CELEBRATION NEWS TECHNOLOGYT E C H N O L O G Y • EDUCATIONE D U C A T I O N • PLACEP L A C E • HEALTHH E A L T H • COMMUNITYC O M M U N I T Y www.celebration.fl.us July 2018 A LOOK Celebrating Independence Day INSIDE As we turn to a new page on the calendar, it’s time encouraged to enjoy the (hopefully) great weather to start thinking about Independence Day and all and spend some time cooling off at one of the the ways you can enjoy America’s 242nd birthday. community pools, or perhaps gather with their neighbors in one of our many parks for a BBQ, The perfect way to kick off your day is by attending picnic or informal get-together. Other options for Celebration’s Independence Day parade. The annual a fun and frolicking afternoon could be a visit to march sponsored by the Celebration Residential a local waterpark, spending some time on a lake Owners Association (CROA), kicks off at 9 a.m. or even a trip to the beach. from 851 Celebration Avenue and traverses up Of course no Independence Day would be complete Christmas in July Celebration Avenue to Market Street, before ending at Lakeside Park. Residents, community groups and unless punctuated by fireworks. While there are See Pages 14 & 15 our local businesses are all invited to participate. no scheduled fireworks or activities in Celebration The enthusiastic spectators that line the route help during the evening, there are plenty of local options enhance the event in the Rockwellesque setting. if you want to catch the painting of the night sky. Following the morning festivities, residents are Continued on page 7 Concert Series Founders Day concert to See Page 43 feature Mac McAnally In some ways, award-winning songwriter, instrumen- His reluctance to talist, producer and artist Mac McAnally is a paradox. toot his own horn is a welcome anomaly He is beyond dispute one of the most respected these days - and musicians of our time. His peers have made that that makes his clear by honoring him as CMA Musician of the Year accomplishments for an unprecedented nine years and electing him even more Florida Pre-Teen Pageant to the Nashville Songwriters Halls of Fame, impressive. See Page 47 Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame, and Alabama Mac McAnally Music Hall of Fame. Mac will be making a return visit to Yet he is also one of the softest-spoken and Celebration as this year’s featured entertainer self-effacing figures anywhere on the public stage. at the November 9 Founders Day concert. In fact, despite decades of recording countless sessions, releasing solo albums, and writing a “Mac performed here as part of the July 4 festivities parade of hits that include No. 1 singles for Kenny in 2016,” stated J.R. Rupp, Communications & Chesney, Alabama, Sawyer Brown and Shenandoah, Lifestyle Director at Celebration Town Hall. Mac seems a little uncomfortable in the spotlight. Continued on page 5 INDEX Permit No. 40084 No. Permit 2Town News Orlando, FL Orlando, 17 Events & Recreation Paid 29 Community U.S. Postage Postage U.S. 37 Groups/Events PRSRT STD PRSRT 47 School Real Estate 2 Tow n News July Meetings Governance Organizations - July 2018 - July CROA Workshop Celebration CCDD Workshop For detailed descriptions of the entities that play a role Monday, July 2, 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 10, 6:30 p.m. in the governance of Celebration, please visit 851 Celebration Ave. 313 Campus St. www.celebration.fl.us and view the community page. CROA - Celebration Residential Owners Association Celebration CCDD Meeting CROA Workshop 407-566-1200 • [email protected] Monday, July 16, 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 17, 6:30 p.m. 851 Celebration Ave. 313 Campus St. CNOA - Celebration Non-Residential Owners Association 407-566-1200 • [email protected] CROA Meeting Wednesday, July 25, 6 p.m. CJC - Celebration Joint Committee CELEBRATION NEWS CELEBRATION 851 Celebration Ave. 407-566-1200 • [email protected] Meeting times subject to change Meeting times subject to change CCDD - Celebration Community Development District Celebration News 407-566-1935 • FAX 407-566-4128 • [email protected] 851 Celebration Ave. Publisher ECDD - Enterprise Community Development District Celebration, Florida 34747 Steve Waring 407-566-4132 • FAX 407-566-4128 • [email protected] Phone: 407-566-1200 Editor TCC - The Celebration Company e-mail: celebration.news@ J. R. Rupp celebrationtownhall.com 407-566-1900 Art Director Celebration News is the official Scott Zwiebel Celebration Board of Directors newsletter of Celebration and Advertising & Sponsorship David Anderson, President Jack McLaughlin, Director is published monthly. 407-566-1200 Debie McDonald, Vice President Jackson Mumey, Director [email protected] Back Issues Brian Kensil, Treasurer Vaughn Roberts, Director Visit the communications Kevin Kirby, Secretary section of the Front Porch website at www.celebration.fl.us to view back issues of Emergency Phone Numbers Celebration News. Town Hall Emergency Number: 866-621-4337 (after hours) New To Celebration? Emergency: 911 Celebration Town Hall Osceola County Sheriff: 407-348-2222 (non-emergency) Monday – Friday, 9 a.m.– 5:30 p.m. Saturday–Sunday, 10 a.m.– 5 p.m. Trash Schedule Recycle Day 851 Celebration Avenue Trash needs to be within Wednesday for all villages 407-566-1200 4 feet of the alley or curb 1) Plastics [email protected] before 7 a.m. on the scheduled (#1 and #2, no caps) Here you can obtain these necessities: day. Recycle bins are to be 2) Metal cans, tin cans • Forms to request changes to your property • Resident’s pass kept in your garage except 3) Aluminum Cans • Community website access • Community newsletters on the scheduled trash day. 4) Newspaper • Parks & Recreation information • Veterans Memorial Bricks Call Celebration Sanitation 5) White paper (print paper) • More Services (trash) at 6) Please place all cardboard 321-939-1805 to arrange out with your normal Celebration Parks & Recreation for bulk pickup or for more recycling Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.– 5:30 p.m. information on trash totes and 7) Glass 851 Celebration Avenue recycle bins. Thank you for 407-566-1200 your continued cooperation! [email protected] Yard Waste Day Wednesday for all villages Stop in for your: Trash Pick-up · Community Directory Mondays and Thursdays Yard waste must be tied up · Memorial Garden for North Village, in a plastic bag and not 610 Sycamore St., Suite 110 · Foundation Scholarships Celebration Village, exceed 50 pounds. Branches (in the Seminole building Lake Evalyn, West Village behind SunTrust Bank · Concert Series Information and limbs must be tied up and from Celebration Ave.) and Tickets and parts of East Village less than 4 feet long. No logs · Information on WINGS, or tree trunks. (You must be Monday– Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays New Urbanism and Campus Express for Aquila Reserve, parts able to close the lid.) Phone: 407-566-1234 · Thriving In Place Information of East Village, Artisan Park, Fax: 407-566-1264 and Membership South Village and Spring Lake 3 Community updates NEWS CELEBRATION from the CROA Board Welcome to July in Celebration! Your Celebration Residential Owners Association (CROA) Board of Directors continues striving to maintain the high quality of living - July 2018 - July experience for all of our residents, with its attention to reviewing and enhancing the wide variety of activities and services. Our nation’s founders had a strong desire for an engaged citizenry, and consistent with this desire, your Board also seeks your engagement on two dimensions of our community: involvement and governance. From the “involvement” perspective, kick off the month with your attendance at the annual July 4th Parade through Celebration’s downtown streets. You will also find events sponsored by other HandymanHandyman groups throughout the day, including an afternoon concert. Take a look at the various activities sponsored throughout the William Benjamin month, advertised elsewhere in the Celebration News. You will soon see new furniture at some of the pool facilities, as well Carpentry, Painting as landscape enhancements at several parks; also, the new Plumbing & Electrical playground equipment approved a month ago should be installed soon. You may also be interested in the results of the May 2018 30 years experience resident survey; with over 800 residents responding to this fifth quarterly survey, you can read (in this edition of the Celebration FREE ESTIMATES News as well as online) their review of the community standards process as well as life overall in Celebration. 24 hour service Cell: 321-746-3828 Regarding “governance,” you are encouraged to attend (or view on-line) the monthly Board meetings as well as the twice-month- ly Board workshops. If you want more detail, take a look at the materials used by your Board to make decisions; these are all available online in a linked format for ease of review. You can review upcoming agendas of discussion topics, and share your thoughts by attending or contacting us. We also encourage you to attend the meetings of our five standing committees meetings (Architectural Review, Covenants, Special Events, Recreation and Dog Park); also consider signing up to join a committee as space becomes available. Blending both of these dimensions, these summer months involve active planning for the 2019 CROA Budget for our homeowners association. We are already starting the process of reviewing expenditures and making plans for the coming year. A guiding factor for our decisions revolves around the level of service wanted for our community. With the development of the Athletic and Recreation Fields, we are using most of the existing reserve funds, so prioritization with the 2019 budget will be critical.