Email from Babcock Ranch Residential Association

Saturday, November 25, 2023

COMMUNITY NEWS

Babcock Ranch Holiday Market Today

Babcock Ranch Holiday Market, 9:00 a.m., Founder’s Square

Shop small and join us for the Babcock Ranch Holiday Market today from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at Founder's Square. You can browse and shop from a curated selection of over 30 local small businesses. Discover unique finds to elevate your holiday gift-giving.

Community Menorah Lighting

Community Menorah Lighting, Thursday, December 7th 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m., Founder’s Square

Join the Chabad of Charlotte County & Shalom Babcock on December 7th in Founder's Square for their first annual Community Menorah Lighting. All are invited to experience the light and joy of Hanukkah!

Farmers Market at the Fieldhouse this Sunday

Farmers Market, Sunday, November 26th 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Fieldhouse

Please take note that the Farmers Market will be held at the Fieldhouse this Sunday.

Jingle Ball 5k

Jingle Ball 5k, 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m., Founder’s Square

Babcock Ranch is excited to announce our Annual Jingle Ball 5K on Saturday, December 16th at Founder's Square from 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.

All runners and walkers will receive a custom-designed Jingle Ball 5K shirt, available in youth and adult sizes. The shirt cutoff date is December 8th. You will not be guaranteed a shirt if you register after December 8th.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Looking to boost your business at our premier events or delve into advertising options? Don't miss out on our exciting opportunities. Reach out to Tori at mgrant@ccmcnet.com for further details!

Sponsorship Packet

I want to be a sponsor!

New Lee County Entry Saw Palmetto Parkway Is Now Open

Babcock Ranch’s new Lee County entrance Saw Palmetto Parkway from State Route 31 to Curry Preserve Drive is now open. Bordered by water at SR 31, the parkway is the town’s southernmost entry, provides immediate access to DiVosta’s new TerraWalk neighborhood. Saw Palmetto Parkway offers shorter drive times to Trail’s Edge, Crescent Grove, Palmetto Landing, Palmetto Park, and MidTown when it connects through to Babcock Trail.

Winding east, Saw Palmetto Parkway offers a convenient alternative route for in-town traffic, with roundabout intersections at Curry Preserve drive, Muhly Grass Road, and Babcock Trail providing internal links to Crescent B Commons, the coming-soon Shoppes at Yellow Pine, Founder’s Square, a new fire department, Charlotte County Sheriff substation, and The Flatwoods, a new neighborhood of single-family home rentals. An additional roundabout east of Babcock Trail will offer access to MidTown’s planned town center, village green, and businesses.

Join the Babcock Team

Lifestyle Associate

Do you thrive in helping create memorable experiences while being creative and organized? Are you looking for a position where you can make a positive difference?

We’re CCMC, a community management company specializing in large-scale communities. Our vision of revolutionizing the industry by inspiring a resident-centric focus is brought to life by our core values of Integrity, Respect, Service, and Community.

In this crucial role, you’ll work collaboratively with the Lifestyle Director to foster resident and community partnerships and facilitate connections through events, programming, and communications.

Apply

Maintenance Associate

Are you a maintenance superhero looking for a place where you can make a positive difference? Our maintenance team members are a valued part of our operations, and we’re looking for you!

We’re CCMC, a community management company specializing in master-planned communities. Our vision of inspiring a resident-centric focus is brought to life by our core values: Integrity, Respect, Service, and Community.

Our Maintenance Associate is responsible for performing a wide range of routine and preventative maintenance tasks ensuring the cleanliness of the facilities and buildings, including garbage and waste disposal, and performing event/room setups and breakdowns. This role is fundamental in maintaining our beautiful community and ensuring a safe environment for all.

Apply

Landscape Changes

Require an approval from Sub HOA and Master HOA
Required to have 75% native plants on property

Service Areas

Residents are responsible for the initial removal and replacement of pine straw to mulch and vice versa
Residents are responsible to communicate this change along with any questions or concerns through Accela Work Orders

Helpful Guide

Commercial Vehicle Storage Lot

We offer uncovered parking spaces to store your commercial vehicles that cannot be parked on the street or in your neighborhood. Commercial Vehicles ONLY - NO trailers, recreational vehicles, or boats permitted. Overnight parking and extended stay accommodations can be made.

Please visit our website and fill out the form online and wait for approval, or print and fill out the application at home and bring it to the HOA office Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Wildlife Photo of the Week:

Monarch Butteryfly Caterpillar

A Monarch Butterfly Caterpillar perched on a Milkweed in Babcock Ranch.

Species: Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)

Photographer: Joseph Martin

Location: Babcock Ranch

Christina's Take: Insights from Babcock Ranch Environmental Mitigation Manager Christina Kontos:

The lovely monarch butterfly is one of the most iconic butterfly species across the world and are known for their impressive annual migration event from the northeast United States and Canada to southwest Mexico, which is about 3,000 miles and they can travel between 50-100 miles a day!
Adult monarchs are a fleeting beauty and live for only about four to five weeks, so this migration event takes place over four generations of butterflies to complete.
Did you know that monarch butterflies are poisonous due to the consumption of their only host plant, the milkweed? As a caterpillar, they can eat 200 times their weight and grow very quickly since they are only in this stage for about 10-14 days.
Their vibrant orange-red wings act as a warning sign symbolizing their toxicity to deter predators and are lined with thick black veins and white spots along the dark edges of their wings.
Males are sexually dimorphic from females by having distinguished black dots along the veins of their wings and are slightly larger than the females.
Their scientific name, Danaus plexippus, means “sleepy transformation” in Greek, which refers to their ability to metamorphosize within their chrysalis.
The chrysalis of the monarch butterfly is decorated with beautiful gold spots due to the carotenoid pigments from their milkweed diet and the word “chrysalis” is derived from the Greek word “chrysos,” which means gold.

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More Information

LANDSCAPING

You can click below for detailed landscaping information for November. Please remember that these schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions.

Trails Edge Mow Schedule

Edgewater, Parkside, & SVC 6 Mow Schedule

Trails Edge Weed & Trim Schedule

Edgewater, Parkside, & SVC 6 Weed & Trim Schedule

BrightView Landscape Schedules

Please note that these are estimated schedules. These schedules can and will change due to weather or other unforeseen events.

You can click here to read more about BrightView's Scope of Services.

Landscape Notices

How to Resolve Landscape Issues Quickly

Submitting a work order is the fastest way to address landscaping concerns. Our Landscape Manager, James Carey, reviews tickets daily to ensure they are completed. If there is an emergency, he will reach out to you.

Submit Work Order

COMMUNITY PATROL

Community Patrol is Always Available

The Babcock Ranch Community Patrol is available to assist residents 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Hours: On patrol and available 24/7
Phone: 239.652.8000
Office: 42911 Lake Babcock Dr.

For Emergency, Dial 911

EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

The Thanksgiving floral arrangement class this week.

November and December Events

11/28: Kids Craft, 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, November 28, Lake Timber Lodge. Free.
11/30: Yard Games in the Square, 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., Thursday, November 30, Founder's Square. Free.
11/30: Prosecco at the Pier, 5 - 6:30 p.m., Thursday, November 30, Lake Timber Lodge. $15.
12/1: Annual Tree Lighting, 5 - 6:30 p.m., Friday, December 1, Founder's Square. Free.
12/2: Country Line Dancing, 6 - 8 p.m., Saturday, December 2, Founder's Square. Free.
12/7: Bingo in the Square, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m., Thursday, December 7, Founder's Square. Free.
12/7: Mixology Class, 6 - 7:30 p.m., Thursday, December 7, Lake Timber Lodge. $50.
12/8: Teen Gaming Night (Truck), 5 - 7 p.m., Friday, December 8, Founder's Square. Free.
12/9: Holiday Extravaganza, 6 - 8 p.m., Saturday, December 9, Founder's Square. Free.
12/12: Chalk the Walk, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m., Tuesday, December 12, Founder's Square. Free.
12/12: Christmas Cookie Decorating, 5 - 6 p.m., Tuesday, December 12, Cypress Lodge. $12.
12/13: New Resident Orientation, 6 - 7 p.m., Wednesday, December 13, Field House Cafe. Free.
12/14: Christmas Cookie Decorating, 5 - 6 p.m., Thursday, December 14, Cypress Lodge. $12.
12/15: Holiday Golf Cart Parade, 6 - 7 p.m., Friday, December 15, Founder's Square. Free.
12/16: Jingle Ball 5k, 9 - 11 a.m., Saturday, December 16, Founder's Square. Price Varies.
12/16: Holiday Movie Night, 6 - 8 p.m., Saturday, December 16, Founder's Square. Free.
12/17: Christmas Light Canal Cruise, 3 - 8 p.m., Thursday, December 21, Fishermans Village, SOLD OUT.
12/19: Sip N Shop: Jingle and Mingle, 5 - 7 p.m., Thursday, December 19, Lake Timber Lodge. $15.
12/21: Christmas Light Canal Cruise, 3 - 8 p.m., Thursday, December 21, Fishermans Village. Adult, Child.
12/22: Holiday Scavenger Hunt, 5 - 6 p.m., Friday, December 22, Founder's Square. Free.

Friday Night Music | 6 - 8 p.m., Founder's Square

11/25: Poelker Brothers Band

12/1: Annual Tree Lighting | 12/8: Thunder Beach Band | 12/15: Edith Diamond

12/22: DJ Mason | 12/29: Thomas O'Brien | 12/30: Poelker Brothers

Pop-up Happenings

Every Sunday: Farmers' Market, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Founder's Square.

Parks & Rec Membership Information

Memberships for the Babcock Ranch Parks and Recreation Department are available - including Field House membership. Membership is open to the public, with deeply discounted rates for residents of Babcock Ranch.

To sign up, contact our Lifestyle team by email with the subject line "Parks and Recreation Membership." Someone from our staff will be able to help you.

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Parks and Rec Open Gym Closed Sunday

Please note that Open Gym is closed this Sunday, November 26th and will reopen under normal operations Monday, November 27th.

Open Gym Schedule:

Monday: 5 - 10 p.m.
Wednesday: 5 - 10 p.m.
Sunday 1 - 6 p.m.

Membership is required for Monday and Wednesday open gym. Membership is not required for the open gym on Sunday. For more questions and membership inquiries, please email

parksandrec@babcockranch.com

Open Gym Rules

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