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President's Message

The Landings Residential Association

Security and Safety
lthough crime in The Landings is usually not as bad as many other places in
the county it seems that it may be creeping closer and closer to us. Recently
A a home at the corner of NE 55th Street and NE 26th Avenue was broken
into while the owners were away. The vandals entered from the canal side and
smashed through the cabana door. Before they broke in they were able to remove
the security camera outside.
The scary part is that the homeowners returned from dinner just as it was
happening and scared them away. The homeowner saw the police at a neighbor’s
home the next day and found out that another home on the street had also been
burglarized, possibly by the same people.

In addition to those break-ins the Bank of America branch at the corner of Federal
Highway and 62nd Street was robbed recently.
We are still working on security measures for The Landings. Hopefully we will be
able to get them approved in the near future. In the meantime we suggest that you
try to put your security cameras in a place that will be difficult to remove. We also
Mike Watson, President suggest you get a Ring or compatible doorbell and download the Fort Lauderdale
Landings Residential Association Police Department application so it broadcasts directly to the police department.
You can learn how to do that at their website, www.flpd.org/ring. You can also
call their 24 hour customer service center at 954-828-8000.
Upcoming Events
Meet and Greet
OFFICERS
Our next meet and greet is scheduled for Thursday, December 13th from 5:00 to
President 7:00. It will be at the home of Jodi Dumas who lives at 3130 N.E. 55th Court. We
Mike Watson are requesting that you bring a bottle of red wine if your address is an odd number
wizardwats@msn.com and a bottle of white wine if your address is an even number. Appetizers will be
Vice President provided. This is a great opportunity to meet your Landings neighbors and get more
Diane Dodich plugged in to the neighborhood. If you would like to host a future meet and greet
please contact Ann Marie Dari at onetimex1965@aol.com.
Secretary
Dana Mullaney Annual Dinner Meeting
Treasurer The annual dinner meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, February 21, 2019. It
Steve Lawrence will once again be held at the Coral Ridge Country Club. Additional information
including the cost of the dinner will be provided later. Please mark your calendar.
You will want to be at this meeting to discuss suggested changes in the bylaws. In
DIRECTORS addition to our normal guests that include the mayor, our district commissioner and

Kathleen Cool our representative from the Fort Lauderdale Police Department we will also have a
AnnMarie Dari representative from the code enforcement department.
Myra Freeman Contacts
Priti Maheswari On occasion you may have issues that you need to refer to authorities at the City of
Fort Lauderdale. I have listed below some important contacts for your information:
Susan Peirson
• Police officer Tim Levin, tlevin@fortlauderdale.gov
Jim Becker
• Police officer Tom Gestoal, tgestoal@fortlauderdale.gov
Tim Levin • Commissioner Heather Moraitis, HMoraitis@fortlauderdale.gov
Ronnie Dennis • Code enforcement officer Vaughn Malakius, vmalakius@fortlauderdale.gov
Bill Schonlau
Mike Watson
President
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