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Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Monday, December 10, 2007
December 5th GBNA Minutes
The meeting was held at Larry Jackson's house to be followed by a small get together of both present and past board members.
Board members Present:
Linda Eyer
Shirley Sahlie
Ann Morrell
Larry Jackson
Absent:
Leslie Provow
Grant Blackwell
Jean Silva
Larry made the motion to approve the November minutes with changes to be made in the summary of our meeting with Cindy Meadows if necessary, after she had a chance to look over them and get back to the board. If no changes were suggested ,they would remain as presented in the November Minutes. Linda Eyer seconded that motion. The motion was approved by the membership.
The meeting was then adjourned so that those present could socialize and eat the wonderful food that Eileen Jackson had prepared.
The meeting was then reopened. Larry made the motion that board members submit any agenda items for the January 8th Meeting that they wished to discuss. The motion was seconded by Ann. All those attending approved. The meeting was then adjourned.
Submitted by,
Ann Morrell
Board members Present:
Linda Eyer
Shirley Sahlie
Ann Morrell
Larry Jackson
Absent:
Leslie Provow
Grant Blackwell
Jean Silva
Larry made the motion to approve the November minutes with changes to be made in the summary of our meeting with Cindy Meadows if necessary, after she had a chance to look over them and get back to the board. If no changes were suggested ,they would remain as presented in the November Minutes. Linda Eyer seconded that motion. The motion was approved by the membership.
The meeting was then adjourned so that those present could socialize and eat the wonderful food that Eileen Jackson had prepared.
The meeting was then reopened. Larry made the motion that board members submit any agenda items for the January 8th Meeting that they wished to discuss. The motion was seconded by Ann. All those attending approved. The meeting was then adjourned.
Submitted by,
Ann Morrell
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
November 1st Minutes
Grayton Beach Neighborhood Association Meeting
November 1st, 2007
The Grayton Beach Neighborhood Board meeting was held at Ann Morrell’s house on November 1st at 6 PM. Those members present were:
Larry Jackson
Ann Morrell
Shirley Sahlie
Jean Silva
Linda Eyer
Leslie Provow
Grant Blackwell
Guests: Van Ness Butler
Scott Covell
Joe Silva
Larry Jackson called the meeting to order. The minutes of September 26th were approved. The Treasurer reported that there was a balance of $16202.16. Due to our guests the agenda was altered to take up the following issue.
Easement Lydia –Banfill
Mr. Butler provided a site map and history on the Lydia-Banfill access to Western Lake. The area had been surveyed previously, but now there was some question of encroachment. Mr. Butler explained about the property encroachment fence onto a county street that runs down to the lake. Mr. Butler also stated that TDC representatives had agreed that the old dock damaged in the storm might be able to be replaced by the TDC. Mr. Butler believes that the TDC might still be willing to do the replacement. He suggested that we should get the TDC to survey the area. He was willing, along with Grant Blackwell, to approach the TDC to get the survey started by the TDC. He suggested that the Association should do a follow up contact with the TDC, after their meeting. Jean Silva agreed to do the follow up. It was also suggested that a clean up committee be formed that would go into the area and clean out the overgrown bamboo and possibly place a couple of benches in the area.
Beach Permitting
Mr. Butler also expressed his concerns on the commercial activity on Grayton Beach. He stated in the original lease that boat launch permits were not for commercial boats. The leased land was to be used by local boaters and not by commercial vendors. He explained that there was only 1472 feet of parking on the beach. He also explained to the group about his May letter that was sent to the Commissioners about trying to limit driving on the beach, by increasing the cost and number of permits issued. Mr. Butler felt that the residents of Grayton Beach needed to express their concerns about the increased traffic on the beach here in Grayton. He felt that the County needed to control both vehicle permits and vendors.
The board had sent a letter to Cindy Meadows with our concerns for the beach traffic on DeFuniak Street. After some discussion the board agreed to support the concept of a County committee to develop recommendations on the development of the Grayton Beach public beach. Grant Blackwell agreed to head up efforts to get the county to establish a committee to study the Grayton Beach public beach development plan. The committee recommendations would be voted on by the general membership before the association would endorse them.
Traffic on DeFuniak Street
Mr. Butler also mentioned his concerns with the traffic on DeFuniak Street as it endangered pedestrians and bikers in this area. Larry Jackson sent him a copy of the Board’s letter to Cindy Meadows concerning these issues. Our letter expressed the following:
“Our first concern is for the safety of pedestrians and bicyclists along DeFuniak Street from County Highway 30A to the DeFuniak-Hotz Public Beach Access. The current single paved shoulder limits the separation of automobile traffic from walkers and bicyclists. We would appreciate your support as we seek a solution. As the Grayton Beach public beach use plan is developed, the pedestrian-bicyclist right-of-way along DeFuniak Street should be considered”
Regular Agenda
Next topic of discussion was re-establishing our non-profit corporation with the state. It was advised by our two lawyer guests that we needed to re-file for corporation status and pay necessary fees. We were also told that we might have to file income tax. Grant Blackwell gave the board a web site where we could go to find out our status and information on refilling. It was moved by Larry Jackson, seconded by Leslie, with all directors voting yea that the Secretary and Treasurer complete the reinstatement application to Department of State. Ann and Shirley agreed to be responsible for filling out the application and submitting it to the state and also will file the 2008 Annual Report in January.
Larry summarized the group’s meeting with Cindy. (There is a copy of this summarization attached at the end of the minutes.)
The next item up was a discussion of the October Party. Due to rain, and many football games, and local activities going on, there was a very low turn out. Larry asked for a complete list of expenses for the October party. Shirley said she would have a list of expenses at our next meeting. It was suggested that perhaps a new date should be chosen in the future to try and avoid any conflicts. It was suggested that this might be a topic for our annual meeting to get feed back from the members in regards to the October party and input of dates.
The next items of discussion were the various projects that everyone had been working on.
Roads and Signs - Grant still working with the Roads Department.
Neighborhood Watch Program- Grant reported that he had appointed street captains and was working on sending out a letter about the program to all property owners. This letter would also contain an information sheet that each owner would fill out as well as information about the program itself. A copy of this letter would be provided to Ann and Scott Provow so that the information could also be put on the blog and web site. The only cost to those signing up would be for the sign that would be placed in the yard. Larry offered to help Grant with mailing labels.
Triangle Planting- Larry reported that he had received two bids on the new plants for the triangle. The board agreed to go with the bid from Toni’s. He also agreed to contact Lye Seigler Director, Public Works to seek approval to hook up to county power for lighting on the island. The Board members expressed concerns that the lift station area on the west side of DeFuniak Street, was all rutted out and overgrown and really made a bad impression upon entering Grayton. It was agreed that Grant would contact the county and see if this area could cleaned up and then seeded.
Logo Contest- Ann reported that she had found in her research that there was a lot more involved in getting a logo. She felt that our idea of a contest might have been too hasty. We need to have limited colors, the original needs to be a precise size, it needs to be a clean copy ready for printing, and we need to make sure that there are no copyright infringements. The group agreed to look into getting a professional done logo for the association to use.
New Business
Winter Newsletter-In planning for next year and keeping in mind one of our board goals was increased communication to members, the board agreed to develop a letter, an update sheet with project reports, along with Dues Renewal and a survey to be sent out in January. Our January Board Meeting will be used to pull this information together so that it will be ready to go out the 2nd week of January.
Establish and Organize Key GBNA Records and Documents- Ann offered to go through stored paperwork and organize it so that future board members would have both minutes and treasurer reports and any other key information in an organized file. She also said that she would burn key documents onto a CD for the association.
Membership Drive – Larry reported that the 2007 membership dues had been cut off as of October 31st. Any other dues received after this date would be applied to the 2008-2009 membership. He reported that in 2006 there were 315 listed Grayton lots and there were 167 lot owners that belonged to the association for a 53.2 % participation. In 2007 there were 249 listed lot owners in Grayton with 166 lot owners belonging to the Association for a 66.7% participation. At present there are 325 listed Grayton lot owners with 210 lot owners belonging to the association for a 64.7% participation. Our 2008 Membership Drive Goal is to increase membership by 5%. He plans to track owner lot percentage.
Develop Board Candidates for 2008-2009 - There are three vacancies to be filled, board members to be elected for 2-year terms. We will start looking for volunteers with information being posted in our Winter Newsletter and also on the web and blog.
Removal of Abandon Car- The car that has been abandoned on Pine Street for over a month needs to be removed. The owner of the lot had requested the removal several times to local authorities with no results. Grant volunteered to contact officials to begin the process of getting the car removed. (FYI, the car has been removed)
Next Meeting will be on Tuesday, Jan 8th at Jean Covell's home. If for any reason a board meeting needs to be called before that date, board members will be notified by Larry.
Submitted by,
Ann Morrell
Summarization of the Board’s Meeting with Cindy Meadows
As noted in the Board’s August 14 minutes, the board sent a 14 September letter to 5th District Commissioner Cindy Meadows requesting an office call to discuss ways the Association can help our members communicate with the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) as the Commissioners develop policies and plans affecting the Grayton Beach area. The letter expressed concern for the safety of pedestrian and bicyclists along DeFuniak Street from 30A to the DeFuniak-Hotz beach access. Additional topics included our work on county roads and signs to improve internal roads and our request for access to county power at the Triangle for seasonal lighting.
Commissioner Meadows met at her office October 17 with Larry Jackson, Ann Morrell, Leslie Provow, Linda Eyer and Shirley Sahlie. We updated her on our projects as noted above as well as the potential for a Neighborhood Watch program and efforts to preserve common area accesses to Western Lake.
We asked her where the county was in relation to developing policies for access and permits for South Walton beaches. She noted a comprehensive beach development policy was very complex. The county, through TDC, maintains 58 accesses and only 8 have parking. Compared to the other accesses, Grayton Beach has significant parking along Hotz and Garfield Streets as well as the permitted vehicles parking on the beach. She note d that the permitted driving on the beach made Grayton Beach unique among the County maintained beaches.
The county is hoping to get a Florida Scenic Highway designation this coming February for County 30A, including County Road 283 down to the beach (DeFuniak Street). With that designation, the county can apply for grant funds to analyze studies related to beach accesses. One of the first studies could be a parking survey covering the South Walton beaches.
Another related beach issue is the beach nourishment efforts. Currently, there are guestions before the Florida Supreme Court as to who owns the nourished beach; the public or the upland owner. The county is waiting to see the outcome of a State Supreme Court decision on a lawsuit on this issue expected in January. (Note:For the related issue of public use, see our BLOG post dated 18 November - Public verses Private Beach Policy)
She has been working with Walton County Public Works to position a permanently speed limit flashing sensor on DeFuniak Street south of the Magnolia Street Stop Sign. Reduced speeds would help protect pedestrians and bicyclists. We discussed some of the road conditions including the potholes at the corner of Pine and DeFuniak. She mentioned she's proposing the addition of a second paving crew to accelerate the paving process.There is one paving crew for the entire county. ( Since the meeting, the county patched the section of Pine Street in question. )
She also suggested we work with Lyle Siegler, Director, Public Works to provide the power to the Triangle.
She suggested we review any adopted Neighborhood Plans. After the meeting, we reviewed the plans on file with Vivian Shamel, Citizen Community Planner, Planning Department. According to Ms Shamel, there are no formally approved neighborhood plans. She noted that most Grayton Beach neighborhood planning issues were included in the various ordinances rather than an approved neighborhood plan. Example ordinances included height limitations and limitations on hours of sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages. (Note: Go to http://www.co.walton.fl.us. to review Grayton Beach related ordinances, a search function is available under “Ordinances and Resolutions”. Type in Grayton and the relevant ordinances will come up.)
Commissioner Meadows encouraged the association and our members contact her or her assistants in navigating the various county offices points of contact. Her aides, Victoria Katahara and Susan McDonald, 850-622-3059, are available to help.
November 1st, 2007
The Grayton Beach Neighborhood Board meeting was held at Ann Morrell’s house on November 1st at 6 PM. Those members present were:
Larry Jackson
Ann Morrell
Shirley Sahlie
Jean Silva
Linda Eyer
Leslie Provow
Grant Blackwell
Guests: Van Ness Butler
Scott Covell
Joe Silva
Larry Jackson called the meeting to order. The minutes of September 26th were approved. The Treasurer reported that there was a balance of $16202.16. Due to our guests the agenda was altered to take up the following issue.
Easement Lydia –Banfill
Mr. Butler provided a site map and history on the Lydia-Banfill access to Western Lake. The area had been surveyed previously, but now there was some question of encroachment. Mr. Butler explained about the property encroachment fence onto a county street that runs down to the lake. Mr. Butler also stated that TDC representatives had agreed that the old dock damaged in the storm might be able to be replaced by the TDC. Mr. Butler believes that the TDC might still be willing to do the replacement. He suggested that we should get the TDC to survey the area. He was willing, along with Grant Blackwell, to approach the TDC to get the survey started by the TDC. He suggested that the Association should do a follow up contact with the TDC, after their meeting. Jean Silva agreed to do the follow up. It was also suggested that a clean up committee be formed that would go into the area and clean out the overgrown bamboo and possibly place a couple of benches in the area.
Beach Permitting
Mr. Butler also expressed his concerns on the commercial activity on Grayton Beach. He stated in the original lease that boat launch permits were not for commercial boats. The leased land was to be used by local boaters and not by commercial vendors. He explained that there was only 1472 feet of parking on the beach. He also explained to the group about his May letter that was sent to the Commissioners about trying to limit driving on the beach, by increasing the cost and number of permits issued. Mr. Butler felt that the residents of Grayton Beach needed to express their concerns about the increased traffic on the beach here in Grayton. He felt that the County needed to control both vehicle permits and vendors.
The board had sent a letter to Cindy Meadows with our concerns for the beach traffic on DeFuniak Street. After some discussion the board agreed to support the concept of a County committee to develop recommendations on the development of the Grayton Beach public beach. Grant Blackwell agreed to head up efforts to get the county to establish a committee to study the Grayton Beach public beach development plan. The committee recommendations would be voted on by the general membership before the association would endorse them.
Traffic on DeFuniak Street
Mr. Butler also mentioned his concerns with the traffic on DeFuniak Street as it endangered pedestrians and bikers in this area. Larry Jackson sent him a copy of the Board’s letter to Cindy Meadows concerning these issues. Our letter expressed the following:
“Our first concern is for the safety of pedestrians and bicyclists along DeFuniak Street from County Highway 30A to the DeFuniak-Hotz Public Beach Access. The current single paved shoulder limits the separation of automobile traffic from walkers and bicyclists. We would appreciate your support as we seek a solution. As the Grayton Beach public beach use plan is developed, the pedestrian-bicyclist right-of-way along DeFuniak Street should be considered”
Regular Agenda
Next topic of discussion was re-establishing our non-profit corporation with the state. It was advised by our two lawyer guests that we needed to re-file for corporation status and pay necessary fees. We were also told that we might have to file income tax. Grant Blackwell gave the board a web site where we could go to find out our status and information on refilling. It was moved by Larry Jackson, seconded by Leslie, with all directors voting yea that the Secretary and Treasurer complete the reinstatement application to Department of State. Ann and Shirley agreed to be responsible for filling out the application and submitting it to the state and also will file the 2008 Annual Report in January.
Larry summarized the group’s meeting with Cindy. (There is a copy of this summarization attached at the end of the minutes.)
The next item up was a discussion of the October Party. Due to rain, and many football games, and local activities going on, there was a very low turn out. Larry asked for a complete list of expenses for the October party. Shirley said she would have a list of expenses at our next meeting. It was suggested that perhaps a new date should be chosen in the future to try and avoid any conflicts. It was suggested that this might be a topic for our annual meeting to get feed back from the members in regards to the October party and input of dates.
The next items of discussion were the various projects that everyone had been working on.
Roads and Signs - Grant still working with the Roads Department.
Neighborhood Watch Program- Grant reported that he had appointed street captains and was working on sending out a letter about the program to all property owners. This letter would also contain an information sheet that each owner would fill out as well as information about the program itself. A copy of this letter would be provided to Ann and Scott Provow so that the information could also be put on the blog and web site. The only cost to those signing up would be for the sign that would be placed in the yard. Larry offered to help Grant with mailing labels.
Triangle Planting- Larry reported that he had received two bids on the new plants for the triangle. The board agreed to go with the bid from Toni’s. He also agreed to contact Lye Seigler Director, Public Works to seek approval to hook up to county power for lighting on the island. The Board members expressed concerns that the lift station area on the west side of DeFuniak Street, was all rutted out and overgrown and really made a bad impression upon entering Grayton. It was agreed that Grant would contact the county and see if this area could cleaned up and then seeded.
Logo Contest- Ann reported that she had found in her research that there was a lot more involved in getting a logo. She felt that our idea of a contest might have been too hasty. We need to have limited colors, the original needs to be a precise size, it needs to be a clean copy ready for printing, and we need to make sure that there are no copyright infringements. The group agreed to look into getting a professional done logo for the association to use.
New Business
Winter Newsletter-In planning for next year and keeping in mind one of our board goals was increased communication to members, the board agreed to develop a letter, an update sheet with project reports, along with Dues Renewal and a survey to be sent out in January. Our January Board Meeting will be used to pull this information together so that it will be ready to go out the 2nd week of January.
Establish and Organize Key GBNA Records and Documents- Ann offered to go through stored paperwork and organize it so that future board members would have both minutes and treasurer reports and any other key information in an organized file. She also said that she would burn key documents onto a CD for the association.
Membership Drive – Larry reported that the 2007 membership dues had been cut off as of October 31st. Any other dues received after this date would be applied to the 2008-2009 membership. He reported that in 2006 there were 315 listed Grayton lots and there were 167 lot owners that belonged to the association for a 53.2 % participation. In 2007 there were 249 listed lot owners in Grayton with 166 lot owners belonging to the Association for a 66.7% participation. At present there are 325 listed Grayton lot owners with 210 lot owners belonging to the association for a 64.7% participation. Our 2008 Membership Drive Goal is to increase membership by 5%. He plans to track owner lot percentage.
Develop Board Candidates for 2008-2009 - There are three vacancies to be filled, board members to be elected for 2-year terms. We will start looking for volunteers with information being posted in our Winter Newsletter and also on the web and blog.
Removal of Abandon Car- The car that has been abandoned on Pine Street for over a month needs to be removed. The owner of the lot had requested the removal several times to local authorities with no results. Grant volunteered to contact officials to begin the process of getting the car removed. (FYI, the car has been removed)
Next Meeting will be on Tuesday, Jan 8th at Jean Covell's home. If for any reason a board meeting needs to be called before that date, board members will be notified by Larry.
Submitted by,
Ann Morrell
Summarization of the Board’s Meeting with Cindy Meadows
As noted in the Board’s August 14 minutes, the board sent a 14 September letter to 5th District Commissioner Cindy Meadows requesting an office call to discuss ways the Association can help our members communicate with the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) as the Commissioners develop policies and plans affecting the Grayton Beach area. The letter expressed concern for the safety of pedestrian and bicyclists along DeFuniak Street from 30A to the DeFuniak-Hotz beach access. Additional topics included our work on county roads and signs to improve internal roads and our request for access to county power at the Triangle for seasonal lighting.
Commissioner Meadows met at her office October 17 with Larry Jackson, Ann Morrell, Leslie Provow, Linda Eyer and Shirley Sahlie. We updated her on our projects as noted above as well as the potential for a Neighborhood Watch program and efforts to preserve common area accesses to Western Lake.
We asked her where the county was in relation to developing policies for access and permits for South Walton beaches. She noted a comprehensive beach development policy was very complex. The county, through TDC, maintains 58 accesses and only 8 have parking. Compared to the other accesses, Grayton Beach has significant parking along Hotz and Garfield Streets as well as the permitted vehicles parking on the beach. She note d that the permitted driving on the beach made Grayton Beach unique among the County maintained beaches.
The county is hoping to get a Florida Scenic Highway designation this coming February for County 30A, including County Road 283 down to the beach (DeFuniak Street). With that designation, the county can apply for grant funds to analyze studies related to beach accesses. One of the first studies could be a parking survey covering the South Walton beaches.
Another related beach issue is the beach nourishment efforts. Currently, there are guestions before the Florida Supreme Court as to who owns the nourished beach; the public or the upland owner. The county is waiting to see the outcome of a State Supreme Court decision on a lawsuit on this issue expected in January. (Note:For the related issue of public use, see our BLOG post dated 18 November - Public verses Private Beach Policy)
She has been working with Walton County Public Works to position a permanently speed limit flashing sensor on DeFuniak Street south of the Magnolia Street Stop Sign. Reduced speeds would help protect pedestrians and bicyclists. We discussed some of the road conditions including the potholes at the corner of Pine and DeFuniak. She mentioned she's proposing the addition of a second paving crew to accelerate the paving process.There is one paving crew for the entire county. ( Since the meeting, the county patched the section of Pine Street in question. )
She also suggested we work with Lyle Siegler, Director, Public Works to provide the power to the Triangle.
She suggested we review any adopted Neighborhood Plans. After the meeting, we reviewed the plans on file with Vivian Shamel, Citizen Community Planner, Planning Department. According to Ms Shamel, there are no formally approved neighborhood plans. She noted that most Grayton Beach neighborhood planning issues were included in the various ordinances rather than an approved neighborhood plan. Example ordinances included height limitations and limitations on hours of sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages. (Note: Go to http://www.co.walton.fl.us. to review Grayton Beach related ordinances, a search function is available under “Ordinances and Resolutions”. Type in Grayton and the relevant ordinances will come up.)
Commissioner Meadows encouraged the association and our members contact her or her assistants in navigating the various county offices points of contact. Her aides, Victoria Katahara and Susan McDonald, 850-622-3059, are available to help.
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Public Beach or Private Beach Ownership
Here is a link to an interesting article that appeared in The Sun on Saturday November 17th.
http://story.waltonsun.com/article.display.db.php?a=2231
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Looking For A Few Good Leaders
The Association needs a few good leaders.
Interested in helping your community?
Volunteer for a 2008 Grayton Beach Neighborhood AssociaitonBoard leadership position.
Three 2-year Board positions will be up for election this spring.
If interested, contact a Board Director (See the link on the right side of blog)
Saturday, November 3, 2007
Rummage and Craft Sale
Mark your calendars for Saturday November 11th...there will be a Rummage and Craft sale in Grayton Beach.
Friday, November 2, 2007
September 26th Minutes
Grayton Beach Neighborhood Association Meeting
September 26, 2007
The Grayton Beach Neighborhood Board Meeting was held at Larry Jackson’s house on September 26th at 6PM. Those members present were:
Larry Jackson
Ann Morrell
Shirley Sahlie
Jean Silva
Linda Eyer
Not Present: Grant Blackwell, Leslie Provow
The first item of business was a Membership Update. There are now 165 paid up GBNA members. The Minutes from the August meeting were approved and Shirley Sahlie reported that there was $16,193.17 in the GBNA Checking Account.
The next item up for discussion was the October 6th Street Dance Party. The following check list was gone over:
- Scott Provow had ordered the food (fried chicken) and beverages.
- Jean Silva had applied and been granted permit for street closure.
- Shirley Sahlie had permission from renters to use power for the band.
- Larry Jackson would do an email broadcast party reminder to all members.
- Shirley Sahlie had tables stored in her garage and they would be delivered on the 6th. She also had garbage cans that could be used.
- Leslie Provow had rented port-a-potty and it would be delivered on the 6th.
- Leslie Provow and Shirley Sahlie had torches and oil and would set up on 6th.
- Grant Blackwell would set up table for Neighborhood Watch and provide informational brochures.
- Larry Jackson would put up Street Dance Sign at triangle. Also saw horses or cars would be used to block the entrances to the closed street.
- Ann Morrell would make up some signs that would provide information on the up coming Logo contest that the GNVA would be sponsoring.
Items that needed to be purchased: cups, plates, spoons, napkins, plastic table cloths, nametags and ice.
It was also suggested that we try and get a head count of those attending. This headcount could be used for future planning of parties. It was agreed that the board would meet at 4PM on October 6th and set up for the party.
The next item up for discussion was the upcoming meeting with Commissioner Cindy Meadows on October 17th at 10:30. Larry’s Jackson letter written to Cindy on September 12th was referred to as it listed our main concerns for wishing to meet with her. Items that were to be discussed:
1. Safety concerns on DeFuniak Street for bicycles and also speeding cars.
2. Damaged road areas and street signs in disrepair.
3. Electrical power (tap on to county light) for the triangle area for Christmas lighting.
4. Future driving on the beach issues and parking problems around beach entrances.
Those board members volunteering to meet with Cindy Meadows on the 17th were Shirley Shalie, Leslie Provow, Ann Morrell and Larry Jackson.
NEW BUSINESS
The next six projects that the board will focus on are Neighborhood Watch, Western Lake Access Estimate, Road Improvements, Logo Contest, Winter Letter (January) Update to members and updating the triangle with new plants.
Neighborhood Watch- A table will be set up with literature at the October Street dance and an informational letter will be mailed out to all members. Grant Blackwell will be in charge of contacting a representative from Sheriff’s Department for speaking at an informational meeting to those residents who live year round in Grayton.
Western Lake Access- Jean Silva’s brother (Scott Covell) and husband (Joe Silva) have been looking into this area of concern for the Board. She has a meeting with Brad Pickle on October 10th. It appears that a neighbor’s fence has been erected on ten feet of the common area, and this fence needs to be removed. It was decided to wait for the results of the meeting before making any further decisions. This item will also be discussed with Cindy Meadows at the October 17th meeting.
Road and Sign Improvement- Grant Blackwell is working with Public Works to get new signs and replacement signs for the Grayton Beach Area. He also asking that the chopped up sandy area on the right side of Defuniak Street near the Lift Station be smoothed out as this area is seen by all entering our community.
Logo Campaign- All rules and requirements will be announced in the Winter Newsletter to members and those Logos submitted and selected by the board will be posted and voted on at the May meeting. A committee will be formed to draw up rules and guidelines.
Winter Update Letter- Larry Jackson agreed to be responsible for this with input from the Board.
The Triangle Planting- Larry passed out a drawing of the planned plantings for the area that his committee had come up with. He also presented a budget of $400 for the cost of plants with an estimated budget of about $30 dollars a month to cover watering cost to be paid to the Magnolia House for tapping into their water. Linda Eyer made the motion to approve the planting/ water budget and Shirley Shalie seconded it. It was approved by all board members attending. Larry announced that there would be a November Planting Party to be announced at the November Board Meeting.
The next meeting will be at Ann Morrell’s home on November 1st, at 6 PM.
Ann Morrell
September 26, 2007
The Grayton Beach Neighborhood Board Meeting was held at Larry Jackson’s house on September 26th at 6PM. Those members present were:
Larry Jackson
Ann Morrell
Shirley Sahlie
Jean Silva
Linda Eyer
Not Present: Grant Blackwell, Leslie Provow
The first item of business was a Membership Update. There are now 165 paid up GBNA members. The Minutes from the August meeting were approved and Shirley Sahlie reported that there was $16,193.17 in the GBNA Checking Account.
The next item up for discussion was the October 6th Street Dance Party. The following check list was gone over:
- Scott Provow had ordered the food (fried chicken) and beverages.
- Jean Silva had applied and been granted permit for street closure.
- Shirley Sahlie had permission from renters to use power for the band.
- Larry Jackson would do an email broadcast party reminder to all members.
- Shirley Sahlie had tables stored in her garage and they would be delivered on the 6th. She also had garbage cans that could be used.
- Leslie Provow had rented port-a-potty and it would be delivered on the 6th.
- Leslie Provow and Shirley Sahlie had torches and oil and would set up on 6th.
- Grant Blackwell would set up table for Neighborhood Watch and provide informational brochures.
- Larry Jackson would put up Street Dance Sign at triangle. Also saw horses or cars would be used to block the entrances to the closed street.
- Ann Morrell would make up some signs that would provide information on the up coming Logo contest that the GNVA would be sponsoring.
Items that needed to be purchased: cups, plates, spoons, napkins, plastic table cloths, nametags and ice.
It was also suggested that we try and get a head count of those attending. This headcount could be used for future planning of parties. It was agreed that the board would meet at 4PM on October 6th and set up for the party.
The next item up for discussion was the upcoming meeting with Commissioner Cindy Meadows on October 17th at 10:30. Larry’s Jackson letter written to Cindy on September 12th was referred to as it listed our main concerns for wishing to meet with her. Items that were to be discussed:
1. Safety concerns on DeFuniak Street for bicycles and also speeding cars.
2. Damaged road areas and street signs in disrepair.
3. Electrical power (tap on to county light) for the triangle area for Christmas lighting.
4. Future driving on the beach issues and parking problems around beach entrances.
Those board members volunteering to meet with Cindy Meadows on the 17th were Shirley Shalie, Leslie Provow, Ann Morrell and Larry Jackson.
NEW BUSINESS
The next six projects that the board will focus on are Neighborhood Watch, Western Lake Access Estimate, Road Improvements, Logo Contest, Winter Letter (January) Update to members and updating the triangle with new plants.
Neighborhood Watch- A table will be set up with literature at the October Street dance and an informational letter will be mailed out to all members. Grant Blackwell will be in charge of contacting a representative from Sheriff’s Department for speaking at an informational meeting to those residents who live year round in Grayton.
Western Lake Access- Jean Silva’s brother (Scott Covell) and husband (Joe Silva) have been looking into this area of concern for the Board. She has a meeting with Brad Pickle on October 10th. It appears that a neighbor’s fence has been erected on ten feet of the common area, and this fence needs to be removed. It was decided to wait for the results of the meeting before making any further decisions. This item will also be discussed with Cindy Meadows at the October 17th meeting.
Road and Sign Improvement- Grant Blackwell is working with Public Works to get new signs and replacement signs for the Grayton Beach Area. He also asking that the chopped up sandy area on the right side of Defuniak Street near the Lift Station be smoothed out as this area is seen by all entering our community.
Logo Campaign- All rules and requirements will be announced in the Winter Newsletter to members and those Logos submitted and selected by the board will be posted and voted on at the May meeting. A committee will be formed to draw up rules and guidelines.
Winter Update Letter- Larry Jackson agreed to be responsible for this with input from the Board.
The Triangle Planting- Larry passed out a drawing of the planned plantings for the area that his committee had come up with. He also presented a budget of $400 for the cost of plants with an estimated budget of about $30 dollars a month to cover watering cost to be paid to the Magnolia House for tapping into their water. Linda Eyer made the motion to approve the planting/ water budget and Shirley Shalie seconded it. It was approved by all board members attending. Larry announced that there would be a November Planting Party to be announced at the November Board Meeting.
The next meeting will be at Ann Morrell’s home on November 1st, at 6 PM.
Ann Morrell
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