Sea Oats Beach Club

12/11/2022

A big step to get back to normal

12/10/2022

Hello owners at Sea Oats Beach Club - Please click on the link for the following documents: Annual Meeting Update for Owners and Rental Agreement Paperwork. Thank you!

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11/01/2022

PARADISE HAS A PRICE.
Hurricane Ian was a storm that brought over 150 mile per hour wind and has devastated much of SW Florida and our area of Englewood and Manasota Key.
Below is what happened at Sea Oats Beach Club.
• Wind damage to the roof will cause the resort to replace much or all of the roof in the upcoming year.
• Soffit damage on the parking lot side of the resort will result in the replacement of all of that soffit.
• Both poolside Chickee huts require new thatch to replace the old thatch.
• The Gulf of Mexico Chickee thatch and all of the structure holding the thatch need to be rebuilt and thatch replaced.
• Railings on the Chickee need to be replaced / put back in place.
• New railing needs to be installed for the spa/hot tub.
• New enclosure for the hot tub pump house needs to be built. All of the chlorine feeders and the computer that controls the hot tub needs to be replaced.
• Staff at SOBC along with Eddie Webb have met with insurance representatives, adjusters and engineers.

Here are some facts regarding the issues facing SOBC after Hurricane Ian.
• Insurance costs went from 89 Thousand dollars in 2021 to 123 Thousand dollars in 2022.
We don’t have any idea as to what 2023 costs will be.
• Insurance costs in 2022 were over 20 % per cent of the total budget. In previous years it was 8% percent of the total budget.
• Manager Eddie Webb spent almost 2 months in spring of 2022 to renew all of SOBC Insurance policies when these insurers were trying to cancel our policies based on their desire to reduce their exposure.
• SOBC was lucky to get insurance to protect the resort and the owners investment.

The Good News - The resort will continue in business.
• SOBC is currently back open and guests are enjoying their stays.
• All of the issues in the list above will be taken care of before end of the year except timing of re-roof replacement and soffit replacement.

The Bad News – Usage Issues
• Owners who did not get usage of their units from September to December of 2022 will not get make ups of unused weeks because of Hurricane Ian. There is no inventory for that to be accomplished.
• Owners are still required by Florida statutes to pay 2022 and 2023 association fees or risk foreclosure of their unit.

2023 Maintenance Fee
• The Board of Directors will present the 2023 Maintenance fee of $577.00 to the ownership.

10/23/2022

Re: UPDATE REGARDING HURRICANE IAN and SOBC.
Date: October 22, 2022

SEA OATS BEACH CLUB has come thru Hurricane Ian with damage that is being repaired.
SEA OATS BEACH CLUB will REOPEN starting OCTOBER 22, 2022.

CURRENTLY The situation in Charlotte County Florida is as follows:
The GULF of MEXICO is CLOSED for swimming as there is pollution in the water.
There is a VIRUS in the GULF of MEXICO that is very dangerous.
Please be careful walking on the beach as there is a lot of debris hidden in the sand. Wear sneakers or sandals on the beach.

> SOBC has electrical service.
> SOBC has water but one should boil before drinking.
> Garbage is being collected.
> Limited Cell Phone Service. > Limited Land Line Phone Service.
> No Internet Service Signal. > No Television/Cable Service at either resort.
> SOBC pool is open but is not heated at this time. .
> Charlotte County has NOT allowed us to reopen SOBC spa and spa pumps need repair.
> Streets still have Debris, Trees, Etc. making car travel challenging.

GOOD NEWS
Publix is open. Circle K is open.
Restaurants are starting to reopen.
Dearborn Street businesses starting to open.
Manasota Key in still in a challenging condition with some services coming on board but other parts of Manasota Key still without electricity and water.

The staff and management at Sea Oats has met with Insurance Representatives /adjusters and will receive and disseminate reports in the very near future.

10/15/2022

Re: UPDATE REGARDING HURRICANE IAN and SOBC.
Date: October 14, 2022
Location: Manasota Key in Englewood Florida
SEA OATS BEACH CLUB has come thru Hurricane Ian with damage
that is and has been repaired. SEA OATS BEACH CLUB will REOPEN starting OCTOBER 22, 2022.

CURRENTLY The situation in Charlotte County Florida is as follows:
• The staff at SOBC have been on property as of September 30, 2022.
• SOBC has electrical service.
• SOBC has water but one should boil before drinking.
• Garbage Removal should be working in the next week.
• Limited Cell Phone Service. Limited Land Line Phone Service.
• No Internet Service Signal. No Television/Cable Service at either resort.
• Charlotte County has NOT allowed us to reopen SOBC pools but we have requested it to be reopened by October 22, 2022.
• Charlotte County has NOT allowed us to reopen SOBC spa and spa pumps need repair.
• Gulf of Mexico Beach in Englewood is closed as of now.
• Streets still have Debris, Trees, Etc. making car travel challenging.

GOOD NEWS
• Publix is open. Circle K is open.
• Restaurants are starting to reopen.
• Dearborn Street businesses starting to open.
Manasota Key in still in a challenging condition with some services coming on board but other parts of Manasota Key still without electricity and water.
The staff and management at both resorts has met with Insurance Representatives /adjusters and will receive and disseminate reports in the very near future

10/07/2022

Update as of October 7 for both resorts : The situation in Charlotte County Florida is as follows:
>No Electrical Service to Englewood Beach and Yacht Club.
>SOBC has electrical service.
>No Water Service to Englewood Beach and Yacht Club.
>SOBC has water but not drinkable at this time.
>No Garbage Removal.
>Limited Cell Phone Service. >Limited Land Line Phone Service.
>No Internet Service Signal. No Television/Cable Service at either resort.
>Charlotte County has closed all commercial pools including SOBC and EBYC pools.
>Streets still have Debris, Trees, Etc. making car travel challenging.
>The staff at EBYC and SOBC have been on property as of September 30, 2022.

>SEA OATS BEACH CLUB has come thru Hurricane Ian with damage that is repairable.
We will have a reopening date in the coming weeks.

>EBYC is CLOSED at this time and reopening in Phase 2 and Phase 3 is still 4-6 weeks away. Reopening information will be reported on the website when more information is available.
>ENGLEWOOD BEACH AND YACHT CLUB has catastrophic damage to Phase 1 building.
We have an engineering and construction firm to look at the building in the coming week.
It will not be usable for at least 6-12 months at minimum.
>ENGLEWOOD BEACH AND YACHT CLUB has some roof damage to Phase 2 Beach House building. Damage that is repairable.
Roofing will be repairing roof in the coming weeks.
>ENGLEWOOD BEACH AND YACHT CLUB has outside damage to screening and some windows to Phase 3 building. Damage that is repairable.
>Reopening date for each Phase 2 and Phase 3 to be determined in the coming weeks.
>Manasota Key in still in a challenging condition with some services coming on board but other parts of Manasota Key still without electricity and water.
The staff and management at both resorts has met with Insurance Representatives /adjusters and will receive reports in the very near future.
We will only reopen when the area and the specific resort is Safe.

09/30/2022

The situation in Charlotte County Florida is as follows:
No Electrical Service.
No Water Service.
No Garbage Removal.
Limited Cell Phone Service. Limited Land Line Phone Service.
Streets have loads of Debris, Trees, Etc. making car travel challenging

The staff at Englewood Beach and Yacht Club and Sea Oats Beach Club have been on property as of September 30, 2022.

EBYC and SOBC are CLOSED at this time. Reopening information will be reported on this website when more information is available.

SEA OATS BEACH CLUB has come thru Hurricane Ian with damage (that at first look) seems repairable. Reopening date to be determined in the coming month.

ENGLEWOOD BEACH AND YACHT CLUB has catastrophic damage to Phase 1 building.
It is not repairable.

ENGLEWOOD BEACH AND YACHT CLUB has some roof damage to Phase 2 Beach House building. Damage (that at first look) seems repairable.

ENGLEWOOD BEACH AND YACHT CLUB has outside damage to screening and some windows to Phase 3 building. Damage (that at first look) seems repairable.

Reopening date to be determined in the coming months.

Hurricane Ian has left much of Southwest Florida including Manasota Key in a perilous condition. The staff and management at both resorts will be meeting with Insurance Representatives including adjusters to facilitate the repairs and reopening.

09/27/2022

As of 9/27 at 12pm Sea Oats Beach Club is closed due to Hurricane Ian. Depending on what happens during the next 48 hours, we will post an update on Friday, Sept 30 regarding the condition of the resort and when it will reopen. The staff has spent the last 3 days preparing for the storm. Stay safe and we will update on Friday.

01/05/2022

A Word of Thanks to the staff at the Englewood Beach resorts.
As all of the owners and guests know, Saturdays at Sea Oats and Englewood Beach and Yacht Clubs’ are stressful with the departure and arrival of guests and the requirements of cleaning as many as 46 units at both resorts.

The last two Saturdays were especially difficult as they were Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. This only happens every 7 years but for the staff and their families it is doubly stressful.

The Board of Directors, Eddie Webb and I want to Thank the following staff members:
► The SOBC housekeepers: Dee Carr, Amanda Chevalier, Deanna Kret, Jennifer Milewski and everyone from Mint Condition.
►The EBYC housekeepers: Debbie Mullins, Rebecca Knight, Ruby Sarmiento, Marissa Ross.
► The laundry, maintenance and office staff: Donna Medlin, Don Broadbent, Hayden Nesbitt and Amy Lund and Donny Morrisette.
The resorts are Thankful for all of their efforts to make all of the guests welcome.

►Finally to The Senior Staff at both resorts:
Theresa Carrithers at SOBC, Marina Muehle at EBYC and Spencer Root for both resorts.

TRUST and LOYALTY are words that are used often but they exemplify what these three senior staff did during the last year and especially the last two weeks.
The Board of Directors, Eddie Webb and I are blessed to have them at the resorts.
From John Almoslino

11/21/2021

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