Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Summer 2010 Newsletter


Board Members

As an FYI the new Board as of the annual meeting in June:


Larry DeVita – President
Lou Gardella – Vice President
Eduardo Ferrari - Board Member
Rosie Toscano – Board member
Alison Yara – rejoined the Board as Treasurer


Special Assessment

To date only 14 responses have been received by KMG.  Please remember no response means a default to the loan payments.


Paving project

The paving project will commence on Monday August 16 with the installation of the Belgian block stones in the circle area; this should take about two weeks barring any delays due to weather. Typically cars do not need to be moved but if they do the contractors will be knocking on home owners doors to ask them to move their car. Three days before the blacktopping of the circle and driveway begin a memo will be placed on home owners doorways by the contractor advising them of where the paving will begin and any and all particulars of the project.

Car Registration

In order to ensure that vehicles on the property are properly registered please fill out the enclosed form and fax, email or mail it back to KMG. Address and fax number is at bottom of this newsletter.


Twin Brook Blog

Board secretary Eduardo Ferrari  has created a blog  http://twinbrookmanor.blogspot.com which contains information on community activities;  for further information contact Eduardo at emferrari@gmail.com.

Rules and 
Regulations

If anyone does not have a copy of the rules and regulations for the community please contact our office.  All home owners are responsible that their tenants follow the rules and regulations of the community.


Garbage and Bulk Trash

This is an issue at most communities and one which a little attention can usually correct. Residents should be certain to put all their garbage into the bins, not around them. Rats and other vermin love garbage on the ground.  Once an infestation gets started, it is expensive and difficult to address. Use the entire bin making
sure that early in the week you place garbage in the rear of the bin when it is most easily accessed, and reserving the front for the latter part of the week’s accumulation. 

As a reminder, recycling is picked up at the curb on Wednesdays. All recycling should be placed in clear plastic bags; newspapers are to be tied in bundles; magazines must be bundled separately; corrugated cardboard must be no larger than 3 feet by 3 feet, flattened and tied; PLEASE PUT ALL RECYCLE
MATERIALS NEXT TO THE TRASH ENCLOSURES.
  
Trash pickup is every Monday and Thursday.

If you have furniture or other large items that need to be removed, you must contact the refuse contractor Suburban Carting at (845) 207-7200 or any licensed vendor to pick up your bulk items. Special arrangements need to be made to remove large items; just leaving these items in the dumpster area is unfair to your neighbors and can make the entire property look untidy. Any additional pick up costs will be charged to the resident in violation. If we do not know who the person is, the cost is added to our already escalating expenses which we are all trying to minimize.

Do’s and Don’ts

Maintenance of the new sewer line is very expensive whenever it requires a change to the filtering system. In order to achieve maximum life of the filter and, therefore, keep costs as low as possible; all homeowners must adhere to the following simple rules. In addition to the rules below, please exercise good judgment on other areas that could be caustic to the sewer line but may not be explicitly addressed in this listing.


Kitchen sink Lines
Toilet Bowls
Washer Lines – Shower/tub Lines

1.     No grease – wipe all plates, cookware and bake ware before washing
or putting in the dishwasher.
2.     No coffee grinds.
3.     No cigarette butts.
4.     No fish tank gravel.

If you have a garbage disposal do not put whole pieces of food in,
cut into small pieces. Please run plenty of water before, during and after use of disposal.

1.    No sanitary wipes, sanitary feminine products, band-aids or gauze.
2.   No cigarette butts.
3.    If your goldfish dies “please do not flush”.
4.    No sanitizing tablets in back of toilet tanks.
5.    No dental floss or Q-tips.
6.    No Kitty litter.
7.    No paper towels.

1.     Try not to wash anything overly fuzzy when possible.  Put lint traps on washer line.
2.     Keep cover on shower drain at all times.
3.     No caps to bottles, no disposal razor caps, no hair bands or clips.
4.     No Q-tips.

If these simple rules are followed, it will help maintain the main lines and sink/tub lines causing fewer backups.



Pets

Please remember to always leash and pick up after your pets.   Pet owners must restrict their pets to the shoulder area along the entrance roadway (this is the dog walkway).   Pets are not permitted to relieve themselves on the lawn areas around the homes or in the circle; if your pet should inadvertently relieve themselves, the owner MUST pick up the droppings.  Violators of dog curbing rules are subject to fines.



Should you have any questions regarding the operation of the Condominium (lights out, common charge questions, general property maintenance, etc.), please contact KMG at the address and phone number listed below.  If you experience a maintenance emergency, call KMG at 914-276-2750 (our regular number) and when prompted, key in 9-1-1 and leave a detailed voice message with the nature of your emergency, your name, address and telephone number.  This will alert the on-call property manager that there is an emergency – the property manager will call you back.  Please remember that the emergency response system is designed for situations that cannot wait until the next business day because significant property damage or personal harm would result if action is not taken. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.

Katonah Management Group
P.O. Box 1019
Croton Falls, NY 10519
914-276-2750, Fax: 914-276-6562

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