Reminder! Our Annual Meeting is tomorrow (Thurs, Nov 17) at 7pm at Windermere Prep Room D3-3. Follow the yellow line to parking and the red line to the meeting room. Please allow extra travel time as the school has an event going on tomorrow night as well.
Windermere Prep is located at 6189 Winter Garden Vineland Rd, Windermere, FL 34786.
Mabel Bridge Homeowner’s Association & Social Committee are hosting community events this Halloween including a Halloween Day Parade, a costume contest, and a Home Decorating Contest. Visit www.mabelbridgehoa.com/events for all the details!
Attention Neighbors:
Please take the time to bring everything inside your house or garage. If it’s not bolted down, the storm WILL blow it away and it will become a dangerous projectile, which can shatter windows and cause damage to you/your neighbors’ homes.
Please DO NOT WAIT until the winds pick up this evening. Walk your yard today. Take in hanging/potted plants, anything on your front patio, garbage cans, Halloween decorations, etc. Items in your screen enclosure need to come in or be secured, too.
Tuck big items like furniture in an alcove of your back patio as close to the house as possible if you can’t bring it inside, but realize the wind can still catch it if it comes the right way. You are responsible for the damage your unsecured items cause.
Hurricane Matthew is currently a Category 4 Storm. This video details the strength of this type of storm.
Stay Safe, everyone!
The Mabel Bridge HOA employs a management company to advise on our operations and to handle the day-to-day management of the community. That management company is Leland Management and our dedicated, professionally licensed Community Association Manager (CAM) is Ayesha Antoine.
Ayesha can be reached via aantoine@lelandmanagement.com and (407) 982-3959. If you have any questions or concerns about Mabel Bridge HOA, or if you need to report a violation, Ayesha is the current point of contact.
As always, the community manager information can be found out https://www.mabelbridgehoa.com/contact/
The entryway monuments for Mabel Bridge had been repaired and repainted. All work is complete. We hope you like the new color scheme that enhances the visibility of the monuments’ architectural features.
Attention Residents: Our Mabel Bridge entry and pool monuments are going to be pressure washed, repaired (caulk and stucco) and re-painted over the next 2-3 weeks beginning with the week of June 6th. You will notice this work in progress during this time. Thank you for your patience while this necessary maintenance is taking place.
June 8th 2016, is the last day of public school in Orange County, announcing the beginning of summer in and around our communities. Nationally statistics show a rise in home and vehicle crimes occurring.
Take the time to deter crime to your home and vehicles with the following considerations:
Lighting:
1. Implement a thorough physical inspection of your interior and exterior fixtures of faulty or inoperable lighting.
2. This a great time to add motion lighting around the dark pockets of your home to decrease the opportunity for criminal activity to occur.
3. If possible utilize LED over fluorescent bulbs to increase illumination time and decrease electrical consumption.
Locks:
1. Ensure the door plate screws in the frame of your door are tightly fastened and in place
2. When possible exchange your standard one(1) inch door frame screw for a minimum three (3)inch screw to increase stability of the door frame area, and decrease kick-ins.
3. Consider the adding of “headless” window locks with hex key application from your local hardware stores to decrease the opportunity for entry into your home.
4. Consider the use of your garage to house your car instead of the driveway to decrease the opportunity for vehicle break-ins or auto thefts.
5. At the minimum consider removing ALL items of value from plain sight of the interior of your locked vehicle to include phone and tablet chargers, which could leave the belief an electronic device is inside.
Landscaping:
1: Be watchful of overgrown shrubbery that is covering window areas that hinder natural surveillance of suspicious activity or crimes in progress.
2. Check loose or faulty fencing around your yard to prevent potential “pockets” for illegal entry onto property areas closed off to the public.
3. Check adjoining sheds for faulty locks or doors to prevent thefts of lawn or landscaping equipment.
Consider calling 911 or the Orange County Sheriff’s Office non-emergency number of 407-836-4357(HELP) after identifying suspicious activity and actual crimes in progress.
Master Deputy Stanley Murray
Orange County Sheriff’s Office
Crime Prevention Unit- Sector 5 & 6
Stanley.Murray@ocfl.net
Did you know our District 1 Commissioner’s term is ending this year? It’s up to you to elect our new representative! Come to this FREE event to meet the candidates Betsy VanderLey and Bobby Olszewski to learn more about their plans to help District 1 of Orange County!
Date: May 19th, 2016
Time: 6:30 PM – 7:45 PM
Place: Korean Presbyterian Church at 16796 Davenport Rd, Winter Garden, FL 34787-9104
Cost: FREE – Registration Requested
This is an opportunity for residents to Meet the Candidates running for District 1 County Commissioner seat, currently occupied by Orange County Government – Commissioner Scott Boyd. This will be an open meeting with moderators asking pre-submitted questions to each candidate.
It will also have an open floor opportunity for questions to be asked of the candidates from guests in attendance.
The District 1 Candidates in attendance will be: Bobby Olszewski & Betsy VanderLey.
Moderators for this event are: Jeff Loeffert, Keith Greiveldinger and Jenni Moon.
Seating is limited. Please register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/orange-county-district-1-county-commisioner-meet-the-candidates-event-tickets-25210740002
Mark Your Calendars for the 2016 Horizon West Town Hall Meeting!
Orange County Commissioner Scott Boyd will be hosting the 2016 Horizon West Town Hall Meeting on Thursday, May 12, 2016 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at the Harvest Bible Chapel located at 12120 Chase Road, Windermere, FL, 34786.
The Town Hall meeting will include presentations from Orange County staff members, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, and Orange County Public Schools. The following topics will be covered:
This is a great opportunity to learn about what is going on around us here in Horizons West. It’s also a critical time to ask questions about issues that concern us. Please mark your calendar and make every effort to attend.
Please contact Commissioner Boyd if you have any specific questions or topics of interest you would like to have addressed at the meeting at 407-836-7350 or district1@ocfl.net with any questions.
Summary:
What: Horizon West Town Hall Meeting
When: Thursday, May 12, 2016 – 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Where: Harvest Bible Chapel – 12120 Chase Road, Windermere, FL 34786
Why: To provide an overview and update on current projects,
April 20, 2016
Attention Residents: We have learned that that Orange County is having problems with reclaimed water service. You may notice a severe reduction in water pressure during peak watering times of 6pm – 8am. The County has informed us they are working to resolve the issues as quickly as possible. To voice your concerns or for more information, please contact Orange County at Water.Division@ocfl.net or by calling 311.