Just in from Sector 4 Crime Prevention Officer Bryan Tittle
Holiday Celebration Safety
Here is some great information from AAA. They are again offering the Tow to Go program, which offers intoxicated people a free tow, taking both the driver and the vehicle safely home. Anyone who needs this service can call 1-800-AAA-HELP (which is also their 24-hour emergency road service number.) The caller does not have to be AAA member and there is no charge. This service runs through and including 1/1/08.
If you ever need this on other holidays, there is a list of the ones the service covers on their website at www.aaasouth.com/acs_news/tow_to_go.asp. Those dates are for 2007; you can check back in 2008 for a revised list.
Tow To Go
2008 Holiday Schedule & Fact Sheet
A Partnership Between AAA Auto Club South & Budweiser
A program offering Members and Nonmembers, a confidential free-ride home and tow of their vehicle in order to avoid a potential drunk-driving situation.
Since its inception in 1998, "Tow to Go" has safely removed more than 7,000 potentially drunk drivers from the roads
Call 1-800-AAA-HELP -- the call will be directed to a ERS Call Center, depending on where the call originates
The AAA call taker knows to dispatch a contractor participating in the program (contractors have already agreed to be a part of the program)
The AAA contractor arrives at the vehicle and takes the vehicle and the driver safely home, free of charge to the motorist
Also please remember to use a designated driver. Even a small amount of intoxicants can cause impairment before you even realize it. Many of the local cab companies have also offered similar programs in the past. Drink responsibly and have a safe and happy holiday season!!.
Sunday, December 23, 2007
HAPPY HOLIDAY'S
I would like to wish everybody a very happy holiday. It has been a good year for Bent Oak, with out everybody's help and time you have spent watching out for your neighbors, and have them watching out for you, we could have had more problems than what we did. With Christmas right around the corner, and then comes the New Year, so if you are going to be on the roads new years eve please drive Safe!!!! Lets have a great 2008, again thank you for a good year...... Dave Sukkert
Friday, December 14, 2007
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Santa: “OK, here is Bent Oak in Apopka, FL…. nice community. They always decorate their homes, and even put out luminaries on Christmas Eve to help guide my sleigh. Surely everyone there has been good! We can just pack up the presents they put on their lists and deliver them, right???”
Elf: “I’m checking out Bent Oak on my visual GPS right now, Santa. Whoa! Bent Oak should look great by the time you and Rudolph get there!
“ Yep, Santa….Bent Oak has definitely been good this y……OOPS! Wait a minute…..Oh no! There are some boats and trailers parked in driveways instead of behind the fences. There are far more cars than necessary parked on the streets and some are in the boulevard. Maybe I spoke too soon about the debris on the streets. I think some folks just never will learn how to bundle their yard waste, and they are so inconsiderate when they put it out days ahead of pick-up. I’m afraid those kids playing down there might not be able to see those cars that are going a little too fast. Don’t they remember the speed limit is 25 mph??? Ouch! There is a lady who just slipped on a sidewalk and fell! I thought the neighbors remembered to pressure-wash their sidewalks after the summer rains, but I guess someone forgot! Phew! Someone also forgot to clean up after their dog as they walked it! And there are a few cats wandering around. I just hope none of the children will lose their pets. All pets should be kept inside or on a leash. ..so sad! “Okay…this is the last straw! I see someone vandalizing some Christmas decorations that are being put out now!
Santa: This sounds bad, but surely, everyone in Bent Oak is not being naughty! I hate putting coal in stockings instead of gifts!
Elf: No, Santa, most of the Bent Oak folks are good neighbors. It’s a beautiful community, and the property values are good. It’s still a little early to pack your sleigh. Let’s give those Bent Oak folks a few more days…you know, we’re just making the list…we must check it twice to find out who’s naughty or nice…..
Santa Claus is coming to town! Which list are you on this year??????
Santa: “OK, here is Bent Oak in Apopka, FL…. nice community. They always decorate their homes, and even put out luminaries on Christmas Eve to help guide my sleigh. Surely everyone there has been good! We can just pack up the presents they put on their lists and deliver them, right???”
Elf: “I’m checking out Bent Oak on my visual GPS right now, Santa. Whoa! Bent Oak should look great by the time you and Rudolph get there!
“ Yep, Santa….Bent Oak has definitely been good this y……OOPS! Wait a minute…..Oh no! There are some boats and trailers parked in driveways instead of behind the fences. There are far more cars than necessary parked on the streets and some are in the boulevard. Maybe I spoke too soon about the debris on the streets. I think some folks just never will learn how to bundle their yard waste, and they are so inconsiderate when they put it out days ahead of pick-up. I’m afraid those kids playing down there might not be able to see those cars that are going a little too fast. Don’t they remember the speed limit is 25 mph??? Ouch! There is a lady who just slipped on a sidewalk and fell! I thought the neighbors remembered to pressure-wash their sidewalks after the summer rains, but I guess someone forgot! Phew! Someone also forgot to clean up after their dog as they walked it! And there are a few cats wandering around. I just hope none of the children will lose their pets. All pets should be kept inside or on a leash. ..so sad! “Okay…this is the last straw! I see someone vandalizing some Christmas decorations that are being put out now!
Santa: This sounds bad, but surely, everyone in Bent Oak is not being naughty! I hate putting coal in stockings instead of gifts!
Elf: No, Santa, most of the Bent Oak folks are good neighbors. It’s a beautiful community, and the property values are good. It’s still a little early to pack your sleigh. Let’s give those Bent Oak folks a few more days…you know, we’re just making the list…we must check it twice to find out who’s naughty or nice…..
Santa Claus is coming to town! Which list are you on this year??????
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
A NOTE FROM THE PRESIDENT
Dear Bent Oak Residents,
Each year since Clay Springs Elementary School was built, the Bent Oak Board of Directors has received numerous calls from our residents about the congestion at our main entrance on weekday mornings. The concern is for the safety of children, both from our neighborhood and children who are dropped off in our entrance. Elementary school children stepping out from between parked cars are in jeopardy of not being spotted by vehicles driving through our entrance. There are other complaints as well, about the difficulty getting out of our neighborhood during morning drive time, and some of the residents near the entrance have had damage to their property. We've also had many requests for 'No Parking' signs, mostly from Bent Oak parents who don't feel the situation is safe for their children trying to walk to school.
The board has contacted the county for help in dealing with this situation presented to us by our residents, and the solution we have sought on more than one occasion was curbing for the four corner properties. The county has turned this request down each time, even with a turnover in our area representative. In trying to work with the county to help alleviate the risk, as this is essentially a road issue that the neighborhood has little control over, their solution was to put in the signage you now see on each corner. This signage accomplishes nothing other than to detract from the appearance of the entrance while offering no relief from the problems. If signs were to be our only recourse to increase the safety of the elementary school children, we requested that they at least be moved from their current position to farther away from the corner to create a bigger buffer for the entrance. We also requested that the signs limit 'No Parking' to the beginning and end of each school day. The county said that moving the signs would require a petition from the property owners in this area. However, there was not sufficient support from the property owners in proximity to the entrance so we will not be able to pursue this option. That leaves us at square one, except for the addition of the ridiculous signs the county put in place. At this time, since we cannot move the signs, and cannot curb, we will attempt to have the county remove the signs.
We know this issue is of great concern to many of you. Please feel free to contact Anita Roberts or one of the board members with your suggestions to address this situation. Meanwhile, at least you now know why we have those signs and that your board has been attempting to address this issue for quite some time.
Sincerely,
Gwen Comfort
President, Bent Oak Homeowners Association
Each year since Clay Springs Elementary School was built, the Bent Oak Board of Directors has received numerous calls from our residents about the congestion at our main entrance on weekday mornings. The concern is for the safety of children, both from our neighborhood and children who are dropped off in our entrance. Elementary school children stepping out from between parked cars are in jeopardy of not being spotted by vehicles driving through our entrance. There are other complaints as well, about the difficulty getting out of our neighborhood during morning drive time, and some of the residents near the entrance have had damage to their property. We've also had many requests for 'No Parking' signs, mostly from Bent Oak parents who don't feel the situation is safe for their children trying to walk to school.
The board has contacted the county for help in dealing with this situation presented to us by our residents, and the solution we have sought on more than one occasion was curbing for the four corner properties. The county has turned this request down each time, even with a turnover in our area representative. In trying to work with the county to help alleviate the risk, as this is essentially a road issue that the neighborhood has little control over, their solution was to put in the signage you now see on each corner. This signage accomplishes nothing other than to detract from the appearance of the entrance while offering no relief from the problems. If signs were to be our only recourse to increase the safety of the elementary school children, we requested that they at least be moved from their current position to farther away from the corner to create a bigger buffer for the entrance. We also requested that the signs limit 'No Parking' to the beginning and end of each school day. The county said that moving the signs would require a petition from the property owners in this area. However, there was not sufficient support from the property owners in proximity to the entrance so we will not be able to pursue this option. That leaves us at square one, except for the addition of the ridiculous signs the county put in place. At this time, since we cannot move the signs, and cannot curb, we will attempt to have the county remove the signs.
We know this issue is of great concern to many of you. Please feel free to contact Anita Roberts or one of the board members with your suggestions to address this situation. Meanwhile, at least you now know why we have those signs and that your board has been attempting to address this issue for quite some time.
Sincerely,
Gwen Comfort
President, Bent Oak Homeowners Association
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