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The EAST COUNTY Observer THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2011
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Alan Roth said. “I can’t tell you Allegiance was terrible. We just weren’t comfortable (with their performance).” Although there won’t be any major changes to the contract, supervisors hope to more clearly delineate their expectations of the new security provider, including measures such as specifying that the contractor must physically walk through each of the district’s three parks (at least twice per shift) and that the contractor must patrol each neighborhood at least twice each shift. “We want the new contractor to be much more familiar with the neighborhoods,” Roth said, noting a recent incident in which the security provider was asked to respond to a “suspicious solicitor” and, after nearly a year on the job, he did not know where some of the district’s main roadways were located. Supervisors in CDD 4, who renewed an annual contract with Allegiance in December, are continuing their discussions with residents about what types of services they de-
CDD 1
• The chairman for both CDDs 2 and 5 were contacted by a Manatee County official and informed the county has
budgeted $160,000 toward the repaving of portions of University Parkway in Lakewood Ranch. Work likely will be done in March. No money has been allocated to repairs along Lakewood Ranch Boulevard. • CDD 2 Supervisor Pete Bokach noted the mailbox at the Legacy gate had been removed by the U.S. Postal Service because the entity said it did not belong to them. Residents had been complaining the box was full. Town Hall staff has been directed to make a formal request to the U.S. Postal Service to place a mailbox in the area of the Legacy gatehouse. • CDD 2’s budget workshop will be held at 3 p.m., Feb. 24, at Town Hall. CDD 5’s budget
sire from the district’s security provider. At last week’s meeting, supervisors asked CDD 4 Supervisor Keith Davey, liaison to the Greenbrook Village Association’s Safety Committee,
to continue discussions with residents and the Safety Committee board and to develop a recommendation by the CDD’s February meeting. About 80 residents attended the Greenbrook Safety Com-
• District Engineer Mike Kennedy agreed to take photographs of some areas of the Summerfield Park neighborhood that need to be repaved and send them to the county for consideration. • Supervisors approved the use of Summerfield Lake for Lakewood Ranch Community Activities’ annual Youth Fishing Tournament Feb. 26, with a rain date of Feb. 27. Tournament participants will be allowed to use live bait. • The district’s budget workshop is scheduled for 7 p.m., Feb. 21, at Town Hall.
CDDs 2 and 5
workshop is scheduled for 3 p.m., Feb. 22, at Town Hall. • CDD 2 supervisors authorized staff to move forward with plans to make signage improvements to unmanned gates throughout the district. The signs are intended to redirect visitor traffic from those gates to the main entrances off Legacy Boulevard and Balmoral Woods Boulevard. Operations Director Ryan Heise said he expects to have new signage in place within a month.
CDD 4
• Supervisors directed Supervisor Keith Davey, liaison to the Greenbrook Village Homeowner’s Association’s Safety Committee, to work with the committee to develop recommendations for scope mittee meeting Jan. 10. Davey said the majority of residents there agreed contracting with the Manatee County Sheriff ’s Office for additional patrols in the area would best meet the community’s needs.
of services for the district’s security contractor before the board’s February meeting.
Inter-District Authority
• Supervisors continued the meeting to 1 p.m., Jan. 27, at which time they will discuss how to proceed finding a replacement for Bob Fernandez, executive director of Town Hall. Fernandez on Jan. 18 submitted his resignation, which is effective Feb. 18. • Supervisors approved for staff to move forward with Phase 4 of the IDA’s irrigation study, which will include prioritizing potential improvements that are site specific, definitive solutions and include cost estimates for mitigating inefficiencies in the district’s irrigation system. Both CDDs 1 and 4 currently have unarmed patrols with Allegiance. Officers are tasked with observing and reporting suspicious activity in the area. Contact Pam Eubanks at peubanks@yourobserver.com. Cortez Road 41
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