Community Announcements

Posted on June 27, 2023 4:23 PM by Admin
Categories: General
MALARIA OUTBREAK HITS SARASOTA; BE CAREFUL OUT THERE.
 
MALARIA OUTBREAK HITS SARASOTA; BE CAREFUL OUT THERE. 
 
Four people in Sarasota have recently caught malaria - the first local spread of the disease in 20 years. But they have been treated and recovered from the potentially deadly mosquito-borne illness, according to the Florida Department of Health, which issued a statewide advisory Monday (June 26, 2023).
 
A fifth case was reported last week in Cameron County, Texas, about 1,300 miles from Sarasota County, according to Texas health officials. The person had spent time working outdoors and had not traveled out of the country, said Patch . com.
 
Malaria is a serious and potentially fatal disease transmitted through mosquito bites. About 2,000 U.S. cases of malaria are diagnosed each year — the vast majority occur in travelers coming from countries where malaria commonly spreads.
 
Since 1992, there have been 11 outbreaks involving malaria from mosquitoes in the U.S. The last one occurred in 2003 in Palm Beach County, Florida, where eight cases were reported, Patch . com reported. In Texas, the last locally acquired case occurred in 1994.
 
The most common symptoms of malaria are fever, chills, sweats, headache, body aches, nausea, and vomiting. Symptoms typically start seven to 30 days after infection, Patch . com said.
 
REF: https://patch.com/florida/southtampa/s/ipppa/4-malaria-cases-reported-in-florida-5-total-in-us-officials?utm_source=alert-breakingnews&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alert
Posted on February 16, 2023 6:00 PM by Admin
The Cumberland Manors HOA at limit on rentals
In 2019, the Association voted to amend Article VII, Section 25 of the Cumberland Manors Declaration of Covenants to place a limit on the maximum number of rentals in the Cumberland Manors subdivision to 7% of all Lots in Cumberland Manors. 
Posted on September 14, 2022 2:38 PM by Admin
Categories: General
USA's MOST SERIOUS MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASE IN NW HILLSBOROUGH - The Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County has issued an advisory (Sept. 13, 2022) to Hillsborough County residents after two horses in northwest Hillsborough tested positive for Eastern equine encephalitis, the most serious of the mosquito-borne viruses for humans.
 
Patch.com notes that there is no vaccine to treat people who contract the disease, making it fatal in up to 45 percent of cases - though there's a vaccine for horses that is 80 to 90 percent effective.
 
People under the age of 15 or over 50 are at the greatest risk for severe disease. The DOH-Hillsborough says an average of 40 people are infected with several types of mosquito-borne viruses each year.
 
For the majority of people, symptoms include fevers, joint pain, joint swelling, back pain, rashes, headaches, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue and redness around the eyes.
 
Some people who contract Eastern equine encephalitis develop seizures, neurological deficits or comas. People with severe encephalitic can go into a coma.
 
About 30 to 45 percent of people with Eastern equine encephalitis will die, making it the most serious mosquito-borne disease in the United States.
 
RISKS FROM MOSQUITO-BORNE VIRUSES
In Florida, mosquitoes have been known to transmit:
 
Chikungunya
Dengue fever
Eastern equine encephalitis
St. Louis encephalitis
Malaria
West Nile virus
Yellow fever
Zika
 
Posted on September 29, 2020 9:35 PM by Admin
Categories: Board of Directors
Regan McCreight is originally from Virginia Beach, VA and has lived in Florida for the past 20 years. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Florida State University and majored in International Relations and Economics. With a long history in customer service, marketing, and development, she was encouraged to become a Community Association Manager while working for a Tampa Bay Developer.
 
Since diving into the industry, she’s found her passion for community management and demonstrates that by creating positive relationships and experiences with her associations while assisting them in the shared goal to increase property value and overall community satisfaction. She is an experienced Portfolio Manager that has managed high-rise beach front condominiums and master planned homeowner’s associations.
 
Regan prides herself in timely resolution, effective communication, and professionalism to meet the evolving needs of a community.
Posted on September 29, 2020 9:34 PM by Admin
Categories: Board of Directors
Mike Kersmarki and his wife, Liz, who served on the Cumberland Manor Architectural Review Committee for many years, have lived on Steeplechase for more than 15 years. We love living in a community where so many good people are involved in helping to preserve and improve our little corner of the universe.

Mike is a graduate of Ohio State University and was a business editor of the Tampa Tribune for many years as part of a more than 25-year journalism career.

In addition to serving on the HOA board, he also is Secretary of the board the for the Hillsborough County Industrial Revenue Authority.

He currently is involved in local politics, serving as a Republican committeeman for Precinct 525. Previously, Mike was on the communications team for the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa and also served in a similar capacity for the McCain Presidential Campaign.

His Catholic parish is St. Paul on North Dale Mabry.

Mike grew up in Alliance, Ohio, home of the Buckeye State's official flower, the Scarlet Carnation. Alliance is also the hometown of Lenny Dawson, the Super-Bowl winning quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs in the 70s.
Posted on September 29, 2020 9:33 PM by Admin
Categories: Board of Directors
George Tharin, serves as Vice-President on the Cumberland Manors HOA board of Directors. George is a resident of our community since 2016. He is an Architect with Williamson Design Associates since 2004 and has practiced in his profession over 34 years in the Tampa Bay Area. George has a Bachelor of Architecture degree from The Catholic University of America in Washington D.C. and a graduate of Jesuit High School, class of 1980. He is married, 33 glorious years, to his wife Julie.  They have 2 sons and a dog. They are life-long members of St. Lawrence Catholic Church.  
 
George is committed to serving the residents of our community. He is blessed to serve and to contribute to the continued quality of life and to maintaining the special beauty of our Cumberland Manors. 
Posted on September 29, 2020 6:47 PM by Admin
Categories: Board of Directors
Vicki Baker is a true Tampa native and has resided in Cumberland Manors for 14 years. She has been a member of the Board for 12 of those 14 years, five of which she has served as secretary.
 
She truly loves our community and helps organize our annual Easter Egg Hunt and Fall Festival.  She also takes part in decorating the main entry for the holidays.
 
She is a licensed residential contractor and has an active building business.  She is also a public servant with Hillsborough County government.
 
"I am honored and privileged to be a part of such a wonderful neighborhood."
Posted on September 29, 2020 3:22 PM by Admin
Categories: Board of Directors
Peter Plant and his wife, Lona, have resided in Cumberland Manors since 1995. We both grew up in Chicago (GO Cubs!), and have also lived in Madison, Wisconsin and Tallahassee. 
 
Semi-retired, Peter was an executive with a national company providing treatment programs for adjudicated delinquents, was the former Administrator of Delinquency Services (today the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice), and is a certified PREA program auditor.
 
Peter also serves on the Architectural Review Committee, which is chaired by Lona. When not sheltering in place, we enjoy visiting our daughter and two grandchildren in Connecticut.
Posted on September 29, 2020 10:45 AM by Admin
Categories: Official Documents
A copy of our Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws, Declarations of Restrictions and Appendices is available here.
Posted on September 29, 2020 10:39 AM by Admin
Categories: Committees
The Architectural Review Committee (ARC) is constantly striving to maintain the appearance of our community and to keep it at it's best. This will allow all of us to maintain our property values and have a beautiful and respected community here in Hillsborough County.
  • The Architectural Review Form is available here.
  • A copy of our Minimum Community Standards is available here.
  • A list of our Acceptable Exterior Colors is available here.
We thank you for your cooperation and we always welcome additional members to the committee.