SAFETY CAP By Mike Weissberg Since all residents are part of Neighborhood Watch you are watching things around you. Citizens Assisted Patrol (CAP) does this by patrolling our streets. Our job is to look for things that do not belong in our community. Our presence with our lights flashing while patrolling our streets is our deterrent to help keep our streets safe. CAP is always looking for more volunteers to patrol our streets. Our job is to be the eyes, ears and presence for the Sheriff’s Department. Patrols are once a week for two hours. Applications are available in the Clubhouse and HFC. For more information contact Mike Weissberg 917-482-3151. DRIVER SAFETY REMINDER Polk County Schools start back August 11. Please use caution when traveling CR 653 during school opening and closing times. All vehicles, including golf carts, must obey all stop signs and the 20 mph speed limit throughout Lake Ashton. Drivers, please keep an eye out for pedestrians at all times. Obeying posted speed limit and traffic signs can help avert a potential tragedy. Adults should not place young children on their laps between them and the steering wheel as this creates a hazardous condition for the children in the case of a panic stop or accidents. NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH By Brenda Jackson, NW PR Liaison NW leadership team is excited to present our neighborhood watch deputies: Nancy Baker, Carolyn Bishop, Donna Debnar, Joan Enslen, Jeannie Franklin, Shari Gieber, David Harrison, Harold Jackson, Diane Mavuro, Vaughn Platt, John Sebastian. Please join us in welcoming our new and returning neighborhood watch deputies! With our list of deputies complete, we are now looking for block captains! Are you looking for something to be involved in? Are you interested in helping your neighbors and community remain safe and secure? Then a block captain position may be just what you are looking for! If you are interested in learning more or want to volunteer as a block captain, please 16 contact Deputy Chief, Joan DiBattista at 239.851.7899. Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to improve and grow our organization. Some things to watch for: a breakdown of neighborhoods and the deputy responsible for the area, a list of block captains, and a new logo designed by one of our own LA residents and a NW deputy. STORM SEASON Storm season runs until November 30. All residents spending the summer months in Florida should be prepared for severe weather. A helpful storm preparation resource can be found at lakeashtoncdd.com under "Additional District Documents,” or scan the above QR code. PARKING AND ROAD SAFETY REMINDERS From Florida State Statute 316.1945 Stopping, standing, or parking prohibited in specified places: No person shall stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except momentarily to pick up or discharge a passenger or passengers: 1. In front of a public or private driveway. 2. Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant. 3. Within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection. 4. Within 30 feet upon the approach to any flashing signal, stop sign, or traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway. Additionally, do not park a vehicle directly parallel to another vehicle, do not park on a curve, and park as close to the curb as possible. Also, the City of Lake Wales has an ordinance (§ 20-14 - Parking in residential districts) that makes it unlawful to park overnight or leave unattended during the day any commercial motor vehicle, golf cart, moped, motorized scooter, motor vehicle, motorcycle, trailer, truck, or vehicle on a public street or road in a residential district of this city that obstructs the free, convenient, and normal use of the public street or road by impeding, hindering, stifling, or endangering the safe movements of traffic or pedestrians. For the full ordinance please visit http:// lakewales.elaws.us/code/ordinances_ch20_artii
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