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President’s Message continued

Remaining work includes filling in to about 70 after this year’s meeting!
missing sidewalk gaps, raising a couple So please renew your membership
more of the intersections (NE 40th Street so we can continue to make needed
in CRCCE), regrading and sodding value-enhancing improvements to the
the swales, and installing permanent neighborhood. One of the things we
signage and thermoplastic striping. have been discussing include installing
license plate readers at entries to the
Total cost of the project was $
3,039,064. $2,402,350 of these costs neighborhood. The police strongly
were funded by a Broward Metropolitan advocate LPRs as a highly effective 24/7
Planning Organization (MPO) Complete tool in their arsenal. Another is installing
Street Grant – Federal gas tax money. decorative street signs similar to other
The balance was funded by the City of neighborhoods such as Colee Hammock
Fort Lauderdale. and Victoria Park. Lighting up and
providing landscaping at the entryways
During 2022 CRCCE HOA Board is another intiative that has been
accomplished a great deal. Here’s are discussed for which there is no funding.
some of the most significant:
1. Launched the Security Patrol Program, Finally, we lost Michele Allen from the
which now has 305 members Board due to her business demands. This
2. Implemented the installation of was huge loss. Michele was in charge of
over 40 speed cushions throughout the website and contributed a great deal
the neighborhood. This cost about to the board as she was doing a lot.
$100,000. Here are some of the things she did:
3. Worked with the City and FDOT • Keeping and updating the master
on implementing the Bayview Drive HOA and Security Patrol databases.
Improvements • Sending out eblasts and surveys to the
4. Developed and launched a new persons in the databases.
website • Maintaining and revising the website
5. Held a Community Picnic We need someone to fill this role. Ideally
6. Got the “Bayview Dip” in front of the the person would have experience with
Country Club repaired —this cost the Constant Contact and website design
City over $500,000. and updating. Other board members are
7. Monitored Development Applications pitching in at the moment but none us
8. Engaged with City on the Homeless/ have Michele’s skills or familiarity with

Panhandling problem these things.
9. Researched implementing a License If you have these skills and would
Plate Reader Program be interested in helping make the
10. Worked with City on Roundabout community better, please reach out!
and Entry Landscaping
11. Worked with City on various Keep up to date on neighborhood
Code Enforcement Issues including happenings via eblasts (sign up on our
vacation rentals, unscreened website https://crcceassociation.com/)
commercial vehicles, boats and if you are not getting them—they might
RVs in front yards and unpermitted be a bit less frequent for a while until we
improvements. can replace Michele.

That’s a pretty impressive considering Tim Hernandez
the Board is comprised of volunteers President, CRCCE Community
and HOA membership is voluntary. Association
After last year’s annual meeting, we
had 200 HOA member. We are down

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