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Estate founded in 1875 - Association founded in 2003. Area bounded by N. Park Avenue, Sunnyside Drive, Lake Maitland, and Green Cove Road. Fall Newsletter October 2011

Green Oaks News

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Your dues pay for printing our neighborhood directory, newsletter and other communications, as well as parties and events. Thank you for your continued support! Please complete the form and send it with your $20 check (made payable to the Green Oaks Neighborhood Association) to:

CALLING OFFICER CANDIDATES:

We need volunteers for your Neighborhood Association Board. A number of our board members will be stepping down and we need you. If you are interested or would like to nominate someone, please call or e-mail Dede Caron at (407) 645-3844 dedezcaron@msn.com. Voting for new members will take place at the next meeting currently scheduled for November 17th. This is a great way to meet your neighbors, requires only a few hours a month and gives you the opportunity to become more active in your community.

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH UPDATE

by Security Chair Jeanne Bushong Thanks to everyone's vigilance Green Oaks has not seen a recurrence of the break-ins we had there for a while. Please continue to be aware of your surroundings and contact the police department if you have any concerns. They are happy to check things out and would much prefer responding to suspicious activity than to a crime already committed, call (407) 644 1313 and check out the Winter Park Police Department website www.wppd.org/community/news.htm.

Steve Appel 1616 Sunnyside Drive UPDATED NEIGHBORHOOD DIRECTORY

If you have not received a copy of the updated neighborhood directory, please contact your block captain. We hope you find this information useful and ask that you respect the privacy of your neighbors;

BOARD MEETING NOVEMBER 17 HALLOWEEN PARTY OCTOBER 31 - 5 PM

this information is not to be used for commercial purposes. TO ENSURE YOU RECEIVE TIMELY INFO, PLEASE PROVIDE UPDATED CONTACT INFORMATION (INCLUDE E-MAIL ADDRESSES) TO DIANE STADELMAN AT DS415@aol.com OR JULIA TENSFELDT AT jtensfeldt@cfl.rr.com by Jeannie Bowers

Neighborhood Council Update

At the latest Neighborhood Council Meeting, Lee Mackin, City Forester and Chief Arborist spoke, providing the following information; If you see a serious problem with a tree on city right of way, call the Forestry Division at (407) 599-3325. The city does not have the funds to do a street-by-street pruning of trees in the right of way. The only trees they address are those that have been reported as having a problem. The homeowner is responsible for keeping the city trees in good shape.

DO YOU HAVE A DOG?

Keep Winter Park Beautiful, a Winter Park City board has provided our neighborhood with dog waste clean up bags in a convenient carrying case shaped like a bone. Come to our Halloween party on the 31st to pick one up!
Green Oaks Neighborhood Association News

LOOKING FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS? How about website maintenance?

We would love to have help maintaining and improving our neighborhood website! If you enjoy working on websites, have a few extra hours a month or are interested in earning community service hours, please contact Julia Tensfeldt at jtensfeldt@cfl.rr.com. We want to encourage use of the site to become a truly green neighborhood and we are always looking for ways to improve. Log on to www.greenoaksneighborhoodassociation.blogspot.com
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Mark your calendar for the annual Halloween Bash...

Halloween Bash

Monday, October 31st 5:00 7:00 pm at the McCamys on the corner of Legion and Juanita Rael
Pizza, chicken nuggets and drinks will be provided by your Green Oaks Association. Please bring an appetizer or dessert to share. No RSVP required!

ELECTRICAL UNDERGROUNDING - UPDATE

Terry Hotard, Assistant Electric Director of Winter Parks Electric Department, joined our annual meeting on June 9th to outline the process the city follows to expedite under grounding of the electric and BrightHouse utility lines. When a neighborhood expresses interest in the program, the City will survey neighbors by cluster providing a general plan and estimated cost to determine the level of interest. If 66% or more of the neighbors in a cluster are interested, the City will continue the process to expedite undergrounding. Our neighborhood was surveyed this past July and two of the five power distribution system clusters had enough interest to move ahead Legion/Green Oaks and Sunnyside/Diana/Juanita/Dixie. Neighbors in these areas should expect to receive additional information on the process from the City. We have four wonderful neighbors who have volunteered to be team leaders acting as a liaison or communications interface with the city. Team Leaders are; - Cathy Karunaratne for Legion (north)/Green Oaks - Jeanne Bushong for Summerland (south)/Cardinal/Ibis - Claudia Cook for Green Cove/Raintree - Michael Poole for Summerland (north)/Summer Way/Gaines Way We are in need of a team leader volunteer for Sunnyside/Diana/ Juanita/Dixie. If you are interested, please contact Dede Caron at dedezcaron@msn.com or (407) 645-3844 If you have any additional questions or concerns please contact your Street Team Leader or the City Electric Department

RECYCLING PROJECT
The neighborhood recycling pilot project has been canceled. However, we have heard that the City is considering alternatives and will share information with you as soon as we receive it. In the interim, please participate in

NICE TO MEET YOU - NEW NEIGHBORS

Please welcome our new neighbors Sue and Bradd Burkhart, their son, Aidan, and daughter, Hadley. Sue is a Florida native and a retired teacher from Park Maitland School, but is probably best known for her 15 years performing as Cinderella at Walt Disney World! Bradd is an orthopedic surgeon, specializing in Sports Medicine with the group Orlando Orthopedic Center. The Burkhart Family resides at 1660 Legion. Bradd and Sue and can be reached at bgb4476@mac.com or sueburkhart1@mac.com. Green Oaks extends a warm welcome to the Rey Family at 1661 Diana Drive. Alex and Kristin have been very busy this year renovating their home and welcoming their son, Grant Alexander who was born on August 12th. Alex and Kristin are graduates of the University of Central Florida and both work in family owned businesses. Alex as a partner in a general contracting company and Kristin as a design consultant for a residential custom homebuilder. The Rey's can be reached at; theereys@heyreys.com
Green Oaks Neighborhood Association Newsletter, October 2011

America Recycles Day November 11th!

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