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HOW TO KEEP IN CONTACT WITH BSLPOA!  Our website allows us to welcome you and share the ins and outs, the activities, the benefits, and the advantages of living in Burnt Store Lakes. It is the primary communications vehicle for our Association. QUICK UPDATES • We have 1,956 members and 1,326 accounts registered on our […]

Help us raise funds just by donating gently worn, used and new shoes! Be sure to ask, friends, family, neighbors and co-workers to donate too! Collected shoes not only help support us, but they will be reused and given a second life by those in need through #microenterprise. It’s a WIN-WIN! Dates: Sept 8 – […]

I’m not going to lie to you. It’s hot out here. My lanai has gotten a little steamy. I own an air conditioner, and it works just fine. But this morning when I awoke, the terror factor within my home elevated! It was still not quite sunrise as I moved toward our bathroom. I noticed […]

FOOD AND GROCERIES • Most food products for human consumption intended for home consumption, including staples, unprepared foods, canned and packaged foods, and noncarbonated beverages • Bakery products sold by bakeries without eating facilities • Water delivered via pipes, conduits, or for irrigation • Bottled or canned drinking water, including water with added minerals, but […]

FLORIDA INVESTS IN THE FUTURE WITH BUDGET BOOSTING EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENT, AND PUBLIC SAFETY Each year, the 160 men and women elected by Floridians to the state’s House (120 members) and Senate (40 members), along with the governor, pass a state budget. While spending billions of dollars on behalf of everybody else might sound fun, appearances […]

HOW IT WORKS • You receive notice of an issue with one of your accounts or services, such as an overdue bill or suspicious charge, along with a link or a phone number to contact customer service for assistance. • You need to connect with a customer service representative about a problem, and you search […]

INHABITANTS OF BURNT STORE LAKES AND NEARBY AREAS HAVE ENCOUNTERED ALLIGATORS FROM TIME TO TIME. If you cross paths with an alligator that … a. is in a place considered unacceptable, such as a swimming pool, lanai, garage, etc., b. you consider a threat to people, pets, or property, c. approaches people, or d. doesn’t […]

LOCAL BEEKEEPERS AND HONEY PRODUCERS SHARE THE BUZZ BEHIND THE HIVES Often stung by a bad reputation and feared by nearly one in ten people, the tiny honeybee has a knack for landing in sticky situations. Who could forget the “killer bee” headlines buzzing through the news in the late ’90s? “Many people confuse honeybees […]

Created by Jeanie and Dave Jordon on San Lucas, their beautiful landscaping greatly enhances their cul-de-sac! If you, too, have a cul-de-sac with the center landscaped, please send a photo of it to  [email protected] to provide inspiration to other cul-de-sac residents!

BSL RESIDENTS TODD AND TERRILL BYRD RESCUING AN INJURED PELICAN ON LAKE HERON FOR TRANSPORT TO PEACE RIVER WILDLIFE CENTER.