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>>>Archive of Updates from Cove Properties This is not meant to substitute Residents signing up Directly for Email & Text updates from the Cove Office. The Best way to get information From Cove is to sign up for Email & Text Updates at the Cove Office. ------------------------------------------------- Office Update August 6th August Statements on the Resident Portal We want to inform you that, due to a temporary system issue, August statements are not available on the Resident Portal. If you need a copy of your statement, please stop by the office or call us, and we will gladly email one to you. The Resident Portal remains available for payments, and your amount due can still be viewed online. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work through this issue. Sandy ------------------------------------------------- Office Update August 4th The Office is now up and running. Our modem has been replaced as lightning blew it out yesterday. We now have internet and phones. IT is still working on the Portal for August statements, but we can now tell you the amount if you call the office. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience. Sandy and the SRV Team Office Update August 5th ------------------------------------------------- August Statements on the Resident Portal We want to inform you that, due to a temporary system issue, August statements are not available on the Resident Portal. If you need a copy of your statement, please stop by the office or call us, and we will gladly email one to you. The Resident Portal remains available for payments, and your amount due can still be viewed online. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work through this issue. Sandy ------------------------------------------------- Office Update August 4th The Office is now up and running. Our modem has been replaced as lightning blew it out yesterday. We now have internet and phones. IT is still working on the Portal for August statements, but we can now tell you the amount if you call the office. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience. Sandy and the SRV Team ------------------------------------------------- OFFICE UPDATES - AUGUST 3, 2026 The Resident Portal is not showing the August statements, only the amount due. The Billing and IT departments are working on getting this fixed as soon as possible. Gates: The Mulrennan gate will remain open until the Exit side can be repaired. The sensor was damaged when the milling and paving was done. The Front gate (resident side) will remain open after 6pm until the damaged equipment is replaced. Lightning struck again. The Dover gate has internet issues as well. The technician will be on property this week to work on these issues. Overflow/extra parking: a reminder that overflow parking is in front of the office or in the Activity Center. Parking in front of the Clubhouse is not allowed. This is a congested area limited for the Clubhouse, pool, and mailbox use only. Also, any overflow vehicle needs a parking pass from the office. Have a good afternoon, Sandy ------------------------------------------------- Updates from the Office - July 29th We had two recent instances where Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) was on property... Monday night, July 27th, HCSO was looking for a red pickup driven by a woman coming from the Circle K convenience store on Mulrennan and Route 60. The only feature about the woman from the blurred picture of her is that she had a tattoo on her right bicep. She turned off Mulrennan into our community and got away. On Tuesday afternoon, July 28th, HCSO stopped into the office inquiring if there was any information about a stolen e-bike from Taho Circle. Please lock up any valuables outside your home to reduce any chance of being stolen. Keep your home and car doors locked, especially at night. And please be vigilant... if you see something, please say something. 911 is always your first line of defense before calling the Office or Emergency Maintenance number. August Toppings are in the Office, Clubhouse, Activity Center, Laundry room, and Online. The link is: https://cove.info/StrawRidgeNewsletter The Call Box at the front entrance has been fixed, so the gates will be closed tonight. If the Call Box does not call your phone, you can use the code #2024 to get in. August statements will be available tomorrow, Thursday, July 30th. Have a good afternoon, Sandy ------------------------------------------------- Updates from the Office for July 28th At approximately 12noon this afternoon there was a wire that caught fire at the outdoor pool area. The wire was connected to the light pole at the corner of the outdoor spa. HC Fire and Rescue was here to assist. The wire was disconnected by the Maintenance Team. We have called an electrician to repair the wire. As per HC Fire and Rescue, the pool and spa are safe to use. This issue had nothing to do with the pool or pump or anything associated with the pool. Around the same time, the phones at the office were not transferring calls as normal. As a result, residents could only leave a voicemail. Until resolved, we have stopped transferring calls internal to the office. We apologize for any inconvenience. Thank you, Sandy ------------------------------------------------- UPDATES FROM THE OFFICE July 23rd CLUBHOUSE (CH) UPDATE There is a terrible smell in the CH. We think it's coming from the ceiling. We climbed as far as we can so we will have somebody else come out and assess it today. We will leave the CH open but please be aware of the smell. MILLING AND PAVING UPDATE The paving and milling has begun today, starting on Coral Crest. You can drive where they are milling. Dust will fly. DO NOT SPRAY YOUR CARS OFF WITH WATER. The pavers will come immediately behind to blow off your vehicles. When they start paving after they roll and sprinkle sand, you can drive on it. This should take 1-2 hours. Please do not cut sharp into your driveway as this may cause cuts in your tires. Just slowly angle in and out of your driveway. For SAFETY AND SECURITY, please do not go near the trucks or equipment. And please stay out of their way. Additional updates will come from the office. We appreciate your continued patience. Thank you, Sandy ------------------------------------------------- PAVING AND MILLING UPDATE The paving and milling will begin tomorrow, Thursday, July 23rd. They did not provided a starting time or starting location. We will update you tomorrow when we know more. We apologize for the confusion and inconvenience, and appreciate your patience. Sandy ------------------------------------------------- UPDATES FROM THE OFFICE An email went out this morning regarding the milling and paving of the roads starting tomorrow. Currently, we still do not have any definitive starting times or places, or instructions once they begin the project. Updates will be provided when we get them. Have a nice evening, Sandy ------------------------------------------------- UPDATES FROM THE OFFICE The company will be on property starting Wednesday, July 22nd impacting Taho (west side only), Pioneer and Coral Crest. We do not yet have times or specifics where they will be starting. Please do not call the office, this is all the information that is known at this time. Please check your email for a map. Please let your neighbors know. Updates to follow. ------------------------------------------------- Office Updates for Monday, July 13th I want to thank everyone in your efforts to clean up the community and help your friends and neighbors after the storm on Friday night. Here are the updates related to that storm: We will be having a tree company coming on property Wednesday or Thursday to remove yard waste and tree debris ONLY. Please make sure you have everything near the road. There will not be any dumpster access this week as the dumpster area is full. The storm drains are getting clogged from your neighbors blowing leaves and debris down them when doing their yard work. This needs to stop! The Garbage truck will not be here today. It will be here on Wednesday for it's regular schedule pickup. A friendly reminder that the Q & A will be on Wednesday the 15th in the Clubhouse at 6pm. Hope to see you there. Sandy. ------------------------------------------------- Update from the Office for Saturday July 11th We hope you and your home are safe from last night's storm. Here are a few updates... The Office is open but may close early. Internet and Phone service has been restored to the office a short time ago. Extra maintenance staff is onsite assessing storm damage and cleaning up. NO trash pickup today as the truck unfortunately broke down. Please pull any trash cans back to your home incase of another storm blowing in. Water at the Clubhouse is being removed. Storm drains are being cleared. Access to the Maintenance Yard is open till this afternoon. The yard waste dumpster is full and will be pickup up on Monday. In the meantime, maintenance will direct you to use either the pickup truck or trailer for your yard waste. And lastly, please be patient during this challenging time... we are in this as a community and will be come out of it as a community. THANK YOU !! ------------------------------------------------- Updates from the Office - July 1st Updates on the demo at 129 Pioneer Lane - Due to the weather and the holiday weekend, the completion of the demo with resume on Tuesday, July 7th. The 360' inspections will start again on Monday, July 6th at 8:00 a.m. (subject to weather) Holiday Office hours: The Front Office and Sales Dept are closed Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Maintenance will be on property Saturday and Sunday. Call the Emergency phone number if you have a maintenance issue: 813-629-5407 The Garbage truck WILL be here on Saturday, July 4th. Have a good evening, Sandy -------------------------------------------------

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Residents should be aware that Dec 2026 and Jan-Dec 2027 billing statements are expected to include the annual pass-thru tax assessments increases. You can be certain that, Hillsborough County will increase the 2026 tax assessment, as Florida Statutes 193.1555 generally allows assessed values on properties like Strawberry Ridge to increase by up to 10% per year. For comparison, in Jan 2026, the monthly pass-thru tax charged to Residents increased from $112.61 to $121.07 per household. Before that, in Dec 2025, every household was charged a one-time catch-up tax assessment of $101.56, which was an unexpected expense for many, Residents at the time. Combined, these increases represented a 15% year-over-year increase. Residents may want to budget for the possibility of a similar one-time assessment appearing on their December 2026 statement and a similar increase on their 2027 monthly tax bill. There is always a slim possibility that the tax assessments could remain unchanged, but based on the three increases over the past four years, but Residents should be prepared for another increase instead of assuming there won't be one.

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