11/30/2023
Valued Seawatch Owners,
On behalf of the Seawatch Team, we hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving! For me, Thanksgiving is a time of reflection and certainly to give thanks for the things in my life. One of my family traditions was, after saying grace for our meal, we would each share something in our life we were thankful for before beginning our meal. Once again, in addition to my family, I am thankful for being at the helm at Seawatch. Thankful for my Team, Owners, our Board, and Hilton. Although it was a short week with the Holiday, we continued to take more steps forward towards reopening. The painting crew began repainting all the doors to the units, so they look as fresh as the rooms and hallways. During our Fall Budget Meeting, the Board toured the resort and decided that we needed to replace the elevator lobby carpeting on each floor, even though it was not a product of the storm. Abbey Carpets took all the necessary measurements, and the proposal was accepted and signed off on to begin the work as soon as the other flooring was finished. Price Electric was here all week tracing wires, mounting the new lights in the offices, game room, storage rooms, and pool bathrooms. The new light assemblies for the pool bar should be in this week to continue that project. Commanche' Construction removed all the old tile work in the lobby and office areas so the new flooring can be installed. I received and forwarded
the proposal from Cornerstone for the new front office desk and cabinetry, my office desk and cabinets, the sales office desk and cabinets, and security desk. Being that Cornerstone is a local company, they make all their cabinetry locally, so the availability and timing is much quicker. I met with Rock Solid to select the replacement stone for the pool bar. We are also having them quote the repairs to the Lobby fountain, which was damaged during the storm. Comcast Cable was in and installed our new system modem, and hopefully this week, we will have actual internet restored at Seawatch! Pyramid Electronics is scheduled to be here on Monday to begin the room-by-room phone installation and internet. They will also be advising Price Electric on what will be needed to run the electric for the offices, etc. We are hoping some of the remaining permits will come back this week for the pool deck, fencing, and pool deck walls so we can continue those areas soon. We also received some good news on the fire system pumps. Fort Myers Beach accepted our proposal to install watertight doors and watertight venting louvers which automatically seal in the event of flooding, instead of having to relocate the entire system, which would have moved our reopening back substantially. Chris from Mid-Island watersports was finally granted the beach tilling permit and was out the next day getting our beach back into shape. You can see from the pictures what a big difference it made right away. After turning over all the sand and destroying the root structure of the grass, he will be able to rake it afterward so our beach will be as beautiful as ever! I know you are all wondering how soon we will reopen; the truth is we don't know yet. In addition to the work, we have in front of us still, we are waiting on permits for some of it, and even when the work is all done, we will have to wait for a certificate of completion from the city. Trust me, I would rather be welcoming owners, rather than managing contractors. That being said, we will give you as much notice as possible to be able to make travel plans. As we continue to move forward, please remember Seawatch is still an active construction site and is not open to owners.
Thank you all for your continued support,
Chip and the Seawatch Team
