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VOL. 32 NO. 12 FAX 561-624-9088 • E-MAIL canpga@yahoo.com DECEMBER 2022

PGA POA Communication Corner

minute across several lanes. Take your time and plan your Time For A Twinkle Of The Eye And A Twinkle In The
driving route so that you know where you are going and Community!
stay alert while driving. There are large landscaping trucks Soon the holiday lights will be twinkling throughout PGA
with attached trailers that take up more space than a car, and National. Although there are no specific dates in POA rules
bikers, walkers and joggers crossing traffic at intersections. for adding and removing holiday lights, most communities
Things are busy here, there, and everywhere in Palm Beach and residents complete the addition of lights by Thanksgiving
Gardens. We want our PGA National family to remain safe and remove the lights by the first week in January. Many of
and enjoy the beauty within and outside our community! our residents add some lovely and festive holiday lights to
Does Your Heart Beat For Taking A Free, One-Hour brighten our beautiful South Florida atmosphere. We are
Training For CPR? thankful to all our PGA residents who enjoy decorating with
Have you heard of the Heart Safe Community Initiative? holiday lights and who help to make our communities sparkle
Overseen by Palm Beach Gardens Fire Rescue, the goal during the holidays.
Happy Holidays! of this program is to have at least 15 percent of the PBG Keeping A Watchful Eye And A Photo Of The New
December is here and PGA National is ready for the new community (or 9,000 people) trained to perform hands Security Cars
season! The sun is shining, the birds are singing, the skies only CPR. PBG Fire Rescue has already trained 7,000 PBG Did you know that the POA Security detail is not
are blue, and the weather has been great! Have you noticed residents! Maybe your HOA Board is interested in hosting a responsible for any issues or trespassing on the PGA National
the car carriers dropping off cars recently? There are more one-hour training by the Fire Rescue? Also, there are hands- golf courses? If you see something unusual or people
cars on the roadways, both within PGA National and along on CPR classes every third Tuesday at the main fire house, but trespassing on the golf courses, please call the PGA Resort
all the external roadways within Palm Beach Gardens. We registration is required. Please call the Palm Beach Gardens Security office at (561) 627-2000.
are happy to see our PGA National families and friends back Medical Center at (561) 625-5070 or sign up online with PGA POA is responsible for patrolling the PGA National
home in South Florida. Just a reminder to please be careful the center. It would be great if residents of PGA National Community. St. Moritz Security is under contract with the
out there when driving. Drivers may be using their phones had interest in these short one-hour CPR training sessions. POA so if you see anything suspicious in your neighborhood,
for maps, unsure about where they are headed, and not always Maybe PGA National can put the Fire Rescue over the top
using turn signals when making turns, or making turns last for reaching its goal of 15 percent of the community! PGA POA Communication Corner on page 2
Commissioner’s Update

Loxahatchee River that changed the river’s freshwater ecosystems. In
the 1980s, the State of Florida and the South Florida
Restoration Water Management District (SFWMD) developed
a management plan to preserve and enhance the
By Commissioner river’s unique natural values, restore the historical
Maria Marino hydrology, and reverse the impacts of saltwater
The Loxahatchee River intrusion.
is one of only two rivers The Loxahatchee River Management Coordinating
in Florida to receive the Council is comprised of federal, state, regional
designation as a National agencies and local representatives and is responsible
Wild and Scenic River, and for the ongoing development of the management
it houses essential habitats plan. The council advises the Florida Department of
supporting a wide range of Environmental Protection and SFWMD to identify
ecological resources. This and resolve intergovernmental coordination and
includes freshwater riverine enhance communication on matters affecting the
floodplain vegetation such administration of the river. I serve as the Palm Beach
as bald cypress, freshwater and estuarine fishes, and tidal County Commission’s
floodplain vegetation and animals such as mangroves, oysters representative on this
and seagrasses. council. The PGA POA Annual Meeting
You can experience and explore this unique “old Florida” The multiagency council
habitat by visiting the county’s Riverbend Park on West maintains the protection and Will Be Held
Indiantown Road in Jupiter, where kayaking/canoeing rentals enhancement objectives
are available. from the original plan while Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Sadly, the Loxahatchee River has suffered from over updating strategies and tasks
a century of ditching, draining and re-engineering related At 6 p.m. At The PGA Resort.
to agricultural and urban development. This altered the Commissioner’s Update
river’s natural hydrology resulting in saltwater intrusion on page 3
Anyone interested in serving on the PGA
POA Board of Governors should send a brief
letter of introduction to the property manager
by December 27, 2022 so the Nominating
Committee can contact you. Those elected serve
a two-year term. Prior experience serving on a
condo or HOA board is required. Please reply to
DawnL@LangManagement.com or, if you have
questions, please call Dawn at (561) 627-2800.