Report from Your Master POA
FINIS
We researched ancient texts for an appropriate term to describe the completion of Phase 1 of the Corkscrew Road construction. This biblical term seems to cover it! It is nice to have it finished (if you are going west). The county will now begin Phase 2 which stretches from Wildcat Run to the Alico intersection. The Village will shortly start work on its Corkscrew pedestrian/bike path which will start around the east end of Grandezza and proceed west to our Publix shopping center. I have noticed that the traffic signals are now timed so you don’t have to stop going west from Ben Hill Griffin through the I 75 intersection (unless you are behind a big gravel truck).
Publix just opened a new store and small shopping center on Corkscrew near Ventana, about 6 miles east of Grandezza. This will make grocery shopping much easier for those living east of us. I wonder if we will notice a reduction in shoppers in our Publix!
Your Master Association continues to meet monthly on the last Thursday at 5PM. We are pleased to report that everything seems to be moving along in accordance with our 2024 plan. But, of course, the continuation of “peace and quiet” is dependent on the “Big Winds” staying away from Grandezza this year. Mickey Wheeler, our Treasurer reports that we are staying within budget this year…but of course, we have only seen three months of expenses. He mentioned that the generally good economic times result in essentially no residential assessment delinquencies.
Speaking of the Big Winds, the annual hurricane predictions are out, and the local newscasters have provided their interpretations of the data. It is apparent that everyone
is expecting a much busier season. They are projecting 8-12 hurricanes (compared to 7 in 2023) with 4-7 “major” storms compared to 3 in 2023. Interestingly they are expecting 4-6 direct US impacts compared to 4 in 2023. Unfortunately, they still avoid projecting what part of the US will experience the direct storm impacts. Apparently, the active 2024 season is a result of the general warming of the Gulf and Atlantic Ocean along with the movement of the Pacific El Nino and La Nina wind systems. We enjoyed a good El Nino system last year which produced wind systems that tended to hamper hurricanes in the Caribbean area that impact the western area of Florida. We recommend that everyone review your personal storm preparations. My wife and I have “ridden out” 2 storms here. It is apparent that our structures can withstand hurricane winds but just in case……
It is interesting that the depth of water off our shores significantly impacts our shoreline storm damage. The Gulf is relatively shallow off our shoreline for many miles compared to the eastern Florida shoreline where the ocean is quite deep up to the shoreline. So, the Atlantic water does not have a long distance to build up large waves and strength which is what provided most to the Ian damage to the SWFL barrier islands. We will hear more about the Hurricane season that doesn’t start until June 1. Of course, we don’t have to worry about any storms that form before June 1…they don’t count since they are out of season!
Just a word of congratulations to our United Way Committee under the chairmanship of Pat and Bill Motzer. Our community reported a total collection of $225,000 for 2024. This is excellent support for our greater Lee County area where we notice there are great needs.
Fred Thompson
A Sense-ational Life
By Yvette Bernosky, B.Ms., Director of Fitness & Wellness, The Club at Grandézza
Robins Madanes,
Executive Business Coach
We are sensory beings; our senses are constantly working away in the background, receiving information and interpreting the world around us. It is often our senses, working together, that provide the most meaningful and memorable experiences. Recently, my five human senses – touch, smell, taste, see, and hear – revealed themselves to me in three ways: through supporting creative communication, enriching life’s moments and aiding in managing anxiety.
Creatively Communicating
In my never-ending quest to learn, I attended a program that taught winning strategies for communicating as a presenter. They discussed how some people achieve success, but don’t know how or why, while others practice repeatedly and strive to strategically understand their presenting “formula,” utilizing the same routine to ensure a positive outcome. It’s easy to think we communicate primarily through words. In actuality, I learned that is a small percentage of how we make conversation. By constantly processing information through our senses, we are determining our experience.
Taking this new mindset into practice, while teaching an aqua class, I engaged my participant’s senses, providing a whole sensory experience. Rather than just walking my class through a series of exercises, I arrived wearing bright and vibrant colors, I played music from the participant’s age-level genre and fluctuated the tonality in my voice. I asked them
to notice how the coolness of the pool felt on their bodies. And, when on water breaks, we savored the taste and as we practiced our breathwork, we smelled the fresh air. This multi-sensory learning experience with a combination of sensory functions supported the natural connectivity of our brains, ensuring a wider degree of stimulation. Enriching Life’s Moments Extending on creatively communicating, I also reflected on the experience as the receiver. Years ago, I tried hypnosis. When in the session, I noticed the room was dim and cozy. The couch was soft and plush and I sank right in as I sat down. The therapist’s voice was calm and soothing and I couldn’t help but feel relaxed. However, had the lights been bright, the couch stiff and the therapist’s voice been high-pitched, it would have been a different experience. This made me consider whether my life would be as enriched if I brought awareness to my senses throughout my day rather than only during
Grandezza Girlfriends
By Cindy Fitzpatrick
At our April luncheon, interior designer Richard Metzger shared with us the latest trends in SWFL.
A few of this year’s trends include: natural materials, curved shapes, textured wallpaper and light shades of brown. The surprising Pantone color of the year is peach fuzz. Richard gave away a $250 gift card to Clive Daniel. Congrats to lucky winner, Mary Cay Rackers!
Carole Ann Levi’s art group had a display in the lobby prior to the luncheon. Many of the paintings were sold and went to new homes in Grandezza. Thank you to Carole Ann, Nancy Rajtik, Cindy Tassio, Judy Cohen, Vickie Baker, Jean Burke, Joanne Oslosky and Sheila Solyom. You are all very talented and each with your own individual style.
We celebrated the birthdays of Suzie Anderson, Robin Lesser, Kathy Lewman, RoseAnne Marcin,
Editor’s Quote
Grandezza Girlfriends on page 5
in the Grande Estates
Just Sold in Grandezza
Reader’s Corner
By Susan Sherwin
A Mi’kmaq Indigenous family from Nova Scotia crosses into Maine one summer in the early 1960s for the seasonal work of picking blueberries. As the close knit family toils, four year old Ruthie, the family’s youngest child, simply vanishes from sitting on her favorite rock at the edge of the field. Last seen by her six year old brother Joe, the child’s disappearance triggers a desperate search by the family and a nearly fifty year unsolved mystery. Although they are tormented by pain and guilt the family never loses hope of finding Ruthie alive. Because they are transient Indigenous people, though, the local authorities in Maine refuse to assist the family in their search. Further evidence of racist practice is experienced in Nova Scotia. Upon the family’s return to Canada the local Indian Agent threatens to take away the remaining children for their supposed “protection.” The purpose, of course, is to assimilate them into White culture in Residential Indian
schools designed to uproot and erase their native language and culture.
Author Amanda Peters’ debut novel draws in the reader with what appears like disparate connections—a split narrative with the perspective of both Joe and a girl named Norma. Norma is an only child of an affluent family. She often has vivid memories of her early life, preaged-five, and her overprotective mother does not let Norma out of her sight. Mother suffers from debilitating headaches especially when Norma questions her about
the absence of baby pictures displayed in the house or about her early years. Norma’s father, a judge, is loving but emotionally distant. Of nagging concern to Norma is that her skin tone and eyes are unlike those of her parents’ light eyes and fair-complexions. She feels that something is “out of place,” and she suspects she is not being given the whole truth. Norma is assured by her parents that her darker skin and brown eyes are due to the genes of an Italian grandfather. In their dark, too-sheltered home, Norma’s mother dismisses the girl’s recurring “visions” as mere nightmares and dreams. However, as Norma grows up, she senses flaws in her parent’s stories and questions whether her nocturnal thoughts are something more than her mother’s claims. It is only after both her parents pass away that Norma finally learns the truth about her family’s secrets.
In alternating chapters narrated by the conflicted Joe, the author shows how Ruthie’s disappearance combined with subsequent misfortunes traumatize the family for years. We read how Joe’s self-blame and anger cause lifelong pain to both him and his loved ones. Joe is now middle-aged, dying of cancer, and has many regrets, chief of which is the ever-present unknown about his younger sister.
Taking the reader from Maine to Nova Scotia The Berry Pickers is a well drawn, albeit heartbreaking story about the bonds of family, truth, and forgiveness. Book groups reading it will have much to discuss and will likely be rooting for the characters.
orchestrated moments created to stimulate sensations. With this mindset, I became aware of all the ways life unfolds around me. Each sense we have been given is truly a gift within itself.
Managing Anxiety
Lastly, I watched an episode about handling anxiety with our five senses on The Today Show with Spiritual Coach, Gabby Bernstein. She stated that one in three adults experiences symptoms of anxiety and depression. While there may be biochemical reasons one has anxiety, there are also techniques anyone can use to disrupt anxiety at its onset. Using the five, four, three, two, one method - a grounding exercise designed to manage acute stress and reduce anxietyyou identify five things you can see, four things you can touch, three things you can hear, two things you can smell and one thing you can taste. When I felt some anxiety coming on, I decided to try this method and followed it by placing one hand on my heart and one on my stomach, taking in three slow breaths. This interrupted my anxiety, grounded me, and helped shift my focus from anxiety-provoking thoughts to the present moment. It worked!
I encourage you to consider what life would be like if we slowed down, tuned in to our bodies and utilized the full essence of all of our senses. What a sense-ational life it would be.
Do you have a travel story to share?
Travel Stories From Grandezza Residents....
Now that the Covid cases have diminished here at home and in many countries around the world, our Grandezza friends and neighbors are beginning to travel again. Hopefully you noticed we have started a “Travel Corner” in The Grandezza Gazette with the help of our traveling residents. We would like to invite you and your traveling friends to share your travel experiences and tell us about any interesting, or unusual destinations and experiences along the way.
We would love to hear about your best stories/ logs from your past, or present travels. Have you visited an “off the beaten path” place, or discovered a new or special attraction nearby? What was the most interesting/memorable, or the least interesting? Do you have any special/personal tips or advice that would help others planning to visit the same places? Would you recommend your trip to others? If not, why not? You get the idea! We’re looking for our Grandezza residents to write a short recap of your highlights (200-600 words) in any direction you wish to pursue. There are no ground-rules except they must be personal resident experiences and not travel tips etc. from commercial travel agents. Virtually everyone loves to travel, so we expect the readership to be very high.
Hopefully, you have some travel experiences you would like to share. If so, please send them to Al Meyer at meyer815@aol.com and we’ll get them printed as soon as possible.
Thanks in advance for helping to make The Grandezza Gazzette more interesting for our readers.
Travel Corner
Far East Cruise Bali To Tokyo
Educational—Exhausting—Eye Opening— Enjoyable!!
By Al & Nancy Meyer
You’ve heard the expression, “the other side of the world”. Since the world is 25,000 miles around. We began in Miami with a 13-hour flight to Doha, Qatar. After a six-hour stopover, we flew on to Bali, Indonesia where we boarded our Oceania cruise. 12,500 miles from Miami, so truly, “the other side of the world.”
Our cruise would take us to Tokyo via 9 ports in Bali, Java (Indonesia), Brunei (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu (Malaysia), Manila & ILocos (Philippines), Taipei (Taiwan), and Kagoshima & Tokyo, Japan. A 5,000-mile sea journey on Oceania’s Insignia.
It was a landmark trip for us as we recorded our 100th county visited over the past 55 years. It was our first time flying completely around the world and cruise on 4 of the 5 oceans. The only thing we are good at on jeopardy is geography.
Here are a few of the highlights as well as some fascinating facts we learned along the way.
BALI: Unfortunately we didn’t get to see much of this wonderful tourist destination. It happened to be Nyepi, a Balinese New Year and day of total silence. We also had rain, the start of Ramadan and a miscommunication with a private tour operator we had arranged. Nonetheless, we did see enough and learned enough to understand why Bali is one of the most beautiful tourist destinations in the world with miles of sandy beaches and elegant beachfront resorts, towering volcanos & lush mountains. 80% of their economy is tourism. Definitely lives up to its worldwide reputation.
JAVA: Java is the world’s most populous island with a population of almost 300MM (US 325MM) and the 3rd largest democracy. It’s one of the 17K islands in Indonesia located between the Pacific and Indian oceans. Our tour was in Surabaya the 2nd most populous city next to Jakarta, both in Java. We made a stop at a Chinese Temple featuring a large statue of Lord Brahma, the Hindu God of creation. Other statues galore and numerous Hindu religious symbols. We also toured a spice market, Hero’s Monument, a local village, the 2nd largest Mosque with over 1K prayer mats and 350 ft. high tower with a spectacular 360-degree view of the entire city of 160MM people. Interesting since Hinduism is the #1 religion in Java and Buddhism is #2.
BRUNEI: Brunei is a small country half the size of Rhode Island on the island of Borneo on the South China Sea with a population of 475K and over a million cars. After Singapore Brunei is the 2nd richest country in SE Asia due to the vast resources of oil and gas. Clearly one of the most interesting countries we have ever visited. The 79-year-old Sultan owns everything. His hilltop home, the world’s largest residential palace boasts 1788 rooms with 257 bathrooms and a staff of 2K. Not to mention his 601Rolls Royse’s and 15 Mercedes. Highlights of our tour included the Royal Regalia, a set of symbols and paraphernalia owned by the Sultan, a walk through a 1300-year-old water village on stilts with over 30K residents…more than one way to live. Talk about wealth and opulence!! Although there is a variety of incomes and socioeconomic levels, the Sultan is very generous with gifts and payouts to all the people including cars and rewards for more children. Living is cheap there with gas 35 cents, hospital $1/ visit and water/electric $7 a month. No tax, free education and health care. There is no litter, and they clean all roads 2X a day. Shell oil is the largest employer.
Interesting that homosexuality and adultery are punishable by death!! Men can and often do marry 3X and women 1X. Women must prove 3 months of menstruation before men will marry! Very little need for police with their law enforcement. Steal a candy bar-lose a finger. People rarely lock their cars because there is no crime. A whole new meaning to “Defund the Police”.
KOTA KINABALU: Located in Borneo and commonly known as KK where most of the buildings are post WWII because the allies destroyed the city to prevent the Japanese from using it as a base. Catholicism is the leading religion with Islam
and Buddhism close behind. Glad there is only one heaven no matter how you get there. The highest mt. in Malasia is located here and is named Mt. Kinabalu. Much of the main downtown is reclaimed land from the sea. Sadly children start smoking at age 5 with little exercise their entire life. Men live to avg. of 60 and women 65, New small cars cost about 4K with air and most of the trimmings. Men have one wife and an avg. of 10 children. Very little crime. Like numerous countries we have visited around the world, China has made huge investments and given many gifts of roads, schools, and hospitals. Wonder Why!!
MANILA: The Philippines have 7K islands with a population of 109MM people (15MM in Manila) who are predominantly Catholic (attend church 7X week) and English speaking. Their Spanish influence goes back 1000’s of years since Magellan’s discovery. It is extremely volcanic with 100 volcanos/25 active. They gained independence in 1935 and were hit by the Japanese hours after Pearl Harbor. Even after the war ended, the Japanese wouldn’t give up and destroyed most of Manila including historical sites. It was the 2nd most destroyed city in the war after Warsaw. Today it’s a beautiful modern capital city where you can eat, drink and shop 24/7 with a heritage of native, Spanish, Chinese, and American cultures all mixed up. Unfortunately millions of Filipinos live in very impoverished conditions.
Highlights of our tour: We toured Rizal Park the execution site of the famous freedom fighter Dr. Jose Rizal; Chinese cemetery with 3200 luxurious mausoleums complete with running water and A/C; Manila American cemetery and memorial the world’s largest WWII burial ground for 17K soldiers and concrete walls in a circular park listing 36K MIA’s; Fort Santiago where prisoners were held and tortured; Manila Hotel Command Post for Gen. Douglas MacArthur; and the famous 800-year-old San Agustin Church and Convent. Overall it was a fantastic day of learning about the battles of the Asian Pacific War and we gained a new respect for the Filipino people.
ILOCOS: Our culinary and heritage tour included a 17th century church that houses a statue of the Virgin Mary miraculously plucked from the sea; the Juan Luna Shrine celebrating their most famous artist; a museum in Batac, home of Ferdinand Marcos; and along the way we sampled traditional Filipino finger foods and empanadas.
TAPEI: With a population of 9MM of the 25MM in Taiwan. They are widely known for their circuit boards and semiconductors. They didn’t seem to be that worried about a Chinese takeover. We had a private tour for the two of us and we were able to visit these highlights. National Palace Museum loaded with treasures originally housed in Beijing; 101 skyscraper known as the giant bamboo stalk; the Martyrs Shrine Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall honoring Dr Sun Yat-Sen founder of the Republic of China and the famous changing of the guard; and The Grand Hotel built by the first lady of Chiang Kai Shek.
KAGOSHIMA: A seaport city which is Japan’s southernmost city and home to Mt. Sakurajima. This is Japan’s most active volcano with over 250 eruptions in 2023 and 35 so far this year. To get near it for fantastic aerial views, we took a ferry across the bay for a drive up the mountain side.
TOKYO: Tokyo is the world’s most populous city with over 37MM people with Jakarta coming in 2nd at 12MM. Highlights of our tour included a visit to Tokyo Tower built in 1958 as the tallest building in the world. We took the elevator to the top for a bird’s eye view of the 360-degree sea of skyscrapers and cities most famous landmarks. Much of Tokyo was destroyed in the war, but you would never believe it now. A must see!! Interesting that Japan imports 99% of its oil and gas from the middle east and no longer Russia.
We then enjoyed a panoramic drive viewing most of Tokyo’s famous landmarks including the Imperial Palace; Ginza considered the most expensive, elegant, luxurious district in the world; 2020 Olympic site; two baseball stadiums, the #1 sport in Japan; Parliament and surrounding ministry buildings and Tokyo’s main train station serving 600K passengers a day.
All in all it was a marvelous opportunity to visit a truly unique part of the world and learn a great deal about the 2nd world war. We hope you enjoyed reading about it. We are always open to questions and further discussion.
Report From Your Master Landscape Chair
Your Grandezza Master Association is responsible for landscape plantings and their maintenance within common
areas not owned by the individual HOA’s. Most visible of these areas are along Grande Oak Boulevard, from the BHG entrance to the end of the Corkscrew wall in Savona.
As you read this, our summer flowers are newly planted at several of Grandezza’s entrances. We are so fortunate to have beautiful waterfalls as a backdrop to frame the annuals at our main gate and lovely monuments at Savona’s.
From the gatehouse to the circle fountain, look for some changes, as colorful perennials are added to the end of several medians. With this and other ongoing projects throughout the year, the Board strives to maintain and enhance the beauty that is Grandezza.
Nancy Reilly, Master Board Landscape Chair
Grandezza Lake Management
Submitted by Peter Dersley Grandezza has 24 lakes that are owned by the Master Property Owners Association which is responsible for their maintenance. While one may think that lakes are installed for beautification of neighborhoods and the golf course, they are actually required as retention ponds for storm water. As they are not natural water bodies, substantial maintenance is needed to keep them healthy. Most important is the planting and maintenance of littoral plants. These are native plants that do well in water and also survive the months of the year when the water level is low. Littoral plants are essential for the filtering of pollutants from stormwater and for preventing erosion of lake banks. Without littoral plants the lake banks are pounded by waves created by wind, causing significant erosion. Aerators in lakes enhance circulation and prevent muck from decayed plants from settling on the lake bottom.
Grandezza Girlfriends from page 1
Susan Mastrolia, Gladys McCallum, Cynthia Mertz, Ute Nevara, Kathy Roman, Laura Summy and JoAnn VanDegriff. Congrats to Ute, winner of the girlfriends bracelet! Behind the scenes board member, Lisa Khorey, has been hard at work on a new email system, Constant Contact. It was recently rolled out and we will be utilizing more of its many options in the future. As we have been setting attendance records at the luncheon, we agreed to purchase new technology so those in the back get a better view of the speaker and slides. Thanks to Sue Koser for taking the lead on this. Our
Lake maintenance involves the continuous planting of littoral plants in areas where they are absent, and the removal of exotic plants. Exotic plants are removed by hand harvesting and by the application of approved herbicide spraying. Algae blooms are treated with copper-based algaecide and in some cases with bio-socks that introduce bacteria to control algae. Several years ago, 350 sterilized grass carp fish were introduced into the Savona lake and they are effectively controlling the spread of hydrilla, a harmful invasive underwater plant.
Contrary to popular belief, lakes do not attract golf balls. But you will be interested in knowing that every year divers harvest thousands of golf balls from Grandezza lakes. Golf balls are not considered harmful to the health of a lake.
Grandezza Visitor Access Control
Grandezza is a limited access community and access is powered by dwellingLIVE . Guest Passes for entrance are valid only at the Main Gate. A dwellingLIVE tutorial can be found on the home page of grandezzamaster.com. The tutorial provides instructions to access dwellingLIVE and manage your visitor information on your computer or smart phone. dwellingLIVE provides many useful features, including:
• Managing your visitor information from your computer or smartphone
• Sending an e-pass directly to your visitor.
• Visitors can scan the e-pass barcode at the main gate right hand resident lane to gain entry and not wait in line for the gate attendant to print a pass
• Receiving a Text or Email when your visitors arrive, if you enable that feature
• Providing a faster, easier to use facility for Residents, Visitors, Trade, and Security
We encourage you to use the dwellingLIVE app, or by accessing your account on your computer, but if you are unable to do so, you can use the Voice Message system: Instructions to use the Access Control Voice Message system:
Call 239-986-8627 or 888-994-4117 and if asked to do so, enter your PIN number. You will be prompted to confirm your home address and announce the following information for your visitor:
• Name: (Say the name of your visitor – example “Perfect AC Systems”)
• Date: (Say the date – example, “September 21”)
private Facebook group has 170 members and its where you can view all the photos from the luncheons and interest groups. Due to limited space, only a few make it into the Gazette. If your interest group would like to share photos, please text or email to me to post.
• Time: (You do not need to state the time)
• Number of days: (say the number of days –example “one day”, or “2 days, etc”
• Press pound when you are finished: (press # on your phone and wait for the call to be automatically disconnected before hanging up).
The dwellingLIVE voice system should recognize your phone number and will place the voice recording in your online account file. When your visitor arrives, the gate attendant will access your online account and will listen to your voice message and will issue a pass to your visitor. You should add all of your phone numbers to your dwellingLIVE account. By doing this the system will recognize any of your phone numbers when you call to schedule visitor access.
We ask for your cooperation to either use the dwellingLIVE app on your smart phone or by accessing your account on your computer, or by using the voice system feature.
Please do not call the gate attendant to request visitor access as it is no longer necessary and will free up the attendant to more efficiently grant visitors access to Grandezza. For assistance or if you experience problems, send a note to Cheryl McFarland at cmcfarland@vestapropertyservices.com.
Community Boards and Officers
Grandezza Classified Ads
To place a classified ad e-mail suzbakgranmb@gmail. com > An ad will run for THREE [3] MONTHS after first submission (except for Service Offerings). Please notify us when the item has been sold or if you wish to have it deleted from the column so that you do not continue to receive phone calls. You must notify us to continue an ad for an additional cycle after the initial 3-month period has expired or it will be deleted. Submission month is noted at the end of each ad
Items for Sale
Suntrex adult tricycle: With over size tires with very little usage. Asking $350.00. Call 230-401-0939.
Sunburst shape mirror: 31 inches in diameter mirror by Tahari. AST $50.00. Call 239-401-0939.
Service Offerings
Airport Rides: Airport rides any time or day at affordable rates and a resident of Grandezza. Call or text Sue at 708-846-1985.
Concierge Service: Assists by Comer. Grandezza resident offering 5-star concierge and home watch services. For assistance call 407-928-4646.
Home Automation Services: Tyler’s Technology & Automation Services includingiPad/iPhone/Laptop Assistance & Tutorials. Call or Text 239-887-5049 for free estimates.
Home Health Care: Fox Private Home Healthcare is a family owned and operated service for in-home healthcare. Custom care options. Experienced, caring, and flexible with overnights and light housekeeping as options. Contact Donna Fox at 424-8968 or (mobile) 607-483-4428.
Nanny & Pet Sitter: Nanny/ light housekeeper/ house manager/ pet sitter with 20+ years of experience. Available evenings and weekends. Newborn through school aged children. CPR First Aid certified. Contact Jessica Ward at 203-556-6130.
Pet Sitting: Planning to travel and cannot take your 4-legged family member with you? Call Kathie Karp at 561-715-7868 or kthka8@gmail.com to stay at your home and watch over the welfare of your dog.
Travel Concierge: Retired fulltime resident, over 35 years travel experience offering the best prices & service for cruises, tours, packages, all-inclusive safaris...The advice is free, the planning priceless. Contact Larry @ Ljackman1@ aol.com.
Tutoring and Pet Sitting: Dog walker/caretaker and K-12 Certified English and Reading Tutor: Grandezza resident who will care for your family. 30 years of experience with pets and 20 years of experience with students. For more information call Shannon at 561-8084040 or email: shannonleaschwartz@gmail.com.
Neighborhood Watch Coordinators
Grandezza is a safer community because of Neighborhood Watch. Avalon Peggy Dempsey
Cypress
II (bldg 9-22)
• Call 911 for a crime-in-progress (emergency) or
• Call the police at 239-477-1000 to report suspicious activity/behavior (non-emergency)
• Call the Grandezza Gate at 239-498-8895 to inform them that the police may be coming and why.
• Notify your Neighborhood Watch Coordinator
Jay Montgomery D Nancy Banyard D Ann Cary D Wes Wilkins D
Solemar Bob Lindgren P Brian Vance VP/S Dan Williams T
Villa Grande Joseph Drummond P Mickey Wheeler VP Beth Feldman T Sarah Hartman S Steve Bajinski D Jeff Almo D
