FROM YOUR BOARD Dear Members, We had a great interactive civic meeting Thursday evening. Our Activities/Events Committee has planned the following events: Jan. 31st—Bake Sale at the Tiki from 7:30 am to 6 pm—free cof- fee & tea. Donated baked goods will be accepted on Monday, Jan. 30th from 4 pm to 7 pm. If you can help serve coffee please contact the Activities Committee at 727-807-7007 and leave a message. Feb. 5—Super Bowl Party—begins at 5 pm. $4 for adults, $3 for children. Hamburgers & hot dogs will be provided as well as cov- ered dishes by the Activities Committee. BYOB. Soda and mixers will be available for purchase. Come cheer on your favorite team while watching on the big screen. Feb. 11—Pancake Breakfast—9-11 am—$4 adults, $3 children. Eggs, sausage, pancakes, coffee, tea, milk and orange juice. Feb. 18—Valentine Dinner/Dance. $15 per person. 7 to 10 pm. Pork Loin, Roasted red potatoes and veggie. BYOB. Mixers and soda will be for sale. Dancing music provide by Two Left Feet. Join us for a night full of fun and dancing. Our Fundraising Committee is working on bringing a carnival to Univer- sal Plaza. Josephine reported on the landscaping project that the weeds have been removed and the native plants will be in the end of February. Before long the entrance will look fantastic! The Shuffleboard Club would like more players so that they can form a team to play other teams in the area. If you would like to play please come to the Shuffleboard Courts on Tuesdays or Thursdays at 2 pm. If you would like to be part of a bowling or golf league email us at bea- [email protected] . If you are interested in a bus trip to the Hard Rock Casino or taking an art class email us too. Line dancing has begun again on Mondays at 6 pm. Come out and learn or refresh your dance steps with Tina! Be a part of what’s good about BEACON SQUARE!!!! Don’t Forgot to VOTE on Jan. 31 and stop by the Tiki for coffee and baked goods! __________________________________________________ Jan. renewals due by 2/10; Feb.. renewals due by 3/10 ____________________________________________ Code Enforcement Meeting—Thursday, Feb. 2—7 pm Neighborhood Watch Meeting—Thursday, Feb.16- 7 pm General Meeting—Thursday, Feb. 23—7 pm—potluck at 6 pm a Beacon Square Civic Association publication beacon square community news February 2012 Beacon Square Civic Association, Inc. 3741 Bradford Drive Holiday, FL 34691 www.beaconsquarecivicassociation.com [email protected]727-807-7007 Check us out on FACEBOOK - just search for Beacon Square President—Susan Dillinger Vice President—Donna Franklin Secretary— Shirley Dresch Treasurer—Ken Jacobson Contribute to your community The Beacon Square community is great because of the people in it. Activities and events are made possible by the hard work and time of the volunteers. Your civic association seeks to bring the neighborhood together and keep them informed on issues of interest. We wel- come our neighbors to offer their ideas on how to make a difference in our community and also offer whatever support they can. Pancake Breakfast Sat, Feb. 11 —9 to 11 am Pancakes, eggs, sausage, juice and coffee—$4 (11 and older) $2 (6 –10 years) 5 and under are free Call 807-7007 OR email [email protected]Held 2nd Saturdays
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FROM YOUR BOARD
Dear Members,
We had a great interactive civic meeting Thursday evening. Our
Activities/Events Committee has planned the following events:
Jan. 31st—Bake Sale at the Tiki from 7:30 am to 6 pm—free cof-fee & tea. Donated baked goods will be accepted on Monday, Jan. 30th from 4 pm to 7 pm. If you can help serve coffee please contact the Activities Committee at 727-807-7007 and leave a
message.
Feb. 5—Super Bowl Party—begins at 5 pm. $4 for adults, $3 for children. Hamburgers & hot dogs will be provided as well as cov-ered dishes by the Activities Committee. BYOB. Soda and mixers will be available for purchase. Come cheer on your favorite team
Feb. 18—Valentine Dinner/Dance. $15 per person. 7 to 10 pm. Pork Loin, Roasted red potatoes and veggie. BYOB. Mixers and soda will be for sale. Dancing music provide by Two Left Feet. Join us for a night full of fun and dancing.
Our Fundraising Committee is working on bringing a carnival to Univer-sal Plaza. Josephine reported on the landscaping project that the weeds have been removed and the native plants will be in the end of February. Before long the entrance will look fantastic!
The Shuffleboard Club would like more players so that they can form a team to play other teams in the area. If you would like to play please come to the Shuffleboard Courts on Tuesdays or Thursdays at 2 pm.
If you would like to be part of a bowling or golf league email us at [email protected] . If you are interested in a bus trip to the Hard Rock Casino or taking an art class email us too.
Line dancing has begun again on Mondays at 6 pm. Come out and learn or refresh your dance steps with Tina!
Be a part of what’s good about BEACON SQUARE!!!!
Don’t Forgot to VOTE on Jan. 31 and stop by the Tiki for coffee
Free weight loss program, physical fitness, meal programs and we have our own
team.
DON’T FORGET WE HAVE A FITNESS ROOM AT THE
CIVIC!
UPCOMING SPEAKERS
March 22— 7 pm—Mike Wells, Pasco County Property
Appraiser will speak on the appraisal process, property
values and any pending legislation affecting property
values.
April 19—7 pm—Sheriff Nocco
Spread the word and let’s pack the hall!
PARENTS
Do you need more school supplies for your children?
TEACHERS
Do you need more school supplies for your classroom?
COME TO THE CIVIC
ON A THURSDAY EVENING
BEFORE ANY OF OUR
7 PM MEETINGS
WRITERS’ CLUB
Are you interested in having a Writer’s Club? A writer’s club is made up of
people who write, read to one another, and critique the reading around the
table. The purpose is to see how your writing is accepted from the view-
point of a reader. It is not an atttaboy group. It is a working group and it is
very helpful to the writer. If you are interested please see Alice Millar, our
very own published author!
New Members
Diana Thompson
Helen Blane
Nancy & Richard Drouillard
Rita Kapsidis
Renewals
Joe and Dawn Harrington
Carol Nash
Rita Fink
Patricia and Thomas Warrow
Edith Caudill, Dominic Milano, Cecila Mirch, Tony Kwiatkowski, Tina Pinna,
Steph DiMarco, Judi Goodwin, Rob VanDyke, Kyle Ulrickson, Nancy Jacobson,
Matthew Amato, Randal Woods, Tony Kwiatkowski, Robert Butcher,
Ryan Himelberger, Cailin Mahon, and Josh Cramton
in the newsletter
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THANK YOU
Many Thanks to all of our valued and appreciated Beacon Square Civic Association Ambas-
sadors. Due to your great efforts and diligence in informing our community of all the bene-
fits they have as being a member of BSCA, and welcoming them to our events, meeting, and
programs, our membership is increasing. Again, the Board of Directors and Officers highly
commend you. Great Job!
Special Thanks to Josephine Ruggerio and her SUPER TEAM, so all of their diligent efforts in
making BSCA building an inviting place for rentals. Great Job Jo!
Thanks to the SUPER TEAM: Josephine Ruggiero, George Ruggiero, Nancy Jacobson,
Ken Jacobson, Dawn Harrington and Joe Harrington
Others to Thank for all of the Superb extra efforts and generosity in lending their hands in
volunteering there time.
Marilyn Turner, Bill Evans, Caroline Johnson, Alice Millar, Ginny and Clint Heims
CHECK OUT PASCO COUNTY’S WEBSITE AT:
www.pascocountyfl.net It is loaded with information covering all types of events, issues, topics (soup to nuts!) regarding the County. There is also a way to file Code Complaints and other type of complaints (i.e. re-porting potholes, etc.) on line. On the home page at the top there is a tab called "Customer Ser-vice." When you open it, there are different icons for different functions including "Submit a Re-quest" which allows someone to file a complaint. =========================================================
FROM COMMISSIONER ANN HILDEBRAND
As we all know, water conservation is and always will be a fact of life. One of the most important messages I would like to convey is that the public must be frugal with lawn wa-tering. Unfortunately we are still experiencing drought conditions and have been for sometime now. By not watering as often (especially during winter time) we can save money and water. The Southwest Florida Water Management District encourages ―skipping‖ one week. Local governments are placing signs along our roadways that say ―We are in a drought – conserve water.‖
In spite of our critical water shortage, over the past few years we have met mandates to pump no more than 90 million gallons of water per day from ground water reserves with a joint effort and new alternative water savings. However, the region may still exceed that amount until the rains come about due to prolonged rainfall deficit.
Our average basis is about 40% use for outdoor use. In drier times it can approach 60-70%. In the cool months of fall and winter your lawn does not need watering every week. This is the time to train your yard to need less water!
Beacon Square Civic Center 3741 Bradford Drive, Holiday, FL 34691
727-807-7007
February 5 – Super Bowl Party - Doors open at 5 PM.
Game starts at 6:30 PM. Come cheer your favorite team on. Hamburgers, hot dogs, salads, beans and dessert. BYOB. Mixers and soda available for purchase. Adults-$4, Children-$3. RSVP to # above.
February 11 – Pancake Breakfast – 9 AM-11 AM Pancakes, sausage, eggs, applesauce, orange juice, coffee or milk. Adults-$4, Children- $3
Monthly Meetings February 2 – Code Enforcement – 7 PM February 9 – Board Meeting – 7 PM (members only) February 16 – Neighborhood Watch - 7 PM
Weekly Happenings Monday – 6 PM – Line Dancing with Tina Pinna Wednesday – 10AM – 2PM – Quilting Classes – Call Helen @ 845-1314 for details Wednesday – 7 PM – Game Night Tuesday & Thursday -2 PM – Shuffleboard
February 18 – Valentine Dinner Dance – 7 PM-10 PM Roast Pork, Vegetable, Roasted Red Potatoes, Salad, Roll, Coffee and Dessert are included in the price. BYOB (Mixers available). Music by “Two Left Feet”. $15/person RSVP to # above.
February 23 – Potluck Dinner - 6 PM followed by General Civic Meeting at 7 PM (members only)
Sheriff Chris Nocco's Monthly Community Newsletter
February 2012
The Pasco Sheriff ’s Office recently unveiled two new crime prevention vehicles that continue to move forward our agency’s philosophy of Intelligence-Led Polic-ing.
The vehicles will be utilized at community, school and youth events, and other local venues to educate citizens and children on the importance of partnering with law enforcement to help reduce crime and to provide crime prevention tips on how to stay safe. They will be driven by the two Citizen Support Service corporals, one who works out of the Gulfview Square Mall’s Sheriff ’s community office, the other out of the soon-to-be open Wiregrass Mall’s Sheriff ’s community office.
The two Chevrolet Traverses were paid for with federal forfeiture funds. These funds include money confiscated from drug dealers. The wrapping decals of the two vehicles are meant to capture the eye and pique the interest of younger citi-zens. Featured prominently on the cars is a military camouflage motif with a Pasco Sheriff ’s Office star and SWAT member. Additional equipment has been added to the vehicles to further enhance their “wow” factor to entice younger citizens to in-teract with Pasco deputies. This includes an LED light package, stereo system and a 32-inch television that will fold out from the rear hatch so deputies can show crime prevention videos.
Intelligence-led policing is a philosophy we are using to gather and analyze in-formation about crimes and criminals. We need citizens to help provide that infor-mation, which we use to better deploy our resources.
Our youth are often pressured to make bad choices, such as using prescription drugs or synthetic marijuana, and these two attention-grabbing vehicles can be used to help educate them about the dangers involved with these and other serious is-sues, such as gangs.
The design on the vehicles includes the logos for Facebook, YouTube and Twit-ter. We connect with our citizens via these social media sites. Each vehicle also has a “QR code” which anyone with a smartphone can scan and be connected to the sheriff's office website.
Empowering our citizens through crime prevention education and building a crime fighting partnership are key components of intelligence-led policing. We believe these vehicles are an avenue to build greater inroads to our community, especially with our children. We need to ensure the safety of our children and that begins with building a positive relationship between them and the Pasco Sheriff's Office.
Sheriff Chris Nocco
WHAT’S HAPPENING WITH
NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH
Donna Franklin, Chairwoman
Next Meeting is Thursday, Feb.16, 2012 at 7 pm.
At our last Neighborhood Crime Watch meeting, which was held Thursday evening, Janu-
ary 19, 30 people attended from the community and membership. We were honored by
having guest Speaker Major Ed Beckman, from the Detention and Judicial Services of
Pasco Sheriff Office. Major Ed Beckman is in charge of the Detention Bureau which is
divided into 2 divisions—Administrative led by Captain Mike Ferrantelli. It is divided
into the following sections: Inmate Labor Section, Intake Release Section, Inmate Proc-
essing Section, Culinary Section, Judicial Services Section and Support Services Section
and theOperations Division Commanded by Captain Revell. It is comprised of the follow-
ing sections: Housing Operations Section, Inmate Medical Services Section and Opera-
tions Support Section.
He spoke on the Intelligence Led Policing in Pasco County. He informed us of several in-
teresting facts. First was he went into details of who governs over the jails and prisons and
how the courts prosecute and sentence offenders. He mentioned that the responsibility of
the Sheriffs office for inmates in the jails is to provide them with:
a. Clean safe housing b. Clothing c. Meals d. Medical
Major Beckman highly commended the community of Beacon Square and told us that, as
a community, we should be extremely proud of ourselves. He stated that with our involve-
ment has made a huge difference. He added: “Lets keep adding the heat and move the
criminals out"
He explained to those of us that were not aware of the "Inmate welfare program" that this
program receives 50% of the dollar amount charged for outgoing calls from inmates. The
people that pay for these calls are the people that accept the calls from inmates. 50% of
call goes to phone company and the other 50% to the program. This program provides tv,
recreation equipment, board games and up keep of the inmates, and several deputy posi-
tions. In addition, these calls from inmates serve several other benefits. These calls are all
monitored, and in some occasions call forwarded to detectives and have solved several
crimes, due to the fact that inmates speak very open on the phone and admit to other
crimes that they have committed.
Other topics he discussed were:
* Home owners going through foreclosure are moving out and renting these homes out.
Renters are not finding out until bank knocks on the door.
* Buying and selling of Oxicodon. $30.00 a pill on the street.
* Detox in the Jails.
Major Beckmen again highly commending our community for their involvement. He
stated: CRIME is is an opportunity. Your safety is 1st. Neighbors watching neighbors.
He finalized his speech with his stories of how he grew up in this area and how our com-
munity was the cream of the crop back in the day. He added that, with our involvement,
we are on the way of taking this community back.
BSCA Neighborhood Watch groups work in conjunction with the Sheriff De-
partment to deter crime and reduce fear. We share proactive measures that community members can take to become more connected and better pro-
tected! Interested in joining our Neighborhood Watch group? Then please contact our office at 727-807-7007 or email us at either
RENTING THE HALL IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO RENT THE HALL PLEASE CONTACT JOSEPHINE RUGGIERO AT 807-7007. Application form is posted on website.
www.beaconsquarecivicassociation.com
NEWLY RENOVATED FACILITIES
DANCE FLOOR
FULL COMMERCIAL KITCHEN CAPACITY 299
CHAIRS AVAILABLE (200) TABLES
OVERHEAD PROJECTION –JUST PLUG YOUR COMPUTER IN WIRELESS INTERNET
DIGITAL CABLE STAGE
SOUND SYSTEM WITH MICROPHONES CONVENIENTLY LOCATED NEAR US 19 AND MOOG
LARGE PARKING AREA GREAT FOR BUSINESS FUNCTIONS, WEDDINGS, GRADUATIONS. PARTIES
INCLUDES BILLIARDS ROOM AND GYM IN MAIN BUILDING SWIMMING POOL WITH TIKI ON GROUNDS
Rates: Members of BSCA - $50 / hr (from time we open the facility for you until we close), $100 security deposit (refundable if no damage and no cleanup required), $25 for use of kitchen. Non-members - $100/hr(from time we open the facility for you until we close), $250 secu-rity deposit (refundable if no damage and no cleanup required), $50 for use of kitchen. Direct payment to staff for opening/closing facility - $12/hr. Payment required as follows: Deposit due upon reservation. Meeting room use fee must be paid two weeks prior to the event. Cancellation must be at least 48 hours in advance. If not received, the deposit will remain with BSCA.
NEWS FROM
CODE ENFORCEMENT/
NEIGHBORHOOD BEAUTIFICATION
COMMITTEE
Peter Lee, CHAIRMAN
Ever since I assumed the position of leading the Code Enforcement/
Neighborhood Beautification Committee, several people have come up and asked,
“What sort of people would benefit from coming to these meetings. It would
probably be easier to talk about who would not benefit from participating.
If you are a person who cannot benefit from having the value of your property in-
crease by $500.00 or more each month for the next 12 to 24 months, then these
meetings are not for you. If you don’t mind decay and disregard for property tak-
ing place all around you, these meetings are probably a waste of your time. If you
have little or no pride in the neighborhood you live in, these meeting will absolutely
bore you to death.
For those who do not fit into these categories, the meetings are an absolute neces-
sity. Maybe you don’t need to come every month on the first Thursday, but three
or four times over the course of a year should be your goal. Anything less and you
just might be cheating yourself as well as your friends and neighbors. The only way
we can win back and restore Beacon Square is if most of us participate at least
some of the time.
Another reason to attend might be the cash and prizes that are sometimes passed
out. At the January meeting, three people left with $25.00 gift certificates to area
restaurants. Another person left with actual cash in hand. I cannot guarantee that
this will happen every month, but I can guarantee that if you are not there, you
won’t leave with anything. You just never know when extra benefits might turn up.
We really do need your help! I look forward to seeing you there!
Peter
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