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As a subcommittee of our Neighborhood Watch team, we are announcing a new team dedicated to Devonshire neighborhood outreach. The goal is to provide "a little sunshine", "a small pick me up" or "a random act of kindness" to our neighbors in the form of a card, a small gift basket or other thoughtful message to those who will soon celebrate a milestone, or those who have recently experienced a significant life event such as:
If you know of someone who would appreciate "Devonshire Neighborhood Cares" outreach, please contact the following individuals:
On Tuesday, November 17, Teresa Leaberry and I (Darlene Bellucci) went to the S.A.L.T (Seniors & law enforcement together) meeting, which is conducted by the Clermont Police department. This is open to all Kings Ridge residents.
It was mentioned that there were very few police calls in Kings Ridge. The conversation led into the most current types of fraud that seniors should be aware of. The officer explained if you make a large purchase don’t leave it in your car where it’s visible, he suggested that you bring it home first and then go out and continue with your shopping. There are a lot of scams via email and text messaging. One that is very common is from UPS messaging you that there is a package they need to deliver and that they need your address. Should you receive this message be sure to delete it do not open it. This is a scam I have been receiving repeated messages through my email from Spectrum saying if I don’t pay my bill my service is going to be shut off. I have also received emails from PayPal thanking me for my purchase of $321. These are all scams. Be sure not to respond to any messages that are asking for your personal information.
Stay vigilant.
Please consider the following publication:
Several residents have reported seeing a large racoon roaming Devonshire during daylight hours over the past two weeks. Please make sure all food sources around your home are not available for the racoon and that you secure trash bin lids while placing them for pickup.
Additionally, please consider the following publicly available information:
Raccoons are usually nocturnal, but they may be active during the day for a number of reasons, including:
Food
Raccoons may be looking for food, especially during colder months or when a mother is nursing babies.
Disrupted den
A raccoon may have been frightened away from its den by a person or dog, or the entrance may have been sealed off.
Competition
If you see a raccoon that is behaving strangely, you should contact a wildlife rehabilitator or local professionals.
Fellow Devonshire residents,
I would like to start out by introducing myself as your new “Neighborhood Watch Coordinator”.
My name is Darlene Bellucci. I have been a resident of Devonshire for over 18 years.
Phyllis Leadbetter had been our previous Neighborhood Watch Coordinator for many years. She recently made the decision to step down from the role. Being it’s been a few years since we’ve had an organized “Neighborhood Watch Committee” and because we have many new residents, we believe it’s important to reinstate our community wide “Neighborhood Watch” program for the benefit of all Devonshire residents.
With that said, I would like to introduce you to your “Neighborhood Watch Committee Block Captains”: Darlene Pinkham, John Huey, Kathleen Larke, Joanne Close, Joyce Barr, Penny Lempa, Beth Knight, Teresa Leaberry, and (myself) Darlene Bellucci.
These representatives will be coming to your homes to give you 2 forms to fill out. One will be relevant profile information (including emergency contact information for you) and the other for the “Vial of Life” (a physical container you’ll be provided with) to keep in your home in the event there is a medical emergency.
This is very important as many residents do not have family living in Florida. Should there be an emergency of any sort, we need to know who to contact on your behalf.
Please be responsive by filling out and returning the requested forms to your respective block captains.
Be assured, the information you provide will remain CONFIDENTIAL.
Please feel free to contact your respective block captain with any questions.
Darlene Bellucci
Devonshire Neighborhood Watch Coordinator
"Driveway drinks" is starting up again!
This is an opportunity for our neighbors to get together periodically. We will have a little flag we put out when it's happening.
As long as we know who is host/hostessing for the coming week, we will be happy to send out an email reminder and update the web site as you volunteer ... just let us know.
You can always text Kathie at 860.343.3390
We all owe our Devonshire Board Members…Paul Hannon (who sits on both the Devonshire and Kings Ridge Board of Directors) and Todd Denny (who heads up our neighborhood Disaster Response Team) a BIG THANK YOU…for being so quick in executing and submitting the required formal paperwork to the city of Clermont to have the debris from Hurricane IAN removed in such short order.
Federal Gov’t FEMA funds were made available to pay for the massive clean-up…and neighborhood requests from all over the area are being processed on a first come first served basis.
Paul and Todd had the signed paperwork back to the city literally the same day it was made first available to submit…which is why Kings Ridge / Devonshire were among the first communities to be “cleaned up”.
THANK YOU Paul and Todd !!!
Brack Leaberry
Devonshire NARC
Member Kings Ridge ACC Master Board
Brack thanks for the update as it means a lot to us that we know that KR is being taken care and I know you had a hand in it as well as Paul & Todd. We hope to be returning in about a week to enjoy our time in Devonshire.
John Sefcik
3712 Kingswood Ct
Wow....that is amazing work by Paul and Todd for making the massive clean-up happen. We owe them something for their thoughtfulness and all residents here in Devonshire owe them a huge thank you. I feel all of us in Devonshire need to show our gratitude...maybe we could contribute to two gift cards for Paul and Todd???? I'm ready to contribute...who else will join me????
I would like to thank the Devonshire Disaster Response team and the Board members for the fantastic job that they trained for and executed in preparation for Hurricane Ian. Appreciated the signs to use after the storm for help or if everything was OK. How fortunate we are to have a great team.
Paul Hannon and Todd Denny did a great follow through on completing the paperwork for the City of Clermont and FEMA "first come basis" for the quick clean up of debris left after the storm.
All deserve KUDOS for a job well done.
Lynn Vannier
3659 Kingswood Ct