Wildlife Corner by Barbara Ann Comer The limpkin is a large chocolate-brown wading bird heavily streaked with white. Most newcomers to Lake Ashton are alarmed when they hear wild wails in the middle of the night. This mostly solitary and usually quiet unassuming bird can awaken the marsh with its racket. The limpkin's range in the United States is mainly in Florida and many believe it should be the state bird rather than the Northern Mockingbird. Limpkins can be found at Lake Ashton in the retention ponds searching for snails, frogs and insects. Their preferred food is the apple snail and it's always fun to find the leftover shells with holes in them from the surgery performed by the limpkin. It's a real treat to see limpkins with a line of downy young babies trailing behind their look-alike parents. JOINT AMENITY FACI L ITIES POLICY HIGHLIGHT Each month an excerpt from the Joint Amenity Facilities Policy will be featured in the LA Times. This month outlines the policy regarding reserving facilities at the Clubhouse and HFC. The full Joint Amenity Facilities Policy can be found online at lakeashtoncdd.com or lakeashton2cdd.com under "Additional District Documents". Any questions regarding these policies can be directed to Christine Wells, LA (LW) CDD Community Director (cwells@lakeashtoncdd.com) or Mary Bosman, LA II (WH) CDD Community Dir ector (mbosman@lakeashton2cdd.com). VII. RESERVING FACILITIES Amenity Facilities are available on a first-come, firstserved basis, and subject to applicable fees or rates as set by the appropriate District. Requests to reserve facilities should be submitted through the Staff at the appropriate Amenity Facility. Reservations are available for up to three (3) hour increments for all facilities listed in the reservation policy, with the exception of the Ballroom and HFC. These can be reserved for periods up to five (5) hours. Longer time increments may be approved by the Amenity Manager. There are no personal “standing” weekly reservations allowed for the Amenity Facilities listed in the reservation policies. Clubs and organizations may make “standing” reservations. These will be reviewed semi-annually by the Amenity Manager. The Amenity Manager can reschedule any reservation if requested by a District. The Clubhouse or HFC must be notified if a scheduled reservation cannot be kept so the slot may be re-assigned. Reservations will be held for 15 minutes past your scheduled start time before reassigning the reservation time slot.
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