Meeting with James Lawrence

Saturday 24 May 2003 at 10:20 am.

We met with Mr Lawrence, Mr Wilkes, and Mr Steve Spano from Mighty Maintenance this morning. We felt it was very productive, and got a a brief look at the challenges the board faces. Personally, we feel the board is trying to do a good job. What we believe is lacking is communication. If you do a good job, and nobody knows, it can create a frustrating experience for everyone involved.

While we learned quite a bit in our meeting, I would rather you hear most of the news from Mr. Lawrence directly. One thing I will mention is the insurance issue raised at the board meeting. I believe Mr. Lawrence didn't do an effective job of expressing the entire issue. I, and many other residents, thought he was asking us how to get cheaper insurance, when I believe he was asking for ideas on how we can afford the unavoidable extra $60,000 a year. Again, I believe communication is the issue. Hopefully this will be improved in the future.

We also spent time with Steve Spano of Mighty Maintenance. From speaking to him, he seemed competent and honest. We all know that we have had less than satisfactory contractors working here in the past, so this is significant. We are hoping to get online soon a list of projects that Mighty Maintenance is working on. This way, you can see that your maintenance problem is scheduled to be fixed, and when you might need to be home if necessary. Many residents may be thinking their complaints are being ignored, when in reality they may already be scheduled to be addressed.

We were also made aware of the disgusting vandalism on the trailer behind the old association office. Apparently someone took a baseball bat to the sides, and door. The damage is signifigant, and it's surprising that nobody heard anything. We are a community, and what happens to the common elements affects us all.

Also, thanks to a few generous residents, we should have the full text of the by-laws online soon.

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