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The purpose of this newsletter is solely to provide information for residents of Casa del Lago. Schoo Management, Inc. and the Deer Lake HOA Board cannot be held responsible for its accuracy. Any misrepresentation is purely accidental and will be corrected. 1 Vol. XIV N E W S L E T T E R, Barbara Shearer, editor – [email protected] April 2018 For More Information Visit Our Website www.MyCasaDelLago.com FROM PRESIDENT BOYER’S DESK What’s New? Our clubhouse pool deck was newly repaired and re- painted by neighbors who volunteered to do the work, Rod and Maryann Swenson. Thank you! About 40 new replacement mailboxes were installed in the last 60 days with the help of volunteer, and resident mailbox expert, Don Taylor. Heritage Palms has begun removing the old hurricane damaged fencing and damaged trees located next to the fence line that borders our northern perimeter. They will install new fencing and replant trees and shrubs along their side of the fence. We are still suffering from a drought but lawns are holding up fairly well with twice a week irrigation from our system. Sod repairs were completed to cover remaining stump holes from storm damaged trees. The March 16th Happy Hour party had a fun St. Patrick’s Day theme with great attendance of close to 60 or 70 people. An exciting Fiesta Party is now planned for April 21 st . Financial Update – Deer Lake HOA Association Total Revenue YTD through February was $98,463, Total Expenditures were $89,271. As a result, Revenues exceeded Expenses by $9,192 for the first two months of this year. Our Capital Reserves are now at $305,146 and have increased by $26,194 over the prior 12 months. Our Reserves are securely placed in FDIC- insured bank accounts and CD’s intended for future capital projects such as road, building and equipment replacements. Please remember to pay your Quarterly assessments due April 1st to avoid any late fees, interest and possible legal fees. STOP PARKING on the Grass & Sprinkler Heads! It is painful to see cars or trucks carelessly parked with their tires on lawns and common areas - killing our grass and breaking sprinkler heads. Let your family and visitors know that cars should have ALL four tires on the driveway, NOT THE GRASS. Repairs to damaged sod or sprinkler heads may be charged to homeowners. Our Website is Useful for New Homeowners If you need information about Casa del Lago’s HOA or the Master POA, Rules, Board meeting minutes, financial reports, budgets, assessments, organizational documents or rules and regulations, a good place to find what you want is our community website: www.mycasadellago.com. Home Security Systems and Doors When you’re not at home during the day, please arm your security systems and lock all doors and windows. Frequently inspect your home security monitoring service to confirm that it is working. Contact your security company and alert them that you want to perform a test to see if the alarm-monitoring company actually receives the signal from your system. Be sure your sliding glass doors have a secondary locking system to prevent them from being lifted out of the tracks. The typical locks on sliding glass doors provide very little protection from break-ins. Unprotected sliding glass doors are a primary way for criminals to get into homes. In case you don’t know it, most home insurance policies provide a discount for homes that have active security monitoring certificates. I have ADT service and received a certificate of monitoring from them. I gave this to my insurance agent who reduced my policy premium by $57 per year. I printed off my Certificate using the ADT.com website. Now’s the Time for Cleaning your Roof This is prime roof tile cleaning season. Many homes STILL need to get it done. Ask for a free quote before you agree with any contractor. Be sure that they are licensed and insured. This year, we recommend using a “soft wash” technique instead of high pressure power washing which can cause cracked, faded or loose roof tiles. Additionally, a “soft wash” cleaning job will normally last longer than a pressure washing job. We recently used a company called “Shine Window
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The purpose of this newsletter is solely to provide information for residents of Casa del Lago. Schoo Management, Inc. and the Deer Lake HOA Board cannot be held responsible for its accuracy. Any misrepresentation is purely accidental and will be corrected.
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Vol. XIV N E W S L E T T E R, Barbara Shearer, editor – [email protected] April 2018
For More Information Visit Our Website www.MyCasaDelLago.com
FROM PRESIDENT BOYER’S DESK What’s New? Our clubhouse pool deck was newly repaired and re-painted by neighbors who volunteered to do the work, Rod and Maryann Swenson. Thank you! About 40 new replacement mailboxes were installed in the last 60 days with the help of volunteer, and resident mailbox expert, Don Taylor. Heritage Palms has begun removing the old hurricane damaged fencing and damaged trees located next to the fence line that borders our northern perimeter. They will install new fencing and replant trees and shrubs along their side of the fence. We are still suffering from a drought but lawns are holding up fairly well with twice a week irrigation from our system. Sod repairs were completed to cover remaining stump holes from storm damaged trees. The March 16th Happy Hour party had a fun St. Patrick’s Day theme with great attendance of close to 60 or 70 people. An exciting Fiesta Party is now planned for April 21st. Financial Update – Deer Lake HOA Association Total Revenue YTD through February was $98,463, Total Expenditures were $89,271. As a result, Revenues exceeded Expenses by $9,192 for the first two months of this year. Our Capital Reserves are now at $305,146 and have increased by $26,194 over the prior 12 months. Our Reserves are securely placed in FDIC-insured bank accounts and CD’s intended for future capital projects such as road, building and equipment replacements. Please remember to pay your Quarterly assessments due April 1st to avoid any late fees, interest and possible legal fees. STOP PARKING on the Grass & Sprinkler Heads! It is painful to see cars or trucks carelessly parked with their tires on lawns and common areas - killing our grass
and breaking sprinkler heads. Let your family and visitors know that cars should have ALL four tires on the driveway, NOT THE GRASS. Repairs to damaged sod or sprinkler heads may be charged to homeowners. Our Website is Useful for New Homeowners If you need information about Casa del Lago’s HOA or the Master POA, Rules, Board meeting minutes, financial reports, budgets, assessments, organizational documents or rules and regulations, a good place to find what you want is our community website: www.mycasadellago.com. Home Security Systems and Doors When you’re not at home during the day, please arm your security systems and lock all doors and windows. Frequently inspect your home security monitoring service to confirm that it is working. Contact your security company and alert them that you want to perform a test to see if the alarm-monitoring company actually receives the signal from your system. Be sure your sliding glass doors have a secondary locking system to prevent them from being lifted out of the tracks. The typical locks on sliding glass doors provide very little protection from break-ins. Unprotected sliding glass doors are a primary way for criminals to get into homes. In case you don’t know it, most home insurance policies provide a discount for homes that have active security monitoring certificates. I have ADT service and received a certificate of monitoring from them. I gave this to my insurance agent who reduced my policy premium by $57 per year. I printed off my Certificate using the ADT.com website. Now’s the Time for Cleaning your Roof This is prime roof tile cleaning season. Many homes STILL need to get it done. Ask for a free quote before you agree with any contractor. Be sure that they are licensed and insured. This year, we recommend using a “soft wash” technique instead of high pressure power washing which can cause cracked, faded or loose roof tiles. Additionally, a “soft wash” cleaning job will normally last longer than a pressure washing job. We recently used a company called “Shine Window
The purpose of this newsletter is solely to provide information for residents of Casa del Lago. Schoo Management, Inc. and the Deer Lake HOA Board cannot be held responsible for its accuracy. Any misrepresentation is purely accidental and will be corrected.
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Cleaning” for our clubhouse roof tiles using a “soft wash.” Shine’s phone number is 239-275-3037; ask for Keith. He quoted us $400 for a single story home and $450 for a two-story home. This is a chlorine chemical wash which can damage your plants if it is done incorrectly by an untrained individual. Be very careful to use a licensed, insured contractor who completes the cleaning job using two workmen: one for spray cleaning the roof while the other one washes the chemicals off the plants. Landscaping Plans and Progress Our new Landscaping company, Estate Landscaping. began serving our community on January 1st. We are seeing good progress in more frequent trimming, better plant bed weeding, turf fertilization and weed control, new sod and irrigation repair work. Estate Landscaping is still learning about the many requirements of our community so we will continue to monitor their progress. The supervisor for Estate is Steve Laipply and his contact email and phone number will ALWAYS be included in every newsletter. Please report problems including broken irrigation heads directly to him. In April, weekly service will begin including mowing, blowing, and hard edging starting April 7th or 8th. Also, I am pleased to report that for the first time ever, a Grub Control application will be done to ALL lawns. This application is part of the normal Estate services and will be done once each year. Palm tree trimming should begin the week of April 9th. Irrigation monthly checks will also be performed and planned for April. Happy Easter! - April 1st George Boyer President, Deer Lake HOA [email protected], phone 415-1633
Estate Landscaping and Irrigation Repairs Main Office phone 239-498-1187,
Our Account Manager-Steve Laipply, or email to [email protected]
MANAGEMENT COMPANY INFORMATION Schoo Management, Inc. 9411 Cypress Lake Drive, Suite 2 Fort Myers, Florida 33919 Office: 239-481-4700 President Bob Gelles – 281-4701 (cell) [email protected] Assistant – Julie Harper 481-4700 [email protected] Our Website: www.MyCasadelLago.com Our Facebook Page: Casa del Lago Community
FROM THE CLUBHOUSE COMMITTEE VENT ASA DEL
FIESTAPARTY!
Saturday, April 21, 2018 – 6 P.M. TO 8 P.M. – come join us, meet your neighbors and enjoy one of our most popular clubhouse events. We will be celebrating Cinco de Mayo a little early with food from Moe’s Southwest Grill. The committee will be meeting soon to finalize the plans but it is guaranteed to be a fun time!
Mark your calendar SoftDrinks,Beer,Wine&Margaritaswillbe
served!**Now is a great time to reserve the clubhouse for those holiday parties, birthday parties, showers etc. Please contact Debbie Wiegert at dwiegert54@ yahoo.com or 313-5698 for any questions you may have. The clubhouse reservation forms can be found on our website www.MyCasaDelLago.com. CONTACT INFORMATION:
George Boyer, President: 239-415-1633 [email protected]
Jeff Holiman, Vice President: 239-961-1046 [email protected]
Rob Cooper, Vice President: 239-337-6700 [email protected] Phil Poston, Treasurer: 239-275-6742
[email protected] Carolyn Gilbert, Secretary: 239-277-5743
[email protected] Charlie Kelly, Architectural Review
Board Chair 239-274-3871 [email protected]
The purpose of this newsletter is solely to provide information for residents of Casa del Lago. Schoo Management, Inc. and the Deer Lake HOA Board cannot be held responsible for its accuracy. Any misrepresentation is purely accidental and will be corrected.
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MORE CONTACT INFORMATION: Debbie Wiegert, Clubhouse Committee Chair & Rentals
239-313-5698 [email protected]
Jack Chancellor, Hurricane Committee Chair 239-936-5695
[email protected] Estate Landscaping and Irrigation Repairs
Main Office phone 239-498-1187, Our Account Manager-Steve Laipply, or email to
APRIL FUN FACTS
1. April 1 is: (a) April Fool’s Day
(b) National Sourdough Bread Day (c) Lima Bean Respect Day (d) both (a) and (b)
2. In Scotland, an April fool is called a “gowk,” which is Scottish for:
(a) dork (b) cuckoo (c) sunken soufflé (d) uncooked haggis.
3. On April 1, 1997, TV game show history was made when:
(a) Pat Sajak hosted Jeopardy and Alex Trebek hosted Wheel of Fortune (b) Monty Hall hosted The Newlywed Game and Bob Eubanks hosted Let’s Make a Deal (c) Bob Barker hosted Family Feud and Richard Dawson hosted The Price is Right (d) Gene Rayburn hosted Hollywood Squares and Peter Marshall hosted Match Game.
4. On April 2, 1513, this explorer sighted Florida and claimed it for the Spanish crown:
(a) Hernando de Soto (b) Pedro de Salazar (c) Juan Ponce de León (d) Diego Miruelo.
5. On April 2, 1792, Congress established the first mint in:
(a) Philadelphia (b) New York City (c) Boston (d) Arlington, VA.
6. In April, the speed limit in Casa del Lago is: (a) 75mph (b) 55mph (c) 45mph (d) 15mph.
7. On April 30, 1789, George Washington took the oath of office as the first president in:
(a) Philadelphia (b) New York City (c) Boston (d) Arlington, VA.
8. On April 3, 1860, Pony Express began delivering mail between:
(a) Kansas City, MO, and Reno, NV (b) St. Joseph, MO, and Sacramento, CA (c) St. Louis, MO, and San Francisco, CA (d) Tulsa, OK, and Los Angeles, CA.
9. On April 14, 1828, the first American-style English dictionary was published by:
(a) Merriam Webster (b) Daniel Webster (c) Noah Webster (d) Samuel Johnson.
10. On April 21, 1981, “Weird Al” Yankovic made his first national TV appearance on:
(a) The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder (b) Hee Haw (c) The Dinah Shore Show (d) Outer Limits.
Answers: 1 (d); 2 (b); 3 (a); 4 (c); 5 (a); 6 (d); 7 (b); 8 (c); 9 (c); 10 (a).
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--Ben Shearer
The purpose of this newsletter is solely to provide information for residents of Casa del Lago. Schoo Management, Inc. and the Deer Lake HOA Board cannot be held responsible for its accuracy. Any misrepresentation is purely accidental and will be corrected.
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FIESTA PARTY!
CASA DEL LAGO at our Clubhouse
Saturday, April 21, 2018 Starting at 6 P.M.
**$5.00 Cash Per Person Cover Charge, Pay at the Door (NO CHARGE FOR CHILDREN 10 AND UNDER)
Catering by Moe’s! Includes Chicken and Beef Fajitas, Rice, Beans, Chips & Salsa, plus Desserts, Soft Drinks, Beer,
Wine & Margaritas too!
All Residents and Overnight Guests are welcome to Attend!
Party organized by Casa del Lago Clubhouse Committee. RSVP’s REQUIRED NO LATER THAN APRIL14TH. EMAIL YOUR RSVP TO [email protected] OR CALL JUDIE AT 239-275-6742 TO CONFIRM
