Madeira Beach Yacht Club
12, December, 2011
With regards to the ongoing saga of the Submerged Land Lease...there is a petition available to sign in the mailroom. Any unit owner is eligible to sign. It supposrts the bills that would make the Association exempt from this fee (as they should be anyway). We strongly encourage you to sign this peition and appreciate your help in keeping our Associaiton costs low.
The Board of Directors will be holding the monthly meeting this Wednesday December 14, 2011 at 7pm in the upstairs clubhouse.
Once again, please be reminded that the paint on the rails is fresh and you must use care when attaching Christmas decoration to it. Please do not use scotch tape or any other kind of tape when attaching stuff as this will pull off the paint. Once it has undergone its curing period, it'll be fine. Thank you for your cooperation.
07, December, 2011
The Board of Director's will be conducting a workshop on Monday, December 12 at 10am in the upstairs Clubhouse. The purpose of the workshop will be to discuss on going issues relevant to the operation of the Association. Specifically, the Board will be discussing the ongoing painting project. All unit owners are invited to attend.
07, December, 2011
IMPORTANT HOLIDAY NOTICE!! Please be aware our newly painted rails require a curing period before the paint adheres completely. Therefore, please take care if applying any Holiday decorations to them.
21, November, 2011
Turkey Day approach-eth. Gobble, gobble. First mailings are going out this week for our annual meeting. Look for them. If you want to run for the Board, now is the time to get your name in.
The Budget passed last week by a majority vote of the unit owners for the reduced funding to reserves budget. We had a great turn out at the meeting and thank everyone for turning in their proxies and votes and contributing.
21, November, 2011
Below is an update on the submerged land lease issue before the Legislature this upcomng year. The passage of these bills could mean a HUGE savings to MBYCC.
November 21, 2011
Dear Fellow Supporters,
Great news! On November 15, 2011 HB13 passed the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee. The vote was: Yeas 14 Nays 0. We are off to a great start on the House side with 2 remaining committees to go: Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee and State Affairs Committee.
On the Senate side we still have 1 committee meeting to go: Budget Committee.
The community event held on November 7, 2011 went well. There was a good dialogue between Representative Jim Frishe and the support group. Some key points emphasized that our ultimate goal of fair and equitable treatment cannot be accomplished in one session. As Representative Frishe stated we have to eat the cookie “one bite at a time”.
In addition, it is of utmost importance for YOU to rally your legislators. We need for YOU to get with YOUR legislators and drive our points home. If you need further explanation of the issues, please visit our website where our position statements are posted for review and dissemination. Representative Frishe and Senator Jack Latvala need to hear from OTHER legislators who want the problem fixed for their constituents. Call/email/write your legislators. Convince your neighbors and friends to join in this effort. Representative Frishe and Senator Latvala need to hear from other Florida legislators and know that they will have the support to push our legislation through and to accomplish more than our current language!
For those who have contributed to our coalition….a big THANK YOU! With your support we are able to continue moving forward on our issues. We are in need of funds to help us through the 2012 Session. Please send your donation to:
Terri Pentek
363 Pinellas Bayway #48
Tierra Verde, FL 33715
Please make the check payable to: Florida Homeowners for Fair Treatment
Sincerely,
Terri
Coalition Leader Florida Homeowners for Fair Treatment
8, November 2011
Rita D'Achiardi
Notice: To all owners in regards to washing your dishes in the dishwasher! You may think this as being crazy, but, after complaints coming into the office about dishes coming out of dishwashers with a heavy cloudy film on their dishes, we decided to call Pinellas County Utilities to see if there had been any changes in the water.
They happen to know exactly what I was talking about and told me that earlier in the year the laws changed forbidding the manufacturing companies to add phosphates to their dish detergents. The phosphates added to the liquid/powders, etc. was what kept the film from going onto your dishes along with the help of JetDry. With this eliminated, the film not only goes onto your dishes, but it's like it is baked on and very difficult to remove without a lot of scrubbing.
Although, this may be an inconvenience, I was told there are substitutes that can be used or added to what you have in supply at the moment. By adding white vinegar, for example, to your existing detergent when added to the dishwasher, will take care of the problem. There is a list on their website of products you can buy that will take care of the problem. Please log onto the website at: www.pinellascounty.org/utilities to review this list.
I hope this helps. If you would like to call Pinellas County Utilities to find out more about the website they can be reached at: 727-464-4000.
2, November 2011
Painting is actively being done on the stairs and landings on the west end. All of the buildings will be done in the coming weeks. Please cooperate with the painters to make their job easier. They should be leaving flyers announcing when yours will be done. Any questions, call the office.
2, November 2011
Could the weather be any more perfect?
As many of you know, our Manager, Tom Petty, will be leaving us January 1st 2012. We are currently actively engaged in a new Association Manager search. That said, anyone who may know of a qualified applicant, please encourage them to give us a call at the office.
The battle goes on for the Submerged Land Lease exemption. Anyone who would like to attend the referendum scheduled down in Tierra Verde please read below.
November 1, 2011
Dear Fellow Supporters,
Time To Rally - Mark Your Calendar!
We have finally scheduled a Community Meeting with our Representative Jim Frishe!
Date: November 7th, 2011 (Monday)
Time: 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Location: The Island Chapel
1271 Pinellas Bayway South
Tierra Verde, FL 33715
We urge everyone interested in resolving the significant inequities which exist in Florida’s submerged land lease program to come by and meet one of our Legislative Champions working to fix this problem. Let him know how the situation affects you as a condominium owner and a tax payer. We finally have an opportunity to understand the submerged land lease issue and how Tallahassee (DEP) has been taking advantage of you and what your elected officials are going to do about it.
It is so important that we get as many people as possible to attend this event so House Majority Whip Jim Frishe is aware of the interest in getting as much done on this issue this session as possible. If we want him to care, we need to show him that constituents and citizens and VOTERS care. We welcome supporters from all parts of Florida to rally behind Representative Frishe on this extremely important issue. Please mark your calendar and plan on attending. Your support is vital!
Sincerely,
25, October 2011
Hey Gang, we are needing those proxies from you all for the vote on our budget! Very important! The Owner's Budget meeting is November 16th, just around the corner and we haven't received a ballot/proxy from many of you. So please, take the time to vote, sign, put the proxy in the envelope and get it back to us, or if you're here on site, bring it to the office. Thanks so much. Call the office at 727 393 0778 if you have any questions.
18, October, 2011
It’s time for new vehicle registration stickers! We have survived three years with our blue ones and we will now be switching over to red. This allows for us to keep track of owner’s vehicles and control our flow of visitor vehicles, etc.
Stickers will be available beginning November 1st, 2011 and will be effective for 2012-2014.
Please feel free to stop into the office at your leisure and pick up your new sticker.
Placement will be the same as always, preferably in the upper left hand corner of the windshield.
17, October 2011
301F, a two bedroom, 1.5 bath townhome condo with a boat slip is going up for foreclosure auction on Friday, December 2, 2011 at 10:00a.m. Foreclosure auction calendars and instructions for bidding on on the Pinellas County Clerk's website. Some of the foreclosure sale proceeds will go to paying the Association for past due maintenance payments.
A Board of Directors workshop will be held on Wednesday, October 19 at 10 am in the upstairs clubhouse. They will be discussing our basic cable contract proposals.
Painting is due to be done this week and next on the building aluminium railings and the stairs and upstairs landings. Please remove all personal items, tables and chairs, etc. and either move them into your unit or down onto the bbq patios until the painting has been completed. Thanks so much.
Solar parking lights have been installed on No Name street for anyone who would like to go down and have a look at them. The plan is to install them throughout the community eventually.
26, September, 2011
We are going to enter the Madeira Beach Yacht Club into the 2011 Association of the Year competition. One of the criteria is for at least three letters of recommendation from owners/residents. If anyone is inclined to write the office a letter describing how they feel we have benfitted as an Association these last few years through community improvements, consecutive years of lowered maintenance fees and general good management practices, feel free. We'd love the input and support. Thanks.
DEATHS
KENNETH WALDER
329 C
Ken passed away Thursday, September 15th after a battle with colon cancer.
Ken purchased his unit in 2007. We extend our deepest sympathy to Ken’s family.
Expressions of Sympathy can be sent to:
Dottie Walder
141 Valley View Rd.
GreenTown, PA 18426
