Editor/designer: ELLEN EMMERICH [email protected]SPRING ISSUE: 2016 Email PPHPOA Board: [email protected]A Few Words from PPHPOA President Bob Audette T hanks to all for an enjoyable and successful winter season. We had great turnouts for every function and positive feedback from attendees. We completed 24 boat trips to remove vegetation overhanging and encroaching our canals to ensure safe navigation. Without the help from the 40+ volunteers, this would not have been possible. I cannot thank the volunteers enough for their tireless efforts. We all appreciate their help and everyone benefits. You may have noticed water running from various locations throughout Port Pine Heights. This was due to necessary flushing and testing for bacteria which is mostly completed — water hookups have begun. The water may continue to flow from a few locations until all hookups are complete to prevent stagnation. Paving will resume next. The installation of sewer piping is complete in our neighborhood. They still have to connect the lift stations with power from Keys Energy. The contractors are expected to complete all of Big Pine Key by late summer and then we will get notices to authorize hooking up to the new sewer system. To those heading north for the summer, safe travels, enjoy, and we look forward to seeing everyone in the fall. Bob Audette 305-872-2170 [email protected]Food, Fun and Friends: 11th Annual Pig Roast
T hanks to all for an enjoyable and successful winter
season. We had great turnouts for every function and positive feedback from attendees. We completed 24 boat trips to remove vegetation overhanging and encroaching our canals to ensure safe navigation. Without the help from the 40+
volunteers, this would not have been possible. I cannot thank the volunteers enough for their tireless efforts. We all appreciate their help and everyone benefits.
You may have noticed water running from various locations throughout Port Pine Heights. This was due to necessary flushing and testing for bacteria which is mostly completed — water hookups have begun. The water may continue to flow from a few locations until all hookups are complete to prevent stagnation. Paving will resume next. The installation of sewer piping is complete in our neighborhood. They still have to connect the lift stations with power from Keys Energy. The contractors are expected to complete all of Big Pine Key by late summer and then we will get notices to authorize hooking up to the new sewer system.
To those heading north for the summer, safe travels, enjoy, and we look forward to seeing everyone in the fall.
MEMBERSHIP FORM: Year Begins April 1, 2016 ELIGIBILITY All residents and property owners of PPH may become members, including residents of Kyle-Dyer and Seaview.
DUES $25 per household for the membership year: April 1, 2016 - March 31, 2017.
CHECK ONE Full Membership: For homeowners in Port Pine Heights, Seaview,
or Kyle-Dyer. Full Membership includes voting rights in the association.
Associate Membership: For residents of Port Pine Heights who do not own a home in PPH. OR for owners of an undeveloped lot in Port Pine Heights, Seaview, or Kyle-Dyer. Associate Membership does not include voting rights.
FIRST NAME LAST NAME
EMAIL ADDRESS (NEVER SHARED)
PREFERRED MAILING ADDRESS: STREET
CITY STATE ZIP
BIG PINE KEY STREET ADDRESS — IF DIFFERENT FROM ABOVE
PHONE(S) MOBILE
AMOUNT $25 + Donation $________ = Total Enclosed $__________ Make check payable to PPHPOA.
MAIL TO PPHPOA MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE • PO BOX 430043 • BIG PINE KEY, FL 33043
THERE'S STILL TIME TO JOIN! THE MEMBERSHIP YEAR STARTS APRIL 1, 2016
I t’s not too late for you to renew or sign up for membership in the Port Pine Heights Property
Association. We are happy to report the number of members in 2015 was almost triple the 2006 level.
Current members do not need to fill out the membership form unless your contact information has changed. Simply make out your check to PPHPOA and mail it to:
PO BOX 430043, BIG PINE KEY, FL 33043.
WHY JOIN? Where Your Dollars Go THE SHORT LIST
• Maintain pontoon boat and equipment for canal trimming
• Key Deer Park and tiki hut maintenance
• Mowing equipment for lots in common
• Newsletter printing and mailing
• Show your support for your neighbors' efforts to safeguard and improve our neighborhood
• Sign maintenance
• Special events expense
• Your dues show you care
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To renew your membership, simply mail
a check.No need to use this
form unless your address
or email has changed.
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Q&A: Personal Watercraft in the Keys Are there places where I am not allowed to operate my jet ski or waverunner, and why?
Operating personal watercraft, water skiing, and any towing activity are not allowed within the three National Refuge Areas of the Lower Keys (see map below):
1) Key Deer National Refuge
2) Great White Heron Nat'l Refuge
3) Key West Refuge (not shown)These areas are regulated by the US Fish and Wildlife Service. The primary purpose of prohibiting PWC and waterskiing activity in the back country and other protected areas is to prevent watercraft from disturbing wildlife and vegetation. Many migratory
birds are easily stressed, especially during migration and nesting periods. Birds flee from loud noises and expend the energy that they need for feeding and flying. Bird rookeries are especially sensitive to noise and may fly from their nests exposing eggs and chicks to the hot sun and to predators.
Weeds, grasses, and other plant life are not good for your engine. Ingestion of these into your craft may cause engine or pump problems, and reduce performance.
NOTE: It is legal to operate PWCs along the shoreline parallel to US Highway 1 for the sole purpose of allowing “transportation” from one point to the next.
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What can every boater do to protect these areas?
Prevent turbidity by avoiding shallow areas: Boating in shallow areas — especially at high speeds — stirs up the bottom, suspends sediment, limits light penetration, and depletes oxygen. This affects the ability of fish, sea turtles, and birds to feed. Stay in the deeper channels whenever possible.
Protect vegetation: Seagrasses constitute the fragile nursery ground where many fish originate. Stay within marked channels and deeper water to avoid damaging seagrass beds, and stay well of the shoreline to avoid disturbing vegetation and wildlife. If birds are scared away by your watercraft, you are too close!
Have more questions? Call US Fish & Wildlife at the Key
Deer Refuge on Big Pine Key 305-872-2239
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CRIME WATCHCHUCK GRIFFIN
There have been reports of gasoline being stolen from a car and two boats off Gulf Boulevard
in Port Pine Heights. It's unknown exactly when the thefts took place because the boats and car were not being used on a regular basis. Even if it's just petty theft like this, please report it to the Monroe County Sheriff's office. Any information can help. Report suspicious behavior!
Trash Collection Tips & FeesTUESDAY — TRASH
FRIDAY — TRASH • RECYCLABLES • YARD WASTE
Call Monroe County Waste Management to schedule a special pickup: 305-296-8297.
❏ TRASH CANS: Secure lids with bungee cords. Ace Hardware sells trash cans with deer-proof lids that use bungee cords. Monroe County requires you to pick up trash scattered by animals or wind within 24 hours. Please try to remove cans from corrals after collection and store out of sight.
❏ FURNITURE doors, windows, appliances, etc. Call for a FREE pickup: 305-296-8297
❏ YARD WASTE: Place in trash cans or bundle with cord for free pick up on Fridays. Up to 40 pounds. Branches must not extend more than 12 inches from top of a can.
❏ BRANCHES or LOGS over 4 FEET: Call for free pick up for SMALL loads. For LARGE loads call for pricing.
❏ CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS: Call 305 809-3752 for details and to schedule a pickup.
❏ TIRES & ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT: Bring to Cudjoe Transfer Station MM21.5 on the 1st or 3rd Wednesday of each month.
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PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION
W e met with our contractor, Layne Heavy Civil, this morning (April 19th). They’ve
confirmed their plan to begin connecting individual water services to the newly installed mains in Port Pine Heights beginning April 25th. These connections should be completed, and the old water mains placed out-of-service, within 4 to 6 weeks. Asphalt overlay operations will resume shortly thereafter.
After the paving has been in place for 30 days, the contractor will return and apply thermo-plastic striping and stop bars to match what existed before construction began. Please bear in mind that this time-line is subject to change due to weather conditions. However, we anticipate that construction and final restoration in your neighborhood will be completed by the end of June.
I hope this information is helpful, and we will endeavor to shorten this timeline as much as possible. Please feel free to contact me directly if you have questions or need additional information. Joe IveyFKAA Construction Division ManagerOffice 305-745-3991Cell 305-433-1257
EDITORS NOTE:Please email the editor any items of interest for possible inclusion in this newsletter:• Port Pine Heights and Residents• Comments and Opinions
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1920 - 2016
A funeral mass was held at St. Peter Catholic Church on Big Pine Key on April 22 for Col. Francis H. Dolan. He moved to Port
Pine Heights with his wife, Inez, after retirement from the Air Force. After the Pearl Harbor attack, young Frank Dolan joined the
Army Air Corps and flew bombing missions into Germany with the 8th Air Force. After surviving 25 missions, he was rotated back into training in the B-29 for deployment in the Pacific theater. He elected to stay in the Army Air Corps after WW2 ended. He was assigned to the Strategic Air Command (SAC) as a B-47 and a B-52 pilot. During the Cold War era of the 60s, he flew missions for Operation Chrome Dome in the B-52 Stratofortress armed with thermonuclear weapons. The operation required continuous airborne alert, flying through the Arctic to points on the Soviet Union border.
Though his wife, Inez, died in 1992, Col. Dolan chose to remain in Port Pine Heights. He is survived by his brother, Maurice Dolan, his niece Carol Dolan, and many friends from Big Pine Key.
Colonel Francis H. Dolan
Congratulations Bob BanfordBob Banford of Port
Pine Heights was honored during the May 2016 Paperweight Fest, "All in the Family: Celebrating the Artistry of Ray and Bob Banford" at the Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center in Millville, New Jersey. Wheaton Arts is home to the Museum of American Glass, the Creative Glass Center of America International Fellowship Program, and a hot glass studio.
