September 2019 Neighborhood Meeting

September 24, 2019 Neighborhood Meeting

Happy Fall, CPCA Neighbors

-Our meeting last night opened with the Pledge of Allegiance led by our Vice President Michelle DiMaria, who also chaired the meeting.  

-Michelle reminded us that we will be voting for CPCA Board members at our October meeting.  As of now our slate consists of all the present Board members: Pat Rathburn, President, Michelle DiMaria, VP, Joe Russell, Treasurer, Virginia Russell, Secretary.  The Directors are Rhonda Kramer, Heather Cunniff, Jodi Perraud. We welcome any nominations for the Board and hope to see a good turnout at the October 28th meeting, the final Tuesday of the month.

-Our guest speakers were Nectaria Chakas, a lawyer with the Lochrie&Chakas firm representing the proposed development Poinciana Crossing, and Tam English, CEO of the Housing Authority. The project will be built on the empty lot on SW 1st Avenue just south of 17th Street, adjacent to the railroad tracks. We were shown artist renderings of the proposed affordable  housing for lower-to-mid income earners.  There will be 113, one and two bedroom units for qualified residents.  Qualifications will include proof of salaries and criminal background checks.  The proposed project will be presented to the DRC  ( Development Review Council). The project will not be required to present their plans for a public hearing as it is in compliance with zoning/ land use.   If approved by DRC construction would begin the summer of 2020 and would  last approximately 12-14 months. Looks like this is a done deal.  

-CPCA Neighbors, we had a very poor turnout last night and it seems to be a trend.  We have the same loyal handful who show up at the meetings, but that just isn’t enough. We meet every January, February, May, June, September and October on the final Tuesday of those months. We publish notices on nextdoor.com a few days before a meeting, and we put signs out in the neighborhood. We invite Fort Lauderdale Police officers to give us their crime report, and we try to have speakers with important topics at every meeting. Unfortunately, when we only have five people show up it is embarrassing to us and our guest speakers. Help us find out what you would like to hear or have addressed at our Neighborhood meetings. We are here for you, let us hear from you.  

-50/50 raffle was won by Joe Russell who donated his winnings back to CPCA.

-minutes by Virginia-Secretary