The meeting minutes and agendas are posted under the Board of Directors and then Master HOA. The following is a summary of the meeting and is not official meeting minutes.  This is for the benefit of the residents that were not able to attend the meeting.

At the June meeting, there was much discussion about the rising accounts receivable information.  The Board agrees that the Association must be careful for the remainder of the year and watch any deficits closely.  Due to the number of lots not paying their assessments, the Association is looking for additional ways to cut costs.  We have come up with a few options and will reassess in August. 

For those homeowners that are trying to catch up on their Assessments, the Board has agreed to a one-time payment plan that will be established on a case-by-case basis.  If you are having trouble paying the arrear money you owe to the Master Association, please contact the property manager for details on how this plan may help you get caught up.  Contact DeeDee Rodriguez at 727.787.3461 or e-mail her at drodriguez@melrose-sovereign.com.  It is vital that assessments are paid in order to maintain the quality of our community.

Georgie Watson has been appointed by the Board to the Ponds Committee.

Alligators are becoming increasingly visible due to mating season.  It is important that Florida residents be educated on alligator safety and responsibility.  It is not only illegal to feed an alligator, it is very dangerous.  Once an alligator has a handout, it then looks for an "easy" meal.  A fed alligator will show signs of swimming over when someone is grilling in their backyard, will come from a distance and sit on the edge of the water when someone or someone's pet it in view, etc.  A nuisance alligator is one that may be defined as an alligator that is determined to be a threat to the welfare of the public, or the public’s pets, livestock, or property.  On the flip side to this, an alligator out of the water and sunning itself on the pond bank is not necessarily a threatening alligator.  Most gators are timid and would run back into the water if approached.  Alligators need somewhere to live.  They move from location to location as a natural pattern.  If you have children and/or pets, please be responsible around alligator habitat.  If you have an alligator in the pond behind your house, please do not call to have it removed unless it truly shows signs of being a threat.  These alligators are not relocated; they are killed.  For more information regarding "living with alligators", please visit the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission at  http://myfwc.com/WILDLIFEHABITATS/Alligator_index.htm.

What happens to an alligator that has been trapped and removed?

According to the FWC website...

When a nuisance alligator trapper removes an alligator, that alligator becomes the property of the trapper (except in the case of an alligator bite on a human). In most cases, the alligator is terminated and processed for its hide and meat. The sale of the hide and meat is the primary compensation for the nuisance alligator trapper. In a few cases, a nuisance alligator is sold live to an alligator farm, animal exhibit or zoo. The trapper is usually reimbursed with an amount equivalent to the market value of the alligator. However, the demand for live alligators by these establishments is low.

Some people would like the FWC to relocate nuisance alligators. While, in rare cases, the agency does allow for the relocation of alligators less than four feet in length, relocation of larger, problem alligators is not an effective solution. Relocation does not change the behavior that caused the alligator to be a nuisance, and relocated alligators frequently return to their capture site. As a result, these alligators would continue to pose a danger. Also, viable alligator populations exist in all suitable habitats in the state, making the relocation of alligators an unwarranted exercise from an ecological perspective. Relocation of wild animals can also facilitate the spread of disease.

Alligators commonly become a nuisance when they are fed by humans. Fed alligators lose their fear of people and can be dangerous. For this reason it is against the law in Florida to feed wild alligators or other wild crocodilians.

For additional information, please visit the following Web sites:

http://MyFWC.com/gators
http://myfwc.com
http://www.fl-alligator.com/

See Committee Reports for more specific information.

Master HOA

For problems/comments/concerns, proper procedure is to contact the property manager, DeeDee Rodriguez, at Melrose-Sovereign Companies at (727) 787-3461 or drodriguez@melrose-sovereign.com. 

For more information, go to the school's website at http://gtes.pasco.k12.fl.us

Anyone caught vandalizing the gates will be prosecuted. 

The main gates (east gates) were approved to be open during busy traffic times to cut down on expensive maintenance and repair costs.  They will be open Monday - Friday from 7AM - 10AM and then again 3PM - 7PM.  Weekends will be closed 24 hours, except for the first and third Saturdays, which are the realtors' open houses.