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General Membership Meeting – LYMMO Meeting 1/26

January 15, 2012 by emily

Neighbors,

The community meeting to discuss the Lynx Lymmo project will be held on Thuesday 26 January 2012 (see attached public notice).  The consultants will be presenting their preferred northern alignment at that meeting.  Our neighborhood has been very much engaged in this urban planning effort and we have every reason to anticipate that our concerns and preferences will be reflected in the Consultant’s recommended alignment.  This meeting will be our final chance to influence the future path of this transportation system which could be a huge benefit to our neighborhood.  I hope that each of you will attend and that the Lake Formosa neighborhood will be well represented.

Gordon Spears

Thursday, January 26, 2012
6:00 PM to 6:30 PM (Open House)
6:30 PM to 8:00 PM (Presentation and Discussion)
The Mennello Museum of American Art
900 E. Princeton Street, Orlando, FL 32803

Flyer: LYMMO_Public Meeting Flyer_0126

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Monthly update for Sellers Auto / Artist Studio petroleum cleanup site 489201547 / 489201548 update #60)‏

November 7, 2011 by emily

Damon:
Thanks as always Damon for your monthly report.
Great news you and the cleanup team have achieved the long-term goals of this project and are nearing the final stages!
We’ve sincerely appreciated the reports with updates and milestone achievements all along these past 60 months.
No problem on going to quarterly reports.
We appreciate your commitment and support keeping Lake Formosa Neighborhood informed.
Best regards,
Louise Mills

From: Damon.Taylor@ocfl.net [mailto:Damon.Taylor@ocfl.net]
Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2011 4:05 PM
To: Mills, Louise (E S SF RNA FSF 7 1)
Cc: JRWebster@r-kidproperties.com; keder@argusconsulting.com; nevans@tempaco.com; Carlos.Gonzalez2@ocfl.net; Renee.Parker@ocfl.net; rhorton3@cfl.rr.com; gspears@lotspeichandassociates.com; e_eade@hotmail.com; jmwordsmithy@gmail.com; ivanhoevillagems@gmail.com
Subject: Monthly update for Sellers Auto / Artist Studio petroleum cleanup site 489201547 / 489201548 update #60)

November 1, 2011

Ms. Mills,

I would like to take this opportunity to give you our sixtieth monthly update on the project.   

We got the final report today that details the operation and maintenance of the system for the last period of operation.  This report also provides Argus’ recommendation for Post Active Remediation Monitoring (PARM), which we intend to approve. In the next few weeks, we will send our review letter to Argus and approve a quarterly PARM plan for them to get started on monitoring.   All of the milestone wells are below target levels.  Monitoring well DW-11 had on constituent above target levels when it was last sampled on September 27, 2011, which was Benzene at 9.7 µg/L.   This well will be part of the quarterly monitoring and is expected to attenuate.  One idea we are considering is to over-purge this well or to replace this well with a new well adjacent to it. 

I propose that I provide updates on a quarterly basis from now on the contractor will only be coming to sample the wells on a quarterly basis.  Please let me know if you would prefer more frequent updates and I will be happy to give them.  Otherwise, below are the tentative dates for the next four updates:

Ø       February 1, 2012 

Ø       May 1, 2012

Ø       August 1, 2012

Ø       November 1, 2012

 As always, please feel free to call me anytime if you need additional information or have any questions.

Thank you,

Damon Taylor

Environmental Case Manager

Environmental Protection Division

Petroleum Cleanup

800 Mercy Drive, Suite 4

Orlando, FL 32808

office:   407-836-1480

fax:  407-836-1417

email:  damon.taylor@ocfl.net

web:  www.ocepd.org

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Ivanhoe Village Jingle Eve Nov. 18th – 6p – 10p

November 7, 2011 by emily

Merchant Announcement Letter

This year’s Jingle Eve Holiday Open House will be November 18 from 6pm until 10pm and will span Orange Ave and down to Alden and up Virginia Drive. The Ivanhoe Village Board of Directors is eager to work with you to make this annual event the best attended ever and are working diligently to create lots of “Wow Factor” additions to this Ivanhoe Village tradition. Some of the activities planned include:

 

  • Live Holiday Music
  • Santa Claus
  • Strolling Dickens Christmas Carol Characters
  • Dancers from the Nutcracker Ballet
  • Toys for Tots Donation Box
  • Boat Parade on Lake Ivanhoe
  • Wine Strolls

 

We can’t think of a better way to ring in the holiday season than to showcase your business to the thousands of diners and shoppers who will visit our Ivanhoe Village Main Street!Of course, to pull off such an event, we need your help and there are a number of ways you can contribute.

 

First, for those of you who have donated in the past, would you consider donating again? Donations help pay for entertainment, flyers, posters, print advertising, equipment rental and permits. To donate, call 407-393-8765 or email: IvanhoeVillageMS@gmail.com or make your check payable to Ivanhoe Village and mail to: 1611-A Alden Rd Suite E Orlando, FL 32803.

 

Second, if you would like to bring in an artist or entertainer or even promote your own business on the street, consider hosting a booth. A booth consists of a table and two chairs and is available for $20.00. We will highlight your business and/or booth in our Jingle Eve map which will be handed out the day of the event.

 

Third, holiday string lights will be installed by volunteers for special price of $25.00 which includes a 100 bulb string lights will be placed outside of your business, and will be yours to keep. Installation of your own lights is available for $15.00. Your reservation and payment is required by Friday, November 4th. Volunteers will be here to hang the lights on Thursday the 17th of November in preparation for the Jingle Eve event. If you can donate food to feed these hungry volunteers that would be great.

 

In addition to the holiday decorations that you display in your business, holiday lights and other decorations will be placed in some of the more dimly-lit areas of Orange Avenue for a continuous festive feeling all along the avenue. This will also connect the merchants south of Gaston-Edwards Park and the merchants on Virginia Drive to the festivities to the north. We recommend keeping these lights up throughout the Holiday Season.

 

Fourth, we need volunteers on Friday afternoon from 1pm until 4pm to set up the event, from 6pm until 10pm during the event and from 10 pm on to tear down after the event on Friday night.

 

On behalf of the Board of Directors, we thank you for all your ideas and assistance and look forward to your participation in this year’s Jingle Eve.

 

Happy Holidays!

 

Amanda Sarnes

Executive Director

Ivanhoe Village Main Street

 

PS-The Boat Parade on Lake Ivanhoe is FREE! Contact jbdane@cfl.rr.com  for boat entry.

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Monthly update for Sellers Auto / Artist Studio petroleum cleanup site 489201547 / 489201548 update #59A)‏

November 7, 2011 by emily

Good afternoon,

As a follow-up to the update at the beginning of October, I have good news:  all of the milestone wells that were sampled on September 27th were below cleanup target wells again this time.  Therefore, the system will remain off and prepared for long term storage. 

However, one well did show a slight concentration of Benzene though.  Monitoring well DW-11 which has historically had low concentrations of Benzene had 9.6 µg/L of it this time. This will be monitored and will not require the system to be turned back on since this well is a 55 ft deep well and the treatment wells are 20 ft deep.  Tentatively, we plan on over-purging that well or a well nearby address this.  

Please feel free to call me anytime if you need additional information or have any questions.  Have a great weekend. 

Damon Taylor

Environmental Case Manager

Environmental Protection Division

Petroleum Cleanup

800 Mercy Drive, Suite 4

Orlando, FL 32808

office:   407-836-1480

fax:  407-836-1417

email:  damon.taylor@ocfl.net

web:  www.ocepd.org

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Occupy Orlando Saturday October 13, 8AM

October 13, 2011 by emily


http://www.orgnow.org/occupy_orlando

 

Notification of Peaceful Assembly on October 15‏
FR:  The Downtown Developmen​t Board

Dear Downtown Orlando Residents and Merchants,

A group called Occupy Orlando has announced plans to peacefully assemble on Saturday, October 15th beginning at approximately 8:00 am in front of the Orlando Chamber of Commerce with plans to march through downtown, and ultimately occupy a downtown park or other public space.

The specific route for the march/walk appears at this time to be to the Orlando Chamber of commerce, then proceeding down Orange Avenue to the Bank of America building and finally ending at City Hall Plaza.  Once there it is unknown how long the group intends to stay in the plaza.

While the City of Orlando is not associated with this event in any way, the Orlando Police Department will be present to ensure the safety of all protesters as well as those who live and work in downtown Orlando.  The City of Orlando has communicated with the leaders of this loosely organized group in order to take steps to minimize traffic disruptions related to this event.

The Occupy Wall Street movement started in New York City and “Occupy” events like these have happened in dozens of cities across the country in recent weeks, from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C. The vast majority of these events have been conducted peacefully.

We support the right of Orlando’s residents to protest and exercise free speech rights, and encourage all who participate to do so peacefully and with respect to the rights of others.

Sincerely,

Buddy Dyer
Mayor

DowntownOrlando.com

400 South Orange Avenue

Orlando, FL 32801

Phone: 407.246.2555

Fax: 407.246.3359

© 2011 Orlando Downtown Development Board / Community
Redevelopment Agency

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Monthly update for Sellers Auto / Artist Studio petroleum cleanup site 489201547 / 489201548 update #59)‏

October 3, 2011 by emily

October 3, 2011

Ms. Mills,

I would like to take this opportunity to give you our fifty-ninth monthly update on the project.   The good news is that at the end of the last quarterly period the system was turned off and, as long as the site is clean for the second consecutive quarter, the system will remain off.   I will follow up with you in a couple of weeks to confirm this after we get the data back from the late September groundwater sampling event.   If the system remains off, I propose changing the frequency of these updates to quarterly to coincide with the quarterly Post Active Remediation Monitoring reports. 

 Report Status

The next report of active operation and maintenance should be the final one and it is due on October 31, 2011.   AS stated in the last update, if the results of the late September groundwater sampling show a rebound, we may have to restart the system after that.  However, I am optimistic that we won’t have to do that.   After this report that is due in October, we plan on beginning quarterly sampling.   A minimum of four quarters of sampling is required by Chapter 62-770 and a Site Closure is able to be considered if the last two results are below cleanup target levels.

 

System Status:

There is no new information regarding the system status other than it is off.   After we begin quarterly monitoring, the consultant will be tasked with mothballing the system to prevent deterioration from lack of use while it remains on site in case of a rebound in groundwater concentrations.  In the beginning of the third quarter of groundwater sampling, it may be put on the FDEP’s list of sites that are available for transfer to another site.  Although it won’t be running, (assuming there is no need to turn it back on) the system will probably remain there for a full year longer.

Milestone Update:      

As stated in last month’s update, all of the wells sampled in the comprehensive annual sampling event at the end of June are below Groundwater Cleanup Target Levels (GCTL).    We will need to watch AW-28, DW-11 and MW-9 in the next sampling event to verify these wells do not rebound since these have only showed to be below target levels one time.   Wells AW-10 and MW-5 will also need to be checked.  Assuming the results of the late September sampling show every well to remain below target levels, the system will be turned off and the one year or Post Active Remediation Monitoring (PARM) will begin.

I will send you a very brief update on or before October 17, 2011.    Please feel free to call me anytime if you need additional information or have any questions.

Thank you,

Damon Taylor

Environmental Case Manager

Environmental Protection Division

Petroleum Cleanup

800 Mercy Drive, Suite 4

Orlando, FL 32808

office:   407-836-1480

fax:  407-836-1417

email:  damon.taylor@ocfl.net

web:  www.ocepd.org

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Virginia Drive FREE Mayhem Street Party This Friday 9/30/11

September 27, 2011 by emily

Ivanhoe Village Presents Mayhem Street Party on Virignia Drive for FREE. 6-10p

Dancers, Singers, Musicians, Actors and other fabulous performers!

Friday, September 30 · 6:00pm – 10:00pm

Location: Ivanhoe Village – Virginia Ave


http://www.cultureclimax.com/events/ivanhoe-village-mayhem-street-party-sept-30

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=218271798199168

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Keep Orlando Beautiful September Events‏

August 9, 2011 by emily

Hello Volunteers and Partners,
Our annual Florida Coastal Cleanup is coming up on Saturday, September 17th!   I know many of you look forward to volunteering with us and have done so for many years.  If you never have before, come out and see what it’s all about!
Also coming up on Saturday, September 24th is National Public Land’s Day.  We are having a big celebration with all kinds of really neat demonstrations, activities, and giveaways…and it’s free!  We’d love to see you there.
Please see attacments for details or visit our website at http://www.cityoforlando.net/public_works/kob/specialevents.htm
Thank you for all that you do!

–

Jody (Goostree) Buyas
Keep Orlando Beautiful Coordinator
407.246.2752 office
407.254.4723 graffiti hotline

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OCHEEP! Program in Ivanhoe Village‏

July 28, 2011 by emily

Hello Everyone:

OCHEEP! is a great opportunity for homeowners to learn how to lower their energy bills while having a positive affect on the environment. OCHEEP! offers rebates to workshop participants to help offset the cost of purchases such as new energy efficient  refrigerators and air conditioning/heating units.
Here’s the notice posted on Orange County Enviromental Protection Calendar Page:
August 16 • Tuesday • 6 – 8 PM • Orange County Home Energy Efficiency Program (OCHEEP!) Workshop • Hosted by Ivanhoe Village Main Street • Harrison Graham Dining Room at White Wolf Café  • 1905 North Orange Avenue • Orlando • FREE • Register today!
The public can also sign up through the OCHEEP! website under public workshops listed on Eventbrite.   Here is a pdf with all the info.
Sincerely,
Nancy Rodlun | Ivanhoe Village Board Vice President and Design Chair
Ivanhoe Village Inc, 1611-A Alden Road, Suite E | Orlando, FL 32803
Telephone Number: 321-276-0947

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Monthly update for Sellers Auto / Artist Studio petroleum cleanup site 489201547 / 489201548 (special update – update #57)‏

July 28, 2011 by emily

Damon:
It doesn’t seem possible it has already been 57 months since project start, but here we are today and the project is almost complete.
If the wells cited do not rebound, it sounds like project will be completed by end of this calendar year.
Thank you for keeping us well-posted on the results. This is awesome news!
Louise

From: Damon.Taylor@ocfl.net [mailto:Damon.Taylor@ocfl.net]
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 4:59 PM
To: Mills, Louise (E S SF RNA FS 1 8 1)
Cc: JRWebster@r-kidproperties.com; keder@argusconsulting.com; nevans@tempaco.com; Carlos.Gonzalez2@ocfl.net; Renee.Parker@ocfl.net; rhorton3@cfl.rr.com; gspears@lotspeichandassociates.com; e_eade@hotmail.com; jmwordsmithy@gmail.com; ivanhoevillagems@gmail.com
Subject: Monthly update for Sellers Auto / Artist Studio petroleum cleanup site 489201547 / 489201548 (special update – update #57)

July 27, 2011

Ms. Mills,

I would like to take this opportunity to give you our fifty-seventh monthly update on the project.     I will follow up with a more thorough update later, but this one is just a brief one to let you know that we have finally reached cleanup target levels for every monitoring well sampled at the end of June, 2011.

Report Status

The Year Four Quarter Four report is due on August 12, 2011 (this date was extended from a July due date).  This one will include a milestone evaluation and a professional recommendation for the next course of action.   We are funded to run the system an additional three months to make sure that there is not a rebound in concentrations.  I think we may be able to turn the system off and enter Post Active Monitoring by sometime in September 2011.  I’ll follow up in the August update with more detail on this.

Milestone Update:

All of the wells sampled in the comprehensive annual sampling event at the end of June:  AW-2, AW-5A, AW-6R, AW-10, AW-15, AW-18, AW-22, AW-24, AW-26, AW-27, AW-28, AW-30, DW-11, MW-5 and MW-9 are below Groundwater Cleanup Target Levels.   Attached is a PDF table of the lab results that I received today.

From the above wells I note that AW-28, DW-11 and MW-9 each had concentrations above cleanup target levels at the end of March and this is the first quarter that these three wells are clean.    In the next sampling event we’ll need to see that these remain below cleanup levels for a second quarter.  We’ll also need to see that AW-10 and MW-5 do not rebound.   However, the late June sampling event is the second consecutive clean quarter for these two wells.

I am out of the office July 28th through August 1st, but I will return on Tuesday August 2nd.  I will follow up with an update very soon after August 2nd with more details.  Please feel free to call me anytime if you need additional information or have any questions.

<<BPSS.PDF>>

Thank you,

Damon Taylor

Environmental Case Manager

Environmental Protection Division

Petroleum Cleanup

800 Mercy Drive, Suite 4

Orlando, FL 32808

office:   407-836-1480

fax:  407-836-1417

email:  damon.taylor@ocfl.net

web:  www.ocepd.org

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