Fairway Focus Strengthening Community, Fostering Communication Fairway Estates Community Association (FECA)
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Winter 2019 Fairway Focus Strengthening community, fostering communication Fairway Estates Community Association (FECA) www.fairwayestates.org www.fairwayestatesfl.nextdoor.com Facebook: Fairway Estates Dunedin Upcoming Events Note from the President - Steve McCarver Annual FECA Meeting February 5th Our annual homeowner’s association meeting is on Happy New Year and welcome to 2019! I hope everyone enjoyed Tuesday, February 5th at 7pm, Dunedin Golf Club. this Holiday Season with family, friends, and neighbors. Our Paid HOA members can participate in discussions community hosted a number of celebrations during the season, and and voting on these issues: updates to the signs for I hope you came out for these events. the community entrances and election of three board Fairway Estates had a good 2018. We saw an increase in attendance members for three year terms. Discussion of a at social events, and many neighbors helped out with gardening, common area management plan will also take place. newsletter articles, and sponsorship of social events. We encourage Guest speaker Brian Shroyer, FDOT Project you to get involved through our Beautification and Newsletter Manager, will discuss Alt 19 improvements. committees, or volunteering for social events. Spring Fling March 23 Our annual owner meeting will be on Tuesday, February 5 at 7:00pm at the Dunedin Golf Club on Palm Blvd. I encourage you to attend Let’s get together on Saturday, March 23, 2-5pm, to meet your Board of Directors and neighbors. The important items at Lake Saundra for snacks, beverages, and fun. Our on the agenda include election of three board members and updates Spring Fling is a celebration of the season and a to entrance signage. chance to catch up with one another. This year is the first Mac n Cheese Contest managed by board We sincerely appreciate your financial support in 2018 as over 69% member Todd Brooks. Contact Todd & Michelle of residents participated in our dues program. As we indicated in Brooks at [email protected] to your annual dues notice, your Board of Directors has approved a $5 participate. Bring a dish to share. More information increase in annual dues. This is our first increase since 2005, and it will be on social media or contact Event chair Kelly will be used to fund long term maintenance projects. One project Dixon at [email protected]. will keep our community entrances looking their best by updating the signage. The gem of our neighborhood – Lake Saundra Park, Fairway Estates Women’s Club will have its trees trimmed regularly to keep them healthy and vibrant. The Fairway Estates Women's Club has been getting together quarterly for lunch for over 50 years but we Due to your participation in our community, Fairway Estates are now going to add a dinner on January 16th at the continues to be one of the most attractive neighborhoods in Dunedin. Dunedin Golf Club. We are hoping that women who We sincerely appreciate your support, and we look forward to seeing work during the day will be able to join us. you around the neighborhood in 2019. Luncheons are scheduled for Feb. 18 and then on Apr. 15 when new board members will be Yard of the Season Nominations nominated. New board member Joanna Eslinger is our Communications Chair and will monitor email, The Beautification Committee selects a yard each season that well and communicate more event information via social represents the neighborhood. To nominate a yard email homeowner’s media: Facebook and Nextdoor, email name, address, phone number and why they should be nominated: [email protected]. [email protected] Ladies of Fairway Estates Social Monthly FECA Board Meeting Ladies, join the monthly evening socials. This year’s Your FECA board meets the second Wednesday of each month at first Ladies Happy Hour is scheduled for January 22 6:30pm. The meetings are open to FECA members and take place from 6:00pm - 8:00pm at the Dunedin Golf Club. at the Dunedin Golf Club. Meeting dates are shown in our calendar Watch for more dates on Facebook and Nextdoor. on page 8. 7. If I don’t live on Lake Saundra, do I have to pay to Your FECA HOA Dues Explained maintain the lake? Lake Saundra homeowners are charged an additional maintenance fee based on the 1. Who owes HOA dues? Every Fairway Estates property owner, per the tax role, is billed an annual HOA fee. Bills amount of lakeshore they own. The HOA fee charged to are sent out in January each year and are due Feb. 1st in order all Fairway Estates home owners includes lake maintenance to vote on issues. only for the section of lakeshore along our neighborhood park. FECA owns approximately 1/3 of Lake Saundra and 2. What do the fees pay for? The purpose of our HOA fees its waterfront park property on Palm Boulevard. is to maintain and enhance our neighborhood value while promoting community, security and livability. Fees pay for: Lake maintenance includes monthly treatment by Aquatic Systems to prevent the overgrowth of algae and invasive ▪ Insurance plants. With FECA and the lake homeowners sharing ▪ Maintenance of Lake Saundra Park which includes expenses, it is clear that this is a symbiotic relationship. Our mowing, tree trimming, gardening of plantings for the community needs the financial support of the shorefront butterfly garden donated by Eagle Scout Matt Betzing, property owners and the shorefront property owners need repairs of the handicapped accessible picnic table and the financial support of FECA to work together in total donated benches, and the library box that was created by support of the health of the lake. Jim Riley and Sharon Appler. ▪ Maintenance of the FECA owned section of Lake More about Lake Saundra-Elizabeth Moulin Saundra which includes monthly water quality/invasive plant treatments Our spring-fed lake is small and shallow. Because Lake Saundra was originally designed as a retention pond, ▪ Maintenance of common areas nutrient, chemical, and ▪ Lighting of all entrances reclaimed water runoff from lawns, storm drains and streets ▪ Publication of a printed newsletter three times a year and quickly feeds negative algal a printed directory every two years growth. ▪ Refreshments for special events when not sponsored Reclaimed water is high in ▪ Maintenance of the website nitrogen which can cause an 3. Who pays the maintenance of the Palm Blvd green over stimulation of the growth space divider including grass, plantings, and palms? The of algae. The algae and city of Dunedin maintains the Palm Blvd road divider. invasive plants will reduce water quality and increase organic sedimentation. When this happens, the water may become 4. Who maintains the neighborhood street lights? Duke stagnant, decreasing or preventing important oxygen re- Energy. Please contact them online www.progress- circulation. Lake management is crucial to prevent the energy.com or 727.443.2641 to repair street lights. degradation of our lake and impact to our neighborhood. 5. Where do I find the actual FECA expenses paid with An easy way to help prevent dangerous runoff from entering HOA dues? FECA expenses are presented at the annual your lake is to clean up trash, gutters, pets, and yard waste FECA meeting in February and in monthly Board meetings. on your property and around storm drains. I encourage you to enjoy your lake and recognize that each of us in this 6. How can I understand how our dues are used? Fairway community must take ownership in maintaining a healthy Estate home owners are welcome to attend the monthly lake. FECA Board meetings scheduled for the second Wednesday Elizabeth is spokesperson for the Lake Saundra shorefront of the month, 6:30pm at the Dunedin Country Club. property owners Time for 2019 Homeowners Dues If you haven’t already paid your 2019 dues, please send $45 with the form you received in the mail preferably or this form to: FECA, PO Box 563, Dunedin, FL 34697. All payments received will be posted in the next Fairway Focus. Contact Kelly Dixon at 727-692-3073 for questions or more information. Homeowner Name(s): ____________________________________________________ Fairway Estates Address(es): _______________________________________________ Mailing Address if different from above: _____________________________________ Email Address(es): _______________________________________________________ Ways to communicate with your 2019 To Be a Great Year for Dunedin Fairway Estates community Golf Club Need recommendations for a good plumber? Want to find General Manager Ken Nyhus says, “2019 will be the best out the names of your FECA board members? Need year the Club has had yet. With the continued support of notification of emergencies? We have you covered. our members, the public and our neighbors in Fairway FECA, your homeowners association, supports a variety of Estates for both the golf course and restaurant, the Club is ways to find your answers and ask your questions. continuing on the path to prosperity.” Website www.fairwayestates.org Our website includes basic information about the community of Fairway Estates: the names of your Board Members, their emails and phone numbers; Women’s Club news; a library of past newsletters; and links to other websites with local information. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/FairwayEst The Golf Course was seeded over again this year, and atesDunedin/ weather permitting, a banner golf season is expected. Join the Facebook group to get up-to-the-minute comments, requests and photos from your neighbors. This group is open Constantly striving for “Better” in everything they do, the only to residents, so go to the link and follow instructions Club has added a Service Supervisor to help with hiring, to request access. You will be approved. training and overseeing the service end of business. Ken thanks everyone who makes the Club their hangout and Nextdoor network - part of their social life.