Monday, July 31, 2017

West Villages: Next District Meeting and Annual Budget Meeting is August 10, 2017.

Sarasota Herald-Tribune Miscellaneous Notices


WEST VILLAGES
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2017/2018 BUDGET AND NOTICE OF REGULAR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS; MEETING


The Board of Supervisors of the West Villages Improvement District will hold a Public Hearing on August 10, 2017, at 11:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as can be heard, in a Meeting Room of the City of North Port located at 4970 City Hall Boulevard, North Port, Florida 34286 for the purpose of hearing comments and objections on the adoption of the budget of the District for the Fiscal Year 2017/2018. A regular board meeting of the District will also be held at that time where the Board may consider any other business that may properly come before it.

A copy of the agenda and budget may be obtained from the District's website or at the offices of the District Manager, 2501A Burns Road, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410, Telephone: (561) 630-4922 and/or toll free at 1-877-737-4922, during normal business hours.

The public hearing and meeting are open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law for special districts. The public hearing and meeting may be continued to a date, time and place to be specified on the record at the meeting. There may be occasions when staff or Supervisors may participate by speaker telephone.

Any person requiring special accommodations at this meeting because of a disability or physical impairment should contact the District Office at (561) 630-4922 at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service at 1-800-955-8770, for aid in contacting the District Office.

Each person who decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at the public hearings or meeting is advised that person will need a record of proceedings and that accordingly, the person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which such appeal is to be based.

Meetings may be cancelled from time to time without advertised notice.

Todd Wodraska
District Manager
WEST VILLAGES IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
www.westvillagesid.org
PUBLISH: SARASOTA HERALD TRIBUNE - 07/21/17; 07/28/17




Thanks,
Ali


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Monday, July 17, 2017

West Villages: Notice Regarding West Villages Improvement Distric Annual Assessments

Post copied from https://granparadisovillage.blogspot.com/2017/07/gran-paradiso-notice-in-mail-regarding.html



Hi, Friends and neighbors -

It has been a while since I last blogged about the district meetings. Mostly, because there really didn't seem to be much "meaty news" in the proceedings for a while. There has been a lot of general business stuff (like authorizations to pay vendors' bills, work orders, formal process requirements of items already addressed, and these kind of things), but not much of anything truly noteworthy at the ones I have been able to attend...until recently...

Most homeowners, if not all, that live in the district have by now received a notice in the mail about the bond funds being refinanced. From talking to neighbors, there does seem to be quite a bit of concern, confusion, and questions out there about it. So, let me just give a brief summary of the basic plan and what it means.

It was said outright at the last West Villages Improvement District Supervisory Board meeting on June 29th that individual residents' annual assessments are to remain the same and have the same maturity date. The plan is to refinance the bonds at terms more favorable to the district, so as to increase the total volume of funds that are available for various projects and services needed to improve the district. There will be more money for the district to use for operations and improvements, irrigation improvements for one, but not costing residents more in the process.

A public hearing is required for them to move forward on this. It was suggested and set to occur with the next regular board meeting on August 10th. These are generally held at North Port City Hall off Sumter beginning at 11am.

Hope that helps clarify some, and hope to see you at the next meeting!
Ali



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Realtor®, Lic. Broker #BK3284964
West Villages Realty LLC
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Saturday, July 8, 2017

West Villages: 4th Top-Selling Master-Planned Community in the United States


Our area remains a top-ranked choice in popularity across the nation!

Below taken from developer info newsletter/email http://mailchi.mp/d9bb13172f21/were-number-4?e=a9d3178443



RCLCO Ranks West Villages Florida
Number 4 in Nation
 


RCLCO Real Estate Advisors has ranked West Villages Florida as the 4th Top-Selling Master-Planned Community in the United States in the first half of the year.

Already one of the fastest-selling new home communities in the United States, West Villages in south Sarasota County had 526 sales in the first half of 2017.

“We are proud to be ranked so highly on this prestigious list,” said Paul Erhardt, President of West Villages. “The momentum we are building is beginning to capture national attention as we put in place the building blocks for West Villages to be the most desirable new home town in the country.”

The community is home to the area’s finest and most reputable builders including Mattamy Homes, Neal Communities, Lennar, DiVosta, WCI Communities, Sam Rodgers Homes, D.R. Horton and M/I Homes.

West Villages also recently placed in the number four slot on the annual John Burns Real Estate Consulting list of top-selling master-planned communities in the United States. There were 848 new home sales in West Villages in 2016.  West Villages is comprised of five actively selling neighborhoods, including Sarasota National, Gran Paradiso, Grand Palm, Island Walk and Renaissance.  Two new communities are planned to open later this year.




Contact us at West Villages Realty LLC to assist you in purchasing your new home in this fabulous region!

Thanks for reading,
Ali



Ali H. Johnston, MHA, MBA in Real Estate
Realtor®, Lic. Broker #BK3284964
West Villages Realty LLC
Office: 941-460-3179
www.WestVillagesRealty.com








Friday, July 7, 2017

Venice City Bicycle Ride


Monthly City Bicycle Ride
(Open to Public)

When: Wednesday, July 12, 2017
Where: Venice City Hall parking lot, 401 W. Venice Ave
Time: 10:00 AM
City of Venice Bicycle Pedestrian Coordinator, Darlene Culpepper, leads a monthly bicycle ride in the city. The free ride takes place on the second Wednesday of each month at 10 a.m. 

It's a fun and casual, 6-mile ride around the Island of Venice, traveling along the ever-so-popular Venice Island Loop. There will be a brief safety discussion prior to the ride, as the group will be riding along shared bicycle lanes.

Participants will need to bring their own bike and will be required to wear a helmet and sign a short waiver.

For more information, or to RSVP, email Darlene Culpepper at dculpepper@venicegov.com









Ali H. Johnston, MHA, MBA in Real Estate
Realtor®, Lic. Broker #BK3284964
West Villages Realty LLC
Office: 941-460-3179
www.WestVillagesRealty.com

Sarasota National Community


Thursday, July 6, 2017

Maine Lobster Fest at the Italian American Club of Venice

Maine Lobster Fest
 Italian American Club of Venice
1375 Ringling Dr., Venice
Saturday, July 8, 2017
Time: 3:00 PM

7th Annual Italian American Club Midsummer Festival.
Menu includes: shrimp cocktail, salad, rolls, clam chowder, 1 1/4 lb fresh Maine lobster, coleslaw, corn on the cob, red skin potatoes, key lime pie, coffee.
Assigned seating.
Top shelf liquor raffle.
Cash bar available.
Cost, $28 donation for members; $33 for guests.
3-4 p.m. cocktails, dinner to follow.
For tickets call Johanna, 941-468-5013.
No takeouts; no refunds.
Limited seating; get your tickets today.









Ali H. Johnston, MHA, MBA in Real Estate
Realtor®, Lic. Broker #BK3284964
West Villages Realty LLC
Office: 941-460-3179
www.WestVillagesRealty.com

Sarasota National Community