The Promenade at Bella Trae

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January 6, 2026

  • Your First Service team will be back working for the Promenade today. Carlos will be on site from 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Iliana and Lori will be in the office from 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM.

  • Ballots and proxy forms for the 2026 Prom One Board of Directors election have started to arrive in mailboxes. NOTE: Deadline for ballots to be received via mail or e-mail is Thursday, January 22nd at 6:00 PM.

  • 🚨 Fontera residents Ed and Karen Bohnwagner are our “Promenade Residents of the Week”. See their answers to our questions about living in Central Florida in their feature below.

  • 🐾 Pawsitively Adorable:  We've featured your pets for all of 2025, and now it's time to show off ours.  Below are the "kids" of your 2025 board members!

  • Please utilize the recycling station across the street on Riverdale to discard all of your boxes and cardboard packaging. It only takes a few minutes to drive over there, and that short time spent can save all of us a lot of money by reducing the frequency of compactor pick ups required here in the Promenade. The recycling “dumps” are significantly less costly. We appreciate your compliance with this request.

  • The board has approved a specific type of garage door keypad security camera that can be installed on all Promenade units. The myQ Smart Garage Door Video Keypad with wide-angle camera is the approved product. This specific unit replaces the existing garage door opener keypad and fits within the same footprint. It is available from Amazon, Best Buy, WalMart, etc. Homeowners may purchase and install the unit if they so choose. You can check online for compatibility to your existing garage door opener make/model prior to purchasing. NOTE: This is the only security camera approved for mounting on the outside of units in the Promenade at this time.

  • Join in the fun with your neighbors on the new community wide Facebook Page that is for residents of Bella Trae! You can find it at this link. There’s contests, prizes and no drama!

  • The Community Bike station is available to all residents and their visitors! Want to go for a spin? All you have to do is fill out and turn in the required waiver. Once received, you will be given the code to the bike locks and you are ready to roll! Click this link to access a printable PDF copy of the Bike Waiver form. Or, you can pick up a printed copy from Iliana’s desk at the clubhouse.

  • If you need to assistance with a concern, contact our CAM Iliana with First Service at: PromenadesBT@fsresidential.com or at First Service 24/7 Phone Number: 866.378.1099

  • Click for the FirstService Residential Resident Support Website

Ed and Karen Bohnwagner

How long have you lived in the Promenade? We have owned in The Promenades since February 2015.

Where did you move to Central Florida from? Our primary residence is in Burlington, Connecticut.  However, since Karen retired two years ago, she spends much of the winter here, with frequent trips back and forth for both of us.

What do you enjoy most about the Central Florida area? Spending time with our daughter and her family, and spending time outdoors in the beautiful weather.

What do you dislike about Central Florida? Definitely the traffic!

What’s your favorite spot to visit in the area? Any place outside; especially with our grandson, daughter, and son-in-law!

RORY

Rory thinks he’s the Mayor of The Promenade. He’s 16 years old, but still acts like a puppy. Rory was dumped out of a moving car and left abandoned on the side of a road. He was rescued by Scott and now he is living his best life in Bella Trae.

You will often see Rory the Woo walking around Bella Trae or riding in his “Woober” pushed by Amy.

BO

Bo was found at just a few weeks old, stuck inside a car engine. He was rescued by Amy and Scott and has grown up to be a big kitty (mainly from too many snacks).

Bo loves watching Promenade life pass by as he looks out the window and soaks up the sun.

SOX

Sox is a 2 year old true “Bella Trae” cat. Rory found him living in a pallet of roofing tiles in the parking lot at Ventura. Amy and Scott rescued him and brought him him home to live with Bo.

He is happiest when running crazy through the house, catching sun on the lanai, tormenting his brother or playing with a toy on a stick.

BELLA AND BUSTER

Cute Havenese siblings Bella and Buster love walking around the Promenade and sniffing everything! They enjoy car rides, snacks, the Hallmark Channel and rolling around in the grass. Bella is 11 years old and Buster is 12.

Mom is Marybeth Parineo.

WAYLON AND WILLIE

Meet brothers Waylon and Willie who were adopted in 2018 when we went to buy litter and came home with two kittens that needed a new home. They are constantly in trouble because they try to open every door, sit in boxes and steal food off the counter and hide it around the house. They love spending their days on the lanai, no matter what the weather is like. They are dedicated to catching bugs and lizards, squirrel watching and are “watch cats” for the gazebo.

Mom is Sue Silver.


Hello Promenade Residents.

The Promenade Board is excited to announce the kickoff of the Promenade Community Bike Program.  All Promenade residents, their family and friends will have the opportunity to utilize the community bikes from the bike rack conveniently located by the mail kiosk.  And the best part......it's FREE!!!  Wanna go for a ride?  Here's how the program works:

1.  Request and complete the REQUIRED waiver form from your community CAM; Iliana Ruiz.  You may request a form via email, or physical copies are available in her office at the Bella Trae Clubhouse during operating hours.  A waiver form is also attached to this email.  

         Note:  Your signature on the waiver covers your family and your guests.  

2.  Once the form is completed, signed and returned to Iliana, you will be given the access code to the bike locks.  Simply unlock the bikes and go! 

3.  Upon the completion of your ride, return the bikes to the community bike rack and lock them back up for the next group to enjoy.  

Want to ride the bikes to Publix or to one of the local restaurants?  No problem!  Take the bike lock with you so you can secure the bikes off property.  

We hope you enjoy this new and exciting amenity!

Click Here for Bike Waiver

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