HFpoa.com

This is the Web site of the Heron's Forest Property Owners Association. Heron's Forest is a community of 184 homes in southern Pensacola, Florida. Built beginning in 1998, the development has a five-acre nature conservancy, a swimming pool, tennis courts, and beautifully landscaped common areas.

The Web site includes: a custom search engine for seeking information on deed restrictions and community policies; timely community news; links and contact information for the property manager; archived material on topics of community interest (e.g., Hurricane Ivan in 2004); and an automated means of requesting supplies from the property manager. Residents contribute fresh content to "Chefs Corner," "Gardening notes," and "Business & Services" pages. The latter page helps residents find local vendors that have earned high regard by doing good work (painting, landscaping, computer repairs, and so forth) for other residents. A side effect of HFpoa.com is increased communication among neighbors.

Hugh, as a former Heron's owner and board member (and developer), we wanted so much and failed several times to get a community web and news network going. I have never, never seen anything close to the Pulitzer you have created. Keep up the great work. Regards, Dick Baker

HFpoa.com came up first in the list in a Google search for "Heron's Forest". Because there are usually hundreds of thousands of results listed, being top ranked greatly helps a site get noticed and brings traffic to the site.