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March-April 2016
A little Saturday Shopping For
A Worthwhile Cause
Homeowners can sell their former “treasures” in the com-
plete safety at Compton Park. (Community yard sales are
safer than holding one in your garage or driveway, effec-
tively opening your home to strangers.)
At Compton Park shoppers can search for the spectacular
all the while enjoying a lovely day in the park all for a
great cause and don’t forget the goodies! Members are on
hand to sell home baked treats to tempt and delight!
It is a lot of work, example Marion
Brookover seen to the right is sorting
the donated treasurers, but it is all for a
good cause. The proceeds will benefit
the TPWC’s USF Scholarship Fund.
Reserve a space ($15) and bring
your own table.
No table? One is available for $15
Bring your goodies and sell, sell, sell!
Just come and shop!!!
For more information or with questions about how to re-
serve a spot or donate good for sale by the TPWC go
online to http://www.tampapalmswomensclub.com or
contact Elvea Kelly at 615-9600.
The Tampa Palms Women’s Club
Serving the Community
Annual Community - Wide Yard Sale The Safe Way To Sell & Shop
Saturday, April 2ndSaturday, April 2ndSaturday, April 2nd
9 AM 9 AM 9 AM --- 1 PM1 PM1 PM
Compton Park*Compton Park*Compton Park*
* Compton Park in the heart of Tampa Palms between
Tampa Palms Elementary School and the New Tampa
YMCA:
16101 Compton Drive.
813 972-0897
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Bruce B Downs Highlights
The widening of Bruce B Downs remains critical to the look
and safety of the Tampa Palms community. The project is
proceeding fairly smoothly, on time and with as little interfer-
ence with community life as the County and the many con-
tractors can make happen.
Final preparations are un-
derway to open the west-
side lanes for traffic:
Gravity walls are being
installed
Sidewalks are being
created
The base for the pavement is in place, as seen in this pho-
to, looking north along City Plaza
The intersections for Tampa Palms Blvd and Amberly
have already been paved to make way for the new lanes.
Traffic Signal Cautions
At both the Amberly and Tampa Palms Blvd intersections
with BB Downs, the traffic signals for eastbound traffic have
been located to a point about 35 feet from the edge of the new
lanes, requiring motorists to stop about 50 feet from the edge
of roadway to see them.
When the new lanes open (mid-to late April) the signals will
seem distant from the traffic but less out of place.
These are temporary signals and will be in place until the east
side lanes and signals are built - late 2016 or early 2017.
PAGE 2 MAR -APL 2016
News From the TPOANews From the TPOANews From the TPOA
Planning A Party This Spring Or Summer?
It hardly seems possible but the annual graduation,
prom, wedding, and shower season is almost here.
Even with the expanded faculties, dates fill up fast. If
you are planning an occasion and Compton Park meets
your needs, please contact the TPOA’s Community
Director, Jo Ann Conrad (977-3337), to select your
date and firm up your plans.
Remember, Compton Park
facilities are a Tampa
Palms amenity that is
available only to Tampa
Palms residents.
Compton is not available
to non-residents.
Interested In Timely Updates For Tampa Palms?
Between TPOA newsletters and community-wide
meetings , there is a source of community news - the
Tampa Palms-TPOA Facebook page. You can click in
for BB Downs updates an other community news.
https://www.facebook.com/TampaPalmsTPOA
PAGE 3
Tampa Palms Women’s Club A Chic April Is Planned
Mar-Apl 2016
2016 Tampa Palms Spring Fashion Show
Thursday, April 21, 2016
“FASHION WEEK PARISI“FASHION WEEK PARISI“FASHION WEEK PARISIENNE”ENNE”ENNE”
For twenty-nine years the members of the Tampa Palms
Women’s Club (TPWC) have shared their personal
style, flair for fun and their enormous charitable spirit
with the Tampa Palms Community.
This year marks the 24th time the TPWC has sponsored
the Tampa Palms Spring Fashion Show. On April
21st it will be fashion, luncheon and plenty of fun…. all
for an excellent cause, the OASIS Network. See infor-
mation to the right.
March Adventure
This month the adventure combines an intriguing tour ro
the Tampa Bay History Center with a world-class lunch
at the Columbia Restaurant located in-house at the Tam-
pa Bay History Center.
Tampa Bay History Center
Thursday March 31st
Carpools meet at 9 AM at Compton Park and depart at
9:15.
There are two special temporary exhibits, in addition to
the permanent displays:
Bringing Home the Sunshine: Collecting
Florida Souvenirs.
This is a collection of memorabilia (both
museum pieces and from private collectors)
that represent Florida’s place as a tourist
mecca over the years.
Re-placing Fort Brooke
This exhibit details the histo-
ry of that “camp on the Hills-
borough River,” AKA Ft
Brooke, which later became
our very own Tampa.
Celebrate the 2016 Fashion Season
As the Latest Styles & Accessories
Grace the Runway At
Tampa Palms Golf & Country Club
Showcasing Fashions By
ACCESSORIES & MORE ACCESSORIES & MORE ACCESSORIES & MORE
10:15 am Doors Open
10:15 Am Social Time
11:00 am Live Auction*
* (Proceeds to Oasis charity)
11:30 am Fashion Show
Noon: Luncheon
Duet of petit Baguettes~Turkey w/ provolone, arugula,
honey mustard; Ham w/ tomato, basil, olive oil accom-
panied by Feld of Greens Salad and an array of season-
al fruit. Dessert features Blueberry Crumble Parfait.
1- 4:00 pm After Show Fashion Sales
Price: $30 per person (Proceeds to TPWC charity fund)
Detach Here
RSVP NO LATER THAN SATURDAY, APRIL 9TH
Name(s) ________________Dietary Restrictions_______________
Name(s) ________________Dietary Restrictions_______________
Amount Enclosed: _______ by personal check made payable to
Tampa Palms Women’s Club.
Mail to: Judy Alkow PO Box 46878, Tampa, Fl 33646
For more information, email: [email protected]
PAGE 4 MAR -APL 2016
Questions About Problem Trees
And Who Is Responsible
Both the CDD and the TPOA receive questions from resi-
dents who want to know:
Am I responsible if a tree falls from my property onto
a neighbors home.
Who is responsible for a tree that worries me in an
adjoining property?
Can I cut limbs from a tree that crosses the boundary
onto my property?
The responsibility for a tree in Florida law depends on the
location of the tree, as well as, the health of the tree.
In the situation where a dead
tree falls on an adjoining proper-
ty and damages the adjoining
property owner's home, the
landowner who owns the tree is
responsible for damages.
If a live tree falls on an adjoin-
ing property (storms or winds)
and damages that property own-
er's home, the adjoining proper-
ty landowner is responsible for
his own damages. Insurance
companies follow these rules.
Sometimes an owner will be uncomfortable with a tree on
adjoining CDD property; it may lean or look less than
healthy. The CDD only removes trees with the required
City permit. If the City inspector cannot be convinced
that the tree is (a) dead or (b) posing imminent danger to
the adjoining property, no permit will be granted.
In situations such as these the CDD will normally try to
trim the tree to relieve the resident’s concerns. Branches
that cross a boundary may be trimmed.
Note: only about 40% of the conservation areas within
Tampa Palms belong to the CDD; the rest belong to the
City of Tampa or private owners.
For more information on the City’s tree removal policy,
go online to http://www.tampagov.net/planning-division/
info/tree-removal-information.
Owners Learn About CLUE®,
Sometimes The Hard Way
C.L.U.E. ® is the name of a database service, Compre-
hensive Loss Underwriting Exchange, which is main-
tained by the company LexisNexis® for the benefit of the
insurance industry.
Insurance companies sub-
scribe to this service and pro-
vide C.L.U.E.® with a record
of all insurance claims paid for
properties they insure.
Insurance companies also query this database to assess
the future risk associated with a property and set rates.
Data provided in C.L.U.E.® reports includes policyhold-
er information, such as name, date of birth and policy
number, and claim information, such as date of loss, type
of loss and amounts paid.
The C.L.U.E.® record is tied to the property and may
contain claims for up to seven years; claims about which
the current owner may have no knowledge.
Less known is the fact that C.L.U.E.® also includes data
regarding inquiries, even if a claim is never filed. Exam-
ple: a homeowner calls and states there is flood damage
in his home from a broken pipe. The cost to repair is $3K
but after discussion about his $2K deductible, chooses
not to file a claim. The inquiry is still noted in the future
C.L.U.E.® reports.
Since amended in 2003, the Federal Fair Credit Act
(FACT) has required that LexisNexis® provide one free
report per year to any homeowner making a request.
Homeowners can check the C.L.U.E.® reports for inac-
curate or information unrelated to their home that could
be making them pay higher insurance rates. If mistakes
are found, owners can contact LexisNexis® Consumer
Center at 888-497-0011. LexisNexis® will verify the cor-
rections with the reporting insurance company and notify
the owner of the results within 30 days.
Information is available online from LexisNexis® at: https://personalreports.lexisnexis.com/fact_act_disclosure.jsp
Are You C.L.U.E.®
Less? Florida Tree Law
PAGE 5 MAR -APL 2016
Residents Worry
Many residents have expressed concern about how Tampa
Palms will look after the completion of an eight lane high-
way that will run through the middle of the community.
Those worries were
heightened when workers
made adjustments to the
west-side entry last week-
end, including the tempo-
rary removal of the curb-
ing on the median.
Question posed to the TPOA and CDD include:
Are we going to lose our monuments? The answer is no.
Will the entries just become a commercial intersection
with no character? The answer is again no, there are
plans to enhance the character of Tampa Palms on BB
Downs by (and for the first time EVER), tying the east and
west side entries together in a single architectural plan.
When will this happen? Tentative plans are shown be-
low. These enhancements cannot be implemented until the
construction is complete in 2017.
Thirty Years Of Continual Improvement
On it 3rd birthday,
the Tampa Palms
community was cele-
brating with clowns
at the main entry.
East - side develop-
ment was well under-
way and City Plaza
was in the final plan-
ning stages.
Tampa Palms Blvd
ended just past the
Enclave village en-
trance and Compton
Dr. came to a stop at
Compton Park, near
the edge of power
line corridor.
Within just a few years there was a lot of roadway work
as Tampa Palms Blvd and Compton Dr were extended.
At the “front door” to Tampa Palms, sleepy Bruce Downs
(which had been two lanes except at the entrance to the
Tampa Palms community) was widened to four lanes.
Because of the widening new turn lanes had to be created
at the main entries, leaving the medians on Bruce B
Downs a virtual con-
struction site for several
years.
Tampa Palms Over The Years
What’s Next For Tampa Palms?
West-Side Entry
East-Side Entry
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Making A Difference For
Tampa Palms Elementary
Girl Scouts For The Community
The members of Girl Scout Troop 966 of Tampa Palms are
raising money to purchase & donate a new bicycle rack to
Tampa Palms elementary school. These are
eight 5th grad girls who are making this pro-
ject part of their sustainable project on their
Journey to complete the requirements for a
Bronze Award.
The Girl Scout Juniors, as per Girl Scout law, care for our
neighborhood and they have made a list of needs they can
support. They found a good cause in safety, particularly
when children are going to school.
The girls interviewed Principal Lippek and
the police: their findings indicate a desire to
see more kids on bicycles, and for those
kids to know the laws of the road.
For this reason Troop 966 has decided to
pursue a sustainably project by donating a
bike rack to the school and having the local
police come to give a lesson about street
smarts. They hope this can be a yearly
event.
The girls are working hard to collect the money, creating
chocolate lollipops which you might have tasted, selling
cookies. The Tampa Palms Women Club gave them an op-
portunity work for support, by doing house chores.
Making the world a better place -Gina, Mallory, Isabella,
Carissa, Emory, Lily, Kaitlyn and Alexandria
Community Director: Jo Ann Conrad
Property Manager: Bonnie French
16101 Compton Drive M-F 9 AM - 5 PM
Phone: 977-3337
Fax: 978-8067
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web Site: www.tpoa.net
Board of Directors Bill Edwards, President 972-4238
Warren Dixon, Treasurer 977-3337
Marianne Trubelhorn, Secretary 977-3337
Ernie Munzen, VP 977-3337
Sally Fuson, Dir 977-3337
CDD 16311 TP Blvd. West
Maggie Wilson, Consultant
Phone: 977-3933
Fax: 977-6571
E-Mail: [email protected]
CDD Board of Supervisors
Gene Field (Chair) 977-1162
Patty Maney 977-7129
Jim Soley 222-3200
Jake Schoolfield 597-1432
Bill Shimer (Vice Chair) 971-8063
ABM (Landscaping ) Joe Laird, Area Manager 267-1756
Tampa Palms Parks
Compton Park 972-0897
Hampton Park 972-5699
River Park 971-6241
Police & Fire 911
Non-Emergency Police 231-6130
Non-Emergency Fire 223-4211
Local Schools
Tampa Palms Elementary 975-7390
Lawton Chiles Elementary 558-5422
Liberty Middle School 558-1180
Freedom High School 558-1185
Miscellaneous Street Repairs 622-1940
TECO 223-0800
Progressive Waste Solutions 248-2820
Water Department 274-8121
New Tampa Rec Center 975-2794
Stormwater (Floods or Dumping) 622-1901
MAR -APL 2016
M AR-APL 2016
March, 2016 Calendar
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 9 Private Event 1 TPWC Canasta 5:30 Girl Scouts 6 Chess Club
2 9 Private Event 10 Private Event 6 Fly Fishing 6 Private Event
3 10 TP Women’s Club
4 9 Private Event 5 Private Event
5 10 Private Event 10 Private Event 10 Private event 5 Private Event 5 Private Event
March 13, Day Light Savings Time
March 14-18 Spring Break, No School
March 27 Easter Sunday
6 9 Private Event 9:30 Private Event 1 Private Event 4 Girls Scouts
7 9 Private Event 5 Private Event
8 9 Private Event 12 Private Event 5 Private Event 6 Chess Club
9 10 Private Event 6 Private Event 6 CDD meeting
10 10-2 TPWC Bridge 3 Private Event
11 5 Private Event 5 Private Event
12 10 Private Event 10 Private Event 5 Private Event 5 Private Event
13 9 Private Event 9:30 Private Event 1 Private Event 2 Private Event
14 9 Private Event 4 Private Event 5 Private Event 5 Covenants
15 ELECTION 1 TPWC Board 5:30 Girl Scouts 5 TPOA Board
16
9 Private Event 10 Sanctuary Board 1 TPWC Canasta 6 Private Event 7 Faircrest Annual
17
10 Private Event
18 5 Private Event 5 Private Event
19 10 Private Event 10 Private Event 5 Private Event 5 Private Event
20 9 Private Event 9:30 Private Event 12 Boy Scouts 4 Girl Souts
21 9 Private Event 5 Private Event 6 Cub Scouts
22 10 Private Event 12 Private Event 6 Chess Club 7 Sterling Manor
23 9 Private Event 5 NT ART Group 6 Private Event
24
10 TPWC Bridge
25 Good Friday 5 Private Event 5 Private Event
26 5 Private Event 5 Private Event
27 9 Private Event 9:30 Private Event
28 9 Private Event 5 & 6 Private Events 7 Faircrest HOA
29
9 Private Event 6 Chess Club
30
6 Private Event
31
APRIL, 2016 1 9 Private Event 5 Private Event 5 Private Event
2 8 AM Community Yard Sale
5 Private Event
April 2nd Community Yard Sale April 21 TPWC Fashion Show
3 9 Private Event 9:30 Private Event 2 Private Event 3 Boy Scouts 4 Private Event
4 9 Private Event 5 Private Event 6 Cub Scouts
5 9 Private Event 1 TPWC Canasta 5:30 Girl Scouts 6 Chess Club 6:30 Kensington
6 9 Private Event 6 Fly Fishing 6 Private Event
7 10-2 TP Women’s Club
8 5 Private Event
9 10 Private Event 10 Private event 5 Private Event 5 Private Event
10 9 Private Event 9:30 Private Event 3 Boy Scouts 4 Girl Scouts
11 9 Private Event 4 Private Event 5 Covenants Com
6 Cub Scouts
12
9 Private Event
12 Private Event
1 Private Event 6 Chess Club
13 10 Private Event 6 Private Event 6 CDD meeting
14 10 Private Event 10 TPWC Bridge
15 5 Private Event
16 10 Private Event 10 Private event 5 Private Event 5 Private Event
17 9 Private Event 9:30 Private Event
18 9 Private Event 5 Private Event 6 Cub Scouts
19 9 Private Event 1 TPWC Board Mtg 5 TPOA Board Mtg
5:30 Girl Scouts 6 Chess Club
20 9 Private Event 10 Sanctuary Board
1 TPWC Canasta 6 Private Event
21
10 Private Event 10 TPWC Fashion Show at Country Club
22 5 Private Event
23 9 Private Event 5 Private Event 5 Private Event
24 9 Private Event 9:30 Private Event 4 Girl Scouts
25 9 Private Event 5 Private Event 6:30 Private Event 7 Faircrest HOA Mtg
26 9 Private Event 12 Private Event 6 Chess Club
27 5 NT ART Group 6 Private Event
28 10 TPWC Bridge
29
5 Private Event
30 9 Private Event 10 Private event 5 Private Event 5 Private Event
Tampa Palms CDD Meeting
Agenda
March 9th at 6:00 p.m.
Compton Park Recreation Building
16101 Compton Drive, Tampa, FL 33647
1. Roll Call
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Strategic Planning
4. Public Comments
5. Board Member Discussions
6. Project Updates
BB Downs Update
Community Appearance
Palm Tree News
Oak Park Paths
7. Misc. Board Business
8. Public Comments
9. Board Member Discussions
10. Adjourn
Time To Reset
Irrigation Timers
Tampa Palms residents are reminded to check their timer
settings on irrigation systems due to the time change to
Daylight Saving Time on Mar 13th.
This is also a good opportunity to make certain that irri-
gation is set for the proper assigned days and times. The
following year-round twice-a-week irrigation schedule is
currently in effect for locations in Tampa Palms:
• All addresses ending in 0, 1, 2, or 3 - Mon and Thur ;
• At addresses ending in 4, 5, or 6 - Tues and Fri;
• At addresses ending in 7, 8, or 9 - Wed and Sat
Residents with new plantings may phase in their land-
scape with additional watering days. For the first 30 days,
daily watering is allowed. For the next 30 days three days
a week is permitted. For more information go online to
http://www.tampagov.net/water/info/water-use-
restrictions
“Tampa Palms” and the Palm Tree device are trademarks of the Tampa Palms Owners Association Inc.
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