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All residents are invited and encouraged to attend the March monthly Board Meeting. It will be held on Tuesday, March 18^th, at 7 PM in the Wedgewood clubhouse. The agenda can be found on this website under Documents> Board Meetings & Agendas.

       For those who were not able to attend the Membership Meeting last Tuesday, Nov. 19^th, at the clubhouse (or who are unaware of the outcome of the voting), a brief report follows. 162 Members were present in person or by Proxy – a record turnout! Thanks to all who voted!
       The Membership voted NOT to replace the privacy fences that were removed in the past for deterioration or during the recent paint project; the vote was 115 to 46 (the numbers don't add up to 162 because, apparently, someone did not vote on this question).
       Authorization to roll over the excess funds in our treasury this year into next year's budget was approved 158 to 3.
       Authorization to waive an audit this year was approved 145 to 17 (Florida State Statute requires that an audit be done next time so there will not be a vote on that issue next November).
       During the Board Meeting that followed, the Board approved Dave Flinkstrom to fill the vacancy left by Mike Ashworth who has moved and is selling his unit; Dave will also take over the Architectural Review Committee Chairperson position.
       The complete minutes of both meetings will be posted on our website as soon as they are approved (at the next Board meeting).

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.

SNOWBIRDS: If you would like to update your primary mailing address while you're not physically AT Wedgewood, so you get all important mailings promptly, you can request an update by emailing Stacey Bishop at our Management company:
sbishop@mgmt-assoc.com.

IMPORTANT! Some residents have reported seeing suspicious characters passing through our community; one resident reports having a security video of someone checking the door to her car and condo to see if they were unlocked.
If you have video or photos of someone attempting to access your car or condo please call 911 and report it! Even though they have not committed a crime by trying to access your unlocked doors, the police may want to see your video to identify suspects in other break-ins around our neighborhood. 
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU LOCK YOUR CAR & YOUR CONDO DOORS AND WINDOWS!

There is a Members' Directory on our website comprised of everyone who has joined the website. There was also a Residents Social Directory (under Documents) that was compiled by Ro Bausert & Doris Willis back in January, 2023, of information given to them by residents (those were printed up and given to all who took part). That directory is currently available on our website (extra copies are on the desk in the clubhouse). If you would like to add (or update) your name & info, please email me (passscribe@aol.com) and I'll add or update accordingly (name, address, home & cell number, email address).