Update from the Chairman

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Residents of Lake Sarasota:
 
Considering the weather we had a great turnout for the meeting on Tuesday, April 14th.  We discussed many subjects of interest to residents of our community.
 
One thing of concern was the fact that there were 4 more instances of thievery in March than there were in February.  Please keep your garage door down if you are in your house, and please do not leave bikes, toys etc. on your lawn.  There are definitely thieves out there that are looking for a chance to steal something of value.  If you would like to be part of the neighborhood patrol, please contact Ted Cover at 379-0758. 
 
The Yard Of The Month program director, Renee Pitts would like to hear from more of you with nominations for Yard Of The Month.  Please call her at 371-3988 with your nominations.
 
Tomorrow is the Community Yard Sale.  You can pick up a map for the sale at Mauna Loa and Bee Ridge at 8:00 tomorrow morning.  For those of you participating in the sale, we will be around tomorrow morning to pick up the $2. charge for printing and advertising for the sale. GOOD LUCK WITH THE SALE!!!
 
The clean up that we had in the canals at Lakeview Park was a big success.  We were able to remove about 3 dumpsters worth of trash and dead wood from the canals.  We had 58 people come out and volunteer for the cleanup.  The response from our community and from the disc golf players was outstanding!  
 
We are anticipating having our new Business Directory out by May 1st.  We will be delivering it door to door, and if you would like to volunteer to help please let us know.
 
We look forward to seeing you at our next meeting on Tuesday May 12th, 2009. Please come and invite a friend to come along with you.  There are a lot of things happening in the neighborhood that will be of interest to you.
 
Bill Pitts
Lake Sarasota Community Group

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