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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. Much has happened in the neighborhood recently. Fall is finally here along with cool weather. We are halfway through the football season, and the holidays are just around the corner.
Broadmoor and all of Baton Rouge sustained heavy hits from Hurricane Gustav and many homeowners are still in the process of recovering from damage caused by uprooted trees and high wind. We were very fortunate that personal injuries to residents were minimal. Thanks to everyone who assisted during the days and weeks after Gustav - to all of the volunteers, and especially to our churches, Red Cross disaster workers, police, fire & National Guard personnel, utility crews, EBR Public Works employees, and to all local, state and federal agencies and officials who worked so hard before and after this disaster. A special thank-you goes to our radio and television stations who did the lion's share of keeping everyone informed while we were literally in the dark for many days due to widespread power outages.
It became very apparent after the storm passed that the need for more effective communications in our neighborhoods is a priority that needs to be addressed. This became obvious for several reasons, one of which is the ability to ascertain which residents are elderly, live alone or may otherwise have special needs. Another important reason to establish better communications is to prevent crime. Unfortunately, a disaster such as Hurricane Gustav brings with it persons who take advantage of the situation to commit burglaries and engage in other criminal activities. The evening curfews helped a lot to prevent this sort of thing, but our individual neighborhoods need more in the way of active and ongoing citizen involvement in the prevention of crime.
For these and other reasons, the board of directors has decided to sponsor the establishment of Neighborhood Watch Programs for the local neighborhoods in Broadmoor. This was one of our goals for 2008 and we are pleased to announce the first in a series of events designed to promote and facilitate citizen involvement in this important program. Please make every effort to attend the meeting on November 19th and spread the word to your friends and neighbors.
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It's Time to Stop !!!
Burglaries Break-Ins Vandalism
Neighborhood Watch Meeting
Sponsored by The Broadmoor Residents' Association
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 7:00 to 8:30 PM
Broadmoor Methodist Church
10230 Mollylea Drive (corner Mollylea & Sharp)
Adult Education Building Room 101
An officer from the Baton Rouge Police Department will discuss how we can protect our homes and our neighbors' homes utilizing Neighborhood Watch.
It takes all of us working together to make this project a success. Please attend this meeting!
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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.
Election of Board of Directors to be held on Nov. 18th
(11-1-08) - Our association by-laws call for the election of board members at the November annual meeting each year. This year, there are several board members whose two-year terms are expiring, and we expect that most of these members will agree to serve again, but that still leaves several vacancies to be filled. At present, there are nineteen board members and eleven vacancies. Any association member in good standing can be nominated to the board by another association member in good standing. The annual meeting will be on November 18, 2008 at 7 PM in Room 101 at the Broadmoor Methodist Church, 10230 Mollylea Drive at Sharp Road. Please make plans to attend!
Our association needs additional board members in order to do the work expected of us. There is much work to be done in 2009 and beyond and we need more people to help out! If you are interested, please call us at 926-9829 or email broadmoor@broadmoor-br.org for more information. The various committees also need members, and you do not have to be a board member to serve in that capacity. Committees include Advertising, Beautification, Communications, Community Relations, Safety & Security, Membership, Welcoming, and Zoning.
EBR goes after illegal 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.
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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