Special Meeting Tomorrow

Members of the HOA board will meet tomorrow to discuss our property management contract. Because they expect a majority of them to participate, the meeting is open to any HOA member (homeowner). It will happen at the Super Target store on Bloomingdale Ave. at 7:15 p.m. They'll meet at the dining area in the front of the store. Because the agenda includes only that one item, the meeting should not last as long as a normal board meeting.

HOA Meeting Tuesday

After skipping the June meeting, in part because of few issues confronting us, a full agenda awaits Tuesday at our July meeting. We've had homeowners ask to discuss issues ranging from the landscaping to the management company. The board will will hear them all, and anything else that comes up at the meeting Tuesday, July 23rd, at 7 p.m.

Location: River of Life Christian Center
6605 Krycul Avenue
Riverview, FL 33569


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Have a happy -- and safe -- Independence Day

Uncle Sam looks pretty good for a guy about to turn 237 years old. As we enjoy a day off to celebrate Independence Day, please take care to keep yourself and your neighbors safe. Also remember that our community has 268 homes in tight proximity. Consider your neighbors when you decide how to celebrate. I know at least one who must get up to go to work Thursday and Friday mornings.

I know you can't spit without hitting one of those roadside stands that sell fireworks. A quirk in state law prohibits local governments from banning fireworks sales, even though you can't legally set them off without a permit unless you run a fish hatchery or are a farmer using them to scare birds away from their crops. I swear to God that's true.

Fortunately, no none that I know about in our neighborhood has ever fired gunshots in celebration of any holiday. But a boy in Ruskin still recovers from injuries suffered when a stray bullet, apparently fired in elation, struck him in the head January 1 of last year.