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In less than a week, two new and five returning Pelican Bay Foundation Board Members will assume the huge responsibility of directing Pelican Bay affairs on our behalf. It is no small commitment. These volunteers spend countless hours trying to ‘get it right.’ Usually they do. One Board trait with which we have been blessed is the visionary component of Board decisions over the years. We exist today as a leader, maybe the leader, of desirable communities in Southwest Florida because of the vision of our Boards. We wish this Board continued success. With hurricane Ian’s visit added to the other challenges, there is much work, important and costly work, to do.
Let’s take a look at some Board decisions that can be revisited and improved, and some new opportunities.
Some Board, at some point in time, delegated their editing responsibilities to the Foundation President. This editing applies to ALL Pelican Bay media and forums: the Pelican Bay Post, Today in the Bay, all Board and committee meeting minutes, notes and videos. There is no Board oversight nor appellate process. The editor is it, the final say about what reaches our members through official Pelican Bay sources.
Please share your thoughts about the current editing policies with our Board.
The editor has implemented this responsibility denying you details about what is really going on in Pelican Bay. In the past 14 months, four of our submissions to the Pelican Bay Post have been rejected in their entirety. Board Meeting video content has been edited out, and vital expense information has been denied to the people who fund Pelican Bay and pay the bills, YOU!
Is this a policy that you want your Board to continue to embrace? Control the voice of dissent and you control the people.
Community Center parking is not a new issue, but there is now an urgency component to it as Pickleball becomes a
reality in some form and at some location, one possibility of which is the NE part of the Community Center parking lot.
Please become familiar with the Pickleball and parking options, and share your thoughts with our Board members.
Hurricane Ian was not kind to our beach and beach properties. As the restaurants are restored, we have a unique opportunity to do it better than it was done in the last renovation.
Make your voice heard on this issue, too. Minus another devastating hurricane, we will live with the result for a long time. Let’s get it right.
Enjoy those beautiful, new pathways. This undertaking is far more complex and tedious than most of us could ever imagine. But the result is a good one.
Your Pelican Bay Property Owners Association (PBPOA) is in its 39th year of service to the Pelican Bay community. the watchdog. We monitor all Pelican Bay influencers by attending their meetings. Included are: Pelican Bay Board and Committee meetings, Pelican Bay Services District meetings, the Presidents Council, the County Board of Commissioners and various others that have a Pelican Bay theme.
We look forward to seeing you in person at out monthly events. It is our expectation that you will find our programs relevant and timely.
Please remember to renew your membership for 2023, or if you have not yet joined, please do. Annual dues are a modest $50.
Best regards,
Mark E. English, President
For your Friends at the Pelican Bay Property Owners Association
NEW NEWS… JUST IN
Pelican Bay Foundation Board Member and Past President, Dr. John Gandolfo, submitted his resignation to the Foundation Board yesterday for personal family reasons.. We own a huge thank you to Dr. Gandolfo for his years of service to Pelican Bay as a Foundation Director and Officer. It was in the darkest days of the Pandemic when Dr. Gandolfo serviced us as our President and had to make the very difficult decisions that the COVID era required.
Thank you, Dr. Gandolfo, for your service to Pelican Bay and best wishes as you continue on with your life with great continued success. 👏👏👏
IMPORTANT NOTE... The PBPOA thinks It’s very important to stay informed. Please mark your calendar for Wednesday, March 29th, 10AM-12 noon at the Community Center for the new Pelican Bay Foundation Board Organizational Meeting . At this meeting, new PBF officers will be elected and a variety of new information will be shared on committee openings, Board meeting logistics and member communications.
Your PBPOA would love to see a BIG crowd welcome the new PBF Board to show support for new beginnings and new opportunities.
ALSO: In the event you are unable to make both the Organizational Meeting (29th) and the Annual Meeting on the 27th, your PBPOA thinks it is more important for members attend the Organizational Meeting on the 29th. The Annual Meeting is expected to be ‘super brief’ – formally announcing the names of the new Board members and approval of the minutes from last year’s annual meeting.
AND LASTLY… MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS THIS UPCOMING MEETING
April 13th, 2023, 1- 3PM at the PB Community Center
as your PBPOA welcomes…
Walter Breuggeman, P.E., Senior Project Manager at Florida Department of Transporation (FDOT) and Anne McLaughlin, Executive Director of the Collier Metropolitan Planning Organization (Collier MPO) for:
Informative PowerPoint presentations describing the responsibility of each organization here locally, updates on North Naples traffic counts, future planned improvements in the works for the North Naples/Collier County and to listen to your concerns. More details and RSVP to follow.
