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Welcome to the FALL 2015
Manasota Key Association Newsletter
Lots of news and activities for all our members.
Dear <<First Name>>
We hope everyone is enjoying a beautiful autumn and know that many of you are getting ready to return to the Key for the season. You will find information on the possible acquisition of land by Sarasota County, 8215 mangrove update, security, a schedule of events for next season, and other information we hope you will find useful and interesting.
We have introduced the "Coming and Going on Manasota Key" column. In this issue, we have only included a list of new members for neighbors to welcome. If you have moved off the Key and would like your forwarding information included in the newsletter, please let me know.
We hope you enjoy the Fall Newsletter. Thank you to all who contributed! If you have any suggestions or contributions, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Nancy Lukas - NANCO2000@aol.com
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Message from President DAVID GREEN
Dear Manasota Key Association Members,
This summer has been an eventful one for the Manasota Key Association with the discovery that Sarasota County is seriously thinking about buying property on the south portion of the Key for development into a preserve or limited access park.
Your entire board has been working hard to inform County personnel and Commissioners about our serious concerns about this effort. We have appeared before County committee meetings and had one-on-one conversations with all the Commissioners.
Our position is clear. We believe the County has not followed it’s own procedures in evaluating this purchase and has not informed residents of the Key about its specific intentions for using and developing this property. There are many issues including security, public access, parking, safety…let alone the limited public benefit and substantial cost of this potential acquisition. Theses issues have not been adequately addressed, and, therefore, we oppose this potential purchase.
We continue to dialog with the County and will be present again this week at County meetings concerning this purchase. My special thanks to board members Jackie Ruthman, Louise Tario and Janet McIntyre who have organized our efforts to appear at these meetings and to all the residents who have shown their support of our efforts by publicly speaking against this purchase.
Every member of the board has worked diligently on this issue and we will continue to be very vigilant.
In other news, the mangrove issue at 8215 has yet to be fully resolved. Our understanding is that the State and landowners have a tentative agreement on remediation but we have seen no sign of it being implemented. On a related note, because of this event, the County has started the process of taking over enforcement of mangrove management from the State. We will keep everyone informed as we get updates.
The most important part of this summer is that we have had no major storms or weather related impact on the Key and no security concerns. We are all looking forward to a great season as we gather once again on our little slice of heaven. We have many outstanding social events scheduled for this season and can’t wait to get together with all of you.
See you soon on the KEY!
David Green
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Message from our Treasurer LAURA MICHELINI
If you haven’t already, you will be receiving the membership renewal forms. We are looking forward to having you once again join us for the many activities planned for this year. To ensure that you don’t miss out on any of it, we need to have your membership dues paid in a timely manner. We ask that you pay the dues by Nov 15th. Please don’t wait until you get down here from your northern home. So much of what we do depends on being able to count you as a member. The smooth operation of the Association also depends on receiving your renewal in the fall with any updated contact information. Thank you for your support.
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COMING AND GOING ON MANASOTA KEY
by LOUISE TARIO
Please welcome the following new neighbors who have recently joined the Manasota Key Association:
6010 Don and Jody Denison
6095 Daryl and Debra Clark
6117 Gnarled Oak Murray Smith and Katie Morey
6119 Gnarled Oak Janet Egbert and Robert Naseman
6133 David and Cammy Corzilius
6300 Stephanie Weisband
6390 Chuck and Nancy Schappert
6510 R. Martin and Patti Salzgeber
6590 Earl Blust and grandchildren Max and Donna Guzman
6625 Jim and Beth Clark
6900 Flaminia Kaminski
7040 David and Jane Marquet
7175 Stefan and Bobette Brunner
7209 Mark Swanson (former member, new to this property)
7295 Kenneth and Barbara Alflen
7475 James and Helen Martyn
7560 Leandra Pope
7625 Michael and Linda Baskind
7860 Betty and Lee Smith
7870 Lynn and Julie Nelson
7880 Ada and Ita DeSouza
7960 Robert and Denise Krause
8370 Eileen and Theodore Strauel
Please let us know if you have moved off Manasota Key and would like your new address included in the newsletter.
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SOCIAL COMMITTEE by JACKIE RUTHMAN
SAVE THE DATE
October 31 Sunset (6:45) Cocktails at the Hermitage Palm House. BYOB, Appetizer to Share, Chair.
November 12 Welcome Back Luncheon @ Boca Royale Country Club 11:30 AM; Look for RSVP and particulars via regular mail.
Annual Meeting Luncheon February 11, 2016 (11:30AM) @ Jacaranda West Country Club. PLEASE NOTE THIS DATE HAS BEEN CHANGED FROM FEBRUARY 18.
April Fool’s Picnic – Friday, April 1, 2016 (4-7PM) @ Lemon Bay Park
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SECURITY by BOB CHEYNEY
The following is a question received from a new resident. Hopefully, the information will be informative to all members.
"I have contributed to the Security fund, but I’m wondering if you can tell me what duties, responsibilities, and authorities are assigned to our security team. The car driving up and down the key is obvious, but I’m wondering what their more detailed marching order are."
Manasota Key Association employs TRVST Security to patrol our key on a weekly basis at various times of the day and night, as well as alternating days of the week in order to provide a visible and significant deterrence to crime in our area. The patrol traverses our entire Key many times during each patrol
session in an impressive security patrol marked vehicle looking for any suspicious vehicles, persons or activity in addition to any unusual conditions or circumstances such as fire, road hazards, etc. Should the patrol encounter any of the aforementioned situations, appropriate authorities such as the Sheriffs Department, Fire Department, County officials, etc. are immediately summoned. TrVst Security also carries our Manasota Key Association Directory with them in order that immediate contact may be made in the event of any type of incident. It should be noted that the patrol vehicle travels at a slow speed in order to also observe driveways and residences that are in view, again looking for any abnormalities, suspicious vehicles, persons, activities or like situations.
Our history of having a continuing visible presence of security has definitely enhanced the primarily crime free and tranquil environment that we enjoy here on Manasota Key.
We have also had questions regarding iguanas. The following is from our resident iguana specialist Robert Jackson:
"Besides notifying MKA the standard operating procedure is to report sightings to:
Chance Steed
Environmental Specialist II
Sarasota County Natural Resources
Conservation & Environmental Permitting
1001 Sarasota Center Blvd.
Sarasota, FL 34240
941.650.1206
csteed@scgov.net
It is also helpful to record information as to the coloring, size, time of day and location of the iguana.
The County will only deal with iguanas if they are on County land. It is still important to notify the county as they need to be aware of the scope of the iguana population on Manasoata Key. Property owners may try a variety of solutions.
Trapping is seldom successful. High powered pellet guns can work.
Do keep in mind that using firearms is prohibited in Sarasota County."
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FLORIDA BACK ROADS by LARRY BOLD
I ride motorcycles with a group of guys every Wednesday. On average we ride about 200 miles roundtrip. We spend as little time as possible on the interstates, as we prefer the back roads. One of the places we visit several times a year is Avon Park, Florida. It is about a 105 mile ride from Manasota Key. Here is one of the routes we take to get there:
1. Take I-75 north to Exit 210 (Fruitville).
2. Turn right onto Fruitville and take it about 10 miles until it dead ends at Verna.
3. Turn left onto Verna and go about 1 mile to Singletary.
4. Turn right onto Singletary and continue to a stop sign.
5. Turn right at the stop sign which keeps you on Singletary and continue until you get to State Road 70.
6. Cross 70 and stop at the Myacca Service station. They have all sorts of stuffed animals on the walls and fabulous fried chicken.
7. Turn right out of the service station not on 70 but on a continuation of Singletary which is now called Wauchula Road. Continue about 10 miles to SR 64.
8. Turn right onto 64 and continue to SR 27/98. To have lunch at the Jacaranda Hotel, continue on 64 about 1 mile to the Jacaranda Hotel which will be on your left. There is a parking lot behind the hotel. If you want to have lunch at the Olympia Restaurant, when you get to the intersection of 64 and 27/98 turn left less than a mile. The Olympia is on your right.
To return home you can just reverse the way you came. Another route home is:
1. Turn South onto 27 and go about 14 miles to SR 66.
2. Turn right onto 66 and go about 24 miles to 17 (Zolfo Springs).
3. Turn left onto 17 and take it about 15 miles to Brownville Road (just past a mobile home park on your right).
4. Turn right onto Brownville until it dead ends at 661.
5. Turn left onto 661 to SR 70. At this point you have two alternatives:
a. Turn right onto 70 and take it to I-75; or
b. Turn left onto 70 less than 1 mile to SR 72; turn right onto 72 (Clark Road) and take it to I-75.
The Jacaranda Hotel (863-453-2211) is owned by a college that teaches hotel management and culinary arts. During tourist season they serve a very nice buffet lunch that includes a piano player who plays show tunes and classical pop music. During December they have beautiful decorations. The Olympia has good food and a salad bar.
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