President’s Message December 2024

Hello Residents! It’s hard to believe that this is my last column for 2024.

We have experienced a lot of development this year in Seven Isles. Many streets have been congested with work vehicles, there have been numerous tear downs of older homes as home values are steadily rising here in Fort Lauderdale. Seven Isles is a premiere neighborhood and our Board understands and values that concept. I truly feel that without our HOA, our community would not be as vibrant and desirable as it presently is. As of this writing we have had 7 closed sales in Seven Isles in 2024, and we have 18 active listings. Most, if not all, of the listings emphasize our private security patrols and manned guardhouse.

This year was also a year that we needed to address the aging landscaping at the front entrance to our community. A bright new upgraded entrance is in the works. Since our community is now responsible to maintain the landscape at the park area on Seven Isles Drive, my goal this past year was to improve the look overall.

Regrettably for 2025 our HOA is facing an increase to our security costs. The Board has undertaken an initiative to upgrade our cameras and license plate readers. Again, it is time to work on ensuring that we can actively participate with our residents when they need access to our cameras. Having updated equipment is essential.

Due to the rising costs, including retaining the services of a well respected accounting firm, the Board has found it necessary, for the first time in five (5) years, to raise our yearly HOA dues. 2025 dues will be $1400 per year, with a discount to $1200 if paid no later than January 31, 2025. For those early payors, this represents a bigger discount then previous years for prepayment.

I want to thank you all for being loyal members of our HOA and for your support of our neighborhood. We have a collective responsibility to each other to continue to see that our streets remain safe and that our community continues to increase in value. We do that with our HOA dollars.

Wishing each and every one of you a most happy and joyous holiday season.
Warmest Regards,

Robyn Lefcourt
President, Seven Isles HOA

A message from our Mayor

2024 has been a year of remarkable progress for the city of Fort Lauderdale. Earlier this week, I gave my annual State of the City address updating the community on what’s going on. Here is what the exciting news that shared at a crowded Parker playhouse.

In January, we broke ground on the construction of a new water treatment plant. Now, as we near the end of the year, we are opening the renovated War Memorial Auditorium through a partnership with the Florida Panthers. Wasn’t it great to get a sneak peek inside for our reception?

Soon, we will open the new Las Olas Marina. And on Oct. 18, we will unveil our completely transformed D.C. Alexander Park.

Too often, we don’t pause and recognize the extraordinary successes being made.

The accomplishments can become lost among everyone’s busy schedules or they don’t fit the current mold of media sensationalism. And sometimes, they unfairly fall victim to the increasingly divisive world of gotcha politics.

Let’s celebrate the improvements that have occurred and the accelerated pace at which we’ve addressed challenges. We are FTL. We have become known as a can-do community. Let’s keep up the great work and tremendous progress!

Did you know that in the past six years, we’ve committed an investment of more than $1.6 billion directly to infrastructure upgrades? We listened to our neighbors. Our utility systems and flood controls are being rapidly modernized to bring the best level of service possible to our neighborhoods and businesses.

In fact, in just the past 12 months, since my last State of the City address, we have launched more than $321 million in water and sewer improvements and $70 million in stormwater improvements alone.

These are serious investments to deal with serious challenges – challenges we will meet and beat.

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