Beach Colony Resort

Mardi Gras Parade.  This year’s Navarre Beach parade theme will be all about its Silver Anniversary.  The parade will be held Saturday, March 5, starting at 1:00pm.

Navarre Beach Gets One Trash Company to Provide Service to Entire Beach.   Out of the nine proposals received to provide single solid waste trash hauling service to two areas of the County during the first 3-year contract period, Santa Rosa County has selected two companies.  They are Waste Management and Waste Pro.  Waste Management was ranked slightly higher than Waste Pro and will have first choice of selecting one of the two areas they prefer to serve:  Zip Code 32563 Midway Area with 9,000 homes or Zip Code 32566 Holley-Navarre-Navarre Beach, with 13,000 residences.

Fee Simple Title For Beach Leaseholder Property in Process.  A Joint Resolution Letter from the Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties Board of Commissioners has been sent to Congressman Jeff Miller and Senator Bill Nelson to release certain restrictions on conveyance for property on Santa Rosa Island.  In essence, this means that owners may get title to their properties like regular homeowners do and owners would also have the option to decide if they wanted to remain leaseholders or obtain title to their properties.  Some of the advantages to fee simple title is that buyers are familiar with this form of ownership and it would be easier to obtain mortgages from banks, particularly those not in this geographical area.  Language that went forward in the Resolution Letter protects the existing public land on the Beach already set aside in the Comprehensive Plan.  One of the issues still to be determined is how the County will convey title, i.e., what will be the cost to the owner to obtain the fee simple title; taxes are another.  The process of developing legislation and getting it through Congress is expected to take about two years.  You may read the Joint Resolution Letter and history of Navarre Beach land conveyance by clicking on the blue hypertext “Navarre Beach HOA” at the top of this web page. 

Name Change.  ERA Navarre Beach Agency, Inc. has changed to Navarre Beach Agency, Inc., the reason for the new name, BC Tidbits above.  Look for updates from them under that heading.

Floor Repainting Update.  Most of the East Building's atrium floors have been repainted and sealed.  The last two, 15 and 16 are in process and should be completed this week.

Pool Wristbands.  Please do an inventory of the pool wristbands in your unit(s).  We will be using the same color, blue/green, as last year.  Two bedroom units are allowed 6 bands and three bedroom units, 8 bands.  Replacement bands are $5.00 each.  Questions may be directed to beachcolony@gmail.com

December Storm Damages Pool Fencing & Tennis Courts

On December 12, 2010 bad weather arrived during the early morning hours.  Heavy rain and wind knocked down sections of pool fencing and lifted up a partial section of both tennis courts.  Contractors’ repair quotes have been received  by the Developer’s Construction Manager and forwarded on to the Developer for action.

Reminder, although all owners at the Beach Colony Resort (East & West) share the Common Elements and each owner pays a portion for the Common Elements thru their association dues, the East HOA at this time has ownership only for the physical East Building footprint and the skirting around it.  The pool, parking garages, tennis courts, grounds, and of course, the West Building, are still under the jurisdiction of the Developer.

Atrium Floors Being Painted

The on site maintenance crew is busily patching and painting all atrium floors, from the top to the bottom of the building.  They are then clear-coated with a semi-gloss sealer.  Each floor takes several days.  Here’s the latest status:

Completed:  Floors 2,3,4,5,9,11,12 and 18.

In Process:  Floors 13 and 14.

The floors are turning out nicely and making a difference in the looks of the building.  Questions may be referred to on site ERA staff at beachcolony@gmail.com

Notice of Annual Owners Meeting, Saturday, April 16, 2011.  The annual meeting of the Beach Colony Resort Navarre East Condominium Association will be on Saturday, April 16, 10:00 am at the Navarre Tourist Information Center.  Please mark your calendars.

A new link has been added to the right side of the web page:  Navarre Pier/Beach Cams.  Here you’ll get a daily fishing report with pictures and excellent views of Beach Colony.  The Navarre Pier is now the most visited site on our beach and a great draw for tourism.  If you haven’t yet visited the Pier, you won’t be disappointed when you do so–it’s awesome!   

It's a beautiful day at Beach Colony!  The water is emerald green with gorgeous waves.  No oil so far–there were some tar balls reported a few mornings ago which were picked up by a BP crew.  However, as a precaution on July 4th, fireworks which are to begin at 9pm, will be displayed from a barge on the Sound instead of the new pier.

It was a beautiful morning at the ribbon cutting ceremony, attended by many dignitaries, which opened the longest pier in Florida.  Although dime-sized tar balls were spotted yesterday at the far west end of the beach, no oil was observed at the pier today.  A large crowd attended the ceremony and fishing was free.  The regular charge for walking the pier will be $1.00 and $7.00 for fishing.  When you get a chance, check out the pier….understand the views are incredible.