From the Desk of the President
by Glenn L. Davis
The new barcode system will soon be active and will begin with the distribution of the window decals for your personal vehicles. Cedar Creek property owners will not need to use their remote “clickers” or openers from their vehicles after they have received the decals and attached them to a right side window. The barcode system will allow any vehicle, with the Cedar Creek decal, entry into Cedar Creek, providing they are within five (5) feet of the reader to ensure a proper read of the barcode information. There will be a transition period where both the old “clickers” will be operational as well as the new barcode reader system. Here are the main issues Cedar Creek owners should be made aware of:
If you are not in good standing with your assessments with the Association, you will only get one (1) decal for that address.
You will receive a letter in the mail from the association outlining the steps needed to obtain the barcode(s) for your vehicle(s).
You can purchase a Prox-card if you want a back-up method to gain entry into the neighborhood other than the Tele-Entry system, which will always remain in operation.
You may wish to register your cell phone to the tele-entry system instead of your home phone, to be used in case you are out for the evening in someone else’s vehicle, and do not have either a decal or a Prox-card to enter Cedar Creek.
If you own a motorcycle, it must be registered. You will then receive a Prox-card, at no cost to you, not a barcode decal.
Renters must purchase barcode decals from Global Security. For $50 your first two decals and setup are included. Additional decals for renters will be $25.00 each. These decals will be de-activated at the termination of your lease.
If you purchase a new vehicle, you will have to purchase a new barcode from Global Security for $15.00. These decals are not transferable from one vehicle to another vehicle.
The 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. beam at the entry gate will continue to be in effect in perpetuity.
If you are an absentee owner, you need to arrange with Greg Coury at Global Security to receive your barcode decals as soon as you return to Cedar Creek for the season.
No decals will be mailed to property owners. You must register your vehicle(s) in person.
The registration program will start on Saturday, August 7, 2010. As stated above, a letter containing further information will be mailed to each residence. When you receive this letter, near the end of July, please fill out the necessary information and bring it with you to the Cabana at your appointed time. If you miss your appointment, a make-up time will be announced.
Cedar Creek Ladies Book Club
The Cedar Creek Ladies Book Club meets once a month on the fourth Monday at 7:15 p.m.. We read mostly fiction with a few non-fiction, and bios included occasionally. If you're interested, call or email Carolyn Gallagher, 949-0949, gallahawk@aol.com.
Cedar Creek Ladies’ Coffee
Meet Your Neighbors
Fortunately, we ARE NOT in need of volunteers for the remainder of 2010. We will have a Cabana Luncheon in September (September date to be announced later) and we will not meet in July & August. Any questions, call LaVerne Stein at 498-9647.
Volunteerism
Again, we want to thank the regular group of neighborhood volunteers who help with weekly cleanups and light maintenance in the common areas of Cedar Creek. The common areas seem to be a dumping ground for residents and outsiders alike, disposing of fast food wrappers, beverage cans and bottles and other items of waste. You will usually see these volunteers picking up debris along US 41 in front of Cedar Creek, along the main thoroughfare and in the Community pool and tennis court areas on Tuesday mornings. If you would like to donate some time on any Tuesday morning to help with this ongoing project, please call either Lloyd Zimmerman at 992-8123 or Glenn at 992-2120. Your help will be greatly appreciated.
Delinquencies
Due to space limitations, we will no longer list delinquent properties in the Newsletter. If you wish to know the status of delinquent properties in Cedar Creek, please send me an e-mail requesting that list.
Eleven(11) properties are listed as delinquent for not paying their required assessments, late fees and/or interest, as of June 30, 2010 for the year 2010. These accounts are in the hands of the Association attorney for foreclosure.
Also, we have six (6) properties that paid their assessments after the January 15th deadline but did not pay the late fees or interest.
The total of account receivables is $25,339.53 , including assessments, late fees and interests through June 30, 2010 on these accounts. The attorney’s lien fees are a minimum of $400.00 and a fee of $450.00 for the filing of foreclosure papers with the courts.
In addition to the above, the Association is currently maintaining six (6) properties that have been vacated by the respective owners. These incurred costs total $8,318.27, over and above the total accounts receivable.
As an added note, there are at least eleven (11) properties in Cedar Creek that are in foreclosure proceedings with their individual mortgage companies On the advice of the Association attorney, we will wait until each of these properties sell and collect any outstanding debts via estoppel letters when they go to closing with new owners, or when the banks release them from their indebtedness.
Community Management
MMI of the Gulf Coast, Inc., is our management company. Their address is 3511 Bonita Bay Blvd., Suite 1, Bonita Springs, FL 34134. Their office telephone number is (239) 949-7741 and the fax number is (239) 949-7751. Please make a note of this.
The Property Managers are Frank Coffey and Jennifer Waters. They oversee the day-to-day operations of Cedar Creek and will be in the community on a weekly basis to identify problems, notifying any owner(s) of observed violations. If the violations are not resolved in a timely fashion, they will articulate such to the Board for possible action. We believe that MMI is very responsive to the needs of the owners and the Board as well.
Address Changes
To all out-of-area owners who have either had an address change or a problem with receiving mail from MMI, please contact MMI at: FCoffey@miamimanagement.com or call him at (239) 949-7741 with your correct mailing address. This address will be your “official” address for all mailings from MMI.
Neighborhood Watch
Neighborhood Watch volunteers are still needed to complete the monthly schedules. If you are interested, please contact Angela Elmore at: Angelaelmore@verizon.net or by phone at
206-6650. There are five more dates that need coverage, so, if you can assist one night a month for approximately 30 minutes, your involvement will be greatly appreciated.
IMPORTANT NUMBERS
INFORMATION FOR RESIDENTS
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Property Manager: MMI of the Gulf Coast, Inc.,
Manager: Frank Coffey (239)949-7741 For address
changes please contact Frank via phone or
by email: FCofey@miamimanagement.com
3511 Bonita Bay Blvd., Suite 1, Bonita Springs, FL 34134
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Gate Tele-Entry Directory: Global Security, Inc.
Contact Owner - Gregory Coury (239)949-3357
or email: greg@globalsecurityusa.com
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Gate Remotes “Clickers” or Cards:
Global Security, Inc. Contact - Gregory Coury
(239)949-3357 or greg@globalsecurityusa.com
Cards are $20 each or 2 for $30.
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Neighborhood Watch: Volunteers always welcome.
Contact Angela Elmore at (239)206-6650
or at Angelaelmore@verizon.net.
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Neighborhood Directories: Contact Glenn
Davis at (239) 992-2120 or GLDavis88@aol.com
Printed copies are $.50 each, emailed versions
are free.
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Community Email List:
You can sign up to be included in the community
email list by visiting the neighborhood website at
www.OurCedarCreek.com. The link is on the
main page.
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Trash Days: Household waste and recycled
goods are collected Wednesdays, yard waste is
collected on Thursdays. Please do not place garbage
cans or yard waste at the curb on noncollection
days.
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Pool, Spa, Bocce & Tennis: These facilities are
open to residents from 8:00am to 9:00pm. Please
turn off the A/C and lower the umbrellas when not
in use. For more Bocce information please call
Dan Durante 498-9982 or Bill Schwessinger at
992-4539
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The Architectural Review Committee:
Any visible changes to your house or grounds requires
approval by the Board of Directors. You
can obtain a form online at www.OurCedarCreek.com
or by calling Karen DeVoll at (239)948-8831
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
On June10th, we were underway on another trip in our RV, and thought you may wish to ride along with us again this year. Once again we have added some good friends to our mailing list….so welcome aboard! This will be our 6th summer trip and to date we have traveled over 50,000 miles in the RV, visiting 49 states and 6 Canadian provinces.
Our first stop will once again be in Tampa to visit Anita’s daughter and her husband Karl. Then on to southwestern Georgia for a few days visiting the Warm Springs area, then on to northwestern Georgia to Anita’s birthplace in Dalton. From there we plan to spend a few days in eastern Tennessee at Townsend, and the 4th of July in Unicoi, both are some of our favorite areas. Then we will go back to northwestern Georgia for Anita’s family reunion in Hiawassee on July 10th and 11th. After that we will be heading west to the Rockies for the remainder of the summer.
We will miss seeing many of you over the summer, so PLEASE drop us an email whenever you can to keep us up to date about yourselves. Thanx for traveling with us.
Bill, Anita and Hunter
