August, 2019

NEXT HOA MEETING

TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 7pm

Martin Downs POA Office

3501 SW Corporate Pkwy

Palm City, FL 34990

Quarterly Payments Due 1st of:

October, January, April, July

Amount: $554.65

Payable to:

Islesworth at Martin Downs HOA

Mail to:

Islesworth at Martin Downs HOA

c/o Center State Bank

PO Box 668947, Miami, FL

33166-9425

Electronic Payments: PinnacleAM.com

PALM CITY, FLORIDA

From the President’s Desk

It's back to school time so as a reminder, please continue to drive responsibly within our community. Our posted speed is 20 mph and please remember to come to a complete stop where stop signs are present. Children will be walking and riding bicycles to and from school soon.

Our front and rear entrance refurbishment project is coming along very nicely. Our landscape company soon will be putting the finishing touches on installing landscaping in front of our new front wall signs. Our new rear community entrance signs are ready to be installed. Our vendor is waiting on Martin County permits before work can begin.

Thank you all for doing your part in helping make this community the best place to live.

Joseph R. Diliberto, President Islesworth at Martin Downs HOA

Watson Association Management

430 NW Lake Whitney Pl

Port St. Lucie, FL 34986

For questions, concerns, and ARC

forms please email:

Property Manager:

Hillary Rothmel

Phone: (772) 871-0004

hrothmel@watsonrealtycorp.com

Our Website:

https://islesworth.org

Newsletter Committee:

Jeri Gumbinner, Editor

Diane Tomasik, Copy Editor

Judi Brody, Layout and Design

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

President : Joseph Diliberto

Vice-President: Kyle Knapp

Secretary: Carol Paprotna

Treasurer: Bill Orazi

Member at Large: Dave Castle

Islesworth’s Rules and Regulations

Here is our HOA Policy on Vehicle Parking

25.1 Owner and tenants cannot park vehicles in the street. Owner and tenant shall park vehicles in their garage or driveway, unless they are performing required construction, pressure washing or painting. Guests and invitees of the owners and tenants may park their vehicles in the driveway or on the street, provided however that they are not parked on the street overnight between the hours of 1 a.m. and 6:30 a.m.

25.4 Vehicles parked on the street must be parked in the same direction as travel lanes.

25.5 Vehicles parked on the street cannot be parked closer than 50 ft to a corner or a curve.

25.6 Vehicles shall not park opposite a driveway or opposite an already parked vehicle or in any manner that would impede the flow of traffic or ingress or egress two adjoining properties. Double parking in the cul-de-sacs is not permitted. Parking on the grass or sidewalks is not permitted.

25.7 Vehicles parked in violation of these rules and regulations may be towed without notice at the expense of the owner of the vehicle.

Your assistance in keeping Islesworth a safe and well-maintained community is appreciated.

Thank you,

Board of Directors Islesworth at Martin Downs HOA

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The next Architectural Review Committee

Meeting is Monday, August 19th at Panera’s.

Remember, you can download ARC forms

at Islesworth.org

We welcome your voice in this newsletter. Please feel free to submit content, requests, recipes, and events to Jeri Gumbinner at: jeri@oldefloridarealty.com

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Little Free Library Helps Make Islesworth Special By Mark & Diane Tomasik

Islesworth became part of a special worldwide community of sharing and learning when a Little Free Library was placed in the playground area this year.

The Little Free Library is a "take a book, replace a book" exchange and functions on an honor system. Anyone may take a book or bring a book to share.

Todd Bol of Hudson, Wisconsin, started the Little Free Library concept in 2009 as a "spiritual gesture" to his late mother, a schoolteacher. Bol built a model of a one-room schoolhouse, filled it with books and put it on a post in his front yard.

He watched with amazement as neighbors and friends made repeated visits to his library, found books to enjoy and share, and restocked the box with books.

"I realized there was some kind of magic about it," Bol said in an interview with the Washington Post.

Bol and a friend, Rick Brooks of the University of Wisconsin, set a goal of following in the foot-steps of philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, who at the turn of the 20th century set a goal to fund the creation of 2,508 free libraries across the world.

Bol and Brooks, promoting and developing the Little Free Library concept and forming a non-profit group, achieved the goal in two years.

In 2019, there are more than 90,000 registered Little Free Library book-sharing boxes in 91 countries.

"I really believe in a Little Free Library on every block and a book in every hand," Bol said. "I believe people can fix their neighborhoods, fix their communities, develop systems of sharing, learn from each other, and see that they have a better place on this planet to live."

Bol, 62, died on Oct. 16, 2018, of complications from pancreatic cancer. He is survived by his wife and two children -- and by the legacy of literacy, learning and sharing he inspired.

Islesworth is a good community made even better by having a Little Free Library.

Ours was made possible by resident Elizabeth Chu, who designed and built the structure for her Girl Scout Silver Award Project, and the support of Islesworth's HOA. Elizabeth, Cadette Girl Scout, earned her Silver Award on July 9th.

Visit littlefreelibrary.org to see a map of all the LFL locations. You can search for the Islesworth library using Charter #85925.

Elizabeth Chu

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Welcome back to school! We wish all of Islesworth’s

students a great 2019-2020 year!!

August Family Activities:

Free Summer Movie Series at the Lyric Theatre

https://www.lyrictheatre.com/upcoming-movies

Date: Time: Movie:

8/10

8/11

3pm

5pm

A Star is Born

R - Drama, Music, Romance

Bradley Cooper & Lady Gaga

8/10

8/11

7pm

2pm

John Wick

R - Action, Crime, Thriller

Keanu Reeves

8/17

8/18

3pm

5pm

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

PG13 – Comedy, Musical, Romance

Amanda Seyfried, Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgärd, Christine Baranski

8/17

8/18

7pm

2pm

Oceans 8

PG 13 – Action, Comedy, Crime

Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Rihanna

8/24

8/25

3pm

5pm

Bohemian Rhapsody

PG 13 – Biography, Drama, Music

8/24

8/25

7pm

2pm

The Manchurian Candidate

R – Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Liv Schreiber, Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep

... to our Islesworth Residents

who help make Islesworth the beautiful,

welcoming community that it is!

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