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Welcome
 Welcome to the Broadmoor Residents' Association web site! We are a Louisiana non-profit corporation and our objectives are to unite Broadmoor subdivision residents for the betterment of the area and to promote its general welfare and prosperity. Membership in the Association is completely voluntary and dues payable at any time during the year for the calendar year beginning in January. We rely entirely upon dues paying members, donations and fund raising activities to support our programs. Please join. The Association needs your support to carry out its programs. Donations are always appreciated. Visit the Membership Information Section for more information.
If you want to speak out about your neighborhood or learn what's your board is doing, please join us at 7 PM on the 3rd Tuesday of each month in the Adult Activities Building at the Broadmoor Methodist Church located at Sharp Road and Mollylea Drive. Our 2008 board has become increasingly proactive and the beneficial results around our neighborhood should be obvious.
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Message from George Mermigas, President
 Welcome to The Broadmoor Breeze. I hope you find this new version of our web site interesting and helpful. Visit us often for news from Broadmoor.
Earlier this year, our top priorities for 2008 were listed. I am happy to report that progress is being made on all five priorities, which are membership, new entrance signs, expansion of a neighbor- hood watch program, traffic calming, and zoning/restrictions.
Membership is up compared to the number of members at this time last year. Second only to the tireless effort of association volunteers, membership is the most important aspect of the association because it funds security patrols, beautification, deed restriction updates, our newsletter and web site, and other important projects. Please support the association with your 2008 membership.
Our recent Junque Sale was a huge success and will provide much needed funding for a new entrance sign at the east end of Goodwood Boulevard. Neighborhood watch information is available and several residents have expressed an interest in starting one on their street or block. As soon as a few more areas express an interest in starting a neighborhood watch, we will arrange an organizational meeting with the police.
Broadmoor contains 52 different subdivision filings over the years, and the way they were originally structured can only be updated when they are up for renewal. Nine filings are up for renewal this year and we are on track to renew all of them. This is a time intensive undertaking and requires a lot of volunteers to make it successful.
As part of our association structure, committees are developed to address areas such as the communications, community relations, security, and a number of other areas. Community relations and the membership committees presently have vacancies. If you are interested in serving on these or any other committee, please attend one of our monthly meetings on the third Tuesday of the month to find out about serving.
Great things are happening in Broadmoor this year and we are positioned to make great strides in maintaining our status as a highly desirable neighborhood. Again, I would like to thank all that have supported the association and the neighborhood. If you have been thinking of getting involved in the association or just have a desire to learn about things going on in the neighborhood, please attend one of our regularly scheduled monthly meetings.
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Current News Items
Here are recent news items and announcements of importance that may change frequently. For details about committee activities and officers' reports, visit those sections listed in the list at the left, or select from the site menu at the top of this page.
EBR goes after illegal campaign signs
(7-14-08) - In a recent video report WAFB Channel 9 looked at illegal campaign signs and what the parish is doing to combat the problem. Click here to see this interesting report and video.
We have learned from this report and from discussions with DPW personnel that the posting of campaign signs and other advertising signs on neutral grounds, right of ways and on other public property is illegal. These signs will be removed. In addition, signs on private property are regulated by size. "Signs no greater than eight (8) square feet are permitted in Zoning Districts A1, A2, A2.1, A2.5, A2.6, A2.7, A3.1, A3.2, A3.3, A4, A5, B, B1,NO, HR, HB and Rural." See Unified Development Code Chapter 16-12 for more information..
If you see an illegal yard sign and want to do something about it, call 311 to file a complaint. It is early in the campaign season and already there are a number signs larger than 8 square feet sprouting up all over town in residential areas. In addition to calling 311, residents can call the candidates' campaign headquarters to ask that they not pollute our neighborhoods with these large illegal signs.
EBR backyard compost bin sale/mulch giveaway/recycle roundup will be held on July 19th
The Baton Rouge City-Parish Department of Public Works backyard compost bin sale/mulch giveaway/recycle roundup will be held on July 19th at the Louisiana Department of Insurance at 6945 Florida Boulevard. For more information click here or visit www.brgov.com/dept/recycle/
Board passes motion to fund Security Patrol pay increase
At the May monthly meeting, your board voted unanimously to pass a motion that will fund an hourly wage increase for our security patrol. The hourly rate for all neighborhoods in Baton Rouge that utilize this service will increase from $20 to $25 on July 1st. Rather than reduce the number and frequency of patrols, the board decided to maintain the present level of service and will fund the increase with money from cuts in other budget areas, fund raising programs, increased memberships, and donations. An expense item of $21,000 was budgeted this year to hire off-duty police officers to provide these additional patrols in Broadmoor and it is our largest expenditure. These officers patrol all areas of Broadmoor in uniform and in marked police cars during daylight hours when many people are away from home and when most house burglaries occur. These same officers also cover Broadmoor on their regular shifts and are familiar with the neighborhoods.
For more information patrols and security, visit the Safety & Security Page to read suggestions and tips for your home and personal safety and security, plus links to local area government and law enforcement agencies.
Yard of the Season winners announced
(5/20/08) - Beautification Committee Chairman Jason Stagg has announced the winners for "Yard of the Season" Spring/Summer 2008. All four winners pictured to the right exemplify the wonderful, lush green landscapes that can be achieved in South Louisiana. Congratulations to our winners for setting such good examples for the neighborhood! A $50 gift certificate from Vernon's Hardware was awarded to each homeowner.
2008 Top Priorities & Projects
The member surveys that accompanied 2008 Membership Forms are now being tabulated and the results will be posted here soon. In the meantime, the Board of Directors has been working with these projects and priorities for the coming year which we will be reporting about in more detail as things develop.
Membership Drive
Fund Raising for a New Sign
Neighborhood Watch
Traffic Calming
Enforcing Restrictions
Web site redesign implemented
In case you haven't noticed, our web site now has an actual name - The Broadmoor Breeze and a new look, too. New content has been added and a few older items have been moved to different locations. We now have sections for each of our committees, plus other pages of interest such as Lost & Found and Links. The News Section is now home for older news articles in addition to our PDF versions of newsletter, Treasurer's reports and our Secretary's monthly board meeting minutes. An entirely new section, People, is a place for you to send photos and stories about Broadmoor and Baton Rouge "way back when", along with recipes and other items of interest to the community. The new Guest Book is a place to post your comments.
We value members' suggestions and feedback, so let us know what you think! To send your comments via email click here.
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