8 CELEBRATION NEWS - <str<strong>on</strong>g>Dec</str<strong>on</strong>g>ember <str<strong>on</strong>g>2013</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Celebrati<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g> Community Development District Holiday <str<strong>on</strong>g>Dec</str<strong>on</strong>g>orati<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>Celebrati<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g> has enjoyed a time-h<strong>on</strong>ored traditi<strong>on</strong> of having decorati<strong>on</strong>s, holiday lights, and events this time of year, and this year promises to be no excepti<strong>on</strong>. As every<strong>on</strong>e is planning their outdoor decorati<strong>on</strong>s, the District office wants to remind you of a few things related to CDD facilities, and what is and is not permitted within the CDD rights-of-way: • Absolutely no power cords or other trip hazards may be placed <strong>on</strong> or over the CDD sidewalks. You may do whatever you wish behind the sidewalk <strong>on</strong> your own property, but the CDD sidewalks must be kept free of all encumbrances and hazards. • No decorati<strong>on</strong>s are permitted <strong>on</strong> any directi<strong>on</strong>al signs, traffic signs, speed limit signs, or street name signs. Some of these are DOT signs and others are CDD signs. All must be kept free and clear. • Due to liability issues, do not decorate any of the street light or alley light poles. We do not want any residents endangering themselves hanging streamers or decorati<strong>on</strong>s from these poles. We need the pole identificati<strong>on</strong> tags to remain visible, and our staff must be able to perform maintenance from time to time. • Residents may decorate the CDD trees in the rights-of-way, so l<strong>on</strong>g as the method used to attach decorati<strong>on</strong>s is not invasive (for example, no nails, staples, tacks, or other invasive means). Ribb<strong>on</strong>s, fishing line, dental floss and other hanging methods are completely acceptable. Please make sure your decorati<strong>on</strong>s are properly secured so as not to blow off and do not hang lower than 14 feet over the sidewalk to avoid people running into them. Please visit our website at www.<str<strong>on</strong>g>Celebrati<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g>CDD.org for more informati<strong>on</strong> related to the maintenance activities and facilities of the <str<strong>on</strong>g>Celebrati<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g> CDD. You may also c<strong>on</strong>tact us at <strong>40</strong>7-566-1935 or admin@<str<strong>on</strong>g>Celebrati<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g>CDD.org with any questi<strong>on</strong>s, comments or c<strong>on</strong>cerns. Community Standards Looks Ahead to 2014 By Teresa Flores-Sweet Whenever I think about drawing a line in the sand I think of Jack Parr. When Jack Parr quit the t<strong>on</strong>ight show in 1960 he said, “There has got to be a better way to make a living.” He quit in protest of a censored joke he did <strong>on</strong> his show. Then several weeks later he came back and picked up where he left off stating that there wasn’t a better way to make a living. Well, I have said that we will not have another Community Wide Inspecti<strong>on</strong> (CWI) and I have spent some time thinking there has to be a better way to c<strong>on</strong>duct an inspecti<strong>on</strong> of the whole community. The Community Standards Department is always looking for better ways to maintain the <str<strong>on</strong>g>Celebrati<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g> Standard. Over the last several m<strong>on</strong>ths many of your fellow <str<strong>on</strong>g>Celebrati<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g> residents got together and reviewed the Community Standards process from both the Covenants and Architecture Review sides. In additi<strong>on</strong> your management company, CCMC, sent three of their large-scale community managers into <str<strong>on</strong>g>Celebrati<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g> to visit the community and help brainstorm ideas for maintaining a high standard in a growing community. Several new ideas were suggested and are scheduled for implementati<strong>on</strong> in the upcoming year. One of the things we will be implementing is the “Green Up, Clean Up” campaign next year. This is a community review of all the villages that is scheduled to begin in March. The team reviewing the community will be made up of both staff and volunteers. For those of you who have been around since 2006, this will be an updated, “better way of doing things” review of the community. Town Hall will be notifying residents when we will be in your village to review the c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong> for painting, landscape, cleaning, etc. The <str<strong>on</strong>g>Celebrati<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g> Home Improvement Expo will take place in March 2014 to assist residents with meeting vendors who can help complete those maintenance items. Town Hall will be sharing helpful tips in preparati<strong>on</strong> for the “Green Up, Clean Up”, utilizing the Fr<strong>on</strong>t Porch Theater to post videos. More informati<strong>on</strong> will be coming to you in the upcoming editi<strong>on</strong>s of the <str<strong>on</strong>g>Celebrati<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>News</str<strong>on</strong>g> and available <strong>on</strong> the Fr<strong>on</strong>t Porch website, www.celebrati<strong>on</strong>.fl.us. For further informati<strong>on</strong>, c<strong>on</strong>tact Community Standards at Town Hall, <strong>40</strong>7-566-1200 ext. 209 or tsweet@celebrati<strong>on</strong>townhall.com. Blood Drive The Corpus Christi Knights of Columbus are sp<strong>on</strong>soring a Blood Drive Sat., <str<strong>on</strong>g>Dec</str<strong>on</strong>g>. 7 from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. The Big Red Bus will be located in the parking lot of Corpus Christi Catholic Church, 1050 <str<strong>on</strong>g>Celebrati<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g> Ave. Visit www.<strong>on</strong>eblood.org to see how blood d<strong>on</strong>ati<strong>on</strong>s have impacted the life of others.
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