Maple Leaf Golf and Country Club

Hurricane Irma Report #4 – Sept 23, 2017

MAPLE LEAF IS BASICALLY BACK TO NORMAL OPERATION FOLLOWING THE SCARE FROM HURRICANE IRMA.  WE HOPE THAT HURRICANE MARIA STAYS ON ITS PROJECTED PATH OUT INTO THE ATLANTIC AFTER DEVASTATING THE ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO.  HOWEVER WE STILL HAVE OVER TWO MONTHS OF HURRICANE SEASON REMAINING AND WE MUST REMAIN VIGILANT.

ALL OF THE SWIMMING POOLS ARE NOW OPEN OTHER THAN THE QUEENSWAY POOL WHICH IS UNDERGOING A PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED RESURFACING.  BOTH NINES OF THE GOLF COURSE HAVE BEEN OPEN SINCE WEDNESDAY.  THE LAWNS ARE NOW BEING MOWED.  THE MAJOR PILES OF TREE DEBRIS HAVE BEEN PICKED UP AND MOVED TO THE MAINTENANCE AREA.  THE DOWNED TREES ARE STILL BEING REMOVED, BUT THEY ARE NOT IMPEDING ANY ACTIVITIES.  CH 195 IS BACK ON THE AIR.  THE LAKES HAVE RETURNED TO NORMAL LEVELS.  THE COUNTRY CLUB AND SANDBAR HAVE RETURNED TO THE NORMAL SUMMER SCHEDULE.  THE NEW SHADE STRUCTURES FOR THE CAN AM SHUFFLEBOARD COURTS ARE BEING INSTALLED BY A CONTRACTOR.  A FEW SNOWBIRD HOMEOWNERS HAVE COME DOWN TO DEAL WITH DAMAGE AT THEIR HOME.

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IS ALSO RETURNING TO NORMALCY.  PUBLIX SUPERMARKETS HAVE FINALLY RESTOCKED THEIR SHELVES.  MCDONALDS RESTAURANTS ARE REOPENING THIS WEEK WITH LIMITED MENUS.  THE GAS STATIONS ARE BACK OPEN AND HAVE ALL THREE BLENDS OF FUEL.  MOST OF THE ALMOST 170,000 PEOPLE WHO LOST POWER IN CHARLOTTE, SARASOTA, AND MANATEE COUNTIES HAVE NOW BEEN RESTORED.  THIS MORNING I OBSERVED AN ESTIMATED 300 POWER TRUCKS HEADING NORTH ON I-75 – PROBABLY RETURNING TO THEIR HOME STATE AFTER WORKING TO RESTORE POWER IN THE FLORIDA KEYS, NAPLES, MARCO, FORT MYERS, AND OUR AREA.

YESTERDAY WE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT MAPLE LEAF WAS AGAIN VOTED THE “BEST OF THE BEST” MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITY IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY FOR THE 21st TIME.  WE WERE ALSO A FINALIST FOR THE BEST GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB COMMUNITY.

WE WILL UPDATE AS NECESSARY.

JOHN BRADLEY, GM