Villa of the Quarter: March 2023

The Board of Directors recognizes members who go above and beyond in the upkeep of their villa within our community. These members are examples of the potential each home has when it is well maintained and also helps keep property values high, benefiting everyone in the community. This helps make our community a very desirable place to live.

The home chosen for the 1st Quarter of 2023 belongs to Norma Santiago who lives on 111th LN. She has lived in our community for over 30 in her Pinewood model which she has great pride in. From the upkeep of her unit and down to her lawn Mrs. Santiago has always strived to keep her home looking great and well maintained. Her choice landscaping elements and accents she has added to the front of her home really makes it stand out from those around it. On February 25th, 2023 the Board President & Vice President presented the Devon-Aire Villas #1: Villa of The Quarter award in recognition of outstanding landscaping and villa upkeep as well as a $50 Cheesecake Factory gift card. The Board of Directors wishes to thank her for all the hard work she has put into her villa. We are proud to have you in the community.

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AT&T Infrastructure Upgrade: East

The Association has received notice from AT&T that they have a project underway on the East side of our community in which they will be upgrading their existing infrastructure to extend fiber to the East side of the Community. This project may begin within the next 3 to 6 months depending on county permitting.  AT&T will be laying fiber cable in designated easement areas. When AT&T is ready to work in your section, they will leave door hangers at member's doors 2-3 days before they are scheduled to begin.  Once work commences, members will notice digging and boring throughout the community by AT&T contractors, some of which may go under easements found on member’s properties at the rear or side of end units.  Any member’s that may have extended their property over a designated easement are to ensure that access to rear and side easements are made available to AT&T contractors should they request it. It is also important to note that if there is any damage to permanent construction built upon a member’s easement against our community governing documents or Miami Dade County Building Codes, AT&T will not repair that damage. At no time are members or their tenants permitted to deny access to easements regardless of the reason. AT&T has assured us that any disturbed areas will be restored at the end of construction.  Any member experiencing any issues as a result of AT&T activities are asked to Contact Us so we can address those issues on your behalf.  We will notify members via our community blog once we have more accurate start dates.

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Villa of the Quarter: December 2022

The Board of Directors recognizes members who go above and beyond in the upkeep of their villa within our community. These members are examples of the potential each home has when it is well maintained and also helps keep property values high, benefiting everyone in the community. This helps make our community a very desirable place to live.

The home chosen for the 4th Quarter of 2022 belongs to Barbara Di Rosa who lives on 123rd Place. She has lived in our community for 45 years and an original owner of this Briarwood model. During that time she has strived to keep her home looking great by providing continuous upkeep to her home and it shows. The well maintained landscaping and accents added to the front of her home it really makes it stand out from those around it. On November 26th, 2022 the Board President & Vice President presented the Devon-Aire Villas #1: Villa of The Quarter award in recognition of outstanding landscaping and villa upkeep as well as a $50 Cheesecake Factory gift card. The Board of Directors wishes to thank her for all the hard work she has put into her villa. We are proud to have you in the community.

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Burglary: Villas East 11/4/2022

One of our crime watch volunteers contacted to let us know that a burglary occurred this past Friday at a villa located on Circle South by the canal. The burglary occurred during the day. The person responsible came in through the canal easement owned by the South Florida Water Management District, jumped the fence and broke in via the sliding glass door.

Over the last 4 weeks we have also noticed an uptick in burglaries and thefts occurring in other nearby communities, specifically Devon-Aire Villas 4 & Devon-Aire Villas 5. It is important that members remain vigilant and report any suspicious activity or individuals around the community. Residents having homes that have canal access are more exposed than the rest of our members since they don't have the advantage of having the rear of their homes watched over by members of community so they should take measures to secure their rear doors, windows and sliding glass doors. We are asking all members reading this to please speak with your neighbors to get the word out regarding this incident.  If you are renting out your unit, please pass this information on to your tenants.  By getting the word out, we ensure that whoever is responsible will be caught.

Please stay alert for any suspicious activity.  The basic rule of thumb is if you see a possible crime in progress, call 9-1-1.  If you wish to report suspicious activity, please call the non-emergency number at (305) 476-5423.  Please pay particular attention to individuals loitering in the guest parking areas or other parts of the community and if observe anyone circling around the community that should not be there, walking in and around homes or just someone who seems out of place, please contact Police.  Miami Dade Police is authorized to ask anyone that does not belong or have business in the community to leave the property.  After you contact Police, please let us know as well by using our Contact Us page or by calling us at (305) 859-1462 and leaving a message.  Messages left at this number are monitored 7 days a week by all members of the board.

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