newsletter - tampa palms cdd

February - March 2014

2014 Challenges

The major challenges facing Tampa Palms in 2014 are

caused by factors outside the community and not under the control of Tampa Palms

The widening of BB Downs

Tree removals and pruning in the power corridor

300 Ft Wide Power

Corridor - 100 Ft Duke

- 200 Ft TECO

Created In 1950rsquos

Not TPOA-Owned Not CDD-Owned

Removals difficult to observe but re-

quired by the power companies They

are most visible along the Cityrsquos right of ways where streets cross the lines

When the power companies are fin-ished the CDD will mitigate the

damage within the new power line

planting guidelines

hellip The Widening Is Off And Running

Preliminary information from Hillsborough County is that the BB Downs widening from Palms Springs to

Bearss will commence on May 1 or this year and require

1060 days to complete

Preliminary work to relocate Tampa

Palms irrigation assets is in progress at

the Area 1 entry

A Lot Was Accomplished

Voter reps for more than 3000 owners - residential and commercial - participated in the TPOA Annual Meeting

for 2014 which was held January 30th

The meeting focused on the larger issues that face the residents of Tampa Palms at this time

Meeting Room Expansion for Compton

Park

Commencement of the multi-year project to

widen BB Downs

Power Corridor tree work

The presentation made to the Voter Reps is available for viewing on line at wwwtpoanetJan2014pdf

The meeting room expansion project is launched and the voter reps were very excited to see the sign at the entry

to Compton Park showing the completed project with

the selected contractors

This two-phase project allows the TPOA to modernize

the Compton Park facility without the necessity of clos-ing the only meeting space in Tampa Palms for a ten

month renovation It will also provide additional on-site

parking rather than overflow to the TECO easements as

has been the practice for twenty-years

TPOA Annual Meeting TPOA Annual Meeting TPOA Annual Meeting

3026 Owners Represented3026 Owners Represented3026 Owners Represented

Picture of sign

Do You Know How Tampa Palms Is Organized

Newcomers to Tampa Palms and even some season veterans

donrsquot know or have forgotten how Tampa Palms is organized

All owners of property within Tampa Palms are members of

the Tampa Palms Owners Association (TPOA) by deed and

also within the Tampa Palms Community Development Dis-trict (CDD)

The owners representing of the 27 villages appoint voter

reprsquos

The voter reps cast votes on the budget and other im-

portant issues based on the number of residences the rep-resent from their village (or resident equivalents in the

case of the commercial owners)

The villages are broken into districts each district elects

a representative to the Board

Only the voter reps for the individual districts vote for

their Board Member

PAGE 2 FEB -MAR 2014

News From the TPOA

School Traffic Safety

There is a dangerous situation CAUSED by impatient

parents lining up to drop off or pick-up their children

from school in the area of Tampa Palms Elementary

Instead of going to the end of the line certain parents

are creating this danger by

Turning into Halsey Rd making a U-Turn on Hal-sey then exiting Halsey by turning right to force

their way into the head of the pickup line

Others ldquosneakrdquo into the head of the line by

ldquopretendingrdquo to turn onto Halsey but cut into line

Still others ignore the end of the line drive through

Wyndham to exit Halsey forcing their way into the

head of the line

The school traffic on Halsey bent on sneaking into the line refuses to allow residents who live in the

area out of their driveways

Because of those cutting into the line from Halsey

those on Tampa Palms blocks Halsey exit

Finally in the ultimate selfishness some parents are

parking in resident driveways along Halsey block-

ing the owners from leaving their homes

The police are on site as often as possi-

ble One day last week there were 22 cars on Halsey doing some or all of the above

- 8 received well-deserved citations

The TPOA and CDD are asking the City

for traffic management solutions If you are caught up

in this dial 911 please do not take action yourself

This is a very volatile situation and in these uncertain times someone could be hurt

JAMES R KIST CPA P A Accounting amp Tax Services

James R Kist Certified Public Accountant

Commerce Park Professional Center 5301 Technology Drive Office (813) 972-3033 Tampa Florida 33647 Fax (813) 972-9033

jkistjamesrkistcpacom

PAGE 3 Feb-Mar 2014

Tampa Palms Womenrsquos Club March amp April - Big Doings

COMMUNITY-WIDE YARD amp BAKE SALE

Ready to clean house Donate

Want some freshly baked goods Get a taste

Want green plants for your garden We grew them for you

Looking for treasures Visit our Yard Sale

9 ndash 1 Sat March 29 2014SAVE THE DATEMARK YOUR CALENDAR

Open to the public Compton Park 16101 Compton Dr in Tampa Palms

Come for a morning of bargain hunting enjoying home baked goodies and selecting beautiful plants for your garden

You can donate your ldquotreasuresrdquo to be sold or you can rent a space and sell your own ldquotreasuresrdquo For an application go to tampapalmswomensclubcom scroll down to Tampa Palms Community Yard ampBake Sale or call Elvea Kelly at 813-

615-9600 All proceeds from this Tampa Palms Womenrsquos Club sponsored event are donated to our USF charity fund

RESERVATION FORM

Name (s) _______________________________________________________________

Amount Enclosed ____________ Check _____________ Cash _____________

Please Remit to Tampa Palms Womenrsquos Club ATTN Fashion Show Committee

16101 Compton Drive Tampa FL 33647

Deadline Saturday April 4 2014 For further information call 903-9034

FASHION SHOW AND LUNCHEON BENEFIT ACCESSORIES AND MORECOM

WHEN Thursday April 10 2014 WHERE Tampa Palms Golf and Country Club TIME 1030 Social Time 1130 Fashion Show and Luncheon PRICE $2500

BENEFICIARIES Godrsquos Pedal Power House of Hope

Kids amp Canines OASIS amp Rich House

Ticket price includes Luncheon Fashion Show door prizes and donation to the charities

Raffle tickets will be available for purchase There will be a live auction benefiting OASIS

Volunteers Make It Happenhellip

Thank You Volunteers

A very special thank you to all of our school volunteers

Our volunteers play such an important role in the success of our children at school

A special ldquoshout outrdquo to our Volun-teers in Learning (VIL) crew Your

efforts in helping children on a week-

ly basis makes a huge difference If you are interested in the Volunteers in

Learning Program please come by

and see me or drop me an email We

always have children available needing ldquothat special touch of TLCrdquo

Our Volunteer Social will be

held on Monday May 19th at

830 AM We hope that all of

our school volunteers will

mark their calendars for this

special event

Second Semester Safety Patrols

Congratulations to the following fifth grade students who

will serve as Safety Patrols for the third grading period and fourth grading periods

Attendance Success

37 of the students at Tampa Palms had perfect attend-

ance for the 2nd grading period A very special thank you

to our families for their incredible support of the im-

portance of school attendance


Notes and Comments Principal Kimberly Keenanhellip

Dear Families

February is a month filled with many exciting events at

Tampa Palms We hope that all of our parents will be able to be a part of the learning fun at our school

Safety First

Did you know that over 400 cars drop

off children each morning at Tampa

Palms Please try to schedule your

drop off as close to 730 AM as possi-ble It is important to remember our

safety procedures for drop off

Parents need to pull their car to the

front of the pick up line come to a

complete stop while their children exit the car and make sure their

children have completely exited the

car prior to driving off

Please refrain from using your cell phone during

car rider drop off We all need to focus our full

attention on a safe drop off for all the children

As a reminder in the afternoon we ask that all cars in the

pick up line have a car rider tag with their childrsquos name

and grade level clearly written and pull all the way up to maximize the numbers of cars ready for pick up

Thank you for your support as we work together to keep all of the children at our school safe

Support Groups

Ms Shakis Farmer our guidance counselor has infor-

mation about many community resources to assist families

in need If your family is experiencing a need (divorce death in the family or any other crisis situation) please

feel free to contact Ms Farmer at 975-7390 ext 225

District Testing Schedule Change

The school district has altered the SAT-10 testing schedule

for grades 4 and 5 This year fourth and fifth grade stu-dents will not be taking the SAT-10

Tampa Palms Elementary

Parth Parikh Jahni Samuel

Austin Jackson Nathaniel Brown

Faisal Abdullah Kyle Copper

Casey Kennedy Johnnie Cason

Jacob Threadgill Grace Langston

Zena Komrokji


Liberty Middle School

Caring About Others

Tampa Palms resident and Eagle Scout candidate Jacob

Schuster grew up loving to read and loving books

In January Jacob now a 9th grader at Freedom High

School hosted a book drive at Tampa Palms Elementary

School to collect books for children who do not have books of their own

ldquoThese are hard times for some peoplerdquo

Schuster explained

ldquoFamilies on a tight

budget donrsquot really buy books anymore

Like me a lot of kids have books at home

that theyrsquove already

read and outgrown so I thought that these young kids could use them instead

of letting them collect dust on the shelfrdquo

Jacob teamed with Ms Keenan TPE Principal (pictured above with Jacob) Books were collected for distribution

at the school

The project is part of Jaconrsquos quest to become an Eagle

Scout - the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouting

program of the Boy Scouts of America (only about 5 of

Boy Scouts nationwide earn the Eagle Scout status)

In addition to the actual weeklong book drive Jacob

plans to leave a permanent drive-up drop box at the school and

donation bins

and banners will be left in

the PTA stor-

age closet to

use whenever the school

wants to do

book drives on its own

Future Scientists Dazzle At STEM Fair

Liberty Middle School is proud to recognize their win-

ning team at the 34th Annual Hillsborough Regional

STEM Fair (Science Technology Engineering amp

Math) the largest event of its kind in Florida which showcases over 1500 local studentsrsquo STEM projects

Team members were Dominick

Facinelli Kurt Ro-

driguez Casey

Cubitt Sierra Eck-hardt and Ange-

lina Vann who

won awards in eve-ry category in-

cluding Junior

Chemistry Junior Engineering Junior MedicalHealth and Junior Microbiology

Kurt Rodriguez won the United States Air Force

Achievement Award ndash Junior First Place for an out-standing science and engineering fair project

Sierra Eckhardt won First Place Junior Division from

SPIE the International Socie-

ty for Optics and Photon-

ics She also earned Overall Second Place in the Junior

MedicalHealth Category

Casey Cubitt earned Overall

Second Place in the Junior

Engineering Category In

addition to a cash prize and the American Chemical Society ldquoOutstanding Chemis-

try Presentation in Middle Schoolrdquo award Angelina

Vann swept the highly competitive Junior Chemistry Category to take First Place Honors

In addition to top honors locally two of our winners Sierra Eckhardt and Angelina Vann have earned two

out of the 20 positions on Team Hillsborough and will

represent Liberty Middle School and Hillsborough

County at the state level

Congratulations to a great Liberty Middle School

team for their outstanding performance

Eagle Scout Project ldquoOne For The Booksrdquo

Children reading picture courtesy Shatterstock

Clean Water

Drinking water has become scarce commodity particu-

larly in Florida where the sole sources are natural re-

sources - the aquifer and surface waters - both of which are affected by development

Tampa Palms was created with a built-in system to pro-tect the public water supplies - a network of stormwater

ponds

There are 80 ponds that filter the stormwater for nutrients

before the water enters the wetlands and the Hillsborough

River

70 ponds owned by the CDD

10 owned by sub-association villages like Notting-

ham or Kensington

For more information about the Tampa Palms system

you can go on line to httpwwwtpoanetPondshtml

Drinking water for the entire City of Tampa plus a por-tion of Hillsborough County

(600000 users) is furnished by

the Hillsborough River and with-drawn only a few miles south of

where the river passes Tampa

Palms

Contamination of the Hillsborough River due to algae

and bacteria endangers the water supply The sources of

these pollutants are

Nutrients such as nitrogen and potassium from com-mercial growers and runoff from urban landscape

Fecal coliform from sewage and septic systems as well as cattle and improper pet waste disposal

Tampa Palms does not include any improper sewer sys-tems commercial growing or cattle herds The storm-

water system is in place to protect the public waters

The State of Florida has declared the Hillsborough River impaired and established fecal coliform targets and mon-

itoring requirements

The good news is that a 2013 report shows that the trend

is improving for the measuring stations down stream of

Tampa Palms For more information see wwwTPOAnet

TBEPFecal_Coliform_BMAP_Update_2013pdf


A Special Place

One of the special attractors that brings many if not most

of the residents to Tampa Palms is the communityrsquos spe-

cial relationship with the environment

The villages of Tampa Palms were not carved out in the

typical square blocks of an urban neighborhood or stand-ards suburb they are interspersed with wetlands ponds

and other conservation lands along spine roads (Tampa

Palms Blvd Amberly Drive Comp-ton Drive and Yardley Way) that

meander gracefully through the

community

What is less well known is the

unique location of Tampa Palms

Tampa Palms occupies a priceless

spot at the convergence of three

watersheds all of which are critical to the ecology of west-central Flor-

ida

The largest watershed the

Hillsborough River water-

shed on the south

The Trout Creek watershed

to the east

The Cypress Creek water-shed with its basins

The map below shows the special

relationship between Tampa Palms and the water resources of the area

Protecting amp Preserving The


Partners Help

The streets in Tampa Palms are almost all public road-

ways maintained by the City of Tampa (The exception

are inside the few gates villages)

The City of Tampa sweeps the

public streets in Tampa Palms on a schedule of approximately

every 40-45 days Tampa is one

of the few cities of its size to sweep residential areas

Street sweeping provides two primary benefits to the res-

idents The more obvious benefit is the collection and removal of paper leaves and other visible debris that

collect in the gutters This debris can block storm water

facilities causing localized flooding during heavy rains An equally important but less visible benefit is the re-

moval of waste products left by passing vehicles and fer-

tilizer run-off

According to the City approximately 80 of the materi-

al collected by the street sweepers looks like dirt but

actually consists of decomposed vegetative matter and sand silt and clay that binds with oil hydrocarbons and

trace metals from brake linings

Astonishingly the City collected a record 47 tons of

lsquostuffrdquo in New Tampa last year that is slightly more than

12 ton per mile cleaned

Adjusted for the road miles along just the boulevards in

Tampa Palms alone (Tampa Palms Blvd Compton Am-

berly amp Yardley) slightly more than a ton was removed from Tampa Palms streets

Using a FDEP tool for cal-culating nutrient content

more than a pound each of

nitrogen and phosphorus

were removed from just Tampa Palms boulevards

That is more than enough to cause an algae bloom in the Tampa Palms ponds or the river

Clean Streets - A Struggle

Garbage and trash thrown on the streets of Tampa

Palms is a major headache

It detracts from the beauty of the

community

It clogs storm water drains and ponds

It poisons the fish and wildlife

It contributes to reduced water quality

The CDD (OneSource) patrols the spine roads and collects the trash and garbage

found along streets sidewalks OneSource

also removes dirt and leaves from the roads

On a typical week OneSource will fill more than 35 of

the 95 gal trash bags with garbage from only the spine roads and BB Downs - not the villages

This ldquogarbage collectionrdquo is in addition to the palms

frond and other natural trash which is collected in an-other manner

The pictures below show what is routinely found in

front of storm drains This was all on the way to the ponds

Please remind your children and any workmen at

your home hellip litter hurts the environment

Environment In Tampa Palms

Uncollected pet waste is more than an unappetizing and unattractive addition to the landscape

Dog poop left on the street or lawn does not just go away

or fertilize the grass The bacteria in dog waste is often washed down storm drains and into and ponds

A little pet poop goes a long way a dayrsquos waste from one large dog can contain 78 billion fecal coliform bac-

teria enough to close 15 acres of shellfish beds More

important for Tampa Palms it fouls the water in the ponds and contributes to algae blooms and worse

Kitty litter dumped outside can similarly be washed into

the stormwater systems to the ponds and beyond

Never dispose of pet litter in the storm drains

So what is the proper method for removal

1 When you walk your dog carry ldquopoop bagsrdquo prefer-

ably biodegradable bags 2 After you dog does his duty do yours pick up the

poop in the litter bag

3 Many pet owners prefer to place the bags in a flower

pot behind a bush or hedge until garbage day 4 On garbage day place the poop bags in the garbage

container for collection

Similarly dispose of kitty litter properly

Most kitty litters are all or in part clay based materials

Never flush kitty litter down a

toilet never dump kitty litter in

a storm drain

The most effective means of dis-

posal is to securely bag the used litter and place in the garbage



Tampa Palms residents are ecology-focused and eager to protect the environment (and lower the costs of garbage

collection) by responsibly recycling but until recently re-

cycling was just plain hard to accomplish in Tampa Palms

Two little bitty containers which held little and were open

to the rain just didnrsquot do the job

That has all changed and recycling has kicked into high

gear and the results show it

There are twenty-two single family villages in Tampa

Palms with recycling pick-up in Tampa Palms that equals

1598 homes with recycling containers or an average of 38 lbs per home per month saved from the landfill

Good job

Hillsborough County reminds us that the recycling options

are almost unlimited - all plastics all papers (not soggy)

cardboard glass (not dishes) containers of tin aluminum

Keep up the good work

Recycling Takes Off In Tampa Palms

Taking Care of Pet Waste

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Recyclables Collected- Tampa Palms


Bicycle Safety

When Hillsborough County introduced the new automat-ed garbage and recycle collection it also introduced new

county-provided containers

The service is running well concerns about trees late or missing pick-ups have been resolved

The new containers are solid will not spill at the curbside and afford residents the opportunity to really

recycle for the first time The containers are also chip-

monitored providing timely feedback about pick-ups route timing and any accidental

Some residents noted when the new containers were de-

livered that they were larger than they expected and larg-er than they required to meet their garbage collection

needs

In particular the garbage container (95

gallon) caused concern regarding the

space needed for storage

The County agreed to provide smaller

containers if requested but asked that

the larger containers be retained until after the holidays to give them a proper

test

The County is making smaller containers available on a

one-time for free

change out basis

until Mar 15

Though displayed

in green not gray the relative sizes

of the 95 and 65

gal containers is shown to the

right

If you would like to receive a smaller container you may contact

1 Progressive Waste Solutions Ph (813) 248-2820 or

2 Hillsborough County (813-272-5680) or email (solidwastehillsboroughcountyorg)

By and largehelliphellipbicycling is a safe activity especially in Tampa Palms

Even so the unprotected bicyclist is very vulnerable to

serious injury when involved in accidents with vehicles

FDOT notes

that while bicy-

cle crashes are a fraction of the

total accidents

they make up 25 of the acci-

dent fatalities

Both Hillsborough County and the City of Tampa are

developing programs to increase bicycle and pedestrian

safety to include improved signals lane markings and

increased enforcement

If you are riding your bicycle please consider the big

three for safety 1 Follow the laws about direction Always ride with

traffic not toward it

2 Use the proper gear Riders and passengers under

16 are required to use helmets all riders are smart to do so

3 Be visible This means using lights on a bicycle at

night s required by law and dressing to be seen by drivers

The graphic below shows at what distances the dif-

ferent colors of clothing may be seen

Garbage Can Options

Source Miami-Dade CountySprinkle Consulting


New Tampa Rotary

New Tampa AM Rotary was the first of three Rotary Chap-

ters in the New Tampa area The Rotary Club of New Tam-

parsquos membership represents a cross-section of the communi-

tyrsquos business and professional men and women Regular

weekly club breakfast meetings are held on Friday mornings

at 700 AM in the Banquet Hall at the Tampa Palms Golf

and Country Club 5811 Tampa Palms Blvd

Upcoming speakers include

February 14 2014 Shawn Rhodes Shoskin

Consulting ldquoLead like a Warrior-Taking

charge of your liferdquo

February 21 2014 Javier Alamillo Cruz

Board President ldquoUnited Nations Associa-

tion -Tampa Bay Chapterrdquo Topic United Nations Association -Tampa Bay Chapter

March 7 2014 Angelique Neumann ldquoRN

Cancer Guidesrdquo

The Rotary Club of New Tampa joined with Godrsquos Pedal

Power Ministry and Oliverrsquos Cycle Sports on Saturday Feb-ruary 1 2014

Club members helped unload donated bicycles and load them into the GPPM truck and trailer Rotary members col-

lected 30 great bikes plus wheels tires seats and assorted

spare parts

GPPM transported all of

the bikes to their minis-

tryrsquos storage area for cleaning and repair

The refurbished bikes are distributed to appli-

cants presented by local

non-profits groups help-

ing veterans the home-less and others in need

Community Director Jo Ann Conrad

Property Manager Bonnie French

16101 Compton Drive M-F 9 AM - 5 PM

Phone 977-3337

Fax 978-8067 E-Mail tpoamailaolcom

Web Site wwwtpoanet

Board of Directors Bill Edwards President 972-4238

Jake Schoolfield Treasurer 998-2620

Barbara Shimer Secretary 971-8063 Andy Miller Vice President 977-3337

Marianne Trubelhorn 977-3337

CDD 16311 TP Blvd West

Maggie Wilson Consultant

Phone 977-3933 Fax 977-6571

E-Mail cddtampaverizonnet

CDD Board of Supervisors

Gene Field 977-1162

Patty Maney 977-7129 Andy Miller 979-0225

Bill Shimer 971-8063

Jim Soley 977-3933

One Source (Landscaping ) Joe Laird Project Manager 267-1756

Tampa Palms Parks Compton Park 972-0897

Hampton Park 972-5699

River Park 971-6241

Police amp Fire 911

Non-Emergency Police 231-6130

Non-Emergency Fire 223-4211

Local Schools

Tampa Palms Elementary 975-7390

Lawton Chiles Elementary 558-5422 Liberty Middle School 558-1180

Freedom High School 558-1185

Miscellaneous Street Repairs 622-1940 TECO 223-0800

Progressive Waste Management 248-2820

Water Department 274-8121 New Tampa Rec 975-2794

Stormwater (Floods or Dumping) 622-1901

FEB-MAR 2014

Tampa Palms

Calendar

FEBRUARY 2014 February 7 Fair DaymdashNo School

1 11-4 Private Event 5-10 Private

2 9-12 Private Event 3-8 Private Event

3 9-11 Private Event

4 1-4 TPWC 6-9 Chess Club

5 10-12 Private Event 315-415 Private Event 6-9 Fly Fishing

6 10-2 Womenrsquos Club 7-9 Private Event

7 9-12 Children Music



10 9-11 Private Event 330-530 Private Event 630-830 Private Event

11 12-4 Private Event 6-9 Chess Club

12 10-12 Private Event 315-415 Private Event 6 PM CDD Meeting

13 10-2 TPWC Bridge 7-9 Private Event

14

9-12 Children Music



17 9-11 Private Event 330-530 Private Even

18 1-3 TPWC Board 6-9 Chess Club 5 PM TPOA Board

19

10-12 Private Event 315-415 Private Event

20

7-9 Private Event

21 9-12 Children Music 5-10 Private Event



24 9-11 Private Event 7-9 Faircrest HOA


26 10-12 Private Event 356-415 Private Event 6-9 NT Art Group



March 1

MARCH 2014

1 9-2 Private 5-10 Private Event

March 10-14 Spring Break No School March 29 Tampa Palms Womenrsquos Club Yard Sale 9-1 Compton Park





6 10-2 TPWC 5-10 Private Event






12

10-12 Private Event 315-415 Pvt Event 6 PM CDD Meeting


14

9-12 Children Music 1-4 Private Event 5-10 Private Event


16



18 1-3 TPWC Board 6-9 Chess Club 5 PM TPOA Board Mtg

19 10-12 Private Event 315-415 Pvt Event 5-9 Faircrest HOA

20


22 11-4 Private Event Event 5-10 Private Event


24 9-11 Private Event 7-9 Faircrest Assn


26 10-12 Private Event 315-415 Pvt Event 6-9 NT Arts

27 10-2 TPWC Bridge

28 9-12 Children Music 1- 10 TPWC

29 9AM - 1 PM TPWC Yard Sale



Tampa Palms CDD Meeting

Agenda

February 12 2014 at 600 pm

Compton Park Recreation Building


1 Roll Call

2 Pledge of Allegiance

3 Strategic Planning

4 Public Comments

5 Board Member Discussions

6 Project Updates

BB Downs Update

Irrigation Update

Ecco Tampa Palms

I-75 amp Power Corridor

7 Misc Board Business

8 Public Comments


10 Adjourn

Feeling Lucky Want Some Fun

Libertas Academy (located on the Campus of Grace

Episcopal Church in Tampa Palms) is holding their

1st ever BINGO Fundraiser

Friday March 7th at 630 PM

Grace Episcopal Church

15102 Amberly Dr Tampa Fl

33647

$2020 games (receive 9 cardsgame) can purchase

additional cards 5050 raffle concession stand and

of course fun

Libertasacademycom

CASH PRIZES WILL BE GIVEN FOR ALL 20

GAMES

ldquoTampa Palmsrdquo and the Palm Tree device are registered trademarks of the Tampa Palms Owners Association Inc

PRSRT STD US POSTAGE

PAID TAMPA FL

PERMIT 1741

Do You Know How Tampa Palms Is Organized

Newcomers to Tampa Palms and even some season veterans

donrsquot know or have forgotten how Tampa Palms is organized

All owners of property within Tampa Palms are members of

the Tampa Palms Owners Association (TPOA) by deed and

also within the Tampa Palms Community Development Dis-trict (CDD)

The owners representing of the 27 villages appoint voter

reprsquos

The voter reps cast votes on the budget and other im-

portant issues based on the number of residences the rep-resent from their village (or resident equivalents in the

case of the commercial owners)

The villages are broken into districts each district elects

a representative to the Board

Only the voter reps for the individual districts vote for

their Board Member


News From the TPOA

School Traffic Safety

There is a dangerous situation CAUSED by impatient

parents lining up to drop off or pick-up their children

from school in the area of Tampa Palms Elementary

Instead of going to the end of the line certain parents

are creating this danger by

Turning into Halsey Rd making a U-Turn on Hal-sey then exiting Halsey by turning right to force

their way into the head of the pickup line

Others ldquosneakrdquo into the head of the line by

ldquopretendingrdquo to turn onto Halsey but cut into line

Still others ignore the end of the line drive through

Wyndham to exit Halsey forcing their way into the

head of the line

The school traffic on Halsey bent on sneaking into the line refuses to allow residents who live in the

area out of their driveways

Because of those cutting into the line from Halsey

those on Tampa Palms blocks Halsey exit

Finally in the ultimate selfishness some parents are

parking in resident driveways along Halsey block-

ing the owners from leaving their homes

The police are on site as often as possi-

ble One day last week there were 22 cars on Halsey doing some or all of the above

- 8 received well-deserved citations

The TPOA and CDD are asking the City

for traffic management solutions If you are caught up

in this dial 911 please do not take action yourself

This is a very volatile situation and in these uncertain times someone could be hurt

JAMES R KIST CPA P A Accounting amp Tax Services

James R Kist Certified Public Accountant

Commerce Park Professional Center 5301 Technology Drive Office (813) 972-3033 Tampa Florida 33647 Fax (813) 972-9033

jkistjamesrkistcpacom

PAGE 3 Feb-Mar 2014












RESERVATION FORM

Name (s) _______________________________________________________________


























special event




Attendance Success







Dear Families



Safety First


















Support Groups














Zena Komrokji



Caring About Others







Schuster explained








at the school







donation bins


the PTA stor-

age closet to


wants to do








Facinelli Kurt Ro-

driguez Casey


lina Vann who


cluding Junior























Clean Water





ponds



River



ham or Kensington







Palms















A Special Place









community






ida



shed on the south


to the east






Partners Help













tilizer run-off




















community




































a storm drain















Good job







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10

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25

30

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Bicycle Safety









needs







test


one-time for free

change out basis

until Mar 15

Though displayed


of the 95 and 65


right







FDOT notes

that while bicy-


total accidents


dent fatalities














Garbage Can Options



New Tampa Rotary
















Cancer Guidesrdquo





spare parts











Phone 977-3337


Web Site wwwtpoanet







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Jim Soley 977-3933




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driguez Casey


lina Vann who


cluding Junior























Clean Water





ponds



River



ham or Kensington







Palms















A Special Place









community






ida



shed on the south


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total accidents


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New Tampa Rotary
















Cancer Guidesrdquo





spare parts











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Web Site wwwtpoanet







Phone 977-3933 Fax 977-6571



Gene Field 977-1162



Jim Soley 977-3933




River Park 971-6241

Police amp Fire 911



Local Schools








FEB-MAR 2014

Tampa Palms

Calendar















14

9-12 Children Music





19


20

7-9 Private Event









March 1

MARCH 2014













12



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16





20







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that while bicy-


total accidents


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Garbage Can Options



New Tampa Rotary
















Cancer Guidesrdquo





spare parts











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Web Site wwwtpoanet







Phone 977-3933 Fax 977-6571



Gene Field 977-1162



Jim Soley 977-3933




River Park 971-6241

Police amp Fire 911



Local Schools








FEB-MAR 2014

Tampa Palms

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9-12 Children Music





19


20

7-9 Private Event









March 1

MARCH 2014













12



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20







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Agenda




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Irrigation Update

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one-time for free

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until Mar 15

Though displayed


of the 95 and 65


right







FDOT notes

that while bicy-


total accidents


dent fatalities














Garbage Can Options



New Tampa Rotary
















Cancer Guidesrdquo





spare parts











Phone 977-3337


Web Site wwwtpoanet







Phone 977-3933 Fax 977-6571



Gene Field 977-1162



Jim Soley 977-3933




River Park 971-6241

Police amp Fire 911



Local Schools








FEB-MAR 2014

Tampa Palms

Calendar















14

9-12 Children Music





19


20

7-9 Private Event









March 1

MARCH 2014













12



14



16





20







27 10-2 TPWC Bridge






Agenda




1 Roll Call



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6 Project Updates

BB Downs Update

Irrigation Update

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until Mar 15

Though displayed


of the 95 and 65


right







FDOT notes

that while bicy-


total accidents


dent fatalities














Garbage Can Options



New Tampa Rotary
















Cancer Guidesrdquo





spare parts











Phone 977-3337


Web Site wwwtpoanet







Phone 977-3933 Fax 977-6571



Gene Field 977-1162



Jim Soley 977-3933




River Park 971-6241

Police amp Fire 911



Local Schools








FEB-MAR 2014

Tampa Palms

Calendar















14

9-12 Children Music





19


20

7-9 Private Event









March 1

MARCH 2014













12



14



16





20







27 10-2 TPWC Bridge






Agenda




1 Roll Call



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6 Project Updates

BB Downs Update

Irrigation Update

Ecco Tampa Palms



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needs







test


one-time for free

change out basis

until Mar 15

Though displayed


of the 95 and 65


right







FDOT notes

that while bicy-


total accidents


dent fatalities














Garbage Can Options



New Tampa Rotary
















Cancer Guidesrdquo





spare parts











Phone 977-3337


Web Site wwwtpoanet







Phone 977-3933 Fax 977-6571



Gene Field 977-1162



Jim Soley 977-3933




River Park 971-6241

Police amp Fire 911



Local Schools








FEB-MAR 2014

Tampa Palms

Calendar















14

9-12 Children Music





19


20

7-9 Private Event









March 1

MARCH 2014













12



14



16





20







27 10-2 TPWC Bridge






Agenda




1 Roll Call



4 Public Comments


6 Project Updates

BB Downs Update

Irrigation Update

Ecco Tampa Palms



8 Public Comments


10 Adjourn








33647



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New Tampa Rotary
















Cancer Guidesrdquo





spare parts











Phone 977-3337


Web Site wwwtpoanet







Phone 977-3933 Fax 977-6571



Gene Field 977-1162



Jim Soley 977-3933




River Park 971-6241

Police amp Fire 911



Local Schools








FEB-MAR 2014

Tampa Palms

Calendar















14

9-12 Children Music





19


20

7-9 Private Event









March 1

MARCH 2014













12



14



16





20







27 10-2 TPWC Bridge






Agenda




1 Roll Call



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6 Project Updates

BB Downs Update

Irrigation Update

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19


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7-9 Private Event









March 1

MARCH 2014













12



14



16





20







27 10-2 TPWC Bridge






Agenda




1 Roll Call



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6 Project Updates

BB Downs Update

Irrigation Update

Ecco Tampa Palms



8 Public Comments


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