REFLECTION AND WISHES
As the year draws to a close, and the holidays approach, I find myself thinking about the year…it was tough for many of us, as we said good-bye to beloved family members. Yet, with loss, comes fond memories and years of unconditional love. This can never be taken from us.
With a new council, came wonderful changes and accomplishments reflective of our desire to keep and cherish our wonderful community and rural lifestyle. These men have been a blessing.
As we ring in 2022, think about the goals you wish to achieve as an individual, and those you wish to achieve as a community…perhaps a resolution will be more involvement? What greater gift to give than of your time, and of your heart.
Finally, celebrate with those you love, and enjoy yourselves! Please be safe and responsible…respect your neighbors and their farm animals…obey local laws. Let’s start January 1, 2022, with smiles and hopes for new beginnings.
UPCOMING EVENTS
December 4th @ Rolling Oaks Park: Chili Cook-off and Car Show sponsored by The SWR Parks Foundation and benefitting all of our local SWR parks, featuring classic cars, chili competition, music, vendor booths, kids-zone, and so much more.
December 12th @ Equestrian Park: Sunshine Ranches HOA holiday gathering with food, beverages, dj, petting zoo, police & fire demos, and so much more.
REMINDERS
If you would like to become more involved in the SRHOA, we have committees which need volunteers. Feel free to contact the board with your interests.
Do you feel extra traffic or equestrian signage is needed on your street? If so, please reach-out to Michelle McBride and Marianne Allen; the ladies are locating sites. This mapping will wrap-up soon, so do not hesitate.
Our town’s charter is up for review. A committee has been appointed by the council. One of our residents, Marianne Allen, is proudly serving on this committee and wishes to have our/your input. For your convenience, please utilize the following url or QR code to access the charter: tinyurl.com/SWRCharter
Mayor Breitkreuz’s next “Q & A with Mayor Steve Breitkreuz” will be on December 8th. Please join Steve’s Zoom meeting to enjoy a relaxed and collegial discussion concerning events and needs of the Southwest Ranches community.
Remember, the Council meets face-to-face at Town Hall on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month. Occasionally, dates may change. Please check the Southwest Rancher and/or www.southwestranches.org for meeting dates, times, and agendas.
Please stay connected…join our SRHOA Gmail (sunshinerancheshoa@gmail.com), visit our website (www.sunshineranches.org), or view our posts at facebook.com/SunshineRanches.
As always be safe, be happy, and be loved.
I wish you all the very best!
See you in ’22!
Chris
I am thankful to all the service men and women; I am thankful for the love of family and friends, past and present, who honor our nation.
I am thankful for:
A wonderful home and community in which to live, having had two wonderful parents, my bond with my amazing sister, and the blessings of nature.
Amazing friends, incredible town staff, hardworking council, and dedicated police department, who care about the betterment and safety of our community.
I am thankful for:
Vibrant community events which gather us together to fundraise for our parks and scholarship fund, and enhance our commitment to families
and rural values:
November 20th @ Equestrian Park: All-day fundraiser benefitting West Broward High School featuring cow-pie bingo, corn hole toss, petting zoo, dj, goat yoga, food, and so much more.
December 4th @ Rolling Oaks Park: Chili Cook-off and Car Show sponsored by The SWR Parks Foundation and benefitting all of our local SWR parks featuring classic cars, chili competition, music, vendor booths, kids-zone, and so much more.
December 12th @ Equestrian Park: Sunshine Ranches HOA holiday gathering with food, beverages, dj, petting zoo, police & fire demos, and so much more.
I am thankful for:
An ongoing duty to our residents’, their well-being, and involvement in our community:
If you would like to become more involved in the SRHOA, we have committees which need volunteers. Feel free to contact the board with your interests.
Do you feel extra traffic or equestrian signage is needed on your street? If so, please reach-out to Michelle McBride and Marianne Allen; the ladies are locating sites. This mapping will wrap-up soon, so do not hesitate.
Our town’s charter is up for review. A committee has been appointed by the council. One of our residents, Marianne Allen, is proudly serving on this committee and wishes to have our/your input. For your convenience, please utilize the following url or QR code to access the charter: tinyurl.com/SWRCharter
Mayor Breitkreuz’s next “Q & A with Mayor Steve Breitkreuz” will be on November 10th. Please join Steve’s Zoom meeting to enjoy a relaxed and collegial discussion concerning events and needs of the Southwest Ranches community.
Remember, the Council now meets face-to-face at Town Hall on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month. Occasionally, dates may change. Please check the Southwest Rancher and/or www.southwestranches.org for meeting dates, times, and agendas.
Please stay connected…join our SRHOA Gmail (sunshinerancheshoa@gmail.com), visit our website (www.sunshineranches.org), or view our posts at facebook.com/SunshineRanches.
As always be safe, be happy, and be loved.
Chris
I AM THANKFUL FOR YOU!
Updated: Mar 5, 2022
The meeting was called to order at 7:36 PM by President Christina Brownlow, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Chris welcomed everyone. Next month’s meeting will be on Wednesday, October 27th via Zoom.
Ms. Ivonne Perez-Suarez, Consumer Outreach Coordinator, Education and Outreach, Division of Consumer Services, Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, was our guest speaker and gave an informational presentation on fraud and how to be protected from scams. Did you know that scammers cheat seniors out of approximately $2.9 billion annually? Some tips: Don’t give out personal information, don’t pay with a wire transfer or gift cards, don’t rely on caller ID displays, and ignore unsolicited offers. Florida Consumer e-Newsletters and other materials are available for us to be informed. FloridaConsumerHelp.com is the State’s clearinghouse for consumer complaints.
Davie Police/Crime Report: Detective Hobales provided an update for August: issued 133 citations, 59 in Sunshine Ranches. August year to date figures: Commercial burglaries: 5 this year vs. 6 Last Year (LY); commercial thefts: 2 vs. 2 LY; motor vehicle burglaries: 23 vs. 55 LY; motor vehicle thefts: 13 vs. 15 LY. Officer Laguna encouraged all, “DON’T BE COMPLACENT!!” All of the car thefts were due to the key fobs being left in the cars! Please remove the key fobs from your cars and lock your vehicles!!
Town Council Member Comments:
Mayor Steve Breitkreuz highlighted an item that the Town has been working on for about 4 years and got completed last week: New commercial retail business will no longer be allowed to open up any more in our town. This will preserve our rural lifestyle, reduce traffic, and not allow residential homes to be used as businesses, among other things.
HOA Pres. Chris thanked the Mayor for a lovely event on 9/11. She advised that we will be highlighting the Pirie family that is cleaning up sections of the town out of their own kindness and community service. Chris asked about the Charter review. Mayor stated that this is not something we do often, since this is basically our constitution as a town. We have a good committee which is important, and Chris advised that there will be further info in The Waggler for residents to review the info.
David Kuczenski, Councilman said: “If you see something, report it!!” There was an issue that he experienced regarding illegal dumping on a property this evening. He also encouraged folks to participate in the food drop off for Haiti in the Town. David gave an update on the bidding for some of the road work that will be resurfaced. Also working on a speeding committee advisory board to address the speeding in our area.
Jason Halberg, VP, announced our December 12 event to be held at the Equestrian Park to bring the residents together. It will be from 1-3 pm and will be super fun for the kids and all the residents! We will have T-shirts for all members, food, music, a petting zoo including ponies, and the police and fire departments will be there as well!
Update on entryway signs: we have a company that will be updating and painting the signs. This is some of the ways that our HOA funds get put to use (in addition to the December neighbor event). Additionally, we will want to use some of our funds to also contribute to the Scholarship fund.
Treasurer’s report: Balance $30,834.74 as of July 31.
Membership report: We had an additional 11 members this month, total members are 319! To note, 19 members have paid double the fee and one member paid $450! Vilma acknowledged and thanked the council members, Mayor and board for their commitment to the Town.
Meeting was adjourned at 9:06 PM.