To help residents prepare for the hurricane season that runs through Nov. 30, Hillsborough County has released the 2014 Disaster Planning Guide, The Official Guide for the Tampa Bay Area. Guides are available in both English and Spanish at local post offices and County libraries, and on the County’s website at http://www.HillsboroughCounty.org/Emergency.

The guide covers all aspects of hurricane and disaster preparedness, including supply lists, vital safety information, what to do for pets, helpful insurance tips and more. Continue reading →

Please click here for pressure washing services from AZ Professional Clean.  This is  a Summer Special that ends September 1, 2014.  Discounted prices are exclusive to Covington Estates residents.  Please feel free to contact Zachary Klesyk if you have any questions.

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Covington Estates HOA would like to remind residents to adhere to the posted 20-miles per hour speed limit.

With the warmer temperatures and school being out for the summer, many children and adults alike are out and about throughout our community.

Please take the time to remind all of the drivers in your household as well as visitors to obey the speed limit, come to a complete stop at the stop signs, and drive cautiously throughout Covington Estates.

At 20 mph the stopping distance needed is 69 feet. Statistics have shown that the incident of pedestrians and bicyclists hit by a car are three times higher in a residential neighborhood that those recorded on the highways.

Thank you for your cooperation. Keep Covington Estates Safe!

The 2014 North Atlantic hurricane season begins on Sunday and the State of Florida wants to make sure you get prepared. The Hurricane Supplies Sales Tax Holiday begins Saturday, May 31 and runs through Sunday, June 8. During the holiday, qualifying items related to hurricane preparedness are exempt from sales tax.

Some of the specific items in the Sales Tax Holiday include:

• A portable self-powered light source selling for $20 or less
• A portable self-powered radio, two-way radio, or weather band radio selling for $50 or less
• A tarpaulin or other flexible waterproof sheeting selling for $50 or less
• A self-contained first-aid kit selling for $30 or less
• A ground anchor system or tie-down kit selling for $50 or less
• A gas or diesel fuel tank selling for $25 or less
• A package of AA-cell, C-cell, D-cell, 6-volt, or 9-volt batteries, excluding automobile and boat batteries, selling for $30 or less
• A nonelectric food storage cooler selling for $30 or less
• A portable generator that is used to provide light or communications or preserve food in the event of a power outage selling for $750 or less

For additional information, please view the complete list of qualifying items.

Residents should plan ahead for an interruption in service for Solid Waste collection on Memorial Day.  There will be no residential garbage or recycling collection service on Monday, May, 26.  Regular service will resume on our next scheduled collection day.

• Garbage Pick up: Monday & Thursday
• Recycling Pick up: Monday
• Yard Waste Pick up: Thursday

Other Important Reminders:

• Three-Foot Rule – At the curb, place the carts at least 3 feet away from other carts, mailboxes, cars, trees, shrubs, fire hydrants and utility poles.
• Everything Must Fit Inside The Carts – Items left outside the carts cannot be picked up by the mechanical arm on a collection vehicle and will not be picked up.
• Garbage, recyclables, and yard waste should be placed out no later than 6:00 AM on  collection days.  Containers are required to be kept out of sight on non-collection days.

For additional information please visit our Garbage & Recycling page.