District Information

The District meetings for Fiscal Year 2025 will be held at the Esplanade Golf and Country Club, 8910 Torre Vista Lane, Naples Florida 34119. The next meeting will be held on January 16, 2025 at 1:00 p.m.

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Chairman Stamps Goals of the Board for Fiscal Year 2025

Thank you for your vote of confidence in re-electing me as Chairman of the Flow Way CDD. 

As such, I would like to set forth some goals for the Board to consider as we go into 2025. These are my thoughts and open for discussion, modifications or tossing as the Board sees fit. All, I think, are doable and all are important to the community 

 1) We will begin working on the FY 2026 budget shortly and adopt it in June or July. As part of that process, we should raise our reserves substantially.  We are currently on budget to end this fiscal year with a reserve of $199,000. We are advised that a District of our size should have a reserve of one million dollars.  This level of reserve would give us the flexibility to carry higher insurance deductibles and to respond to emergencies.  I would like to see us add $200,000 to the reserve next year and develop a plan to get to the one million mark within 4 years. Because of the increased capital costs this year, namely the front fountains and the pumps will not be a recurring annual expense

Therefore, a realistic goal should be to achieve this with no increase in the assessment. 

2) We are currently in the third year of our 5-year capital improvement plan. We need to adopt a new 5-year plan incorporating the last 2 years of our current plan 

3) Having repaired or replaced nearly everything we have; we need to develop a long term asset valuation and restoration plan.

4) We will need to continue working with the HOA to straighten out the tangled responsibilities between the CDD and the HOA left to us by Taylor Morrison.

5) We should continue to work on refinancing the bonds as the various issue reach their 10-year maturity if the interest rates are favorable

As I said, these goals are all open for discussion or modification as the Board sees fit, I think from our previous discussion and debates that we all  see these as important issues that must be addressed.  I look forward to your input and working with you all.

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The Flow Way Community Development District will have a Board of Supervisors seat open for appointment beginning November 21, 2024.  The seat will be a four (4) year term, expiring in November, 2028. The Board of Supervisors will appoint an individual to the open seat. 

To be a Board Member, the individual must meet the following criteria:

  •      Citizen of the United States
  •      Resident of the State of Florida
  •      Qualified Elector of Collier County with residency within the District.

The Board has 90 days to fill the vacancy.

The District is an independent special purpose unit of local government and is governed by a five member Board of Supervisors, all of which are residents within the District.

If interested please send a resume or statement of interest to Jim Ward at jimward@jpwardassociates.com 

About the Districts

What's New

Community Updates

Fountain Upgrades

The Flow Way CDD will be upgrading both Fountains at the entrance beginning October 25th, and we anticipate this project to take approximately 45 days, weather permitting. During this time, both fountains will be out of service.

The plan consists of replacing all motors, plumbing, motor controller’s, electrical components, breaker box, nozzles and wave suppression and diamond bright plaster.  All of the replacements are due to age related issues with the fountains, and we fully expect this capital program to last 10 years, before replacement is needed.

Joint Program for Cane Toad Removal

Cane Toad Report as of November 18, 2024 - The cane toad vendor started Flow Way CDD and HOA removal of adult and baby cane toads along with tadpole skimming on October 22nd. The first week was mainly focused on skimming tadpoles to prevent any further spreading. As of November 8th, the vendor has removed approximately 410,000 tadpole or approximately nine 5-gallon buckets full, spending roughly 19 hours of time this month skimming. 

The next 3 weeks were spent removing adult and baby cane toads and skimming additional lakes for tadpoles. As of November 11th, the vendor has removed approximately 600-700 hundred golf ball sized baby toads and 350 adult toads. Problematic lakes were lakes 15b, 18,19 with late-stage tadpoles and 1,2, 20, and 21 with early-stage tadpoles. Lakes 6,8,9,11,22 and 25 all had baby toads with many adult toads that were removed. The vendor is confident that over the next couple of weeks the cane toad population will reduce, and the number of hours onsite will be limited for the next 2-3 months as lake temperatures decrease and cane toad spawning drastically holts, which is typical during this time of the year. The vendor will continue to monitor the lakes for continued growth and will have updates on ongoing progress.

October 2024 - The District and the Master Association are joining together in a program to collect cane toads.  The District will institute a program to collect tadpoles from the water management system in the evening hours, and the Master HOA using traps, collect adult Cane Toads that make it to land. 

We have retained the firm of Wild Things Exterminator’s for the Cane Toad Removal program.  Residents will see this firm on-site, including evening hours during the collection process.

Joint Program for Cane Toad Removal Overview

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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Statewide Nuisance Alligator Program (SNAP)

The purpose of the program is to remove nuisance alligators from the waterways of the District before they pose a problem for the Community.

This 5-year permitted program will allow the District (permit holder) to contact alligator trappers directly to initiate and control the removal of nuisance alligators.  Nuisance Alligators may be considered a nuisance if it’s at least 4 feet in length and believed to pose a threat to people, pets, or property. 

The best fit is a proactive solution by reporting any nuisance alligators to the District by email or phone call. Our contact information is below along with Florida Fish and Wildlife:

Richard Freeman-Asset Manager 
Phone:954-644-9630
Rfreeman@cgasolutions.com 
Jared Ferguson-Asset Inspector 
Phone: 863-373-2725
jferguson@cgasolutions.com
James Ward-District Manager
Phone: 954-658-4900
JimWard@JPWardAssociates.com 
Florida Fish and Wildlife Hotline - 888-404-FWCC (888-404-3922). Callers can remain anonymous. 

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Pump Station Update

July 3, 2024: The irrigation vendor will be onsite at the Esplanade Landscape Pump Station which irrigates the residential and common areas to pull one of four pumps and rebuild it. Rebuilding the pump will extend its lifespan, and ensure the system has no unexpected issues in the future. This is part of an ongoing capital program. 

The work will take approximately 2-3 weeks to complete. During that time you may experience low water pressure and longer run times to ensure adequate coverage. 

Thank you for your patience as we continue to improve the community.

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Lake Bank Restoration using Geo-Tubes

Flow Way Community Development District (CDD) has undertaken a restoration program of the lake banks in the Community.  Over the years, natural wave action caused by wind and fluctuating water levels has caused lake bank erosion in various portions of the 27 lakes and flow way canal. Lake Inspections were completed in 2022, so a 5-year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) could be prepared to address the non-compliant permitted slopes in a timely manner.  The Stormwater Erosion Report prepared by the District Engineer provides a recommendation for lake bank restoration using geo-tubes. Each year from January though March, the District’s lake bank restoration project occurs.   

Geo-tubes are sediment-filled sleeves that are used to help protect lake shores from erosion.  To install a geo-tube, the lake needs to go under a pump dredging procedure. Pump dredging is performed in shallower areas to gather up all the bottom sediments and dispose them to another location or reuse the sediment to recreate a shoreline.  There are three types of geo-tube bags that are used to create a new shoreline, which are a base tube, middle tube, and a sacrificial tube. The base tube will help create the new base of the shoreline, the middle tube will help create the vertical height along with setting the long steep slope at a proper ratio, and the sacrificial tube will provide a base for sod to complete the new shoreline.

The reason why shore restoration is important is because recycling soils eliminates the cost of offsite sediment disposal.  Addressing the natural process of erosion and saltation will help restore the pond’s depth, slope, and grades that meet permit requirements. The process includes the use of the pond’s old materials to restore the eroded shoreline.

The final product will protect residents from potential fall accidents along the lake’s bank and promote volunteer littoral to grow and create better aesthetics for the entire community.

Click here for a Map of Lakes within the District

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To view the Bonita Springs Emergency Water Pumping Plan click on the link below:

South Florida Water Management District Letter (SFWMD) Emergency Operational Plan Letter

Bonita Springs Pumping Operation Plan Letter (SFWMD)

Operational Plan for Emergency Pumping in the City of Bonita Springs