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March 2018 Volume 36, Number 03 The To FREE Meadoword MeaThe doword PUBLISHED BY THE MEADOWS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND EDUCATION FOR MEADOWS RESIDENTS MANASOTA, FL MANASOTA, U.S. POSTAGE PRESORTED STANDARD PERMIT 61 PAID 2 The Meadoword • March 2018 MCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Notes From the Claire Coyle, President Marilyn Maleckas, Vice President Jan Lazar, Treasurer Malcolm Hay, Secretary President’s Desk Bob Clark Bruce Ferretti Claire Coyle—MCA President Hal Poschmann Dr. Bart Levenson We agreed to work with the club our resources, including The Meadows Fernando Viteri A Year of Change and the developers and to approve Country Club, Aviva—Campus for COMMITTEES and Challenge the use of the units, contingent upon Senior Living, The Meadows Shopping Assembly of Property Owners their agreeing to work within all our Village and Tarpon Point Nursing and Mike Mazur, Chair It is hard to believe that my first covenants and agreeing that nothing Rehabilitation. Claire Coyle, Liaison year as President of the MCA is coming would be constructed without our While we are hard at work on Communications Claire Coyle, Chair to a close. What a year it has been! approval. They also agreed to give us developing the Plan, the Renaissance Community Activities and We formed several new committees $1 million for a new activities center is already happening. Individual home Involvement to help get the strategic plan, which was for the community. owners and condo associations are Marilyn Maleckas, Chair approved in 2016, put into action. What We already had our strategic plan revitalizing their landscaping. Several Finance and Budget have those committees achieved so far? in place and our work teams ready associations have installed new lighting Jan Lazar, Chair • The volunteer committee led when the club and the MCA agreed or are in the process of doing so. Pavers Fining Hearing Panel by Bruce Ferretti was formed to that this new agreement was not quite are replacing asphalt drives and trucks Marvin Glusman & Joy Howes, Cochairs encourage more Meadows residents to right. We had built a solid working transporting staff and materials of Long Range Planning Malcolm Hay, Chair get actively involved in our community. relationship with the club and were roofers, painters and renovation teams Maintenance As a result of this effort, more than able to quickly take the direction we can be seen on nearly every block. Aviva Jo Evans, Chair 60 new volunteers signed up for their got from the community to protect our hosted several events at the MCA, and Bruce Ferretti, Liaison choice of committees and have been green space. the MCA has conducted programs at Personnel helping with specific projects. The executive committees of the Aviva and the country club, to which all Claire Coyle, Chair • A new activities committee, at club and the MCA meet regularly to residents were invited. Standards first chaired by Bob Clark and now develop a vision for the future that You can feel the excitement in Bob Clark, Chair chaired by Marilyn Maleckas, is key secures the finances of the club while the air. More residents are joining in Best Kept Bud & Lesley Totten, Cochairs to planning for the proposed amenities protecting the finances of the MCA. and enjoying community events, and Safety center and is responsible for some of the This future vision includes offering we are creating new events. We have John Spillane, Chair programs that are bringing new life into new and upgraded amenities and made a beginning and are positioned to Bart Levenson, Liaison our community. activities to both club members and move ahead in 2018. The Meadows is Emergency Preparedness • Marilyn Maleckas also heads residents, and it includes enhancing a wonderful place to live, and with the John Spillane, Chair the new community involvement team, the appearance of the entire Meadows support and participation of more and which coordinated The Meadows’ property. It has all become a part of our more community members, it just keeps participation in the 2017 World Rowing Renaissance Plan, the master plan for getting better. The Meadoword Championships at Benderson Park last our unique community that builds on all Community News Source of The Meadows September. Initiated in 1983 • To help focus our communications Publisher: Frances Rippcondi, in the community, we formed a new MCA General Manager communications team to work with our The Meadows Community Communications Director: Carlene Cobb staff. Together, they have done a great Proofers: Kathy Gibson, Sandy Truman Distribution: MCA job of creating and sharing a series Association of articles that highlight individuals MEADOWS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Vision—To be known as a well-maintained, welcoming, 2004 Longmeadow and associations in The Meadows Sarasota, Florida 34235 who are enthusiastically engaging in safe community with up-to-date housing, activities, and Phone 377-2300 • Fax 377-2248 the Renaissance Plan by improving [email protected] their homes. The communications services designed to meet the needs of all residents http://www.themeadowssarasota.org committee also suggested expanding our electronic messaging and developed Mission—To preserve the property values, ambiance, a policy to guide our digital media and vitality of our community Submission Guidelines communications. • We renamed the restrictions Letters to the Editor Strategies—Formulate a plan to modernize housing • Letters must be signed and include committee, now standards, to a return address. emphasize the work this team does in stock Coordinate with the club on its redevelopment • Issues must be of interest to a large setting standards for our community’s portion of The Meadows. effort and explore opportunities to expand • Obscene or derogatory remarks will appearance. Under the guidance of not be published. Bob Clark, the standards committee activities offered by MCA • We reserve the right to edit letters in the interest of space or to refuse recognizes individuals who improve and publication. maintain their properties, and it assures Articles and Monthly Columns that all residents abide by the rules and We welcome submissions from our standards of The Meadows. Meadows residents for publication in • The new personnel committee The Meadoword. Articles should be of general interest to the community. under my direction has developed new We copy edit all articles for accuracy, staff performance review policies and content, style, and length and will not reviewed many of our personnel and publish articles that contain offensive material or inaccurate information. Ar- salary policies. ticles must be received by the posted It was fortuitous that we had this deadline for publication in the following month’s edition. infrastructure in place when the country Submissions are published at the club management approached us in discretion of the MCA. August. They reported that the proposed deal to sell the rezoned land adjacent to the clubhouse and plans to construct Subscription Rates The subscription rate for The Meadoword 180 units there had collapsed. They said reflects a cost due to recent increases in post- they were considering a new deal with age, labor, and materials: the same developer that would include USA ....................... $2.00 per month Canada .................. $3.50 per month the sale of all the assets of the club and Europe ................... $6.25 per month involve as many as 520 additional units. The Meadoword • March 2018 3 THINKING OF SELLING? WE CAN SAVE YOU MONEY! OUR 2/4/6% Brokerage Fees might save you thousands. 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