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Brittany’s Place Condominium Association, Inc 7298
Ulmerton Road (727)
726-8000
Largo, FL 33771 |
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Welcome! to the Brittany’s Place Condominiums Official Information Website. We are happy that you are here! Latest News from the Association February
27,2024 Dear Brittany’s Place Condo Association unit owners; Hello all unit owners. My name is Gary
Breton, and I was elected as President of Brittany’s Place Condo Association
for 2024. Allow me to share a few items with you. 1.) Board of Directors: a.
This year there
has been a change in Board members. Jim Perry decided to resign from the board,
Brenda Spond is no longer a board member, and we thank her for the years of
dedicated service to Brittany’s Place as a board member and especially as
Secretary, her service shall be remembered. Dave DeKoker as well is no longer
a voting member but remains on the board as a consultant and Vice President.
Of special note is Dave’s contribution to our association over the past years
creating Vision 2017 and seeing it thru to completion. We recognize Dave and
applaud him for his vision, tenacity, and hard work. b. Your new board consists of Gary Breton,
President; Joe Gamboa, Vice President; Ben Carey
Director/Secretary/Treasurer; and John Miller Director. We also have one open
seat on the board, should you be interested in joining the team please
contact Alex Anovak at Ameritech at anovak@ameritechmail.com.
c. Who is Gary Breton: I live
in Brittany’s Place and have since October 2022. I have an extensive
background in the technology space of Semiconductors managing companies as
President, CEO and Chairman for years. I hold a BSM degree and an MBA degree.
I have a passion for continuous improvement and intend to use that passion to
continue the work done by the past President creating additional value for
Brittany’s Place unit owners. There has been significant progress made over
the past few years by the past president and board and I would like to see us
continue these improvements with some highlights listed below. 2.) Brief update: First, in my view I see properties in Brittany’s
Place as undervalued compared to other condo units nearby. I believe with
continued improvements we can add a significant equity value, sales value and
or rental value for our unit owners. Along those lines I offer the
following updates and plans: 1.) I am
pleased to report we are in full compliance with all statutes with the City
of Largo and especially regarding the replacement of several stairs within
our community. 1.) I am
also pleased to report we have paid our lingering improvement loan in Full. 2.) It is
with regret some unit owners were late by over 60 days in paying their
special assessment. This has resulted in additional interest costs on our
loan that were not planned as the “Date Certain” pay off was based on a close
out of the loan effective November 1, 2023. In addition, we have two units
remaining unpaid and we are currently in legal action against those units. 3.) Regarding
our budget - our insurance increased by 69%, year over year, representing a
$69,000 increase for an equivalent average increase of $718 per year, per
unit, or $60 per month. The increase in the 2023 budget was barely enough to
cover this cost. Unit condo maintenance fees were increase by 19% in 2024
over 2023, while some other condo fees outside on Brittany’s Place have increased
by 30% and 40%. The increase in insurance cost alone with the minimal
increase in the 2024 budget creates a challenge to continue improvements and
create needed reserves. The board shall continue to monitor appropriate
projects, repairs, and financial status closely each month. 4.) While
the late payments and nonpayment for the special assessment has caused us a
short fall in funds to be used for added improvements, we are encouraged in
that we will collect special assessment funds due to the association and
combined with operating funds, we will be able to proceed with added
improvements. 5.) In our
January and February Board meeting our board approved the following: a.
Refurbish our
pool with construction to start soon. b. Placed the tennis court refurbish on hold
pending the refurbishment of the pool. c.
Landscaping
improvement and improvement of the Club House walkway. d. Restoration of the irrigation system that
has been off for about ten years. e. Approval for a full third-party financial
audit of our balance sheet. f.
Site wide tree
trimming. g.
We shall
continue with improvements as our budget and funds allow. h. Reviewing a proposal to hire our own company
to handle daily maintenance activities with onsite maintenance 5 days a week.
6.) Request: a.
We continue to
experience issues with people dumping furniture and other large items outside
the dumpster causing us to pay for a special pick up. Funds to pay for this
(about two times a month) come out of your association fees. Please ask
renters not to place items outside the dumpster. b. We also have several people feeding ducks
and feral cats. Feeding wildlife is illegal in Florida, and it results in
ducks using our pool causing cleaning three times a week adding cost to the
association. Please ask all who reside in Brittany’s Place not to feed
wildlife. c.
Each of the
above items cost each unit owner funds used from monthly fees. Please help us
reduce these costs. 7.) Let’s
build Brittany’s Place as a better place – join
a team and spend just one hour or 2 a month in one of the following activities: a.
Finance
committee. b. Violation Fine Committee c.
Tennis court refurbish committee. d. Activities Committee e. Rules and Regulations review Committee. f.
Just send an
email to our property manager at Alex Anovak at Ameritech at anovak@ameritechmail.com 727-726-8000, if
you can spare a little time and have some fun. g.
As a unit owner
we encourage you to join our monthly Association Board meeting on the Third
Tuesday of each month at 5:30 pm in our Club House. 8.)
Looking
Forward: a.
The board has
the following projects under consideration: 1)
New Pool Deck
and lighting. 1)
New Pool
Furniture. 2)
Security
enhancements. 3)
Tennis court
refurbish or replacement. 4)
Resurfacing and
stripe repainting of the parking lot 5)
Front property
gating 9.) Finally,
Brittany’s Rules reminder: Please remind all renters as well as unit owners
of these highlights: a. Do not place trash, furniture, or any other
items outside the dumpster. b. Do not allow children to ride bikes, scooters
or play in the parking lot for safety reasons. c.
Do
not feed wildlife or feral cats. d. As a reminder … Trucks, vans campers, recreational vehicles,
boats, jet skis, trailers, motorcycles may not be
parked on the Condominium property without prior approval of Sincerely, Gary on
behalf of the Board OUR NEW LOOK!
All
Buildings and Clubhouse totally restored. FENCING COMPLETED
Very attractive and functional vinyl
fencing has been installed for all buildings.
As always, it is the responsibility of the owners with fences to
maintain the grass cutting and trash removal from within these fences. No trees may be planted inside these
fences. FOUNTAIN UPGRADE The aeration fountain in the large pond reached its
service limit several months ago and needed to be replaced if the Association
was to avoid a stagnant mosquito-breeding water feature. The Board approved a brand new fountain and
this one also has lighting pods to illuminate the fountain at night. The new fountain has been installed. Funds for replacement came from previously
designated Reserves provided by your Regular Monthly Assessment.
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BPCA Property Manager: Mr. Robert Kelly, LCAM Ameri-Tech Community Management Services 24701 US Hwy 19 N, Suite 102 Clearwater, FL 33763 |
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