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22 FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | APRIL 2026 Committee Purpose: Research options and innovations that address future needs to maintain homeowner investment and satisfaction. e Community Planning Committee is pleased to welcome two new members, Joyce Allen and Pam Torkkola (photos inset). Each brings an active interest in seeing Four Seasons thrive in the years ahead. ey bring a wealth of experience, talent, and vision to our committee. During our February meeting, we reviewed our 2025 Project List and started developing plans for new 2026 projects. Two parts of "e Next 20" planning theme are "Community Strengthening" and "Reimagining our Facilities" to ensure that our residents and real estate are being empowered and used to their maximum potential. • Community Planning is working with the Canine Corral and Tails and Trails to provide new opportunities for our dog owners. • Additional handicapped parking is another area of interest. We know we meet the requirements for handicapped parking spaces, but on a practical level, is that enough for a 55+ community? • Tracking our electrical bill and identifying ways to decrease those costs are being actively explored. • Reviewing the 2023-2026 Strategic Plan is also on the project list to identify new goals for 2027-2030. How do you, our friends and neighbors, envision Four Seasons future? We welcome your ideas, concerns, and dreams! ~ Jane Hooper, Chief Juggler, Community Planning Committee, janehooper@yahoo.com Communications 101 Gone are the glory days of dial phones. e phone lines were dominated by Pacic Telephone and General Telephone. Back in those days, the phone was strictly for voice communication, not texting or the surng the internet. Nowadays, answering your phone by saying "yes" may put your personal information in jeopardy. Even saying "yes" is no longer a guarantee of personal information safety. It is almost as if we need to be taught how to communicate safely all over again. Schemes like the one where you receive a call saying, "this is your grandkid; I am in trouble please send money or gi cards." How about, "we are having trouble with your bill and you must make a payment or you will have to pay a penalty," or, "You have won a prize; please send us your PIN #." Responding to any of these messages could lead to a very bad result. We recently got scammed by a Fastrak company. ey sent us notices that we had used their toll lanes without a transponder. My wife refused to respond. She looked up the company on the internet and got another phone number for them. e car was not ours. We told them that. We could have been a victim of an overseas phone scam if we had given them any of our personal information. Articial intelligence has given us another thing to worry about and fewer real people to talk to. Do not respond to any questions unless you made the contact with the company yourself. If you have questions about the legitimacy of a message; research the companies information on the internet, then call and ask if they sent you the email, text, or phone message. If a scam becomes popular, the company will eventually have to let the public know that they have been hacked. ey also need to let us know how we would receive an actual notice (by USPS — not text or email). We meet on the second Wednesday of the month at 10 am in the Ballroom. ~ Michael A. Mendoza, srmendoza@verizon.net Community Awareness Community Planning Joyce Allen Pam Torkkola