Hello Neighbors,

I hope everyone is hanging in there and managing to stay dry during our recent extraordinary rain events. The silver lining is that having this rain allowed us to turn off the irrigation. We saved a little money, and yet our landscaping is looking better than it has in some time.

The hitch is that the winter storms and cold weather also wreaked havoc on some of our more vulnerable plants. I’m working with the landscaping team to make sure the plants that didn’t survive have either been replaced or they are on the list to be replaced. Not surprisingly, weeds also love the extra water and have taken root. The struggle is ongoing as our landscapers are working to eradicate them.

Up next is a small color refresh as we are finally able to utilize our landscape upgrade reserves! While we’ve budgeted for this in year’s past, surprises always took priority with the budget (I’m looking at you, irrigation). The plan is to supplement the obvious dirt/empty areas in front of some Port Royale homes with perennials. Please understand that not all home fronts need or can support planting at this time.

The decision on the actual plant is going to be at the discretion of the experts and will be based on what will thrive in the specific area. Working with Crossman, we have devised a pallet of plants to be used:

• Daylily (yellow, red, orange)
• Sweet Pea (Dwarf Purple)
• Dianella, (variegated)
• Bougainvillea (San Diego Red bush)Gazania, Trailing (yellow, white, orange) or Clumping (red, orange, white, burgundy)

This is not a mandatoryrefresh. If nothing on this list is appealing to you, or you want your front area left as it is, please let me know asap. I can be reached at dirportroyale@cchoa.org.

We should be able to get this going in the next few weeks. Starting with Bridgetown Bend, the team will systematically work thru the village. We may not have the budget to “do it all” this year but don’t worry, we will continue the process as soon as the new budget becomes set in July. The idea is that this becomes an annual program.

As always, if you would like a more robust make-over I’m happy to connect you with the landscape team to get you a proposal. Also, if anyone would like to join my landscape committee of one (me), please shoot me an email. Finally, I would like to complement our Crossman Landscape team because I know it is a mammoth task to keep up with our large village in the time allotted to them. If you see them around, I’m sure they’d appreciate a thank you.

Miscellaneous

• Be on the lookout for information on a neighborhood potluck gathering; timing is likely to be sometime in April. Reach out if you would like to help us plan the event!
• Cays Park: We appear to be in the home stretch. The design team has compiled feedback from the many community workshops and city council meetings and the city will be hosting two public meetings looking for final feedback. The two workshops will be held Thursday, March 14th at 5pm in the Coronado Library Winn Room & at the Parks and Recreation Commission meeting on Thursday, April 18th 3:30pm in the Council Chambers.
• The City of Coronado will be conducting a 6-month pilot shuttle program starting in May. This is separate from the free summer shuttle. This will be an app-based “on demand” service and it will include service for the Cays. Please be on the lookout for more information.

The next HOA Board of Directors meeting is scheduled for March 28th, 2pm in the Grand Caribe Room. It is open to everyone, please feel free to attend.

Stay well,

Becki Lock
dirportroyale@cchoa.org