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VOL. 33 NO. 8 FAX 561-624-9088 • E-MAIL canpga@yahoo.com AUGUST 2023

PGA POA Communication Corner

By Gail Coppage, summer months there is always a need to do some active Mail Collection Boxes and instead bring mail to the
Communications landscaping trimming. This is also a good reminder that if local USPS Office to send mail securely and safely. The
Committee Chairperson you have a neighbor who may be away during this month, best way to ensure that your mail is safe is to pick up your
Greetings and cool but you might notice a lawn/landscaping suddenly out of mail every day. If you are not home or plan to be away for
thoughts for August! control, please follow up with your property manager or a length of time, please visit the hold mail request online
August in South Florida HOA representative so that the manager can communicate https://www.usps.com/manage/hold-mail.htm. Staying
can be a hot month, so it this issue directly with the resident. Oftentimes there might safe every day means that sometimes our regular plan
is important to stay as cool be an issue with a landscaping company not tending to a and schedule may need to be adjusted, especially when it
as possible. Who says that property, and with homeowners away, they might not even comes to mailing letters and/or packages at the local Post
PGA National residents know there is a problem with their landscaping. Office vs. one of the Mail Collection Boxes.
aren’t cool? Keeping blinds Health Benefits Of Our Environment If you currently do not receive payments via direct
and/or drapes closed, The beauty of South Florida lives all around us at deposit at your bank, maybe this is a good time to chat with
staying hydrated with water enhanced with cucumber PGA National! Because of the beautiful weather and someone about setting up direct deposit. Direct deposit of
perhaps, wearing cool, lightweight clothing and trying to breathtaking scenery and greenery, we are all fortunate payments will help to lessen any worry about a problem
stay out of the direct sun during the hottest time of the to be able to enjoy the outdoors in a myriad of ways. with mail delivery or worse, stolen mail.
day are all helpful hints. Sounds like the time for a good Not only being active outdoors helps to keep us healthy Speaking Of Hot … How Is Real Estate Right Now In
book and the pool or beach! These are the long days of and engaged, but according to a recent article in The PGA National?
summer that bring very active storm weather including Washington Post, we might even live longer. Sale prices are remaining higher than average and
heavy, drenching thunderstorms and the possibility of https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate- the number of overall homes available for sale in PGA
possible tropical storm or hurricane activity. Keeping a solutions/2023/06/28/aging-green-spaces-nature-health/ National are constant, averaging about 83 homes for sale
rain jacket, hat and umbrella in your car is needed this Keep enjoying our surroundings! this time of year. The good news is that there is still strong
summer. It is always good to be prepared so please visit Post Office Vs. Postal Boxes interest from home buyers to purchase a home in PGA
the POA website https://pga-poa.com/ for more specific There have been several recent stories in the press National. The bad news is that there is limited inventory.
detail about storm preparation and what to do when an about a surge in crimes targeting the U.S. Postal Service, Prices are down slightly from one year ago, but the real
active storm is headed our way. The Hurricane Handout is especially targeting the blue USPS Mail Collection Boxes. estate market is still strong in South Florida. Interested in
very useful and a great document to keep close by during Experts are warning Americans against sending checks moving to a different community in PGA National? There
hurricane season. through the mail, whether it is a birthday check for a are a host of great local realtors who are knowledgeable
Time To Trim Your Trees! grandchild or a payment to an account. In some instances, about PGA National, and who would love to help assist
Before a storm hits, having trees and shrubbery letter carriers are robbed, and mail is stolen directly from you with either the sale of your home or condo and the
trimmed with the timely disposal of debris is the best time resident mailboxes. While thankfully PGA National hasn’t purchase of a new home. PGA National offers about 40
to do this important landscaping work. Reminder: PGA yet seen this type of crime in our area, we ask residents diverse communities of single-family homes including
POA rules require any debris generated by contractors to to remain vigilant about not either mailing checks and
be removed by that contractor by 5 p.m., not placed at the leaving them in their mailbox to be picked up by the mail PGA POA Communication Corner on page 3
curb for Waste Management. PGA National residents are carrier or receiving checks in the mail if possible.
so fortunate that we live in such a beautifully green, lush Please note: The USPS has also issued a warning
natural environment, yet plants grow so quickly during the that Americans should avoid depositing mail in USPS Time To Get
Commissioner’s Update The Donuts!

Speeding Up Inspections To meet the high demand for inspections and to
save the public time and reduce the inconvenience of Hi Everyone! We hope you’re enjoying Gail’s
By Commissioner scheduling and waiting for an inspection, the division has articles for PGA POA but the POA office staff
Maria Marino launched a new program offering video inspections. This wanted to share this with you directly. It’s a special
Palm Beach County’s program specifically applies to limited residential permit announcement for all the anxious residents who
Building Division reviews descriptions as part of single-family home renovation have been calling (and calling, and calling) the POA
thousands of building projects requiring a permit and includes: office asking when Dunkin’ Donuts would open –
permits each year. When *Reroofing THEY’RE HEEEEERRREEEE!
construction is underway, *Garage door replacement Dunkin’ Donuts has opened in the LA Fitness
inspections are required *HVAC equipment change out Plaza between Chase Bank and Truist Bank on
to ensure compliance *Plumbing/water heater change out Fairway Drive. We are happy to see them open!
with codes. During the *A/C electric hardware Welcome!
current fiscal year (10/1/22 *Shutters
to 9/30/23) thus far, the *Siding
division has conducted more than 164,000 inspections. *Stucco on lath
*Tube-type skylight
*Solar photovoltaic system
*Water heater electric
hardware
*Wi ndow a nd door
replacement
A licensed inspector
performs the inspection

Commissioner’s Update
from page 2