re: This week's news - Happy Memorial day to all

Hello everyone,

 

With memorial day just around the corner, I hope that each of us take a few minutes to reflect over the past years. Our country's service men and women  away from their families, and friends who fight for our freedom.

Throughout our lifetime, our armed forces have never let us down. They have given up their time, and all too often their lives for what they believe in. Some of us could certainly take a lesson from these brave men and women, some are barely older than our own children.

 

I hope that their constant battle stays in the hearts of all those here in Lexington Oaks as well as the rest of the country. We tend to delve into our own personal lives and forget about others and what conflicts they may be having.

 

Memorial day has different meanings I'm sure for all of us. The end of the school year, the beginning of summer, certainly down here the start of the hurricane season is one everyone's minds. Instead of complaining and tossing blame on others we should be thankful that we are alive, we have our families and friends close by, we have the ability to enjoy each day as it comes.

 

On this Memorial day let's show our patriotism. Raise your flags proudly. Let's show our support to our troops and rise above our personal opinions and views. Join together as a community, proud to be a part of Lexington Oaks, and proud to be an American.

 

I would like to wish everyone a very happy, and safe Memorial day weekend.

 

If you're wondering, what happened to most of this week's commentary I have included those I felt important at this time to include. The rest, I'm sorry to say, I for one as so many other residents are tired of the constant bickering and complaining that appears here on a weekly basis. 

 

This forum is for our community. I understand there are issues that do arise. I also understand that a lot of people do not have any idea as to where to go when they have a complaint or comment. But this constant mud slinging is amazing. We are all adults here, and it is unbelievable to week after week, have someone berate another resident. I for one think it's appalling and feel that perhaps we all need to do some soul searching. Is this what you want your community email to be. Is this what you want your community to turn into. Neighbor against neighbor.

 

We have a nice community here in Lexington Oaks. It's not perfect, but with who, or what is. We all need to work together to bring our community together, to make this the type of community we are proud to  live in. But it takes everyone to make an effort. I am sure I am going to get quite a few hate emails from this. Because that has been the norm. But before you send it out, take a moment to re-read what I've written here. We ask our children to do their best, we don't care what their grades are as long as they gave it their all. Have we as residents given our all? Have we exhausted all avenues before we've decided to make that callous remark?

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Hi Beth -

 

Could you send this out ASAP? Thanks.

 

This would be more for the Northhampton residents that live along the pond across from Remington Village (I've already emailed the residents in Remington). It's been about three years since the last alligator was removed from the large pond behind our house, so needless to say, I was a little bit shocked to see one there this morning. I've already called to report it but just wanted everyone to be aware that this is the beginning of mating season and they are on the move - and may be a little more aggressive. Please advise your children and watch your dogs until they can get out here to remove it.

 

Thanks,

Charlene Lerch

Remington Village

 

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A co-worker of mine has a family member that lives here in LO.  She is looking to hire a cleaning person for them.  Does anyone have anyone they could recommend?  If so, please forward their information to me.  Thanks,

 

Wendy, Northampton

bradleye.adler1@verizon.net

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Does anyone know of anyone who gives piano lessons in your home?  My 12 year old daughter is interested in taking piano lessons.

Thank you!

Mary Singleton

813 991-1060 or msingleton1@tampabay.rr.com

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re: This week's news May 14th

There's a little know fact that Peace Officer's Memorial Day is May 15th.  Attached is the WEB site outlining the establishment and the National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington D.C.

  

http://www.nleomf.com/media/press/May15flagl07.htm

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Found on Riva Ridge Drive on Friday night small black older possible wire hair terrier or unclipped small poodle. Wearing only a brown and pink collar. Please call my cell phone if this is your dog or you know who it may belong to.         813-476-9795   Pete

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think the stop sign really helps in slowing people down. Why not put another at the clubhouse, we could put a crosswalk at each stop sign, we could also put one at an intersection midway down after the roundabout, then we would not be taking our lives in our hands when we cross the street. When I walk I don't cross the street anymore, because some cars do not slow down. I am literally afraid that if I ever tripped and fell, the cars would not be able to stop in time. I think most cars would slow down, but my experiences have not been good examples of that. I worry about children crossing, why wait until we have a devastating accident before we act. Another benefit would be that a police cruiser or private citizen could take down the license numbers of offenders. It's just a thought, but something definitely has to be done about speeders (and they are not just teenagers as I'm sure most of us know).

It's getting dangerous out there.   

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As far as I know, most of the houses in Lexington Oaks were built with at least a two car garage.  To avoid vandalism and break ins of residents' cars, it would be advisable to park them in the garage.  I know that most people use their garages for storage, however, is your car and the belongings in the car worth more than what you are storing in your garage(s)???  The Community Garage Sales are the perfect opportunity to rid yourself of the "stuff" that accumulates over the years.  Once you clear the "stuff" you can fit at least one car in there.

 

Also, please remember that if you leave your car or cars in the driveway, remove your garage opener as it could be easy access to someone getting into the house itself.

 

Vinny

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Do you know of anyone in Lexington Oaks that teaches music lessons??
More spcifically guitar lessons?? (This would also include teaching
how to read music...) Pls let me know if you know of anyone. I live in
North hampton.
Michelle Lorenzo

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Just wanted to let everyone know that our Yorkie was returned safely! 

Frank and Jennifer

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The only answers to the speeding issue on Lexington Oaks Speedway are speed humps and lowering the speed limit to 30.  I have not seen an officer in here for over a year to monitor traffic, so this is not an answer. 

 

It is not only younger drivers that speed, it is the adult residents.  It is uncontrollable unless there is some preventive action.

 

In regards to emergency vehicles, it does not take a significant amount of more time to go through speed humps.  This is not a factor when looking at reasons to not have speed humps.  In addition, damage to cars from speed humps only happens when the car is speeding. 

 

Safety of our community residents and children should be a priority. I think our community leaders need to strongly consider speed humps and lowering the speed limit. 

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I think L.O for is a turn off to me and I am sick of living in this crazy place...These people need to get a life.

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Ride your bike where ever you please if people are too rude to step aside when you say "left" well then be it, run them over!...I would never ride on the street, Its too dangerous not to mention rude of people to ask!  Riding on the sidewalk is impossible as well with 5 cars parked in a 4 car parking spot! That's the real issue! I can see the cute little girl next door getting run over because L.O wants her to ride on the street. WIERD! I am waiting for L.O to make riding bikes a $40 fine....

 

The stop signs in front are a pain and annoy me. I don't enjoy almost getting slammed by a bunch of low income red necks in the back of a 4 x 4 who don't know how to use a 4 way stop.

 

The restaurant is amazing with great prices,food and ambiance.With the unsociable bunch we have you may as well turn it into a morgue. Saddlebrook is even more social then L.O.

 

The Police are paid by us to give us tickets. Lets guess did they call George Bush for that idea?

 

The Tattle tale mentality gets on my last nerves. These OCD personality types need med's! Oh yes every block including Quadrangle has one and Darren we all know its you sweetie pie!

 

The people at the pool act like they pay my mortgage and now this stupid stuff.....Who in there right mind would ever even consider speed bumps.....REDICULOUSE!!!! Speed bumps stink for many reasons and we wonder why so many homes are up for sale!!!! I have seen people ignore the fact that golf carts get the right of way. I don't think the residents realize how it works...So send out a reminder in the L.O News letter.

 

I thought this was going to be a fun place to live. I had no idea we would get the worst reputation in Wesley Chapel for the most annoying people around town. Real Estate agents have confirmed that for me. I dont blame them. I am embarrassed to admit I live here.

 

I am kicking myself for not buying 5 acres away from all this non sense and crazy people.We are the middle class not Royalty. I think its important to have rules and regulations but these topics are nit picky and just plain odd.

 

I am so over it!

 

Tell the busy bodies to fix the bricks and stick to the real issues.They are killing the suspension on my car!

 

Kimberly Hillary

Maywood

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As far as speed bumps, I concur with the others that it is not the solution rather it prevents emergency vehicles to go to the aid of one in need where time is crucial for their very survival.

Speaking of speeding. The school buses on average travel at 45+ mph. I wonder if anyone else has noticed. It is much more difficult to maneuver a bus traveling through LO or anywhere else at those speeds with our winding roads.

How many accidents have occured excluding those drivers who probably were drunk and thought  that the rotary didn't exist?

We all need to stop and pause for a moment. Then think of those things which are truely important in our community and what community really means!

 

Thanks for listening,

 

George

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Speed Bumps:  I do understand very much about the idea of speed bumps.  I ride my bicycle through Lexington Oaks on a daily basis and yes,e their are too many speeders traveling in Lexington Oaks.  Many of them are residents.  However, speed bumps are not the answer.  While they may slow traffic to a degree, they also are extremely hard on the suspension and the mechanics of our own vehicles.  Automobiles are expensive to maintain as they come from the factory.  Ther is no need to add the expense caused to them as a result of  speed bumps.

 

Lee Dunn

 

Lex Oaks resident

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Regarding the issue of speeding and speed bumps along the main blvd, I have a few comments/suggestions:

 

1.  Speeding, this is an ongoing issue and if drivers aren't adhering to the current 35mph, does anyone actually believe they will adhere to 30?  I sincerely doubt it, especially when during the reconstruction of the blvd, speeding was still evident.  Everyone in this development needs to be responsible for their own actions and that of their families.  Children aren't 'playing' along the blvd, but they are riding their bikes or walking with their families; as well as those out for a stroll or walking their pets.  I've seen once too often cars exceeding the limit by more than just 5 mph, in fact many exceed by 10-15 mph.  Warnings, tickets and concern in this forum have been issued, yet drivers are not paying attention.  What will it take to listen and abide by the rules of the road?  I pray it is not your wife, husband, son, daughter or parent who pays the consequence for their actions or that of a neighbor.

 

2.  Speed bumps will hinder emergency response times due to having to slow down to maneuver these along the road.  Has anyone thought of strategically placing stop signs, especially on bends where there may be a blind spot?  Stop signs should not hinder emergency vehicles and, therefore, response times.

 

P. Castine

 

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Hi ,I asked to you post an ad about lawn mowing in your next newsletter

I was hoping you could post this one instead
Need your lawn mowed? We mow,edge and blow for $ 25.per lawn

fandbsounds@verizon.net
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I have a referral for Lawn Irrigation Services.

 

I had problems with my sprinklers and called All Florida Irrigation Services.  They came out in a few days and arrived at the agreed upon time.  (Actually they were early).   I thought I might need a new zone put in but they said I just needed some new rotating sprinkler heads.  (They didn't try to sell me something I didn't need).  We made an appointment and they showed up right on time again.   I was very impressed.  They did an excellent job and adjusted all my sprinklers.  Their phone number is 813-833-3809.

 

J. Keane

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re: News week of May 6th

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Can you get this out to everyone ASAP.

We lost our miniature female Yorkie last night. She's very small, cute and friendly. Actually, about twice the size of a little large guinea pig.

She had a collar on with a bell attached. She's black and brown and answers to the name Molly.

We live in Northampton on Risen Star Drive, so she probably didn't get too far from here. Please if you have seen her call: 929-3072

A reward will be given.

Thank you,
Frank and Jennifer

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The CDD Board of Supervisors, in an effort to accommodate as many residents of Lexington Oaks as possible, is expanding the hours of operation of the Community Center. The new schedule is as follows:

Monday through Friday 09:00AM - 6:00PM

Saturday 12:00PM - 4:00PM

Please include this information in the next edition of the Pipeline.

Thanks,

Bob Hendrick (for)
Site Manager

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I am not sure about the speed bumps, I know I have heard many negative reports about them That stop sign in front does help us. Regarding the monitoring of speed, I hire deputies to issue citations for speeding at times. We cannot hire them every night and day, because of the expense. I do know most deputies hang out in here and do hand out speeding tickets. Most of them have worked for our CWP and they do come in to help us. But, as everyone knows, they are short handed and must respond to other community problems as well. If this will help, I will call the Traffic Division and request they have some deputies come in here more often and try to curtail the speeding. They will also place a speed limit Electric Sign to tell everyone the speed they are going. I hope this will help.

Thank You, Sam

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Speed humps do control speeders but they also slow down emergency response times. I work for a Fire Dept.and live in Lexington so I completely understand why people would want then installed. But like I mention before, I have responded to areas with speed bumps/humps and they slow us down so much that it delays us from getting to the home as well as leaving with a patient in the back of a ambulance. Lets see if we can come up with other solutions. Also if we spend as much time on this with the Salvation Army issue, I am more than positive we can come up with ideas

Rich

mason417 verizon.net

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I must respectively disagree with the preceding request to lower the speed limit and add speed humps. Speed humps may slow down speeders but they also slow down fire trucks, police and ambulances as well, placing all of us at increased risk if a disaster occurs by delaying help. I think we need to make the case with our law enforcement that we have a problem with this and need increased presence and ticketing. I don't think the way to target speeders is to punish the vast majority of us who drive carefully and follow the recommended speed in our community.

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Children should not be playing on the main artery of the community. Also the speed bumps will do more damage to our vehicles than deter speeders. I find it more appalling that motorists do not stop for golf carts as they cross LO Blvd

Paul

paulptak verizon.net

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This is a comment concerning having bicycles ride on the sidewalk instead of the road in Lexington Oaks...and a self-serving alternative to speed bumps to control speed.

First, I agree about it not being wise to ride a bike at night on LO Blvd. I would not do it as it is too risky. Riding on the sidewalk in the evening is disruptive to the many people who walk in the evening as well as during the day. As a result, I ride during daylight hours, avoiding the short times of vehicle peak traffic. In short, I try to be considerate of those neighbors who also have the right to use and enjoy the roads and sidewalks.

According to Florida law, a bike is a vehicle and has most of the rights of use and responsibilities as a car on Florida roadways. The major difference is a bike should stay to the right of the road, near the right white curb line. (or to the left near the left curb white line if it is a divided highway - a bike can chose either option). Any vehicle passing a bike (riding on the right) has to pass with at least three feet clearance to the left of the biker, just as they would passing any other vehicle. The bike has full right to use the road.

My experience over the past two years is that most drivers either know and respect the law or have courtesy and concern for the safety of their neighbor on the bike. It is easy to do most times since there are two travel lanes and the car just has to move to the outside lane.

The very few time when I get some unwanted extra excitement on my rides are when someone is in a big hurry, going way over the speed limit passing another car on the right. The other cases, fortunately very far between, occur when a vehicle passes extremely close to me even though the outside lane is clear and they could easily move over. Almost like they are trying to tell me to get off the road. In the vast majority of cases (and even those do not happen often) when two cars are overtaking me, one in each lane, the one in the inside lane just slows down a bit and then eases out to pass safely. I always wave a thanks and without exception have gotten friendly waves back (full hand not single finger).

If I could also offer an obviously self-interest option to control speeding. Instead of speed bumps. Why not make a bike lane on the right side of both the incoming and outgoing roads of LO BLVD. from Fairmount Village to the end. The remaining wider single lane in each direction would have a speed limit of 30 MPH. This would still maintain the aesthetic look of a wide, landscaped entry boulevard. The vast majority of residents who do travel at the speed limit would then be the "moving speed bumps" or "pace cars" as there would not be a passing lane. This would keep the speed down while not penalizing those who stay within the speed limit with speed bumps. Also, by starting the revised lanes at Fairmount, there would be plenty of two lane divided road to handle volume and turn lanes coming in and leaving LO at the light. If you do the math (and I have), reducing to 30 mph loses only seconds even if you travel the full length of LO Blvd.

samcavsr aol.com

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Is any rework or repair going to be done with the pavers at the front of LO? Is that a separate issue?

Paul paulptak verizon.net

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Does anyone know of any teenage kids that might want to earn some extra cash this summer mowing my lawn? I live in Northampton.

Thanks, Chris

ccherp tampabay.rr.com

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Does anyone know of someone in Lexington Oaks that gives piano lessons? If so could you please pass along their name and telephone number to me?

Thank you,

Deanna Shrodes

Northampton

PastorDeanna aol.com

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This week's news

Subject: re: This week's news   Do you know what the possibility of speed humps being installed throughout the Lexington Oaks Speedway is?  This seems to be a major issue that is avoided.  Many other communities do this to control speed for the safety of their residents and children. Not to mention the limit should be reduced to 30 mph. Why is the community not being proactive with this?  Unfortunately it is probably going to take a child to get hit by one of the many speeders before action is taken.  Asking people to slow down doesn't work, and the police aren't interested in monitoring speed.  mweibe  hotmail.com ****************************************************************************************************************************** Wanted to pass along the word that along with atleast 9 other homeowners in Northampton both of my vehicles were broken into.   They dumped out the contents of my baby backpack, took the backpack, my  cell phone and Ray Ban sunglasses. From my husband's car they lifted the Sirius Satellite radio and remote BUT left the $1.00 bill on the visor....SMART!   Both of our vehicles were locked so this is even more frustrating than if it was us forgetting to lock the car.    My backpack was recovered by the deputy in someone's yard on Spectacular Bid and I'm hoping our other belongings could be found as well.   If your teenage children should hear of talk of any "new" items acquired by other kids in the neighborhood please encourage them to let you know so that we can put an end to these thefts.   Thanks! srturner5  verizon.net *****************************************************************************************************************************   I wanted to share a web site with you that's a good idea for everyone to visit. It is  www.familywatchdog.us When you visit this site you can enter your address and a map will pop up with a small icon of a house when you live. Surrounding your house you will see red, blue, and green, dots covering your entire neighborhood. When you click on one of these dots, a picture of a person will appear with an address and the description of the crime he or she has committed. This site was developed by John Walsh from Americas Most Wanted. Consider this just another tool to help us keep ourselves and our families safe. Please pass this on to everyone you know and care about. ecfederico  verizon.net       **************************************************************************************** Doris Dolan asked me to send you a posting for the final Bingo game this Sunday - could you post this message? Thanks!   The final BINGO game of the season will be Sunday, May 29th, 2007 at the Community Center at 7:00 pm Please come and enjoy a good time. Any questions, call Doris Dolan at 994-3936.   Peggy Barr ***************************************************************************************** It is not necessary to stop on the opposite side of a school bus stop if you are driving on a divided roadway. Also, people have taken to riding their bikes on the Boulevard instead of the sidewalk. This can be very dangerous during night time hours. Perhaps the bikes should stay on the sidewalk for safety reasons wseigel  tampabay.rr.com   *************************************************************************************************************************** Has anyone heard anything about a elementry school going up on 54 in Wesley Chapel?   Thanks Char cmschab  tampabay.rr.com ************************************************************************************************************************** BINGO IS THIS SUNDAY AT 7:00PM IN THE COMMUNITY CLUBHOUSE.  COST IS $10.00 FOR 10 GAMES.  THIS WILL BE THE LAST BINGO UNTIL SEPTEMBER DUE TO SUMMER VACATIONS.  THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT AND HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE AT BINGO!!!!!   Doris and Jim Dolan pienkowski1  verizon.net   *************************************************************************************************************************** Our referral website:     http://www.ajmasters.com/lexOaks.htm Our neighborhood website: www.freewebs.com/lexingtonoaks