HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Many improvements and changes occurred within the Truman Annex during 2016. Lots of wonderful land-

scaping improvements were completed in the community. Just take a walk along Southard and Caroline streets

to see for yourself. New decorative DOT-approved road signage was installed along Southard Street. With the

installation of this new signage the KWPD is now enforcing the stop signs which will make the pedestrian

crossings much safer. In addition, matching decorative mailboxes were installed throughout the community.

The new mailboxes are not only very attractive, but they have larger individual compartments, and there are

ample parcel boxes included which will save residents unnecessary trips to the Post Office to retrieve mini-

mally sized parcels. Further accessibility improvements were also made within the community including re-

configuring some of the steps in the Presidential Park to allow for handicap access and to correct problems

with roots from the beautiful large trees in the area. Additional projects to be completed in 2017 are already

being discussed, including paving work and additional landscaping. Our goal is to continue to make the Tru-

man Annex the premier Community in the Florida Keys.

We want to let everyone know that long time Maintenance employee

Miguel Castro has now retired after more than ten years of dedicated

service to the Truman Annex. There was a staff retirement lunch for Miguel on Friday, December 30th, at which time he was presented with a

plaque in recognition of his years of service to the Association. We will miss

him very much and wish him well as he embarks on a new venture in his life.

In addition, another long-time maintenance employee reduced his hours during 2016 and will likely drop back further this year. Two new Truman

Annex maintenance employees were hired in 2016 and they are both working

out well; one primarily replaces the contract cleaning service, and the

other one looks promising to work his way into more of an overall posi-

tion.

Kyles Murphy who was the Security Manager for Truman Annex in 2016 has accepted an offer of employment with the KWPD. Rijkaard Multy will be

the Truman Annex Security Manager going forward. Rijkaard has been work-

ing for Truman Annex for five years during which time he obtained his Secu-

rity Managers License. Please join us in congratulating Rijkaard on his new

position. You will be seeing him making his rounds in TAMPOA.

In addition, we all want to congratulate Danny Franco on obtaining his Com-

munity Association Manager (CAM) license in 2016. Although Danny will

continue to be on-site at the Truman Annex throughout the week in the mornings, he will be moving into more

of a property manager role for other properties during the afternoon.

(continued on page 8)

A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

MICROSOFT

Winter 2017

Truman Annex

Serving:

TAMPOA

Harbour Place

The Foundry

Mills Place

Porter Court

Shipyard

Inside this issue:

Harbour Place 2

The Foundry 2

Mills Place 3

Porter Court 3

Shipyard 4

A message from

your Property

Manager Matthew

5

Pictures around

the Community

6

Miguel Castro with Operations Director

Sterling Christian at the retirement lunch

holding his plaque of

appreciation

We have made it through anoth-

er Hurricane Season without

one harming us. This is always

great to report.

Those of us with homes in other

parts of the country will be

happy to be in Key West this

winter season.

Harbour Place enters the New

Year in good shape financially

and physically. In 2016, we

replaced the roof, the skylights

and the air conditioning stands

on the Annex Building. Several

owners replaced their unit air

conditioners as well. We were

happy with the results. Our next

project will be the painting of

our buildings.

All owners are encouraged to

attend our Annual Meeting, the

TAMPOA Social and the

TAMPOA Annual Meeting in

January.

Please report any problems,

concerns or suggestions

promptly so that they can be

addressed in a timely manner.

We have a great management

team and a great Board.

Please take some time this year

to become familiar with the

current Rules of our Associa-

tions. They are in place for the

benefit of all.

We hope that 2017 turns out to

be a great year for everyone!

Regards,

Tony Marcussen

President, Harbour Place

Harbour Place

The Foundry

underway. We look forward to

the park’s completion, but in

the meantime we must endure

challenges of living close to a

major construction site.

If you see any issues that need

to be raised with the City,

please notify association man-

agement.

Finally, all Foundry unit owners

and their families are invited to

a neighborhood party at Unit

#11 on Tuesday, January 31st

at 5:00 pm.

Regards,

Jeff Stein

President, The Foundry

Happy New Year!

I hope everyone enjoyed the

holiday season.

The Foundry Annual Meeting is

scheduled for Tuesday, January

31st at 10:00 am. I hope you

will be able to attend.

We also welcome and encourage

you to serve on the Foundry

Board of Directors.

We currently have 2 candidates,

and we need a minimum of 3

directors but can have as many

as 5. Most meetings are done by

teleconference. Please let us

know if you are interested in

helping out. Work on the Tru-

man Waterfront Park is well

“We also welcome

and encourage you

to serve on the

Foundry Board of

Directors.”

~Jeff Stein

Page 2 Truman Annex

“….we replaced the

skylights on the

Annex Building”

~ Tony Marcussen

Left: Buildings 113

and 115 were

painted this year

Right: New A/C stands

on the Annex

Building

The Foundry has a very

interesting historical past

as a smith shop where

inventor Thomas Edison

worked for six months in

1918 perfecting 41

weapons for the United

States war effort.

Regards,

Carolyn Sangston

President, Mills Place

Porter Court

was restricted to the 2 buildings

located along the post office

fence. The repair project took

about 2 long months of noise

and debris. I neve knew there were different types

of termites.

Fortunately, we had already

contracted to have the entire

property painted which com-

menced in mid-April. The

painters did an exceptional job

and all 5 buildings look great.

The project took about 2

months in total.

This summer the city of Key

West finally commenced the

long-awaited Truman water

front project. The results so far

are quite impressive. The pro-

ject includes a new entrance to

Fort Zackery Taylor State Park.

All in all, I would give the city

of Key West a thumb’s up for

the construction process so far.

Unfortunately, those that live

close to the project are suffer-

ing from constant noise and

dust.

I can always tell when fall has

arrived in Key West. First we

Porter Court certainly has faced

a challenging 2016.

A little background might help.

In 2015 our beautiful enclave

within Truman Annex was in-

vaded by little wood eating

bugs. We were advised by the

termite service that we em-

ployed, that these pests were in

fact a subterranean variety that

could be treated by injecting

insecticide into the ground

around all the buildings at 18

inch intervals. There was some

damage to the siding and we had

to replace a small amount of the

wood siding. We concluded that

this issue was behind us.

Fast forward to 2016. In Febru-

ary, we noticed extensive siding

that appeared to have been dam-

aged by termites again. Once

again, our termite exterminator

was summoned and they said

these were flying termites. I can

honestly say that some mornings

I would look out at our pool and

see 1000’s of dead termites in

the pool. We ended up removing

and replacing about 40% of our

siding and treating the affected

areas. Almost all the damage

Page 3 Truman Annex

have Fantasy Fest, followed by

Parrot Head week, and finish

off with the noise and travel

restrictions that come with the

Super Boat races in the harbor.

It seemed to this unofficial-

observer that the crowds were

lower for Fantasy Fest and

Parrot Head week, but larger

for the boat races. The boat

races were especially frustrat-

ing because of the ongoing

construction on the water front.

By now you have received your

official notice of the Board

Meeting which takes place on

February 2. I hope as many of

you as can will attend.

I look forward to everyone

getting together around our

fabulous pool area. One of the

nice features of Porter Court is

the friendliness that makes this

place so desirable. I hope everyone had a wonderful

and safe holiday season.

Phil Hansen

President,

Porter Court

Mills Place

Well, it has been a tumultuous

Summer for the historic Marine

hospital building, a.k.a 401

Emma. Early July we were

tented (“Barnum and Bailey”

never looked as colorful as did

we) to rid the building of ter-

mites (and any other creature

lurking beneath the surface).

Preparation was extensive (at

least for some of us) in order to

prevent contamination of food

stuffs; but, also to ensure that

all likely hiding spots were

targeted. Unfortunately, no

iguanas were eliminated.

Shortly thereafter we were to be

re-roofed. Well, this being Key

West, “shortly thereafter” was

begun over a month later. Then,

thanks to seasonal bursts of rain

showers, all work stopped for

that particular work day. Not

soon enough, it was discovered

that the new shingles had been

put on upside down! Oh, glory

be! So, off came the erroneous

shingles, and blue tarps put over

the areas denuded. Guess what.

Major blowing wind/rain storm

and the tarps didn’t hold result-

ing in ruined ceilings and walls

for a couple of apartments.

How lucky can one be. The re-

roofing wasn’t completed until

October! Granted, once done, it

is a delight to be in conformity

with all the other buildings in

Mills Place and no more flak-

ing silver paint scraps with

which to contend.

Your board has been checking

landscaping concerns and re-

placement of pool furniture as

soon as the pool area has been

resurfaced. Especially of con-

cern are the tables. We located

at other TAMPOA pool areas,

tables with tops made of alumi-

num with decorative drainage

holes. Getting rid of the glass

tops is a major priority as they

have been

“The painters did

an exceptional job

and all 5 buildings

look great.” ~ Phil

Hanson

“Barnum and Bailey”

never looked as colorful

as did we.”

~ Carolyn Sangston

(continued on page 7)

Greetings fellow Shipyardians:

It's been a while since we have

sent out an Association news-

letter so let me catch you up

on the goings on without mak-

ing this a too long missive.

First, we have just finished up a

major pro-active project of

replacing ALL the old rusting

iron screws in our metal roof-

ing so that we don't have what

could be a major and extra

costly project of having to redo

the metal. The photo on page

six can hardly do justice to this

major job but while it may not

be glamorous, it sure will save

us a lot of money down the

line.

I thank Matthew Greenblatt for

his honchoing this major

job. And while I'm on the sub-

ject of capital improvements, I

call your attention to the super

cleaned deck area at the swim-

ming pool, some new and more

comfortable chaise lounges will

be phased in (thanks to Chris

Sprague and pool committee)

and a necessary replacement of

the heating equipment so the

water temperature is comfort-

able for everyone.

And finally, we are still on

schedule to begin our painting

cycle next year.

You can see from other at-

tached photos, how nice the grounds are looking and I want

to thank the landscape commit-

tee such as Karin Weinstock,

Donna Weinstock, Steve Pas-

cavitch, and Jim Speak for their

ideas, suggestions and actual

hands on work to make Ship-

yard look as good as it can

be. And I would be remiss if I

didn't acknowledge the ongoing

work of Danny Franco and his

crew seeing that the landscape

work is done timely and with

quality care.

We're at the end of our calen-

dar year so I thought you'd be

interested in a little Shipyard

census information.

Question. Do you know what

states beyond Florida have the

most owners in Ship-

yard? Answer is Ohio with 17;

New York with 15; Illinois with

10 and Pennsylvania with

8. Our most distant geograph-

ic owners are Jan & Lisa

Weisskopf from Switzerland

and Manfred & Marianne

Schuppenies from Germany.

And while we're talking about

owners, I want to introduce

you to our 14 new neighbors

who have purchased a unit in

Shipyard during 2016. They

are:

Harry Lane from Michigan in

202-1 Southard St.

Howard & Lynda Kolbenheyer

from FL in unit 171.

Cal Meinster & Cynthia

Tenbrook from CA in unit 280.

Dave & Sondra Schuler from

OH in unit 102-9,.

Karen & Kevin Craig from NY

in unit 163,

John & Doreen Benevento

from NJ in unit 256.

Harold & Tracy Dubensky from

PA in units 102-5 Southard St &

210-2 Southard St.

Kristen & Mike Michaud from

MA in unit 165.

James & Frances Singhiser &

Karl & Karen Sensenbrenner

from NY in unit 162.

Daniel McCune & Lorraine

Daversa from CO in unit 276.

Theo & Loretta Chapa from FL

in unit 210-13.

Jamie & Tobi Mickle from FL in

unit 199.

Mane Properties from TX in

unit 190.

And finally, I want to urge you

to attend our Annual Meeting

on Friday February 3, 2017

where you will meeting the Board of Directors, hear and

see an explanation of the budg-

et breakdown for 2017, and get

reports from the finance, land-

scape and pool committees.

And don't forget our Annual

Social at the Shipyard swim-

ming pool the evening before

the Annual Meeting (Thursday

February 2, 2017 at 5 PM)

where you can meet your

neighbors.

Most sincerely,

Mike Caron, President

Shipyard

“…new and more

comfortable chaise

lounges…”

~ Mike Caron

Page 4 Truman Annex

“You can see how nice

the grounds are looking.”

A mighty tree has fallen!

High winds took down part of the 50+ year old

sapodilla tree in front of the Little White House.

A message from Property Manager Matthew Greenblatt

“At times it

can be difficult

for Security

and

Maintenance

to keep up

with things,

and your help

would be

appreciated.”

~ Matthew

Greenblatt

Truman Annex Truman Annex

If You See Something Say Something

As you are all aware the Truman Annex is a large Community. We have 6 Property Owners Associations

all with pools and their own distinct look and character, lush landscaping, full time residents, part-time

residents, rental properties, and tourists strolling throughout our grounds.

Also, in our Community we have a museum that occasionally hosts special events, an office building, a

realty company, and an inn. Add all of it together, and we have a lot going on. At times it can be difficult

for Security and Maintenance to keep up with things, and your help would be appreciated.

If you see someone breaking an Association rule, acting in a disruptive manner, or have a parking issue call

the Office or Security immediately. If there is a broken pool chair, a gate that needs fixing or any mainte-

nance item or issue that you feel needs to be addressed, call the Office or email the Office. It could be the

item is already on our maintenance schedule, or it may be something that Maintenance was not aware of

and will be put on the schedule. If you feel a picture would help, by all means snap a photo and email it to

us.

Don’t wait to make us aware of a problem. Inform us immediately. This is especially important if it is a

Security issue. Security cannot be effective if an infraction occurs and they are not made aware of it imme-

diately. The sooner we are aware of a problem, the sooner the problem can be corrected or resolved. If you

see something, say something!

Pictures from around our Community

Beautiful new ferns on

Southard Street

Page 6 Truman Annex

Brand new mailboxes were installed

throughout TAMPOA

New “No Exit” sign on Caroline Street

helps deter errant cars from going the

wrong way

Major roof project was completed in Shipyard in 2016

Truman Annex Page 7

subject to breakage in the past. The rest of the furniture is useable, at least for the foreseeable future (minus, of course, some

of the chaises which have been discarded due to excessive wear and tear). Landscaping is another expensive item on the agen-

da. Our “soil” is primarily rock, will need a jack hammer to break it up in order to replace it with garden soil. Watering sys-

tem is being repaired and re-worked. No point in putting in new plants if they are not well hydrated, esp. during initial grow-

ing stage. Also, the fumigation tenting didn’t do the plants any favors.

Meanwhile, returning residents and guests are asking “what are those yellow things in our back yard?” They are concrete light

poles that were placed there last summer either to keep buses from parking or just storage (depending on who is doing the

explaining). Unattractive, yes, and then some Neanderthal with more time on his hands than brains in his head decided to

paint them BRIGHT yellow. OMG. And, no, no one can say when, or if, they will be removed (not the city manager, not our

commissioner, no response from our mayor).

On that sunny note, I wish everyone belated “Seasons Greetings” and be sure to get your flu shot.

PS Please, soon, identify your bicycle and get a sticker from TAMPOA office for it.

Carolyn Sangston, President Mills Place Condominium Association.

Mills Place—continued

Above: Repaired widow’s walk on the 401 Building in Mills

Place

Right: New roof on the 401 Building in

Mills Place

TRUMAN ANNEX

PROPERTY OWNERS’

ASSOCIATION

We’re on the web

www.tampoa.com

305 Whitehead Street Key West, FL 33040

305.296.0556, office 305.293.0251, fax

305.294.3995 guard house

Sterling Christian, CPM®

Operations Director

sterling@cackw.com

Vickie Datzman, CAM

Property Manager vickie@cackw.com

Matthew Greenblatt, CAM Property Manager

matthew@cackw.com

Connie Christian, CPA Accounting Manager connie@cackw.com

Randy Niles, CAM

KWGC Property Manager

randy@cackw.com

Suzanne Egle

Office Manager suzanne@cackw.com

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President's Message - continued

Many of you have likely met Matthew Greenblatt who has been working as the property manager for

the Truman Annex over the last year. Matthew works for the Community Association Company which

manages the Truman Annex. He will continue to work with Operations Director Sterling Christian to

manage the Truman Annex from the Community Association Company’s new offices just across the

street from the Presidential Gates at 305 Whitehead Street. This is their new location where you can

also find the other members of the Community Association Company’s delightful staff including

Suzanne Egle and Vickie Datzman.

As a result of the changes over the last year, some owners have inquired as to whom they should con-

tact if they have a question or concern. The phone numbers for the Management office and the Security

Guard booth on Southard Street have not changed: 305-296-0556 and 305-294-3995, respectively.

Residents of the Truman Annex need only to call one of these two numbers to obtain assistance. Call-

ing individual Truman Annex or Community Association Company personnel is discouraged as all

inquiries should be directed through the appropriate channels, which starts by calling one of these two

numbers.

As a special gift for attending the Associations’ Annual meetings this year everyone will receive a

quick reference magnetic information card containing the locations and phone numbers for the Com-

munity Association office and Truman Annex Security. The meeting dates and locations for the Asso-

ciations’ Annual meetings are as follows:

Harbour Place Condominiums 10:00a.m., Friday, Jan 27th, at the Tropic Cinema

Truman Annex Master POA 10:00a.m., Monday, Jan 30th, at the Tropic Cinema

The Foundry HOA 10:00a.m., Tuesday, Jan 31st, at 305 Whitehead Street

Mills Place Condominiums 10:00a.m., Wednesday, Feb 1st, at 305 Whitehead Street

Porter Court Condominiums 10:00a.m., Thursday, Feb 2nd, at 305 Whitehead Street

Shipyard Condominiums 10:00a.m., Friday, Feb 3rd, at the Tropic Cinema

I look forward to seeing all of you in attendance.

Harold Berry, President

Truman Annex Master POA

Property Manager Matthew &

Maintenance Manager Danny

discuss the daily maintenance

schedule

Truman Annex

Matthew writing up courtesy notices

as part of his property manager duties

at TAMPOA.