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VOL. 35 NO. 2 FAX 561-624-9088 • E-MAIL canpga@yahoo.com FEBRUARY 2025

PGA POA Communications Corner

Submitted by Gail relative to the current needs and future investment and Sad To See You Go
Coppage, PGA POA maintenance of the entire community. Please mail or bring Now the time must come where all holiday lights
Communications your ballot to the PGA POA office on or before Thursday, must be removed and stored away until next year. What a
Committee February 6 for your ballot to be counted. beautiful holiday season at PGA National! Thank you to
Ha p p y Ne w Ye a r ! THANK YOU! all the residents of our community who provided beautiful
Welcome back old friends! A special thank you to the residents, security and golf lights and festive, decorative holiday displays! Many of
Hello to new friends, workers who recently helped a Villas of Thurston owner our communities and streets were filled with light and joy!
neighbors, family and find her lost dog. The owner’s 7-year-old dog snuck out A special thank you to both the Villa D’Este community
guests! of her home over the weekend via an open gate. The and the Glenwood community this holiday season! Both
Annual Meeting owner was very worried and notified security and the communities collected gifts for the Palm Beach Gardens
The 2025 PGA POA neighborhood and posted a note on social media. A few Police and Fire “Joy Drive.” The Glenwood community
ANNUAL MEETING days later residents in Preston contacted her to say they combined their holiday party together with their holiday
WILL BE HELD AT A NEW VENUE IN FEBRUARY! spotted the dog and met the owner in Preston to show her lighting contest results as well as collecting gifts for
Please note that the Annual Meeting will be held this the approximate location of the dog. The owner brought the Joy Drive. It was a joy this season to drive through
year on Thursday, February 6, 2025, at the Mirasol along her other dog (a French bulldog who is trained off Glenwood to view all the amazing holiday lights! Villa
Clubhouse, 11600 Mirasol Way, Palm Beach Gardens. leash) who then barked at his housemate. These barks led D’Este showcases an amazing holiday party each year
The Mirasol Community is right across the street from the to the lost dog coming out of hiding in the bushes. What within their community, collecting a significant number
PGA National Ryder Cup entrance off PGA Boulevard. a great story with a happy ending! The owner was very of gifts for the toy drive. We are very thankful for the
Parking is available onsite. Residents may sign into the thankful to all the wonderful people of PGA National, goodness within our communities and the willingness
meeting beginning at 5 p.m. The Annual Meeting will and this story is just one example of the care and concern shown to support Palm Beach Gardens in a myriad of
begin at 6 p.m. The Annual Meeting is a great time to shown by residents in all communities. Remember: If ways. This effort is just another example of our PGA
say hi to neighbors and friends and the members of the you have pets, please consider adding information about National family supporting City neighbors in Palm Beach
Board of Governors of PGA National. We welcome your your pet on the “Owner Information Form” on the POA Gardens. Way to go Villa D’Este and Glenwood!! Thank
attendance and look forward to saying hello and chatting website. The POA database for gate access also includes you very much!
at this meeting. The PGA National community is engaged, a section to list family pets. Holiday Gatherings
interested and looking to the future! Keeping all our beloved pets safe and secure is very The Annual holiday luncheon was held at the PGA
Notice For The Annual Meeting important! What to do if your pet goes missing? Please POA office on December 23. Staff of the POA and Board
Notices for the Annual meeting, including the ballot notify security, share the detail with your immediate members and their guests enjoyed some holiday time
for voting for members of the Board of Governors and neighbors and notify your HOA to request an email blast together. Here are some photos from this event. Thank
biographies of each interested candidate/ or board member to share the information. If you have the option to add a you to Lang Management for providing the luncheon!
candidate were mailed the first week of January. If you note in social media, please do so. In this case, having Sending Get Well Wishes
have not already reviewed or voted for candidates, we ask several pairs of eyes looking out for this little lost dog The Board of Governors of the POA send get well
that you please take time to review and vote today. It is made the difference in both the dog’s (and dog owner’s) wishes to our President, Mike Engelsher! Your thoughts
important for our PGA National family to remain invested lives! Thank you again! for healing and good health are appreciated. Thank you!
in the work of the POA as it reflects on and votes on issues
Northern Notes

Easements On Your Property and maintenance responsibilities. Easements are essential
for allowing the district to access locations where it does
By Katie Roundtree, not have ownership rights, particularly near its facilities,
Director of Finance and preserves, or waterways.
Administration, Northern An easement is a legal arrangement that permits
Palm Beach County another party to use a specified portion of property for
Improvement District a particular purpose. It does not grant ownership of the
If you own property property; rather, it allows the user to utilize the property
in Florida, you may come without the risk of being charged with trespassing. For
across the term “easement.” instance, a water management maintenance easement may
An easement can influence exist between two homes, designating an area where the
how you use your property, easement holder can travel to access something on the
and the rights associated other side. Another example is a flowage easement, which
wi th i t . T he se l egal allows water to flow from one location through a body of
agreements are often present in areas where the Northern
Palm Beach County Improvement District has facilities Northern Notes on page 2