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By HAROLD VALENTINE, The Tampa Tribune

Published: October 24, 2007

Updated: 10/22/2007 08:45 pm

NORTHDALE - With overnight roadside parking being the biggest problem, Cypress Meadows Homeowners Association President Stan Horowitz enjoys life in his neighborhood.

While some neighborhoods deal with neglectful absentee landlords, speeding motorists and crime, Horowitz said parked cars on the street has been Cypress Meadows' annoyance.

Despite the time a school bus couldn't pass through on one street due to parking, Horowitz cited many pluses for his neighborhood. They include 'one of Hillsborough County's best school districts,' including Claywell Elementary School and Gaither High School, proximity to the Veterans Expressway, Citrus Park Mall and the future St. Joseph's Hospital North on Van Dyke Road.

The neighborhood is bordered by Dale Mabry Highway to the east, Northdale Boulevard to the west, Lake Park to the north and Lakeview Drive to the south.

Horowitz said Cypress Meadows has a good mix of people: young couples, families and seniors that include ethnic diversity.

He said the next community social gathering is on Halloween, when adults will grill at a resident's driveway, not yet determined, and will act as a 'sort of base' for children to get candy.

Cypress Meadows is a deed restricted community, and Horowitz said liens have been put on properties whose owners refused to pay fines. However, he said most homeowners are complicit when letters are sent from the community's management company.

When the community was built in the mid-1990s, Horowitz said homes sold for $100,000, and now sell for well above $300,000.

In his fifth year as president, Horowitz said he enjoys the job. Also, he added, 'nobody else wants the position.'

CYPRESS MEADOWS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION

ESTABLISHED: 1996

PRESIDENT: Stan Horowitz
HOMES: 102

ANNUAL FEE: $360

INFORMATION: www .cypressmeadowshoa.org

Reporter Harold Valentine can be reached at (813) 865-1526 or hvalentine@tampatrib .com.

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