INFO SPRING

2021

The Longboat Harbour Yacht Club hosted its annual Blessing of the Fleet Boat Parade on Saturday April 17, 2021. The parade featured 18 boats including 3 sails boats, the Longboat Key Fire Rescue Department boat, the new Longboat Key Police Patrol boat and 23 paddlers on paddleboards or in kayaks. What an impressive sight to see the boats parading from the southside of Longboat Harbour while the paddlers were organizing on the northside. The nautical skills of

the boaters and paddlers are to be commended. Everyone managed to maintain a safe distance between each other and maneuvered around the large group of manatees who appeared to be watching the parade.

Saint Mary’s Star of the Sea Pastor Father Robert Dziedziak blessed each vessel as it passed. Boat Captains participating were: Bill Coughlin, Turk Mc Ardle and Sparky Pashkow, Mike and Marilyn Perez, Justin and Tia Laurie, Dale and Sharon Mackovjak, Tom and Patti Guido, Jac Lentz,

Frank Di Gregorio and Carina Brennwald, Bob and Nancy Morrow, Vin and Donna Flynn, Chip and Kristy Owens, Ron and Kerry Royer, John and Maureen Shea accompanied by photographer extraordinaire Christina Filkins, our three sailboats, the Elixir in full parade dress piloted by Shahe Momjian, Darryl Marshall and Herb and Cynthia Ritchell. Piloting the biggest boat in the parade were John and Sue Troup with several friends on board. Deputy Fire Chief Bryan Carr and Police Lt. Chris Skinner were at the helm of the Longboat Key Fire Department boat and the new Longboat Key Police Department boat respectively.

Paddlers participating were: Rob Dice, Dave Wadsworth, Christine Wadsworth, Barbara Bellamente, Liam Ward, former Commodore Kathy Sever, former Dock Master Bob Geraci, former Commodore and Dock Master Larry Bateman, John Macumber, Phil and Linda D’Orio, Darlene Sedlock and Sue Ann Ascough, Suzanne Marschke, Liz Apmann, Mary Dice, Joann Holtzer, Susan Claudio, Director Slade Cargill, Allen Ross, Linda Reilly, Maintenance Employee Steve Kik, and former Yacht Club Vice Commodore Ken Comeforo. In addition to the participants, many residents lined the harbor to

watch while others watched from their lanais. This was truly an LBH community event. The Longboat Harbour Yacht Club Committee organized the parade. The committee consists of Commodore Bill Coughlin, Vice Commodore John Harkness, Purser Marge Clarke, Scribe Marie Guillet, Dockmaster John Shea, Dockmaster Jeff Hecklau and former Yacht Club Vice Commodore Ken Comeforo.

Special thanks to:

• Yacht Club Scribe Marie Guillet for asking Father Robert, to deliver the Blessing.

• Former Yacht Club Officer Ken Comeforo for organizing the paddlers. • Jim Gaffney for helping on event day with kayaks and paddle boards. • Recreation Co-Chairs Brett and Rose Tillman for volunteering. Brett is a

natural with the microphone and Rose worked with Yacht Club Purser Marge Clarke and Yacht Club Scribe Marie Guilet selling Yacht Club gear and distributing wine presented to participants as a gift for participating.

• Men's Club Vice-President Brian Doherty for volunteering to help Dock Master John Shea set up tables and beverages.

• Dockmaster Jeff Hecklau for our great event posters • Christina Filkins, Patti Guido and Former Commodore Mary Bock for

taking event pictures and sharing them.

The Yacht Club Committee thanks the Board of Directors for encouraging and supporting this event. Bill Coughlin, Commodore

MESSAGE FROM LONGBOAT HARBOUR

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

As a community, Longboat Harbour has and will continue to navigate the

challenges created by this pandemic. We are honored to have served you during

this tumultuous year. Our love for this community has kept us hopeful and

optimistic that Longboat Harbour would remain a great place to own and reside.

We are a community of friendly and cooperative people. Every one of us makes

Longboat Harbour the great place it is to live. LBH is a residential community, not

a resort and is a community with many shared common areas. All of us should

understand and be aware of the policies as we participate in our activities, enjoy our

amenities, and share those common areas, all while maintaining a certain quality of

life. Longboat Harbour is our little ‘piece of paradise’ and we all have a role in

keeping that way.

Sincerely,

The Longboat Harbour Board of Directors

Bonnie Coughlin, Marge Clarke, Tom Drugan, Rich Romansky, Slade Cargill, Ulf

Langgard, John Shea

COMMUNITY SERVICE AT LBH As you know from working with this Board, we encourage service to the

community. We believe the more

members of our community involved

with initiatives, polices, meetings,

recreation, and governance, the stronger

our community will be. Recognizing

volunteers and thanking the people who

contribute to our quality of life is

important. We would like to take this

opportunity to thank the many volunteer

committees that despite the pandemic

challenges, continued to focus on the

quality of our community life since

March 2020 through today.

We thank our committees for their many contributions!!

The Operating Committee: Slade Cargill, Marge Clarke, Darlene Sedlock,

Ginger Driscoll & Dale Mackovjak

The Yacht Club Committee: Bill Coughlin, John Harkness, Marge Clarke, Marie

Guillet, John Shea, Jeff Hecklau

The Recreation Committee: Brett & Rose Tillman, Mary Jean & Tom Drugan

Ad hoc Recycling Committee: Joyce Bowers, Pam Blevins, Carole Shaw

Library Committee: Beverly Grimes, Marge Geiger, Ginger Driscoll, Pat Geraci

Art Studio Committee: Donna Birnbaum

Gym Committee: Mary Bock, Ken Comeforo, Connie Haubert

Pickle Ball /Tennis Committee: Ken Comeforo

Woodshop Committee: Ulf Langgard, John Shea, Dave Driscoll

Exercise class leaders and water aerobics instructors: Connie Haubert and Pam

Blevins

Playreaders: Linda Reilly, Allen Ross

Book ‘n Buddies: Marge Geiger & Barbara Bellamente

Webmaster: Bob Ortmann

INFO Editor: Mary Bock, INFO Board liaison: Tom Drugan

Federation Representatives: Bob Clarke,

Slade Cargill, Marge Clarke

ALL OF OUR BUILDING REPS!!

Our medical professionals who were always

available to answer questions and provide

opinions: Dr. Robert Kaufman, Dr. Bill Burns,

Dr Robert Geraci, Dr David Driscoll, Dr.

Ginger Driscoll, Amy Lhoute, Linda Beekman,

Karen Pashkow.

AND we say all this with the risk that we

might have overlooked somebody. Please

forgive us if we have as there was no intended

slight or disrespect.

The Longboat Harbour Board of Directors:

Bonnie Coughlin, Marge Clarke, Tom Drugan, Rich Romansky, Slade Cargill, Ulf

Langgard, John Shea

IMPORTANT REMINDER FOR LONGBOAT

HARBOUR OWNERS!!! We wish safe travels for the Owners preparing to leave LBH for an extended time

and look forward to your return. This is a reminder that, by taking some proven

precautions with your condo before leaving, you can help protect yourselves, your

neighbors, and LBH in general from unwanted and possible costly surprises upon

return.

Current guidelines for short and long-term condo closing can be found in Policy

# 20201015.01 approved October 15, 2020.

We encourage all Owners to utilize these steps as a minimum checklist when closing

your condominiums.

Without repeating the entire Policy, which we recommend Owners to read

thoroughly, here’s a summary of a few of the key steps:

• Have someone check your condo every 7 to 10

days for signs of failures (wet spots, unusual

odors, etc.) that may be occurring inside and

contact the Owner. The Owner should then

report any concerning

findings to the LBH Office.

• Make sure that the

HVAC is set properly and is

in good operating condition

to help prevent mold/mildew. Also arrange for filter and

condensate line to be serviced.

• Unplug and/or turn off power to

unnecessary equipment, especially the

stove, hot water heater and refrigerator.

• Turn OFF at the main, the water

heater and refrigerator ice maker valves to prevent

flooding.

• Close and lock all exterior windows and doors (it is

surprising how many are left open!)

• Seal and cover all drains and toilet bowls/tanks,

including sink/tub overflow holes to prevent

evaporation and discourage pests.

• Advise the LBH Office of your departure date and

update your contact

information with the office on

your profile, on the owner’s

portal of the website

https:/longboathoafl.pilera.com

• Leave a key/code for your door with the office. For

any vehicle that will be left parked on the property,

inform the office of who has your key in case the

vehicle needs to be moved.

Again, please refer to above mentioned Policy for more

complete information.

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Finally, before leaving please store in your condo or

personal storage unit any

bicycles parked in sheds,

common storage areas, or

under stairwells and chairs

and umbrellas located at the

beach house to allow 2021

summer maintenance work to proceed.

GOVERNING DOCUMENTS The governing documents at Longboat

Harbour have stood the test of time. They are

well articulated and define how we are

expected to live our lives and conduct

business at Longboat Harbour.

As new owners, we are provided copies or

access to the Longboat Harbour Owners

Association governing documents. We enter

a contract that states we have been provided

a copy of the documents, we read and

understand the documents, find them to be reasonable and agree to abide by them

and any subsequent modifications of them. We sign our names to this agreement.

The first question in a New Owner Interview is to verify that you were provided

these important documents.

As longtime owners, many of us frequently refer to them.

Over time, there have been revisions to the Bylaws, the Declaration of Condominium

and policy updates. The Association has undertaken the task of having our

governing documents restated and the Association attorney will complete this over

the summer. In conjunction with the process, the Board and various appointed ad

hoc committees will continue to review the procedures, policies, guidelines in place

and rescind, modify, and adjust as needed. Several policies will be reviewed

including: Bicycle Parking Policy, Beach Chair Bin Policy, BBQ Grills, Gate Access

Policy, Vehicle Policy, Violation Policy, Unit Use, the Owner’s Application to rent

their unit and Covid Protocols to name a few. To coincide with the completion of

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policy and procedure updates, we will publish a modified Owners’ Reference Guide.

It will be online, sent via e-blast and copies will be available in the office or from

building reps.

While we occasionally hear rumblings that “we have too many rules”, over the past

several months, the complaints about residents not observing or disrespecting the

rules and diminishing the quality of life we have come to expect at Longboat

Harbour, is louder than those rumblings! Let’s all work together to support the

policies in place to keep our community a great place to reside, where everyone

respects and honors each other.

The Longboat Harbour Board of Directors

Bonnie Coughlin, Marge Clarke, Tom Drugan, Rich Romansky, Slade Cargill, Ulf

Langgard, John Shea

COVID UPDATES

While it seems like we are getting

closer to the day when our lives

can return to more normalcy, we

need to remain committed to

keeping ourselves and those

around us safe from COVID-19 and

its variants. We continue to be

advised that wearing masks,

practicing safe hygiene, social

distancing,

and restricting gatherings to less than 10 people continues

to be essential in reducing the spread of Covid-19. We

can analyze the risk and attempt to mitigate it, but it

is an individual's decision to use the common area or

not. Any exposure will be because of personal

choices residents make and their individual risk tolerance.

We also need to be mindful that vaccines take time to

become effective. Medical experts caution that recipients

will not be fully protected until a few weeks after their second dose or single

dose, depending on what vaccine is received.

Even after vaccination, someone can

unknowingly spread the virus to others who

have not been vaccinated, who cannot be

vaccinated because of medical reasons or who

have chosen not to receive the vaccine.

Your Board works as a team and we use our

best business judgement to make decisions for

Longboat Harbour. Our collective efforts to

date have been effective in helping us achieve our highest priority – ensuring that

Longboat Harbour remains a safe place for our residents and staff.

Since the decision to close some of our common areas in last March / April, an analysis of what would be necessary to reopen them has been an ongoing process. A plan to open some of the closed common areas was developed and a “soft opening” took place in September. At the April Board meeting, it was decided to open additional common areas and remove some restrictions on others. The plan takes into consideration the opinions expressed by Board members, information from residents of our community who provided us their personal opinions based on their medical knowledge, insight from our community members currently in residence at Longboat Harbour, feedback from the committee chairs, the recommendations of local officials whose advice we have relied on since March and the advice of our property Manager Igor. Effective May 1, 2021:

• The office will open for normal business. We encourage you to conduct your business via email if possible. Please wear a mask when entering the office building.

• The lobby will be open and accessible with your common key after business hours and on weekends. The lobby lounge occupancy limit remains at 6 and the area is not available for social gatherings.

• The occupancy restriction for the library has been removed; please be mindful of social distancing.

• The woodshop and art studio restricted hours have been removed.

• The billiards room and game room are now open.

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• The gym occupancy limit remains unchanged at 5 and the locker rooms are available. The sauna will remain closed.

• The morning exercise and dance classes will remain in the Recreation Hall. Class size limit of 10 with two classes per day remains unchanged.

• The Recreation Hall is available for use by musicians wanting to practice.

• The Recreation Hall is not available for social gatherings.

• Board meetings will continue to be via Zoom webinar, as will Operating Committee meetings.

• Use and access to all open common areas is no longer restricted to residents; guests are now allowed.

. Please make sure you and your guests comply with Association Covid cautions,

recommendations, and requests. We are all in this together and we should be

doing our individual and collective parts to avoid becoming sick and infecting

others. We appreciate your understanding that whatever restrictions are put in

place are for everyone’s benefit and the protection of our community.

The Longboat Harbour Board of Directors

Bonnie Coughlin, Margie Clarke, Tom Drugan, Slade Cargill, Rich Romansky, Ulf

Langgard, John Shea

BOOKS ‘N BUDDIES Extended Book Club Summer Reading List:

May 12: Fast Girls by Elise Hooper

June 9: This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger

July 14: The Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar

September 22: Becoming by Michelle Obama &

The Matriarch by Susan Page

Meetings will be on Zoom, Wednesdays at 7:00 pm

Please contact Co chairs Marge Geiger at geigermarge@gmail.com or

Barbara Bellamente at b.bellamente@gmail.com for more information.

PICKLEBALL IS ALIVE AND WELL AT LBH

President Bonnie Coughlin called it “the happiest place at Longboat Harbour.”

Was she talking about the big pool? The beach? The laundry room at D Building?

Nope! She was talking about the tennis court. But there are very few tennis

matches going on over there these days. So why

is the tennis court the “happiest place at

Longboat Harbour?”

Pickleball! Pickleball doesn’t involve any

cucumbers. It is a fast-paced paddle sport

played on court a little longer and a little

narrower than one half of a tennis court. There

are two pickleball courts at Longboat Harbour

so eight people can play at the same time. A

pickleball is really a special wiffle ball. Since it is

very light, understanding the current wind speed and direction can be an

important key to success.

Ken Comeforo has organized open

pickleball three days per week this

season. Anyone can come and put their

paddle in line to play. Since eight people

can play at one time, it doesn’t take long

to get into a game.

It is even fun to come and watch. One of

our fans, Al Fischbein, might have once

said “it’s even better than going to a

Mets game.” Another loyal fan, Sue Ann

Ascough might have said “the seating in

the spectator area is very comfortable and I can always get a seat!”

But is the tennis court really “the happiest place at Longboat Harbour?” Just how

happy can you be when you are on the receiving end of a smash from “Slammin’

Suzanne” Marschke or a sinister cut shot from “Dastardly Darlene” Sedlock? You

could also face “Mean Gene” King, Gretchen “Flamethrower” Burns or Mary “So

Contrary” Dice.

It ain’t Disney World. But pickleball really is a lot of fun and good exercise too.

Come on out to the courts and put your paddle on the rack. Before you know it,

you may be addicted to pickleball like the rest of us. Rob Dice

LONGBOAT HARBOUR SEAWALL

CONSTRUCTION NEEDED

Seawalls support land abutting water and prevent shore erosion due to wave

action and storm surge. Longboat Harbour has about 4,075 feet of seawall in our

harbor and along the bayside, installed during initial construction in 1972. Part of

the seawall (1,350 feet, marked in red in the aerial photograph) was

reconstructed in 2009,

with a larger concrete

cap than the original

seawall. About 2,725

feet of the seawall has

not been

reconstructed (marked

in black in the aerial

photograph), and it

now shows nearly 50

years of wear and tear.

Failure of the seawall

would endanger the

structural stability of

our buildings and pools

adjacent to the seawall, seen in the photograph.

The main parts of the seawall are the reinforced concrete cap and vertical panels

embedded in the cap and extending from the cap into the water. About half of

the length of the panels is buried in the ground below the water. Another

important part of the seawall are tieback structures extending from the concrete

cap into the land next to the seawall, anchoring the cap and the seawall on the

ground side. Also important are drainage holes in the vertical panels that allow

drainage of water from the ground side of the seawall to prevent buildup of

pressure on the seawall from this water.

The cap and vertical panels of our original seawall are concrete with imbedded

steel reinforcing rods. Over time cracks develop in the concrete, saltwater

reaches the steel rods, which rust (corrode), expand, and cause further cracks and

breakup (spalling) of the concrete. Rust stains, exposed reinforcing rods, and

missing concrete are visible at many places in the seawall. The seawall was

inspected in 2019 and in 2021 by engineering firms, who reported continuing

degradation (see photographs showing spalling and cracks) and recommended

major reconstruction: a new, larger concrete cap, vinyl vertical panels added to

the outside of the present concrete panels, new tiebacks, and new drainage

holds, as shown in the Seawall Repair Detail drawing. This is the same type of

reconstruction that was done in 2009 for 1,350 feet of our seawall, recognizable

by its larger concrete cap, with a useful lifetime of approximately 50 years.

The Board has contracted with Karins Engineering to prepare specifications and

bid documents for reconstruction of the 2,725 feet of our original seawall, and to

evaluate bids received. With bids submitted and evaluated in May, the Board will

then decide whether and how to proceed with reconstruction of our old seawall,

to protect our property against continued seawall degradation and possible

seawall failure.

Slade Cargill, Operating Committee Chairman

Spalling of

Concrete Cap

Cracking in

Seawall Panel

Horizontal cracking

in top of seawall cap

Spalling of concrete cap and cracking of panel

BIKING AND

WALKING ON GMD Living in LbH on Longboat Key this

past season has made this challenging

Covid era quite bearable, even

though not normal compared to

previous years. Despite the

pandemic, we have for the most part

been blessed to be able to be outside

swimming, walking, biking and eating,

while enjoying the weather and

beauty of our area.

With the “shut-down” occurring in

many other parts of the country, especially the north with the winter weather

impact, more new and seemingly younger folks have ventured down to our “little

piece of paradise” to be able to get out of the cold and to be outside. The ability

to work remotely has also sent more “newbies” our way it seems!

Some of these folks, at times, may forget that although we are outside and active,

we are typically an older population, and our reaction time is not what it used to

be.

Over the past pandemic impacted season, I have become a 4-5 mile a day walker

and have had a number of “near misses” with bike riders on the sidewalks who

don’t have a bike bell or don’t tend to use their bell as they come zipping past me.

Longboat Key Ordinance 87-25 states that bikers should use their bell upon

approach and when passing a sidewalk walker for safety of both the biker and

walker. Although I stay on the right edge of the sidewalk, bikers have come

perilously close to me and if I had stepped to the left accidently or unknowingly, I

surely would have been hit and possibly injured. This has been a dangerous and

frustrating situation for me personally and for other walkers I’ve spoken to!

Mary Jean Drugan

After these numerous close calls, I decided

to take action and designed a backpack

with attached verbiage, asking bikers to

“please ring your bell” when passing.

Shortly after making this and wearing it

while walking, a man who was riding his

bike stopped me and asked me if he could

take a picture of my backpack and that he

thought this was a great idea. I then

decided that maybe this was something

important enough to share and reached

out to the Longboat Observer. One of their

reporters came out and interviewed me,

took a picture and put an article on the

front page of their next edition this past

February. I was thrilled they were able to

help me get the word out about this safety

and common courtesy issue happening on

our sidewalks. Naturally, I ring my bell

when I’m approaching and passing

someone walking on the sidewalk, and hopefully more people will get the word

out about using their bell while biking. You’ll hear me say “thanks for ringing your

bell” as bikers pass me while walking and I have heard a “thank you” from other

walkers as I ring my bell passing them while biking. Being safe and courteous will

keep our sidewalks a great place to be while outdoors in our “little piece of

paradise” called Longboat Key. Happy and safe walking and biking!

Mary Drugan

WELCOME TO PARADISE K106 Raul & Natalia Castano Orlando FL

B203 Steven & Sally Delilse Winthrop ME

N203 Elliot Jacoby & Susan Lanza-Jacoby Glenside PA

J201 Karen Langmeyer Longboat Key FL

L107 Tara Gagne & Lori King Neenah WI

H106 Gregg & Jackie Lessen Longboat Key FL

I102 Alexander & Donna Aldama Sarasota FL

E207 John & Carol Bruno Grand Island NY

L105 Jim and Renee Adams Mufreesboro TN

D101 James & Georgianna Vicari Marco Island FL

I 101 Barbara Heineman Lakewood Ranch FL

E 108 Bradley & Susan Smith Sarasota FL

B102 Nancy Prendergast & Gus Pichard Annapolis MD

NEW REC COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Hello Longboat Harbour neighbors, we are Brett and Rose Tillman, your new co-

chairs of the Rec Committee. We come to LBH from a small farm in western Ohio

after a 4-year stent in Naperville IL. Rose retired in 2018 after 33 years of climbing

the corporate ladder at the terrific midwestern retailer Meijer. Brett is semi-

retired while practicing commercial real estate on a part-time basis in Ohio and

Indiana after a 25-year career in the Environmental Health and Safety field. We

purchased our unit in H building in May of 2018 and look to split time between

LBH and Painter Creek, Ohio. We are truly blessed to be a part of the Longboat

Harbour community and are honored to be co-chairs of the rec committee for the

2021-2022 season.

Obviously, our report for 2020-2021 is short. The Corona virus aka Covid 19

dominated the year and caused the cancelation of all our community social

events from St. Patrick’s Day on. There were a few small club events that

happened via zoom like Books ‘n Buddies hosted by Barbara Bellemente and

Marge Geiger along with the Play Readers hosted by Linda Reilly and Allen Ross.

The Yacht Club did bring some excitement to the community in December with a

socially distanced Lighting of the Docks and the highly successful Toys for Tots

campaign. The LbH Yacht Club followed up this year with a triumphant Blessing of

The Fleet on April 17th. The participation at the Blessing of the Fleet demonstrated

that our community is ready to safely and cautiously get back to life as we know it

here in our little slice of paradise!

The schedule for 2021-2022 is not finalized or approved by the LBH board of

Directors but a full calendar is in the works. The first event will be a “Welcome

Back Reception” hosted by the LBH Board; tentative date is October 30th. We have

a couple of confirmed parties for 2022 starting with Elvis is in the Building along

with a Saturday Night Dance Party with Daniel Fuggazatto. The Men’s Club has

confirmed plans to host monthly meetings along with bringing back their speaker

series and Ladies Appreciation Breakfast. The Yacht Club looks to host the

community wide Lighting of the Docks and Toys for Tots fundraiser followed up by

the Changing of the Guard and their annual Blessing of the Fleet.

The upcoming schedule is exciting, dynamic and somewhat fluid with the addition

of a few new ideas that we hope to introduce to the LBH community. As we work

with the various clubs, committees and our Board there will be additional details

coming as they are made available, so stay tuned. We will need many of our

neighbors to volunteer in order to bring all these social events to a realization so

everyone please plan on pitching in when and where you can.

Rose and I are very eager to bring the party back to Longboat Harbour so please

share your ideas so we can come together as a community and make the 2021-

2022 season one to remember!

Sincerely,

Brett and Rose Tillman

HOLD ONTO THOSE QUARTERS

After hearing that a washer wasn’t working because the collection box was full,

Michele searched for volunteers

willing to empty them. Ken had

been traveling to each building solo

but with his workload it wasn’t done

as often as they would like.

Wanting to help

and always

looking for a

reason to walk

around the

Harbour,

Gretchen Burns

and Mary Dice

have taken over the task with the

help of Rich Romansky’s red cart

and Home Depot buckets. Monthly,

during the season, they visit each

building and with assembly line

precision, unlock, empty, dump and relock each machine. Quarters are put into

bags weighing 32 pounds, the equivalent of $600, then hauled to the bank. They

would like to remind everyone to use American quarters (not pennies).

CONDOMINUM RENTAL As stated in our governing documents, if meeting certain requirements, owners

are permitted to rent their condominium. It has long been understood, the

Longboat Harbour Owners Association administration office is not a rental office

and not responsible to manage the rental of an owner’s unit.

This past season many renters canceled their lease with owners due to COVID-19.

The Association received requests from these renters requesting a refund of the

$100 application fee they paid to the Association. The fees were not refunded. It

is abundantly clear after discussing this with owners and renters that it is time to

clarify this fee.

This fee is a non-refundable fee, payable by the owner, submitted to the

Association with the owner’s application to rent their unit. This is not new; it is

not a change in policy but as became evident this past year, there will be a change

in the “procedure”.

Please be advised, owners who rent their unit, not the renter, are responsible for

submitting the required documentation and associated fee to the Longboat

Harbour Owners Association Administrative Office. The Association will arrange

for a background check on the renter and notify the owner of the approval of

their rental application.

Below is a check list developed to help owners verify the completeness of their

application. The forms will be available in the office and online at the

Association’s website.

OWNERS, BEFORE RETURNING YOUR APPLICATION TO RENT YOUR

CONDOMINIUM, PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING:

⃝ YOUR APPLICATION IS COMPLETLEY FILLED OUT.

⃝ YOU, THE OWNER AND YOUR RENTERS HAVE SIGNED IT.

⃝ YOU, THE OWNER ARE NOT DELINQUENT ON YOUR ASSOCIATION FEES.

⃝ YOU, THE OWNER HAVE NOT HAD MORE THAN 2 RENTALS DURING THIS

CALENDAR YEAR.

⃝ OWNER’S CHECK FOR $100.00 IS INCLUDED. (CHECKS FROM RENTERS WILL

NOT BE ACCEPTED.)

⃝ COPY OF RENTERS’ PHOTO ID’S.

⃝ COPY OF YOUR LEASE.

⃝ IF YOUR RENTERS ARE FIRST TIME RENTERS, THEY MUST ALSO FILL OUT THE

TRVST FORM FOR A BACKGROUND CHECK.

⃝ APPLICATION MUST BE RECEIVED 15 DAYS PRIOR TO RENTER OCCUPANCY

DATE FOR BOARD APPROVAL.

IT IS THE OWNER’S RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT THIS APPLICATION ALONG WITH THEIR $100 APPLICATION FEE & ALL REQUIRED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE IS RECEIVED BY THE ASSOCIATION OFFICE NO LATER THAN 15 DAYS BEFORE THE RENTAL PERIOD BEGINS. FAILURE TO APPLY OR SUBMIT REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION WITHIN SAID PERIOD WILL BE CAUSE FOR DENIAL UNDER SECTIONS 14.3 TO 14.6 (LEASING OF UNITS) OF THE LBHOA DECLARATIONS.

BEST WISHES

MIKE!!

MIKE DARST is RETIRING. Please join us in

wishing Mike Darst, our maintenance

Supervisor a Happy, Healthy Retirement.

Mike & Patti recently traveled to Arizona

and enjoyed the warm dry, climate so

they are packing up and heading West!!

Mike’s last day will be May 14,2021.

RECYCLING REMINDERS IF IN DOUBT, THROW IT OUT

Dear Longboat Harbour Neighbors:

In the Summer of 2020, the Board of Directors

appointed an ad hoc committee to review and assess

the community’s recycling practices.

The mission of the Committee is to encourage

recycling and inform the homeowners and renters in

our community about proper recycling materials with emphasis on what can and

cannot be recycled to improve our total recycling efforts. The actions will help our

environment.

At the December Board of Directors meeting, the Board unanimously endorsed the

recommendations of the committee.

The LBH Recycling Committee is committed to help educate and improve our

recycling efforts. We need YOU to help make sure only recycle items go in the

recycling bins. We are providing updated recycling materials to help all of us know

what CAN and what CAN’T go in the bins for recycling.

One non-recyclable item in the bin will cause the ENTIRE bin to go in the trash

and landfill.

Our motto: “If in doubt throw it out.”

Updated information will be posted in the laundry rooms and in the recycling area.

The information will be provided to building reps and new owners/renters.

Recycling bins will be placed at the beach property and alternate or additional

recycling bins are under consideration for our existing trash areas.

Thank you,

Joyce Bowers-Committee Chair

Pam OHalloran-Blevins

Carole Shaw

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Thanks to the contributors

Gretchen Burns Tom Drugan

Mary Drugan Slade Cargill

Christina Filkins Bill Coughlin

Brett and Rose Tillman Bonnie Coughlin

Rob Dice

Mary Bock, Editor