Bicycling Requirements Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, more residents have been bicycling in and around the community. We ask that residents who are riding their bicycles along the sidewalks be mindful of pedestrian who are also walking along those same walkways. Please be neighborly as we share the same community and have the same rights. Florida Law states the following regarding Sidewalk Riding:
COMMUNITY PET REMINDER! Please pick up after your pet! It doesn't take much to remember that we have pets in our community. In fact, if you don't watch your step, you’re liable to step in one such reminder! Besides being unsightly and smelly, animal waste can be hazardous to the health of our children who play in the community and other pets. One of the most common forms of disease transmission between dogs is through fecal matter.
Florida allows bicycles to operate on sidewalks subject to the following rules:
A person propelling a vehicle by human power upon and along a sidewalk, or across a roadway upon and along a crosswalk, has all the rights and duties applicable to a pedestrian under the same circumstances; and
Source: Fla. Stat. §§316.2065(9)-(10)
When walking your dog in our community, remember that it should be leashed. Also, it is important to remember to immediately clean up after your pet. Take along a baggie with you to pick up waste with and then dispose of it properly or utilize one of our many doggie stations. By taking a few simple steps to clean up after your pet, you can contribute not only to the beautification of our community, but also towards the elimination of one of the most irritating nuisances our residents have to contend with. Thank you for your cooperation.
Respectfully, Sunset Lakes Management
Respectfully, Sunset Lakes Management
A person propelling a bicycle upon and along a sidewalk, or across a roadway upon and along a crosswalk, shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall give an audible signal before overtaking and passing such pedestrian.
TENNIS UPDATES Congratulations to the Somerset Academy Girls and Boys Varsity tennis teams. Both teams won first place in their district tournament for the first time in school history. Many of the players on the roster reside in Sunset Lakes. Coach Rick Simeon and the community are very proud of you. In trying to keep everyone safe the coaches at Simeon Tennis Academy have been vaccinated for the corona virus and want to help keep the courts an enjoyable and safe area.
Rick Simeon
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