A CONVERSATION WITH ... Tom Aderhold

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A CONVERSATION WITH ... Tom Aderhold
By ELIZABETH LEE BROWN
The Tampa Tribune

EDITOR'S NOTE: "A Conversation With " is an occasional feature offering the thoughts and opinions of people across northwest Hillsborough County.

LUTZ - Tom Aderhold, 63, is the new president of the Keystone Civic Association. Aderhold takes the reins of the association after the post had been vacant for more than a year. He will be installed at a ceremony this evening.

Q: What are your goals as president?

A: Expand the membership base, reach out to all the homeowner association and civic groups in Keystone, expand our social calendars, and continue to build on the reputation of the Keystone Civic Association, to keep it as one of the premier associations of the county.

Q: What's the general reputation of the Keystone Civic Association?

A: Serious-minded residents, actively involved people protecting the property and residents' lifestyle. I think that's what they've always stood for, and I think the reputation is built on that.

Q: What will be your first action as president?

A: I guess have a nice, congenial conversation with all the veterans and get a feel for what they want the KCA to become. One of the things we have to do is resurrect an active public relations campaign.

Q: What are the major hurdles coming up for the civic association?

A: I don't think we have hurdles. It's just a matter of promoting the civic association in the way we've always wanted it promoted. It's just a nice place to live. It's just an extended family.

Q: Explain what happened with the association's membership and the need to reinvigorate it?

A: I don't know. There are some signs it may have dropped off some and some signs it stayed stable. But one of the things that happened in the last year was our former newsletter stopped and we substituted a postcard, so we didn't have an organ to advertise much.

Q: Why did the civic association settle the Elementary X lawsuit?

A: In litigation, there is an end. Quite literally, most lawsuits are settled. We accomplished an awful lot. The fact that the school may or may not be there is up in the air.

Q: How has the lawsuit affected the association?

A: That has literally diverted attention from social events and some of our reputation has suffered for it. [Some say] that all we do is huff and puff about land-use issues and lawsuits, so we're going to have a hugging campaign.

Q: How did it affect the association's reputation?

A: We solidified our position as staunch fighters of our community plan. Unfortunately, out of all that nonsense, the school board tried to paint the KCA as antichild. The school board still insisted we hate kids, because we did not kow-tow to where they wanted to put a school. They were the bully in the school yard in our back yard.

Reporter Elizabeth Lee Brown can be reached at (813) 865-1502 or

ebrown@tampatrib.com.

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