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The debris and water quality in our canals is an increasing offers a sustainability reward system in which we can earn
problem. I no longer want to paddle board there. One of our money to invest back into our Landings community.
residents spearheaded a canal clean-up effort using Sea Bins At the end of 2022, to come up with a roadmap and common
that our board is leasing from The University of Florida. He understanding of how we envision the future of the Landings,
is now pursuing this grassroot effort on his own. With proper our Community Enhancement Taskforce developed a list that
funding and collaboration from sponsors and government we are presenting to our commissioner.
funding, the use of some type of trash collection device in
conjunction with regular and more frequent city barge sweeps Many of the residents in the Landings have homes elsewhere
could put Fort Lauderdale on the map of one of the most and spend only part of the year down here. We all want to
environmentally conscious cities in the country. enjoy our time here and not feel burdened with too many
board duties. I believe if I commit to something I want to do
There is a Green Your Routine Initiative within the city in which the best I can do. This is the mentality of most and probably
our recycling committee is involved. The GYR arm of the city
one reason many part-timers do not offer
to get involved. Several of our LRA board
and committee members have been
instrumental in preserving the Board and
the Landings interests, serving year after
year. Many of them are full-time residents.
Some need to step down and we will have
open positions. Our current Board has
proven that full-time residency is no longer
a necessity. By decreasing the number of
meetings and using zoom technology, we
can meet wherever we are in the world,
serving our community. We need new
member volunteers on our committees and
on our board and I urge you to contact us
to get involved!
Our board spends lots of time and effort
on organizing our social in-person events.
This year, we are hoping to get to know
more of our residents by bringing back
the less formal “Meet and Greets” that
proved successful in the past. Please see
our “Curbside Cocktails” announcement
on page 8. Our first event was fun and
we hope to see you at our next one!
We are looking forward to a fun and
productive 2024, working together to
preserve, improve and maintain our
Landings neighborhood.

Helena Cooper
President, The Landings
Residential Association

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