Lynn Gonzalez

GAC Chair Rick Goldstein introduced Johnny Wong, executive director of Hillsborough Transportation Planning Organization (TPO), and Elizabeth Watkins, executive planner for Plan Hillsborough at the May VMs meeting. Wong gave a brief presentation about the purpose of the TPO and explained that at the suggestion of the state legislature, staff members were investigating the possibility […]

Westchase Community Association President Michiel Oostenbrink presented the Westchase Medallion to Sonny Whyte at the May board meeting to thank her for her many years of service to the community as office manager of the Westchase Community Development District. Oostenbrink acknowledged that because he didn’t properly notice the May meeting, all official actions made would

WCA Board Chair Michiel Oostenbrink opened the March Voting Members meeting with a brief update on association business. The removal of the nonfunctional Frontier pedestals will be complete once Stonebridge has been finished, he reported. He thanked the Government Affairs Committee for spearheading the multiyear effort and advised anyone whose pedestal had been missed to

WCA Treasurer Terry Boyd did not attend the February board meeting, so there was no treasurer’s report. President Michiel Oostenbrink asked GAC Chair Rick Goldstein to present his monthly report. Goldstein began by moving to nominate Mark Zais to serve on the committee as CDD liaison. His motion passed unanimously. Goldstein shared that he had

Government Affairs Committee Chair and Woodbridge VM Rick Goldstein introduced Dave Eggers, Vice Chair of the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners, at February’s Voting Members meeting. Eggers was there to speak about growth and development in the area, as well as efforts that Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas counties were making to work together to

Government Affairs Committee Chair and Woodbridge VM Rick Goldstein introduced Hillsborough County Neighborhood Liaison Mary-Elizabeth Fuentes, who spoke about the mini-grants that are available to HOAs. Thirteen communities within Westchase have HOAs and are therefore eligible to apply for the grants, which max out at $5,000, shared Fuentes. She encouraged the HOAs to start thinking