Creekside Entrance Sign Update

Today a few Creekside Board Members met with Alex from Future Forms at the corner of 72nd St E. and 49th Ave to discuss the exact positioning of the Creekside Entrance Sign. A group consensus was reached on placement and Alex stated an informal completion time of 6 to 8 weeks.

Future Forms was selected to produce the sign which will look similar in appearance to the Lakeside and Lakeside II entrance walls, but slightly smaller at 4 feet tall. It will be mounted atop a 1 foot landscaped berm. The approved estimated cost was under $5,000. The sign will not initially be illuminated. The Creekwood Master Board requested AMI to procure at least 3 bids for running new electrical lines as well as solar lighting options. To date, AMI has provided only 1 bid to run news lines with an estimate of nearly $5,000. However, the decision was made to move forward on installation of the new wall and continue to pursue further electrical bids including solar.

New Florida Sexual Offender E-Mail Alert System Announced

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement added a new feature on Florida’s Sexual Offender/Predator Registry Web site yesterday. You can now sign up to receive e-mail alert notifications when a registered sexual offender or predator moves into Creekside or within a radius of any other designated location. You can also choose to track address changes reported by selected registered offenders or predators. The service is offered statewide and at no charge.

Click the link below to sign up. You can also reach the search feature from this link.

Creekwood Ways & Means Committee Needs Volunteers

Melva Bartush was officially appointed as the chairperson of the Creekwood Ways & Means Committee last night. She will be seeking volunteers for the committee. They will be dealing with repair & maintenance and the contracts for all the amenities and common areas such as the Boulevard Fence, Walls, Landmarks, Irrigation, Landscaping, Pool, Tennis & Basketball courts, etc. Any member of Creekside that is interested please contact Melva at the following e-mail address:
mbartush08@yahoo.com
or
d.bartush@verizon.net

Creekwood Annual Meeting - April 26th

The 2008 Creekwood Annual Meeting has been rescheduled for Saturday, April 26th at 1 pm at the Braden River Library. At the meeting the Delegate Voters cast their votes on 2 amendments approved by the Creekwood Master Board to the Creekwood Declaration and By Laws to exclude Delegate Voters from simultaneously serving as Master Board members. Following these votes, the 2008 Creekwood Board of Directors will be elected.

Creekwood Master Board Meeting Today

The Creekwood Master Board is meeting tonight at 5:30 pm at AMI for the monthly board meeting. All residents are welcome. Click on image to enlarge.

Lost Dog

A young male boxer showed up on my doorstep about
2:30 AM this morning.

He's in great shape, no dew claws, neutered, with a
multi-colored collar - no name tag.

I'd really appreciate any help in locating the
dog's owner.

Regards,
Mary Scott
H:  758-8193
C:  518-4829

Community eWatch e-mail today.

Everyone is invited to attend a meeting of the Neighborhood Watch Coalition. The meeting will be March 20^th at 1:30 at the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office Crime Prevention Section located at 600 US 301 Blvd. W.

Detective Freel with the MCSO Gang Unit will talk on the problems with gangs and gang graffiti.

Manatee County Sheriff’s office

Crime Prevention

941-747-3011 ext. 2500

Some More Vehicle Break Ins

Last week you may have noticed a stronger police presence in Creekside. Unfortunately this was reactionary as a few vehicles had been broken into on 73rd St. E. This was similar to the December break-ins; crimes of convenience targeting vehicles with unlocked doors. A homeowner notified the police, but unfortunately the Community eWatch did not send an e-mail to Creekwood residents. Please remember if you park outside your garage overnight, keep your vehicle doors locked and bring any valuable items, such as Ipods, Navigation systems and purses, in your home. Also, the Creekwood Neighborhood Watch is still getting established and signage will hopefully be mounted near the beginning of April.

March Monthly Creekwood Board of Directors Meeting

The regularly scheduled monthly board meeting for the Creekwood Board of Directors will be held on Monday, March 24 at 5:30 pm at the AMI offices on Town Center Parkway, in Bradenton. A map of the location is on the left. Click image to enlarge.

Clarification for Creekside Residents

Creekside community members should be aware of the following information in relations to the previous post regarding the Creekwood Annual meeting:

1. The lack of 10 day notice was challenged last week by a Creekwood community member.
2. The stamped date on any mail is considered the effective date in a court of law.
3. The 30 day discrepancy was discovered by AMI on Tuesday, March 11, during a conversation with the Creekwood Legal Counsel and the Creekwood President regarding the need to cancel the meeting due to the lack of 10 day notice.
4. The 10 day notice has never been challenged as a violation of a 30 day notification requirement in the existing history of Creekwood until discussed on Tuesday. It has still not been challenged. The lack of 10 day notification is what is being challenged.

The Creekwood Board will continue to work with AMI in rescheduling the Annual meeting and insure that at least a 30 day notification will be sent to all delegate voters.

AMI Response to the Cancellation of Saturday's Meeting

This morning the Creekwood Board and the Delegate voters from all the subassociations received the above e-mail from AMI related to the cancellation of Saturday's Creekwood Annual Meeting. Click on the image to read it.
I'm sure there are questions over some of the items on this list, so I recommend you contact your board member or delegate voter to discuss in further detail. You can also send comments or questions to: creeksidenews@yahoo.com

Creekwood Meeting CANCELED!!!

It was determined that AMI notifications to the Delegate Voters were mailed with only 9 day notice prior to the meeting and therefore violated our 10 day notice requirement necessary for the meeting to be valid. It was additionally determined that an oversight by our Legal counsel related to the proposed Amendment would prevent enforcement of the Amendment should it pass. Therefore the Creekwood Annual Meeting for this Saturday, March 15, was canceled today. Both issues will be addressed and the new meeting date will be announced. We will keep you posted.

Creekwood Master Association Meeting this Saturday!

This Saturday, March 15th, is the 2008 Creekwood Master Association Annual Meeting at 1 pm at the Braden River Library. Everyone in Creekwood should have received the Creekwood Newsletter for March 2008 with the currently registered candidates' response to some initial questions regarding the future direction of Creekwood. If you would like to comment on the newsletter or make a recommendation to our Delegate Voter, Sami Bisharat, based on what you read, then please e-mail us at creeksidenews@yahoo.com Hope to see you there.

Creekside's New Board of Directors

The Creekside at Creekwood Annual Meeting was held successfully this past Saturday, March 8th. At the meeting we elected our new Board of Directors for 2008. We have some new faces and some old. The new Directors are as follows (alphabetically by last name):

Sami Bisharat
Jim Brougher
Gary Rouse
Andrea Stough
Jim Voorhees
JoAnn Voorhees
Steve Yanics

The Delegate Voter for Creekside for 2008 is Sami Bisharat.

Creekside Annual Meeting Today

The 2008 Creekside Annual Meeting is today at 1 pm at the Braden River Library.
We will review the results of 2007 and elect a new Board of Directors for 2008.
Hope to see you there.

Welcome to Creekside News

Welcome to the first edition of the Creekside at Creekwood Association website. We hope to use this to regularly inform the members of Creekside about the issues affecting our community and all of Creekwood. The Creekside Board of Directors will attempt to regularly update the website with news, Board Meeting summaries, Event notifications and general announcements. We also look forward to hearing from Creekside community members through the message boards and e-mails to Creeksidenews@yahoo.com.
Welcome.