February 4, 2012 - At the January 31, 2012 Special Meeting of the Board of Directors - just seven months after agreeing to champion the voluntary installation of impact glass balcony doors - Board President Eileen Bendis announced the results of a full membership referendum. Addressing roughly 70 attendees in the Rendezvous Room, the President reported that the measure passed by an overwhelming margin. Of 149 proxies received, 124 favored the right to install the hurricane-mitigating glass balcony doors. Click Here to read President Bendis' message to unit owners and Click Here to review the referendum's final vote totals. Click Here for a list of current and completed projects by Manager Dwight Lyons and Click Here to the meeting minutes. Also, in the Committee Reports, Margie Nagle tells how she stretched a two-penny budget into a lavishly decorated lobby and a Construction Committee report details association plans to replace the heat pumps, the garage fan and the water tower. Click Here for the Committee Reports. .

December 17, 2011 - Next year's spending plan was etched in stone at the December 13, 2011, annual Budget Approval Meeting. After confirming that a vote by our owners authorized the association to partially fund the statutory reserves, the board unanimously approved a budget shaped primarily by Regency Tower Treasurer Cathie Lenz. Following the meeting, attendees filed from the Rendezvous Room into the lobby, where Social Committee Chair Nancy Seltzer helped morph a celebratory spread into a lobby party! Click Here for info about the meeting. Click Here to read President Eileen Bendis' Holiday message to residents and for Manager Dwight Lyons' year-end summary of building projects, Click Here.

November 17, 2011 - On November 8, 2011, Board Treasurer Cathie Lenz took center stage at the annual Regency Tower Budget Presentation. Our rookie bean counter addressed a pleasantly surprised room of unit owners, explaining the details surrounding a budget that she spent months pulling, pushing, punching and squeezing until the spending plan mirrored last year's bottom line. With Manager Dwight Lyons' cameo assistance, Lenz detailed a fiscally intuitive new format that organizes budget categories by account number. The centerpiece of Lenz' achievement wasn't simply holding the line, but doing so without compromising standards for operations, maintenance, security, amenities or the association's aesthetic appearance. The Board will actualize the budget at the December 13^th Budget Meeting. Click Here for some details about next year's financial plan. By the way, Click Here to learn how you can help every Regency Tower employee weather this bare-knuckles economy!

November 8, 2011 - During the past week, you may have noticed that your tap water tastes or smells a tad different. On October 31, 2011, City of Fort Lauderdale Public Information Specialist Monique J. Damiano sent a notice to the Galt Mile Community Association. Entitled, "City of Fort Lauderdale to Chlorinate Water System" the Public Works message alerted city residents to an aspect of the City's preventive Water System maintenance. For the whole scoop, Click Here! ONE MORE THING: As the Holiday Season nears, we revive the longstanding tradition of soliciting contributions to our Employees' Holiday Fund. This year, your donations hold a special significance! Click Here to see why!

October 17, 2011 - On Thursday evening, October 13, 2011, the Regency Tower Board of Directors covened a Board meeting in the Rendezvous Room at 7 PM. With new Board members Margaret Thompson and Bernard Larkin in attendance (and vacationing Iris Anastasi on the phone), the seven board members and Manager Dwight Lyons gave a comprehensive overview of association accomplishments, upcoming challenges and the operational strategies implemented to address them. To familiarize yourself with events undertaken at the meeting, Click Here to review the meeting minutes. For a progress update by some of our newly reconfigured committees, Click Here for the Committee Reports. Click Here to read President Eileen Bendis' message to residents and for Manager Dwight Lyons's detailed building report, Click Here. Click Here to review "New Business" Board votes for association issues such as the creation of tenant eligibility criteria, vesting residents with the right to install impact glass balcony doors and addressing the repeated failure of beachside landscaping to thrive.

August 2, 2011 - Several months after the March 2011 election, former Treasurer Bill Tennenbaum and Maintenance Chair Dee Lanzillo resigned from the Regency Tower Board of Directors. On July 28^th, Board President Eileen Bendis convened a special Board meeting to fill the 2 open positions. By a unanimous vote of the Board, Ms. Margaret Mary Thompson of Unit 907 was appointed to fill Dee Lanzillo's vacated seat for a term expiring in March of 2013. Mr. Bernard Larkin of Unit 1611 was appointed by a unanimous vote to complete the balance of Bill Tennenbaum's unexpired term through March of 2012. The two new additions bring a useful blend of unique skills to the existing panel. Click Here to review the meeting minutes.

July 9, 2011 - Having capped his first full week by supervising the Friday morning payroll, shortly after Regency Tower's new manager Dwight Lyons returned from lunch on June 14^th, he learned that water was mysteriously accumulating in the hallways on more than a dozen floors, the lobby and areas in the garage filled with high-voltage equipment. Following a quick meeting with maintenance and security personnel to prioritize safety protocols and stem the fast-spreading water, the new manager decided that he was not going to allow a building wide inundation cloud his first week on the job. Click Here to learn how Mr. Lyons turned a potentially budget busting disaster into an inconvenience.

June 15, 2011 - After two years as our property manager, longtime neighbor Dott Nicholson-Brown has retired effective June 3, 2011 in preparation for future endeavors. On June 7, 2011, Dwight Lyons assumed responsibility for managing our home. A 12-year Florida licensed Community Association Manager (CAM) with an alphabet soup of distinguished accreditations (AMS, CMCA, PCAM, etc.) and specific experience managing high-rise oceanfront associations, Dwight has already started bonding with our staff and diagnosing our operational strengths and weaknesses. On Friday, June 24^th, event impressario Nancy Seltzer and the Board of Directors are sponsoring a Meet and Greet party in the lobby from 4 to 5:30 PM to introduce Dwight to our members. All Regency Tower residents are invited to attend and welcome our new manager. Dwight is looking forward to meeting with all of you. Click Here for more about Dwight and details about the lobby party.

Dwight Lyons

June 6, 2011 - On June 6, 2011, The Regency Tower Board of Directors held a 4 PM Special Meeting in preparation for hiring our new Association Manager, Dwight Lyons. After reviewing dozens of resumes and conducting two days of interviews, a committee chaired by Cathie Lenz recommended Mr. Lyons to the Board. His twelve years in association management includes oceanfront experience at the Jade Beach Condominium at Sunny Isles Beach and Point of Americas 1 right here in Fort Lauderdale. He is an impressively accredited CMCA (Certified Manager of Community Associations), AMS (Association Management Specialist) and one of the fewer than 125 Florida managers designated as a PCAM (Professional Community Association Manager). In addition to some association housekeeping, the Board topped off the meeting by naming Cathie Lenz as association Treasurer. Click Here to review the meeting minutes.

May 24, 2011 - The Regency Tower Board of Directors convened a 7 PM meeting in the Rendezvous Room on May 19, 2011. President Eileen Bendis convened the Spring meeting to address ongoing association business before the annual summer hiatus. Click Here to read the meeting minutes. For a progress update by our committee volunteers, Click Here for their Committee Reports. In her President's report, the newly elected Ms. Bendis thanked committee volunteers, announced Manager Dott Niocholson Brown's June 3^rd retirement and made a commitment to coalescing the Board of Directors. Click Here to read the complete President's Report. For Manager Dott Nicholson-Brown's comprehensive building update, Click Here.

April 13, 2011 - On March 23, 2011, the Regency Tower Board of Directors convened a 7 PM meeting in the Rendezvous Room. One week after her election to the board and appointment as President, Eileen Bendis tackled her first agenda like a veteran. Click Here to read the meeting minutes. In her first official report, President Bendis identified her priority objective as "mending fences and putting everybody on the same team." To read the complete President's Report, Click Here. For Manager Dott Nicholson-Brown's building update, Click Here.

April 4, 2011 - On March 17, 2011, Regency Tower residents held their Annual Member's meeting at 7 PM in the Rendezvous Room. The yearly event was punctuated by the insertion of new blood into the association Board. Joining the panel were Eileen Bendis and fiscal whiz Cathie Lenz. To peruse the election statistics and vote totals, Click Here for the meeting minutes. To see the slate of officers elected by the new board during the meeting, Click Here. For a snapshot of the ever-improving lifestyle benefits in Regency Tower, check out the Committee Reports by Clicking Here. By the way, Barry Seltzer sent pictures of the best Social Committee event in years - the (day before) Valentine's Day Champagne Brunch! Click Here for a graphic tour of this slammin' Sunday morning.

March 18, 2011 - On April 20, 2011, Comcast Cable will hold an event for the residents of Regency Tower to distribute and install Digital Adapters (DTA). Channels 25 through 78 will be moving to the digital range after May 24, 2011. In order to continue viewing these channels, any television set that isn't currently connected to a Comcast Digital Set-Top Box will require a Digital Adapter (DTA). Residents are entitled to receive up to 3 DTAs free of charge. If you have more than 3 televisions, a monthly fee of $1.99 for each additional adapter installed will appear on your monthly statement. Click Here for more information about the Comcast DTA installation event.

February 11, 2011 - On February 13, 2011, the Social Committee is hosting their 3^rd Regency Tower tour de force. From 10:30 AM to 1 PM, the Rendezvous Room will become "Valentine's Day" central, as Nancy Seltzer's minions lay out the welcome mat to any and all of her Regency Tower neighbors. Participants in the Sunday morning Champagne Brunch will find themselves knee deep in Mimosas, Bloody Marys and Screwdrivers - perfect post-constitutional libations. In addition to the standard Sunday morning brunchfare of eggs, ham, bacon, bagels, etc, the Social Committee kidnapped a Brunch Chef to manage the Omelette Station. That's right - AN OMELETTE STATION! Click Here for the "downlow"!

December 24, 2010 - On December 16, 2010, unit owners attending the early evening Board Meeting enjoyed a TWOFER! At the 6:30 Special Meeting, they celebrated your decision to opt out of the Sprinkler Retrofit. That's right - no hair raising mega-assessment for plumbing supplies! At 7:00 p.m., a meeting dedicated to approving the upcoming year's association budget was convened. After thoroughly vetting Treasurer Bill Tennenbaum's fiscal handiwork during the annual November Budget Presentation, the Board endorsed the only Galt Mile association budget less burdensome than its previous incarnation. For those of us preoccupied with squeezing nickels, MORE GOOD NEWS! The membership voted to partially fund the 2011 reserves, further relieving the fiscal sting. Click Here to the recorded Minutes of both meetings, including the vote summaries. After announcing the results for both votes and delivering a low calorie budget (with partial reserves), volunteers reviewed their respective Committees' recent activities. Click Here to the Committee Reports. Click Here to read Board President Dee Lanzillo's President's Report and Click Here to read Manager Dott Nicholson-Brown's Manager's Update. For helpful tips about living in Regency Tower, Click Here for recent Notices & Reminders. ONE MORE MOMENT... - don't forget to contribute to the Employees Holiday Fund. If you missed the first distribution (at the December 17^th Employees Holiday Party), no problem!. There's still time to plunk down a few bucks before the second distribution in early January. Click Here for more info.

December 2, 2010 - At last September's "Happy Hour in the Tower", along with those who responded to the Social Committee's building-wide party invitation, dozens of people passing through the lobby placed their plans on hold and joined the fun. Chairperson - and newlywed - Nancy Lynn Seltzer breathed new life into a long dormant Social Committee and hit a Home Run. On Saturday evening, December 4^th, Nancy will host another "Happy Hour in the Tower". However, she has some info that should appeal to anyone within stumbling distance of our elevators! Click Here to get the message. To see who attended the September 3^rd event, Click Here.

November 12, 2010 - After eight years of sweating out a dreaded $million plus statutory assessment for retrofitting Regency Tower hallways and unit foyers with sprinkler heads, the Governor finally signed the recently passed opt-out bill (SB 1196) into law. To thwart a plan by the Sprinkler Associations to pass another version of the sprinkler mandate, thousands of Associations are holding their opt-out vote before next year's Legislative Session begins in February. Unfortunately, the proxy language is somewhat confusing. Click Here to better understand why its time to act and what the proxy language means.

November 2, 2010 - The Regency Tower Board finally plugged a four year drain on the finances of every Regency Tower unit owner. When the former owner of Unit 1508 stopped paying his association dues years ago, his share of the Association expenses was unceremoniously dumped onto every other association member. After years of legal wrangling, he last visited his former home to pick up a few remaining items on October 26^th. When Security and Maintenence staffers checked the unit, they uncovered a disaster. After maintenance repairs the damage, the unit can start producing income for the Association! But first, we need your help! Click Here to find out how and why.

September 20, 2010 - The only Community asset provided by Broward County to Galt Mile taxpayers, the popular Galt Mile Reading Center, is on the County budget chopping block - despite the fact that closing our library will provide no savings for County bean counters. Since Broward Mayor Ken Keechl has informed us that “Only a convincing show of local support will keep the doors open,” City Commissioner Bruce Roberts has contracted a free bus to transport Galt Mile residents to and from the September 28^th final County Budget Meeting. Click Here to learn how you can join the "Bus Party" and be a HERO (as well as scoring a free "Save our Galt Library" collectible t-shirt)! Sponsored by the Galt Mile Community Association and Commissioner Keechl, the bus will start boarding passengers at 3 PM at Southpoint and head up Galt Ocean Drive, stopping at each association to pick up passengers with free reserved seats. Then the PARTY starts...

September 13, 2010 - When a flash downpour covers your car with some unidentifiable grunge, fear not! Nesly Bora - who keeps our pool in prime condition - has revived the Regency Tower weekend car wash in the lower parking deck. For a few bucks, you can have your dreamboat washed without leaving the premises or drenching yourself with the notorious "spit-back" hose at the car wash stand. For extra services, speak with Nesly. Click Here for more information about Nesly's Weekend Carwash.

September 3, 2010 - Click Here for the inside scoop about "Happy Hour in the Tower" - a monthly bash RIGHT HERE at Ground Zero!

August 23, 2010 - On August 23^rd, the Board convened a special meeting to ratify a regulation passed by lawmakers during the last legislative session. Several provisions in the Omnibus Association bill, legislation primarily filed to relieve high rise associations from being forced to retrofit their homes with an extremely expensive sprinkler system, addressed some of the adverse impacts that associations suffer from foreclosures. The regulation enabled associations to link a unit owner's rights and privileges to financial good standing, a tenet also found in the governing documents of most associations. In a nutshell, members who are financially delinquent in excess of 90 days will be barred from access to common areas, including the pool, game room, exercise room, barbecue area, laundry room, etc. They're voting rights will also be suspended. If their units are leased, the rent must be paid directly to the association. Unit owners have been suggesting this pro-active deterrent for almost two years. As of July 1^st, it became legal. Click Here to read about the new policy. If you just want to read the Minutes of the 5-minute special meeting, Click Here.

July 15, 2010 - For the past decade, the Atlantic Ocean has been relentlessly chewing up the beach behind Regency Tower. While waiting for Broward County to renourish the severely eroded Galt Mile beach, community residents staunchly supported County beach officials despite a seemingly endless series of frustrating project delays. Last year, the Segment II part of the project (encompassing the shoreline from Fort Lauderdale through Pompano Beach - including the Galt Mile) suddenly disappeared into a bureaucratic black hole - for reasons too stupid to credibly describe. During the project's temporary dormancy, the Galt Mile Community Association thwarted an attempt by officials from the City of Hollywood to usurp the resources allocated to renourishing our beach. After reviving the stalled beach renourishment, Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Secretary Mike Sole and Broward Mayor Ken Keechl assured Galt Mile officials that they would closely monitor the progress of their respective State and County project responsibilities. To learn the current status of our sand... Click Here.

April 12, 2010 - The people have spoken. On Thursday, March 11^th, The Regency Tower Annual Members meeting was convened at 7:00 PM in the Rendezvous Room. Despite a fertile field of seven candidates, unit owners opted to fill the three board seats in contention with incumbents - thereby expressing confidence in the Association's Administration. Following the annual election protocols, a regular meeting was also convened, providing attendees with updates from the Treasurer and committee reports for Architectural Review and Construction, Landscaping, Maintenance, Security, "We Care" and Website. When the Election Committee finished tabulating the votes, Committee Chair David Tinsley released the results, confirming that Secretary Fern McBride, Treasurer Bill Tannenbaum and Vice President Eric Berkowitz were returned to office. At a March 15 special meeting for the election of officers, the three winning incumbents were reinstalled to their prior offices. Click Here for a detailed review of the minutes for both meetings. Click Here for the election of officers. To peruse the Association's operational progress, Click Here to the Committee Reports.