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Candidates Needed
The Community Services Association has the following positions open for election: Board of Directors Districts 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 Architectural Review Committee Districts 1, 3, 5, 7, 9
Election day is Monday, January 23, 2023 in the Plantation Manor - 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Photo ID is required to vote.
Members elected will serve a two-year term. The Board of Directors are responsible for the entire operation of The Great Outdoors Community Services Association. The Architectural Review Committee maintains standards of appearance for TGO property change that are visible outside.
This is your community. Please contact a member of the Election Committee if you would like to be a candidate! Martha Brown 321-268-9119 Wayne Condra 321-431-3573 Marie Jackson 954-401-4299 Blaine Littlefield 207-798-2279 Vicki Littlefield 207-798-2278 Lynn Sarik 321-446-4286 Nancy Wagner 607-542-6374
Election Year for Chairman Positions
The year 2023 is an Election Year for the Chairman position of both the Community Services Association Board of Directors and the Architectural Review Committee. For this reason, Election Notices will be mailed to all properties at The Great Outdoors. Included with the Election Notice will be a request form for obtaining an Absentee Ballot for those who expect to need one.
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CSA Business
Board Of Directors Meeting
Plantation Manor • Wednesday, October 19, 2022 • 2:00 pm The CSA Board of Directors are responsible for the entire operation of The Great Outdoors Community Services Association. The following list shows the current Board of Directors: Chairman Tom Wheir 253-249-8201 chairman@tgocsa.org District 0 Bruce Hayes 321-268-2470 district0@tgocsa.org District 1 Peter Wehnau 321-267-4834 district1@tgocsa.org District 2 Bernard Hatch 321-269-5063 district2@tgocsa.org District 3 Ann Strauss 302-382-2400 district3@tgocsa.org District 4 Lauren Clark 607-761-0092 district4@tgocsa.org District 5 Colleen Marigliano 845-656-8394 district5@tgocsa.org District 6 Matt Willey 518-321-1134 district6@tgocsa.org District 7 John Comeau 321-269-5525 district7@tgocsa.org District 8 Barbara Yeager 508-410-0029 district8@tgocsa.org District 9 Cliff Creech 404-391-7271 district9@tgocsa.org Also part of the Board of Directors Organization are CSA Manager Billy Specht, Architectural Review Committee Chairman Leon LeBlanc and CSA Secretary Sharon Sanford. The CSA website at www.tgocsa.org has individual biographies and contact information for each director.
Owners are encouraged to attend all the Board of Director meetings. Green speaker cards are available if an owner wishes to address the board for three minutes about any issue. An informational packet with the meeting agenda is given to each household that attends. Prior to the meeting, the agenda is posted on offi cial bulletin boards and shown on our TV Community Channel 732. The actual meeting is televised LIVE on this same channel. CSA Board of Directors meetings are held on the third Wednesday from October through May. Planning meetings to set the agenda for the Board of Directors meetings are scheduled October to May on the second Wednesday of the month in the Plantation Manor at 10:00 am. They are open to attend for any TGO owner.
District Meetings
There are ten CSA voting districts at The Great Outdoors. They are non-geographical, but are determined by the last digit in each property’s street address. The District Meetings are held monthly from October through May. Various districts join together to hold combined monthly meetings. There are two meetings per month with fi ve districts in each one. Please note the upcoming meeting schedule if you want to attend your district meeting. PAVILION Districts 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 - Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at 10:00 am Districts 0, 1, 4, 7, 9 - Thursday, October 13, 2022 at 1:00 pm
Architectural Review Committee
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the next ARC Meetings will be held on the following Wednesday dates at 10:00 am on the Plantation Manor Porch: October 12, November 2, November 23 and December 14.
The Architectural Review Committee meets for planning purposes on the Plantation Manor Porch at 10:00 am on the Monday before an ARC meeting. All changes to your property that are visible on the outside require advance approval from the Architectural Review Committee. Application forms and ARC Guidelines may be obtained from the Community Services Association offi ce or printed from The Great Outdoors Community Services Association website at www.tgocsa. org. All completed ARC forms must be submitted to the CSA offi ce by Noon on the Wednesday before the next Wednesday meeting. Results will be available to pick up after the ARC meeting or from the CSA Offi ce. Be sure ALL necessary paperwork is included with your ARC application. No approval will be given without having all the required data available at the ARC Meeting for review. TGO property owners are encouraged to suggest modifi cations to the ARC Guidelines, which will be discussed during an annual review. Please submit them to the ARC Secretary, in writing, no later in the year than October 1.
CSA DUES PAYMENT
The Third Quarter Maintenance Assessment for 2022 will be due October 1. Please drop off your payment of $900 at the CSA Offi ce or mail it to: The Great Outdoors at 100-D Plantation Drive, Titusville, FL 32780. You can also fi ll out a form to have your payment drawn directly from your bank account. The payment must be received by 5:00 pm on October 21, 2022 or there will be a $25 late fee.
NOTICE OF MEETING OF
The Great Outdoors Premier RV/Golf Resort Architectural Review Committee NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2022 ARC Guidelines Meetings will be held on the following dates immediately following the ARC regularly scheduled 10 am meetings: Monday, October 10, Wednesday, October 12, Monday, October 31, Wednesday, November 2, Monday, November 21, Wednesday, November 23 The above meetings will be held in the CSA Conference Room. Note: If you wish to submit any suggestions for any changes to the 2023 ARC Guidelines please submit those changes to the ARC Secretary no later than October 1, 2022
CSA Business
Newcomers Orientation
The fi rst Newcomer Orientation Meeting for this season will be held in the Manor on Monday, November 14, 2022 from 11:30 am until 12:30 pm. Guest speakers from CSA, ARC, Nature, Golf, Activities and Firewise will share important information. Bring your questions. Door Prizes. Please call Nancy Wagner at 607-542-6374 to reserve your spot. Emergency Vehicle Protocol
Florida and TGO share the same vehicle and traffi c laws as the rest of the US. Everyone must yield to emergency vehicles. If there’s no shoulder on the road, simply stop to allow an emergency vehicle to pass. We have all been driving long enough to know this. Please, when you see emergency vehicles coming in with lights fl ashing, pull over and let them pass! It could be your loved ones they are here for.
Opening on the Finance Committee
There is an opening for owners who wish to serve on the Finance Committee. An application needs to be completed to apply for committees. It is in the CSA Offi ce or online on the website: www.tgocsa.org. Click on CSA Documents/Forms/ Application for Committee Assignment. Fill out and turn into CSA Offi ce.
Opening for Safety and Security Committee
There is an opening for owners who wish to serve on the Safety and Security Committee. An application needs to be completed to apply for committees. It is in the CSA Offi ce or online on the website: www.tgocsa.org. Click on CSA Documents/Forms/Application for Committee Assignment. Fill out and turn into CSA Offi ce.
President’s Council Meetings
Beginning with the fi rst meeting in October, we will meet at the CSA Pavilion on the third (3rd) Tuesday of each month at 10:00 am. The dates for the monthly meetings are: October 18, 2022; November 15, 2022; December 20, 2022; January 17, 2023; February 21, 2023; March 21, 2023; April 18, 2023. Gerri Helms is the Chairperson of this committee and Chuck Benoit is the Vice Chairperson.
2022 Condominium/HOA Presidents
CONDO PRESIDENT PHONE# EMAIL I Steve Sabotka 810-434-5878 stephensabotka@gmail.com II Bill Delle Donne 302-542-7337 bill@thedelledonnes.com III Ron Young 540-294-4044 yngrd07@gmail.com IV Don Payne 407-222-0583 dpayne5737@gmail.com V Paul Barzler 719-373-7214 tgocondo5vp@gmail.com VI Laura Dedrick 386-341-7537 deedslj@gmail.com VII Gerri Helms 407-274-0519 gerrihelms@gmail.com VIII Ed Kamptner 321-264-0584 ekamptner1@gmail.com IX Don Parsons 321-383-0466 don1017@aol.com X Cindy Marini 321-268-0481 clmarini@aol.com
CONDO PRESIDENT PHONE# EMAIL XI VACANT XII Matthew Willey 518-321-1134 condo12tgo@gmail.com FHOA Jim Heiden 321-225-8801 jimheiden22@gmail.com XIV Jan Gunnell 614-565-8574 janetgunnell@aol.com XV David Spahn 207-468-6760 dspahn@mac.com XVI Chuck Benoit 978-314-9945 condoxvi@gmail.com XVII Pete Bronson 315-263-6469 condoseventeen@gmail.com XVIII Ed Garman 717-360-1999 edwardgarman@gmail.com XIX Leon LeBlanc 423-791-3158 pres@tgocondo19.com APHOA Pam Beaulieu 240-351-7001 evader35@aol.com
Architectural Review Committee (ARC) Members - Contact Information
Chair - Leon LeBlanc 423-791-3158 Dist 0 - Jim Leibold 321-243-3888 Dist 1 - Harold Witschi 716-998-6393 Dist 2 - Jeff Smutek 440-878-8700 Dist 3 - Robert Fraser 407-491-2500 Dist 4 - Pete Bronson 315-263-6469 Dist 5 - Chris Christian 931-628-3675 Dist 6 - Greg Mackey 219-322-5555 Dist 7 - Gail Smith 321-383-4570 Dist 8 - Bill Flatt 321-626-5594 Dist 9 - Lisa Babcock 903-372-8849