Show
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to secondary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Property Manager’s Reports
  • Security Director’s Reports
  • Barcode Procedures
  • IMPORTANT GATE ACCESS INFORMATION

PGA NATIONAL Property Owners Association

Palm Beach Gardens, FL

  • Home
  • POA Board
  • Committees
  • Communities
  • Parks
  • Wildlife
  • Gallery
  • Contact
You are here: Home / Property Managers Report / Property Manager’s Report – October 2014

Property Manager’s Report – October 2014

October 1, 2014 by Dawn Levinstein

Why are all those kids standing on the corner?
I told you about this last month and it happens every year: back to school. Soon daylight savings time will mess with our clocks and the kids will be standing or crossing streets in the dark. Please use extra care and drive carefully.

Hey! There is standing water in my yard!
Yes, and it is because of that wet stuff falling from the sky. Most of the communities in PGA National were built with a swale system that is designed to hold water. The swale is that “dip” in your yard parallel with the street and there should also be a dip in your driveway. It is supposed to hold water. Some of it soaks into the ground and some goes to the lakes.

Originally the water flowed within that swale house-to-house until it got to the main storm drain (that has the big metal grate over it) and from there it is carried to the nearest lake or canal. When we get heavy rains, the main pumps along the western perimeter of PGA National come on and pump hundreds of thousands of gallons of water out to the C-18 canal and into the wetlands west and south of the community.

Over the years, the swales have filled in with grass clippings so the water can’t flow properly. Many owners compounded the problem by elevating their driveways without the required Architectural Review Committee (“ARC”) permission and thereby created a dam so the water can’t flow as designed. Their driveway is now dry but every house next to theirs has a big problem.

When I hear this the next thing is, “Well, why don’t you people at the POA do something?” I’m back to being a “you people”…it’s just sad. Anyway, the answer is that the swale in front of each owner’s home is their responsibility to maintain. If you want the “you people to do something” we are going to send a notice to everyone on the street and require them to re-grade their swale (yep, take out the grass, bring in big equipment to re-grade then re-sod). Oh, and owners will need to re-define the drive if they have modified it. In reality, the HOA should be requiring owners to address this problem when it is discovered but as I’ve just described, it usually isn’t an easy fix. Some people have “yard drains” which you can usually see as a small box beside the drive with a plastic grate over it. That is connected to a pvc pipe that goes underground to each house then to the storm drain. If you have a yard drain, it will need to be cleaned out with a high pressure hose periodically (think about it, mud and water flows through the pipe and when the water dries out you have a dry clump of mud…now dirt…plugging up the pipe.)

I don’t want to bore you to death reading a whole book about drainage but keep in mind that the swales, as I said, are designed to hold water. If you still have standing water 24 hours after all rain stops, something probably needs to be done. The moral to the story: The POA can’t control rainfall…..please be patient and if you have yard drains clean them out.

Burnin’ Down the House:
Well, it is either some rock and roll song or you didn’t clean out your dryer vents!!! A very nice lady stopped by and said she just bought a new home and her dryer wasn’t working well. When she called the company, they found the dryer vent (between the dryer and the wall) with a long “hose” that was, of course, crimped and there was a ton of lint trapped inside. Of course, it probably wasn’t really a ton but it reminded me that clogged dryer vents are one of the main causes of house fires. Even I, a certified clean freak who regularly cleans the dryer lint trap with a brush, found a lot of clogged lint all the way at the top where the vent exits outside the building when I called someone to clean my vents.

Unfortunately, the POA can’t recommend (or even mention) the name of a company but check on line, or, if you are “old school” look in the phone book and you’ll find several dryer vent cleaning companies in the area. It isn’t expensive and I promise it will cost a lot less than your insurance company deductible after the fire! Dryer vents should be cleaned annually.

The End
I’ve discussed rain and fire and I’m all talked out. Just one little thing: The annual Art Festival and Craft Fair is being held in December. If you are a crafter who would like to let others enjoy your crafts (and if you’d like to make some money) why not join us for the Craft Fair? You can even get together with another crafter, buy an inexpensive canopy at the local discount store camping section and sign up for the event. If you prefer to buy your crafts, the Special Events Committee went back to the December date so you can shop before the holidays. Go to pga-poa.com for the application and for information about the event. Don’t worry, we will send you a post card reminder in November.

Filed Under: Property Managers Report

Primary Sidebar

Search the site

EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION

Police / Fire Emergency
9-1-1

PGA Security
(561) 627-1600


POA Office - (561) 627-2800
Police Non-Emergency
(561) 799-4445

Automated Gate
Access System
(561) 694-2783

or gateaccess.net


Did you set your alarm?

Upcoming Meetings

The following POA meetings are scheduled in January, 2023

(All meetings subject to change)

Thu. Jan 19, 2023
8:30 AM
Architectural Review Committee
Mon. Jan 23, 2023
3:00 PM
Board of Governors Meeting
Wed. Jan 25, 2023
3:00 PM
Maintenance Committee

All meetings are held in the PGA POA Conference Room at 7100 Fairway Dr. (unless otherwise noted.)

PROPERTY OWNERS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME TO ATTEND ALL MEETINGS.

For information on the PGA National Resort & Spa, click here. For information on the PGA Members Club, click here. For the current City events calendar click here

Community Resources

City of Palm Beach Gardens
  • City of Palm Beach Gardens
  • Palm Beach Gardens - Fire Rescue
  • Palm Beach Gardens Police
  • County of Palm Beach
  • Palm Beach County Homepage
  • Palm Beach County Property Appraiser
  • Palm Beach County Tax Collector
  • PBC Commissioner of Elections
  • PBC - Poling Place Finder
  • Other Local Organizations
  • Busch Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Chamber of Commerce
  • North County Improvement District
  • North County Neighborhood Coalition
  • Palm Beach International Airport
  • PGA Corridor Association
  • Seacoast Utilities
  • Solid Waste Authority
  • TECO Peoples Gas

Secondary Sidebar

Docs & Forms

ARC Application Package

Assessments and Bank Information

Auto Security Checklist

Barcode Procedures

Fishing License Release

Gate Access Directions

Gate Access Login

Helpful Phone Numbers

Hurricane Handout

Lease Application Package

Management Company List

Owner Information Form (for Gate Access)

PGA POA Covenants, Articles of Incorporation & By-Laws

PGA POA Design Review Manual

PGA Rules & Regulations

PGA AMENDED Rules & Regulations
(Note: At the December 12, 2022, Board meeting modifications to the PGA POA Rules and Regulations were approved and are in effect immediately.  Additions to the existing Rules are underlined and deletions have strikethroughs.    A full clean copy of the rule book will be published on the website once they are recorded with the Clerk of the Court.)

Resale Application Package

Vacation and Absentee Owner Tips

Vacation Form

POA Financials

2022-2023 Operating Budget and Footnotes

Summarized audit – Year End 6/30/21

Palm Beach Gardens Weather

Click for Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Forecast
Click map for a larger view.

Footer

Copyright © 2008-2023 · All Rights Reserved by the PGA Property Owners Association

Contact Us

  1. 7100 Fairway Drive Suite 29
    Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418

    Phone:
    (561) 627-2800
    Fax:
    (561) 622-6324

    Contact Us

Security

  1. PBG Police
    9-1-1 (emergency)
     
    561 799-4445
    (non-emergency)
  2. PGA Security
    (561) 627-1600

Website

For questions or problems with this website please contact webmaster@pga-poa.com

Gate System

  1. Gate Access
     
    561 694-2783
    (automated voice response)

Site Links

  1. Home
  2. Site Map
  3. Photo Gallery

Copyright © 2023 · News Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in