February 2018 Croissant Park Neighborhood Meeting

 February 2018 Neighborhood Meeting

front row: Buddy Sherman, Michael Lawrence, Jennifer Ripple

Croissant Park Civic Association meeting began at 7:10 pm, was attended by all Board members: Pat Rathburn-President, Michelle DiMaria-Vice President, Joe Russell-Treasurer, Virginia Dill Russell-Secretary, and Directors Rhonda Kramer, Heather Cunniff and Jodi Perraud.

—Pledge of Allegiance

Officer Fernandez

Karla Carlson, Karen Vaughn, Rosemary Stamm, Jean Ready

—FLPD Neighborhood Crime Team report: Officer Fernandez reported that in the last month we had one residential burglary with one suspect currently, six vehicle burglaries in the Cemetery, one robbery where the victim claims to have been stabbed but provided no ID of the perp,  and one stolen motorcycle.  There have been a series of “bank follow-outs”, where a perp will follow someone who has made a cash withdrawal out of the bank.  Yachties are a typical target because they often withdraw cash for yacht business.  All in all Ofc. Fernandez told us we are lower in crime incidents than many surrounding neighborhoods.  The most common crimes occur when people leave valuables in plain sight in their cars, often when parked at the Cemetery.  Captain Dietrich replaced Capt. Dodson as District Commander at FLPD.

—Ben Sorensen, candidate for Commissioner District 4 spoke to us about sober homes and the WAVE.  He suggests that you email him at Ben@BenSSorensen.com to discuss any issues with him.  

Dr. Warren Sturman

—Warren Sturman, also candidate for Commissioner District 4 gave us a few minutes to discuss various issues.  Contact him on Facebook @WarrenSturmanFortLauderdale.

—The election for Commissioner Dist. 4 and for City Mayor is on Tuesday, March 13th.  This is an important election, so let’s all get out and VOTE.

—CPCA President Pat reports to us that she and some CP neighbors attended the Planning and Zoning Board meeting regarding legislation of sober homes in our neighborhoods.  There is legislation pending in Tallahassee that these homes will be required to be certified by the State.  They will have 60 days to get the certification as soon as the law is enacted.  Let Pat know by email patriciarathburn@gmail.com of known sober home addresses on your street.  Pat will assemble all the information she collects and present it as one entity to the powers that be.  A discussion followed, as our neighbor Buddy Sherman passionately expressed the great aspects of our family-friendly neighborhood and the threats that sober homes pose to the safety of our children and to our property values.

Tammy McClung

Tammy, Jodi, Heather, Virginia

The 50/50 raffle was won by Tammy McClung, who promptly returned her winnings over to the Association. Thank you, Tammy. There were also two lucky winners of our CPCA canvas shopping bags that are rapidly becoming collectors’ items.

Minutes by Virginia-Sec’y
Pics by Rhonda