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PGA POA Jottings

By Dawn Levinstein, assessment is due on July 1 so for those who struggle in Last year Northern Palm Beach County Improvement

PGA POA July to pay the quarterly HOA/Condo assessment and the District paved Ryder Cup Blvd and did an excellent job
Summer time is almost annual to PGA POA, it is important that you call me to try keeping traffic moving while all that work was happening
here! Hopefully things will to make arrangements. Also, please remember that once (great job NPBCID!). This year they will be paving
get back to “normal” soon the assessment is paid for the year, you can always pre-pay Avenue of the Champions. I don’t yet know the exact date
(yes, I keep saying that). a monthly amount which we can apply to the next annual but notices will be posted. Once the paving begins, it is
Along with summer comes assessment so that the bill in July isn’t quite so painful. You recommended that you use alternate routes if possible.
the annual assessment to just need to mark “pre-pay” on your check so we know why DING A LING
PGA POA due on July 1. The you’re sending a random payment when your account has No, I’m not calling you names – it is yet another
POA Board of Governors a zero balance! reminder to those using the sidewalks. Bicyclists who
held the assessment at PROJECTS ride on the sidewalk should have a bell on their bicycle
$740.00 for the last few I’ve been talking about the ellipse plans (a/k/a the to alert walkers/joggers. We all must share and play nice
years. traffic circle….even though it is really an oval divided – remember first grade? Okay, so it was too long ago for
Costs keep going up and last year, since so many were roadway!). The Board has been meeting with the artist many of us but you get the concept! Please also remember
out of work and struggling due to various issues related to Peter Garaj and soon we will be able to share the plans that motorized vehicles (regardless of whether it is an
the COVID-19 pandemic, the Board deferred an increase. for the center sculpture. I’ll give you a clue: The sculpture electric motor) are not permitted to use the sidewalks.
This July the annual assessment will need to be raised will be in keeping with PGA National’s golf, tennis, The exception, of course, is motorized wheelchairs. To
slightly in order to cover operating expenses. As of this croquet, pickleball and other sports as well as represent everyone sharing the sidewalk: Please be courteous; please
writing the budget is not yet adopted but it looks like the beautiful unified community where you live. Don’t be patient.
the assessment will increase by $20 or $25 for the year. worry, you will soon get lots of information – but for now Wishing you all a happy and HEALTHY summer. More
The assessment notices will be mailed June 1 and the you’ll have to wait. next month!
Commissioner’s Update

Hurricane Preparedness org/publicsafety/dem/Pages/Preparedness.aspx, you can over 3,200 CERTs throughout Palm Beach County in
explore links to find out how you can best prepare, based
disaster preparedness, response, and communications.
2021 on your personal situation. The basic steps include: Things I’ve Learned Along The Way

Although you may have insured your valuables, take

• Make a plan – devise your own disaster plan
By Commissioner including where you will wait out a storm, what you will pictures of them and if you can, move them to a safe place.
Maria Marino do with your pets and whether a loved one requires the Make sure to remove your ice from the icemaker and turn
With hurricane season care of a special needs shelter. it off. If you lose power, this will prevent melting. Put that
around the corner, it is • Build a kit – in additional to nonperishable food, ice in a plastic tub and keep it in the freezer. Take all of
important that we remain health and first-aid supplies, paper goods and a full those recyclable water bottles you have around the house
mindful of preparation. prescription of your required medications, keeping and fill with tap water and any other container you can
After the past year of important documents secured in a waterproof container seal. This saves you from having to buy an overabundance
stocking up on toilet paper, can save you time and aggravation later. Cleaning of plastic water bottles. Your dishwasher, washer and
paper towels, cleaning supplies, tools, and of course, candles and/or flashlights dryer make great storage places for items you want to
products and hand sanitizer, and batteries are essential. keep dry if you experience water intrusion. I remember
we cannot neglect our • Be informed – along with monitoring local once filling my dishwasher with my heirloom china. If
hurricane supply kits. radio, television and social media, you can sign up for you are a diabetic or have any medications that need to
I can already hear the collective groan, made worse ALERTPBC, the county’s emergency notification system, be kept cold, please make sure to have enough ice in a
by recent news reports from the National Oceanic and that will quickly provide you with critical information cooler to keep your medicines cold should you lose power.
Atmospheric Administration about moving up the season in severe weather, unexpected road closures, missing Have a phone charger you can use in your car, especially
start date by a few weeks. The storm season of 2020 persons and evacuation of buildings or neighborhoods. if you do not have a landline phone. Lastly, be a “check-
was the sixth in a row in which named tropical storms You can specify where you want the message sent. in buddy” with your friends and family so that everyone
developed before the official start on June 1. By downloading the free PBC DART app on your will know who is safe.
Palm Beach County has the resources you need smartphone, you will have immediate access to up-to- Remember to complete all major cutting of vegetation,
to prepare and respond. Our Division of Emergency the-minute emergency information, and you can report including tree removal long before June, which means that
Management is your go-to for the latest information on damage following a storm event. you should focus on this type of property maintenance
matters you should consider, such as your flood zone, • Get involved – our emergency managers like to say between December and April. If your trimmings
evacuation zone, emergency shopping list, FEMA tips that preparedness is a responsibility we all share, and exceed the allowable six cubic yards at the curb for
for storage of food and water, shelters, gas stations and this is so true. You can volunteer with organizations that unincorporated areas or beyond what your municipality
grocery stores with generators, and the list goes on. activate during disasters such as American Red Cross, The allows, Solid Waste Authority can arrange for removal
From the county’s webpage at https://discover.pbcgov. Salvation Army, United Way, Medical Reserve Corps, and of vegetation at a rate of $8 per cubic yard. For more
the Community Emergency information about debris removal, visit https://www.swa.
Response Team (CERT). org/153/Before-During-and-After-the-Storm.
CERT is a community- If you have specific questions or concerns about the
based organization of accessibility of the Official Palm Beach County Hurricane
residents who learn how Planning Guide, we have trained individuals available to
to take emergency response assist you. Please contact public affairs directly at (561)
actions in safe ways until 355-2754, or via email at pbcaccessibility@pbcgov.org. As
the professional emergency always, if I can be of assistance to you, please call me at
responders can respond. (561) 355-2201 or send an email to mmarino@pbcgov.org.
The Division of Emergency
Management has trained