DO YOU HAVE A STREET LIGHT OUT, ON ALL
DAY, OR TURNING ON/OFF NEAR YOU?
Go to the
Progress Energy website
. Replacement usually takes no more than 48 hours.
Helpful information for Progress Energy when reporting a light
outage or malfunction:
1) the 7-digit number from the light pole (usually in yellow/black
numbering),
2) cross street road information, and
3) the closest addressed house near the street light
that is out.
2012 Annual Membership Meeting -
The Oak Grove HOA annual meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 6,
2012 in the Denham Oaks Elem. School cafeteria. One-tenth (1/10) of
al Association members (88 households) must be present, in person at
the meeting or by proxy to allow for the meeting to be called to
order. The Board invites all residents to attend the meeting
to meet the hard working Board of Directors from 2011, and hear what
is going on in the community. Members of the Oak Grove Crime
Watch will also be available to answer questions about participating
and contributing to a safe neighborhood. Check out the annual
mailer, including the 2012 assessment invoice
here.
(updated 1/17/12)
Board approves the 2012 HOA assessment -
With much consideration for all HOA matters, the Board approved the
2012 budget of $153 per lot. The annual due assessments includes
regular annual assessment of $128 per lot and a deferred pond
maintenance assessment of $25 per lot. Deferred pond maintenance
costs were projected by the HOA engineer to include a 4 year
forecast totaling $84,000 to repair and maintain the community’s
79.51 acres of ponds and wetlands. A deferred maintenance assessment
is permitted by the Florida Statutes, as confirmed by the HOA
attorney Becker Poliakoff, and shall assist to keep up with ongoing
pond repairs and is intended to reduce the need for a lump sum
special assessment.
Annual assessment invoices were mailed
January 28th, due by March 1st. A late fee of $25
will apply if
payment is not received by the due date. All payments should be
mailed payable to Oak Grove HOA, 2209 Collier Parkway, Suite 141, Land
O’ Lakes, FL 34639. Check and cashier checks only are accepted.
NO credit card payments will be accepted.
(updated 1/30/12; posted 10/29/11)
Board contracts LCAM for Deed Restriction Enforcement -
Effective July 15th, the HOA contracted HOA Property Solutions, formerly
known as Florida HOA Solutions, to assist
with the monitor and preparation of all violation letters for Oak Grove.
The contractor is a certified LCAM and is well versed on the HOA
documents and requirements. All sited violations are
reported to the HOA Board and approved prior to mailing. Fining
procedures as permitted by the HOA documents and Florida Statutes
(FS720) will be enforced as needed for failure to timely resolve any violation(s).
(posted 7/25/11, updated 10/29/11)
Changes to Florida Statutes (2011) regarding due collection -
Payment of rent by the tenant(s) when the owner fails to pay is the
recent action passed by legislature for HOAs. If the owner of a
lot is delinquent in paying assessments or any other monetary obligation
to the HOA, the HOA can require the tenant(s) of the lot to pay the HOA
their entire rental payment amount towards to the unpaid
assessments and monetary obligation which the owner owes until paid in
full.
(posted 7/25/11)
Pond Permitting due December 2011 -
Lane Engineering's April
2011 report
provides Oak Grove with information for needed pond repairs to
meet renewal permitting requirements by Southwest Florida Management
District (SWFWMD). For more information on the status of pond repairs,
go to Pond Status.
(posted 5/27/11)
2011 Annual Meeting Results -
The Oak Grove HOA annual meeting was held on Thursday, March
10, 2011
in the Denham Oaks Elem.
School cafeteria. The Board and residents thank the
St. Pete Times for the delicious refreshments as part of Oak Grove's
partnership through the Community Development Program. 17 resident owners
attended the annual meeting and 152 resident owners submitted a signed
proxy. As a result, a quorum was met and the meeting was held.
The ballot
count totaled 419 ballots (out of 875
potential ballots) which remains below the number of
ballots required (588 ballots) to permit an amendment change. The
board welcomes your ideas and communication about how the residents and
Board can motivate all residents to voice their vote to make a
difference in OUR community! Please email the
President with your
thoughts!
5 of the 6 Board of Directors reached a three
year term permitted by the HOA documents. As a result, the
residence in attendance nominated and elected the following Board
Members: Carla Armstrong (re-elect), David Raasch (re-elect), Allen
Fromowitz (re-elect), Michelle Garcia (re-elect), Juri Toomepuu (new),
and Mary Ann Donna (new). Sylvester Barnwell was elected at
the 2010 annual meeting and did not require a re-elect at this time.
The former board would like to give special thanks to April Baughn
(retiring board member) for her years of dedication to the board and to
the Oak Grove Community!
(posted 3/10/11)
New ACC Fence Request form -
The ACC Committee introduces a new Fence Request Form to be used when
requesting approval for placement of a new and/or replacement of
property fences.
(posted 2/5/11)
Revised
Regular Board Mtg Schedule -
The Regular meetings of the Board are rescheduled to the last
Thursday of each month and will be held at Publix at SR 56 and
Bruce B. Downs Blvd. For the remainder of 2011, no
meetings will be held at Publix on Collier Parkway and SR 54. Please check the
Reminder Dates on the website home
page for all meeting times.
As always, we thank Publix for hosting our
meetings!
(updated 2/5/11; posted 12/11/10)
2011 Annual
Assessment Dues Approved -
The Board approved the
2011 budget at the
September 29th board meeting. The approved budget establishes annual
dues at $117 per lot, no increase from prior year.
Annual invoice and
annual voting packages will be mailed to you no later than January 1,
2011, due by March 1, 2011. A late fee of $25 applies if
payment is not received by the due date. All payments should be
mailed payable to Oak Grove HOA, 2209 Collier Parkway, Suite 141, Land
O’ Lakes, FL 34639. We are pleased to accept VISA and MasterCard
credit card payments again in 2011.
Does the HOA
have your correct mailing address?
Please contact the Oak Grove
Secretary with your change of mailing address if you have moved within
the last year.
(posted
10/15/10)
Pond update
– check out the
Ponds section of the website
