Beach & Dune Committee

Mission Statement

To assist the POA in maintaining and improving Ocean Village's beach and dunes. We maintain an awareness of the condition of Ocean Village's beach and dunes by personal inspection and by obtaining reports from governmental bodies and their consultants which quantitatively describe the condition of area beaches.

Monthly Meetings

The Beach and Dune Committee meets on the second Thursday of every month, from October through May, at noon at the Aruba Center. All owners are welcomed to attend. 

Hurricane Readiness Checklist

Have you prepared your condo for the 2025 Hurricane Season? Double check by reviewing your actions against the ideas laid out in this document.

BDC Members

Name Email address Cell number

Carolyn Fortuna c4tuna31@gmail.com 401-309-3399 (chair)

Lynne Perry LSPOCE16@gmail.com 585-764-2069 (second chair)

Bob Cook rcook2995@gmail.com 973-261-0709

Susan Dautel sdautel@hotmail.com 518-573-2720

Vickie Fox vickiefox@me.com 704-775-6824

Michele Harris micheleharrisovpoa@gmail.com 305-608-1642

Tracy Jerabek tajerabek@gmail.com 419-283-5326

Rita Lazzaroni ritalazz@gmail.com 203-247-0622

Myrna Nickel myrnanickel@gmail.com 772-302-3966

Beach and Dune Management

The Beach and Dune Committee advocates for dune improvements with CW Willis as our Dune Management Company.

We host meetings with environmental experts like Sandy Bogan of the SLC Environmental Resources Department and Joshua Revord of SLC Erosion Control Board to be up-to-date on the most recent local and state decisions regarding sand renourishment and other issues affecting the OV beach and dune system.

Annual Beach and Dune Committee Events

As part of our advocacy work, the Beach and Dune Committee organizes 3 annual events.

• Annual Beach Cleanup -- January

• Guest Lecture Series -- February

• Great American Cleanup -- March

Volunteer Beach Cleaning Hours

If you would like to report the hours you spent cleaning up litter from our Ocean Village beach, please email Carolyn Fortuna: c4tuna31@gmail.com with your hours.

Seaword Submissions

The Beach and Dune Committee submits a monthly article to the Seaword, each of which features a different topic of interest about living on our barrier island. 

Working Plans

The Beach and Dune Committee constantly updates its working plans of action. We engage in advocacy for the good of our ownership group and our beach and dune system here at Ocean Village.

Florida Shore and Beach Preservation Association (FSBPA)

The Beach and Dune Committee sends Committee members each year to the conferences of the FSBPA conferences. Here, we network with representatives from state and federal agencies and private industry to continue to be aware of programs and services that can benefit Ocean Village. Some BDC members plan on attending the 2025 fall conference in Punta Gorda, FL.

Documents

Here is a curation of documents regarding the dune system at Ocean Village.

• Emergency Plan of Action: Ocean Village Algal Bloom

• Post-Storm Heavy Equipment Agreement: Proposal

• 2024 Emergency Disaster Plan