Tampa Palms Blvd Will Be Paved Councilman Viera Saves the Day
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Year End 2019 Tampa Palms Blvd Will Be Paved Councilman Viera Saves The Day Tampa Palms Blvd Needed Help Winter Hours & More (Pg 2) Tampa Palms Blvd. is in terrible shape, uncomfortable to drive and even unsafe in places. The area in red to the left is the worst and that is the portion that is in Tampa Palms. TPWC Plans Roadway surface has deteriorated and is worsening A Festive Finish • Substantial longitudinal and transverse cracking (Page 3) • Alligator / fatigue cracks / areas of edge raveling • Deep potholes that reappear even after repairs Funding the needed repairs was hampered by among other “Community things County Commissioner White’s law suit to over-turn Resource the voter approved Transportation Tax. The project was Guide” (Page 4) not in the original FY 2019-20 Budget. Seeing the need, Councilman Viera stepped up and with Protected Species the help of the City Transportation Director created and In Tampa Palms approved a plan which will rehabilitate Tampa Palms Blvd (Page 5) in Tampa Palms and TPOST 3. • Project design in 2020 (using CIP funds on hand) Entries Get Ready • Construction is anticipated to follow in FY 2020-21 For The Holidays (P age 5) The project will include a comprehensive plan to improve the drivability with drainage and pavement reconstruction. Of equal importance will be the safety elements of the New Shopping and Complete Streets design including: Entertainment (Pages 6 & 7) • Sharrows / bike lanes • Speed-reducing lane widths • Improved crossings for Tampa’s Winter pedestrians at Compton Village for 2019 (Page 12) Coming Soon PAGE 2 It’s Hard To Believe With 90 Degree Days But Celebrating The Holidays ….. Winter Is Coming The TPOA maintains the same hours year-round. Residents In celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday, all Tampa can enjoy Hampton Park and the facilities at Compton Park Palms parks will close November 27th at Noon and as follows: they will be closed all day Thursday November 28th, reopening Friday November 29th. Compton & Hampton Hours 8 AM - 9 PM* Although the parks will reopen Friday, November 29th Mon - Thurs the TPOA business offices will be closed and reopen 8 - 10 * Monday, December 2nd. Fri - Sat Sunday The following schedule is in place for the December 8 AM - 8 PM* holidays: • All parks close at Noon Tuesday December 24th * The Compton Park Pool opens at 9 AM everyday and reopen Thursday, Dec 26th. weather permitting but only if there are residents wishing • All parks will close at Noon on December 31st and reopen on Thursday, January 2nd. to swim. Compton Parties Compton Pool Opening Rules Compton will be bustling with holi- 1. The pool is covered each night with a heat-saving cover. day party activity in the coming 2. The pool will not open until the outside air temperature, weeks. measured at Compton Park with an outdoor thermometer, Please drive with extra care through reaches a minimum of 50 degrees. the parking lots so that no one’s holiday spirit is dampened by an 3. Even if the temperature reaches 50 degrees, the pool cov- accident. er will not be removed unless residents have indicated In particular please observe the no parking rules that they wish to swim at which time the park attendants around the building entrances. will open the pool. 4. If it is raining, stormy or windy, the pool cover will not Holiday Lighting Coming Soon be removed. Tampa Palms will soon sparkle with thousands of tiny lights again. Opening the pool during the winter months is time consum- The main entry illumination should begin the weekend ing due to the heat-saving pool cover. Safe removal requires after Thanksgiving and the deer and wreaths will soon about thirty minutes. It is suggested that on cold mornings follow during the first week of December. any resident interested in swimming do the following: • Call Compton Park to inquire if the temperature has reached 50 degrees. • Advise the park staff that they wish to swim and ask the staff to uncover the pool. • Residents should expect that the pool will be open within 30 minutes of their call. Our Tampa Palms Professional Staff PAGE 3 Tampa Palms Women's Club Enjoys A Festive Finish to 2019 A New Tradition In the Making? A TPWC Tradition Great Bowls of Fire - The Chili Cook-Off Charities Awards & Potluck Luncheon What a Fall Festival it was! Everyone brought their “A - Thursday, Dec 5th (11 AM) the TPWC will share their game” chili recipes for a Sunday afternoon of great fun and famous potluck luncheon (everyone brings their special great food. treats and dishes) with representatives of the charities that are supported during the year. From Lone Star State fiery to something less incendiary, every recipe was a gem and a R.I.C.H House: (Resources in Communi- great time was had by all. ty Hope) run by the Tampa Police De- partment A safe haven for youth in the city’s most economically challenged areas. Kids & Canines: A great, caring organization that helps transform the lives of our at-risk youth. Heart F.E.L.T. Their name stands for “Feeding Empty Little Tum- mies” Provides food over weekends & school breaks to low-income stu- dents in our area. Oasis Pregnancy Care Centers: Exists to serve families in need of answers, support & that help Choose One Food Option For Each Member & Guest with pregnancies. 1) Chicken Piccata with Lemon and Capers We donate to their Safe Parenting Initiative that funds 2) Pork Tenderloin Medallions with Michigan Cherry cribs, car seats and breast pumps. Sauce 3) Atlantic Salmon Filet with Maple Glaze 4) Vegan / Vegetarian Menu RESERVATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 27th $50 for each member and guest Please complete this RSVP form, mail it & your check payment to: Tampa Palms Women’s Club, c/o Beth Hatfield, 404A Howard Ave, Lakeland, FL 33815 For more info, contact Beth, her phone & email are in the TPWC Directory PAGE 4 Teamwork Makes All The Difference Shared Resident Support The TPOA and the Tampa TPOA CDD Palms CDD serve the same Clerical Support For TPOA constituency, the owners and residents of Tampa Palms. Operations (25%) There are a number of ways that the two organizations Personnel √ cooperatively share responsibilities for the common Pro Rata Salary √ good of the community. Park Attendant Management The most visible facet of that cooperation is reflected in CDD & TPOA Parks the sharing of clerical staff: the CDD’s administrative Hiring √ assistant provides support to the TPOA’s team of prop- Training √ erty managers in the areas of deed restriction and modi- Resident Reservations √ fications correspondence and negotiates the TPOA’s Scheduling √ insurance policies. Staff Salary √ √ Opens & Closes Amberly Park √ These shared services save the TPOA the cost of staffing such a position, and the non-trivial costs of providing Irrigation TPOA Park space for additional staff. Compton Park Other examples of that cooperation include the TPOA Non-Potable Water (No Cost) √ Community Manager oversees park staff for the CDD’s Maintenance √ Hampton Park, taking pavilion reservations for Hampton Timers & Hardware √ and Amberly parks and managing opening and closing Snipe Sign Pick-Up of the Amberly Park restrooms each day. Weekdays √ These shared services save the CDD the cost of dupli- Weekends √ cate staffing of such a position, which would be substan- Community Newsletter tial even on a part-time basis. Prepared & Printed √ In addition, in many ways Tampa Palms is a hybrid Mailed To All Residents √ community. Tampa Palms is not fully serviced by the 50-50 Cost Sharing √ √ City of Tampa for its municipal needs - such as are the Office & Meeting Storage communities of Forest Hills, or Seminole Heights. Meeting Prep √ Meeting Media Storage √ Tampa Palms is also not a fully independent gated com- munity - such as are Arbor Greene, or Hunters Green- Whiteboard Storage √ where municipal services do not include streets, side- Holiday Decorations - Entries walks, streetlights or storm water. Provides Decorations √ Tampa Palms uniquely receives some / many municipal services (streets, water, police, fire, Provides the Power √ storm water, wastewater, streetlights) through Provides Storage For Holiday the City of Tampa. Decorations & Deer √ Similarly, many services are provided by Full Community Resource Guide Can Be Hillsborough County (most notably garbage collection and disposal) but also mainte- Found Online at nance of BB Downs through Tampa Palms. http://www.tpoa.net/Whotocall.pdf PAGE 5 Getting Ready For The Holidays It Begins With Protecting The Ponds The Entrances Are Ready Did you know that Tampa Palms is home to many special For the first time since the BB Downs construction began and protected species of wildlife? more than five years ago, Tampa Palms can welcome the holidays with no orange cones, or work-in-progress entry The Tampa Palms community (the TPOA and CDD) amenities maintains a robust program to protect the waters of the State of Florida and does so under a NPDES Municipal The Fall mums Separate Storm Sewer Systems (NPDES MS4) permit are a welcoming which is administered by the Fla DEP. sight, even if the heat is more like The purpose of these protections of the public waters and summer than a environments is in part to safeguard the many species of true Fall. wildlife present in the area, particularly those in the ponds. Trash thrown in the street flows to the inlets and then to the ponds where it damages the water and kills wildlife. The main entries are blazing with colorful There are many levels of “protected” annuals, fully visible • Federal Endangered, across eight lanes of • Federal Threatened, traffic. • State Threatened, or Species of Special Concern.