Orange Grove Park Homeowners Association: November 2012

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

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, 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?

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.

Thursday, November 29, 2012

REPAIRS AND UPGRADES OF OGP COMMON AREAS DURING JANUARY TO OCTOBER, 2012

1) New lighting at the entranceways was installed to replace broken lights that needed constant repair. The new lights have electrical outlets on each light to supply power for tools and equipment.

2) “No Soliciting” signs were attached to each entranceway’s sign. They appear to be effective in deterring unlawful solicitors. Any resident can report violators to the Sheriff’s Office.

3) The retention pond, located in the rear of OGP, was cleaned of weeds and hauled away by Bob, who assumed all costs.

4) The Board has contracted with an aquatic-management firm to have all three ponds scheduled for weed spraying.

5) The fences surrounding all three retention ponds have been repaired. Fence poles, top rails and fencing were replaced as needed. One gate was replaced.

6) The rear pond’s sidewalk and fence had fill dirt added due to washouts underneath these structures.

7) Both front entrances were decorated for the Holidays by Board Members Carol, Dorothy, and Bob.

8) A new website (www.ogphoa.blogspot.com) was designed and is being maintained, at no cost to the HOA, by Wolfy King Productions, whose home-office has been in OGP since 1984. Our site has proven to be successful in informing residents, visitors, and Realtors about OGP and Board announcements. The Board wishes to thank WKP for donating this service. We hope that you will visit our website and subscribe to its updates. Visitors to the site are invited to reply to any post and may remain anonymous.

9) A lot of trash is being thrown into our retention ponds. Removing it costs the HOA. If you observe anyone littering our ponds, please report them immediately to the Sheriff’s Office. Be advised that these ponds are patrolled by Neighborhood Watch members.

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