that were supposed to be all recycled lumber
office continues to work remotely. We apologize for any welcome new Board member Bill Health. It was a good and aluminum had one metal component that failed and
inconvenience but we are trying to protect you (and us) election with nine candidates. Thank you to all who ran cannot be placed so the benches are being replaced within
and keep everyone healthy. We appreciate your continued for election – the residents of PGA National are lucky to approximately the next 30 days.
cooperation. have so many dedicated and qualified people wanting to ABOUT THE MONEY
Directions for getting a vehicle barcode; lease, sale and serve the community. Many candidates will be joining POA The Board is currently working on the budget for the
ARC applications; and other information and updates can Committees and will hopefully run again in the future. 2021/22 fiscal year. The new assessment notices will be
be found on the POA website (www.pga-poa.com) and of Community Improvements: The POA Board of Governors mailed June 1 and the assessment to PGA POA will be due
course you can always call our office at (561) 627-2800 if have tentatively selected an artist to design the sculpture July 1. For the past few years, the annual assessment has
you have questions or need assistance. planned at the “ellipse” at the main entry to PGA National. remained at $740.00 but at this time it appears there may be
PLEASE UPDATE YOUR INFORMATION: I’ve mentioned it and some other projects for more than a need for a small increase. The Board deferred this last year
The POA now has the ability to send PGA property owners a year but the virus and other factors slowed the process. due to the pandemic and they are doing their best to prevent
notices via email. It is NOT the Board’s intention to regularly Over the next few months, the POA will share the design an increase this year, but it might be unavoidable.
send email blasts but there are sometimes matters that are with all the residents. Funds for this work and the PGA HAVE A GOOD SUMMER
important to share quickly so please be sure we have your Blvd enhancements still on the long range plans, have been For seasonal residents who are returning to your ‘northern’
email address(es). You can drop a note at the POA office collected in the annual budget’s Capital Improvements line homes, don’t forget to have someone available to secure
with your name, PGA address and your email address or item. your property in case of a storm. It is also critical that you
you can email same to me at DawnL@LangManagement. Playground: Those in residence probably noted that the remember to set your alarm (which you should always do
com and please copy JoAnnP@LangManagement.com so we playground in Burwick park has been closed for 2 months. but certainly while you are away!).

Commissioner’s Update

Sound Water Strategies according to the South Florida Water Management District. and local stakeholders in achieving restoration of our
Rainfall mainly recharges the aquifers, but they also receive critical resources. The county, along with local districts
By Commissioner water from lakes, streams and groundwater flows. and municipalities, has requested more than $2.8M in
Maria Marino The C-51 Reservoir project – 15 years in the making – appropriations this year from the State Legislature toward
Water resources in Palm is under construction on Southern Boulevard near 20 Mile projects to benefit the Loxahatchee River, including:
Beach County are part of Bend. This reservoir will store excess storm water for later • Sawfish Island Restoration
a complex, interconnected distribution during the dry season. Additional benefits will • Seminole Avenue and Pennock Industrial Park
system, and decisions include enhanced flood protection and water quality, and stormwater improvements
made at the regional, state will help combat saltwater intrusion and provide other • Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area
and federal levels can environmental benefits. Living Shoreline (erosion control)
dramatically affect local Two main environmental initiatives this project will • Loxahatchee River Mile Six Gap Closure and Oxbow
communities. While Florida serve are the restoration of the Lake Worth Lagoon and Restoration Maintenance (preventing saltwater intrusion)
averages five feet of rainfall the Loxahatchee River Watershed Restoration Project. The • Sims Creek Preserve Hydrologic Restoration
per year, it is essential that Northwest Fork of the Loxahatchee River is one of only • Section Seven Drainage Improvement Project
we support strategies to store, filter and send water to critical two rivers in the state and the only river in South Florida • Loxahatchee River Sediment Study
facilities, drinking water resources and wetlands, and reduce with the national designation as a Wild and Scenic River. In February, the county commission unanimously
what is lost to tide. These delicate ecosystems are vulnerable to harmful algae passed a resolution urging the state to implement specific
Most of the fresh water we use in South Florida comes discharges from Lake Okeechobee and saltwater intrusion. activities to help improve the quality of water resources
from surficial aquifers and the Floridan Aquifer system. The Having reservoirs, stormwater treatment areas and flow including grant programs, technology, collaboration on the
aquifers are composed of multiple layers of porous rock and ways over wetlands allows us to send clean water east to implementation of projects, and supporting SFWMD to
supply approximately 90 percent of the state’s drinking water, the lagoon and gradually north to the Loxahatchee River identify and prioritize additional funding. The commission
Watershed. Sending filtered also approved a resolution urging Congress to fund the
fresh water in, and keeping U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Central and Southern
saltwater out, is what helps Florida Flood Resiliency Study, and to appropriate funding
fresh water aquatic species for the implementation in the Army Civil Works program,
thrive in their habitat. in partnership with SFWMD, for flood and storm damage
Palm Beach County is an reduction.
active partner with the South These partnerships are vital to executing sound water
Florida Water Management strategies and I look forward to reporting on further progress
District (SFWMD), the as these projects move forward.
Florida Department of Please contact me if I can assist you at (561) 355-2201
Environmental Protection or by email at mmarino@pbcgov.org.