2022 Newsletter: MPOA Efforts to Enhance the Beach Park and The Moorings in General

by Collene Van Noord, MPOA Board Secretary

The MPOA Board of Governors has been working hard on behalf of our members, our beach park, and our beach park attendants, even more so since Ian’s devastation. We have addressed security, refurbishment and improvements, plus planned changes for 2023. As the reopening timeline of our beach park is uncertain, please understand that all comments below are intended for once the beach park is open. None of this could have been done without many generous donations from members and other community members.

We are excited to announce the launch of a new website at www.mpoa.org where, for the first time, Moorings property owners can apply for MPOA membership and pay online. New memberships are activated on January 1 of every calendar year. Registration can still be completed with our paper form for those who choose. It will be available at the beach and downloadable from our website. Allow up to two weeks for registration to be verified, processed, and communicated to the beach park attendants.

For the safety of members and attendants, once Hurricane Ian refurbishment allows, we are adopting important security and policy changes:

• To improve park security, entrance and exit gates will be installed at the beach park. The attendant will be alerted electronically if a vehicle with no decal or an expired decal passes through the entrance.

• Security cameras have been installed so attendants and Naples Police can monitor activity as needed.

• Owners who rent their property are subject to a separate 2023 fee structure. It is explained on the MPOA website. As in the past, those who rent their property forgo their property rights to use MPOA member benefits, including beach park access, when their property is rented.

• Ongoing issues with the Houseguest Pass; including improper use, selling, copying, and sharing with non-members; have led the Board to revamp them. The new procedures for temporary Houseguest Passes are on our website. Please see the Membership section of the website for details.

Before Ian, MPOA had begun and is continuing to invest in several enhancements to the beach park. Besides the installation of security cameras and gates, we have also installed Wi-Fi. The restrooms are still in the process of being renovated. We were in the process of planning for new benches and tables to be installed in the park. We know our timeline has obviously been impacted, but our Board and our members believe these improvements will give us an even more special beach park.

We continue our commitment to investing in improvements to the community beyond the beach park. We are committed to the preservation of the beauty of The Moorings and purposely participate in activities designed to promote the health of our bays and waterways. We have addressed entrances to The Moorings. We replaced The Moorings sign at Tamiami and Mooring Line Drive and enhanced the landscaping. The sign at Harbour Drive has been refurbished and a new sign at The Moorings neighborhood entrance on Anchor Rode has been installed. We made a generous contribution to the Blair Tree Foundation to replace many trees in The Moorings that have been missing or were lost during Hurricane Irma.

The MPOA Board is committed to protecting, preserving, and enhancing The Moorings community.

“None of this could have been done without many generous donations from members and other community members.”

The full 2022 Newsletter can be found here!