Issue 5 Q3
July, Aug, Sept 2002
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Email Please!
We have a great deal going on within our surrounding community at this time, so being able to communicate with our residents via email is almost critical now. It is very difficult as volunteers to find the time and resources to communicate effectively via US Mail, by hand, phone or in person. If you want to stay better informed about issues that are taking place in our community, such as the Crystal IPD Project and the Plantation/Palmetto Extension, it is vital that you provide us with your correct email address. Many times there is little or no notice from the government entities of happenings and meetings, making it impossible to notify our residents of pertinent news in a timely fashion. Of course, if you simply do not have email, then we will mail out the documents that are required.

 

Board Members

Renee Bledsoe
561-0328

Bob Rentz
768-5992

Desi Fidler
768-0355

Mike Tisch
481-6361

Mailing Address
Plantation Pines Homeowners Association
6752 Plantation Pines Blvd.
Fort Myers, FL 33912
 

 

 

 

Note to Reader:
If this newsletter looks a bit strange to you, it's probably because it has been printed from our ppho.org website. That is why you see the links on the left and right columns that may not make much sense to you if you are reading this on paper. However, for a while we will continue to use this format to remind you of all the other features and interactivity you can get by reading this online at our community website. Just a reminder to visit it and use it. After all it's for you!
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Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass on a summer day listening to the murmur of water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is hardly a waste of time.
- John Lubbock



Your Virtual Community Center Online - Happy 4th of July!
It's true... we don't have a clubhouse, nor a community center. But we do have a website!! It's our virtual community center online. Sorry to repeat this, but we'd like to remind you to frequently check out the PPHO.org website. It is updated every other month, as well as whenever there is pertinent info. We now have over 28 residents on the PPHO email list. Please don't forget to add yours to the list, if you have not done so. Call 561-0325 if you would like for it to be added right away or send your email address, name and lot # to webmaster@ppho.org. Don't worry if you don't have email...you won't be left out of any formal or required communications, which will continue to be delivered via US Mail. However, we are able to easily and handily communicate with almost half our residents via email and this opens the door to much timelier, more frequent and less costly communications for our community.

Plantation/Palmetto Extension Public Information
IMPORTANT MEETING - June 21, 2002 9AM at City Hall
2200 2nd Street & Hendry, City Council Chamber  - Downtown Ft. Myers, FL
On June 21, 2002 the Metropolitan Planning Organization will be voting on the 20/10 and this extension is on that plan. We will need as many people as possible to attend this meeting to show support AGAINST this project. This project pertains to the lengthening of Plantation Road to extend northward from Idlewild eventually extending all the way to Martin Luther King Blvd. The widening of Plantation Road is also an issue.

Linda Soter, (239-561-0154) who is a resident of Emerald Pines has spearheaded a community coalition. This coaltion has been circulating a petition which shows widespread community support AGAINST this project. The participating communities are The Willows, Highland Pines, Emerald Pines, The Rookery, Brookshire, Oakbrook, Plantation South, Villa South and Plantation Pines. The majority of the residents from these communities participated in signing the petition.

On May 16, 2002 a press release was issued by the Lee County DOT for a meeting that was to be held on May 23, 2002 to familiarize the residents of this community with the proposed plan for the extension. The announcement appeared in the Ft. Myers News-Press on May 20, 2002. Many people feel that this was not adequate notice of this meeting. Some people that attended the meeting did not feel that it was helpful. The company conducting this workshop is a private consulting firm, Cell & Associates. Please find a list of links below with information pertaining to this project.

Cella & Associates Website - (no information pertaining to this project on their website as of 6/15/02)
 Press Release - 5/16/02
Press Release - 9/19/01
Press Release - 9/24/00
 County Commission Minutes- 2/25/02
 County Commission Minutes - 6/14/01
 County Commission Minutes - 1/8/01
 County Commission Minutes - 9/6/00
 County Commission Minutes - 8/7/00
 County Commission Minutes - 7/12/00
 NOTE: This is not an all inclusive list of minutes that make reference to this project.

IMPORTANT: Some of these documents are rather long. If you would like to go right to the section within the document that refers to this project follow these instructions:
A) Click on one of the links above and let the page fully load.
B) Press the CONTROL key and the "F" key (the letter F) at the same time. This will launch a small lookup box.
C) Type in the word PALMETTO in the FIND WHAT field.
D) Click FIND NEXT or the ENTER key. It will then take you directly to the section of the document where this word occurs.

 County Commissioner for District #2 - Douglas St. Cerny
Phone: 335-2227
Fax: 335-2143
Email: Dist2@leegov.com
Correspondence: Box 398, Fort Myers, FL 33902-0398
Click here to Post A Message to County Commissioner Doug St. Cerny

Click here to visit the Lee County Government Website
Get info on just about anything you can imagine regarding our local government!

 

Attention: All US History Buffs
Mr. Jim Hamann, a Plantation Pines resident, is also a history teacher at Bishop Verot High School. He has a wonderful website that is sure to interest anyone with a penchant for learning more about US history, as well as helping with homework assignments! You can also find a link to his website under Kid Stuff.


Visit his website at www.historymentor.com 

Please don't ever hesitate to contact us with any of your suggestions, comments and questions. Your feedback is welcomed and encouraged. Just click on the suggestion box and tell us your thoughts! We'd love to hear from you. Let's build our community together!     webmaster@ppho.org

Report Vandals!
Did you know that we have a page on our website where you can report vandalism, crimes and disturbances? If we are all well informed about such matters, then it gives us more power in protecting ourselves and our community.  So the next time your mailbox takes a hit, your car gets egged or you get conned by a solicitor, you can log it in so that all of your neighbors can be on the lookout. Also, we were told by the Sheriff's department to call in every single time that something happens, so that they can better prevent and solve some of the problems that have been occurring.  So don't forget to check the site! Click here to find out what problems have been occuring in your neighborhood. And don't forget to login yours!

 

Front Entrance Beautification Part II
Great News - As you have surely noticed the county has widened the entrance to our community. We will also be getting some bids on new signage for our front entrance, as well. We'll keep you posted on this.

Kudos to Residents
 A big thank you to Mr. Jim Hamman, who was very instrumental is lobbying to the county for the widening of our entrance.

Please don't ever hesitate to contact us with any of your suggestions, comments and questions. Your feedback is welcomed and encouraged. Just click on the suggestion box and tell us your thoughts! We'd love to hear from you. Let's build our community together!
 

New Residents 
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Of Special Note:
New Area Code
Don't forget that as of of March 11, 2002 we now have a new area code - 239. We will have about a year to get used to the new area code. On March 10, 2003 the old area code will be made mandatory.


LAMP POST BRIGADE
 Lot 54
Brad Wellborn
 768-2739 (Entrance Wall lights)

Lot 53
Brad Rothenberg
 768-2270

Lot 49
Steve Abney
 561-8028

Lot 10
Joe Achberger
 225-0297

Lot 30
Fred Beckman
768-1257
Lot 26 John Conisha - 561-1195

Tim Malszycki
768-3534
 (If you can't figure out who to call)