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RVCA President’s Message

I
would like to start the year off by asking every household in Rio Vista for your
support by joining or renewing both the Rio Vista Civic Association and Protect Rio
Vista program. Quite simply, the more members we have the more we are able to
accomplish.
We will be continuing to host all the popular events we are known for while at the
same time starting some new and exciting membership benefits. Membership in both
Rio Vista Civic Association and Protect Rio Vista are so important to maintaining all
that we love about living here. Did you know that your $35 membership fee pays
for all the care of the SE 7th Street entrance and the SE 9th Ave one way exit to SE
12th St? Did you know that it also pays for freshening and replacing the landscape
Lori Sterling of those same areas? That same $35 helps to pay for our Holiday Party, our annual
CampOut in the Park, Movie in the Park and the purchase of hundreds of native
orchids for our very popular Native Orchid Repopulation Program which will continue
this year. We have lots of new ideas but we need your help!
RVCA OFFICERS By supporting our Protect Rio Vista Patrol you contribute to Rio
President Vista having one of the lowest crime rates in all of Fort Lauderdale.
Lori Sterling
president@riovistaonline.com Every dollar adds police hours to the schedule. It’s a program that
works. Our membership is close to 50%. Imagine how much more
Vice President we could accomplish with 100% household participation.
Jean-Jacques Rajter
vp@riovistaonline.com We have four General Meetings a year and are planning to have our Code
Compliance Officer and our City of Fort Lauderdale Community Police Support Unit
Secretary representatives at every meeting to give updates on the neighborhood and assist with
Julie Hough your questions and concerns. Our upcoming meeting on January 23 will also feature
jbethhough@gmail.com Todd Hiteshew and Dr. Nancy Gassman from the city to discuss the state of our

Treasurer waterways. The meeting will be held at the Rio Vista Community Church at 7:30 pm.
Mark Snead Everything we do requires volunteers. Two notable volunteers this past year have
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just become our two newest board members. Please welcome Ryan Lehrer and Evan
BOARD MEMBERS Jaxtheimer. Their commitment to the neighborhood will benefit all of us.
Nancy Messing Brand Towards the end of the year we said goodbye to Sam Koster, a long time board
Julie Hough
Evan Jaxtheimer member. Thank you Sam. We will miss you.
William (Bill) Kirk Rio Vista Civic Associations volunteer Board of Directors looks forward to all the
Ryan Lehrer advocacy challenges 2023 will bring to our amazing neighborhood. We will be
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working hard to live up to our reputation as the best neighborhood to live, play and
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT work in.
Christina Currie Thank you for your support
COUNSEL TO THE BOARD Lori Sterling
Charles Tatelbaum President
Rio Vista Civic Association

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