Join your neighbors for a day of volunteering Saturday, April 26. Choose from thirty-seven different projects and locations, ranging from local street clean-ups to events that support literary and the arts. For more info, call 965-828-5568.
Neighbors,
Thank you for participating in the HOA Survey, Attending the Budget & Security Planning Meeting in January and the Annual General Meeting on Sunday. Your engagement helps the board make better decisions to advance Sunrise Intracoastal.
While the board voted to set next year’s annual dues at $1,200 to balance inflationary expense increases with flat dues for the past five years, there is still a shortfall of $28,740.32. We appreciate our neighbors who have already donated and encourage others to support as they are able. No donation is too small or too large. For those of you that have renewed your dues already and donated, we thank you for supporting our neighborhood.
For those who have not yet paid, online dues payment and donations through credit card, Zelle, or ACH is now live at https://www.sunriseintracoastal.org/members/ thanks to Jamie and Peter Boyd’s contributions. You can also view our budget and annual presentation on the website.
This month, the board is meeting with Officer Weston to determine how best to deploy our security budget for maximum daily coverage. The rates for hours vary day and night, but we expect to average a minimum of 34 patrol hours a week with daily patrol coverage.
We understand some residents desire security above this amount. Should we collect more contributions over our budget, the board can and will apply those additional funds towards more FLPD patrol hours. We are also working with board member Steve Greenlaw to evaluate technology options to enhance security. In the short term, we are evaluating messaging apps to minimize lags in communication to neighbors as crimes occur.
In the coming month, the west gate will have electric, lighting and irrigation installed, restoring the area to serve as a pristine portal to our neighborhood. The entrance gate will have routine Spring maintenance, power washing, tree trimming, replace a diseased podocarpus tree, lower hedges trimmed, mulch, fertilization, and pest spray.
James Sposa, Rick Sebaly, Hunter New and Jim Concannon will help transition bookkeeping to Quick Books and an external bookkeeper so that we can run the HOA more efficiently and transparently.
I will meet our new City Manager, Rickelle Williams this week at The Council of Fort Lauderdale Civic Associations. I’m scheduling a meeting with Vice Mayor Herbst’s office to discuss areas of concern for our neighborhood. Jim and I share a belief in creating strong relationships with our elected leaders and City staff to passionately advocate for our neighborhood with results.
The board’s May meeting will set the agenda for the remainder of the year. If neighbors would like to have an item put forth on the agenda any time, please feel free to email me your requests.
The board will host a Neighborhood General Meeting in the Fall at George English Park to report on progress against these initiatives. Our new Director of Membership and Events, Jonathan Keith, is developing events to keep our neighborhood connected and build community.
For those of you I have not yet been able to meet, I will personally deliver your yard sign and take the opportunity to introduce myself.
Let’s stay engaged and connected. Continue to check the message board as you exit, visit our website regularly, and follow our Instagram account @Sunrise_Intracoastal_HOA. Thank you for your participation to make Sunrise Intracoastal a beautiful place that we all call home.
Warmest Regards,
Suzi Burstein
President Elect- Sunrise Intracoastal Homeowners Association
It is now possible to pay your annual SIHA Dues online. We accept credit card, debit card, ACH and Zelle.
Visit https://www.sunriseintracoastal.org/payments/ to choose whichever form works best for you. Dues for 2025 is $1,200. Those who can are encouraged to donate more.
Thank you for your continued support!
Join your neighbors at the Coral Ridge Yacht Club this Sunday, April 6, to learn about HOA news, ask questions about this year’s budget and vote on board officers. Meeting starts at 6pm. The slate of nominations includes:
Join your neighbors for SIHA’s annual general membership meeting, April 6 at 6 p.m. at the Coral Ridge Yacht Club. Appetizers will be served, and there will be a cash bar. RSVP to Sihasocial@gmail.com.
Thank you to all who attended the recent Budget and Security meeting at George English Park, where we discussed increasing costs and security options. About 50 neighbors attended!
For those who were unable to attend the Jan. 15 meeting, the board’s presentation is located in the “Members Only” section, which requires your passcode.
Join your neighbors Jan. 15 at 6:30 p.m. at the George English Park public meeting room to discuss next year’s HOA budget. Learn about the results of the recent community survey on security needs and increasing costs. Let us know what services and improvements are important to you.
Your neighbors invite you to join a Chanukah Celebration on Sunday morning, Dec. 29. at 10 a.m. at Greenfield Park. Latkes & Donuts. Menorah Lighting. Music. Sponsored by the Barbarovich Family.
Sunrise Intracoastal residents should have received a door flyer announcing a City of Fort Lauderdale smoke test on the sewer system conducted by Ardurra Group Inc. As the flyer noted, the smoke is odorless, non-toxic, non-staining, creates no fire hazard and should not enter the home. The process should be completed by late Friday afternoon. See attached flyer for more info. For questions call 877-332-4037.
Residents can drop off their hazardous waste this Saturday, November 23, 2024, at Mills Pond Park, 2201 NW 9th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33311. The event is open from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Residents MUST register beforehand, by the deadline of Friday Nov. 22 at 12 p.m. This event includes free document shredding. For a list of acceptable items to drop-off, visit https://www.fortlauderdale.gov/government/departments-i-z/public-works/sustainability-division/solid-waste-recycling/household-hazardous-waste.
See form below for details and to register.
