By the time you read this in March, the very cold mornings in the 30s we experienced in early February should be a distant memory. Hopefully, you are enjoying great weather, lots of activities, and time with family and friends who may be visiting this Spring.
It has now been over a year since we transitioned to the new Gazette format, and we are very pleased with the readership results. Susan Sherwin, our Master Board Grandezza Director who manages the Communications Committee and oversees publication of the Gazette, does an excellent job sourcing articles of interest and coordinating the submissions of the many individuals who contribute articles.
We recently had a meeting with our publisher, Seabreeze, and the readership numbers are great! For the January Gazette, there were 1,555 unique website visits and 2,376 page views, which are consistent with the average numbers we saw during the September to December timeframe. Of course, this includes some individuals who may visit the website more than once to read different articles. We hope you are enjoying the wide variety of articles and extend a thank you to all of you who contribute.
Our first monthly meeting of 2026 was held on Thursday, January 22 at 5 p.m. in the Clubhouse. Our financial position remains strong, and we finished 2025 with a 2% savings compared to the budgeted amount. As previously mentioned, we executed new contracts with Xfinity/Comcast for Cable and Internet services and another with St. Moritz for Access Control. The new Comcast contract became effective January 1, 2026 and provides a significant savings to Grandezza residents.
A couple additional items from the meeting:
1.) We discussed our Neighborhood Watch program and previewed the new signage that will be installed in every neighborhood in the near future (including those Grandezza neighborhoods who don’t have signage today).
2.) You may have noticed the pedestrian gate which has been installed at the South (Maintenance) exit gate. Additional work remains and the communication regarding the usage will be shared with all residents once the multi-use path on Corkscrew has been completed and the construction crews have departed.
Don’t forget that detailed financial and meeting information may be found on grandezzamaster.com for those interested in seeing additional details of this meeting or prior meetings.
Our first Town Hall with the Sheriff’s Department was held on Tuesday, February 3 at 5 p.m. This was arranged by Director and Access Control and Safety Committee Chairman, Mike Patricelli, and Jeanne Basso, who leads our Neighborhood Watch Group. Lieutenant Frank Pisano and other members of the Sheriff’s Department addressed a variety of topics and answered many resident questions. We hope those who attended found the information valuable. I know I did!
