Autumn 2019 16 Pages Vol

The Ballantrae Communicator

The newsletter of the Ballantrae community boards in Land O’ Lakes, FL

Autumn 2019 16 pages Vol. 12, No. 2

See ‘Our Top Stories’ on page 2. Residents can attend, be heard at upcoming meetings ... … CDD Board sets meeting dates for the coming year The CDD Board of Supervisors will continue to hold its the start of the meeting. Any CDD non-agenda items can regular monthly meetings on the fourth Wednesday of the be brought up after all agenda items have been discussed. month for Fiscal Year 2020, which begins Oct. 1, except for The evening meetings are designed to maximize the holiday conflicts. number of people who can attend and participate in the Scheduled meetings are Oct. 23, Nov. 20 (due to Board’s meetings year-round. Only four nighttime CDD Thanksgiving), Dec. 18 (due to Christmas), Jan, 22, Feb. meetings a year are required under Florida law. 26, March 25, April 22, May 27, June 24, July 22, Aug. 26, CDD meeting dates are also posted online at the CDD’s Sept. 23. website at ballantraecdd.org at the Board Meetings tab, on All meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. in the clubhouse. the bulletin board at the clubhouse, and in all village Residents are invited to comment on agenda items at entrance bulletin boards.

… Ballantrae’s master HOA sets meetings ... … as does Straiton townhomes HOA Board The Ballantrae HOA Board of Directors will continue to The Straiton HOA Board of Directors has bimonthly meet, generally on the second Tuesdays of the month, meetings set for Oct. 9 and Dec. 11. starting at 7 p.m. at the clubhouse. Meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. at the clubhouse. Upcoming meeting dates are Oct. 8, Nov. 12 and Dec. All Straiton HOA members are invited to attend and 10. participate. HOA members are always invited to attend and The Straiton HOA Board can be reached via email at participate. To contact the HOA Board, go to [email protected]. ballantraehoa.com or “Ballantrae HOA” on Facebook. • Its homepage is straitontownhomes.com. •

The Ballantrae Communicator Our top stories The Ballantrae Communicator is published quarterly by the Ballantrae Here’s a listing of recent local home sales: Page 3. Community Development District Board of Supervisors, with occasional The autumn garage sale is Oct. 12: Page 3. contributions from the board of directors of the Ballantrae Homeowner The CDD unveils an updated website that meets all Association and the Straiton Townhomes Homeowner Association. state and ADA standards: Page 4. Members of all organizations are welcome to suggest story ideas. Email Consult this map if you wish to report any issues them to the editor at [email protected]. concerning Ballantrae’s 37 CDD ponds: Page 6. Send all email to The Communicator to the editor or via “snail mail” to the editor at the clubhouse at 17611 Mentmore Blvd. in Land O’ Lakes, FL 34638. CDD Board approves “no tax increase” annual budget: Page 7. CDD Board of Supervisors CDD Board’s Staff Here’s a breakdown of the CDD’s Operations & Maintenance budget: Pages 8-9. Jim Flateau Patricia Comings-Thibault Chair | Newsletter Editor Senior District Manager Yellowstone Landscape finishes a major “face lift” [email protected] Development Planning & Financing Group of community landscaping: Page 10. [email protected] Here’s how to contact our elected officials on the Richard Levy federal, state and county levels: Page 12. Vice Chair [email protected] Garry Kubler Here’s how to get individual ID swipe cards to Maintenance Supervisor access CDD amenities: Page 14. Steve Bobick [email protected] Assistant Secretary (813) 345-8565 (landline) Pasco now collecting recyclables weekly: Page 15. [email protected] (813) 345-8563 (fax) Chris Milano On the cover Assistant Secretary Photo of a Monarch confirms butterflies, amongst [email protected] our smallest and most fragile residents, are surviving in our neighborhoods despite area construction and other Cecilio (Tony) Thomas work affecting the environment. Assistant Secretary [email protected]

2 Ballantrae Communicator | Autumn 2019 Visit your CDD website at www.ballantraecdd.org This list includes some, but not necessarily all, of the real estate transactions completed in Ballantrae during April through June. This list is instead designed to give readers an idea of the number and location of sales, plus the range of sale prices, in our community. Ayrshire 3003 Downan Point Dr., 4 bedrooms/2 baths/3-bay garage, 2,480 sq. ft., sold 5/10/19, price $283,000. 3128 Gianna Way, 5/3/2, 2,260 sq. ft., 5/23/19, $285,000. 17841 Ayrshire Blvd., 4/3/2, 2,260 Ballantrae HOA encourages property maintenance sq. ft., 5/24/19, $275,000. This Cunningham property shows the care and maintenance the Ballantrae HOA encourages 17735 Ayrshire Blvd., 4/2/3, 2,285 in our community. Landowners and tenants are asked to be mindful of the appearance of their sq. ft., 6/5/19, $224,900. property by complying with deed restrictions. Help make our community look its best! 2924 Downan Point Dr,, 4/2/2, 2,539 sq. ft., 6/28/19, $299,000. Braemar 3544 Braemar St., 5/3/3, 3,616 sq. ft., 4/24/19, $398,500. 3538 Braemar St., 4/2.5/3, 2,514 sq. ft., 5/29/19, $310,000. Next garage sale Oct. 12 Castleway None. The Ballantrae HOA Board has set the second Saturdays of April and October as the permanent days for the semi-annual community Cunningham garage sales. That allows residents to plan for them far in advance. 3746 Olde Lanark Dr., 4/2/2, 2,014 That means the next community garage sale will be held on Oct, sq. ft., 6/28/19, $299,000. 12. Hours will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. After each garage sale, the HOA hopes to have a Goodwill Lintower Industries truck parked at the clubhouse parking lot to accept 17532 Sandgate Ct., 4/3/2, 2,657 certain unsold and unwanted items. Goodwill does not, for example, sq. ft., 4/25/19, $315,000. accept bedding (box springs, mattresses or frames). 17503 Queensland St., 3/2.5/2, Do not leave items at the park unless the truck is present! 2,262 sq, ft,, 4/26/19, $249,900. Otherwise, your CDD taxes must pay for maintenance staff to haul 3505 Tarbolton Way, 4/3/2, 2,657 dumped items to the county landfill and pay dumping fees. In the sq. ft., 5/2/19, $319,000. meantime, CDD maintenance staff isn’t performing the duties you • 3422 Tarbolton Way, 3/2.5/2, are paying them for. 2,478 sq. ft., 6/20/19, $260,000. Straiton 2835 Girvan Dr., 3/2.5/1, 1,572 sq. ft., 5/7/19, $184,600. Home sales ... 17509 Hugh Lane, 3/2.5/1, 1,548 sq. ft., 6/26/19, $168,000. Data by Richard Solkin Realtor 3006 Girvan Dr., 3/2,5/1, 1,846 sq. ft., 2940 Lochcarron Dr., 2/2.5/1, 1,548 6/5/19, $196,000. sq. ft., 6/27/19, $176,000. •

Visit your CDD website at www.ballantraecdd.org Ballantrae Communicator | Autumn 2019 3 Image above is at the top of the new CDD website with content shown on page 5 beneath it. For mobile navigation, website will open with logo shown at right. Click on three-bar image to open list of pages shown at right. It is the same page list shown in image above, across top of photo. CDD website gets upgrade, new look The CDD unveiled a new ballantraecdd.org website on Sept. 9, its first major update since it went online in April 2009. The impetus for the update was a lawsuit. Ballantrae was among 23 CDDs in Florida sued by a Miami resident for not having an ADA-compatible website. Virtually none of the 600-plus CDDs in Florida have websites with such compatibility. Neither do most federal, state or local governments. The CDD’s insurance company paid $12,200 as our share to settle the lawsuit. The CDD agreed to show substantial progress by Oct. 1 towards a site and content that are both ADA compatible. Instead, the board has completed and uploaded a fully-compatible site and content in advance of that deadline. Besides meeting federal ADA compatibility standards, the CDD has documented that its site includes all content mandated by state law. The site goes even beyond that. It includes documents of interest to residents not required by state law: the community calendar showing clubhouse rentals and available hours, minutes of CDD meetings, reference copies of the Communicator newsletter and other documents. Those other documents include, for example, how to obtain photo ID swipe cards to access gated amenities, how to obtain temporary street parking permits, rules for lawn and landscaping irrigation and how to report street light outages. The original website cost the CDD $200 annually for hosting services. It was maintained on a volunteer basis, with former CDD board member Steve White managing the website and CDD chairman Jim Flateau preparing most content. Vendor set up of the new compatible website and content cost $1,470. Website services for the coming year will cost $615. Remediating content for ADA compatibility prior to posting will cost 98 cents per page. That is expected to cost in the neighborhood of $900 for the coming year. •

4 Ballantrae Communicator | Autumn 2019 Visit your CDD website at www.ballantraecdd.org The new CDD website consists of image shown on page 4 at left, above the content shown below.

Visit your CDD website at www.ballantraecdd.org Ballantrae Communicator | Autumn 2019 5 Check pond number below and reference it to report any pond issues to Ballantrae’s ponds Lore Yeira in the CDD District Manager’s Office at [email protected].

# Village/Street Location/Description 1 Ballantrae Blvd. W main pond @ SR 54 entrance 2 Ballantrae Blvd. N of weir @ at NE corner of Pond 1 3 Straiton SW of Straiton on CDD border 4 Straiton Central pond

5 Ballantrae Blvd. S of Straiton entrance 6 Mentmore Blvd. NW of Straiton on CDD border 7 Ballantrae Blvd. Across from Ayrshire entrance 8 Mentmore Blvd. Across Mentmore from clubhouse 9 Mentmore Blvd. S of Lintower at Mentmore Blvd.

10 Mentmore Blvd. N side at W end of CDD property 11 Lintower N of Lintower 12 Cunningham AlongN&W borders of Cunningham 13 Ballantrae Blvd. Ballantrae Blvd. at Tower Rd. 14 Castleway Central pond in Castleway

15 Castleway N/W of Castleway 16 Castleway S of Souter Lane 17 Braemar NE of Braemar village 18 Braemar N of Braemar village 19 Braemar Central pond in Braemar

20 Braemar W of Barnweill 21 Braemar NW of Barnweill-Glenapp intersection 22 Ballantrae Blvd. S of Castleway entrance 23 Ballantrae Blvd. N of Braemar entrance 24 Mentmore Blvd. S of Braemar

25 Mentmore Blvd. S side, at E end of CDD property 26 Ayrshire N central horseshoe-shaped pond 27 Ballantrae Blvd. N of day care property 28 Ayrshire E side of Ayrshire Blvd. 29 Ayrshire Behind Cunningham Court

30 Ayrshire SE corner of Ayrshire entrance 31 Ayrshire S central pond 32 Ayrshire E side of E main pond #33 33 Ballantrae Blvd. E main pond @ SR 54 entrance 34 Castleway Extreme NE corner of CDD property

35 Ayrshire NE of E main pond at Ayrshire Blvd. 36 Braemar Adjacent to Pond 17 37 Braemar S of pond 36

6 Ballantrae Communicator | Autumn 2019 Visit your CDD website at www.ballantraecdd.org CDD Board once again approves ‘no tax increase’ budget The CDD Board voted on July 24 to waived depending upon when O&M spending on pages 8-9 adopt a 2019-20 budget for the fiscal landowners pay their assessments. year starting Oct. 1 that keeps total $100,984 for the coming year. All four percent is waived if assessments at the rates first set for One third of that total is the assessments are paid in November, Fiscal Year 2008-09. county’s fee for all services related to three percent if paid in December, Prior to the vote, the Board held a levying and collecting assessments for two percent if paid in January and on public hearing on the budget at the the CDD. That process ensures the percent is waived if paid in January. clubhouse. No residents attended. CDD receives all assessments. After January, the full six percent Annual budgets consist of the same The remaining four percent is must be paid. • two parts each year. For the 2020 fiscal year, they will total $1,582,081: The lion’s share is Operations & Facts you can use Maintenance (O&M). It pays for the ongoing maintenance and repair of CDD property and pays for CDD operations. It can change annually depending upon Board priorities. For next year, that totals $1,024,660 from tax revenue. The second part is Debt Service. It represents repayment of the bonded debt the District incurred for the Parking rules make us all safer construction of among, other things, our streets, the clubhouse, the Parking without a county-issued permit is prohibited on our underground stormwater system, the narrow streets by county ordinance and by deed restrictions main and six village entrances, two set by the Ballantrae and Straiton HOAs. pools plus the tennis and basketball Residents can get a permit from the county allowing limited courts, two gazebos, etc. parking on most streets. You can get the permit application at Debt Service is $557,421 annually. ballantraecdd.org at the “Important” and then “Other” It generally changes, like your home Documents tab and then by clicking on Document # E1. mortgage, only if it is refinanced. Repeat violators of the no-parking law can be reported to the In addition, Pasco Count adds a six Pasco Public Safety Communications Unit at (727) 847-8102. percent fee to CDD budgets. That will

Remember to lock vehicles, secure valuables Pasco Sheriff’s Forensic Unit investigates Ballantrae auto break-in while, in background, sheriff’s vehicle is parked in front of another home where an auto burglary occurred. They were among two dozen break-ins in Ballantrae in one night. Virtually all vehicles had been left unlocked, many with valuables left in plain sight. To get more hints on how to avoid auto break-ins, go to the CDD’s ballantraecdd.org website, click on “Important Documents,” pick “Other Documents” and select “E5. Pasco Sheriff explains how to prevent auto burglaries.”

Visit your CDD website at www.ballantraecdd.org Ballantrae Communicator | Autumn 2019 7 8 Ballantrae Communicator | Autumn 2019 Visit your CDD website at www.ballantraecdd.org Status of Ballantrae CDD reserve accounts

FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2019 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 Reserve Summary Total + Proposed Adopted Total Adopted Adopted Adopted Interest Amended Amended

Park Development 610,035 175,000 787,486 175,000 0 962,486 1,000,000

Asset Reserve 354,676 41,878 397,872 46,600 (55,204) 389,268 436,768

Emergency Reserve 226,864 0 227,660 20,000 (145,254) 102,406 122,406

Bill Payment Reserve 150,678 0 151,206 0 0 151,206 151,206

Total 1,342,253 216,878 1,564,224 241,600 (200,458) 1,605,366 1,710,380

Explanation of reserve accounts The Park Development Fund is earmarked for general park amenity improvements, construction of a new clubhouse and the conversion of the existing structure to a fitness center. The Asset Reserve fund plans for anticipated high-price costs, such as re-roofing the clubhouse or gazebos, re-lining the pools, stormwater structure repairs, etc. The Emergency Fund is a guard against unanticipated costs such as uninsurable hurricane damage and costs that can arise during the fiscal year after the budget is completed. The Bill Payment fund covers expenses due after the fiscal year begins on Oct. 1 but before tax revenue arrives from the county in late November and December.

Visit your CDD website at www.ballantraecdd.org Ballantrae Communicator | Autumn 2019 9 Yellowstone finishes 3rd phase of Ballantrae CDD ‘face lift’ First, we watched the paint dry access and egress Ballantrae at Braemar’s entrance so pedestrians earlier this year following CertraPro’s Shoppes. and motorists can see one another. $95,624 contract to repaint our The front entrance median, shown At Cunningham, new plants are community structures and both sides below, now addresses those traffic designed to avoid the sidewalk of our privacy walls. concerns. entrance overgrowth that has Then, as the rainy season kicked Similarly, plant sizes were reduced pestered residents for years. • in, we began watching the desirable plants returning in the wetlands under a $86,317 cleanup project by Genesis Landscape that removed the invasive and undesirable plants from our wetlands buffer zone. Lastly, we’ll now wish for seasonal rainfall to grow the plants that Yellowstone Landscape has installed to replace the dying landscaping at our main and village entrances that were installed 16 years ago when the community was first built. Yellowstone Landscape district manager Brian Mahar said the $156,182 project included the pick up, transport and installation of: Approximately 4,000 new plants. About 28,000 square feet of St. Augustine sod. More than 1,000 feet of PVC pipe. Between 4-5,000 linear feet of drip line. Hundreds of irrigation rotors, The main entrance median above was “opened up” from the closed appearance shown below valves and spray heads plus the since 2003. Back then, there was no Aprile Drive at the far end and right of this median. Traffic electric lines and modern timers to now enters and leaves the strip mall from both Ballantrae north and south. The same goes for operate the new system. And all of that can only take place pedestrians and cyclists. The new appearance improves everyone’s safety by providing all of after the existing sod, landscaping us with clear views all the way around on Ballantrae Blvd. and Aprile Drive. and worn irrigation equipment is removed. To promote irrigation, the CDD Board has renewed its state license allowing it to water different sections of community landscaping on six days of the week. By comparison, some original landowners from that era are on their second or third replanting of the landscaping on their private properties over the same period of time. One major change in the layout is a result of traffic concerns that builders did not have to consider when the community was built. Ballantrae now receives a lot of traffic from surrounding communities plus the new Bexley development and school. And a lot of that traffic uses Aprile Drive – built in the past few years – to

10 Ballantrae Communicator | Autumn 2019 Visit your CDD website at www.ballantraecdd.org These photos of the landscape project show, clockwise from top right, work outside Ayrshire’s wall that included new irrigation; the use of a bulldozer to remove sod, mulch and plants in one pass; mulching that was the last step in the process; the start of replanting outside Ayrshire; the installation of new Netafim irrigation lines and the front entrance median resembled a moonscape before all new sod, grass, plants, irrigation and lighting were added.

Visit your CDD website at www.ballantraecdd.org Ballantrae Communicator | Autumn 2019 11 Here’s how to contact our elected representatives

In Washington State Senate The President Wilton Simpson 10th District Donald J. Trump Four-year term expiring 01/2019 Four-year term expiring in 01/2021 330 Senate Office Bldg. 4076 Commercial Way The White House 404 South Monroe St. Spring Hill, FL 34606 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100 Washington, D.C. 20500 Phone: (850) 487-5010 (352) 540-6074 Phone: (202) 456-1414 Fax: None listed on flsenate.gov website Fax: None listed on website Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] State House The Senate Ardian Zika Rick Scott 37th District Six-year term expiring 01/2025 Two-year term expiring 01/2021 Main Office District Office 1401 The Capitol Building # 4 402 South Monroe St. 20430 Gator Lane 716 Hart Senate Office Bldg. 801 N. Florida Ave. – Ste. 421 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300 Land O’ Lakes, FL 34638 Washington, DC 20510 Tampa, FL 33602 Phone: (850) 717-5037 (813) 929-1001 Phone: (202) 224-5274 (813) 225-7040 Fax: None listed on myfloridahouse.gov website Fax: (202) 228-2183 (813) 225-7050 Email: [email protected] Email: email thru website: rickscott.senate.gov In Pasco Marco Rubio Six-year term expiring 01/2023 Board of County Commissioners 284 Russell Senate Office Bldg. Gibbons Courthouse Rm 1130 Mike Wells 801 N. Florida Ave. 4th District Washington, D.C.20510 Tampa, FL 33602 Four-year term expiring 11/2022 Phone: (202) 224-3041 (813) 853-1099 8731 Citizens Drive, Suite 150 Fax: (202) 228-0285 New Port Richey, FL 34654 Email: email thru website: rubio.senate.gov Phone: (727) 847-8100 The House Fax: (727) 847-8969 Email: [email protected] Gus Bilirakis 12th Congressional District School District Two-year term expiring 01/2021 Kurt Browning 2112 Rayburn HOB 7132 Little Road District Superintendent Washington, D.C. 20515 New Port Richey, FL 34654 Four-year term expiring 11/2020 Phone: (202) 225-5755 (727) 232-2921 7227 Land O’ Lakes Blvd. Fax: (202) 225-4085 (727) 232-2923 District School Board of Pasco County Email: email through website: Bilirakis.house.gov Land O’ Lakes, FL 34638 Phone: (813) 794-2651 In Tallahassee Fax: (813) 794-2326 Email: [email protected] The Governor Alison Crumbley Ron DeSantis 4th District, Member Four-year term expiring in 01/2023 Four-year term expiring 11/2020 The Capitol 7227 Land O’ Lakes Blvd. 400 South Monroe St. District School Board of Pasco County Tallahassee, FL 32399-0001 Land O’ Lakes, FL 34638 Phone: (850) 717-9337 Phone: (813) 794-3491 Fax: None listed on website Fax: None listed on pasco.k12.fl.us website Email: email through website: flgov.com Email: [email protected]

12 Ballantrae Communicator | Autumn 2019 Visit your CDD website at www.ballantraecdd.org Visit your CDD website at www.ballantraecdd.org Ballantrae Communicator | Autumn 2019 13 Follow these rules to get a CDD photo ID ‘swipe card’ Only photo ID “swipe cards” issued by the CDD Board of photo. A red box surrounds the photo on cards issued to Supervisors will open gated facilities within Ballantrae. minors (age 13-17). Nonresident adult caregiver card The card controls gate access (1) in Ballantrae Park to photos are enclosed in a blue box. the clubhouse and pool plus the basketball and tennis Residency and age documentation are required when courts, as well as (2) to the CDD-owned pool in Straiton. applying for any photo ID card: Everyone seeking an individual photo ID swipe card must be at least 13 years of age, show proof of age and CDD Proof of residency membership as described below. Home ownership: Ownership is automatically The CDD Board adopted the photo ID swipe card confirmed if a Ballantrae residence is owner-occupied and system in 2011 to address two main objectives sought by the name(s) of owner(s) appear on county tax records. If many of our CDD members: not, resident ownership can be proven with a copy of the To reduce crowding by limiting use to the paying property’s tax bill, or any other legal document confirming members of our CDD and approved guests. resident’s ownership. To foster peaceful enjoyment by allowing the CDD Board Rental status: Renter(s) must produce that part of their to suspend the privileges of those who disrupts usage of the lease bearing their name(s) and the Ballantrae residence facilities, misbehaves and/or refuses to follow posted rules. address, dates of tenancy and the name and signature of Swipe cards are only available at the clubhouse. The the property owner or manager. resident homeowner/renter must be present when any For other adults residing with resident homeowners or renters: they can prove co-residency with a driver’s license household member requests a photo ID card. The resident showing that Ballantrae address, or USPS mail delivered landowner/renter accepts responsibility for actions by in their name to that Ballantrae address. home card holders. For caregivers, visitors and nonresident CDD The process for adult residents to get a card takes only a members: produce a driver’s license showing their current few minutes: address or USPS mail delivered in their name to their Call the clubhouse (345-8565) to set an appointment or to current address. ask questions about getting a card. Bring proof of age and residency to the clubhouse from 9 Proof of age a.m. to 4 p.m. any day of the week and take “pot luck” if For adults: a valid driver’s license, other govern- maintenance staff is available to process your card(s). ment-issued photo ID or birth certificate. The following categories of photo ID cards are issued: For minors: A parent or legal guardian must Adult residents (18 and older) who document home accompany all minors seeking cards. The parent or ownership or rental in Ballantrae. guardian must show the minor’s birth certificate, Adults that those owners/renters document reside with state-issued photo ID or some other official document them (such as adult children). confirming (1) the adult’s custodial status and (2) the Minors between the ages of 13-17, for whom adult minor’s date of birth or age. landowner/renter members document custody and request Summary of main usage rules swipe cards. In applying for and then using a swipe ID card, Adults that those owners/renters identify as caregivers applicants acknowledge that cards belong to the CDD and to their minor child(ren) as described in the Caregiver form available at the clubhouse and online at the CDD website can be revoked for violation of CDD rules, including these: at ballantraecdd.org on the Other Documents tab at Cardholders will follow all posted rules for usage of CDD document # 31. property as well as direction given by any member of the Residents can obtain letters of access that allow a visitor Board of Supervisors, its staff and/or law enforcement. to use gated facilities for up to 14 days per visit twice a year Cardholders will use only their own ID card and will under the established rules. Resident applicant (with own show it to staff upon request. ID swipe card) and visitor (with own photo ID) must fill out Cardholders will not allow anyone else to use their card. an application available at the clubhouse or online at Other Cardholders will observe the daily opening/closing hours Documents # 32. for use of CDD facilities. Adult non-residents who wish to pay to become CDD Cardholders 18 years of age and older may bring in up to members can obtain an application at the clubhouse or at four “guests” (nonresidents or residents not in possession of Other Documents # 33. The annual non-resident user fee is their own ID card). Cardholder must remain on premises $1,800, non-refundable, for the period of Oct. 1-Sept. 30. A and supervise “guests” as long as any are on-site. pro-rated fee of $150/month shall be charged for those that Cardholders between 13-17 years of age are not allowed wish to purchase during the fiscal year. The first two photo ID cards per member household any “guests” at any time. resident are issued for free. Additional cards require Children under age 13 must at all times be accompanied pre-payment of a $5 fee. No “family" swipe cards are issued. and supervised by an adult cardholder, who must take all Each resident age 13 and older must have their own, children with them when they leave. individual swipe card with their photo, name and address. Caregivers are limited to bringing in as “guests” only the Adults receive cards with a green box around their child(ren) they are supervising on days of employment. •

14 Ballantrae Communicator | Autumn 2019 Visit your CDD website at www.ballantraecdd.org Information that’s worth repeating … The Communicator repeats or updates this page in most editions for the benefit of new residents and those who missed them before. They provide information on some state laws and county ordinances, while supplying some HOA and CDD information as well. We hope you find these items useful!

Avoid fines by irrigating right day, hours Residents are reminded that Pasco Those assigned days are: mandates that lawns only be watered Addresses with house numbers on one assigned day each week, and ending in 0 or 1 irrigate on Monday. then only during allowed hours. Those ending in 2 or 3, Tuesday. By confining your residential Those ending in 4 or 5, Wednesday. irrigation to your proscribed days and Those ending in 6 or 7, Thursday. pre-set hours, you can avoid fines of Those ending in 8 or 9, Friday. $100-$500 that can be imposed by the No weekend watering is allowed. county for residential irrigation The CDD Board has a variance that outside of approved hours and days. allows different parts of our Routine residential lawn watering community property to be irrigated on using sprinklers is restricted in Pasco Mondays through Saturdays. County to midnight to 8 a.m. or from 6 Thevarianceispostedonthe CDD p.m. to midnight – but not both – on website at ballantraecdd.org at the your assigned watering day. Other Documents tab at # 5. • Help to keep Ballantrae’s streets bright Ballantrae residents can call the clubhouse maintenance staff to report street light outages if residents provide the pole number. Weekly recycling Or, residents can report street light outages directly to Duke Energy by phone or online. nixes glass pickup It takes only a few minutes to report outages in your neighborhood Pasco County is now picking up to Duke, and to find out when they will be repaired. recycling every Wednesday in It helps to report both the pole number (on the street side of the pole) Ballantrae – sometimes as early as well as the address or intersection nearest the pole (especially for as 5 a.m. That means residents poles without numbers on Ballantrae and Mentmore blvds.). may wish to put theirs out the You can report outages to Duke Energy by calling (800) 228-8485. night before. Or go to the CDD website at ballantraecdd.org to the Other The Wednesday recycling Documents tab # 25. Fill out the form you will find there and send it. The pickup doesn’t affect normal trash process takes just a minute. You will receive a confirming email from pick up that continues on Duke in response. Normal repairs usually take just 2-3 days. • Tuesdays and Fridays. Residents can contact their trash hauler to order an optional Obey leash, scoop laws recycling bin. Or you can use your Wi-Fi at the pools Residents can be fined by the own container. You can connect your county each time they fail to “scoop the Recycling is accepted in any wireless device to the CDD’s poop” their dog’s deposits on someone containers with an official free WiFi network at the pools else’s property. recycling sticker, officials said. in Ballantrae Park and in Owners can also be fined if dogs are For more information on what Straiton. unleashed outside of an enclosed area can and can’t be recycled, visit In the park, search for – even if its in the owner’s front yard or bit.ly/PascoRecycling; call (727) connections and select the in the open garage. 856-4539; or e-mail “Ballantrae” SSID. Residents are also reminded it is [email protected]. At the Straiton pool, the illegal to scoop and drop dog waste Officials said glass will no longer be accepted. That’s because SSID is “Straiton”. into a neighbor’s garbage bin at thereisnoresalemarketfor The password for both is curbside. It is also illegal to toss recycled glass in Florida and “cypress1”. The password is all scooped bags into street gutters that lower case. • broken glass contaminates the will eventually pollute our ponds and recycling stream. • waterways. •

Visit your CDD website at www.ballantraecdd.org Ballantrae Communicator | Summer 2019 15 PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID TAMPA FL PERMIT #1741

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Braemar entrance: an example of before and after Photo above shows the Braemar entrance before it was rehabbed, while photo below shows the entrance after it and all other entrances were renovated. (See story on page 10.) Photo above shows a great deal of dead spots, bleached-out sod and dying plants – the normal expectation from 13-year-old landscaping. All plants in all village medians and the far side of the sidewalk were replaced. The old Bahai sod here was replaced with St. Augustine to keep sod green year round. Irrigation lines and equipment were also replaced. Above, at right behind the median, are six-foot tall plants that obstructed the view incoming motorists and pedestrians had of one another. New plants along the sidewalk will now be maintained at a height where motorists and pedestrians can see each other. Photo below also shows seasonal plantings at right end of median.

16 Ballantrae Communicator | Autumn 2019 Visit your CDD website at www.ballantraecdd.org