Dear Resident,
There seems to be a lot of confusion over the CSRA vs. the CSCA. To help everyone understand, the following is a brief outline of what the two stand for and how both are equally important. A strong community association will ensure Coral Springs remains a vibrant community.
CSRA (Coral Springs Residents Association) vs. CSCA (Coral Springs Community Association) what is the difference?
The CSRA has a mandatory lake fee that must be paid every year, as there is an encumbrance on each property. They have a number of paid workers and they maintain the lake, the beaches and the equipment. The responsibility of the CSRA is everything inside of the lake fences. The Lake Fee’s must be paid separately.
The CSCA has a voluntary $20 membership and consists of volunteers who deal with issues affecting the total community. They will remain two separate groups because the mandates are quite different. If you choose to help, you can put a second cheque in with payment for your lake fees and this cheque will be forwarded to the CSCA.
PLEASE DO NOT INCLUDE THIS $20 IN THE CHEQUE FOR YOUR LAKE FEES. IT MUST BE A SEPARATE CHEQUE.
Why do we need the (CSCA) Coral Springs Community
Association ?
- In other words why should you part with $20 or even show up at the meetings?
Certainly there is a lot of volunteer work done and the money does support that, but equally important is the influence we can have on decisions that affect our house values and the quality of life in Coral Springs.
- Many city council decisions that impact our community are brought to the community association for input and approval or rejection. Many times we have had to take action because we found out about plans that were not brought to us. For example, a few years ago the city tried to locate a cricket league in the park on Coral Springs Blvd. Upon investigation we found there would be a huge increase in traffic plus parking problems. We stopped it before it got started.
- We have monitored community building standards e.g. the condo and commercial development. There have been many battles and while we have lost some, most have ended in residents concerns being met.
- Petitions have had to be organized and names collected on issues, two of which are the traffic lights and the four way stop near the school.
- We work with the police on traffic issues and keeping our crime rate one of the lowest in the city.
- An ongoing committee is working to set up standards for the maintenance of the exterior fences.
- There are community members now on a committee planning how the land to the north of us will be developed.
- Some examples of ongoing city committees are; the northeast ring road, the LRT expansion, the Peter Lougheed Hospital expansion, and various transportation and road improvements.
Unfortunately, nothing is free and the Coral Springs Community Association needs money to continue on with all these crusades, the newsletter, and an office to meet in, keep documents, computers and insurance etc.
