Another spring season is here bringing warm weather and summer is just around the corner. The board has been working hard on preparing the reservation for upcoming seasonal activities and maintaining the property so that it continues to be a wonderful place to visit. In our February meeting the board approved the budget for 2025 which included staffing the beach lifeguards, routine maintenance of the reservation and marina, along with incremental capital improvements such as updating the basketball court. I’m also happy to report that the NY Department of Environmental Conservation issued CBPOA a 10-year dredging permit and that we are in the process of renewing our 10-year permit with the Army Corps of Engineers for the same.

The channel was dredged in cooperation with Lion Head at the end of December. Over the last few years the board has decided to spread the sand from the dredging on to our beach to help combat erosion we see annually. We have decided to do that again this year. You may have wondered why the sand pile is there from January to March. According to our permits we are allowed to spread sand on the beach up until the end of March. The reason why we wait is because the late winter/early spring storms are typically when we lose the most sand from our beach. Waiting to place the sand helps ensure we are past as many storms as we can and preserves the sand that we have available to us from the dredge.

In addition to updating the basketball court there are some exciting new things to look forward to. Director Roey Ficaro has arranged for a new weekly activity at the reservation, Tai Chi. The board also approved Roey’s proposal for adding corn hole near the bocce court. Please read Roey’s report to find out more. We anticipate continuing to have the food truck again this Summer and director Michael Waltz is working to firm that up.

I would like to acknowledge the support of the CBPOA board and advisors for their contributions to our community. Our board members share their skills and knowledge that they have acquired over their careers to Clearwater Beach. I appreciate their contributions and together we continue to work diligently to control costs wherever possible. Lastly, I want to thank the entire community for making Clearwater Beach such a special place to live.