The Meadoword, July 2015
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Month 2015 Volume 33, Number 7 The To FREE Meadoword PUBLISHED BY THE MEADOWS CO mm UNITY ASSO C IATION TO PROVIDE INFOR M ATION AND EDU C ATION FOR MEADOWS RESIDENTS MANASOTA, MANASOTA, FL U.S. POSTAGE PRESORTED STANDARD PERMIT 61 PAID 2 The Meadoword • July 2015 MCA BOARD Notes From the OF DIRECTORS John Spillane, President Claire Coyle, Vice President President’s Desk Joe Miller, Treasurer John Spillane—MCA President Joy Howes, Secretary Jo Evans MCA loses mainstay the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office. Marilyn Maleckas He has also been a member of our Bruce Ferretti Hi Folks, member of the Dr. Bart Levenson maintenance team Safety Committee for more than 12 years Malcolm Hay Summer is here, and although things and a regular speaker at the Assembly of typically seem to slow down during these One of three maintenance staff Property Owners and the former Koffee COMMITTEES hotter months, not so in The Meadows. members, affectionately referred to as Klatch meetings. Neil is a good friend to Assembly of Property Owners At the half-way point, here are some of The Three Musketeers, Randy Lohr, The Meadows community; he has assisted Ginny Coveney, Chairperson the happenings going on at the MCA with retires at the end of July to pursue a well- us in all aspects of neighborhood safety. Claire Coyle, Liaison staff and committees. deserved life of leisure. He has been a Deputy Vince Riva, who has come to Budget and Finance Rezoning wheels keep hardworking member of our crew for the Safety meetings every month with Neil, Jerry Schwarzkopf, Chairperson past 11 years, a real jack-of-all trades will continue to attend these meetings. Joe Miller, Liaison on rolling around the community—there is no piece We wish Neil all the best in Community Activities The MCA, The Meadows Country of heavy equipment he can’t drive or retirement. Ginny Coveney, Chairperson Club (TMCC), and Kobernick continue handle. And if you’ve ever wondered The MCA also welcomes Dr. Bart Levenson, Liaison to have meetings every month to discuss who keeps the mildew off our sidewalks, Emergency Preparedness the progress being made with our joint Randy is that guy. We’ll surely miss him some new faces Sue Pound, Chairperson application. Sarasota County must go and wish him all the best in his retirement We hired a new Publication Bruce Ferretti, Liaison through a process of steps, including years. Assistant to help Editor Mary Jo Gord Maintenance additional environment questions, You can read more about Randy on in producing The Meadoword. Carlene Jo Evans, Chairperson traffic analysis, and wildlife assessment page 17 of this issue. Cobb, who comes to us from Kobernick- Marilyn Maleckas, Liaison methodology. These steps could be Sergeant Neil Scully of the Anchin-Benderson where she was the Memorial Garden completed by the end of this month. Sarasota County Sheriff’s Director of Public Relations for the past John Spillane, Chairperson The Country Club has also selected a two years. Carlene will be joining the Restrictions law firm to assist them with legal matters Office retires MCA staff on July 5. You may already Phil Hughes, Chairperson relating to the planning and development After 34 years of dedicated service, know the name—she has carried a byline Malcolm Hay, Liaison of the Country Club areas. where he’s been the Crime Prevention in The Meadoword for quite a while, Safety We will continue to keep you updated Supervisor, Neil Scully will retire from writing interesting, informational articles John Spillane, Chairperson as the wheels turn. about the goings on at Kobernick and Joy Howes, Liaison Emergency Prep, staying senior living. ahead of the storm… The Meadoword will feature her in The Meadoword the August issue. MCA staff is updating the Disaster You may also have seen Jessica Community News Source of The Meadows Plan to be implemented in the aftermath (Jess) Truman (see page 13) at the Initiated in 1983 of a severe hurricane or weather event. MCA office the past few weeks. She’s Publisher, MCA: Jay Brady, Manager The Emergency Prep Committee is Receptionist Sandy Truman’s daughter. Editor/Designer: Mary Jo Gord also reorganizing volunteers to ensure A recent college graduate, Jess will be Advertising Manager: Mary Jo Gord we have residents who can assist the working as an intern during the summer, Proofreaders: Kathy Gibson, Ginny Coveney, Sandy Truman community should such a disaster occur. possibly longer, filling in forLiz Johnson, Distribution: MCA The MCA building will serve as who is on medical leave, helping with the Command Center where staff and front-office responsibilities and proofing MEADOWS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION designated volunteers will meet to The Meadoword. 2004 Longmeadow organize and report areas in The Meadows Welcome to both Carlene and Jess. Sarasota, Florida 34235 Phone 377-2300 • Fax 377-2248 where help and assistance will be needed ~ John [email protected] most. We are currently reassessing the http://www.themeadowssarasota.org structural integrity of the building to ensure it will withstand a severe storm Submission Guidelines and will take whatever steps necessary to reinforce it, including storm shutters. Letters to the Editor • Letters must be signed and include We now have an improved a return address. communication system in place that • Issues must be of interest to a large our first responders can use if cell phone portion of The Meadows. • Obscene or derogatory remarks will service is disrupted. The MCA and not be published. TMCC have formalized a mutual aid • We reserve the right to edit letters in the interest of space or to refuse agreement to assist each other with staff publication. and equipment in clearing our roadways Articles and Monthly Columns to allow emergency vehicles access to The We welcome submissions from our Meadows. We also will request additional Meadows residents for publication in uniformed Safety Patrol officers to The Meadoword. Articles should be of general interest to the community. discourage unwanted individuals and We copy edit all articles for accuracy, vehicles from entering The Meadows after content, style, and length and will not a disaster. publish articles that contain offensive material or inaccurate information. Ar- By now, all our roadways ticles must be received by the posted deadline for publication in the following should be repaved and month’s edition. All submissions are published at the restriped discretion of the Editor and the MCA. In addition to the restriping on the roadways, our crosswalks should be repainted as well. Subscription Rates The subscription rate for The Meadoword The roadways look good, and we reflects a cost due to recent increases in post- should not have to repeat this work again age, labor, and materials: for another 10 to 12 years. 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