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VOL. 35 NO. 1 FAX 561-624-9088 • E-MAIL canpga@yahoo.com JANUARY 2025

PGA POA Communications Corner

Submitted by Gail Coppage, Annual City Of Palm Beach Gardens Joy Drive around you (including wildlife), and taking care to take time
PGA POA Communications All of the residents in the PGA National community to get to your destination will do wonders for keeping PGA
Committee are extremely generous and their efforts made the holidays National safe. Our PGA National family is important to us,
Happy New Year! brighter for a lot of local children; however, the Glenwood and we want everyone to remain safe.
Happy New Opportunities, and Villa D’Este communities go above and beyond and • We will be smart about security, keeping car doors
Friendships and collect gifts at their annual holiday party. Both of these locked when parked, removing delivered packages from
Involvement! communities deserve a lot of recognition, both for the our doorsteps, being aware of our surroundings at home,
Annual Meeting Date And amount of work their boards and committees undertake to and remaining on the lookout for any suspicious behavior
NEW PLACE make their community’s holiday event a success, and for the unusual for your neighborhood. We are thankful for St.
This is a reminder that the generosity and kindness of their residents who help make the Moritz security patrols throughout PGA National, but we
PGA POA Annual Meeting City of Palm Beach Gardens Police and Fire Department’s all need to do our part to keep our communities safe and
will be held Wednesday, Annual Joy Drive a huge success. Thank you to everyone! protected.
February 26, 2025, at 6 p.m. at Mirasol in the Mirasol PGA National New Year’s Resolutions • We will offer a lending hand if an older neighbor needs
Clubhouse. Sign-in begins at 5 p.m. Parking will be It’s that wonderful early time in the new year where we help transporting trash barrels, or reaching for a newspaper
available at the Mirasol Clubhouse. Please add the date, think about where we have been, where we are going, and in the driveway, or if there is a spot of trash on the ground
time and new place to your calendar. Residents will receive what lies ahead. New Year’s resolutions are always a good near us, we will remove it to keep PGA National looking
the notice and ballot for the annual meeting in January. way to prepare us for the new year. Here are some thoughts good. Our community is only as good as all of us are
Remember: Even if you cannot attend the annual meeting, for resolutions: collectively!
we ask that you still review the candidate materials and cast • We will take care when driving throughout all PGA • We will remember to find our patience when the roads
your vote for directors of the Board of Governors. Your National neighborhoods, understanding that young children, around us are crowded, and it takes longer for us to get to
vote is important and your vote counts! We want to hear older adults, walkers, joggers, bikers, strollers and ongoing appointments, meetings, golf games, pickleball, lunch and
from you! We welcome your attendance and engagement at resort maintenance and PGA National maintenance are all dinner. Counting to five (and sometimes more than 5…),
the annual meeting. Please stop by and say hi to us! Thank a daily part of our traveling lives in our community, not doing some simple shoulder stretches while we are waiting,
you in advance for your time and attention regarding this to mention public access through Ryder Cup Boulevard.
election. Keeping the speed limit, remaining aware of the movement PGA POA Communication Corner on page 2
Commissioner’s Update

Palm Beach County: Driving Palm Beach County Fire Rescue and the Palm Beach Sheriff’s quality, and enhancing coastal resilience. Coastal resilience
Office (PBSO), we are committed to ensuring residents feel
is important for maintaining our pristine beaches and natural
Innovation, Safety, And secure. A shining example is our whole blood program, one of habitat. The county spent nearly $6M this past year on dune
projects and beach renourishment and over 1.4 million cubic
only 121 in the nation, which enables medically trained first
Growth For A Brighter Future responders to perform life-saving blood transfusions in the yards of sand was placed on county beaches. That volume
field. Through its safety education, the Drowning Prevention would fill 150 Jupiter Lighthouses!
By Mayor Maria G. Marino Coalition reached nearly 24,000 people, and 2,200 kids ages Education in Palm Beach County is more than Vanderbilt.
It’s truly an honor 2 to 12 took free or reduced-cost swim lessons. In addition to our higher education options, we have three
to become the mayor of Investments in public safety provide tangible returns: technical high schools in our county. College may not be
a county that is a driving stronger communities, lower insurance premiums, and for everyone, but education is.
force for economic growth, enhanced quality of life. When people feel safe, businesses Palm Beach County is buzzing with transformational
innovation and quality of thrive, families grow, and communities flourish. That’s the projects designed to meet the needs of yesterday and today
life. Palm Beach County kind of return on investment we can all celebrate. while anticipating tomorrow. Recent accomplishments
stands as a beacon of What makes Palm Beach County such a desirable include the completion of the PBSO District 1 Marine Unit
progress, built not by chance, destination for businesses and families? It’s the outstanding Facility, the Supervisor of Elections Production Facility,
but through thoughtful quality of life, with 110 parks, beaches, and recreational and the Canyon Branch Library. Upcoming renovations at
planning, consistent effort, areas that turn living here into a dream. These spaces are Roger Dean Stadium and expansions to the Animal Care
and unwavering commitment more than just amenities; they are vital investments in our and Control Building will further enhance our infrastructure.
to excellence. shared well-being. Programs like Park Rx, also known as Park Solid Waste Authority has the No. 1 renewable energy
Palm Beach County thrives on strategic investments that Prescriptions, is part of a national initiative that encourages facility in America.
yield transformative results. For every dollar invested in healthcare professionals to prescribe time spent in nature to Transportation is another cornerstone of our growth
economic development, we see exponential returns—more improve patients’ health and well-being. strategy. By collaborating with all 39 municipalities, we are
businesses, more jobs, and a stronger tax base. We’ve proven This past year, we completed two major restoration developing a Countywide Transportation Master Plan that
that we act local while thinking global. projects in our estuaries: Sawfish Island and Tarpon Cove. ensures safe, efficient, and sustainable mobility for everyone.
Public Safety is the foundation of any thriving community. These initiatives created critical seagrass, oyster reef, and
From emergency management during storms to initiatives by mangrove habitats, supporting wildlife, improving water Commissioner’s Update on page 2

2025