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INSIDEDelegate Minutes ............................... A2

Presidents Report ..............................A3

UCO Monthly Meetings ....................... A3

Letters to Editor .............................. A4-5

VP Reports .........................................A6

When To Call 9-1-1 ............................. A8

Labor Day: Did You Know? ................. A13

Recreation ....................................... A15

Entertainment ................................. A23

Natural Beauty o Century Village ..... A24

SECTION B

Never Forget 9/11 .............................. B1

Observing Jewish High Holy Days ........ B2

Remembering 9/11 ............................ B3

Services .......................................... B4-5

Political .......................................... B7-8

National Grandparents Day................. B9

Hastings Fitness Schedule ................ B10

A Visit to The Science Museum ..... B12-13

Organization News ...................... B15-16

Around The Bases ............................. B18

Bus Schedule ................................... B21

Classifed Ads ................................... B22

UCO Committes and Their Chairs ....... B22Out and About in Century Village ...... B24

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VOL. 32 ISSUE 8 OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF UNITED CIVIC ORGANIZATION OF CENTURY VILLAGE, WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 2013

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REPORTERU.C.O.

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Never Forget

9-11-01

Stories on Page B3

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MONTHLY BUS SCHEDULE SEE PAGE B21

Delegates Roberta Fromkin and Ed Grossman present opposing views on

Term Limits.

A motion to restore term limits or all UCO oicers ails to get the required

votes to change the by-laws.

Do you realize that in a ew

weeks rom the time you read this

edition o the paper it will be Fall

(Sept. 22)? It really does seem that

the days are going by aster all the

time! The Village in the meantime

is still moving orward. So lets

review whats taken place so ar this

year in the Village and some new

initiatives that will be undertaken.

As you can see, yes, the beat goes on

and the beat goes on.

The delegates continue to represent

the members o their associations atthe Delegate Assembly meetings, and

UCO continues to ow smoothly in

its aairs. Recently we voted on term

limits reorm, twice, frst removing

term limits or all UCO ofcers

and then resisted the attempts o a

minority opposition to re-implement

term limits. Most likely they will

continue to try again. Nevertheless,

the beat goes on, and the beat goes on.

PBSO and UCO are collaborating

diligently to protect the well-being

o CV residents. UCO has increasedsecurity around the Village to

urther protect us all. PBSO will

attend to any crime alerts and

switly deal with any reports. You

will read advice on saety measures

and when and where to call when

you have a problem. Assuredly, the

beat goes on, and the beat goes on.

At the August Delegate

And The Beat Goes OnB Y N I C H O L A S M A A N D J O Y V E S T A L

Assembly, there was a vote on a

motion to transer money rom the

2013 budget to ight Re lection Bay,

the proposed development o the

gol course adjacent to our Village,

but it ell short o suicient votes.

More and more residents ear that

the developer will push orward

with his development plans on the

Photo by Howie Silver Photo by Howie Silver

gol course and open a Pandoras

Box o issues or the Village. With

his temporary construction

ence, members o the Pro-Active

Committee and other opponents

o the gol course development

have brought up saety concerns

that might happen with the ence,

along with hazards that may arise

during development. The lawsuit

challenging the approval to build

on the land is still under review by

a judge, and the weight o all these

issues are hanging delicately above

everyones head. In the meantime,

the beat goes on, and the beat goes on.

Delegates are getting tired

o listening to the same things

repeatedly, departing in the middle

o debates and reusing to vote.

However, despite these tumbles, we

still surge orward in our aairs. Thebeat goes on, and the beat goes on.

We continue to have new bright

ideas rom our many intelligent,

capable volunteers. We are

undertaking new endeavors,

like improving Channel 63 and

bringing Wi-Fi coverage to the

whole Village. We have also

welcomed a new CAM, (read his

biography in this paper). Also,

in the ollowing pages there are

eatures on the upcoming Jewish

High Holy Days including recipesand a Kosher Conservative bakery

where you can buy many luscious

treats, Labor Day and memories o

9/11 (We Will Always Remember)

and other stories accompanied by

beautiul pictures.

And the beat goes on, yes, the beat

goes on.

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A Visit to the

Science Museum

Story Pages B12B13

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SeptemberDelegate Meeting

change!

New Date:Wednesday,

September 4, 2013at 9:30am


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UCO Delegates MeetingAUGUS T 2, 2013

President David Israel called themeeting to order.

Vice Presidents Phyllis Richland andJohn Gluszak were absent.

Ed Grossman recorded meeting.

PBSO Capt. Bruckner gave CrimePrevention Report. There was asudden spike in crime. PBSO workingwith Village Security, there were 12Auto Burglaries, 8 o the 12 cars wereunlocked. There were 9 Residential,16 trafc tickets were issued. Heemphasized that residents are notcalling 911. He said PBSO needs helpand cooperation; i you see somethingsay something. Call 688-3400 orEmergency 911.

There was a quorum, 166 delegateswere present. Guests included Rep.Mark Paord, Chie Assistant StateAttorney Generals Ofce, Brian

Fernandez; PB County InspectorGeneral Sheryl Steckler, MikeEdmundson, State Attorney GeneralsOfce, their telephone number is 355-7263, and Peyton McArthur, SeniorAdministrative Assistant to PB CountyCommissioner Paulette Burdick.

Minutes were accepted as written.Treasurers Report: There will be a

Finance Committee meeting August21, 10 am, at UCO. This will be the frstmeeting to prepare the 2014 budget.There were no questions on the report.

Delegate Howie Silver asked whysome o the walkways at some o theStratord buildings have not been

repaired. He said he was told there wasno money in the budget. Vice-PresidentDom Guarnagia said he would lookinto the problem.

Presidents Report: David Israelintroduced the new CAM Ted Herrle..Ted said he has 30 years or more inthis feld. He encouraged residents tocontact him i there are any problems.

David Israel said there have beentwo WiFi bids received, There will be ameeting to open the bids, analyze anddiscuss them, Tuesday, August 6.

Oicers Reports: Vice PresidentDom Guarnagia discussed the bids hehas received on the chain link ence or

the Southampton area. One bid was ora 9-gauge chain link ence or $15,000,and another or $9,000. He alsoreceived a bid or a wrought iron encethat would that run about $59,000.Healso said there was a survey being doneon the ence on Century Boulevard.(This is the same ence that we recentlyrepaired based on county inormationsaying it belonged to us). He alsosuggested that we send Waldman aletter suggesting that he move hisconstruction ence urther back rombuildings that its very close to, to helpin case o emergencies. He said there areproblems with our drainage due to the

heavy rain. Drains cannot dischargebecause water is high in our lakes, Hesaid buildings should check the unitnumbers on their, wheel stops, He saidcounty code says that the numbers on

the wheel stops should not correspondto unit numbers on building.Marilyn Pomerantz said there will

be a Programs and Services meeting,Wednesday, August 7, 10 am at UCO.

Joy Vestal asked residents to sendmemories and thoughts o 9/11 to theUCO Reporteror a story that will be inSeptember paper.

Vice President Marcia Zaccardysaid she wanted to go on record thatshe objects to the chain link ence. Shewants a wrought iron ence. She saidshe eels the chain link ence is a wasteo money.

There was a discussion on an

easement or access to the golcourse rom the Village. There wasan agreement made between IrwinLevy and the Village so our residentswould have access to the gol course.Waldman had no access rom Haverhilluntil he was allowed to cut an entranceon Haverhill Road or outside playersand equipment. There were questionson what an easement means.

Marilyn Gorodetzer Chairpersono the Advisory Committee read amotion on term limits. She read themotion voted on at the July meetingthat eliminated term limits or ofcers.She said the new motion,to have term

limits or all ofcers, was voted downat the Advisory Committee, Ofcersand Executive Board. She remindeddelegates the motion needed a vote topass. (111 votes to pass was needed.).There were 162 delegates present whenvote was taken. There were 30 votes inavor o motion. Motion was deeated.

Good & Welare: DelegateFlorence Molinaro - made a motion,As a Century Village resident ownerand delegate, I make the motion toprovide $30,000 rom the 2013 UCObudget to be used to continue legaleorts opposing the Reection Baydevelopment, with all monies to be

controlled by the UCO Treasurer.Treasurer Dorothy Tetro said i the

vote passes she will have to give a reporton where the money was ound in thebudget. She also pointed out that aormal vote will be needed to transermoney i the motion is approved.Motion was deeated.

An attempted motion was made totranser money rom the WiFi accountto the Security Fund. It was determinedthere was no longer a quorum.

A motion was made and seconded toadjourn,

Minutes submitted by UCO Recording

Secretary Joy Vestal

Delegates at the August 2 Delegates Meeting vote down a motion to

reinstate term limits or all UCO oicers.

Photo by Howie Silver

Some issues about the motion or$30,000.00 or Legal Services thatwas made at the Delegate Meeting onAugust 2, 2013, need to be clarifed. Aresident may make the same or similarmotion at the September DelegatesMeeting.

The proposed $30,000 would comerom the current 2013 UCO Budget andbe used to continue with the currentlawsuit that is actively underway. Theactual costs could be less and anymoney not used would remain in theUCO Reserves o the 2013 Budget. TheUCO Treasurer would pay the attorney

responsible or the current lawsuit tokeep the Perpetuity Restriction onthe Green Space adjoining our land inCentury Village, rom these unds.

The Gol Course was zoned as a"Recreation Gol Course in Perpetuity,to its Successors and Assigns". Thepresent owner knew this when theproperty was purchased in 2004.Within one year ater the currentowner purchased the Turtle Bay GolCourse, a meeting was held in theUCO Boardroom with Attorneys, D. R.Horton Developers, UCO Ofcers andrepresentatives rom the associations

who live on Plat 14 and ones borderingthe gol course to show us what theywould like to develop and this meantdoing away with the gol course. Thesedevelopers realized ater severalmeetings the residents did not wanta development and wanted to keepthe gol course as promised whenpurchasing their property. However,they continued with all their might topursue THEIR goals without respector us.

As we prepare or the 2014 Budget,I propose, we, the delegates andowners in Century Village, consider

adding an item to the 2014 Budgetto und the legal costs to pursueour SOLID legal case to maintainthis important GREEN space (GolCourse). This would be a separateline item in the UCO Budget. Aswith all UCO budget items, theseunds would be managed by theUCO Treasurer who would beauthorized to pay the attorneydeending OUR rights. I we thinkabout how little money it would takerom each owner (or the GOODo all), this is very little to pay orour uture assurance o a beautiul

recreational area that would be kept

Gol Course MotionB Y J E A N E T T E V E G L I A

up and would increase and maintai nour property values and our qualityo lie. Unit Owners would pay only$1.00 per month, per unit or $12.00per year, per unit, unding thisbudget item in 2014.

ISN'T THIS SUCH A SMALLAMOUNT TO KEEP THE OPENGREEN SPACE and/or GOLFCOURSE, OUR SAFETY ANDQUALITY OF LIFE? Buildingapartment/housing developmentscause Air and Water Pollution andmany other dangers to lie in thecommunity.

This gol course was purchasedto be developed, not to keep the landas stated in the Deed, Restrictedin Perpetuity. The gol course wasnot kept up and it was closed in2009. The new plan and has beenapproved by Code and Zoning aswell as the BCC(Board o CountyCommissioners), even though themajority o residents in CenturyVil lage have strongly opposed it inwriting and by their presence andstatements at the hearings, theBCC ignored us and approved thisdevelopment. We are now suing

the property owner to have himuphold the Deed Restrictions hesigned/promised to uphold when hepurchased the property.

AR E WE GOING TO JUST SITBACK AND LET THIS PERSONOR PERSONS RUIN OURCOMMUNITY,AND LIFESTYLEOR ARE WE GOING TO WORKTOGETHER AND KEEP THISBEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY THATWE MOVED HERE TO ENJOY?

Lets be ully involved andlet's insist our Delegates vote orunding or the legal ees necessary

to maintain the rights LEGALLYpromised to us; our liestyle andquality o lie. Nothing comes romnothing i we do nothing we willhave NO benefts. We will have NOcontrol over what the current ownerwill actually DO with this property as we now see w ith the ence in ourbackyards i we dont fght or ourrights . We know there is BIG moneybehind the developer and we donthave that, but we can have solidarityand contribute as little as $1.00 permonth, per unit to save our Villageand Liestyle. Thank you or getting

more involved.

Latest Court ActionRegarding Reection Bay

En banc hearings and rehearingsshall not be ordered unless the case iso exceptional importance or unlessnecessary to maintain uniormity inthe circuit court's apellate decisions.

En Banc reers to a session wherethe entire membership o the courtwill participate in the decision ratherthan the regular quorum. In the

United States, the Circuit Court o

Appeal usually sit in panels o judgesbut or important cases may expandthe bench to a larger number, whenthe judges are said to be sitting enbanc.

The PRPC received a clerk's noticeo reassignment. The Case will nowbe heard by a three judge panel o thePalm Beach County Circuit Court

Judges.


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SEPTEMBER 2013 UCO Monthly Meetings

MON. SEPT 2 HOLIDAY UCO CLOSED

TUES. SEPT. 3 EXECUTIVE BOARD ROOM B 1:30 PM

WED. SEPT. 4 DELEGATE ASSEMBLY THEATER 9:30 AM

REPORTER UCO 1:00 PM

SECURITY UCO 2:00 PM

TUES. SEPT. 10 TRANSPORTATION ROOM B 9:45 AM

TUES. SEPT. 10 UCO AREA AGENCYON AGING ROOM C 9:00 AM

THUR. SEPT. 12 C.O.P. ROOM B 9:30 AM

FRI. SEPT. 13 MAINTENANCE ROOM A 10:00 AM

MON. SEPT. 16 C.E.R.T. ART ROOM 3:00 PM

TUES. SEPT. 17 INSURANCE UCO 10:00 AM

TUES. SEPT. 24 OPERATIONS ROOM C 10:00 AM

WED. SEPT. 25 BIDS UCO 10:00 AM

THUR. SEPT. 26 OFFICERS UCO 10:00 AM

FRI. SEPT. 27 WIFI UCO 10:00 AM

MON. SEPT. 30 BOARD ROOM B 1:30 PM

FRI. OCT. 4 DELEGATE ASSEMBLY THEATER 9:30 AM

REPORTER UCO 1:00 PM

SECURITY UCO 2:00 PM

E D I T O R I A L P O L I C Y

The UCO Reporter promises to continue its long held belies that thispublication will print articles to inorm our residents o the important issuesconcerning our Village. We promise to seek the truth and to print both sideso an issue, to open dialogue to inorm our readers, not to create controversy.

We promise to listen to your concerns and to treat all our residents withcourtesy and respect. Your opinion is valuable to us and will be considered inour decision or publication. These are the criteria or publication:

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Letters to the Editor should be limited to 250words, and must be e-mailed ([email protected]) to the Reporterby the 7th o the month prior to publication. Your opinions are important tous, but please rerain rom gossip, innuendo, nasty or inammatory remarks.Letters deemed to be inappropriate, inammatory or libelous will be returnedby the Sta or revision or removal. All letters must include the name, address

and phone number o the author. No letters rom UCO Reportersta will bepublished. They may however have the opportunity to submit an opinionarticle also limited to 250 words.

ARTICLES: Articles or inclusion should be limited to 500 words, e-mailed([email protected]) to the Reporter by the 7th o the month opublication. All articles will be limited to one per writer. The topic o yourarticle is o your choosing, but the Sta has the discretion to edit it with yourapproval or reject it based on the above stipulations. All articles must includethe name, address and phone number o the author.

ThePresidentsReport

Security and OurSecurity Guards

B Y D A V E I S R A E L

Bettie Bleckman

Randall Borchardt

Suzie Byrnes

Dolores Caruso

Herb Finklestein

George Franklin

Roberta Fromkin

John Hess

Jackie Karlan

Claudette LaBonte

George Loewenstein

Bob Marshall

Michael Rayber

Joyce Reiss

Bob Rivera

Toni Salometo

Pat Sealander

Howie Silver

Myron Silverman

Lori Torres

UCO EXECUTIVE BOARD

President David B. Israel

Vice Presidents

John Gluszak Dom Guarnagia Phyllis Richland Marcia Ziccardy

Treasurer Dorothy Tetro

Corresponding Secretary Marilyn Pomerantz

Recording Secretary Joy Vestal

UCO OFFICERS

This month, I must write aboutsecurity in Century Village (CV).In a community like CV, some typeo "security" contract is a necessity.

But what exactly does such securityentail? And is it really "security,"at least the way most o us view theword?

Security guard companies, in ourcase Universal Protection Services,provide sta to control access ingatehouses or our Associations, andthey provide both ront desk ofcersin our clubhouses and rovers orour Campus. Our community hasan entire team o ofcers, some 40in number, with multiple guards topatrol what is, essentially, a smallcity.

However, it's very important orboard members and residents to berealistic about security companies,the services they oer, and tounderstand the purpose o havingguards on the property. We are acommunity which has unarmedguards. We can't expect those guardsto be frst responders when a crimeis being committed. It is extremelydangerous or the guard, and notair to put them in that type oposition. Instead, the guard is reallythere to be an extra set o eyes; onewho has very specifc instructions

(Post Orders) about how to handleemergencies, whether they be crimes,fres, oods or health emergencies,which are particularly common insenior citizen communities like CV.

Now, consider the majority o gatedcommunities. These communitiestypically have a "guard" who willsit in their gatehouse and greetvisitors, ask or identifcation, andpossibly record the visitor's personalinormation. But again, none o thesetasks has the eective end result opreventing crime rom happeningin a community. Experience proves

time and time again that gatedcommunities suer rom crimesjust like un-gated communities,including robberies and other violentcrimes. It's just not possible or ourguard orce sitting in a gatehouse orpatrolling in the rover to serve as aail-proo valve against violent actsby uninvited guests.

My point in providing thisillustration is not to suggest thatsecurity is unneeded, but rather tosuggest that board members and

owners should rethink what they arelooking or rom our security sta,and to create realistic expectationso the results.

First, our gate guards should reallybe viewed as greeters, hospitalityemployees, who provide a limitedbut useul amount o access control.They present a riendly ace orvisitors, and can scare away casualcriminals by checking identifcation.They record inormation so that isomething bad should happen in thecommunity, the police can have somerecord o possible suspects. But they

don't prevent crime. They shouldwork hand-in-hand with solid andstrict access policies and a well-designed camera system to help deterand identiy unwanted visitors.

In our Condominium Village,gatehouse and clubhouse desk stamembers provide a very similarunction: ACCESS CONTROL (notcrime prevention). A roaming guardcan be eective in helping to detercrime i they're visible enough.

In order to increase deterrentcapacity, we have multiple layerso overlapping security systems. In

addition to our guard orce, we havethe COP (Citizens Observer Patrol)which provides an additional layer ouniormed presence whose missionis to be seen and to report suspiciousactivity.

As a result o a recent spike in crimehere in CV we, in close cooperationwith PBSO (Palm Beach CountySheri's Ofce), have developed aplan, which incorporates additionalencing, increased lighting andgreatly expanded use o cameras tosignifcantly enhance our securityprofle. These initiatives will require

your support.Finally, please remember

when encountering suspiciousactivity, dont engage, but ratherreport immediately to PBSO at 911.And i you have a handheld deviceincorporating a camera, take apicture. In short, be a good witness,not a victim!


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L E T T E R S T O T H E E D I T O R

In Your Face, Century Village

Ater literally and fguratively

being orced to "pound sand'

through years o public outcry over

the issue o "a view", the Developer

begins to establish the boundaries

o his property. How dare he do so

ater Century Village has acted so

nicely as a good neighbor?It now appears that the Delegate

Assembly will soon be asked to

discuss and vote on what I ,at

least, see as a proposed monthly

("assessment ?") charge o 98 cents

per month against each UCO

member to und additional legal

and other activity against this

developer. Please realize that we

will shortly see another monthly

("assessment"?) charge o $2.00 per

month per UCO member or Wi-Fi.As eorts to prepare or a

presentation to the Delegate

Assembly are initiated, I oer the

ollowing comments and opinions

on the subject:

1. Monies collected or this

special and unique purpose should

not be "buried" within a multi-

lined UCO budget. A separate

und should be created, under

exclusive UCO control, or this very

special and unique purpose and all

requests or payment rom the und

should be reviewed and approved by

the UCO attorney.

2 The proposal to adopt should

require that each payment rom

the und should require Delegate

Assembly discussion and approval

beore any monies are dispersed.

3. The proposal to adopt should

contain both a start and a stop date.


contain a provision to repay each

UCO member his/her portion oany unds remaining at the stop

date.


contain specifc instructions as to

what expenditures are to covered by

this special und. I would expect that

no payments would be considered to

reimburse aected CV Associations

or moving inrastructure rom the

Developer's property.

Philip C. Dreiss

Where Were You?

In response to Fix The Eyesore byNorma Aguillar: A letter similar incontent was delivered to UCO romNorma and directed to me. Whethera request or inormation or help is

simple or complex, I respond ASAP.I phoned Ms. Aguillar, and sincenobody was home I let a messageinorming her I would come outto view the situation. I visited thatsame day, knocking on both doorsat #s 35 and 36 with no response.

The area in question, bareground surrounding two (2) treesless than twenty (20) eet romthose entry doors, was as described.However, the area is also clearlyon Easthampton B property.Returning to the UCO Ofce, Iplaced a second call and stated thatthe area was not UCO property butEasthampton Bs.

The cry or HELP, appears tobe an attempt to embarrass UCOinto perorming a task that clearlybelongs at the Association level.To urther aid any Associationseeking advice re: property linesand parking areas, I have in thepast and will continue in the utureprovide a Plot Plan, copied romCounty records o your Associationproperty.

During the seventeen (17)

months o residency and at onemeeting or another, the issue o sodor groundcover should have beendiscussed and resolved. Where wereyou?

Dom Guarnagia, Vice president,UCO

Positive Attitudes, Please

I am really tired o the fghtingin Century Village. Instead o thisadministration trying to workwith people, those with diering

opinions are ridiculed and callednames. Even though I disagree withmany o their ideas, I still believethey have a right to speak.

With a time-keeper at hand, eacho us is limited to three minutesand anyone can listen or thatmuch time. The Chair needs tobe impartial and polite and theDelegates need to do the same.

Term limits or no term limits,we need ofcers with positiveattitudes that are willing to eectsome actions to help building andresidents, not agitate opposing

views.We need leadership with a

proessional demeanor. Where is it?

Jean Dowling

What Will It Cost?

Compare $12 per year or legalees to save our liestyle versus thecost i we do nothing and ReectionBay gets built.

1. CRIME PREVENTION? Lookwhat it is costing us now betweenUCO building ences, Southampton

placing oodlights and cameras.2. CLEANUP COSTS TO OUR

BUILDINGS AND HOMES, dustand dirt rom 5 or more years oconstruction.

3. LOST $$$ IN THE VALUES

OF OUR HOMES due to loss o agol course adjoining our property.Will inconveniences cost more

than $1 per month?4. CAN TRAFFIC TIME

getting in and out o our Villagebe measured in $$$? and stresswhen you have to be on time or anappointment?

5. What about MEDICAL BILLS just watch how many people willbe getting sick rom the dust andchemicals that will be airborne dueto 40 years o pesticides on the golcourse.

6. WE WILL BE LOSING OURQUALITY OF LIFE. Is this worthmoney? For only $1 per month tofght or our rights?

7. WE NO LONGER WILLHAVE OPEN SPACES IN SPITE OFTHE LAW BEING ON OUR SIDE.

Mr. Waldman is already showingus what a good neighbor he will be.He installed a construction encethat interered with our irrigation,landscaping, and lights, andinstalled a gate that leads into ourproperty at the end o the easementon South Drive at Gols Edge, all

without advance notifcation toUCO or residents.

Wake up people. Now is the timeto vote yes or $1 per month or thelegal unding the only way wehave let to protect our interests.

Shelly Kale

What is The Problem?

To David Israel & All Pro ActiveGroup/Judy Wernick/Walter Turner:

What is the problem with you

people who are now blaming Mr.Waldman or erecting a enceon HIS property? He has oughtlegally and airly in the Courts oPalm Beach Country or his rightto obtain the old gol course la nd.Since you are the ones, complainingnow, as to the property line, I dontblame him or marking it out. Youhave had many months to knowwhat was going to happen. Why?The surprise! Dont you know theproperty line? Why are you beingso indignant now to Mr. Waldman?He can make things very difcult

or us and will not suer anyconsequences, since it has all beendone legally and he is perectlywithin the law.

Any bushes, trees, plantsencroaching on Mr. Waldmansproperty should have been relocatedlong beore this ence went up andwould have been saved, i it waso interest to your Associations

(Greenbriar, Gols Edge andSouthampton).

The land issue is over and theCourts have ruled. Why are youstill fghting this cause? Is itbecause your legal representativeseel you still have a chance towin? OR, maybe keeping them inbusiness, at a cost?

Jean Komis, Treasurer Chatham E

A Good Feeling

Not oten but once in awhile Ithink o saying the right thing at

the right moment, rather than aterthe moment has long passed and Ithink o something I should havesaid.

Last week while shopping orsome groceries a woman who waslooking at some items on a shelasked me how much is 162 and(another number) she continued I am too stupid to fgure it outmysel. Then she asked how muchis 162 and 162 and vigorouslyapologized or being so stupid. Itold her it was 324. It could haveended right there as I started to

walk away but then in one o thoserare moments I stopped and saidthe act that you are making aprice comparison shows that youare not stupid. She thanked meand as as her ace lit up she said.you just made my day and withthat she made mine as well.

Name withheld at writers request

Editors Note: Normally all letters mustbe signed, however, knowing the writero this letter and the content we honoredhis request.

Gol Courses Can Have NewLives as Open Space

To remove gol courses destroysthe open space and changes thenature o the developments. All theoriginal trafc studies were basedupon the projects having these openspaces. We cannot simply removethe gol courses without creatingtrafc problems.

Gol courses, even ater theiruseul lie, can be kept as open spaceor aquier recharge. Gol courses

provide needed open space. Otenowners o gol courses have overpaidor the land making it unproftableto maintain their properties. This

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L E T T E R S

should not cause us to grant golcourse owners a pass becausethey have ailed to maintain theirproperties. Instead native plantsthat require little maintenancecan replace gol courses i existing

owners do not wish to maintainthem as gol courses. I properlyplanted these areas could providepleasant views and they are lessexpensive to maintain.

Gol courses provide severalimportant elements. They openup views that enhance property

values. They oer a place or waterduring heavy rains that preventlocal ooding. They oer a place torecharge our aquiers. They provideimportant habitat or migratorybirds that travel through Florida.

With sea level rise we cannot let

all o our open space areas becomepaved over developments. Further,we currently have a housing glutand more development hurtsproperty values. Also, developmenton gol courses takes away anamenity that adds value to existingproperties. Development on golcourses increases trafc, reduceswater supplies, and increases therisk o ooding while taking awaythe values o existing propertyowners.

Drew Martin, Conservation Chair,

Loxahatchee Group, Sierra Club

Term Limits Here We Go AgainB Y N I C H O L A S M A

The issue o term limits reared its

head in yet another UCO Delegate

meeting, this time with ierce

debate between opposing sides and

much rustration. We are beingasked to overturn that vote [rom

last month], Anita Buchanan said.

Why? There was no conusion

on the language, as there was

origina lly. There was no conusion

on the number o votes we needed.

It was an orderly process and we

voted. We wanted o icers to get a

chance to run again beyond their

terms because so many o us in the

Vil lage choose not to run at a ll . We

had a problem and we solved it.

Buchanan introduced term

limits reorm in the March Delegate

Meeting. Ater revisiting the issue

again in July, she succeeded in

passing her amendment. The

reason why [Anitas] motion was

brought up ater the irst time

was because many o us could not

be here, and you werent told you

could have a 2/3 vote, until ater

the act, and many people were very

upset about that, said Marilyn

Gorodetzer, Chair o the Advisory

Committee.

said Delegate Herb Finklestein.

Why do we have to go over and

over things in an insulting way?

Nobody wants to insult anyone in

Century Village. It shouldnt bethat way. Please, lets do the vote,

and whatever happens, we are going

to live with it and let that be it.

By the time o voting, our (4)

delegates let, leaving the theatre

with a quorum o 162. While

passage o the amendment required

2/3 o the quorum to vote in avor,

only 30 delegates did so. In light o

other issues, the term limits issue is

one o the least prevalent issues in

the minds o many at the meeting.

Im new to this assembly this year,

and Im seeing that we are talking

and voting about the same things

over and over; what happens is

that we never move orward, said

Delegate Susan Imp. What needs

to happen is that somebody needs

to say stop and just move orward.

Wolkenstein and supporters

however, reuse to surrender. We

will continue until [David Israel] is

removed rom oice, Wolkenstein

said. He ought to go the day his

term expires.

"We wanted ofcers to get achance to run again beyondtheir terms because so many

o us in the Village choose not torun at all. We had a problem

and we solved it. Anita Buchanan

This time on Friday, August

2, amid a restless crowd o

166 delegates, Delegate Olga

Wolkenstein proposed a bill

to extend term limits or allUCO oicers. With support o

Sherri Trotman, who seconded

the bill, and Ed Grossman, the

announcement o the bill preceded

a seesawing exchange-similar to

the last meeting. Opponents and

proponents rehashed tal king points

during the debate rom the debates

o previous meetings, until UCO

President David Israel suppressed

urther debate when arguments

grew personal and repetitive.

Atte ndees o the meeting shared hi s

sentiment. Look, Im a proponent

o having term limits, but what I

saw going on today was really sad,

E D I T O R I A L

Slow Down!BY MYRON SILVERMAN,

CO-EDITOR

The other day,

as I was leaving the

Vil lage , an incident

happened to yours

truly. As I was nearing

the our corners, the

CV bus stopped to

pick up a passenger.

There were several

cars in back o the bus, including

mine. Apparently one o thesedrivers was very impatient. This

driver decided to cross over the

double line and pass all the other

cars and the bus. They seemed to be

VERY much in a hurr y and anxious

to get to wherever they were going.

Needless to say, the driver could

have caused an accident. What i

a car or cars were coming rom the

other direction?

Why are CV people so impatient

In this issue o the Reporter you

will see a wonderul spread on the

South Florida Science Center and

Aquarium, text by Roberta Homann

and pictures by Howie Silver. This is

another in a series we are presenting on

places to visit in the surrounding area.

There is a Silver Science Day, 62 and

older, the second Wednesday o every

month, admission is $5 and includesspeakers and special programs and the

planetarium.

There are also eatures on

Grandparents, celebrating Grand-

parents Day, September 8, 2013. All

this along with our regular reports,

letters to the editor and opinions rom

our readers. Enjoy your Village UCO

Reporter.

that they cant wait a

minute or the person

boarding a bus to get on

and get seated beore the

bus takes o?

Lets think o what we

are doing when driving,

either in the Village or out.

In Century Village

there are rules and regulations

concerning driving which includea speed limit o 25 MPH. Also, it is

only common sense to drive saely so

others, as well as ourselves, wont be

involved in an accident that could

be very serious. Also, remember the

Sheris department is here in our

Village to make sure there are no

inractions in the rules o driving.

Why get an expensive ticket?

Lie is short..........so slow down,

drive saely......and live.

E D I T O R I A L

Enjoy Your

UCO

ReporterBY JOY VESTAL,

CO-EDITOR


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Responsibilities

In response to the individuals cry

or HELP and or all residents othe Village and as a vice Presidento UCO, Id like to make animportant recommendation or usall. Each year, at least two timesthat will accommodate us all, MarkFriedman, Esq., Attorney or Beckerand Poliako, presents a programearmarked or Association Ofcersthat serves as both inormational,leading to a Certifcate that Irecommend many, many moreindividuals attend both to becomeaware o the Articles contained in FS716 or two reasons.

One to be amiliar with theresponsibilities o Board o Directors

and their actions / inactions inobserving the regulations as requiredin their role. Two to be enlightenedre: what is their responsibility in thegovernance, by attending meetingsand voicing your concerns whileresponding to the issues at hand.

As an Ofcer o UCO and notan Attorney, we as a body do notcontrol your association and itsactions but can recommend avenuesto be ollowed in seeking resolutions.Enjoying, disseminating what Iconsider, worthwhile inormation,I have included this month in theMaintenance Committee section,an article longer than the allowablefve hundred words, titled, WHATSMINE AND WHATS OURS.This separates responsibilities othe Associations duties rom the

responsibilities we have as unitOwners and was also responded to awriter by Becker and Poliako in thePalm Beach Post Edition or Sunday,August 8.

This has been the wettest seasonin orty-fve years, resulting in waterlevels in the canals, lakes and lagoonsto be excessively high. Thereore,run-o that should drain into ourwaterways cannot because the waterpressure in the lakes, etc. is greaterthan the drain pipes, resulting inpuddles that cannot drain. Newlyinstalled French drains which would

normally percolate into the soilbelow are not able to perk because

Well here we are again another

month has gone by. I would like to

welcome our new CAM Ted Herrle.

It will take him awhile to amiliarize

himsel with all o Century Village but I

am sure that will not take too long.

In September we have Labor day

and I am sure many o our people will

be celebrating and having barbecues

and then we have Rosh Hashanah

and Yom Kippur. I would like to wish

everybody a good holiday.

People in our village may be sad

about the gol course. But thereshould not be panic among our

neighbors saying that this is causing

trauma in our beautiul Village. It

may cause trauma, but look at it this

way. Most o the people in the village

are seniors, we dont have time to let

it traumatize us. Just be alert and

take it one day at a time.

Look around and see what we

have, a beautiul Village to enjoy and

be PROUD o. For the ew that have

trauma take a reality check, go visit a

hospice hospital, a childrens hospital,

and above all, a V. A. Hospital whereyoung men and women lay, ater

fghting or our reedom, without

limbs, eyesight and suering rom

major burns. Do not call the town or

commissioners crooks because it will

the ground is highly saturated romdaily showers.

Lastly, the encing recentlyerected quite close to the rear oabutting Village Associations isnot the fnal location o encing.I the project receives afrmationrom the County Commissioners,Rear Yard Setbacks enorced by thePBC Zoning Board will exercise thetraditional rule regarding distancesbetween opposing properties thatwill require the location o the fnalproperty line urther away rom thepresent location wherever a structurebecomes an abutter.

To All Century Village Residents:

In case you are not aware our maintenance companies deliver

the UCO Reporter as a SERVICE to our Village. They dont charge or

this service. This is not part o your contract! But because they are an

integral part o our community they have agreed to do their share.

I you receive your paper a little late please try to understand

and be patient. It takes a ull crew o the maintenance companies

employees to accomplish delivery o the paper. Think what would

happen i they said sorr y, no more delivery. You would have to come

over to the UCO Reporterand pick it up yoursel!.

So thanks, Seacrest, Gallagher, Pruitt, Apogee and CMC

rom the UCO Reporteror a job well done.

THANKS!for the Delivery of the UCO REPORTER

Phyllis has been out o the ofce due

to her husband's illness. We wish them

the best.

Phyllis RichlandCoventry EasthamptonNorwich PlymouthShefeld StratfordWaltham

only hurt the Village. We need them

like they need us. Just ace reality

and enjoy each day.


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The Readers CornerBY LENORE VELCOFF

In the Garden o Beasts: Love, Terror

and an American Family in Hitlers

Berlin by Erik Larson tries to answer

the question o how could the

international community even allowHitlers dynasty to begin. The author

uses the detailed diary o William

Dodd, whom President Roosevelt

appointed to be the American

Ambassador to Germany. He also

used the diary o Dodds amboyant

daughter, Martha. Both diaries

helped Larson reconstruct their lives

in Berlin rom 1933 to 1934.

This true story gives us one

amilys inside view o events and

people, both German and American.

We see through their eyes how Hitler

was able to take more and more

power over Germany with so little

opposition. Everyone was determined

to ignore the warning signs. The

reader can see the incredible naivete

and unwillingness to believe that

such awul events could be unolding.

At frst, Martha loved the parties

and the handsome young ofcers she

met while her athers direct dealings

with Hitler were ew and ar between.

Martha saw the Nazis as charming

and had aairs with some o them.

She was even set up to be vetted by

Hitler as a.potential girlriend.

Ater a short time, however,

Ambassador Dodd began writing

warning letters to the President, butthey were ignored, as at that time

America was isolationist and a bit

anti-semitic. I had no knowledge o

the Dodd amily beore reading this

book and did not know that Dodd

(a proessor and not a politician) was

viewed as an outsider by the good old

boys o the U.S. State Department

and so they ignored anything he

had to say about Hitler and the Nazi

regime until it was too late.

This is not a happy story as you

can imagine. There are no heroes

here, only villains and not all are

Germans. Nevertheless, it is a good

reading experience.

The library will be presenting another o The Great Courses seriesin September and October: Einsteins Relativity and the QuantumRevolution. This ascinating eight-part DVD series presents modernphysics or non-scientists. Also this month, sign-up to learn about

eBooks and how to check them out with your library card. Attentiontechnophobes: You dont need to have an eReader to take advantage othe librarys excellent audio, video and print collections.

The Okeechobee Boulevard Branch Library is located next toDunkin Donuts. The hours are: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesdayrom 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Thursday, Friday and Saturdayrom 10:00 a .m. to 5:00 p.m. All Village residents, including seasonalresidents, are eligible or a ree library card with proper I.D. Visit thelibrary today!

September Programs

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Mon, Sep 9, 6:00 p.m. Creole Computer Class

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Sat, Sep 21, 10:30 a.m. Family Origami

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Call 9-1-1B Y N I C H O L A S M A

Call 9-1-1 Captain William

Bruckner o the Palm Beach

Sheris Ofce (PBSO)

said to residents in the

Village at the August UCO

Delegate Meeting and the

Security Meeting on Friday,

August 2. According to

PBSO Detective Michael

Antinoro, An emergency

is when immediate police,

fre, or medical assistance is

necessary to protect lie or

property. I any resident

sees anything suspicious or

alarming, they should call

the PBSO to report it. This

advice was among many that

PBSO and UCO gave to those

in the Village.

Call 9-1-1 is not simple

advice or all Village residents

to heed. Some residents

may be concerned that they

overreact over an innocuous

incident and cause a nuisance

to the PBSO. A supposed car

especially in physical

property and body damage,

etc. In situations that need

the enorcement o the law,

9-1-1 is the frst thing to dial.

Witnesses or victims should

call UCO security right ater,

and the police and UCO

Security will come together.

PBSO enorces the law, and

UCO Security will report

and observe.

Residents should also

keep a record o any

conspicuous activity or

incidents with times and

locations o reported

sightings. Documentation

According to PBSO

Detective Michael

Antinoro, An emergency

is when immediate police,

fre, or medical assistance

is necessary to protect

lie or property. I any

residents see anything

suspicious or alarming,

they should call the PBSO

to report it. This advice

was among many that

PBSO and UCO gave to

those in the Village:

Call 911.

o anything suspicious is

important i PBSO cannot

respond immediately to a

residents report. When the

police can fnally attend to

the problem, they will have

inormation to investigate.

With the technology in the

hands o many residents,

particularly smart phones

and picture-capturing

cameras, witnesses to a

crime could also catch a

criminal red-handed and

present strong evidence to

PBSO.

Another recommendation

was that residents should also

lock their cars and doors to

secure their property rom

thet. According to PBSO

Detective Ken Burr, 80%

o auto burglaries happen

because people leave their cars

unlocked.

Given recent events, PBSO

is working diligently to crack

down on crimes in the Village

and will try to prevent any

uture incidents. While UCO

is working to tighten its own

security measures, both PBSO

and UCO encourage those

in the Village to take some

responsibility in preparing

themselves and helping

thet could be a potential buyer

checking the mileage o a or

sale car. A late night robber

prowling the streets could be

a resident on his/her nightly

stroll. A shity alleged stalker

snapping photos o residents

could be a ellow-resident with

a perchance or photography.While not all circumstances

will warrant a 9-1-1 call,

PBSO wants residents to be

willing and alert in reporting

emergencies to the police.

Although residents do

not have to contact PBSO

or every incident, its

imperative to call UCO

Security or everything and

anything. Situations can

include, issues with welare

checks, reporting accidents,

to prevent crime. I PBSO

arrests a suspect o a crime in

the Village and the County

Attorney tries to convict

him/her, it is important

that witnesses and victims

will step orward to testiy.

For assistance to victims

and witnesses, Assistant

County State Attorney Brian

Fernandez said call 561-355-

7263. PBSO and other county

ofcials care deeply or the

welare o residents, especially

since some have relatives

living in the Village, including

Antinoros mother and

Fernandezs grandparents.


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Contracts at their core have three

basic components: 1) an oer; 2)

an acceptance o the oer; and 3)

consideration (such as payment

or services or mutual promises).

However, problems oten arise when

an oer is made and accepted by

the parties but they do not ully

memorialize their understanding in

the contract document. There are

a number o components we look

or in contracts, not all o which can

be addressed in this article; but the

ollowing are a ew o the basics.

Scope of work: Instead o merely

stating, Paint the building, state

the various areas o the building

(e.g., trim, doors, building) the type

o paint by name brand and the color

or each area. I the work will include

the preparation and clean up, that

should be stated as well. By including

more specifcity, it will be easier to

determine i you are receiving what

you bargained or in your contract

negotiations.

Deadlines: State a date o

commencement o work and or

substantial completion; the date

when the work is fnished except

or clean up and punch list items.

Also provide a deadline or fnal

completion when all clean up and

punch list items have been resolved.

Without a deadline, the contractor

can, within certain reasonable

limitations, take his time about

fnishing the job.

Payments: Include a specifc

payment schedule and do not include

too much up ront at contract

[LEGAL\No One Ever Drated a Contract or the Beneft o the Other Party

B Y M A R K D . F R I E D M A N , E S Q .

signing. Try to negotiate to have the

majority o the unds paid either ater

the work reaches fnal completion

or payments or various stages (e.g.,

completion o each building, etc.).

There should also be an indication

about what payment includes or

does not include as relevant to the

particular job (e.g., permits or

certain types o construction work).

Warranties: I there are any

warranties on workmanship and

materials rom the contractor

such terms must be in the written

agreement. In additional there may

also be manuacturers warranties

that you must obtain rom the

contractor.

When things go wrong: All

contracts should include insurance

requirements or the contractor and

require proo o same. Further, the

contractor should indemniy and

hold the association harmless or

its negligent or intentional acts or

omission which causes damage or

injury. A prevailing party attorneys

ee provision should also be included

in the contract so that i you sue the

contractor and win, you can then

recover your attorneys ees and costs

and not be out o pocket. Remember,

your insurance only provides a

deense when you are sued and are the

Deendant, not when you fle a suit

and are the Plainti. There should

also be a venue provision which

requires the law suit to be brought in

your county and not elsewhere.

Even a simple contract can be

ull o pitalls that can be avoided.

No matter how large or small the

contract, it should never be signed by

a Board o Directors without having

the associations attorney review the

document to insure it is equitable to

the Associations interests.

Mark D. Friedman is a Partner at the

law frm o Becker & Poliako, P.A. This

column is not intended as a substitute

or consultation with an attor ney.

Mr. Friedman may be contacted at

[email protected]


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LABOR DAY:Did You Know?

B Y C Y N T H I A W I L L I A M S

To date, ater more than 100 years,there is still doubt as to who reallywas the ounding ather o LaborDay. Some say that Peter McGuire,general secretary o the Brotherhood oCarpenters and Joiners and AmericanFederation o Labor suggested it frstand others believe that MatthewMaguire, a machinist, Local 344o the International Association oMachinists in Paterson NJ proposedthe holiday in 1882 while serving assecretary o the Central Labor Unionin New York. What is clear is thatthe Central Labor Union adopted aLabor Day proposal and appointed acommittee to plan a demonstrationand picnic. Nevertheless, the frstLabor Day Holiday was celebrated onTuesday, September 5, 1882 in NewYork City.

Labor Day was created to celebrateworkingmens day. Over severalyears, states slowly introduced statebills to incorporate Labor Day ontotheir calendars with Oregon to be thefrst to pass their bill on February 21,1887. By the end o the decade, severalothers ollowed and on June 28, 1887,Congress passed an act making thefrst Monday in September o each

year a legal holiday in the District oColumbia and the territories.

What a victory or the workingmen.It has been a long struggle though orequal rights or all.

A Brie Synopsis o theWorkingmens Journey or Equalityand Justice or All Striking orequality, better working conditions,wage and recognition started asearly as the late 1600s. One widelyrecognized strike was the SouthernColorado Coal Strike in 1913.

The Southern Colorado CoalStrike was called by the United MineWorkers o America on September

23, 1913 and miners were notifedthat a strike o all coal miners andcoke oven workers in Colorado wouldbegin. Mine workers went on strikeor better working conditions, wagesand union recognition. Monday, April20, 1914 was the day o the LudlowMassacre, which is also known asthe Southern Colorado Coal Strike.Never in anyones wildest dreamsdid they think that striking or whatthey believed in would go down inhistory as one historys most dramaticconrontations between capital andlabor. Several miners as well as two

women and ten children were killedduring this encounter. None o theminers conditions were ever met.

But, seeking equality did not stopthere.

In later years, there would be a strikethat no one could ever oresee becausetheir motto was, Neither, rain, sleetor snow... This proved to be alse. OnMarch 18, 1970 mail delivery came to ahalt as irate postal workers fnally hadenough ater Congress gave themselvesa 41% pay increase and gave postalworkers only 5.4% (whose averagesalary was $6,200 to start and workerswith 21 years o service only $8,440).

Postal workers belonged to one oseven crat unions recognized by theederal government, but were denieda key right to bargain compensation.In 1968, it was concluded by apresidential commission that postalworkers deserved the same collectivebargaining rights that private-sectorworkers enjoyed under the NationalLabor Relations Act (NLRB) but itwas never acted upon. Ater PresidentNixon ailed to man the vacantpositions o postal workers March24-25, 1970 with troops, Congressquickly approved a 6% wage increaseretroactive to the previous Decemberon August 12, 1970 they also signedinto law the Postal Reorganization Act(PRA) which gave postal workers anadditional 8% raise and shortened thetime it took to reach top pay. Victory atlast, or some.

NOT FARING SO WELL

Unortunately, the ProessionalAir Trafc Controllers Organization(PATCO) strike o 1981 did not areso well. In August 1981 ater a stall innegotiations, the members o PATCOhad enough and called or a strike.Over 11,000 members went on strike

and the airline industry was at a stand-still. President Reagan inormedPATCO that the Air Trafc Controllerswere in violation o the law and had 48hours to return back to work or theirjobs would be terminated. He carriedout his threat. This strike has beencalled a calamity by some, not justor the air trafc controllers, but orunion workers everywhere.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST

On December 20, 2005, TransportWorkers Union Local 100, called astrike or New York Citys 34,000 bus

and subway workers to walk o the job,shutting one o the largest mass transitsystems in the US. The key that orcedthe strike was managements demandor a rollback o pension rights, orcingnewly hired workers to stay on the jobuntil age 62 instead o the current 55beore being able to collect a pension,when it was common knowledge thatthe lie expectancy o a transit workerwas ar shorter than most. Also, theunrest was because no other publicemployee workers pension in the citywas asked to do the same. This strikewas the third o such ever against

New York Citys Transit Authority.Also, it happened during the heaviestshopping season o the year, causingshoppers to shop outside the city oronline and severely aected the localeconomy. The union was ultimatelyfned $2.5 million dollars and thenlocal union president, Roger Toussaintwas sentenced to ten days in jail.

To all, enjoy your Labor DayHoliday, but remember its notjust a day out o lie o relaxation,celebrating, travel and enjoyingamily and riends, it is truly a dayo long and continued suering bymany or justice and equality.

Being the eldest o my siblings, Inoticed everything (maybe I was justnosey) and it behooved me that once amonth, my ather would pull out thislittle 3x5 booklet with handwrittennotes in it and say, Wow, Im stilltwo months ahead and smile soproudly. I wondered, but dared notask, about this little piece o paper (itlooked like the construction paper Iused in school), and it would bring asmile to his ace. I oten wondered,what is this piece o paper and why isit so special to him? Then he wouldold it up lovingly and place it in hiswallet. Gee, it would make me eeltruly awesome i once a month, helooked at me so lovingly. (He did ocourse, but I was jealous o that pieceo paper.)

There were seven o us, fve childrenand Mom and Daddy. But being theinquisitive one, it also puzzled mebecause we had a nice large houseand two cars like everyone else inthe neighborhood. But we did nothave a cute oreign-made car likeeveryone else. Our amily car was alarge chocolate brown Oldsmobile(a clunker to me), and our second, asmall little Chevy (so insignifcantI dont even remember the color).Okay, Mom and Dad, why cant oneo our cars be one o those nice ashyoreign ones like the neighbors. Youknow I will be driving in a ew moreyears, and it would be great to get anice hand me down.

To make matters worse, everySaturday ater I turned 15, I would begiven this long grocery list, and it wasmy job to go to the grocery store andpurchase the amilys weekly supplyo groceries with specifc instructionsto go only to the Saeway. Come onnow, I knew the other neighbors wentto the suburbs or their groceries, andI was pretty sure they were gettingbetter prices because my best riendtold me. (See, rom a very young age, Iwas taught by my dad to be thrity, so

The Union Brat I Am And Will Always Be

B Y C Y N T H I A W I L L I A M S

whats up? Take me to the suburbs.)Well let me backtrack to age

nine. I was a sickly little thing andonce was in the hospital or ourand a hal months. I had a tutorevery day, and, as I remember it,in a semi-private room. (Whichsome thought was strange, becauseback then, they still had wardsthat would hold upwards to tenbeds.) Never did I hear my parentscomplain about doctor bills or mymedicine. Actually, when I was ableto go back to school, I was otenteased by my peers because I nevermissed a grade. It wasnt that I wasexceptionally bright (maybe) but Ialso had a tutor in the hospital orat home.

Later in lie, I was ortunate to get ajob working or the United Food andCommercial Workers InternationalUnion, AFL-CIO in Washington DCin the Legal Department. Ater beingthere or a short time I realized whatthat little piece o constructionpaper was (Daddys union duesbook), why I had to shop only atSaeway (union grocery store), whymy amily only had American madecars (made by union employees) andwhy my amily did not have to worryabout my hospital bills (his uniondues took care o it all). My dad was adevoted Union Man and continuedto be one even ater he retired; he stillpaid his union dues. When my Dadpassed away, the AFL-CIO (mainheadquarters), as well as his LaborersLocal No. 7, sent representatives tohis uneral, and they spoke words okindness about my dad and abouthis dedication to the union. MyDad, Grady Henry Williams, Sr. wasa construction worker.

Fortunately, ater being raised aunion brat or so many years, I endedup retiring rom a union and wasable to retire at age 51, received allmy benefts, and thats what happenswhen you work or a union.


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In the absence o our prolifc andenthusiastic reporter, Sandi Wynn, I

will attempt to report our snorkeling

events.

Fourth o July has come and gone

and Summer is almost over.

A group o us became Science

Citizens at MacArthur Park, where

we excavated hatched Leatherback

turtle nests. This is done to

determine how many eggs hatched

or did not hatch. It was rather sandy,

smelly work but we did rescue a babyturtle,the last to leave the nest. He

was sent to Loggerhead Park or

rehabilitat ion. We added important

data to the state about these giant

sea turtles who lay 100 to 125 eggs

and only one in a thousand make it

to maturity.

We visited Peanut Island on July

26th and as usual we elt we were in a

giant aquarium. Thousands o fsh o

every hue and shape greeted us. Peanut

Island has always been a delight andhas never disappointed us.

On July 27th another group o

snorkelers rom our club took part

in the Great American Fish Count.

This is an event coordinated by

Ree Environmental Education

Foundation (REEF). It asks snorkelers

and scuba divers to document fsh

diversity and population trends in

marine sanctuaries. It is ree to join

REEF and help in their endeavors.

More inormation will be presented

at our frst meeting in October and

we will discuss tr ying to mobilize our

own group to help in this eort.

On Friday, August 2nd we attended

a meeting at Loxahatchee River

Center in Jupiter. Dr Nick Aumin

o U.S. Department o the Interior

discussed restoration work being

done in the Northern Everglades. He

talked about harmul eects o rising

sea levels, housing developments and

climate change. He explained the

harmul but necessary water release

rom Lake Okeechobee. It was a very

inormative talk.

Our reporter Sandi will be home

soon and be anxious to join and

report on our urther adventures.

Stained GlassClub Newsby Interim President Peter Grobman

Our club members, those who

have been here all summer, have

been working on projects in the

Stained Glass workroom in the

clubhouse throughout the summer.

We encourage Villagers to come and

see our workshop and i interested

in learning how to work in Stained

Glass as a hobby, register or classes

which will be oered in the Fall.

There will be projects on display or

viewing rom time to time, all done

by our club members.

New classes are scheduled and

will be announced in the monthlyCentury Village Bulletins.

There will be beginner classes

starting in November and classes or

Villagers already working in stained

glass starting in December.

Come see the beautiul stained

glass projects our club members do.

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Century Village Real Estate Transers May 2013Address Sq. Ft. Bedrooms Baths Sales PriceAndover F 615 1 1 2,100Oxord 100 976 2 4 2,000Northampton P 814 2 1.5 43,000Gol s Edge 25 750 1 1.5 17,350Camden E 615 1 1 9,000Dover C 738 1 1.5 26,000Kent K 814 2 1.5 37,900Norwich A 738 1 1.5 21,500

Chatham B 615 1 1 12,000Windsor L 735 1 1.5 15,250Somerset B 816 2 2 58,500Waltham C 814 2 1.5 36,000Sussex K 615 1 1 14,000Wellington M 1092 2 2 40,000Shefeld C 814 2 1.5 34,000Salisbury E 738 1 1.5 4,500Dover C 738 1 1.5 32,000Easthampton A 738 1 1,5 25,000Canterbury B 814 2 1.5 24,000Salisbury H 615 1 1 15,000Shefeld Q 738 1 1.5 17,000Norwich E 738 1 1.5 8,000Northampton S 738 1 1.5 4,900Easthampton G 615 1 1 6,000

Southampton A 615 1 1 29,000Northampton J 738 1 1.5 10,000Stratord D 978 2 2 25,000Dover C 814 2 1.5 32,500Easthampton E 738 1 1.5 17,500Gols Edge 27 750 1 1.5 10,000Northampton B 738 1 1.5 22,000Chatham T 738 2 1.5 22,000Northampton A 738 1 1.5 22,000Oxord 100 738 1 1.5 18,500Stratord O 740 1 1.5 18,000Waltham E 814 2 1.5 39,000Sussex F 615 1 1 2,100Shefeld J 814 2 1.5 25,000Shefeld M 615 1 1 14,000Shefeld M 615 1 1 15,000

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Welcome Ted Herrle,Our New CommunityAssociation Manager

(CAM)A brie biography rom Ted ournew Century Village CA M:

Ted S. Herrle,

CMCA, AMS, LSM, PCAM,

MCM

I have been associated with

community management most o

my career, getting into the business

quite by accident. I worked in

the banking industry and at one

point I was assigned to the REODepartment (real estate owned)

and it wasnt long ater that that

I was completely invested in the

community side o the industry.

My background includes large

scale resort communities, country

club, gol club and yacht club

associations.

On the proessional side, I

am very active with Community

Associations Institute, (CA I) the

international training ground orcommunity management. I have

long been qualiied to instruct all

classes oered by CAI including the

case study, which is a thesis type

o course that qualiies a manager

or the Proessional Community

Association Man ager (PC AM), one

o the highest designation s available

in the industr y. I have served on

two national boards o directors

or community association

management and was a ounder

o the Delaware /Pittsburgh local

chapter o CAI.

My beautiul wie Sharon and I

are celebrating our 40th wedding

anniversary this year. We have

been blessed with three children.

Our oldest, Melissa, resides in

Boston, Jason lives in Jupiter and

our youngest, Jonathan moved to

Virginia two years ago.

My personal interests include

scuba/snorkeling with our

children, bicycling, and observing

and recording pan troglodyte

(chimpan zee) behavior. Trained

through the Jane Goodall Institute,

I have been associated with Lion

Country Saari in Loxahatchee, FL

or many years.

I am very pleased by the

opportunity to work with so many

talented volunteers at UCO, I learn

something every day and look

orward to a long and rewardingproessional relationship.

Ted Herrle, new Community

Association Manager

Is a college graduate, preerably.

Has a minimum o 5 years experience in the ield.

Has current L.C.A.M. certiication and insurance.

Is skilled in dealing with the elderly.

Is computer literate.

Can work hours coinciding with operational hours o UCO oices.

Oversees maintenance and repairs o UCO property withinbudgetary restraints.

Responds to emergencies within the Village.

Provides weekly summary reports to UCO oicers detailingcertain meetings and activities.

Attends certain meetings.

Documents

UCO reporter September 2013