Category: News

Both Magdalena Gardens signs were given a fresh coat of paint.

New plants have been added to help protect the inside surfaces of the columns from being damaged when landscaping service are performed. The new column bases are much more resilient, but we hope this additional measure will decrease the frequency in which repairs are required.

Underground drain pipes move rain water from the eaves of buildings 7 through 15 into the retention pond area. Over time many of these underground pipes ended up being buried so that they no longer functioned as designed. When properly functioning, these drain pipes help stop the eaves from overflowing and in turn ensure the roofs do not get wet helping extend their useful lives.

This project was completed over time by maintenance, and is now complete.

Columns are being removed a few at a time, repaired, painted and placed back on the property. Below you will find a couple before and after photos. The top cap shown was beyond repair, so the contractor built a new one (no additional cost).

A 2nd inspection was completed today. The following report was provided indicating we are no longer in violation.

She wrote “I did complete a site inspection of Magdalena Gardens property at 240 West End Dr. this morning and all the issues noted from the previous letter I sent on June 2, 2020 have been corrected, everything looks good. I have attached the passed 2020 fire safety inspection report for your records. Thank you for your continued efforts to maintain the safety of all residents on the property. Please feel free to contact me with any additional questions.”

We have hired contractors to repaint the fence and fence gates. The contractor has also painted the light posts and the security camera posts near the gates.

We are also repairing and painting the fence columns. The columns are being removed a few at a time, reinforced, repaired and repainted.

On Jun 2, 2020 the Fire Marshall requested that changes be made to the fire extinguisher cabinet signs so that the words “Fire Extinguisher” would be visible from both sides of the signs and so that they were no longer covered by the eavestrough downspouts.

The Fire Marshal did an inspection of the property on Jun 2, 2020 and provided the condominium Board with a report. In this report, she required that, in between the buildings, shrubs be kept 3 feet away from the walls and that they cannot be more than 4 feet tall (with a couple noted exceptions). She also asked that all potted plants be removed. The Board had the landscaper to do a special trimming on Jun 12, 2020 to ensure all shrubs on the property were in compliance.

The report also required that the fire hydrant be painted red, tested and tagged as having been inspected (which must be done annually).

No fines were levied although a re-inspection to confirm compliance is required in the near future.

On July 24, the city of Punta Gorda reported that the reverse osmosis water plant is now online and sending blended water to our homes.

The Board expects total dissolved solids will be dramatically lowered and that it will be the end of hard water in our community 🙂

Time lapse construction video @ https://youtu.be/cUq_50PIK1s

Early in the year, children were seen inside the culverts retrieving lost items. The Board had “gates” as shown in the photo below installed to ensure people would no longer be capable of entering these openings.