March 26, 2013 Neighborhood Meeting

Croissant Park General Meeting March 2013

Happy Spring, Neighbors!

Our March meeting started at 7:15 Tuesday night with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Board member Michelle. Other Board members in attendance were Rhonda, Karla, Heather, Beth, Joe, Loren and Virginia. The neighborhood crime report was first on the agenda.  Our regular FLPD Officers Jackson and Stevens were attending a special training class, so Officers Billins and Loveras were there to report that we had a relatively quiet month of crime.  Two home burglaries were reported: one was a vacant house, the other involved the theft of copper sheathing. Several bags of mulch were stolen from a home on SW 16th Court.  A burglary occurred at Croissant Park Elementary School and the burglar was caught.  Not included in the FLPD report was a neighbor’s report of graffiti on a car at SW 13th St. 

Beth introduced our speaker Bryan Tozzie, a horticulturist extraordinaire from Alexander’s Landscaping & Plant Farm.  He specializes in native plants that create natural habitats for birds, butterflies, wildlife and humans.  He brought many specimens and discussed the attributes and requirements of each one.  Bryan is very knowledgable and enthusiastic about creating beautiful and environmentally beneficial gardens.  Alexander’s is located at 830 S Flamingo Rd, Davie, 954 472-5039.  www.alexfarm.com.  Visit Bryan and his menagerie at the 5 acre farm and check out all the wonderful plants he has for sale, many of which he has raised from seed.  You can get palms of many ages and sizes, too.

Rhonda has informed us that the contents of the CP Association trailer will be available for anyone interested.  There are some plastic chairs, folding tables, tents and tent poles.  A notice will be posted on the Nextdoor website as to the day and location of the giveaway. Stay tuned.

We asked everyone attending the meeting if there were any guest speakers they would like to see at future meetings.  One neighbor suggested that we invite our District IV Commissioner Romney Rogers to give us a status report on the City doings.  Good idea-we will work on that.

The 50/50 lucky raffle winner was Millie.  She is the proud owner of a healthy native plant from Alexander’s Farm.  Fritz Kramer won the 50/50 cash prize.  

Hope to see you at the May 28th meeting.

Virginia-Secretary