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Hurricane Milton is supposed to impact the west coast of Florida, possibly causing high winds and rain to the Wedgewood community (again… we just got hit by Helene!) Pasco County has issued the following:

Many local long-time residents have said that this was the worst damage to impact the New Port Richie to Hudson area in over 50 years. Luckily, Wedgewood did not suffer any structural damage to our buildings. There were, however, many tree limbs (big and small) that came down and some have said “the place looks like a war zone.” John and Matt worked last Friday cleaning up what they could and filled the dumpsters on the property. John and Matt will be continuing to work on clearing up the debris this week, plus, Red Tree is scheduled to be on the property this Wednesday (Oct. 2nd) and again next Monday (Oct. 7th) to remove storm debris. Red Tree is swamped with tree removal work throughout Pasco County so please be patient if they don’t show up exactly as planned.

Once again, there's a rumor going around; this time it says that Ron DeSantis signed a law that Condo Communities can't prohibit trucks from parking overnight on their property anymore (thereby allowing owners to have trucks). The facts are that the law that DeSantis passed applies to HOAs (Home Owners' Associations) where people own stand alone houses with their own property and driveways, but are still part of an HOA. Wedgewood is technically NOT an HOA – we are a COA (Condominium Owners' Association) and we still have the option of passing our own laws, rules & regulations, and the law DeSantis signed does NOT affect us.

It was good to learn that many Wedgewood residents took precautions by moving their loose items off of their balconies, patios, staircases and carports, in preparation for Tropical Storm Debbie. Fortunately, the Hudson area suffered only heavy rains and wind with the storm intensifying to hurricane strength before making landfall much further north. 

 

Aside from lots of leaves, small branches, and debris scattered around the Wedgewood grounds, only one large branch had fallen, blocking the staircase and walkway of one unit on Fairway Drive. It was promptly cut up and cleared by our maintenance man, John Mazzella on Monday morning.

This information was posted last June (2023) but it is being re-posted since many people trying to renew their HO6 Condo Insurance have asked about it.

 

The individual reports for each building HAVE been uploaded to our website. Simply sign in, go to Documents> Member Request Forms> 2023-4-25 Wind Mitigation Reports, scroll down to your building number, and click on it. You may download a copy of the report for your building and present it to your condo insurance company (it may also qualify you for a discount). The insurance companies usually want the report in color and you must sign at the bottom of page 9.

 

The complete Wind Mitigation Reports have also been posted on our Management Company's website (FrontSteps) which all Wedgewood owners are eligible to access by joining as a Member. 

It's been reported that a few residents have had problems lately with mice/rats/squirrels getting into their car's engine compartment and doing damage (eating wires, etc.). This is an age-old problem and difficult to deal with. The March, 2021 and January, 2022 issues of our Wedgewood Newsletter contain some advice on deterring these critters. You can easily access them to read by going to our website (theWedgewoodClub.com) and going to the "NEWSLETTERS" pull down menu on the top of the home page, then scrolling down to the March, 2021 and January, 2022 issues.

       The Special Assessment notices and coupons were sent out by our Management Company weeks ago; the first installment of $400 is due September 1, 2024 and the second installment is due September 1, 2025 (the full $800 may be paid all at once with the first installment). Many owners have already sent in their payments and quite a few have chosen to pay the entire $800 now, rather than waiting until next year for the second $400.

       Unfortunately, Management has gotten some of the notices returned as "undeliverable." This usually happens when someone has their primary mailing address as their condo unit and they've not set up "mail forwarding" or updated it when they're not at Wedgewood (snowbirds). This is especially true with our Canadian owners.

       If you – or someone you know – have not received your/their notice & coupons, please contact/have them contact our Management company at (813) 433-2000. Since many of our Canadian owners know each other outside of Wedgewood, please check with your friends to insure they've received their notice & coupons, to avoid a "failure to pay" violation or late fees after September 1^st.

The May Board Meeting has been cancelled. We're awaiting a viable bid on the staircase rebuild and other pended issues. As soon as a new meeting is planned it will be announced on this website and the clubhouse doors bulletin boards.