AVNA: Alta Vista Neighborhood Association, Inc.

Contact: AltaVistaSarasota@gmail.com or 941-894-8877        AVNA Facebook page

NOTE:  this website is NOT part of AVNA

Next AVNA Meeting Aug 31 ​6pm at YMCA, Euclid & Bahia Vista.  Guest:  Commissioner Jen Ahearn-Koch

AVNA generally holds meetings (but not every month) on 4th Mondays at 7pm​ at the YMCA at Euclid @ Bahia Vista

AVNA regularly sends emails to keep residents informed of local issues, meetings, events & upcoming AVNA meetings.  To subscribe to AVNA email list just send a request to  AltaVistaSarasota@gmail.com


AVNA posts notices at  https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1qAmGvxfatyho5mxyp0l7hGR00LVPsBvz

WARNING:  Editorial Comment:   AVNA CCNA Membership. 

AVNA is a member of CCNA but does not have a regular representative for CCNA's monthly meetings.  AVNA president Larry is the official alternate rep, but he does not participate in these monthly CCNA meetings.  Linda K. was invited to be rep, but declined.  Local neighborhood activist Steve M. requested to be rep, but AVNA board refused to allow him to be rep.  I (Linda K.) insist that AVNA needs to be more inclusive.  AVNA neighborhood folks, please voice your views to AVNA Board on this, as CCNA is an important opportunity for our neighborhood to have a voice in the City!

AVNA board:
Larry Silvermintz, President      J Portman, VP      Cheryl Coley, Secretary      Maureen Doherty, Treasurer
Editor's Comment:  Note that AVNA was set up to represent the neighborhood.  Without more people becoming involved, neighborhood associations sometimes struggle to represent the diversity of opinions and needs of all their residents. 

​Text only of (July 4th) AVNA email newsletter:

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​​Our next AVNA meeting:

We are honored to have these three special guests at our next meeting at 7 PM on Monday 27th July:

★ Mark Smith, County Commission Vice Chair & reelection candidate, To learn more or to donate:  https://www.marksmithforsarasota.com/

★ Kristina Sargent, County Commission candidate,   To learn more or to donate:  https://www.sargentforsarasota.com/ 

Background article:  Smith defends record as Sargent seeks Sarasota County Commission Seat.

★ Yevgeny Khodorkovsky, City commission candidate and Novus St. neighbor

To learn more or to donate:  https://www.YesOnYev.org/

 

Our 31st August meeting will feature

★ Commissioner Jen Ahearn-Koch, who will cover current commission issues as well as her reelection campaign and platform.

To learn more or to donate:  https://VoteForJen.org/

 

Our 28th September meeting will feature

★ Karie Friling, City Manager will focus on the  Property Tax referendum.

 

Announcements: 

 

Voter registration and Election

Be sure to register (or change Party affiliation) by Monday 20th July  in the office next to the Tax Collector:  2001 Adams Ln.  or online at https://www.sarasotavotes.gov/.  ** Vote * in the Primary on or before Tuesday, 18th August .


https://www.sarasotavotes.gov/169/Find-My-Precinct-and-Polling-Place.  We are precinct 215 and polling place:

 

St. Paul Lutheran Church, 2256 Bahia Vista St.


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Neighborhood Canopy Program registration begins July 6

Approved properties will get professional installation of a mature, 2-inch caliper tree between the front plane of a resident’s home and the street. Participants will pay $100 for the tree, with the City covering the remainder of the cost up to $500 for the selected tree.

Choice of 10 tree species. Registration ends on Monday, August 17, with tree planting scheduled to take place between August 31 and September 21. The registration link will go live and registrations will be accepted beginning Monday, July 6: https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/97739db4a79e43bba894cc7e31c22a62.

Contact:  NeighborhoodCanopyProgram@SarasotaFl.Gov.