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Golf Cart Registration Stickers Now Available
RESIDENT PROFILE
The official Landings golf cart registration stickers are now available. Call or text Mike Donaldson at 248-701-4003 to get your registration sticker. The required registration is quick, easy, and free. You may view the LMA use policy in the resident’s section of The Landings website.
THE LANDINGS GOLF CART/LOW-SPEED VEHICLE POLICY
A salute to Bob Fernander
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ROUND ROBIN TENNIS
To own and operate any Golf Cart/Low Speed vehicles (“CARTS”) on any Landings street, all residents, renters and guests must comply with the following rules: 1. All CARTS must be registered at the main gate and affixed with an identification number provided by a Safety & Security Committee representative. The registration application must include the name, address, and phone number(s) of the CART owner. 2. Before a CART can be registered and allowed to operate in the Landings, the owner must provide proof of general liability insurance coverage on the CART, with the LMA and SubAssociations named as additional insured. In addition, the owner of the CART must sign a liability waiver provided by the LMA, including giving the LMA the right to post videos and photos of documented inappropriate operation of the vehicle. 3. All Golf Carts speed cannot exceed 20 MPH and must be equipped with efficient brakes, reliable steering, safe tires, a rear-view mirror and red reflective warning devices in both the front and rear in accordance with Florida law.
The heat doesn’t slow them down
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GOING TO THE DOGS
4. A Low-Speed Vehicle (different than a golf cart) is any four-wheel vehicle whose top speed is greater than 20 MPH but not greater than 25 MPH, including, but not limited to, electric vehicles. Such vehicles must comply with safety standards set forth in Chapter 49, Code of Federal Regulations and Florida Statutes Sections 319 and 320.02 and must be equipped with headlights, taillights, stop lights, turn signals, reflectors, parking brake, rear view mirrors, windshield, seat belts and a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) 5. All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs), as defined in Florida Statute 316.2074, are not permitted anywhere in the Landings. 6. Drivers must be at least 14 years old to drive on Landings streets. 7. Owner must provide the names and ages of all eligible and authorized drivers. 8. All drivers must always obey the posted speed limits and operate the CART in a safe and courteous manner. All passenger’s must be seated and not standing or hanging outside when the vehicle is in motion. 9. No towing behind the CART is allowed for any reason.
Meet Bernie
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THE LOCAL ARTS SCENE
10. No CARTS can be operated between the hours of sunset and sunrise unless the operator possesses a valid driver’s license, insurance, and working headlights and taillights. Except for approved maintenance vehicles, no CARTS are allowed on the Nature Trail at any time. PENALTIES
A confirmed violation of the rules outlined above, including failure to register a CART, may result in a fine and/or the suspension to operate the CART in the Landings or suspension of the vehicle entry stickers associated with all vehicles listed at the address on the CART registration application.
Landings’ Volunteers Who Work For You
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KID’S CORNER
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This is the third of a series of articles highlighting the work of special volunteers who help to make our community so special. Mike and Chris Knupp both had successful careers in the Boston area prior to moving to Sarasota in 2012. Chris was a pediatric nurse practitioner. Mike was the CEO of an engineering company and was a selectman in his community of Littleton, Mass. Their son was on the West Coast of Florida and when they visited him. They decided to look for a place in our area. When Chris saw The Landings (especially the tennis facilities) and was introduced to Kevin at the LRC, she knew right away that The Landings was where they wanted to live. T hey b oug ht a home, went back to Massachusetts and sold their northern home right away. And as the saying goes, the rest is history. Mike chairs one of the most important committees in The Landings. The scope of the committee’s responsibilities include: 1. Making sure that the security personnel are the right fit for The Landings and maintain quality service to the community 2. Keeping all of the equipment in good
Mike Knupp holds many titles at The Landings
working order, including the guard house, gates, video, radar, etc. 3. Responding to resident issues, especially when the roving guard is not on duty 4. Maintaining good relationships with local law enforcement who have to be called upon from time to time 5. Oversight of all issues related to safety, review and processing of speeding violations 6. Monitoring video on the nature trail Mike is fortunate to have a very strong and involved committee. Judy Green is his primary go to person as well as Mike Donaldson, Bill
Whitman, Neil Goldman, Letitia Schulman, and Barbara Pendrell. Mike and his committee put in an average of 25 hours a week or more working on security concerns for The Landings. Mike and Chris have been heavily involved in The Landings. Chris has been active at the LRC and has served on their Board. Mike currently helps with the Environmental, Roads, Lakes/Drainage and Maintenance Committees while also serving on The Landings Homeowners Board. He previously served as chair of the Lakes and Drainage committees. Mike is also an involved citizen within the general community. He was formerly the chair of the Conservation Foundation and currently sits on their board. He is also involved with the organization Start Preserving Our Bay. Mike was quick to note how much he has learned from previous community leaders, especially about Lakes and Drainage. He gave a special shout out of appreciation to Jack Jost and Larry Lawrence. We all have benefited from the involvement, dedication, knowledge, talent and leadership that Mike Knupp has given to our community.