Croissant Park Civic Association 

Minutes of the General Meeting October 26, 2021 

Hello Croissant Park Neighbors, 

The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Heather at 7:02 pm. —Board members attending were Pat Rathburn, Michelle DiMaria, Virginia Russell, Joe Russell, Rhonda Kramer, Heather Cunniff, Jodi Perraud, and Larry Jackson.

Officers Gowans and Lopez reported a changing of the guard as to the officers who will be patrolling Croissant Park. The restructuring will include more officers and manpower. They will continue to coordinate with the civic associations, keeping us informed of the crime that occurs in our area. We had three residential burglaries and two auto burglaries. The officers continue to remind us to lock our cars, including in our driveways/carports. Both auto burglaries occurred in unlocked cars. They also remind us not to leave desirable items in plain view inside the car because that will lead to a broken window and theft. Also, key fobs in your house are often close enough to the car to cause your car to be unlocked. Test it to see if this condition exists. If it does, move the key fob further away from your car. Be vigilant in your neighborhood: is there a pool service truck at your neighbor’s house and your neighbor doesn’t have a pool? Or a landscaping truck is parked at your neighbor’s property and they take care of their own yard? These are some of the scams to beware of. While someone is “cleaning the pool” where there is no pool, someone could be casing the property. Get to know your neighbors.

The election committee for the slate of the CPCA Board of Directors was Jean Ready, John Mangione, Michelle DiMaria, and Jodi Perraud. There were no nominations from the floor and the existing slate of the Board was approved by the members attending the meeting. 

Our speaker tonight was Evan McCarthy from Happy Bee Honey Club. He is our locally famous bee guy who will humanely remove a beehive from your property. Evan stressed the importance of saving the bees that pollinate our world, rather than exterminating them. Evan and his bee-stung crew carefully remove the hive and relocate it to one of the four bee sanctuaries in Ft. Lauderdale. Happy Bee Honey Club is a non-profit organization. They sell the harvested honey at local farmers’ markets. If you eat locally harvested honey it may help to prevent allergies. 

—A discussion about the Poinciana Crossing apartment building that is nearly finished on SE 1st Avenue, just east of the railroad track and the playing field at Croissant Park Elementary School. We feel that we may have been misled when it was presented to our CPCA meeting. It is not within our physical boundaries but it affects our neighborhood. Our Board member Heather will follow up with the City to answer our queries. 

—Board member Jodi will bring neighbor, Ron B. Wilson to our January meeting to talk about his photography book Resilience. Should be interesting. That will be at our January meeting at the Community Center on January 25th, 2022. Wow, time marches on! 

Minutes by Virginia-Secretary 

Pictures by Rhonda - director

CPCA 2017 Elections

Hear ye, Hear ye! Croissant Park Board Elections- If you would like to do something for your neighborhood, consider joining the Board of the Croissant Park Civic Association.  For more information, talk to any Board member, whose names are:  Pat Rathburn, Michelle DiMaria, Jodi Perraud, Nicohle Kallio, Beth Falkenhagen, Rhonda Kramer, Virginia and Joe Russell.  Then attend the September 27  Membership Meeting.  

Meet the Candidates

 Everyone is invited - please come meet the candidates so you will know who you want to represent you!  Then all you have to do is VOTE.

The newly drawn Broward County District 7 includes substantial parts 

of Fort Lauderdale,  the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International 

Airport, and Port Everglades. 

The Democratic Primary Election is on August 14, 2012. Information 

about voting can be found at  http://www.browardsoe.org/ 

Harbordale Civic Association  

Croissant Park Civic Association  

Everyone is welcome and parking is available 

at the adjacent shopping centers 

Meet the Candidates 

For Broward County District 7 

August 1 at 7:00 PM 

Who Will Represent You? 

Ken Keechel, Former Broward County Commissioner 

Charlotte Rodstrom, City of Ft. Lauderdale Commissioner  

Tim Ryan, Former State Representative 

Embassy Suites Hotel 

SE 17th Street and  

Cordova Road,  

Fort Lauderdale 

Dist IV Commissioner - Candidates Forum

click here for Candidates Forum info flyer

Sponsored by the City of Fort Lauderdale for Croissant Park, Poinciana Park & Harbordale Civic Associations.

If you don't know who to vote for .... here is your chance to hear both Romney Rogers and Jacqui Scott so you can make an informed decision.

See you there.

Commissioner Debates

Commission Seat Debate - Rogers & Scott

click above for flyer information

Early Voting

If you are voting for the Presidential Primary, there is early voting. January 21 - 28 10am - 6pm.

Here are the locations < Click Here >

The closest location to Croissant Park is the Main Library Downtown.

Voters are required by law to present a photo and signature ID, such as a driver's license, military ID or U.S. passport.

All registered Republicans are eligible to vote.

To make voting go faster, bring a photo identification that includes a signature. A drivers license or Florida state ID works best. Also allowed: passports, military, student, public assistance or neighborhood association IDs, and debit or credit cards. If the picture ID does not contain a signature, an additional piece of identification can be provided to match up with the signature.

Absentee voters: You can now track the status of your request using the new Free Access System. Simply supply the requested information on the Division of Elections website here: http://registration.election.myflorida.com

You will be able to see exactly when your ballot was mailed, and when it is received by the office once you have returned it

Are You Registered to Vote 2012?

Yes, its that time. Many Elections are coming ahead for us in good ole Croissant Park, our local Fort Lauderdale Election in March, Republican Primary in January, Our Congressional Seat and Presidential Office in November.

You know the old adage, "you can't complain if you don't VOTE !! "

Here are some links for you to get more information and register now.

• Voter Registration - Florida Division of Elections
• Voter Registration Lookup- Florida Division of Elections
  
• Absentee/Vote at Home Requests- Broward County- Supervisor of Elections - if you received absentee ballots in the past- you will NOT in the future. You must request them again.