August Security Update

Much has happened in Creekwood in August. The Creekwood Security Committee met at Bob Evans Restaurant on Friday Aug. 8th to discuss a plan for improving Security in Creekwood and the Neighborhood watch program. The request for additional Neighborhood Watch signs were approved at the Creekwood Master Board Meeting on Monday Aug. 26th.

The following article is from:
BradentonHerald.com

Greenbrook (a community on SR-70, slightly east of I-75) can legally put up surveillance cameras to digitally capture license plates of exiting vehicles, but the community must also post signs alerting motorists.
"Four cameras would capture license plates at the intersection of Greenbrook Boulevard and State Road 70, and four would do the same at Greenbrook Boulevard and Lorraine Road, said Ann Fischer, a member of the District 4 camera committee."

The Creekwood security committee has also been developing a plan for surveillance cameras at the recreation center. They are yet to present their findings to the Master Board.


The following article is from:
www.newsmanatee.com

This Week's 1st Stupid Criminal:
Young Man Burglarizes Two Cars
Across Street From His House;
Witness Knew, Saw Burglar

MANATEE COUNTY, Florida [NMT] -- It takes all kinds of people to make up this crazy planet. This kid wasn't too bright.

Dylan Reed Wallace

On Saturday, August 23, 2008, at about midnight, Dylan Reed Wallace, 18, of 7928 50th Place East, in the Creekwood subdivision in East Manatee County, went to a residence at 5025 79th Street East -- across the street from his home -- and began opening the doors on two vehicles.

However, the victim and a witness were standing on the north side of the house when they heard the door open on their Ford Explorer.

They walked toward the vehicle and saw Wallace look through the console of the Explorer, close the door, light a cigarette and walk to the other vehicle, a Jeep Cherokee, and open the driver's door.

The witness walked up to Wallace, who was inside the jeep and asked him what he was doing. Wallace turned around quickly and said he wasn't doing anything, the report said.

Then the witness and victim watched Wallace walk toward his home.

The witness and the victim, presumably boyfriend and girlfriend, went inside the home on 79th Street East and woke up another victim, presumably the girl's father.

About 10 minutes later, the sheriff's office was called.

The witness told Dep. Bryce Meade that he has lived in the Creekwood subdivision for 12 years and knows Wallace by face as Dylan Wallace, who lives at 7928 50th Place East.

One of the victims told Dep. Meade that $20 dollars had been taken from the Explorer's passenger seat.

Wallace was arrested and charged with two counts of Burglary to a Conveyance. He is being held at the Manatee County Jail on a $2,500 dollar bond for each count.

Creekside Entrance Monument Update

The Creekside Monument Sign is complete. However Future Forms stated they will attempt to install the sign on Tuesday Sept. 2nd. Due to the size and weight of the sign it will take a large amount of manpower to make this happen. Thanks go out to Alex Quesen at Future Forms, a fellow Creekwood neighbor, for all his hard work in making this happen.

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.

Creekside Sign Permitting Complete

Received word today from Alex with Future Forms that we have completed the permitting process for the Creekside Entrance Monunment. Future Forms will begin the fabrication process immediately. Hopefully we will see installation before the end of this summer.

Pool Repaired & CMB Meeting Tonight

Repairs to the Creekwood Pool were completed. There were multiple leaks in the plumbing system surrounding the pool. Initially 1 leak was found, but during repairs 2 more leaks were discovered and corrected.

Tonight is the regularly scheduled monthly CMB meeting for June at the AMI office, 9031 Town Center Parkway, Bradenton, FL 34202. As always these meetings are open to the Creekwood Community to attend.

Ways & Means Committee Meeting Tonight

Tonight is the Ways & Means committee meeting. Anyone interested in serving on the Recreation Area Committee should attend as this will be a sub-committee of the Ways & Means. Click on the image to view the agenda.

POOL CLOSED TODAY!!!

The below announcement was sent via e-mail from AMI

Date: June 12, 2008
Subject: Broadcast Notice - Pool Closed

The Swimming Pool is CLOSED for leak repairs. We expect it to be reopened by the weekend. We apoloizise for any inconvenience and appreciate your cooperation.

Thank you,
The Creekwood Master Association, Inc. BOD
and Advanced Management Inc.

New Website Feature

A Calendar of Events was added today to the Creekside at Creekwood Website as well as to the Creekside News blog . This will be updated with information for any meetings and events in the Creekside and Creekwood communities. If you would like to add any events to this calendar please e-mail creeksidenews@yahoo.com

Driveway Information from the ACC

A message from the ACC to Creekwood Homeowners:
We have been traveling the area looking at a variety of toppings that contractors put on driveways, and so far, have found nothing suitable to repair Creekwood driveways. To cover the cracks and uneven surfaces contractors are using diagonal tile patterns, designs and three color mottle processes. All are costly and all need to be resealed every couple years. We hope the article below will explain the situation to owners and reduce the number of calls we receive.
Thank you,
Sharon Fannin
Chairman/Creekwood ACC

Driveways

In response to requests from homeowners, the Architectural Control Committee continues to research the market to find a product that will conceal cracks on driveways, will not chip, flake, bubble or peel and looks like concrete. So far we have not found that product, so we must continue to warn owners DO NOT PAINT OR STAIN DRIVEWAYS. Paint or stain on driveways has never been permitted in Creekwood. If an owner paints or stains a driveway (even one that was previously painted), he/she will be required to remove the paint with a grinder or sandblast process which costs approximately $1,200. And, if that process doesn't solve the problem, the owner may be required to replace the driveway. NOTE: All changes to the exterior of the home require ACC approval.

Special CMB meeting this Friday

A Special Meeting of the Creekwood Master Board has been called to resolve a problem with the selected bid for the extension of the Creekwood Blvd. fence. This meeting will be held Friday, June 6th at AMI's office at 5:30 pm. Please click on the image for AMI's address.

RBC Bank Robbed Today!!

The RBC Centura Bank at the entrance to Creekwood was robbed this afternoon. Please click below to read more.

RBC Bank Robbed Today

Recreation Area Committee being Formed

The Recreation Area Committee is seeking volunteers. The committee is being formed to handle all the issues related to the recreation area that includes the pool, basketball court, tennis court, volleyball court, grills, etc. The first priority that has been identified by the Creekwood Master Board for this committee is to resolve the Pool issue from last summer. The Committee will discuss and attempt to quantify as many aspects of the options available to deal with the pool including, but not limited to ongoing maintenance and repairs to the pool area, improving the pool area, or removal of the pool area. Options will require looking at Creekwood Document requirements, County codes, estimated expenses to maintain or remove/replace, estimates of alternatives, estimates of impact on home values and the opinion of Creekwood homeowner's. If you would like to participate please contact Sami Bisharat in Creekside via e-mail or at home (941)727-9878. A chairperson has not been selected, Sami is only coordinating the volunteers.

Tables, Benches & Trash Cans for the Recreation Area

Due to repeated Vandalism of the concrete benches, tables and trash cans, the Security committee and the Ways & Means committee worked together to provide a recommendation for replacement of those items with a Thermo Plastic Coated metal style that are more resistant to breakage and graffiti removal, but are still aesthetically appealing. The CMB voted to order 2 6ft. picnic tables, 2 6ft. players benches and 2 trash cans. These recommended replacement items are also less expensive than the repeatedly vandalised concrete versions. All items are to be color coordinated as well. When the ordered replacements arrive, the last of the broken concrete benches and tables should be removed from the area.

New Mailbox Proposal

Due to issues such as uniformity of repaired mailboxes, the expense to repair any broken mailboxes and the maintenance of dirty, moldy mailboxes the ACC created a subcommitted dedicated to reviewing options for replacement mailboxes. At the May 29th CMB meeting the Mailbox subcommittee presented 2 options to replace the current mailboxes in Creekwood. Below are images of the 2 presented boxes. The CMB board is seeking input from the community regarding the style of these mailboxes. Issues regarding the expense, the timeline, etc. are still being discussed and are not set at this time. Again, this is simply an opportunity to discuss if the Creekside and the Creekwood community are in agreement with this style of mailbox. You can comment by e-mailing your sub Association members or by posting a comment on the message board of the Creekside Website.

Option 1 - Recommended by the Mailbox Committee
Iron with flat black powder coating electrostatically bonded to prevent chipping.
Address plate below box




















Option 2 - Not Recommended
Iron with black paint.
Address on front of box.