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BAREFOOT RESORT
RESIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION
OCTOBER 2011
Volume II, Issue 10
Barefoot Swing Bridge Repainting Project
By Pat Dowling, Public Information Officer
(For the Barefoot Resort & Golf Residential Newsletter)
Project Scheduling Status
As this newsletter went to press, the City of North Myrtle Beach and Saffo Contractors of Wilmington, NC were refining the work schedule for the repainting of the Barefoot Resort & Golf swing
bridge. The schedule also must receive approval from the U.S. Coast Guard.
Inside this issue:
Swing Bridge Repainting 1-4
Omni Report
5
North Myrtle Beach News 6
Crime Prevention Tips
7
Real Estate News
8
Let’s Talk About
9
New Neighbors
10
Voting Reps
11
Ladies Luncheon
12
Stay in Touch:
barefootresidential.com
Editorial Board:
Dave Jenkins
[email protected]
Tom Powell
[email protected]
Tony Sfarra
[email protected]
Peter Campbell
[email protected]
Kelly White
[email protected]
Editor in Chief
Nancy Seibert
[email protected]
When the final work schedule has been achieved, details will be released to the news media, sent to
the City’s Email News Group, and posted on the City’s website at www.NMB.us. Look under the
“New & Newsworthy” section of the City’s homepage and click on the “Barefoot Bridge Repainting
Project” category. The City will use this portion of its website to provide information updates
throughout the life of the project.
To be included in the Email News Group, please send your email address to [email protected].
You will receive news releases at the same time they are sent to the news media. The City will not use
your email address for any other purpose, and you may opt out of the news group at any time.
Bridge Repainting Project Details
The City sought two types of bids for the bridge repainting project. One approach included the requirement that one lane remain open to vehicular traffic at all times. The other allowed for complete
closure of the bridge to all vehicular traffic during a portion of the project. Saffo Contractors of Wilmington, NC submitted the low bid of $2.1 million for the former approach and the same firm submitted the low bid of $907,000 for the latter approach. The City could not afford the $2.1 million bid
and awarded the job to Saffo Contractors for $907,000.
The project includes cleaning the bridge, using high pressure water jets to remove loose lead-based
paint, and repainting the bridge with an encapsulation coating system, followed by a finish coat. This
will result in a coating life of 10-15 years with a 10 year warranty.
The contractor has up to 91 days to complete the project. For up to a maximum of 49 days, he may
close the bridge to all vehicular traffic. For up to 42 days, he may provide one lane open to vehicular
traffic.
The contractor is motivated to accomplish the project as quickly as possible without sacrificing quality. For each day under 49 days that he does not have to close the bridge to all vehicular traffic, he will
earn an incentive. Conversely, for each day over the 91 day contract period, he will pay a fine.
Keeping the bridge open to vehicular traffic throughout the project doubles project time and cost due
to the Coast Guard’s requirement that the bridge be opened on demand to boat traffic.
Because the bridge is carefully balanced on its pedestal, its weight at both ends must be the same
when the bridge opens. Also, any shrouding on the bridge would have to be removed prior to opening because it would act as a sail in the wind, negatively influencing the bridge’s balance on
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its pedestal. Prior to each bridge opening, the contractor would have to remove all equipment, personnel and shrouding from the
bridge, and he would have to set it back up again once the bridge has returned to its closed position. These repetitive set-ups and takedowns interrupt the actual work of repainting the bridge. However, when the contractor is allowed to keep the bridge open to boat
traffic for an extended period of time, he can work without interruption. This results in a large cost savings for the City.
During that phase of the project when the bridge is closed to all vehicular traffic and open full-time to boat traffic, it will be secured
and structurally supported (cribbed) at both ends. This will ensure that no harm comes to the bridge’s mechanical components.
When in this open position, the bridge will be fully draped or shrouded, allowing the contractor to artificially control the temperature
and humidity within the shrouding. No longer subject to atmospheric fluctuations the contractor can accomplish work more quickly.
Public Safety and Ambulance Staffing
The North Myrtle Beach Public Safety Department will position necessary Fire/Rescue and Police personnel on the West side of the
bridge to maintain effective response times and services.
During the bridge closure, two Public Safety Officers (Police) will be committed full-time to the Barefoot community.
During the bridge closure, the fire pumper truck that is usually located at the Barefoot Station will be changed out for the City’s new
Quint fire truck. It provides the dual functions of an engine and a ladder truck. Quint, meaning five, refers to the five functions the
apparatus provides: pump, water tank, fire hose, aerial device and ground ladders. The City purchased this 75-foot aerial ladder truck
in 2010 for the express purpose of providing more comprehensive service to the Windy Hill and Barefoot Resort & Golf areas of
North Myrtle Beach.
If additional fire fighting response is required, the City will send equipment from its Fire Station #1, located 10 minutes from the Water Tower Road entrance. The City’s Fire/Rescue Division also works on a mutual aid basis with Horry County.
During bridge closure, the Horry County Fire Chief has committed to providing either a paramedic at the Barefoot Station or an ambulance. If it is a paramedic, that person will ride with City fire/rescue personnel on the City fire truck to a medical rescue scene in
Barefoot and will assist a victim while ambulance transport arrives. Also, City Fire/Rescue personnel are EMTs and the City’s fire
trucks carry important life-saving equipment.
Wayfarer Signage & Directional Map
The City will place detour signs indicating directions to “Barefoot Resort & Golf” on Highway 17 to Highway 22, Highway 22 to
Highway 31, and Highway 31 to Water Tower Road. This primary detour route will also be identified on a map that will be uploaded
to the City’s website as a pdf file. Anyone may download it for use in educating others as to how to access Barefoot from the Water
Tower Road entrance. The map will be sent to the news media and to those enrolled in the City’s email news group. Additional detour
routes and signage may be installed in consultation with the community.
In the Event of a Water Tower Road Closure
In the event that an emergency impacts both entrances to Highway 31 off Water Tower Road while the bridge is secured in its open
position, the City’s contract with Saffo Contractors contains a provision allowing the City to direct the contractor to cease operations,
close the bridge, and open it to vehicular traffic. This can be accomplished in six to eight hours. Also, the City can facilitate travel
through Dye Estates via Gray Heron Road to Long Bay Road, which provides a connection with Highway 90.
Origin of the Swing Bridge
The City did not initiate the purchase or placement of the swing bridge at Barefoot Resort & Golf. It was the developer’s decision to
install a swing bridge instead of a fixed span bridge. In 1998, the City accepted responsibility for the maintenance of the bridge as part
of the Barefoot Resort & Golf Planned Development District (PDD).
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The swing bridge is a previously used bridge and, prior to its installation here, the developer had all mechanical components reconditioned and/or replaced by the original bridge manufacturer. The bridge also was cleaned and painted. However, original lead-based
coatings were not removed from the structure at that time.
The City performs routine maintenance of the bridge and repairs to the bridge are performed as necessary. One City crew leader is
primarily dedicated to bridge maintenance. When necessary, the City contracts out repair work. The City also provides four bridge
operators at an annual cost to the City of $261,000.
History of the Bridge Repainting Project
Discussion and evaluation of the swing bridge’s paint condition began in 2007. The City determined that the bridge did require repainting and that some structural repairs were necessary. However, the City deferred the work because Water Tower Road had not yet been
paved.
Once Water Tower Road was paved, specifications for the bridge repainting and repair project were prepared and put out to bid. Bids
were received in May 2010 and ranged from $2.1 million to $2.8 million, well over the City’s budgeted funds. The City attempted to
negotiate with the low bidder in hopes of modifying the project scope in order to bring the project within allowable funding limits but
the negotiations were unsuccessful, and the City rejected all bids.
The City pulled the structural repairs component from the original project specifications and bid that work out separately. The structural repairs were completed in October 2010 at a cost to the City of $125,000.
Still focused on the repainting project, the City researched alternative coating systems in hopes of finding a less expensive way in which
to accomplish repainting without sacrificing quality. This research resulted in a new specifications package that was put out to bid in
December 2010. As explained earlier, bids allowing for complete closure of the bridge to vehicular traffic for a portion of the project
ranged from $907,000 and up. Bids requiring one lane open to vehicular traffic at all times ranged from $2.1 million and up. The low
bid of $907,000 was affordable to the City, and a plan was developed to accomplish the repainting work during the January 2010 –
April 2011 time frame.
Significant input was received from Barefoot Resort & Golf regarding this planned work schedule. For example, the Mayor, City Manager and Public Works Director met with golf, real estate and vacation rental representatives, who urged the City to move the project
from its original January 2010-April 2011 time frame to its current November 2011-January 2012 time frame. After consulting with the
low bid contractor, who agreed to honor his bid of $907,000 for one year, the City agreed to shift the project time frame.
Why Not Pay More?
The low bid of $907,000 included a requirement for closing the bridge to all vehicular traffic during part of the project. The same contractor also submitted a bid of $2.1 million to do the work while leaving one lane of traffic open at all times. Some people have asked
the City why it cannot simply pay the additional $1.2 million. The answer is that the City does not have the funds.
Others have suggested that the City should be required to spend the extra money because, from a financial perspective, Barefoot Resort
& Golf contributes far more to the City than the City does to the Barefoot community. That position rests on assertions that Barefoot’s developer provided roads, sidewalks, a bridge and other infrastructure to the City for “free” and that, via taxes, the community
contributes overwhelmingly to the City.
The developer of Barefoot Resort & Golf did not give the City any infrastructure for “free.” In fact, it is a requirement for any new
development within the city of North Myrtle Beach to provide at its own expense the infrastructure necessary to service that development. This includes roads, sidewalks, drainage, water, sewer, in this case a bridge, and more. This requirement prevents the burden of
growth from being disproportional to existing residents citywide. The developer of Barefoot Resort & Golf freely chose to dedicate
the development’s infrastructure as public facilities and subsequently dedicated those facilities for City maintenance. This funding liability is now equally shared by all North Myrtle Beach taxpayers.
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The City has also contributed much to the development of additional infrastructure within the Barefoot community. For example, when
the development was transferred from the original developer to the successor in interest, the fire station and a new water tower had not
been completed.
The City negotiated an agreement to provide the money to construct the fire station (Total Cost: $1.5 million, City’s Portion: $600,000)
and the water tower (Total Cost to City: $2.07 million). The City should receive some but not all of this money back via supplemental
impact fees over time.
The City also completed and paid for the following road improvements to enhance access to Barefoot Resort: Water Tower Road
Paving - $1.9 million, Highway 31 Interchange - $3.1 million, Long Bay Road Paving - $700,000.
A significant part of the City’s original interest in annexing the Barefoot Resort & Golf development hinged on the developer’s stated
plan to build a significant commercial district within the development. For a variety of reasons, this commercial aspect has failed to materialize, and this has significantly reduced the financial benefits of the Barefoot Resort & Golf development to the City. (Barefoot Landing
is a separate PDD and is unrelated to the Barefoot Resort & Golf PDD.)
According to the City’s Finance Department, the Barefoot Resort & Golf development accounts for about 11% of the total assessed
value of the City of North Myrtle Beach. This means that the development, including its golf interests, pays about $1.3 million in property taxes annually to the City of North Myrtle Beach. When one also includes all other sources of revenue, including that derived from the
golf courses, Barefoot’s total annual contribution to the City of North Myrtle Beach is $1.6 million.
Conversely, according to the City’s Finance Department, the City provides general services directly to the Barefoot community at a cost
to the City in excess of $3.3 million annually. This includes police, fire/rescue, bridge operators and all allocated costs based on 11% of
assessed value. This reveals an imbalanced fiscal relationship but it is also typical of most residential developments that do not include a
substantial commercial component.
When one considers this financial relationship, it may be easier to understand why the City’s leadership must be cautious about how
much it spends on any given project in relation to other needs that exist throughout North Myrtle Beach.
Our response to the aforementioned financial issues, originally raised by others, should not in any way suggest that the City is not proud
to have Barefoot Resort & Golf as part of the total community. Barefoot is a very attractive and popular addition to North Myrtle
Beach, and many of its residents are active participants in city life. Barefoot residents are also valuable participants in many City programs, including Neighborhood Watch. Barefoot residents and business people also bring with them a broad range of different life experiences, which add to the vibrant diversity that is a hallmark of North Myrtle Beach life.
In Closing…
Faced with budget constraints, the City has worked realistically to develop a project approach and time frame that will inconvenience as
few people as possible. Thanks to input from the
Barefoot community, a good plan has evolved into a better plan. At the end of 91 days of work or less, Barefoot Resort & Golf will have
a bridge that will not need repainting for another 10-15 years.
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Omni Report
Volume II, Issue 10
By: Kelly White
Thank you to the Beach Cabana staff for making the 2011 season a great season!! The Cabana will be staffed and open the
month of October from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. The shuttle will run weekends only in October. The shuttle schedule can be
found on the Barefoot website – www.barefootresidential.com.
Owners using short term rented vehicles while in Myrtle Beach must obtain a temporary parking permit to use cabana parking areas. Temporary parking permits may be obtained at the Association Office, 4876 Barefoot Resort Bridge Road,
Suite C, in Barefoot Resort. A temporary permit may be issued if an owner is using a vehicle other than his/her own. In
both instances the rental agreement or registration and the owner's operator's license must be provided to the management
company before any temporary permits are issued. If an owner is arriving at Barefoot on a weekend, the owner must contact the management company by phone during normal working hours Monday-Friday prior to their arrival to apply for the
permit. The permit will be held at the cabana after working hours on Friday. This temporary permit is only valid on Saturday and Sunday. The homeowner must apply for a continuing temporary permit on the following Monday in person at the
Association Office.
Now that the heat of summer is hopefully behind us this a great time of year to paint mailboxes, pressure wash homes and
refresh mulch if needed.
Don’t forget Halloween is October 31st, when driving through the communities please watch out for the ghosts and
goblins visiting the neighborhood.
HTC News:
HTC is considering changing their TV channel line-up in a way that may effect your ability to watch HD programs. If you
have a TV that has HD capability and you DO NOT have a set top box on that TV, and you currently watch an HD program on one of the –1 or –2 (15-1 for example) stations, HTC is considering a conversion process whereby you will go to
channel 815 (or whatever the set top box number is for a particular channel) on your TV set directly. Some TV’s may not be
able to receive these higher number stations so that may require a set top box or some other solution not yet announced by
HTC. It is recommended that you do a channel scan on your TV set in order to have your set recognize the new station
channels. HTC has not definitely decided on implementing this change, but if you suddenly lose channel 13-1 for example,
they may have implemented it. If you have any questions the special Barefoot phone number for HTC is 369-8150.
Neighborhood Crime Watch Meeting
A Barefoot Resort Crime Watch meeting has been scheduled for Monday, October 10, at 6PM. It is to be held in
the Barefoot Resort Resident’s Center.
Residents from all communities in Barefoot are cordially invited to attend this important meeting, and join the
various Crime Watch Block Captains, NMB Police Dare Officer Julie Smith, and others, to be updated and reminded of the importance of this ongoing program. As you know, one of the primary goals of this program is for
everyone in Barefoot to be aware and alert at all times to any suspicious and unusual behavior in their respective
neighborhoods, and to keep their Block Captains and/or the NMB Police Dept. notified if necessary.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Barefoot Garage Sale
Our community wide garage sale has been set for Saturday, October 15th from 8 am to 2 pm. Robin will be placing the ad
in the newspapers, and will place directional signs coming into Barefoot, at the traffic circle, and at the entrance of each
neighborhood where there will be a sale. If you are planning on participating, please contact Robin with your name and neighborhood so she can place the appropriate signs.
If you have any questions, please call Robin at 399-2451, or e-mail her at
[email protected].
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North Myrtle Beach News:
NMB General Election to be Held November 1, 2011
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – The Municipal Election Commission of the City of North Myrtle Beach,
SC has announced that the general election for North Myrtle Beach will be held November 1, 2011.
The following offices will be included in this election:
Council Member Cherry Grove Ward 2011-2015
Council Member Crescent Ward 2011-2015
Council Member At- Large 2011-2015
All precincts will vote for all candidates.
The polling places will be as follows:
Windy Hill 1 Precinct- Windy Hill Fire Station # 3 (33rd Ave. South)
Windy Hill 2 Precinct –Fire Station # 5 (Barefoot Resort)
Crescent Beach Precinct- J. Bryan Floyd Community Center (Possum Trot Road)
Ocean Drive 1 Precinct- Fire Station #1 (2nd Ave. South)
Ocean Drive 2 Precinct - St. Stephens Episcopal Church- (11th Ave. North)
Cherry Grove 1 Precinct- Fire Station # 2 (Sea Mountain Highway)
Cherry Grove 2 Precinct - Fire Station # 4 (Little River Neck Road).
This is a nonpartisan election and no party affiliation shall be placed on the ballot.
The polls shall open at 7:00 a.m. on Election Day and close at 7:00 p.m.
Any runoff will be held two weeks after the election on Tuesday, November 15, 2011.
Candidates Roster as of September 2, 2011 (deadline)
Cherry Grove Ward:
Doris Williams
Fred Coyne
William B. Ambrose, Jr.
Crescent Ward:
J. O. Baldwin
Terry Fletcher
At Large:
Hank Thomas
Gary Stephens
Tom Powell
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Crime Tips from Officer Julie Smith
Burglary Prevention
Burglars select targets based on a number of key factors including the following:
Familiarity with the target, and convenience of the location - Know your neighbors and who lives in your neighborhood. Be a good neighbor by being nosey and getting involved with your neighborhood.
Occupancy – Make sure home looks lived in even if residents do not live there full time. Do not leave unattended
mail, newspaper, etc. to provide to criminal element that the house is vacant.
Visibility – Make sure that bushes are cut away from the windows and doors, don’t make it easy for burglar to hide
in your yard. Provide lighting to deter burglar that is trying to conceal themselves.
Accessibility – Side or back entries are the most common access point for burglars. Houses that are targets for burglaries are targeted due to weakened entry points and houses whose residents are careless about security.
Vulnerability or security – Install alarm system
Potential rewards - Do not display signs of wealth
NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH
Residents—Beware if you receive a strange email or phone call from a friend claiming to be stuck overseas without any money and requesting help. What you are
seeing is a rather common e-mail scam that has been floating around the Internet
for awhile now. Usually the e-mail account has been hacked. This email will be
sent to numerous receivers in the hopes that someone will take pity and wire some
money overseas. If you know how to reach your friend you should contact them by
phone or in person. Let them know this is going on so they can take steps to remedy the situation. This is very popular in retirement communities.
Officer Julie Smith along with Detective Abercrombie of the NMB Public Safety Department will
provide literature regarding scams and burglaries at our next NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH meeting
on October 10, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. at the Barefoot Residents Club House.
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Real Estate News
Volume II, Issue 10
By: Ben Guyton
When selling your property what matters most, pricing or marketing? As a home-seller, you probably have a different answer for this
question than a homebuyer. The correct answer is, of course, it depends. Almost any real estate professional will tell you that price is
the most important factor and they would be right, however marketing the property is also just as important. The type of real estate
market you are in at the time determines the answer.
Today, price is definitely the most important factor. You are thinking of buying real estate, you do your homework to determine the
market price for the property and you are ready to make an offer. How much are you willing to overpay for the property because you
saw an ad in the local newspaper? How much more would you pay for the property because it had a beautiful flyer on the counter, or
you received a colorful email about it from a Realtor? Exactly! You would not be willing to pay a dollar more for this marketing. The
marketing of the property, in any sense, is strictly to gain exposure to more potential buyers and ultimately have more feet cross the
threshold for showings. Marketing nor increased Buyer visits will get you a price higher than the market will bear. Period.
In a Seller’s market (we are still in a Buyer’s market), price is still important, but the competition is not set by who can be the lowest
price offered. Pricing is important, but the “market” has a broader range than it does today. Depending on the property for sale, the
pricing range that is considered “the market” is much tighter and allows for less variance in pricing due to pretty wall colors, fluffy sofas, or hardwood floors.
When considering selling a property you must consider similar properties that have SOLD, what the sub-market variance is between
asking and SOLD, and how quickly you would like to close the property. The other incidentals within Barefoot that can make a difference in your pricing are: view, golf membership, location (in a building) and condition. Yard size and landscaping in single family
neighborhoods is a factor too.
Price the property correctly and follow the suggestions of your real estate professional and you will get results. If you are not in a position to price the property for today’s market then don’t put it on the market. Placing a property on the market and “waiting for it to
come back” is not the best way for you to offer your property.
Barefoot Resort Numbers for September:
Condo/Townhome – 171 total villas on the market (16 short sales & 2 foreclosures)
Single Family Lots -
33 total homes on the market (3 short sales & 0 foreclosures)
23 total on the market (2 short sales & 4 foreclosures)
There have been 10 properties closed so far in September, all of them condo/townhomes. There is still a week (as of this writing) to
increase the number to more closely match the 20 closings last September. The average SOLD price for condo/townhomes increased
again to $180,313 from August numbers of $159,414. These numbers vary greatly when the volume is lower. There is no data to derive
single family and lot averages for this month. Only vacant lots had an increase in foreclosure listings from last month, but overall the
market in Barefoot bucks the market & national averages for distressed properties and remains low. The forecast looks pretty good for
our sub-market as it pertains to possible foreclosures with a lot fewer pre-foreclosures on the horizon. We will all keep our fingers
crossed that this 5 month trend continues here.
Feedback is always encouraged and appreciated from you so offer us a “piece of your mind”. We want to write about matters that are
important to you! You can reach me at [email protected] or by calling 843-241-1929.
October is a great month in our area, so invite your friends down to visit, see some festivals, and then talk them into buying a property
in Barefoot! See you around the neighborhood! Ben
Let’s help keep our community beautiful!!
Please keep your trash bins closed, place a heavier object on the top of your recycle bin (bag of newspapers) to prevent
flying milk jugs, don’t throw objects out your vehicle window, and try to carry that plastic water bottle home during your
walk or bike ride instead of throwing it in the common areas.
LET”S NOT TOSS CIGARETTE OR CIGAR BUTTS AS THEY CAN START A FIRE!
PLEASE DO NOT PUT YOUR HOUSEHOLD TRASH IN THE RED CENTEX NEW CONSTRUCTION TRASH
BOXES!! THE SMELL ATTRACTS BEARS AND OTHER ANIMALS.
THANK YOU
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Let’s Talk about High Blood Pressure
Volume II, Issue 10
By: C. J. Dellinger, MD
High blood pressure or hypertension has been called the “silent killer” by many medical professionals because that is what it does.
Hypertension is asymptomatic for many years, producing damage to heart, blood vessels, and kidneys. It is the main precursor for
strokes, heart attacks, kidney failure, heart failure and peripheral vascular disease. It has been said that all of us will develop some hypertension as we get older.
Normal blood pressure is 120/80. Hypertension is defined as being over 140/90. A rule of thumb that most physicians use to establish the diagnosis is having three consecutive readings over 140/90 a week apart each.
The numbers “140/90” describe the physiology of the heart and blood vessels. The top figure, “140” is the pressure exerted on the
blood vessels by the blood when the heart contracts. The lower figure is the pressure the recoil of the arteries when the heart relaxes.
Once the diagnosis has been confirmed, many physicians would like to look at tests to evaluate the heart, kidneys and circulation.
Blood and urine tests are used to evaluate the kidneys and heart. Elevated cholesterol is more serious in those with hypertension.
EKG may be necessary to evaluate the heart.
All treatment programs for hypertension involve life-style changes. Reducing the salt intake helps lower blood pressure. Weight reduction helps. Stopping cigarette smoking is a big help. Reducing alcohol intake also helps. These are all very important, but are not easy.
There are many medications approved for use to treat hypertension. Thiazide diuretics have been proved to be very successful. They
are recommended as a first-line medication in any program. Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors like lisinopril, enalapril,
etc are useful. These are particularly useful in diabetics since they help protect the kidneys in those patients. Beta-blockers are particularly useful in patients with coronary artery disease since they reduce the work load on the heart. Calcium channel blockers work well
particularly in the elderly. Alpha blockers may be very useful in men with enlarged prostates since they lower the blood pressure and
help the bladder to empty better. The categories mentioned above are primarily generic drugs. There are some newer ones that are not
yet generic, such as angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) and rennin inhibitors.
Often it requires more than one drug to control hypertension. One of the very effective programs is the combination of a diuretic with
an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor.
There are some cautions the patient needs to understand about many of these medications. The thiazide diuretics can cause low potassium. You should tell your doctor if get leg cramps or weakness while taking this medication. If you work outside and sweat a lot you
stand a greater chance of low potassium. Many hypertensive medications should not be stopped suddenly because they cause a rebound in high blood pressure that can be problematic. You should check with your doctor before stopping these medications suddenly. Grapefruit juice can block an enzyme in the liver that metabolizes some of these drugs making them work longer and harder. If
you like grapefruit juice be sure and check with your doctor before using it with these medications.
If you have issues that you would like discussed in future articles, let me know.
Doctor Dellinger is a graduate of Duke Medical School and is Board certified in Family Medicine with added
credentials in Geriatrics.
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Welcome New Neighbors
Arbor Trace
Bridle Ridge
Brookstone
Lappano, Vince & Mary Lee
Cedar Creek
Clearwater Bay
Coquina Point
Cypress Bend
Dye Estates
Edgewater
Brunner, Doug & Ann
Greenbriar
Fletcher, Ruth
Harbour Cove
The Havens
Heron Bay
Ironwood
Leatherleaf
Longbridge
Oak Pointe
Parkhill
Mahoney, Fred & Pam
River Crossing
Somerset
Sweetbriar
Tanglewood
Wedgewood
Willow Bend
The Woodlands
If we have missed you and you would like your name published please contact
your community Voting Representative, Management Company or Nancy Seibert!
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BRRA VOTING REPRESENTATIVES 2011
Community:
Representative:
Alternate Representative:
Arbor Trace
Sue Ziegler
Jim Childers
Bridle Ridge
Alan Rindfleisch
Loui Valeriano
Brookstone
Joe Gosiewski
Cedar Creek
Jim Dellinger
Clearwater Bay
Lawton Dews
Coquina Point
Patty Grove
Valerie Schoen
Cypress Bend
Kathy Kempf
Robert Boulanger
Dye Estates
Tom Fulmer
Edgewater
Glenn Talley
Greenbriar
Michael Atwood
Harbour Cove
Dennis Garry
The Havens
Sharon Bridgers
Heron Bay
Carol Seplow
Dave Jenkins
Ironwood
Leatherleaf
John McCabe
Judy Koch
Longbridge
Ray Halley
Oak Pointe
Candi Cordes
Park Hill
Nancy Seibert
River Crossing
Henry Mangone
Somerset
Roger LaCourse
Sweetbriar
John Allen
Tanglewood
Don Covelski
Wedgewood
Tatyana Sallee
Willow Bend
Jim Nairn
Steven Klein
Woodlands
Kathy Kempf
Sandy Cropp
Terry Fleming
Howard Shook
Don Turnage
Please contact the Omni Office 843-399-9888 for Voting Rep contact information.
When fishing in a pond anywhere within the Resort please be mindful of the pond fountains
and equipment. It has recently been discovered that fishing line was wrapped around one of
the motors in a pond fountain which caused damage to the motor. The repair to the fountain
motor was quite expensive and not necessary if those fishing had been more careful. If you are
fishing in a pond within the single family neighborhoods and damage the equipment the Barefoot Board of Directors can and will hold the person fishing responsible for the costs of repair. The handling of repair costs to any equipment within the multi-family communities is
at the discretion of the community’s Board.
OCTOBER LADIES LUNCHEON
We are so excited to be having our Thursday, October 13 luncheon
at the new
“21 MAIN At North Beach” restaurant (across from Barefoot Landing) at 12:30PM.
We have a very interesting program we know you ladies will enjoy. Tammy Pahel from CINZIA Spa will be presenting the
program and she will also be offering complimentary Cinzia Spa chair massages, and one $20 Gift Card to each attendee
good towards any 50 minute massage or facial. Anyone who tours the spa October 13th as part of the luncheon will be
entered to win one Express Diva Package that is valued at $172.00 (does not include the 20% gratuity on treatments).
There will be door prizes and lots of other surprises.
Please plan to join us and make your reservations ASAP as seating is limited.
RSVP by OCT. 10
The restaurant will be offering the following selections:
Appetizer: Vegetable Spring Roll (served with Asian Dipping Sauce)
Menu (select one)
Garden Caesar Salad with Grilled Chicken Breast
Pasta Primavera (Summer Vegetables, Linguini in a Light Cream Sauce)
Lemon Sole Almondine (Fresh White Fish Oven baked with White Wine served with Fresh Almonds finished
in Butter Sauce with Rice Pilaf)
Dessert: Strawberry Shortcake (Sweet Shortcake, Strawberry Sauce, Fresh Chantilly Cream)
The cost is $16 (cash only) inclusive of appetizer, dessert, soft drink, coffee, tea, tax and gratuity.
To RSVP, please call Martha Green at 843-390-4432 or Nona Renee Fonda at 703-309-2431; by e-mail: [email protected].
Holiday Bazaar Scheduled for December 3
Barefoot’s annual Holiday Bazaar is scheduled for Saturday, December 3,
from 10 am - 2 pm at the Residents’ Club. If you are interested in participating as a
vendor, stop by the Residents’ Club and pick up a vendor form from Robin, or email
her at [email protected]. Vendor participation is open to all single- and multi- family
residents, as well as any outside vendors that would like to showcase their wares. The
cost is $2/foot, with a 6 foot table for $12, and an 8 foot table for $16. If you are not
joining us as a vendor, then certainly make sure to add us to your calendar as THE
place to be on December 3. There will be lots of holiday gifts, arts & crafts, jewelry,
handmade items, a white elephant sale, and so much more. Stop buy our Santa’s Café
for some refreshments of coffee, muffins, soup and sandwiches.
For questions, feel free to give Robin a call at 399-2451.