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Pine Hills Safe Neighborhood Partnership ~ Autumn

landscaping work that was assisted by Chesley Cherizol, Akeem Clouden and Amari Clouden. The monument signage was funded by a grant from The Safe Neighborhood Partnership.

Hiawassa Highlands President, Rashida Ryan and Secretary, Ayannah Clouden, admire their attractive new neighborhood sign and their

WebEx Virtual Meeting Scheduled for Oct. 8, 7pm-8pm

Presenters for this meeting will be Laurie Gomez of Solar energy loan fund and Jeff Benavides, Orange County Chief Sustainability and Resilience Officer. They will be talking about the programs to help low and moderate income people obtain solar and also give insights on the safest way to go about it without being ripped off.

Contact Allison Rice for logon instructions and if you have questions or need to practice using WebEx before the meeting: 407-836-5621

The People’s Business, continued ~

From the Desk of ...Commissioner Siplin:New Parking Ordinance Takes Effect November 2, 2020

“Dual rear wheeled vehicles (semi-trucks, big rigs, commercial-use dual rear wheel vehicles) parking in residential neighborhoods and on the rights-of-way have become a public nuisance. As such, my colleagues and I approved new parking enforcement regulations and fines to help ensure the safety and well being of our communities. If you see any of these violations, dial 311 (M-F from 7AM-9PM and Sat-Sun from 9AM-5PM); submit via the OCFL 311 App (FREE); or call the Sheriff’s Office non-emergency number (407) 836-4357 

Pine Hills ChenMed staff inaugurate a multi-day grand opening in the Promenade Center at Hiawassee and Silver Star Roads.The ChenMed mission is to provide accountable, compassionate, and coordinated physician-led, family-oriented primary care. From its beginnings in the 1970s with the first primary care practice in Miami Gardens, Florida, ChenMed has offered affordable, human-centered care to medically

underserved communities that now number twenty-one locations nationwide.

PINE HILLS ROAD SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS

PROPOSED PINE HILLS ROAD IMPROVEMENTS

GATEWAY FEATURE AT SILVER STAR ROAD

Pine Hills Road Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety Improvements Project

To Address safety concerns along Pine Hills Road, Orange County Public Works was tasked to proceed with the redesign of Pine Hills Road from West Colonial to Bonnie Brae Circle. At the same time the NID requested the addition of a Gateway feature at the intersection of North Pine Hills Road and Silver Star Road.. The Gateway feature is now 60% through the design phase and will include a low wall, wayfinding signage and a gate sign tower. It is expected to be completed in the summer of 2021. Roadway safety

improvements including a new intersection mast arm and signal lights scheduled to be installed by the end of 2021.

Flooding Concerns Addressed...

Hastings Street Sewer Improvements include new Drainage Options

Upon evaluation several items needed to be addressed related to utilities and roads and drainage concerns on Hastings. Utilities replaced an asbestos cement force main on the west side of Hastings near the YMCA due to leaking problems (photo above). New PVC piping was laid under the road and run 700 feet north to Arundle that now ties into a new force main gravity system. This new utilities relocation combines with the roads and drainage projects with a goal to mitigate flooding issues in that vicinity immediately south of the YMCA. The remaining roads and drainage projects, including utilities, will commence work at and clean up of Lake Blanche. Project completion is scheduled for January. 

Ramil Celestin works with the Neighborhood Improvement District collecting up to a thousand illegal signs daily from Pine Hills rights-of-way