N Jerico Dr Entrance Sign

N Jerico Dr Entrance Sign
Night Photo By Mr. Lare

WELCOME TO ORANGE GROVE PARK SUBDIVISION

The Board Of Directors of the OGPHOA would like to welcome you. We hope that the information provided here will assist you in learning more about our community. Please peruse the news posts, history and photos, contacts, and official documents. You may comment on any message post by clicking the "Comment" button under the post. You may also subscribe to the website's new posts and comments via either the email or RSS feed gadgets, located on the right-hand side of the first page. No sign-in is required and you may comment anonymously.

ABOUT THE OGPHOA

The Orange Grove Park Homeowners Association (OGPHOA) is a deed-restricted community governed by its Covenants, Amendments, and By-laws. It is governed by a six-person Board Of Directors who employ a Community-Association Manager to administer the subdivision.

HOA DUES: The dues, $200.00 as of 2016, and are increased 5% per year by the Board of Directors) are mailed out by the Community-Association Manager in January and are due by March 15. Email the Community-Association Manager if you need a payment plan.

Community Association Manager

The Orange Grove Park Homeowners Association is professionally managed by Ms. Jessica Speak, LCMA, of Fla. Rent, Inc. Her responsibilities include managing the HOA's contractors, collecting its dues, and enforcing its Covenants and Amendments.

She may be contacted at: email her at: jessica@flarent.com, tel: 407-339-5797. Mailing address is: Flarent, Inc., 1488 Seminola Blvd., Casselberry, FL 32707. Please DO NOT contact Board members if you have problems or questions.

History Of Orange Grove Park subdivision

Construction of Orange Grove Park began in June of 1984 by the Anden Group home builders. The site was an orange grove, killed by a freeze earlier, that the Anden Group developed into 200 homes divided into four construction phases.

The model homes were constructed on N Jerico Dr. near Red Bug Lake Rd. that year. The first homes were sold in phase one starting in August 1984. Final construction was finished in 1988.

The subdivision is a deed-restricted community governed by a Board of Directors which enforces the OGPHOA Covenants, By-laws, and Amendments. Please see the Links section below to view the documents. The Board contracts with a Property Management firm to provide bookkeeping and to assist the Board in managing our community. The OGP Neighborhood Watch assists the Sheriff's Office in observing for crime and other issues.

The subdivision is bordered by Red Bug Lake Park, a Seminole County Park. It features a boardwalk to the lake, walking paths, picnic pavillions, barbecue grills, tennis courts, and handball courts. Facility reservations may be made at the Park Ranger Station in the park.

OPG has it's own entrance to the park on Wesson Dr. near the retention pond.

WANT TO BE A VOLUNTEER FOR THE OGPHOA?

The Board sometimes has jobs, like front-entrance or irrigation-system maintenance, that members, and/or their families, could volunteer to help perform. Your valuable time helps keep the HOA's expenses down. Jobs will be posted in the message area as needed.

In order to volunteer, you must:

1) Email the Community Manager which job that you want to perform and the date and time when you are available. Please include your name, mailing and email addresses.

2) Print out, sign and mail to the Community Manager a "Release Of Liability" form, located in the "Document Links" section below.

3) The Board will then contact you by email.

Hedy Lamarr as Delilah

Hedy Lamarr as Delilah
From the movie "Samson And Delilah"

Hedy Lamarr, famous actress and inventor, lived on Wesson Dr

Hedy Lamarr, a famous actress from the 40's and 50's, was most known for her role as Delilah in "Samson And Delilah". Click link above to jump to her biography. Click Hedy Lamarr Video to watch a fantastic video of her engineering feats, like Wi-Fi and torpedo guidance system. What a lady!

She spent the last year of her life living quietly in a house on Wesson Dr, passing away on January 19, 2000. But, did you know that she was also an inventor during WWII who developed a new torpedo fuse and had a role in the early days of wireless telephony?

LOCATION OF ORANGE GROVE PARK


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ORANGE GROVE PARK IS A SAFE PLACE TO LIVE

Patrolled by the Seminole County Sheriff's Dept. and OGP's Neighborhood Watch members, Orange Grove Park enjoys a very low crime rate. Fire and EMS services are provided by two nearby fire stations. Florida Hospital Altamonte's emergency room is only a few miles north of us.

About OGP's Neighborhood Watch

Orange Grove Park has a Neighborhood Watch that is the eyes and ears of the Seminole County Sheriff's Dept. Our N.W. DOES NOT observe for NOR report violations of OGPHOA Covenants or Amendments.

It's members walk, ride, and observe from their homes and yards, for suspicious behavior or crimes in progress and report them to the Sheriff's Office. The subdivision is patrolled day and night. In addition, members observe for stray dogs, street, sidewalk, and storm drain damage and report them to the appropriate authority. They also participate in crime education for the cummunity.

OGP Neighborhood Watch is sanctioned and advised by the Seminole County Sheriff's Office. It is a member of the National Sheriff's Association (USAonWatch.org), which is part of the U.S. Department of Justice.

OGP N.W. is led by a Coordinator and three Block Captains. We presently have 20 members. If you wish to join or want information, please click Coordinator to email him.

At the present time, OGP enjoys the lowest crime rate on Red Bug Lake Rd. from S.R. 436 to Aloma Ave.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

New "No Soliciting" Signs & Official Lauch Of Website

No Soliciting Signs: I was informed today by Bob Lare of the OGP Board that he has posted two large "No Soliciting" signs at the N Jerico Dr and Wesson Dr entrance signs. Finally, we have a way of evicting solicitors. Please remember that not all solicitors are legitimate; some are robbers or burglars casing your home. Also, be advised that non-profit charitable organizations, marketing surveyors, and religious solicitors are exempt from OGP's "No Soliciting" policty. However, that doesn't mean we can't keep an eye on them as robbers have been known to pose as these people.

So, when a solicitor comes to your door, here's what you do: 1) DO NOT ever open your door, no matter what he/she says. 2) Tell the solicitor that OGP is posted "No Soliciting" and he/she must leave immediately. 3) Please call me at home ASAP, this phone is always answered; my phone number is in the N.W. literature you were given.  Then, I will notify the N.W. to be on the lookout. Just give me a brief description of the solicitor and what firm they are working for 4) Rest assured that either I, our Block Captains, and a few other members will make sure they leave OGP. 5) If the solicitor refuses to leave your property, then you should call the Sheriff's Office at 407-665-6650 and a deputy will be dispatched. 6) Once I find out who the solicitor works for, then I will phone their manager, inform them of our "No Soliciting" policy, and ask that they not come back. 7) Once warned, if the solicitor does return, we can ask the Sheriff's Office to have him/her cited for trespassing. 8) Please let your non-N.W. neighbors know about our new signs.

OGPHOA Website: The Board has given it's approval to the website that I have designed for the HOA. The URL will be mailed to all HOA members along with the welcome letter form the new Board and Property Manager in February. The dues invoice will also be included. Please visit www.ogphoa.blogspot.com for information about OGP, any HOA documents that you don't have, and contact information. News from the Board, Property Manager, and N.W. Coordinator will also be posted. As the website is a blog, you may reply to any post with your comments. Comments will be moderated by me for spam and hate mail only; all other comments will be posted for the Board and members to read. My goal is to have a website that not only provides communication and information to you, but also gives you a chance to reply.
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Improved Street Lighting

Last Summer, the OGP Neighborhood Watch determined that the intersection of Finrod Way and Amroth needed increased streetlighting due to the intense darkness there.  With Board's approval, I applied to the Seminole County Road Dept. for them to study the intersection.  Today, I was informed by them that Progress Energy will be increasing the lamps in both streetlights there from 500 Watts to 1000 Watts.  The expected completion date is February 10, 2012. 

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