Another Seabreeze Publication VOL. 10 NO. 7
JULY 2024
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BSL Architectural Review Update – May 2024 By Betty Ingerson, BSL Board of Directors, ARC Liaison The Architectural Review Committee (ARC) was extremely busy over the last month. Multiple meetings were scheduled to review all the applications received. There were 36 new home applications and 15 other applications to process. Every application is reviewed for complete
A Perspective?
Recently, there has been a lot of chatter regarding BSLPOA Board performance or nonperformance, and even a proposal to establish a Facebook site for just Burnt Store Lakes. Opinions are freely expressed, but issues and solutions are addressed at the monthly Board meetings – not in open forums.
content submission and for consistency with our deed restrictions. In many instances, required documentation is missing or the application does not meet our deed restrictions. In these cases, the submitter is notified of the problem and is asked to bring the application into compliance. Depending on the resolution, the application may be rejected or delayed another month while changes are being made. Once ARC has reviewed the final applications, recommendations (Approve or Reject) are made to the Board of Directors. The Board makes the final decision on all architectural applications.
The Board’s fiduciary responsibility as a Property Owners Association (POA), is to maintain the common elements of the community (lakes, common areas, greenbelts, the Park, etc.) as well as management of Association assets and the overall environment of the community. More specifically, compliance with the Deed Restrictions, many of which are defined by State Statute and the Rules and Regulations. The Board has limited policing powers other than a lengthy fining process. Now to the subject of this perspective. When the decision was made to make Burnt Store Lakes, a Deed Restricted Community, your home, you made a commitment to your neighbors to abide by the Deed Restrictions and the Rules and Regulations. It would follow and be logical that we are self-policing, and we each need to comply with these rules. It is the Board’s responsibility to take care of the rest, which from time to time involves legal counsel.
The architectural projects listed in the following table were either approved or conditionally approved by the Burnt Store Lakes Board of Directors during the May 2024 Board Meeting. As of May 30, 2024, there were 120 new homes in the construction process. Thirty-seven (37) new homes have received Certificates of Occupancy in the current fiscal year (October 2023 to September 2024). Architectural Review Update on page 2
Board Of Directors Election We are starting preparations for our Annual Meeting that will be held on Saturday, Oct. 19. There are four directors whose terms are expiring – Thomas Freimark, Richard Hefright, Elisabeth Geltz and Rick Mathis. If you are interested in volunteering your time to our community, please consider having your name placed on the ballot for October! Please submit a short biography to the BSLPOA office no later than Aug. 1.
A Perspective on page 4
BSL Has Growing Pains! By Betty Ingerson, BSL Board of Directors, Communications and ARC Liaison I think you will agree that Burnt Store Lakes is rapidly growing! All one needs to do is drive down Cape Horn or multiple other streets and see the ever-expanding number of construction sites. While it is good news that people want to live and build in the Burnt Store Lakes community, the growing pains are not easy on those of us who currently live here. Roads and cul-de-sacs are sometimes impassable, and some construction sites leave much to be desired in terms of adhering to our Clean Site Rules and Regulations. There is very little your Board can do to slow down the construction progress. Per our legal counsel, under Florida The Heron Herald
law if the owner of a lot desires to build on it and submits an application, the application must be approved if it meets our BSL Has Growing Pains on page 3 PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID FT MYERS FL PERMIT 751
The Heron herald Deadline for August articles is July 5 Delivery is week of July 29 email all submissions to paula short, editor bslnewspaper@yahoo.com