HOA Board and Committee Meetings:
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• HOA Board Workshop Meeting, Tuesday, February 6, 2024, at 1:00pm
• HOA Grounds Committee, Thursday, February 8, 2024, at 1:00pm
• HOA Architectural Review Committee (ARC), Tuesday, February 13, 2024, at 9:00am
• HOA Board Meeting, Wednesday, February 14, 2024, at 5:00pm
• HOA Activities Committee, Thursday, February 15, 2024, at 10:00am
• HOA Communications Committee, Wednesday, February 21, 2024, at 1:00pm
• HOA Finance Committee, Thursday, February 22, 2024, at 1:30pm
• HOA SSEP Committee, Friday, February 23, 2024, at 8:30am
• HOA Architectural Review Committee (ARC), Tuesday, February 27, 2024, at 9:00am

If you are planning to attend any of the published meetings please contact the HOA Office at hoaoffice@heronsglenhoa.org for registration information to attend via Zoom.
Did You Know ...
Sunday-03-10-2024- @ 10:35
Architectural Review and approval requirements for exterior modification to your home

The Herons Glen Homeowners Association, Inc. Rules and Policies require Homeowner’s to have the approval of the Homeowners Association through its ARC Committee before exterior modifications or improvements are made to a home. Please review the Design and Development Guidelines, Community-Wide Standards, Guidelines, Policies and the Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for Herons Glen. Documents can be accessed online at www.heronsglenhoa.org or at the Herons Glen HOA Office.

Approval is required for exterior modification or construction or addition of any type, including but not limited to the following:

•Exterior painting of walls, trim, roof, driveways & walkways, including repaints of same color
•Installation of storm shutters
•Exterior screening & rescreening
•Lanai extension, lanai enclosure or front entry enclosure
•Exterior doors, screen doors, garage doors, garage screens
•Pool and/or spa installation
•Front yard light fixture and/or post, mailbox post
•Generator
•Gutters & Downspouts
•Replacement of Windows
•Any type of alteration, change or addition to driveways & walkways, roof or walls

This list does not represent all items that approval is required for. Please contact the HOA Office for more information on items not listed here.
ARC Application submission deadlines and meetings:

• For application review at the February 13th ARC Meeting, applications and support documents must be submitted by February 6th to the HOA Office.
• For application review at the February 27th ARC Meeting, applications and support documents must be submitted by February 20th to the HOA Office.

Reminder: The application and support documents must be submitted by the homeowner (not the contractor) to the HOA Office.

Click: Architectural Design and Development Guidelines and Related Policies
Air Quality Control what is this about?
Sunday-03-10-2024- @ 10:33
In 2014, a significant strong rotten egg odor plagued the North Fort Myers area. One source of the odor was determined to be coming from the SLD Construction & Debris Facility just north of Herons Glen. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection Agency (FDEP) was contacted. It was found that the facility like others had Chinese drywall in the Construction & Debris landfill. As the drywall decays, it emits the Hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) gas. The hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) gas has a very pungent “rotten egg” odor.

The SLD facility is regulated by the FDEP. Once enough data was collected between 2014 & 2016, which included local resident complaints, the FDEP executed a legal consent order in 2016 requiring the SLD facility to take measures to control the Hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) gas emissions. The Herons Glen HOA Air Quality Control representatives hold a quarterly meeting with the management staff of the Waste Connection SLD facility, and the FDEP is included in the meetings as necessary. The purpose is to get updates on their progress to control the emissions and improvements to their systems as required by the FDEP. The FDEP continues their onsite inspections and monitoring of the facilities which include the complaints submitted. The company that owns the SLD facility is now called Waste Connections. Each year they attend the Firewise Community event and provide a table where residents can stop by and ask questions.

Several things need to occur for areas of Herons Glen to experience the “rotten egg” odor. The drywall is deeply covered in the landfill, and a gas collection system operates to burn off the gases. When what they call hot spots develops in an area within the landfill it can release uncollected gases into the air. It is generally not immediately known when this occurs somewhere within the landfill or between daily testing during the week. If a hot spot opens and if the wind direction is from the North or Northwest, then residents in areas of Herons Glen may smell the “rotten egg” odor. The odor may also appear if the gas is in the air, and it rains or there is heavy fog. The facility management team responds when a hot spot is discovered and has equipment to cover the areas to eliminate the release of the (H₂S) gas. The best option to eliminate the (H₂S) gas is what they call a vertical scrubber. It is reported to be the most effective solution. We expect this scrubber to be installed at the facility soon. It will not 100% eliminate a possible gas release incident but will significantly reduce the amount of gas that could be released. The monitoring will continue even after this installation.

There are other odors that come from various sources that are unpleasant, but they are not a hazard or dangerous like the hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) gas has been determined to be, and the other odor sources are not part of the FDEP monitoring.

The very pungent “rotten egg” odor as it is described is much stronger than the typical sulfur water smell. It can appear at anytime provided the wind or right conditions exist. A sewage or garbage or mix of sulfur and sludge smell or smell like the “dump” is generally not related to the hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) gas smell. If you are not sure of the offensive odor, it is ok to file the complaint just in case. It is important to file the complaint as soon as you experience it if you can. Have the date, time, and location available. In the survey link below, please note that the general location of Herons Glen on the map is E4.

http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1901263/Zemel-Road-Facilities-Survey-Form