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POLK COUNTY BUILDERS ASSOCIATION 2232 Heritage Drive Lakeland, FL 33801
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Polk County’s Construction Industry Polk County Builders Association
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Second Quarter 2012
This Issue • Impact Fee Moratorium Update • FHBA President's Message • Spring Golf Tournament • Spring Parade of Homes
2012 Spring Parade of HomesTM PCBA.com
April 21st & 22nd • 28th & 29th Weekends
Calendar of Events APRIL 2012 April 17
Foundation Wine Tasting and Pairing
April 21&22, 28&29
Spring Parade of Homes Membership Mixer sponsored by Foundation
Runway 9/27 Bartow TBD
MAY 2012 May 14
GMM - Blueprint & Model Comp
Polk State College
JUNE 2012 June
GMM – Gift Basket Bonanze/PAC Fundraiser
July 26-28
Southeast Builders Conf.
Auburndale
JULY 2012 Orlando
SEPTEMBER 2012 September 16
Golf Tournament PAC Meet & Greet
TBD
OCTOBER 2012
Pool Decks • Patios • Driveways
October 13&14, 20&21
Parade of Homes Annual Meeting – Election of Officers
TBD
NOVEMBER 2012
LARGE COLOR SELECTION
November 1-3
FHBA Fall Conference
St. Petersburg
December
GMM - Installation Banquet
DECEMBER 2012 DID YOU KNOW? As a member of PCBA you can receive a copy of the county’s monthly building permit report by simply requesting it. Please contact Pat at PCBA at 665-0844 or email pate@pcba.com. Give her the email address that you want the report to go to and she will forward a copy to you. You will receive the report each month via email.
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The permit report is a list of all building permits issued for the county for the month. The permits are listed by subdivision name, address, builder, square footage, and declared value. The report includes residential and commercial permits.
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President's Message POLK COUNTY BUILDERS ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President
Sean Harper Harper Homes
President Elect
Brian Walsh Highland Homes
1st Vice President
Barbie Taylor
2nd Vice President
Keith Combee
Secretary/Treasurer
William Webb Webb Home Builders
Immediate Past President
Roger Atherton Counter Effects by Roger
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Duane McQuillen Duane McQuillen Construction
Carlton Hodges LeMans Properties
Lucas Martin FloraLawn
Brian Waller Waller Construction
Mark Hulbert Hulbert Homes
Greg Sanoba The Sanoba Law Firm
Rob Nunez Florida Home Designs
Nan Webster Integrity First Title
Richie Johnson Southern Homes
Todd Shuff Carpenter Contractors of America
NAHB DIRECTORS Tim Davis Mike Hickman Donnie Tyler / Life Director
Carlton Hodges, Life Director Dave Carter Robert Harper
FHBA DIRECTORS Tim Davis Carlton Hodges, Life Director Roger Atherton A.J. Maqueira
Dave Carter Bill Branham Brian Bierwagen
FHBA LIFE DIRECTORS Dave Carter Robert Harper Donnie Tyler Mike Hickman
Gary Clements Don Paris Marc Boney
I want to take this opportunity to thank all of our members for supporting the PCBA this year and want to say a special thank you to our New Members for the First Quarter of 2012. To date we have 11 new members and you can find them on an announcement on our Facebook page at Facebook.com/PolkCountyBuildersAssociation. Sean Harper We are trying to build our social media presence for the associaHarper Homes tion and would appreciate you visiting the page and pressing the Like button. This is a great way for PCBA members to stay in touch and network within our organization. In addition, contact Stephanie with content you may want to share with members and she will add it as a post to the page such as a new product you are offering or a new install of a product. This year we fought hard on the Worker’s Comp rate hike issue and I appreciate all the members who took the time to make their voice heard. I believe on this issue politics (and deep pockets) got in the way. Even though we were unsuccessful we need to continue to put pressure on certain politicians by sending emails, phone calls and faxes and let them know that we are watching them. Senate President Haridopolos was at the forefront of defeating our issue and WE THE PEOPLE need to overrun his office with feedback from the constituents that he personally is responsible for job losses due to worker’s comp rate increases. The PCBA was formed to be a watchdog for these types of atrocious actions by our elected and nonelected officials and we need to make certain we are heard and we understand what happened. You will be receiving a call to action on this matter in the near future so please take some time to respond to the request and help the PCBA continue to be a state leader in the fight for our industry. Another important issue that is rapidly coming to the forefront is Polk County’s Impact Fee Moratorium. This is set to expire on July 31, 2012 and our county commission needs to hear from you. It is vital to the turnaround of our industry in Polk County that the commission extends the impact fee moratorium. Now is not the time to put a price increase on Polk County Citizens by our elected officials. Please make your voice heard on this issue by contacting the county commission and voice your support of the moratorium. As spring is upon us it seems that the market has a positive vibe. Most people I talk with inside and outside the industry are feeling positive about the economy turning back in the right direction. It’s a great feeling to see signs of recovery and I encourage all the members to cast a positive light to anyone you talk to. Polk County has been recognized in several recent national publications to be poised for a rebound in the near future which is helping tremendously to boost the confidence level for consumers. Thank you for the opportunity to lead this organization and remember to do business with members. Sean Harper
PCBA STAFF Stephanie Hutton Pat Edleman Michelle Stefani
Executive Director Membership & Special Events Foundation Director
Phone: 863.665.0844 • Fax: 863.667.9956 2232 Heritage Drive Lakeland, Florida 33801
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Feel free to contact Sean at: President@PCBA.com with any questions or concerns regarding the PCBA.
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2012 SPRING GOLF TOURNAMENT 2012 SPRING GOLF TOURNAMENT AT HUNTINGTON HILLS WAS A HUGE SUCCESS!! Friday March 30th was a beautiful day for golf! 112 golfers come out to play in PCBA’s Annual Spring Golf tournament. Good food, great golf and a beautiful golf course contributed to a good afternoon for our golfers.
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An excellent variety of food was supplied by our three watering holes. Mulling Insurance served pulled pork sandwiches and chips, Gator Waste served several varieties of chicken wraps and homemade cookies, and Heacock Insurance served Subway sandwiches with a variety of chips.
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The plaque for Best Watering Hole went to Roni Rahner of Gator Waste! Congratulations Roni!! The day ended with an Awards and Raffle Prize reception at 5:00 pm. Raffle Prizes were outstanding thanks to the efforts of Dean Brown, of Whirlpool and Lucas Martin, of Floralawn. They are definately two super volunteers! They got some fantastic prizes donated. There were gift cards for meals from, Outback, Texas Roadhouse, Red Elephlant, Millers Ale House, Hooters, Wing House and numerous other establishments.
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A big Thank You also goes out to Golf Etc. They donated everything from hats to a new golf bag! Whirlpool Corp also donated 4 Compact stainless steel refrigerators.
Our golf committee members were Lucas Martin, of Floralawn, Dean Brown, of Whirlpool Corp, Todd Shuff, of Carpenter Contractors of America, Steve Chapman, of Republic Services, Roger Atherton of Counter Effects by Roger and Kent Longo, of Mulling Insurance, Big Thanks to all of you!
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An especially big thank you to all of our volunteers who came out to help. You were awesome! Thanks to Scott Norris, Pat’s son and Andrew Plummer, of Heacock Insurance for getting the hole signs, coolers, tables, chairs and tents in place.
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The winning teams for the golf Tournament were: 1st Place Gross – Lakeland Electric 2nd Place Gross – Brighthouse 3rd Place Gross – Republic Services
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1st Place Net – Southern Homes 2nd Place Net – Carpenter Contractors 3rd Place Net – Florida Public Utilities
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FHBA President’s Message – Legislative Summary
Government Affairs Help Keep Impact Fees Low
By Dave Carter Many believed that little of significance could be accomplished in a 2012 session of the Florida Legislature that was dominated, or perhaps I should say distracted, by the high-pressure, high-stakes process of redrawing Congressional and Legislative districts. But while redistricting demanded a large share of legislative attention, lawmakers, to their credit, did so much more, including adopting many of the Florida Home Builders Association’s legislation priorities (see Legislative Summary). As FHBA President, I could not have been more proud of our legislative team. On the volunteer side, builder Bill Truex of the Charlotte-DeSoto BIA led our Governmental Affairs Committee which developed then closely monitored our legislative initiatives. Bill took his job seriously, traveling to Tallahassee numerous times to assist with our lobbying efforts. On the professional side, FHBA’s veteran Governmental Affairs Director Doug Buck did a masterful job. He lined up House and Senate sponsors for our key bills, met with legislators and their key staff, and galvanized support for our issues from 23 members of the Florida Construction Coalition, a group that he chaired in 2012. As much as Bill and Doug did, our members did even more by coming to Tallahassee to lobby their legislators and heeding our calls to contact lawmakers on any number of important issues. As a personal commitment to my job as President, I spent the last week of the session in Tallahassee when everyone’s hard work came achieve goals that we believe will allow our members to be more successful. As you review the results, I hope you’ll agree.
Michael Flood, Government Affairs Chair
Do you want impact fees to remain low? Now is the time to act. The Polk County Board of County Commissioners is scheduling a hearing to decide the fate of the current Impact Fee Moratorium. If we do not speak up, then impact fees might go back up. Have you, or anyone you know, gotten a project because of the reduced cost from the Impact Fee Moratorium? If so, please let us know. Take the time to write out how the project was effected by the moratorium. No matter how small your project was, it is still important. The County Commissioners want to hear from Polk County builders. They are looking for our input before they make their decision. They want to know if the Impact Fee Moratorium has made a difference in putting local builders and contractors back to work. This is time to make your voice heard on an important issue impacting our industry. Every voice matters. The more examples the Commissioners get, the more likely they will be to continue the moratorium. Please let us hear about your project. The County Commission meeting is open to public. We urge you to come to the meeting. Let the commissioners see a block of people. Make them hear our voice. As soon as the date for the hearing is set, you will let you know. The Impact Fee Moratorium is helping to put people back to work. Join the fight to keep the moratorium in place. Speak up.
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The future is here in Florida Home Designs Parade of Homes Showcase home at Christina Chase on Carter Road in Lakeland. The Tuscany Model will have many new, innovative and novel features that will save money, and make our lives easier and more fun! This “Smart House” will let you control most of the homes electrical systems with a touch of your IPad and all from the grocery store or the YMCA. Control the AC, lighting, intercom, monitor the security system, access the internet on the TV, heat the pool or just brew a cup of coffee from the comfort of your bed or car! Other features include environmentally friendly “never stain” Mohawk Carpet, double insulated windows, foam filled exterior walls, and an energy efficient Carrier 14 Seer heat pump. The home is located at 832 Christina Chase Drive in Christina Chase, a gated community in South Lakeland. This 3 bedroom 2 bath home has a den and pool and offers 2250 square feet of living area. It is priced at $299,000.
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At Christina Chase Located On Carter Road In Lakeland
Friday April 20th At 5:30pm Preview the PCBA Showcase Home The Tuscany at Christina Chase. Directions: Out 540 to Carter Road, take a right. Christina Chase is on the right. Enter through the gate and take a left. The home is on the right at the end of the block. Contact Pat at PCBA. 665-0844
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