Pelican Bay Increases Transfer Fee

On Monday, May 19th, the Board of the Pelican Bay Foundation increased the transfer fee on purchases in Pelican Bay from $3,500.00 to $5,000.00.  The increase will take place on any real estate sales contracts written prior to June 30, 2008.

Considering all the properties that are for sale currently in Pelican Bay, I am not too happy with this decision.  I personally wish that the Board had not invested over two million dollars in buying a building to house our service personnel.  I think we would have been better served helping our service personnel find rentals in Naples.  The rental market has an abundance of rentals due to all those investors who bought units thinking they were going to flip the units.  Rental prices have decreased because of the competition.

There is also "talk" that the Board is thinking about eliminating the exemption of the transfer fee for owners in Pelican Bay purchasing within Pelican Bay.  Should you have an opinion on this, you might want to share it with our Board.  You can log onto www.PelicanBay.org and e-mail your opinion.

Turtle season began May 1st.  You will notice that there are no lights shining down on the beach from the restaurants in Pelican Bay as of that date.  Be advised that should you see an area of the beach roped off in what looks like yellow crime scene tape, do not touch that spot!  That's a turtle's nest!

The 1st Quarter of 2008 Florida Sales report has been released along with the April 2008 Naples Area Board of Realtors figures.  To view these statistics, click on Real Estate Reports.

The Gulf water temperature was reported at 86 degrees in the paper this morning.  If you are in town, I hope you are enjoying the beach!

It's now official!  The new Pelican Bay Foundation board members are Mike Coyne, Doug Esson and Robert Pendergrass.

According to an e-mail that was sent out to Foundation members by Gerhard Seliatnigg, there was a delay in the election results due to a discrepancy between the number of shares voted on three separate reports.  It was determined that the discrepancy was a presentation error not a tabulation error.  54% of the Foundation board members voted in this election.

I wish the best to our three new board members.

The Pelican Bay Foundation has recently sent out a survey to randomly selected property owners.  This survey asks questions on how owners use the amenities in Pelican Bay, how often they use these amenities, and which amenities they feel are most important to them.  It is a detailed survey that will take you a bit of time to fill out.  When you recieve this survery, please try to take the time to express your opinion.  It is important the Foundation understands how the amenities are being used and which amenities are important to our home owners.

Our Gulf water temperatures are finally starting to warm up.  Once the water finally hits 82 degrees, you will find me enjoying the water.  Living here full time has spoiled me.  I actually love the Gulf in the summer time!  There is nothing like taking a dip in the warm Gulf waters after a long day of showing houses.  Forget the saying "Calgon take me away"!  I like the saying "De-stress at the beach in Pelican Bay"!

Pelican Bay will be having it's annual meeting on April 7th, 2008 at 10:00 AM in the Community Center in Pelican Bay at 8960 Hammock Oak.  All Pelican Bay owners are encouraged to attend this meeting.

Recently an e-mail was sent from the Pelican Bay Foundation announcing the results of the vote for the new leadership of the Foundation.  This e-mail was sent in error.  According to the Foundation the new board members will be announced at the meeting on April 7th.  Apparently there was an error in the vote count.

Have you signed up to receive e-mail from the Foundation?  If you are not in residence year round, you may want to do so.  You can register your e-mail address by signing into www.PelcianBay.org  If you are confused as to how to register, owners can call the Foundation at 239-596-6180 the Foundation will walk you through the process.

Some of our Pelican Bay residents may be aware that our Collier County Commissioners are trying to build a pier at the Vanderbilt Beach access.  People have asked me my opinion is of the Vanderbilt Pier project.  I have to say that I am not in favor of building this Pier.  My main reason for being against it is that we already have parking problems in that area.  Where do the commissioners think people are going to park?  I would encourage you to e-mail everyone on the Board of Collier County Commissioners your opposition to this project.

Sunsets are occurring around 7:45 PM now.  There is not much that beats a sunset at the Sandpiper or Sandbar restaurants.