There is a moment in what the rest of the country calls Fall, that you find yourself outside in Florida early in the morning or late at night and like a fever, you feel the heat break. A certain chill takes the air. Like me and Sandy that one Summer Night. And just like that Summer is over. Never mind the temperature will be in the 90’s again the next day, the season has passed in a moment. Time for football and the countdown to the holidays and the New Year. Already.
Things are hopping in the neighborhood. If you get this newsletter and read it quickly, you might hear about the Neighborhood Night Out on October 3rd. Special shoutout to Daniel for making this all happen. A lot of people never deal with a third or late shift. It is amazing how much of normal depends on that heroic and usually not requested shift. Now most of our neighbors will have already experienced the event by the time these words get to their eyes and was it not a blast? Were you not entertained? And no rain this year! The food trucks were amazing. We had mini golf again. We decided against the teen tattoo artist, but we might have had balloon animals (but probably not) but by golly, that bounce house held its own even when Ed (a full-grown man) got inside and tested the boundaries of physics and good taste. You go Ed.
We had a special guest speaker at the September HOA Meeting. Jon C. Martin is the new code enforcement manager for the Board of County Commissioners. This follows the shifting of the Code Enforcement responsibility from the Sheriff’s Office to the County’s Development Services Department. Jon emphasized the need for solution-based enforcement as opposed to fines and harassment for violators. We hope to have a broader presentation where all interested will come and hear what Jon is offering and how it can help support our neighborhood and keep the property values where we all want to maintain.
The General Membership Meeting is October 8th. While Winter Woods residents are welcome at every board meeting, this one is special – this is one time of the year when you get to participate in the HOA Board Meeting should you have business for the board. We will commence at 7:00 pm on Thursday, October 8th at South Seminole Church of Christ on Lake Howell Rd or online via zoom. I dare you to participate! If you can’t come in person, we always have Zook available. Just email winterwoodshoa@gmail.com and we’ll send you the Zoom link.
The legendary Winter Woods Fall Garage Sale will be on November 7th . If we can get the same turn out as those Candy Zombies (trick or treaters) we will have a fantastic sale.
Speaking of Zombies, this year we are spreading some happy haunting this Halloween season! We’ve kicked things off and delivered several “boo baskets” throughout the neighborhood – help us keep it going all the way to Halloween! Some instructions are on our Facebook group and printed copies of the flyer are available in the book box at the corner of Poinciana and Sussex.
I have not mentioned this in a while, but paying your meager $25 Dues is a good thing. You may have door knockers asking why the charm of the newsletters and the hope of community has not been validated by you the homeowners, but like Halloween, you will be surprised. Knock, knock. Unlike the change of seasons, you should always feel the neighborhood come together. Enjoy Fall!