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VOL. 34 NO. 12 FAX 561-624-9088 • E-MAIL canpga@yahoo.com DECEMBER 2024

PGA POA Communications Corner

Submitted by Gail Coppage, the PGA POA website to see any new information or date, time and place to your calendar. The notice and ballot
PGA POA Communications revised documents so that you will be prepared if you for the annual meeting will be mailed to you in January.
Committee need to request approval or need further information on Even if you do not plan to attend the annual meeting,
Happy December! a particular topic. Please remember: Any changes to the it is still very important that you review the candidate
Welcome to PGA National, outside of your home require prior approval from the PGA materials and cast your vote. The PGA POA needs and
full of sugar and spice and POA Architectural Review Committee. wants the feedback and engagement of residents, and
everything nice! Here’s Ryder Cup/PGA Boulevard Guard Station your vote is important. We look forward to seeing you
hoping your holidays are The POA will soon be scheduling some interior work at at the annual meeting! Your interest, participation and
filled with health, happiness the Ryder Cup/PGA Boulevard Guard Station. The interior engagement help to make PGA National a great place to
and the peacefulness of our needs mold remediation and renovation. During this time, live, visit and work.
community! one gate will remain open during the day. After 9 p.m., Sandhill Cranes At PGA National
Welcome back our the resident gate will be operational only for residents Isn’t it beautiful to see the glorious sandhill cranes
seasonal family! We missed you! We hope that your time with a barcode. Security personnel will be checking this walking by in our neighborhoods, in the parks and on the
away and travels back to South Florida have been good guard station during the overnight hours. We are hopeful golf courses? Of course, it can be a bit scary for us and
and you are ready for the beautiful weather, sunny skies, that the entire renovation project will be completed within for them as well! Driving along Ryder Cup Boulevard
gorgeous greenery, amazing golf and pickleball and so one month. We will notify PGA residents by email and/or under the canopy of trees, please be careful driving, slow
many restaurants and shops waiting for your return. text with the exact date of the beginning of renovations, down, and watch for sandhill cranes nibbling grasses just
Checking The Status Of Your Home Or Condo and we will also erect signage regarding this activity at along the edge of the road. Even during the afternoon
December is a great time to check out all aspects of the Ryder Cup guard station. Thank you for your patience sun, it can be difficult to see the sandhill cranes alongside
your home or condo, especially if you have been away and understanding! main roads.
for a few months. This is a good time to check for any Save The Date – PGA POA Annual Meeting Some interesting facts about sandhill cranes: In the
leaks, water damage, infestations, cracks in pavement or Please save the date for the PGA POA Annual Meeting wild, sandhill cranes can live for an average of 10 to 20
tiles on the roof. Does your landscaping look overgrown? which will be held on Wednesday, February 6, 2025, at 6 years, but some sandhill cranes can live up to 30 years.
This is a good time to take stock of things you may p.m. at Mirasol in the clubhouse. Sign-in starts at 5 p.m.
need to do in and around your home. Please also check Parking will be available at the location. Please add the PGA POA Communication Corner on page 2
Commissioner’s Update

New Flood Maps For Palm that have the lowest floor below the BFE or minimum Planning, Zoning & Building webpage, where residents
The maps are available on the Palm Beach County
elevation required for a substantial improvement (SI). For
Beach County residents in unincorporated Palm Beach County, staff can can use the countywide property search tool to determine
provide SI determinations and technical assistance prior to their flood zones. The webpage also provides other
By Vice Mayor major renovations. important information, including links to FEMA, the
Maria G. Marino For property owners required to have flood insurance under pending FEMA flood maps, municipalities affected,
The Federal Emergency these new guidelines, it’s highly recommended to secure a tips on how the county can help, and more. Please visit:
Ma n a g e m e nt Age nc y policy as soon as possible. Those with existing National Flood https://discover.pbcgov.org/pzb/Pages/Update-on-Flood-
(FEMA) has recently Insurance Program (NFIP) policies are encouraged to maintain Zones.aspx.
released updated flood zone them. Regardless of what flood zone you may be in, the county
maps that bring significant continues to recommend that all property owners have flood Commissioner’s Update on page 4
changes to Palm Beach insurance since flooding can
County. These new maps, set occur anywhere. Windstorm
to take effect on December insurance does not cover
20, 2024, highlight an flood damage. Thanks to Palm
increased flood risk for Beach County’s participation
thousands of residents, particularly in the eastern regions in the Community Rating
of the county. The revised maps classify many additional System (CRS) discount
areas as high-risk flood zones, known officially as special program, unincorporated
flood hazard areas (SFHAs). area residents receive a 25
The updated maps are particularly impactful for low- percent discount on their
lying regions, properties near canals and lakes, and coastal flood insurance premiums,
zones prone to tidal surges. As a result, more than 16,000 which can help alleviate
parcels in Palm Beach County are anticipated to have a base some of the financial burden
flood elevation (BFE) increase of one foot or more. The associated with increased
increase in BFE may result in non-conforming structures flood risk.