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VOL. 31 NO. 6 FAX 561-624-9088 • E-MAIL canpga@yahoo.com JUNE 2021

PGA POA Jottings

By Dawn Levinstein, Governors needed to increase the assessment but deferred used over one ear or the volume lowered so that you can
PGA POA it in consideration of the many residents who were out of hear warnings. Everyone must share the same sidewalk;
Hi all! Summertime is work due to the virus and related restrictions. Your Board there are no bicycle paths in PGA National. Please be
officially here and I hope of Governors work hard to ensure that the PGA National courteous and be careful!
we will soon be able to see community is well maintained and remains competitive With the exception of vehicles specifically designed
your smiling faces and that with newer communities. Of course, you all know that for the disabled, motorized equipment is not allowed on
COVID-19 will be a distant PGA National is the best place to live! the sidewalks. We are seeing more ‘electric bicycles’; they
memory. Yes, I know I keep The PGA POA annual assessment will be $765.00 this are prohibited on the sidewalks.
saying this but I’m hoping if year. The notices were mailed June 1st so if you don’t have Section 6.14 of the PGA POA Rules states, “Golf carts,
I say it enough it will come your assessment package by June 15th, please contact the mopeds, gopeds, gocarts, scooters and other motorized
true! Seriously, I hope all of POA office for a duplicate coupon. equipment are not allowed on pedestrian/bike paths,
you are well and are doing The other reminder is regarding sidewalks within PGA sidewalks, parks, parking areas or grass and swale areas
what you need to in order to stay healthy. National. We all learned to be courteous and to share except in the course of maintenance duties….”
I have only two minor things to mention this month by first grade so please re-live your childhood (heaven Thank you for abiding by the deed restrictions under
but don’t worry I will surely ramble on again next month. knows I do) and alert pedestrians when riding a bicycle which you purchased your home and for being courteous
First, a reminder that it is time for the PGA POA and coming up behind someone. Headphones, ‘ear buds’ to your neighbors. Remember to practice smiling: we will
Annual Assessment due on July 1st. Last year the Board of and other devices that detract from hearing should only be soon see it without the mask!
Commissioner’s Update Northern Notes

Community Policing a sense of safety in neighborhoods, and improving
overall quality of life. Community policing and problem
Is A Partnership oriented initiatives guide their approach to communities. Streets, Swales And
This policing strategy involves identifying and analyzing Stormwater Management
By County Commissioner specific problems that are increasing crime risks, and
Maria Marino developing effective solutions. By Katie Roundtree,
Florida’s lar gest These strategies are common among municipal law Finance Director,
counties spend between enforcement agencies as well. At a recent policing Northern Palm Beach
32 to 41 percent of their forum I attended in April at the FAU campus in Jupiter, County Improvement
annual budgets on law law enforcement officials from across the north county District
enforcement. Palm Beach area emphasized how community police officers invest Streets and swales
County, the third highest themselves in becoming part of the local community. are an important part of
populated county in the Community policing deputies devote considerable time Northern Palm Beach
state with nearly 1.5 million to interacting with residents and developing partnerships County Improvement
people, and the largest in with neighborhoods to weed out crime, build community Di st ri c t ’s ove ra l l
area – spanning more than pride, and assist those in need. They attend neighborhood stormwater management
2,300 square miles – currently allocates approximately meetings and report on local crime activity, elicit system. The storm sewers
43 percent of its general budget for services provided feedback from residents on issues they observe in their located below the street, ditches or swales located along
by the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO). neighborhood, and make suggestions on how to solve the street, and the roadway itself serve to convey
These services include policing, court and county facility problems. Issues may include traffic problems such as stormwater to designed locations. It is important to
security, and staffing and management of corrections in speeding vehicles and parking in unauthorized areas, understand the basics of how streets and swales are used
the Main and West County Detention Centers. illegal dumping, drug activity, and burglaries – vehicle to convey stormwater, in order to identify when problems
Northern Palm Beach County’s unincorporated burglary being the fastest growing crime in the past several may occur.
areas receive law enforcement services through PBSO years. The deputies also work collaboratively with other Streets
District 3. District 3 is under the command of Capt. Pete county agencies including Code Enforcement and the Did you know that in very heavy rains, some water
Palenzuela and encompasses approximately 102 square Solid Waste Authority to clear up properties that become standing in streets or swales is part of the flood control
miles from Belvedere Road north to the Martin County havens for criminal activity. design plan and is expected? Many streets are designed
line, and includes the entirety of Commission District 1 Building these partnerships with residents provides the and built with curbs and gutters along the street and storm
communities. In cases of emergencies, law enforcement deputies with direct lines of communication to help report sewers underneath the pavement. The curbs and gutters
agencies will send officers to other jurisdictions to assist, crimes or thwart it before it increases. It does not stop there direct stormwater from the pavement into the storm
under mutual aid agreements. however. Community policing deputies go out of their sewers. These storm sewers not only collect water from
The philosophy by which PBSO District 3 operates way to help with neighborhood events, back-to-school the roadway, but also connect to other drainage systems
is that mutual trust between the community and law supply drives, and most recently during the pandemic, to collect water from yards and subdivisions and transport
enforcement is essential in reducing crime, establishing with feeding programs. the stormwater to lakes, canals and other outlets.
Be c om e a pa rt ne r As water flows from the streets into the lakes, your
with your local law neighborhood lake’s water level may seem to rise quickly
enforcement officers. It is during heavy rain, but that’s not likely to last. If the system
a great investment in your in your neighborhood is working properly, levels will
community. return to normal soon after the rain has stopped. A more
Please contact me if I can widespread and longer-lasting rain event will require more
be of assistance to you by time for local, secondary and regional systems to absorb
calling (561) 355-2201 or the excess water.
send an email to mmarino@
pbcgov.org. Northern Notes on page 2