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SOUTHBRIDGE

NEWS & UPDATES
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       CDD THREATENS CREEK ACCESS and VIEWS

                          WE NEED YOUR HELP!

Southbridge residents expressed concern that the creek bank is getting overgrown. Residents and their visitors love to catch/release the large mouth bass and other fish in the creek; photographers have amazing pictures of great blue herons stalking the shoreline, tortoises laying eggs on the creek bank and an occasional river otter swimming by. Community creek access and views in Southbridge are major selling points for realtors.

Without maintenance, the shoreline will get thick with weeds, reeds and wild shrubs.  CDD claims the creek is a protected natural waterway, so it can't do anything to clear the growth, although it has previously done so.

The Southbridge BOD contacted Pelican Landing, and Tom Dryden will meet with residents in August. He has asked for photos of what the creek looked like when residents moved here, especially any of the creek in its original state when Southbridge was first settled. Please email your creek photos to [email protected] . before August 7; give an approximate year of the photo. If you do not have digital photos, we will scan your hard copy.

  Protect your property values! Send pictures as soon as possible!
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                    INVASION of the IGUANAS?

We have seen the TV news coverage and read about the green iguanas invading Florida, but now they have been seen locally. Two large iguanas were spotted in Spring Creek in early June. This five-foot iguana was sunning itself along the creek bank last week behind Ballycastle Court; the body was about two-feet long and the tail about 3 feet. He was an amazing specimen! But ...

Green iguanas are herbivores and invasive; they are not dangerous to humans or pets, but they decimate landscaping and have no natural predators. The state of Florida encourages homeowners to kill the iguanas on private property. Southbridge president Diane Winters sent this photo to Pelican Landing BOD.

PLCA is developing a protocol for dealing with the green iguanas. Until the policy is in place, if you see a green iguana, contact PL Security.

                      KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORS

Several new residents have purchased condos in Southbridge in the last few months. Bill Riley has updated the two residents lists posted on the private pages of the Southbridge website. One list sorts the residents by last name. The other sorts by street address. If you would like to update your information, please contact [email protected] .

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Email [email protected]

To learn more about Southbridge, visit our Southbridge WEBSITE.      Learn about Pelican Landing at the Pelican Landing Website.

To Log in or Register for the Southbridge Community Private Pages where the budget, minutes of the last board meeting, contracts with suppliers, residents' contact information etc. is posted, click HERE.
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