Upcoming Committee Meetings for next week

Various Creekwood community committees have scheduled meetings for the next weeks. Below is a short listing. These meetings are in addition to the regularly scheduled monthly meetings for the ACC and the Ways & Means Committee. The full schedule of meetings can be found on the Creekside Calendar . For maps to the locations please click on the address.

Communication Committee
When: Monday, Aug. 4th at 7 pm
Where: 4668 72nd Ct. E., Bradenton, FL

Swimming Pool SubCommittee
When: Tuesday, Aug. 5th at 6 pm.
Where: Argosy University, Classroom A10
5250 17th St., Sarasota, FL

Security Committee
When: Friday, Aug. 8th at 7 pm
Where: Bob Evans Restaurant in the Creekwood Shopping Plaza
7393 SR-70, Bradenton, FL

Security in Creekside

At the Manatee County Sheriff's Eastside County residents meeting last night, Creekwood was recognized for the positive impact that the efforts of the Security Committee, led by Liz Sullivan, have made in reducing crime in the neighborhood. Creekside News would specifically like to thank the volunteers to the Security Committee and the Neighborhood Watch from Creekside for their efforts to help improve our community.

Last nights meeting was well attended by Creekwood and Creekside Residents with 12 homeowners in a crowd of about 40-50 attendees. The Manatee County Sheriffs also encouraged Creekwood continue our efforts to improve security in Creekwood through improved Homeowner awareness, improved lighting and encouraging the addition of security cameras.

Home Improvements? Submit your ACC Form!

If you are planning on doing any home improvements this summer (new landscaping, a fresh coat of paint, a new fence, etc.) please remember to submit an ACC Application Form first. The last thing you want is to spend money to improve your home only to find out that you must spend more money to remove an unauthorized change that may violate Creekwood CCRs. Please do not look at this as a nuisance, but rather the price of living in a deed restricted community. The goal of the ACC is to keep some continuity of appearance in our community to maintain our property values as a whole. If you would like to learn more, the Architecural Control Committee (ACC) holds a regular monthly meeting on the 2nd Wednesday every month from 11 am to noon at 7307 52nd Drive E, Bradenton, FL. They review all applications as well as discuss the efforts of Violations enforcement in Creekwood.

Light Games in Creekwood

After noticing that the lights at 73rd St. E. & Creekwood Blvd. stayed on through out the day, a volunteer on the Ways & Means Committee inspected the well pump area behind the wall and took the picture to the left. The optical sensor for the street light is clearly seen covered with black electrical tape to keep the light on all day and night.

This is the second time this year that electrical tape has been found over an optical sensors for lights. Apparently someone is attempting to drive up Creekwood electrical expenses through this minor alteration. If you see a light on during the daytime in Creekwood please contact one of the following so we can investigate and hopefully end this silly game:

Dorian at AMI - 941-359-1134
Melva, Ways & Means Chairperson - 941-753-7698
Any of your sub association board of directors.

Recent Security News

First item comes from the FloridaOffenderAlert.com website:

The following updated address information was reported to the Florida Sexual Offender Registry and falls within the specified radius:

Offender Name: HORACE L PARKER SR

DOB: 08/14/1968

Reported Offender Address: 5111 76TH ST E, BRADENTON, FL

View Offender Flyer

Second is an event with Manatee County Sheriff's E-watch program:

An Eastside Communities meeting which will be held on Tuesday July 29^th, 2008 at 7:00 pm at the Manatee County Sheriff’s Crime Prevention Office, located at 600 301 Blvd. W., Bradenton, FL 34205 Suite 176. Sheriff Brad Steube will be in attendance as well as deputies who patrol within Eastside Communities to discuss any concerns you may have. This event will be hosted by Chick-fil-A of Creekwood who will provide food and drinks for all who attend.
Please plan to attend this important meeting. If you have any questions, please call the number below.

Also, please check out the updated Sheriff's website at www.manateesheriff.com

Manatee County Sheriff's Office
Crime Prevention
941-747-3011 ext. 2500

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Swimming Pool Committee Mtg Tonight

Tonight is the second meeting of the Swimming pool committee. Master Board Member Kathleen Cornett will be hosting the meeting at her home, 4647 73rd Street East, at 6:30 p.m. Please contact her if you plan to attend at drkcornett@msn.com.

Pool Sub Committee Meeting Tuesday

At the last board meeting it was decided a subcommittee of the Ways & Means called the "pool committee" would be formed to conduct a swimming pool study and to complete the process initiated by the previous board as to whether we should keep or remove the swimming pool.
Master Board Member Kathleen Cornett will be hosting the initial "pool committee" meeting July 8 (Tuesday) at her home, 4647 73rd Street East, at 6:30 p.m. Please contact her if you plan to attend at drkcornett@msn.com.