MEETING UPDATE

Wow! What a great pot luck we had! We also had approx 60 people in attendance. We were having so much fun visiting we really didn't want to have the meeting...but we had to!
The biggest subject of the evening, of course, was the status of the canals. The County has received enough "yes" votes to present our request to the Board of Commissioners. We are not sure if the meeting will be held in July or August....we're still waiting confirmation. Basically, Damon Douglas (w/St. Johns Cty.) will be asking the commissioners if they w/approve an MSBU (basically for us to borrow money from the county to have the project done.) If they say NO....it's over....if they say YES...the project still won't start for 6 months.

The next meeting will be on November 12, 2013. This meeting will also be a pot luck AND we will be nominating new officers for the 2014 year and VOTING on those officers by the end of the meeting.
All positions are available to be filled. I'm excited because I already know a few people that are willing to assume positions! Yeah! We need new, younger blood!

NEW IDEA: We always have such good food at the pot luck dinners I thought it would be a good idea to start a Treasure Beach Cookbook!!!! If you like the idea too.....send your recipe to
to paula@tbpoa. Please include your name and phone number. The plan is to get a cookbook printed. Then the committee can consider if we want to sell the books for a fund raiser!

Paula Murphy

CANAL UPDATE

Just heard from St. Johns County.  The county rec'd received 53.2% of in favor of dredging our canals.  The next step is to go before the County Commissioners, which will probably not be until July 16, 2013.

 

I will update the TBPOA news site and will also set out signs to remind people of the meeting date.

 

REMEMBER.....if there are bulkheads that our collapsed or not in code......you can call Jim Acosta and leave a message OR you can go onto the county website and got into Code Enforcement and look for the PRIDE tab (I believe on the right side of page)  You can turn in any code violation and remain anonymous.  You will be give a reference number so you can go back into the PRIDE section and view what action has been take.

 

The bulkheads came up at the 2 county meetings but NO ONE HAS TURNED IN ANY VIOLATIONS TO THE COUNTY.  We need your help to get these violations recorded. 

CANAL UPDATE--THE NEXT STEP

CANALS

 

As of 5/14/2013 (the deadline to get canal forms signed and counted by the county) TB had over 50% of property owners in favor of having the canals dredged.

 

At the county commissioner's meeting the business manager and TBPOA w/request the commissioners to allow an MSBU (Municipal Services Benefit Unit) for TBPOA so we can proceed with the canal dredging project.

 

The public is invited to the commissioner meeting.  You can get on the county website and look up the date of the meeting.  I will be posting the date as soon as I have a confirmation of the times, etc.

 

 

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CANALS   

 

TB is very close to getting the canals dredged.  If you haven't sent in your canal form, please do so right away.  You can fax the signed form to Damon Douglas at 904-209-0795 or you can e-mail him at ddouglas@sjcfl.us.   If you cannot fax or e-mail, please call me at 461-4356 and I will pick up the form.  John Kelleher is delivering forms to Damon every other day.

 

We are down to the deadline!  The committee has spent alot of time and effort getting this project to go forward.  PLEASE HELP BY GETTING YOUR FORM IN TODAY!

 

STOLEN 

 

I can't believe it, but someone took the American Flag right off of our flag pole on our dock.  We called the police and they told us there has been a huge increase in thefts in general in St. Aug. They also think the thief came up the canal to do this.

 

If you are missing any items from your home or yard, make sure to notify the Sheriff's Dept.  (Although it is embarrassing to have two patrol cars pull up in front of your house!)

 

On the other hand, the St. Johns Cty. Sheriff's Dept. has been very responsive to Treasure Beach!

CODE ENFORCEMENT

I just talked to Damon Douglas at St. Johns  Cty and he said Jim Acosta (in charge of code enforcement) has not received any calls regarding bulkheads that are not to code.....or even barely standing.

 

At the two county canal  meetings many people expressed that they didn't want the canals dredged because of bad bulkheads that would fall in.

 

Please contact Jim Acosta or go onto the St Johns Cty website, go into Code Enforcement, the PRIDE tab, and report a bad bulkhead.  You don't have to put in your name.

 

Thanks,

 

Paula Murphy

CANAL STATUS

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The canal committee is still in the process of trying to get property owners to return the form mailed to them by St. Johns County with either the "yes" or "no" box checked. (Common people...there was a stamped, self-addressed envelope included!)

 

We will be following up with phone calls and knocking on doors so we can get correct responses to the county. Property values in Florida are starting to increase and having navigable canals is a very high priority for new buyers.  The estimated annual tax cost is $700.00 per property owner.

 

I know that is no small amount of money, however,  with property values increasing, you should get that cost and more back when you decide to sell your property.  And, yes, the canals will probably have to be dredged every 20 years.....that's just mother nature.  Everything we own has to be maintained on a regular basis....especially our own bodies!

 

                                                                NEXT COMMUNITY MEETING - JUNE 11TH, 2013 - BEACHER'S LODGE

                    

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I love pot luck dinners!  So much to choose from!  I will be putting a sign at the front entrance but PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD.

 

This will be a VERY IMPORTANT meeting.  We will need to be prepared to nominate officers for the 2014 year.   I cannot run for President next year due to family commitments.  WE NEED NEW PEOPLE ON THE BOARD!   We need new ideas, new faces, more energy.  Everyone thinks retired people have all the time in the world on their hands.  Ha!  That's the same time that we want to travel.....if we are still healthy enough to do it!!!!!    

 

                                                                                                       CRIME STOPPERS

 

Residents are the best line of defense.  If you see something suspicious, don't hesitate to call the Sheriff's Dept.  There are so many "meth" houses in St. Johns County it is shocking.  I hope we never find a "meth" house in Treasure Beach.  In case you didn't know, we have a resident in TB that was exposed to meth fumes due to a rented apt behind his store.  He is now on a breathing machine 24/7.   If the police locate a meth house in TB, the dwelling would possibly have to be destroyed. 

 

                                                                                                           

 

 

CANAL STATUS

St. Johns County sent letters to all residents explaining the MSBU and asking residents to sign their form....either "yes" or "no" and mail it back to them.

 

If you have not done so as yet....please return the form ASAP.

 

Thanks,

 

Paula Murphy