MEET YOUR NEIGHBOR, OUR PRESIDENT

NAME: DANE LUCAS

EMAIL: dane@clearwire.net

TELEPHONE: 904-434-8401

TELL US SOMETHING INTERESTING/WEIRD ABOUT YOURSELF: I have owned the Annabelle Lee and Lady St. Johns Riverboats downtown for over 20 years, which someone else runs, and I am currently developing a three story mixed-use building at the corner of A1A & 2nd Avenue N. However, when I moved from Chicago to Jacksonville, 32 years ago, I bought a restaurant and became a Restaurateur. I HAD NEVER COOKED A MEAL IN MY LIFE, yet my restaurants were rated in the Top 500 Restaurants in the U.S. I still only cook enough to get by, and just for me, guests know they have to cook when they visit.

DO YOU HAVE A MOTTO FOR YOUR LIFE?: My parents taught me always, to be truthful, not be bigoted and to try and live my life by what I wanted in my friends.

DO YOU OWN OR RENT AT PELICAN AND FOR HOW LONG I have owned my unit for several years, but only moved here permanently 4 years ago, and only after keeping my house for a year in order to be sure this is what I wanted. Moving from 5,000 sf to 1,200 was no easy decision or task, but now I find I have all I need.

WHAT DO YOU ENJOY MOST OR LEAST ABOUT PELICAN Having everyday what most people work a year to get a week of

SOME FAVORITE BOOKS, MOVIES, TV SHOWS: I read a lot, usually things to do with law or court, I really enjoy James Patterson however, because he writes about everything and in short chapters. My favorite TV show is arguably Boston Legal because it has great characters, all the law and court stuff, plus laughter.

ABOUT YOUR PETS I always had a small dog, and enjoy them, but since I travel a lot, I don't think it is fair to have a pet. I wouldn't want to bother friends and I don't think it fair to the pet to board one.

YOUR IDEA OF PERFECT HAPPINESS: I am lucky because I have several very close friends and having their friendship, admiration and respect makes me happy.
At this point in my life, I wish I had brothers or sisters, but I don't, so life is good through my friends.

YOUR HEROES /AND/ OR HEROINES: My real hero/heroines are parents and my good friends for being what they are, or were, to me.

GREATEST EXTRAVAGANCE OR WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE IT TO BE: I suppose right now, it would have to be the stupidity of ordering a brand new 2007 Mercedes, keeping it for 4 months and trading it for another Jag . . . yes, losing a lot of money.

FAVORITE VACATION OR WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO ON VACATION OR FREE TIME : Cruising is my favorite way to vacation and anywhere in the Med is my favorite destination. I have traveled most of the world, including such places as Singapore, Hong Kong, all of Europe several times & Russia twice, but the Med is what I like the best. I have gone to Puerto Vallarta for many years and really enjoy that as well. What I really need to see is a lot more of the US.

BEST OR WORST PHYSICAL OR MENTAL TRAIT OR SOMETHING YOU WANT TO CHANGE ABOUT YOU : I taught myself at an early age to be happy with who, what and where I am and it has done me well. Being younger might help, but where I am is better than the alternative, so I am fine with me.

PERSON YOU MOST ADMIRE: My parents, they were not only good to me and for me, they helped to mold me into what I am, and were always very good friends.
I lost my Mother at 74 and my Dad, who lived with me for 9 years, died in December at 92. Hummmm! Maybe I'll live forever. LOL

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE IN YOUR NEXT LIFE: I've had a good one this time around so I am not concerned with the possibility of a next one.

IF YOU COULD CHANGE ONE THING ABOUT YOURSELF IN THIS LIFE, WHAT WOULD IT BE? I would have gone to Law School at Northwestern University. I say for the entrance exam, passed it and still have the pass, but decided I was making too much money to quit and go back to school . . . I was making $7,500 a year. Like they say, youth, and in my case stupidity, are wasted on the young.

MOST TREASURED POSSESSION: My health. My Dad, at 92, took one Tylenol a day because he thought he should take something.

ARE YOU SINGLE AND WANT TO MEET MORE PEOPLE OR A SPECIFIC TYPE OF PERSON : I am single, married only once several years ago, and am always interested in meeting 'right' new people, but mostly as friends. Do I really want a relationship, who knows, but they would have to know that I am pretty set in my ways, plus unlike a lot of people, I enjoy some alone time.

I hope that a lot of you will share with your neighbors in this column.

PREZ 'S PLEA FOR PROXIES...

Please return your proxies or call Bill if they have been lost. We really need to get the required votes to approve the long overdue new Condo Documents.

We also need a YES vote on changing the garage roof or it will just continue to wreck havoc on the structure itself.

The pool is open for use.

I have asked Bill to close the office one day a week because most of his time is spent with people just stopping by to chat. We really need to get the office cleaned and straightened for a more appealing entry for guests, potential buyers and residents, plus Bill needs more production time.

MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS

LET YOUR NEIGHBORS GET TO KNOW YOU BETTER. Instead of just passing in the elevator, let's get to know each other better. If you would like to be featured, tell us all about yourself. The following are just examples of things people would like to know about you. They are purely a guide. Feel free to be funny!

NAME:

EMAIL:

TELEPHONE:

TELL US SOMETHING INTERESTING/WEIRD ABOUT YOURSELF:

DO YOU HAVE A MOTTO FOR YOUR LIFE?:

DO YOU OWN OR RENT AT PELICAN AND FOR HOW LONG?:

WHAT DO YOU ENJOY MOST OR LEAST ABOUT PELICAN?:

SOME FAVORITE BOOKS, MOVIES, TV SHOWS:

ABOUT YOUR PETS:

YOUR IDEA OF PERFECT HAPPINESS:

YOUR HEROES /AND/ OR HEROINES:

GREATEST EXTRAVAGANCE:

FAVORITE VACATION: OR WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO ON VACATION?:

HOBBIES:

BEST OR WORST PHYSICAL OR MENTAL TRAIT: OR SOMETHING YOU WANT TO CHANGE ABOUT YOU

PERSON YOU MOST ADMIRE:

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE IN YOUR NEXT LIFE?:

MOST TREASURED POSSESSION:

ARE YOU SINGLE AND WANT TO MEET MORE PEOPLE OR A SPECIFIC TYPE OF PERSON? :

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH

We are consistently working for better safety for our building and residents. Colette Sellers has agreed to be the new Watch committee coordinator. She will work with volunteers and report to me once a month and I will in turn report to the police officer for coordinated efforts.We have made several security changes to unit keys and the manager’s office, which I will not go into here as it is not in your best interest to publicize some of these new safety measures. We have also added five new cameras.As always, DON’T LET PEOPLE INTO THE BUILDING. If they can’t reach their intended party on the entry phone, they DO NOT NEED TO BE IN THE BUILDING. The owner or tenant is either not home or does not want to be disturbed.

Dane Lucas, President

BUY AND SELL

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PRESIDENT’S CORNER

We are in a new fiscal year. We lost two Board Members and welcome two new ones. If you look at the Board of Directors section on page 2, you will see your new slate of officers and contact information for Michael King and Constance Stumin. We will miss, and want to show our appreciation to, Rich Parsons and Vicki Loucks. They chose not to run for the board this year as they are selling their units, but they have done a stellar job and we thank them.

I want to thank you and the Board for your vote of confidence in re-electing me as your President. As always, I will do my best to serve you well.

I realize it has been a tough year, with noise, dirt, disruptions and assessments, but that should all basically be over. The painting will have minimal noise or dirt; however there will be disruptions such as parking, and again having workers on your balconies. We hope to finish all of the work by the end of the year and get back to some normalcy in a renewed and beautiful building.

It has been my pleasure to serve as your President during all of this renovation, and I want to thank you for being so understanding during the construction process. As difficult as assessments are, most of you have been appreciative that the work is finally getting done in order to preserve, and hopefully enhance, our property values and the building which a lot of us call home. Yes, there have been, and will probably always be, problems of one sort or another, but just as living in a house, there are always problems and/or expenses.

I know that we are all looking forward to a better, safer, less noisy and less expensive new fiscal year and your Board has been challenged to make that happen to the best of our ability.

Dane Lucas, President