The Meadoword, December 2011
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Meadoword December 2011 Volume 29, Number 12 The To FREE Meadoword MeadowordThe 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 • December 2011 MCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Assembly Committee Anthony Sawyer, Esq., President Sarasota County Executive Director of Emergency Bob Friedlander, Vice President Ginny Coveney, Treasurer Services addresses Assembly Bill Hoegel, Secretary By Claire Coyle—Chairperson Dr. Bill Grubb Jerry Hilmes We were honored to have All Meadows residents are Joy Howes Michael Suarez, Executive Director invited to share in a bit of holiday Jo Evans of Sarasota County Emergency cheer at the Annual Meadows Paul Mercier Services as our guest speaker at Christmas Party on Friday, COMMITTEES the November 16 meeting of the December 9 at 7:00 pm. Bob Assembly of Property Owners Assembly of Property Owners. Moffitt will provide the music for Claire Coyle, Chairperson His overview of the fire, rescue, the evening, and you can count Anthony Sawyer, Esq., Liaison and other emergency management on having a chance to sing a few Budget and Finance procedures was very informative to Christmas favorites. Come on out Jerry Schwarzkopf, Chairperson our audience. and meet your neighbors for an Bob Friedlander, Liaison MCA Budget and Finance evening of food and fun. Community Activities Committee Chairperson Jerry The Ginny Coveney, Chairperson Schwarzkopf also presented the Meadows Assembly meets again Emergency Preparedness 2012-2013 MCA budget to the Christmas Party January 18, 2012 Dr. Harry Shannon, Chairperson assembled delegates. Benderson Development Dr. Bill Grubb, Liaison Be sure to join the Assembly in December 9 UPDATE Maintenance welcoming in the Holidays at… 7:00 pm All invited to stay for coffee, refreshments, and Bob Friedlander, Cochairperson conversation after the meeting Jo Evans, Cochairperson Memorial Garden John Spillane, Chairperson Restrictions Bill Hoegel, Chairperson Jerry Hilmes, Liaison Safety John Spillane, Chairperson Joy Howes, Liaison Governmental Affairs/Special Projects Anthony Sawyer, Esq., Special Advisor Subscription Rates The subscription rate for The Meadoword re- flects a cost due to recent increases in postage, labor, and materials: USA ....................... $2.00 per month Canada .................. $2.50 per month Foreign .................. $5.00 per month Submission Guidelines Letters to the Editor • Letters must be signed and include a return address. • Issues must be of interest to a large n Village Lake—Two great units. n 5679 Sheffield Greene—Wonderful sunny, n 4957 Rutland Gate— Pool home, loads of portion of The Meadows. 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Another year that a street, there was a rebuilt levy without a hurricane experience. wall. The bus driver said that part Are we lucky or what? However, of the levy had breached, flooding a cautionary tale is that Mother that entire area. To myself I said, Nature does not have a calendar, “Please get us out of here.” and, thus, does not observe the To make a long story short, the June 1 to November 30 routine. In devastation caused by Hurricane fact, there have been hurricanes Katrina was something to behold. in Florida that occurred after As you may recall, Hurricane November 30. The moral of the Katrina occurred in 2005. It was story is that we should not count the costliest disaster and one of the eggs until the chicken does its the five deadliest hurricanes in “Old Fashioned Service” work. the history of the United States. I would like to write about Approximately 1,836 people died, Experienced Rental and Sales Specialists luck and preparation when and the property damage was in the who KNOW The Meadows! addressing the issue of hurricanes. vicinity of 81 billion dollars. Seasonal and Annual rentals available. For personal Al Capone once reportedly I know that some of the service, call the experts you already know… stated “It is good to have a good elements in New Orleans that argument, but to have a good Betty Ann Sullivan, Peg Schmitt, contributed to devastation are argument and a gun is even better.” not necessarily present in our and Shirley Cuddy As it applies to our case, it is good immediate area—for example, Lake You know where we are … to be lucky, but it is much better to Pontchartrain, a canal system, and be lucky and well-prepared. 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