TO ALL A HEALTHY AND HAPPY NEW YEAR - 2018

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UCO REPORTER - JANUARY 2017 EDITION - LIVE IN CYBERSPACE

UCO Reporter 2017, January Edition, December 30, 2017 by ucopresident

UCO OPEN MEETINGS - JANUARY, 2018

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this holiday season

The best I found that would say it all.

Bob & Bella

GREAT WEEKLY REPORTS BY THE CAM

I just read the latest weekly report by our CAM, Donald Foster. In a word, these reports are terrific, and the photos add so much. If you have a computer and Internet, you should subscribe to Dave Israel's "Information Forward Initiatives." (I always gulp at this fancy term, straight out of the government or the military if you ask me. It just means communique or news bulletin.) To receive it costs nothing, and it keeps you up to date on what is going on in the Village. Busy though Donald is, he is faithful to send the report every week.

A picture is worth a thousand words. This is borne out in the latest report, which shows several dumpster locations where trash has been piled up IN FRONT of a dumpster, preventing the truck from emptying that dumpster on its latest run. I imagine the residents don't like that! Other examples of the wrongful disposal of trash are shown as well.

Great job, Donald, and thank you.

FOR ALL OUR NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS THAT CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS

HOLIDAY GREETINGS TO ALL FROM IRV RIKON

I want to wish everyone a waning Happy Chanukah and waxing Merry Christmas. To my embarrassment, I forgot my password(s) for the blog, so Lanny has posted this for me along with his greetings. Somewhere among my notes, I have a password, but I've so many passwords, my passwords have passwords! A Happy, Merry, Healthy to you all!   —Irv  

Century Village Is a Great Place to Live −  Let’s Keep It That Way!

Run for UCO Office: March 2, 2018

Century Village unit owners, you have decades of work experience and life skills. Put them to good use as a leader in your community and still have time to enjoy your retirement

Positions open: President, 2 VPs, Treasurer, Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretary and 10 Executive Board positions

·      Eligibility: Any member of UCO who resides in Century Village a minimum of nine months each year

·      Bio Submission Deadline: via email only by January 31, 2018 to ruthdreiss@comcast.net. Don’t wait. Get those bios in now!

·      Bio Information: Name, Association, Office You Seek, Education, Work Experience, Military if applicable, UCO/CV Experience (250 words max for Exec Board, flex for Officers)

·      Nominations from the Floor to be held at February 2 Delegate Assembly

·      Vote March 2 at 8 AM in Clubhouse prior to Delegate Assembly

Make a difference in Century Village!

OPERATIONS COMMITTEE - DECEMBER 19, 2017 - LIVE IN CYBERSPACE

Newly approved amendments

We have a question and would appreciate an answer as soon as possible. After amendments have been approved and legally processed should a copy of the new amendments be sent out to all the association condo owners. We have conflicting ideas among the board officers on how to proceed with this matter. Thank you

TO ALL OUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS THAT CELEBRATE HANUKKAH

ROCKY AND THE ROLLERS - SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16 AT 8 PM - CLUBHOUSE THEATER - GET YOUR TICKETS

BROADBAND COMMITTEE MEETING - DECEMBER 13, 2017 - LIVE IN CYBERSPACE

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

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RESIDENT'S HOLIDAY CONCERT

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WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE A FOSTER GRANDPARENT

Town Hall-Foster Grandparents from David B. Israel on Vimeo.

SEASONS GREETINGS FROM YOUR UCO PRESIDENT AND ALL OF THE VOLUNTEERS

SEASONS GREETINGS from David B. Israel on Vimeo.

PEARL HARBOUR - DO NOT FORGET - DECEMBER 7, 1941

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A DATE THAT WILL LIVE IN INFAMY

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DELEGATE ASSEMBLY - DECEMBER 1, 2017 - LIVE IN CYBERSPACE

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UCO REPORTER DECEMBER 2017 EDITION - LIVE IN CYBERSPACE

UCO Operations 2017, UCO Reporter December Edition 2017, December 2, 2017 by ucopresident_2130533 on Scribd

Concerning the Sussex resident who does not always see the yellow light on the rover security vehicle.

Thank you to all, who serve on the security committee and to those who take the time to attend the meetings.

Concerning the Sussex resident who does not always see the yellow light on the rover security vehicle.

These are my observations, regarding the 3^rd shift roaming vehicle patrol, which I believe works a shift from 11:30 pm to 7:30 am:

When Vince is working Wednesday to Sunday, his presence is predominant, throughout the shift. The yellow light is always on, unless he decides to turn it off for a reason.

Vince rides with his window down, which allows him to hear things, such as cries for help and to smell things such as smoke. Excellent safety and security protection.

I have only seen the other 3^rd shift rover once, on the other two days that Vince is not working.

The one instance, I saw this (Monday and Tuesday) vehicle was around 6am, no yellow light, windows up. Please understand the Monday Tuesday shift mostly occurs during the hours of Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.

This apparent situation, the absence of a roaming security vehicle, two days a week, maybe what the woman in Sussex is trying to convey.

I think it is very comforting when residents who happen to be awake in their units, during the hours of 12 am to 6 am, see a yellow light move across a wall or ceiling.

It gives them a chance to reflect on the fact that someone out there, is looking out for their safety. It is a secure feeling, especially comparing it to the feeling one has, when there is the absence of the yellow light.

This might be a good time to address and conundrum I am experiencing concerning leaving the village during the hours of 3^rd shift. A driver in a car must stop and show ID to leave the Haverhill gate, but a rider on a bike can pass without showing ID.

I jog the perimeter road from 3:00 am to 4:20 am and I have seen some very sketchy bike riders in the village and some sketchy walkers.

One particular bike rider, was dressed like a cat burglar, couldn’t keep his bike in a straight line, couldn’t find his way to the Haverhill exit, his eyes looked like kaleidoscopes and it wasn’t liquor, he stopped me for directions and when he was seen leaving the Haverhill gate, he was never asked for his ID.

Riders and walkers have available to them the option, with the assistance of the darkness, of quietly walking or peddling around the bar at the “closed” Okeechobee gate.

I would much rather know what this bike rider’s name is and what his business in the village is and have it logged and documented, than getting the history on someone driving to St. Mary’s hospital to work 3^rd shift.

If the exiting of bicyclists, is considered of no concern to Century Village and there is no desire to inquire about who they are, is currently standard procedure, this policy needs to be revised, as well as, requiring the yellow light on the rover be on, during the dark hours, seven days a week.

All and all, I would say the security in Century Village is very good.

OPERATIONS COMMITTEE - NOVEMBER 28, 2017 - LIVE IN CYBERSPACE

SECURITY COMMITTEE - DECEMBER 1, 2017 - LIVE IN CYBERSPACE

JENNIFER CUNHA ESQ. - CLASSES FOR BOARD MEMBERS

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Email address.
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W.P.R.F. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR CV RESIDENTS

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LAP POOL QUESTION

Does anyone know the actual length of the lap pool by the clubhouse?

BID & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE - 22 NOVEMBER, 2017 - LIVE IN CYBERSPACE

BIRDIES, A VERY FUNNY COMMENTARY BY IRV RIKON

Irv Rikon recently sent a commentary on birds to the Reporter. It had me in stitches laughing, so I posted it on Blog No. 2 (I though it might be a little long for Blog No. 1). Check it out!   --Lanny Howe

Firehouse Gate

Even after being told that this is not an exit, he continued

Is this not Trespassing?

He actually asked, "Are you going to give me a ride to my truck?"

Security was called and they said they were sending someone, a half hour later, I left thinking, is this what we call security? How did this person get in to begin with? Is this an illegal "visitor"?

BROADBAND SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING NOVEMBER 15, 2017 - LIVE IN CYBERSPACE

DEALING WITH DIFFICULT PEOPLE - BY DAVID ST. JOHN - ESQ.

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The time fast approaches for our Annual Meetings, so I thought the following item by Attorney St. John might be useful:

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NOTICE OF CHANGE - MARK FRIEDMAN CLASS - WHY AMEND YOUR DOCUMENTS - NOVEMBER 29, 2017

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WANT CAPTIONS? WE'LL GIVE YOU CAPTIONS!

Poor Dave Israel. He complained that the captions for the photos in his article "Dome of Light" were missing, and he is right, we missed the ball at the Reporter on that one. They would have helped a lot. But we may have the solution, discussed last night, and our CAM, Donald Foster, helped with some refinements. We'll put Dave's articles on very technical subjects in comic strip form and use those little balloons for captions. And every once in a while (this was Donald's suggestion) we will leave the balloons blank for the reader to fill in. This could even be done as a kind of Q & A: See if you filled in the balloons correctly; answers on page 17. We are a little afraid to run this by Joy Vestal—in fact, Donald has skipped town today. He and Chris are headed for the Brazilian jungles for a week. From one jungle to another....

FIND THE COST OF FREEDOM BURIED IN THE GROUND - REMEMBER VETERANS DAY - NOVEMBER 11, 2017

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BROADBAND COMMITTEE MEETING - NOVEMBER 8, 2017 - LIVE IN CYBERSPACE

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Not a bad idea for CV pools, Public noodles :-)

DELEGATE ASSEMBLY - NOVEMBER 3, 2017 - LIVE IN CYBERSPACE

         UCO BUDGET 2018 - PASSED BY LARGE MAJORITY

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SECURITY COMMITTEE MEETING - NOVEMBER 3, 2017 - LIVE IN CYBERSPACE

UCO OPEN MEETINGS - DECEMBER 2017

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NOTICE OF LOCAL ROAD CLOSINGS PER MAYOR PAULETTE BURDICK

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REVISED

Road Closures

Due to Grade Crossing Maintenance

 

The following announcements have been updated.  

 

Lucerne Avenue (SR-802) and Florida East Coast Railroad (Brightline/All Aboard Florida) (City of Lake Worth)

Westbound traffic will be detoured south via South Federal Highway or South Dixie Highway to 6th Avenue South, then west to South A Street and north to Lake Worth Road/Lake Avenue.  Local traffic will be detoured at North G Street north to 3rd Ave North, then west to North A Street, then south to Lake Worth Road (SR-802)/Lake Avenue. 

THIS WORK HAS BEEN CANCELLED AND WILL BE RESCHEDULED AT A FUTURE DATE.

 

Okeechobee Boulevard (SR-704) (Eastbound) and Florida East Coast Railroad (Brightline/All Aboard Florida) (City of West Palm Beach)

Okeechobee Boulevard (SR 704) will be closed to eastbound traffic at the Florida East Coast Railroad from 7 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4, until 6 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017.  Eastbound traffic will be detoured north via Australian Avenue or Tamarind Avenue to Banyan Boulevard, then east to South Quadrille Boulevard and south to Okeechobee Boulevard (SR-704).

 

An alternate detour will detour traffic south on Parker Avenue to Belvedere Road, then east to South Dixie Highway, then north to Okeechobee Boulevard.

 

 

Regards,

 

Paulette Burdick, Mayor

County Commissioner

District Two



UCO OPEN MEETINGS - NOVEMBER 2017

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SEARCH-NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING - NOVEMBER 1, 2017 - LIVE IN CYBERSPACE

OPERATIONS COMMITTEE - OCTOBER 31, 2017 - LIVE IN CYBERSPACE

UCO REPORTER - NOVEMBER 2017 EDITION - LIVE IN CYBERSPACE

UCO Reporter 2017, November 2017 Edition, October 27, 2017 by ucopresident_2130533 on Scribd

GET SCAM SMART - BE S.A.F.E.

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DIVISION OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION - DBPR SEMINARS - FOR BOARD MEMBERS AND ALL UNIT OWNERS - NOT TO BE MISSED

CONDOMINIUM CLASSES AT CV CLUBHOUSE

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION WILL HOLD A SERIES OF SEMINARS FOR CENTURY VILLAGE HOMEOWNERS DURING NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER.

ALL CV HOMEOWNERS, AND ESPECIALLY ASSOCIATION DIRECTORS, ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND.

SEMINAR SCHEDULE:

LEGISLATIVE UPDATES (DIVISION'S PERSPECTIVE)-  Wednesday, 11/1, 12:30-1:30PM, Meeting Room C

COMPLAINT PROCESS/ELECTIONS- Friday, 11/3, 12:00-1:30PM, Party Room

ASSOCIATIONS RESPONSIBILITIES- Wednesday, 11/8, 12:30- 1:30PM, Meeting Room C

BUDGETS AND RESERVES- Friday, 11/17, 12:00- 1:00PM, Party Room

FINANCIAL REPORTING- Wednesday, 12/13, 12:30- 1:30PM, Meeting Room C

CONDOMINIUM UNIT OWNERS RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES- Wednesday, 12/27, 12:30- 1:30PM, Meeting Room C

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BID/INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE - OCTOBER 19, 2017 - LIVE IN CYBERSPACE

Hopefully no snails here to make snail chowder

Shauna - the building is Camden H. Our association president sent you an email from Canada, on October 8th to start the remedy process.

I was copied on the email. As far as I know, and I am on the board, no action was taken as a result of the request.

Prior to the association president contacting you, I contacted Chris about the issue.

Didn't here any for a while and when I asked Chris about it again, he told me Lenny is talking to Joe about it.

I went to Home Depot, bought and applied two boxes of Cory's snail repellant for roughly 240 liner feet of affected area. Thank you.

Get Your Flu Shot Now

Why you should get a flu shot now, before the snowbirds, flakes, and grandchildren descend upon Century Village.

Dr. Alina Alonso, director of the Florida Department of Health in Palm Beach County, echoes Spell’s sentiments: “You might not only be protecting yourself you will be protecting a young baby or an elderly person who may be next to you.”
Even if someone comes down with a flu strain not included in the vaccine, he or she will get less sick than if they didn’t get the shot, she added.

Five Reasons To Get A Flu Shot Now

    The Flu Season Is Just Starting: The CDC suggests getting a flu shot as the season starts. It takes awhile for the vaccine to get up to full speed.
    You Touch Everything: The virus lurks in places you wouldn’t think. Everyone is vulnerable to picking up the virus.
    A Flu Shot Won’t Make You Sick: It’s a myth. The vaccine is made up of antibodies, an inactive virus that can’t transmit infection.
    Do It For Others: You can unknowingly pass on the flu to your spouse, your children and those vulnerable, like the elderly
    The flu can kill: The recent pandemic in Australia killed more than 70.

Those most vulnerable to the deadliness of the flu strain are young children and the elderly. The rest of us will miss work or school suffering fever, chills, congestion, body aches, and sore throat.

D Putting it off is not wise since it takes two weeks for the vaccine to take full effect.

Also, the vaccine carries a dead virus so that it can’t give anyone the disease.

“We are very concerned about the upcoming flu season especially because of all the bad publicity the flu shot has been getting,” Greissman said. “Our practice has seen an upswing in the number of influenza positive patients; I strongly urge the community to get vaccinated this season.”

Florida usually runs a little behind the rest of the country as the flu hits colder climes first and then winter visitors bring it to Florida during tourist season. The state has sentinel physicians reporting what strains are out there.

“The bottom line for the public is that it’s very important to get the flu vaccine,” she said. “We have a lot more places to get vaccines. They are often not even asking for a copay now.”

Some Floridians may even come out ahead. Publix Supermarkets is offering a $10 grocery coupon for every adult who gets immunized from the flu. Walgreens, CVS and other outlets administer flu shots to children as well and others offer coupons, too.

LCAM CONTINUING EDUCATION - CONDOMINIUM UNIT-OWNER RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES - OFFICE OF THE FLORIDA CONDOMINIUM OMBUDSMAN

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The link will take you to a handout from the UCO LCAM's most recent Continuing Education class. The handout is most apropos as the Condominium Elections season rapidly approaches. The file is large, so I have placed it on the Google Cloud. The information  is very useful to all Condominium Boards and Unit Owners. Thanks to Donald for the information.

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https://goo.gl/nxm1oS
 

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Soon, UCO will have the Condominium Ombudsman conduct a Town Hall Meeting in our Clubhouse on the subject of HB-1237, the most recent updates to the Condominium Act, Florida Statutes FS-718 - https://village-blog-and-chat.blogspot.com/2017/10/kaye-bender-rembaum-changes-to.html

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EQUIFAX DATA BREACH - WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU - LIVE IN CYBERSPACE

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Snails climbing up outside wall

For about two months now, snails have been climbing up the front face of one of our association’s buildings. First floor only. They are knocked off during the weekly cleanings, but return.

I asked our maintenance company manager about the problem and they said it is the first they have heard of such a thing.

Is any other association experiencing such a thing and did you come up with a solution?

Thank you.

KAYE BENDER REMBAUM - CHANGES TO THE CONDOMINIUM ACT FS-718 - HB- 1237 - 2018

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Easy to understand, simple to read

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ADVISORY COMMITTEE - OCTOBER 10, 2017 - LIVE IN CYBERSPACE

WEEKLY UCO LCAM REPORT - OCTOBER 9, 2017

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DELEGATE ASSEMBLY - OCTOBER 6, 2017 - LIVE IN CYBERSPACE

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OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING - WPRF BUDGET - PART TWO - LIVE IN CYBERSPACE

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CALL FOR RELIEF FOR PUERTO RICO

 

COMMUNICATIONS, REPORTER, CHANNEL 63 COMMITTEE - OCTOBER 3, 2017 - LIVE IN CYBERSPACE

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETING - OCTOBER 3, 2017 - LIVE IN CYBERSPACE

OFFICERS COMMITTEE MEETING - SEPTEMBER 29, 2017 - LIVE IN CYBERSPACE

UCO REPORTER OCTOBER 2017 EDITION -LIVE IN CYBERSPACE

UCO Operations 2017, UCO Reporter, October Edition, September 29, 2017 by ucopresident_2130533 on Scribd

NOTICE OF WPRF BUDGET MEETING - OCTOBER 5, 2017

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UCO FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING - UCO BUDGET 2018 - SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

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PROPOSED UCO BUDGET 2018 - LIVE IN CYBERSPACE

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UCO Finance Committee reads out proposed budget for 2018. Carefully stretching our dollars, the Committee has held the line and there is no increase in our coupon for 2018.

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See and study the proposed budget at the following link
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PUERTO RICO - CALL FOR HELP - TIME SENSITIVE

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OPERATIONS COMMITTEE - WPRF BUDGET 2018 - LIVE IN CYBERSPACE

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WEEKLY LCAM REPORT - SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 - HURRICANE IRMA DEBRIS CLEANUP CONTINUES

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The Weekly UCO LCAM Report by Donald Foster - LCAM, has once again been uploaded to the Google Cloud, here is a link:

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HURRICANE IRMA MAINTENANCE REPORT

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I urge CV residents to view the detailed Hurricane Irma maintenance report, replete with text and photographs, by Mr. Donald Foster, Century Village's Licensed Community Association Manger.
Once again. Mr. Foster works far beyond normal business hours, as I can attest from meeting him while I am jogging or bicycling. The report is posted on the CV blog spot, or through

goo.gl/nHfrh3.
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NOTICE OF UCO BUDGET MEETING

BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE MEETING - SEPTEMBER 20, 2017 - LIVE IN CYBERSPACE

OFFICERS COMMITTEE MEETING CANCELED and RESCHEDULED

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INSURANCE COMMITTEE MEETING CANCELLED - SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

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Lessons Learned (Irma)

Please add to this beyond existing prep list items, CERT prep list was excellent too:

Make friends and contact contractors before hurricane season.

Remind maintenance to put blue/yellow recycle bins in meter room, or do it your self.

When your power is on, or whenever, check on friends in nursing homes.

If you are replacing trees per code, Live Florida Oaks, or Palms, most likely to stand.

If hurricane is coming across FL from the Keys, probably shelter in place.  If it comes from east, leave!

Make sure you have phone recharger for the car, not just indoors.

Have a condo checker if you are away (not the Board!)

Anything still needs to be done, do it yourself.

Please read, the life you save may be yours!!!!

Dear Neighbors and friends, Please make it a point to open this and download the app. Given the nature of our community the emergency Services that we have also need our assistance in order to save lives.

also please send to your friends and neighbors here an in other developments in Palm Beach County.

Thank you, Ruthie Berman

Palm Beach County now has    http://www.pulsepoint.org

Get the app from the App Store or Google Play – Locate AEDs & help save lives!

UCO OPEN MEETINGS - OCTOBER 2017

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WEEKLY LCAM REPORT - SPECIAL HURRICANE EDITION - SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Hi all,
Due to its' large size, I am posting The LCAM report to the Blog

See the following link :  goo.gl/nHfrh3
 
If it is not live, copy and paste it to your browser.

Dave Israel

DISASTER RELIEF - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

BRING YOUR DCF CASE NR. IF YOU RECEIVE FOOD STAMPS

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