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Meet The Candidates

SEPTEMBER POTLUCK PICNIC IN THE PARK! Hot dogs and hamburgers were provided by the POA, and the residents provided an amazing assortment of sides and desserts! Don’t miss out on any future potlucks as the food is always scrumptious, they provide an opportunity to fellowship and meet new residents, and they are always fun.

BSLPOA Architectural Review Update – August 2025

There were six Single-Family Home Applications reviewed by ARC in August. None were recommended for approval. All six were held for additional information. Eight other applications were reviewed. Five were recommended for approval and three were held for additional information. Effective August 29, 2025, there were 52 new homes in the approved construction process. Unfortunately, […]

Annual Meeting Reminder October 18, 2025

All Annual Meeting packets were mailed on September 10. If you have not received yours, please call the office at (941) 639-5881. Included in the mailing: • Notice of the meeting • Voting Instructions • Proxy Voting* • Ballot for Board of Director Voting and Candidate Bios • 2025-2026 Fiscal Year Budget Information • Amendments […]

BSLPOA Website – bslpoa.org

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 […]

Cleaning Out Your Closet? We need your shoes!

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 – […]

From My Lanai

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 […]

Permanently Exempt From Sales Tax In Florida

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 […]

A Billion Here, A Billion There

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 […]

Avoiding Customer Service Scams

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 […]