Homeowners came to the board and requested that a security wall be constructed along Wiles Road. Your Board heard them and worked with the City of Coral springs, Turtle Run CDD and individual homeowners to get this project done. Construction will soon begin with an estimated completion date of Feb, 2012. Homeowners came to meetings and said they felt the entrances to our communities needed upgrading. We heard you and went to the Turtle Run CDD to get it done! We had upgraded landscaping put in at the entrance to 43rd Place, 65th Ave, and 41st Street. Additionally landscape lighting is expected to be completed by Feb, 2012. At a meeting several homeowners discussed with board members that it would be nice to have benches installed throughout the neighborhood. We listened and worked with Turtle Run CDD and The City of Coral Springs to make it so. Installation of custom park benches engraved Turtle Run on the back side have been placed in strategic locations in the Turtle Run Park and along Turtle Run Blvd. Your Board negotiated with Broward County to fund the construction of the new covered play gym while at the same time worked out a deal for the city of Coral Springs to put in the new basketball & volleyball courts plus beautiful landscaping in our Turtle Run Park. We kept hearing that we needed poop stations so the Board got the City of Coral Springs to Install poop stations along Turtle Run Blvd to help keep our neighborhood pristine. Your Board met with the Target Plaza Developer who wanted to put up a precast plain wall similar to that seen behind gas stations, with several entrance and exits on Creekside drive, which would have caused our neighborhood excessive extra traffic. We believed this was esthetically unacceptable and forced them to put up a beautiful red brick wall along Creekside Drive consistent with our neighborhood look at a cost to them of approximately $500,000.00 We also insisted on there being no exits on Creekside Drive to minimize the traffic flow on Turtle Run Blvd. Residents said the tennis courts at Forest Glen Middle School needed resurfacing so again the Board went to The Broward County School Board and got them to agree to resurface the courts which has been done. These courts are for students and residential use only. Residents said they wanted a fountain at Turtle Run Blvd & Turtle Run Blvd. Your board went to The Turtle Run District and pushed for a fountain. At an approximate cost of $30,000 to the District not us a fountain was put in. Now upon entering our neighborhood you see this graceful fountain accompanied by a shore side bench and sitting area marked Turtle run. Homeowners complained that there needed to be a traffic signal at Turtle Run Blvd and Sample Road. Your Board went into action met with County Officials and Coral Springs traffic enginers and got the light installed insuring easier and safer access and egress from our neighborhood. When the City of Coral Springs wanted to have the Flag poles removed at Turtle Run Blvd and Sample Road your board objected as we believe they help distinguish us from other neighborhoods and are esthetically pleasing. A solution was agreed upon with the city and county after many meeting and negotiations. The medium was widened and consequently the Flag poles will remain. Board members on their own time worked in conjunction with homeowners and a web site development company to launch The Estates at Turtle Run website. This site has an area where residents can advertise their businesses or homes for sale for FREE. In order to maintain our property values and keep our neighborhoods visually appealing the board has arranged for debris cleanup for foreclosed and vacant homes where we cannot get the banks to maintain the property. Board members and homeowners at meetings researched and viewed an upgraded street sign; once approval was agreed upon we had the current designer street signs put up, and the old rusty ones removed. Board members and homeowners at meetings researched and viewed designer mailboxes, once approval was agreed upon we had the current designer mailboxes installed. In order to try to get our street trees to canopy in a manner that creates curb appeal a certified arborist was retained to properly trim the street trees in The Estates at Turtle Run. Its simple sidewalks and curbs get moldy, black and dirty so the board instituted a program to have them pressure washed a service that additionally maintains curb appeal and home value. The Board had the park renamed from Wiles Road Park to Turtle Run Park by meeting with The City of coral Springs Parks and recreation Department and had it then approved by the City commissioners. Your Board is currently working with the City to have the paving re-done as the job that was done is substandard. Your board complained to the City and had them hire a specialized engineering firm to confirm that the tar and workmanship is substandard work. The City because of our efforts has not paid the contractor and is currently preparing to have the job corrected. So expect to see this work re-done in a professional manner fairly soon.

• Our community has received special recognition from City of Coral Springs Commissioners Board who are using Turtle Run as a model for current city improvements and beautification projects.
• HGTV series Property Virgins choose to feature The Estates over other area neighborhoods in an episode aired nationally.
• The Estates was the recipient of the Coral Springs Garden's Club Award.

Negotiations are underway by your Board with the City of Coral Springs, Broward County School Board, and Turtle Run CDD to come up with solutions to reduce traffic congestion during school drop-off and dismissal hours. The Board is working to get a Privacy/Security wall for the homes that back up along Turtle Run Blvd. The Board wants to create a Turtle Run Estates Yard of the Month program, to show our appreciation for homeowners who put in the extra effort to beautify our community. For several years now the Board along with homeowners has been talking about putting up signs on each end of Turtle Run Blvd stating (The Estates At Turtle Run). Thanks to homeowners who went out and photographed other community signs we now have an idea of what we want. If possible we would like to have these signs light. Hopefully this project can be started in the near future as it will separate our community from the rest of Turtle Run, upgrade us and create an upscale appearance.