A Community of Good Neighbors!

 

What happens when we wait around for someone else to step up?  Nothing happens, because that someone else should have been YOU.

 

The Board is often asked - why haven’t we (we being the association) done this or that and when will this be taken care of and who cares about me, me, me??   A few people cannot keep taking care of the needs of so many.  It is just not possible - physically nor mentally.  Simple as that folks.  Remember, this is YOUR association – not just ours!

 

When a special issue (i.e. the golf course, the library, etc.) needs attention, many step forward to give their much-appreciated support.  BUT, please remember that we are a community in need year-round.

 

Of course, we want Gulf Gate/Gulf Gate Woods to be perfect – back to the days when cars weren’t parked on front lawns, boats and trailers and motor homes weren’t scattered around yards, when lawns and homes were taken care of with pride, and when deed restrictions really meant something.  People cared.  Let’s bring that feeling back.  It doesn’t take much.  We are not a gated community, nor one that only allows a few paint color choices, nor nit-picks every little thing.   We moved to a deed restricted community for a good reason, and it takes more than a few to maintain it!

 

So, with that said, here is what is needed:

 

1.  Security patrol drivers: one hour a MONTH  -  everyone should at least volunteer for this job – there should be a waiting list!!!

2.  Deed restriction: extra people needed to monitor certain areas – not the entire community - or just assist

3.  Correspondence Secretary: letters, etc.  (not the minutes)

 

 

No excuses!  We ALL have busy, hectic lives, but your Gulf Gate/Gulf Gate Woods community needs you!

Hello all -
 
Well, it was a 5-0 win for Gulf Gate.  The Sarasota County Commissioners voted unanimously against the rezoning of the golf course.
 
Thank you all from the bottom of our hearts to those who attended today's hearing (in force, by the way!) and supported Gulf Gate and Gulf Gate Woods.
 
Please remember to drop a check in the mail if you have not already paid your 2010 association membership dues (or visit the website  www.ggca.us   to pay them through PayPal.
 
Have a wonderful and safe 2010, and we hope to see you at the next general meeting on Tuesday, January 19th!
 
Gulf Gate Community Association

THANK YOU !

On behalf of the residents of Gulf Gate and Gulf Gate Woods Community we wish to thank the residents that supported their community at the Planning Board Meeting October 15, 2009. Approximately 100 residents were in attendance to voice their objection to the re-zoning of the Gulf Gate Golf Course.

 A special thanks to the 10 speakers that represented the community.

Don Kitchen             Michele Guffanti

Phil Reiss                 Dick Meyer

Pete Kiziu                Joseph Jones

Randall Johnson      Charlotte Thompson

Pete Steeland          Katherine Butler

Bob Mastos; thanking him for providing documentation to the Planning Board in opposition of the petition.    

                                     Board of Directors of GGCA.

Gulf Gate Golf Course Update

4/24/09

On April 22, Jim Muir, Phil Reiss and Joan Fridshal met with representatives of the county to discuss the Gulf Gate Golf Course rezoning application submitted to the county on March 27 and currently working its way through the completeness process prior to formal review.

The owner has submitted a plot plan that has already incorporated two of the requests of the Gulf Gate Community Association.  The plot plan as presented at the public meeting last fall that included the demolition of the club house is very similar to the one that has been submitted with the application.  One of the requests of the GGCA was that the exit onto Post Road be moved to Bispham, which has been done.  Another request was that the site plan be binding, that is it cannot be substantially changed without going though another rezoning process.  The owner has voluntarily made the site plan binding.

The GGCA will next be submitting a written documentation of concerns, which will incorporate many of the ideas expressed at the public meeting.  It is anticipated that the meeting before the Planning board will not occur until at least September.  Updates will be posted on the GGCA website as they occur.
 

The President of GGCA received the following note and wanted to share it with our community:

"We appreciate living in such a great community with great neighbors and a wonderful board. Thank you to all. Happy Holidays and best wishes for the New Year. Whenever we get the newsletter it is another reminder of how fortunate we are to live in this community.
Sincerely,
Kathy Wingate and Rob Goff

 

The Board Of Directors is pleased to announce that the process of reinstating deed restrictions for Gulf Gate has been completed. Effective July 10, 2008, deed restrictions are  enforceable in Gulf Gate. (Deed restrictions continue to be in place for Gulf Gate Woods). Go to the Deed Restrictions web-page for the complete deed restrictions for your unit.