Volume 1, Issue 7
November 2016
Inside the Gates
Meet Your Neighbors
The Cofers
from left to right
are Aimee, Todd
and Baden
Estero is truly home base for
Todd and Aimee Cofer. Growing
up on Marco Island and in
Englewood, Florida respectively,
the couple met as students in a
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Preserve Wildlife Bald Eagle
2
Watch Your Speed
2
How to speak ‘Bingo’
3
Pet Licensing
3
Message from the President
4
Welcome Committee
4
dorm at Florida Gulf Coast
University and married in 2011.
Todd’s graduate studies in
Technology Management at
Georgetown University took them
living.
are frequent visitors to the
to Washington D.C. where he
With two degrees in
Golisano Children’s Museum in
later landed a job as head of
Occupational Therapy,
Naples. Together they’ve also
Technology Marketing for
Aimee is a part-time
attended a horseback riding
Pearson. When he realized that
employee of the Charter
morning camp for small children
working from a home office and
Schools System of Lee
that includes brushing and
November 3 -
easy access to an airport would
County as an
caring for the animals. Baden’s
6:30pm
allow resettlement in Southwest
Occupational Therapist.
best buddy is the family dog,
Florida, the Cofers happily
She is an active member
Mulligan, who is a Labrador mix
headed home.
of the Alumni Association
puppy the Cofers rescued from
Todd and Aimee were initially
of Zeta Tau Alpha
the Naples Humane Society.
drawn to The Preserve at
sorority.
An active family, Todd, Aimee
Corkscrew because three
Three year old, blue eyed
and Baden attend FGCU
families of college friends were
Baden is the focus of
basketball games, go to the
residents. Since then, they’ve
family life for Todd and
beach and enjoy dining at
recruited two additional families
Aimee. The preschooler
Duffy’s, Ford’s Garage and
to move into the neighborhood.
has recently taken
Moe’s. Boating with parents off
Easy access to the beach, water
swimming lessons, is
Marco Island is the family
and airport as well as great
starting organized soccer
favorite pastime. Look for the
shopping, family and friends are
and enjoys the t.v. show
Cofers as they often tour the
named as positives of Preserve
Caillou. He and his mom
neighborhood in their golf cart.
Thursday
rd
The EEAC will feature
two speakers.
One from FPL and one
from Lee County Waste
Management.
Other November
Events
th
11 Bingo at 6:30 PM
10th Board of Directors Meeting 6:30
17th Book Club 10 AM Strip Tease by Carl Hiaasen
19th Social Night at 6: 30 PM
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The Bald Eagle
The bald eagle is a bird of
prey found in North
America. Its range
includes most of Canada
and Alaska, all of the
contiguous United States,
and northern Mexico. It is
found near large bodies of
open water with an
abundant food supply and
old-growth trees for
nesting.
The bald eagle is an
opportunistic feeder which
subsists mainly on fish,
which it swoops down and
snatches from the water
with its talons. It builds the
largest nest of any North
Our national symbol was
recently photographed in The
Preserve.
American bird and the
largest tree nests ever
recorded for any animal
species, up to 13 feet
deep, 8.2 feet wide, and 1
metric ton in weight.
Bald eagles are not
actually bald; the name
derives from an older
meaning of the word,
"white headed". The adult
is mainly brown with a
white head and tail. The
sexes are identical in
plumage, but females are
about 25 percent larger
than males. The beak is
large and hooked. The
plumage of the immature
eagle is brown.
The bald eagle is both the
national bird and national animal
of the United States of America.
The bald eagle appears on its
seal. In the late 20th century it
was on the brink of extinction in
the contiguous United States.
Populations have since
recovered and the species was
removed from the U.S.
government's list of endangered
species on July 12, 1995 and
transferred to the list of
threatened species. It was
removed from the List of
Endangered and Threatened
Wildlife in the Lower 48 States
on June 28, 2007.
Photos by Gerry Benjamin
Watch Your Speed
The beach re-nourishment
project began on
November 1, with 6000
trucks hauling sand to
Collier County beaches
through at least early
January. As the email you
received last week states,
Collier has committed to
diverting the trucks onto
Alico Road, keeping them
from using Corkscrew
Road in front of The
Preserve.
However, the Lee County
Sheriff’s Department has
agreed to have officers
posted along Corkscrew
to monitor and control this
situation. There will be an
officer dedicated to
Corkscrew from early
morning to evening, every
day.
The patrols on Corkscrew
will be in UNMARKED
CARS. The Sheriff’s
Department has told us
their intention is to monitor
the sand trucks. However,
if they see someone
speeding, they will be
obligated to ticket.
Watch your speed on
Corkscrew!
The picture to the
left creates a
universal
response!
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Bingo Lingo
If you attend Bingo Night at
the Clubhouse, expect to pick
up some new lingo. Did you
know that O-75 is the
“grandfather of Bingo” and B1 is the “baby of Bingo?” The
definition of “Bongo” is a false
or incorrect call out of Bingo.
Regular attendees of The
Preserve’s Bingo Nights know
the language and enjoy the
fellowship and the entertainment
of the game.
Bingo nights usually find about
fifty residents in the gathering
room with game boards and
dabbers. Thanks to the Social
Committee for sponsoring these
recurring fun evenings. Next
Bingo night is Friday, November
th
11 .
Sharon LeBrune, the
night’s big winner,
displays her winning
board for Texas Blackout
Pet Licensing is Required by Lee County
Lee County Ordinance
fee of twenty-five dollars
simply sending a copy of
requires that all cats, dogs
will be assessed.
your rabies certificate from
and ferrets that are four
The cost of a Lee County
your veterinarian with the
(4) months of age or older
license is: $8 for a
appropriate fee by check
are to be vaccinated
Juvenile license (pets
or money order made
against rabies and
under 12 months of age),
payable to Lee County
licensed by the county.
$8 for a one year license
Domestic Animal
Veterinarians are required
for sterilized and
Services, and they will
by Florida state statute to
microchipped pets, $15 for
mail the license to you. A
notify Lee County
a three year license for
license cannot be
Domestic Animal Services
sterilized and
purchased on line. It must
that their clients’ pets
microchipped pets, $35 for
be purchased by mail, in
have received a rabies
a one year license for
person at the shelter, or
vaccination and whether a
unsterilized pets or
from veterinarians who
county license was
sterilized pets without a
sell licenses.
purchased.
microchip and $65 for a
If your pet lives in Lee
Be aware that the license
three year license for
County for thirty days per
is actually due the day the
unsterilized pets or
year, it must be licensed
rabies vaccination is
sterilized pets without a
in the county. For
given. If you have not
microchip.
additional questions,
purchased the license
A Lee County license can
contact the licensing office
within thirty days, a late
be purchased by mail by
at [email protected].
Kathy Neggers of the
Social Committee
reviews Larry Lenza’s
board.
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Message from the President - Kevin Tolliver, President
Being in the midst of our annual budget process, I think it would be good to explain exactly how the process works every year.
A few months ago, our Finance Committee, in conjunction with our Treasurer and Community Manager began the process of
formulating the 2017 Budget by projecting final 2016 expenses and revenues, projecting changes to those expenses and revenues
in 2017, looking at additional community-enhancement projects, and evaluating our Reserves. Several Finance Committee
workshops, open to all residents, were held in September and October.
In October, the Board of Directors held two workshops in which the draft 2017 Budget was presented to the community, and
resident comments and questions were entertained. After tweaking the draft budget as a result of these workshops, the Finance
Committee completed the draft and has presented it to the Board. At the November 10 BOD meeting the Board will vote on
accepting the draft budget. If accepted, the draft 2017 Budget will be scheduled for final approval and adoption at the December 1
Budget Meeting.
Please make every attempt to attend the extremely important December 1 Board meeting. There will actually be three meetings,
held consecutively, that evening.
1. A resident vote on amending our Master Documents to institute staggered Director terms. *
2. A meeting for final approval and adoption of the final 2017 Budget.
3. A regular Board meeting.
The amendment for staggered terms is vitally important! Without it, a situation could exist where we would have seven entirely new
Directors every year, which would be a real hardship on the community. There would be no continuity and a lack of knowledge of
previous Board affairs.
The amendment was actually overwhelmingly passed by residents at the 2016 Annual Meeting. However, because it could not be
legally recorded until after the election, it could not be instituted for 2016. The new amendment is basically the same amendment,
only changing the dates for implementation. In the 2017 election, the top four candidates in terms of votes received will serve two
years terms, and the next three will serve one year terms. Then, beginning with the 2018 election, all Directors elected will serve
two year terms. Thus, after 2017, one year there will be three open Board seats and the next year there will be four open seats.
You will soon receive your proxies for this amendment. Please complete and return your proxies, even if you plan to attend the
December 1 meeting. If we don’t have a quorum of residents vote, the amendment cannot pass.
Contact Cardinal Manager
Welcome Committee is Ready to Roll
In August the HOA Board
information about Village
of Directors asked for
of Estero and
volunteers to form a
surrounding community
Welcome Committee for
agencies, organizations,
the community. Two
parks, beaches, hospitals
months later, the eleven
and more. In addition, an
member committee is
eleven page document
ready to greet new
entitled The Preserve at
neighbors and help them
Corkscrew Information
Send potential articles for the
th
newsletters by the 30 of each
month to
acclimate to living in The
and Guidelines was
Preserve at Corkscrew.
written to help familiarize
[email protected]
Nusbaum , the committee
beautiful neighborhood.
has produced a Welcome
A Welcome Letter,
Handbook which contains
information from the
George Eckhardt
(239) 774-0723 x216
[email protected]
Kiara Chesser
(239) 774-0723 x215
[email protected]
Visit the website at
http://www.preserveatcorkscrew.net/
With a subject of
‘Article for Newsletter’
Chaired by Sydell
new residents with our
Estero Chamber of
Commerce and a
personal visit will also
hopefully help new
neighbors feel
appreciated and valued.
These documents will
be added to The
Preserve's website.