Board RoomContinued…Upcoming planned events include aSpring rummage sale combined withBlood Drive; Race for a Place charityevent, and the Holiday Boat Parade/Party.If there is enough interest (and payingattendees), the following additional socialsare in the works: Easter Brunch at theBeach Club; Mother’s Day Brunch; July4 th BBQ; Ladies Night Out; HalloweenCostume Party; and a New Year’s EveParty. All functions are scheduled to beheld in the Beach Club.8. News from the Property OwnersAssociationThe Annual Membership Meeting forCory Lake Isles Property OwnersAssociation was held on February 2 ndat the Beach Club. Approximately 25homeowners attended the meetingand the remainder of the neededquorum was achieved via proxiessubmitted by homeowners.Due to resignations on the Board, onenew homeowner, Darrell Williams, wasappointed to the Board of Directors.Welcome Darrell! Mr. Williams is also thechair of the Design Review Committee.His engineering and constructionbackground will undoubtedly be beneficialto the leadership of this committee.In addition, Richard Jones, previously theTreasurer on the Board of Directors, waselected by the Board to fill the position ofPresident. We are looking forward to hisleadership in 2010!There is still one open position on theBoard of Directors. Any homeowner whois interested in volunteering his/her time toserve on the Board may complete aVolunteer Application located in theResource Center on the new Cory LakeIsles POA website atwww.rampartproperties.com.Furthermore, we have open committeepositions on the Covenants Enforcementand Lake Committees.Under ConstructionArticle by CDD Field Manager, Michael Cachon• Electrical and lighting repairs - We have completed a community widerehabilitation of our various monument lighting systems as well as outletrepair and restoration. These repairs are not only aesthetically pleasing interms of overall lighting but also are more energy efficient and safer for thecommunity. COMPLETED• Damaged aerator removal - The damaged aerator behind Barbados Isle willbe removed by Architectural Fountains. COMPLETED• Bell tower lighting at Cross Creek - The internal lighting on the bell tower willbe moved to the exterior of the building to promote proper lighting.COMPLETED• Repair and replace damaged Play Ground Awning - Beach Club.COMPLETED• Recreational area clearing - Have large brick pile removed behind thebasketball court and have surrounding area graded. COMPLETED• Beach Club cut stone repair - Several pieces of the cut coral stone havebecome loose and 2 have fallen off and are missing. Repair the loosestones and replace the missing ones. COMPLETEDNeighborhood News:BEST PRACTICES FOR THE CARE OF CANARY PALMSThe following are the procedures highly recommended by the University ofFlorida, the premier source for information about the care of palms in Florida.For more detailed information, see the following articles: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EP261 (Fertilization of Field-grown and Landscape Palms in FL), http://prohort.ifas.ufl.edu/files/pdf/publications/PalmNutritionFertilization.PDF (Nutritionand Fertilization of Landscape Palms). Another article, Palm Nutrition Guide,has not yet been released online, but should be soon. Access that, whenavailable, at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EP052 Copies of all of these articles will beavailable at the Beach Club.PRUNINGIt is ESSENTIAL that your canary palm be pruned with a blade that has beenproperly cleaned and disinfected with a bleach solution just prior to pruning.This is to prevent the spread of disease to the palm. If a lawn service is currentlymaintaining your property, be sure they follow this guideline. Try to prune onlywhen absolutely necessary.FERTILIZATIONUse a high grade palm fertilizer with slow release micronutrients, for example, aformulation of 8-4-12-4 (or as close as possible), which corresponds to the ratioof nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium, and magnesium in the product.Apply 1.5 lbs. per 100 square feet every 3 months, broadcast under the canopyof the tree (last fertilization was done in November 2009, next would be dueFebruary 2010). Regular fertilization with the appropriate fertilizer can helpprevent deficiencies in palms. Prevention is much easier than trying to correct adeficiency after the fact.OTHER RECOMMENDATIONSAt the Annual Membership Meeting ourUFL highly recommends that the grass (turf) around a canary palm be removedwonderful committee volunteers wereas far from the trunk as possible, up to 30 feet. However, in our community, thatrecognized for their dedication by theis not practical. Accomplishing turf removal of up to a 6 foot diameter aroundBoard of Directors. Vice President, Mikethe trunk is preferable, and will still be helpful. The amount removed will dependMeyers, presented each of the committeeon the individual resident’s situation. Some reasons for this are:members and retiring board members with1. Turf fertilizers should not be used within 30 feet of any palm. Turf fertilizersan Award of Excellence and gift card inare high in nitrogen and contain a higher nitrogen content than what is neededappreciation. Thank you volunteers!!!by palms. It is recommended that “palm special” landscape fertilizers be used onturf within 30 feet of any palm.2. Keeping turf away from the palm trunk prevents possible injury from lawnmaintenance equipment. Injury to the trunk could open up the palm to disease.3. 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