SAFETY HURRICANE SEASON BEGINS JUNE 1 Hurricane season begins June 1 and runs until November 30. To assist residents in getting prepared for hurricane season, staff has compiled some guidelines and other important information that will be helpful as you prepare for the 2024 Hurricane Season. It can be found on lakeashtoncdd.com and in the Media Center on the information wall. Remember: • Hurricane and storm shutters must be approved by the Lake Ashton Architectural Review Committee (ARC) • The official site for Florida emergency preparation is floridadisaster.org • Register your contact information for the Alert Polk telephone and email notification system at alertpolk.com. Polk County officials use this system to inform county residents of situations that may affect their health, safety, and welfare, including severe weather alerts. • Two 14-day “disaster preparedness” tax holidays for specified supplies run from June 1 - 14 and August 24 - September 6. Visit the Department of Revenue website by scanning the QR code at right for a full list. NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH HURRICANE TIPS By Fay Wood, NW Chief This year’s hurricane season looks to be a very active one. Our friends at Tampa Electric (TECO) have compiled the following stats and information to let us know exactly how busy of a season it will be and how you can stay informed and report outages. Predications indicated in the chart below shows we will be well over the average season. TECO offers customers several ways to report and monitor power outages: •Log into your online account at TecoAccount.com to report the outage with one click. •Text OUT to 27079. Text UPDATE or STATUS for updates on your reported outage. • Call 1-877-588-1010, Tampa Electric’s dedicated toll-free automated power outage phone system. • Go to TampaElectric.com/OutageNotifications and sign up for free outage notifications by text, email or phone. • Visit our outage map at TampaElectric.com/Outagemap to report and track outages. You can also get restoration status updates. Tampa Electric also uses Facebook Facebook.com/TampaElectric, Twitter @tampaelectric and the Nextdoor app to keep customers informed about outage restoration. Let’s all stay safe and informed during this storm season. Have questions/concerns? Contact Chief Fay Wood at 714-423-8966 or fswperson@aol.com. Did you know we are all members of Neighborhood Watch? There is a deputy for each “neighborhood” within Lake Ashton that can assist you if you see something strange or concerning. Please visit lakeashtoncdd.com or scan this QR code to see which deputy corresponds to your street name, along with their phone and email address. 16
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