b'The report details top reasons for Suncoast CAIthe growth of community associa-tions:Pet PhotolThe value of collective man- Contest Winnersagement.Americanslargelyhaveacceptedthecollectivemanage- Of three-year-old Packer, hismentstructureofcommunity human Colleen wrote: After losingassociationliving,whereassocia- my 10-year-old Labradoodletion boards are made up of demo- Buddy, I told myself I would nevercraticallyelectedhomeowners get another pet. It about broke mywho voluntarily serve their com- heart when he died. That is, shemunities.Theresearchshows wrote, until the real estate agentthere are 2.5 million community met a listing agent who brought herassociation board and committee Goldendoodle to a Downtown St.members in the U.S. performing Pete property showing. She asked98.5millionhoursofvolunteerservice annually.me to hold her dog. After thatlPrivatizingpublicfunc- moment, I was on a mission to findtions. With many local municipal- a mini Goldendoodle. Thats whenities facing fiscal challenges, com- I found Packer, who is named aftermunities often are developed with my sons favorite football team. thestipulationthatthebuilder Roo is a retired Greyhound from Derbycreateanassociationthatwillassume many responsibilities that Lane in Tampa. His racing name wastraditionally belonged to local and Pondas Rooster. During his racing career,stategovernments(e.g.,road he had four first place finishes, six secondmaintenance,snowandtrash places finishes and 13 third place finishes.removal, and stormwater manage- He is 4-years old, 89 pounds, and isment).Accordingtothereport, enjoying his retirement as a big goof ball.78% of new housing built for sale What a great idea to feature membersisinacommunityassociation pets,wrote Roos human, Rhonda. Iwithhomeownerscontributing had the hardest time picking just one pic-$106.4billioninassessmentsto ture of my dog!fund essential maintenance. lExpanding affordable hous-ing. Therehasbeenaconsistenteffort to increase the percentage ofhomeownersintheU.S.,andsincethe1960s,condominiumshaveservedaslower-costentryhousing,especiallyforfirst-time Kash is the four-legged grandsonhomebuyers. Condominium com- of Kim, who wrote, Kash is a minimunitiesaccountfor35%40% Goldendoodle and emotional sup-of the reported total of communi- port dog for my daughter Amanda.ty associations.He is a little love. We have alwaysToviewthefullreport, told him that he is not a dog. He isvisitfoundation.caionline.org.a little boy, and let me tell you, heNOTE: Theinformationin believes it. Kash knows Englishthe Community Association FactBook was developed with signifi- and Spanish for his hand signals.cantassistancefromCliffordJ. Hes also a bit of a star, havingTreese,CIRMS.Treeseisapast recently done a commercial for DrpresidentofbothCAIandthe Pol Product tearless shampoo forFoundation.! puppies and kittens. !Fall Winter 2022 Suncoast Review - 15'