VOL. 35 NO. 2
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FEBRUARY 2025
PGA POA Communications Corner Submitted by Gail Coppage, PGA POA Communications Committee H a p p y N e w Ye a r ! Welcome back old friends! Hello to new friends, neighbors, family and guests! Annual Meeting The 2025 PGA POA ANNUAL MEETING WILL BE HELD AT A NEW VENUE IN FEBRUARY! Please note that the Annual Meeting will be held this year on Thursday, February 6, 2025, at the Mirasol Clubhouse, 11600 Mirasol Way, Palm Beach Gardens. The Mirasol Community is right across the street from the PGA National Ryder Cup entrance off PGA Boulevard. Parking is available onsite. Residents may sign into the meeting beginning at 5 p.m. The Annual Meeting will begin at 6 p.m. The Annual Meeting is a great time to say hi to neighbors and friends and the members of the Board of Governors of PGA National. We welcome your attendance and look forward to saying hello and chatting at this meeting. The PGA National community is engaged, interested and looking to the future! Notice For The Annual Meeting Notices for the Annual meeting, including the ballot for voting for members of the Board of Governors and biographies of each interested candidate/ or board member candidate were mailed the first week of January. If you have not already reviewed or voted for candidates, we ask that you please take time to review and vote today. It is important for our PGA National family to remain invested in the work of the POA as it reflects on and votes on issues
relative to the current needs and future investment and maintenance of the entire community. Please mail or bring your ballot to the PGA POA office on or before Thursday, February 6 for your ballot to be counted. THANK YOU! A special thank you to the residents, security and golf workers who recently helped a Villas of Thurston owner find her lost dog. The owner’s 7-year-old dog snuck out of her home over the weekend via an open gate. The owner was very worried and notified security and the neighborhood and posted a note on social media. A few days later residents in Preston contacted her to say they spotted the dog and met the owner in Preston to show her the approximate location of the dog. The owner brought along her other dog (a French bulldog who is trained off leash) who then barked at his housemate. These barks led to the lost dog coming out of hiding in the bushes. What a great story with a happy ending! The owner was very thankful to all the wonderful people of PGA National, and this story is just one example of the care and concern shown by residents in all communities. Remember: If you have pets, please consider adding information about your pet on the “Owner Information Form” on the POA website. The POA database for gate access also includes a section to list family pets. Keeping all our beloved pets safe and secure is very important! What to do if your pet goes missing? Please notify security, share the detail with your immediate neighbors and notify your HOA to request an email blast to share the information. If you have the option to add a note in social media, please do so. In this case, having several pairs of eyes looking out for this little lost dog made the difference in both the dog’s (and dog owner’s) lives! Thank you again!
Sad To See You Go Now the time must come where all holiday lights must be removed and stored away until next year. What a beautiful holiday season at PGA National! Thank you to all the residents of our community who provided beautiful lights and festive, decorative holiday displays! Many of our communities and streets were filled with light and joy! A special thank you to both the Villa D’Este community and the Glenwood community this holiday season! Both communities collected gifts for the Palm Beach Gardens Police and Fire “Joy Drive.” The Glenwood community combined their holiday party together with their holiday lighting contest results as well as collecting gifts for the Joy Drive. It was a joy this season to drive through Glenwood to view all the amazing holiday lights! Villa D’Este showcases an amazing holiday party each year within their community, collecting a significant number of gifts for the toy drive. We are very thankful for the goodness within our communities and the willingness shown to support Palm Beach Gardens in a myriad of ways. This effort is just another example of our PGA National family supporting City neighbors in Palm Beach Gardens. Way to go Villa D’Este and Glenwood!! Thank you very much! Holiday Gatherings The Annual holiday luncheon was held at the PGA POA office on December 23. Staff of the POA and Board members and their guests enjoyed some holiday time together. Here are some photos from this event. Thank you to Lang Management for providing the luncheon! Sending Get Well Wishes The Board of Governors of the POA send get well wishes to our President, Mike Engelsher! Your thoughts for healing and good health are appreciated. Thank you!
Northern Notes Easements On Your Property By Katie Roundtree, Director of Finance and Administration, Northern Palm Beach County Improvement District If you own property in Florida, you may come across the term “easement.” An easement can influence how you use your property, and the rights associated with it. These legal agreements are often present in areas where the Northern Palm Beach County Improvement District has facilities
and maintenance responsibilities. Easements are essential for allowing the district to access locations where it does not have ownership rights, particularly near its facilities, preserves, or waterways. An easement is a legal arrangement that permits another party to use a specified portion of property for a particular purpose. It does not grant ownership of the property; rather, it allows the user to utilize the property without the risk of being charged with trespassing. For instance, a water management maintenance easement may exist between two homes, designating an area where the easement holder can travel to access something on the other side. Another example is a flowage easement, which allows water to flow from one location through a body of Northern Notes on page 2