• We WILL have Oktoberfest this year!  Fri Oct 3 - need helpers - email/call Gary to volunteer, thanks.

• Our GRS Property Manager is Mark Hoffman, x119 at GRS

• Next monthly Board Meeting is Monday, August 18th at 7 PM in the Clubhouse.

• ENTRY GATE code is on Channel 63 or secure (Board) section of this website.

• Click on the News link for the most current Coral Trace Newsletter in PDF* format.

         (*If you don't have the free Adobe Reader, you can download it by clicking on this link.)

Hi Neighbors,

 As a reminder to all of you, the speed limit is 25 mph. Depending on driving conditions, you can't always drive at the speed limit. Confronting drivers who are going faster than you think they should, is at best, a stupid thing to do. Verbal confrontation can lead to an escalation of events, and to serious problems. Please do not do that. Instead, please send the license #, car make, and time and date of incident to me. We have been trying to see if there is a pattern of people who speed, blow stop signs, and generally don't care if there are bike riders or walkers. Please consider your neighbors' welfare.  

There will be a new round of letters going out in the near future concerning the remaining roofs that have to be cleaned. Don't wait until then, please get your roof cleaned early. To those who have ignored previous requests, please have your roofs cleaned. If those owners continue to refuse to have their roofs cleaned, the Board may have to take action and it could get expensive. If you have a problem concerning the cleaning of your roof, contact Mark Hoffman at GRS.

The Budget Committee will start meeting in September, and we will have our famous Oktoberfest party on Friday, October 3rd. Volunteers are needed for both efforts. E-mail Gary Monahan - gamimo@comcast.net. or call him at 376-9669.

There have been a few complaints regarding the tennis courts during weekend use. Most centered on the screaming of a couple of individual players. Not everybody gets up very early in the morning during the weekend, so players, please have a consideration of others. We don't wish to have to change the rules governing the use and conduct of the players using the courts.  

Please be alert to non-residents trying to use our facilities. If you see trespassers, please call the police. The facilities are for all our residents to use and we really want you to be safe and to feel secure.

Hope the remainder of your summer is great.

Bob Marks

I hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful summer. Please welcome some of your new neighbors into Coral Trace.

I just want to remind you read your Rules and Regulations. Some might not have the time with just getting settled into Coral Trace but it is important. I have noticed an increase of parking in the street, especially on the weekends. I know my street for one (West) had several cars in the streets these past weekends. For those of you who need reminding and new homeowners, our streets are narrow and it is hard for just the normal vehicle to work their way down the street. Just think of the ambulance or fire trucks.

Please use the guest parking or use the pool parking lot; it isn’t that far from anyone’s home for a guest to walk from.

The pool area lost one of its umbrellas this past week. For the pool people, when you leave the table and the umbrella is up, please close it and tie it down. If you are the last one at the pool and see them open, please close them. Just common sense, so we don’t have to keep on replacing them.

We will be having the Oktoberfest party on Friday, October 3rd, and we will need volunteers to help. Please consider offering your time to help make this a fun event. E-mail or call Gary Monahan - gamimo@comcast.net to volunteer. Thank you!

School will be starting a few weeks, please drive safely.

Barbara Magee

• Fri-Sun, Aug. 8-10: 1st Annual ROOTS Cultural Festival, 274-0365

• Sat, Aug. 9: Bon Festival 2008 - Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens - 5-9 PM, 495-0233

• Sat, Aug. 9: Mark Gerretson Memorial Fishing Tournament, Boca Raton/Boynton Beach Inlets, 6:30 AM - 3 PM, 243-7841

• Begins Mon, Aug. 11: Youth Flag Football League, Pompey Park - Mon-Thu 6:30-8 PM. 243-7356

• Thu, Aug. 14- Art & Jazz on the Avenue, Atlantic Ave, 6-10 PM, 279-1380

• Mon, Aug. 18 - 2008-2009 School Year begins

• Tue, Aug. 26 - Primary Election, 7AM-7PM  Vote at Temple Sinai, 2475 W. Atlantic Ave/Coral Trace.

• Fri, Aug. 29 - 2008 Glory Awards, Old School Square, 6:30-10 PM, 255-2668 or 502-5816

• Sat, Sep. 20 - Delray Beach Fire-Rescue Open House at Fire Station 5, 4000 Old Germantown Road, from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm.

If you change your e-mail address, don't forget to update it on the Forum... that's where I get the e-mails to send the e-newsletter

We e-mail the newsletter to those of you who register on the Coral Trace HOA Forum, or you may download the current issue from our Website News page.  We provide some paper copies in the Clubhouse, and mail paper copies to those who so request in writing to the Board secretary.

From the Board and GRS Management Company - Mark Hoffman x119, (561) 641-8554

If you see suspicious behavior on our property, please call the police.  It's their job to take action and investigate. If enough calls are made there would be an increase in local patrols. If you see kids jumping the fences in order to get to school, please call the principal. The school has it's own police officers. Please be careful when confronting strangers, it's easier to watch from a distance and call the police.

If you are using an online billpay service to pay your maintenance fees, please keep in mind that your  bank is actually mailing a check for you. The PO box where your regular payments are made cannot process online billpay checks and forwards them directly to G.R.S., which delays the processing of your payment. Please follow these instructions if you wish to pay online:

PAYEE:                CORAL TRACE HOA 

ACCT #               

Your account number used by GRS is not the same as what is printed on your coupons. If you do not know your acct number please call GRS at (561) 641-8554, Ext. 137 or Ext. 125.                    

Mailing Address:   

GRS MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES, INC.

3900 WOODLAKE BLVD. - SUITE 309

LAKE WORTH, FL. 33463 

Please allow enough time when scheduling your online bill pay. Fees are due on the 1st of each quarter (Jan 1st, April 1st, July 1st and Oct. 1st). A $25 late fee is added if not received by the 10th of each month.