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Islesworth, by Land and 'Sea'

Thanks go to resident Dennis Rohan for the following explanations:

IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE

There are 64 lakes in the Martin Downs communities. The "lakes" are actually stormwater retention ponds, dug by the developer under permit from South Florida Water Management District.

Irrigation: The Islesworth common areas are irrigated with water from the lakes. This is surface water, collected from runoff from rainfall. Both lakes have a "pump station," which consist of a pump, motor and a recharge well to put water into the lake during drought situations. Each pump station has an equipment value of more than $3,000.

Drainage (gravity system): The two lakes in Islesworth are connected. The South Lake empties through an underground weir (defined as a dam in a stream to raise the water level or divert its flow).

From Islesworth, water then flows through the neighboring community of Palm Isles/Palm Pointe. It then continues west under High Meadows Avenue, into the lakes of Sunset Trace, then back east under High Meadows again, underground past Manero's restaurant, over another weir (in the CVS parking lot), then under Martin Downs Boulevard into the lake at the Meadows. It then continues through The Meadows, under Murphy Road, and into the Hidden River.

ROADS AND PAVEMENT

The roadways in Islesworth are the property and responsibility of the Islesworth homeowners association. They are considered "light duty" asphalt, over a compacted base of coquina rock (a soft whitish limestone formed of broken shells and corals).

The pavement surface is a matter of great concern, and the board of directors worked hard to resolve the matter with the developer of Islesworth, Pulte Home Corp., to reach a settlement to help pay for repaving.

Meanwhile, Islesworth has been building up its road reserve fund for several years through collections in homeowners' quarterly fees and is preparing to repave the roadways in 2011.

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