News & Announcements 

The Beach access stairs at E. Shell Lane and E. Barefoot Pl. have been repaired. It was a long process due to changes in the permitting process in our county and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection regarding emergency repairs, the requirement to re-engineer both sets of steps and the backlog of available contractors due to the large amount of tornado damage in Vero Beach. Thanks to Dockside Builders for coming to our rescue when few other showed interest in the job. Thanks to Bill Stoddard of Schulke, Bittle and Stoddard, LLC for the engineering designs and to Steve Melchiori, John Finn and Michael Flax for working with the contractors to get them on board and get the job done to our satisfaction.

The members approved $20,000 from the reserve fund for the stair repairs at the last annual meeting and the project came in under budget at $16,889.85.

All three access stairs are functional. Enjoy!

The SIA Board of Directors

Minutes  from the open SIA Board meeting on Tuesday Jan. 21, 2025 at 2pm at 1990 W. Barefoot Pl.

Attending: Pres. Michael Flax, VP John Finn, Board Members Steve Melchiori and Walter Garrard. Absent – Sec./Treas. John Lehnhardt

Meeting called to order at 2pm

Agenda:

1. Review review and vote on revised site plan for the proposed house construction on the lot at 1990 W. Barefoot Pl. The Board reviewed the revised plans for the layout of the house on the lot. These plans meet the criteria established at the last board meeting to save one additional oak tree that forms the canopy over the SIA owned cul de sac. It was moved and seconded to approved the revised plan. Sec./Treas. Lehnhardt will be instructed to inform the owner and builder, which has been done.

2.        The attendees also reviewed new bids for our mowing contract and tentatively selected   the lowest bidder. President Flax will recontact the bidders to see if there are any changes   in their numbers and let us know how it went.

Meeting adjourned at 2:15pm

John Lehnhardt – Sec./Treas.

There will be an open SIA Board meeting on Tuesday Jan. 21, 2025 at 1990 W. Barefoot Pl.

Agenda:

Review review and vote on revised site plan for the proposed house construction on the lot at 1990 W. Barefoot Pl.

This meeting will be very short as this is the only agenda item.

All SIA members are welcome to attend.

John Lehnhardt – Sec./Treas.

Minutes from the Open Board of Directors meeting 1-10-25 are now posted on this website under the minutes heading.

Open SIA Board of Directors Meeting:

When:  Friday 1-10-25

Where: in the driveway at 1995 – 11am W. Barefoot Pl.

Agenda

1.  Review, discuss and vote on ARC recommendation to accept Smith house designs for 1990 W. Barefoot Pl..

2. Financial update – dues status, account balance, funds spent too date for FY 24-25

Followup items from the Annual Meeting 11-9-24

1. Set in motion review of ARC guidelines

– establish committee

– select committee chair

– establish scope

– set timeline for completion

2. review current contract for mowing

– consider inclusion of beach access areas, around mail boxes and cul de sacs for regular trimming

– determine scope we want for the contract

– board member to talk with Panta or other folks

3. sign system for folks driving to the beach crossovers to drop folks off

– do we want to design something?

4. Compliance for Commercial building for vegetative screening issue

– do we want to contact the owner and how should we approach this

5. Clearing up of vacant lots

– decide on an approach to this issue – ARC guideline inclusion?

6. Maintenance

– stairs update

– pot hole filling

7. Board certification requirement

– 4 hours on line training required 

This meeting will last no more than 1 hour.

 

To date 42 of our 69 members have sent in their dues for next year. Thanks to those who have done so.

Everyone should have received their invoice in the mail.

Now is a good time for those who have not paid yet to do so before the Jan. 1 deadline.

Please either mail them to:

SIA , P.O. Box 700160, Wabasso, FL 32970 

or drop them off in the shopping bag hanging on the left side of the garage at 1991 W. Barefoot Pl.

Thanks and we hope you all have a great holiday season!

The Board of Directors