Magnolia Lakes Home Owners Association

In September we reminded residents that local government regulations require that all pets be kept on a leash and in the physical control of a person capable of preventing the animal from escaping.  These laws apply both on your property and off.

The board continues to receive complaints that these laws are being violated. We ask that all residents comply to protect your selves, your neighbors and your pets.  We also ask that you clean up after your animal.

Should animal enforcement find you in violation, the associated fees can be quite severe even for a first offense:

• Failure to properly secure animal $55.00
• Animal defecating/urinating on property $50.00
• Dog or cat without attached animal license tag $40.00
• Animal at large $55.00
• Creation of a nuisance $100.00
• Animal causing property damage $100.00
• Attack causing ingury $220.00

If you are unsure how the rules apply to you, you can refer to the Animal Enforcement Ordinances.pdf.  If you still have questions or wish to report a violation, you should contact Brevard County Animal Services at 321-633-2024.

Copied from http://www.melbourneflorida.org

The annual resurfacing program in Melbourne is beginning this week in the northern portion of the city, and is expected to be completed before the end of the year. Nearly six miles of Melbourne roadways are to be improved. The City Council approved $823,120 in work divided among several companies after the Engineering Department staff identified that approach as the most cost-effective.

The initial work in the project is to affect Hammock Drive; King Richard Drive from Wellington Road to Hammock Drive; Wellington Road from King Richard Road to Pembroke Road; Saint Swithin Lane from Plompton Drive to Sherwood Boulevard; Tortoise Cove; Timber Way from Riverside Drive to Victoria Avenue; Fatzler Road from Osage Avenue to Clark Avenue; and Clarke Avenue from Fatzler Road to Montgomery Road.

Additional streets to be resurfaced include Dartmouth Drive between Fairway Drive and Vassar Street, Timber Way between Riverside Drive and Victoria Avenue, and West Drive between Dow Road and Ellis Road.  Lipscomb Street is to be resurfaced between Florida Avenue and Tarpon Way.

Fee Avenue is to be resurfaced between U.S. 1 and Pine Street as part of the project.  The portion of Fee Avenue between Pine Street and Babcock Street is to be improved later, during a drainage improvement project.

Streets that are to be milled to reduce the level of the pavement, then resurfaced, also include Lipscomb Street between University Boulevard and Florida Avenue, Paradise Boulevard between Riverside Drive and State Road A1A, and Pineapple Avenue between Eau Gallie Boulevard and U.S. 1.

The work is to occur between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.  Motorists should expect periodic lane closures and detours.  Persons living in the area are asked to avoid parking on the streets during daylight hours.  The streets are to be opened for use as soon as the asphalt placement is completed.

Additional information is available from the Engineering Department at 608-7300.  Traffic advisories are available at melbourneflorida.org/news, and traffic announcements are made via Twitter at MelbourneFL.