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WCA Board Members Investigate LED Replacement

By Lynn Gonzalez | July 15, 2024

Board Member Terry Boyd introduced Richard Toplak from FES, who attended remotely. In June, Boyd, who is also a member of the Swim & Tennis Committee, had introduced FES’ preliminary proposal to replace all of Westchase’s current pickleball and tennis lighting with LEDs at no cost to the community. The board requested more information on […]

Board Discusses Pool Repairs, Slide and Tennis Light Replacement

By Lynn Gonzalez | June 14, 2024

A handful of homeowners attended the resident forum prior to the June WCA Board meeting to express concerns about the association’s decision to close the West Park Village pool for repairs during the height of summer break. Board President Shawn Yesner said the repairs were scheduled to begin on July 8, but that he wasn’t […]

Hillsborough County Administrators Address Voting Members

By Lynn Gonzalez | June 14, 2024

GAC Chair Rick Goldstein introduced Hillsborough County Administrator Bonnie Wise. After offering a bit of background on the county, Wise presented a detailed breakdown of the current Fiscal Year 2024 budget. The operating budget is $3.646 billion, which goes towards the sheriff’s office, enterprise funds, healthcare services, public works, libraries, parks and more. The countywide […]

WCA Takes Stance on Crosswalk and Debates Pool Slide’s Fate

By WOW Editor | May 12, 2024

GAC Chair Rick Goldstein began by reopening discussions on the proposed crosswalk connecting Westchase Elementary to West Park Village. “Our community is best served when we are proactive,” he said. “We have a window of opportunity to be at the table when this decision is being made.” Goldstein added that from what he can see, […]

WCA Board Revisits Video Recording Policy at April Meeting

By Lynn Gonzalez | April 15, 2024

The April Westchase Community Association board meeting opened with President Shawn Yesner addressing the issue of suspending facility use rights and voting rights for homeowners who are more than 90 days delinquent in their assessments and/or fees owed to the association in 2024. Board Member Rick Goldstein made motions to suspend both members’ use rights […]

County Officials Discuss Proposed Crosswalk at January WCA Board Meeting

By WOW Editor | January 18, 2024

Dale Sells of Harbor Links took the floor first during audience comments to share a prepared statement regarding the RFP process. Sells stated that he had observed the process as a board member and as a resident and broke down the timeline, which began at the Feb. 2022 board meeting. He added that in the […]

WCA Board Tackles Large Agenda During December Meeting

By WOW Editor | December 13, 2023

The evening began with the resident forum and Andrew Amenta took the floor to express his concern about whether his repeated request to add more pickleball courts was being taken seriously. He pointed to a recent pickup pickleball survey and a move to reduce reservations from 2 to 1.5 hours. Swim & Tennis Chair Dan […]

CDD and WCA Budgets Approved

By WOW Editor | August 16, 2023

Westchase CDD In July, the Westchase CDD issued a letter informing residents that two public hearings would be held on Aug. 8. The letter also included a table outlining a Comparison of Assessment Rates for FY 2024 vs. FY 2023, based on the proposed budget. The first public hearing on Aug. 8 was to receive […]

Board Approves 2024 Budget

By Lynn Gonzalez | August 16, 2023

WCA Board Approves 2024 Budget, Landing on a Final HOA Assessment of $364 President Shawn Yesner gave the floor to Board Member Dale Sells to present the treasurer’s report. Sells said that while actual income and expenses remain close to budgeted amounts, the WCA is at about a $23,000 overall deficit based upon the July […]

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