Subject: Re: notice re locks, etc
From: Michael E. Rutkowski (work) (michaelrut@firstpropertiesllc.com)
Date: Wed Jul 25 2001 - 17:42:20 CDT
Yes, some people have installed some unique locks (some brass, some have
made holes in the doors, etc.)
Gate repair has been called in. I'm anxious for the additional camera
that is to be installed in the drive because the only thing that could
be tripping the reset button (which is what is happening, and because
this is a heavy duty operator, it cannot be opened with a key as the old
one could) is someone stopping or holding the gate. (To let a friend in
or out?) I've had the gate checked out for mechanical problems, and it
is OK otherwise.
The meeting not being posted was an oversight. The date was set so long
ago (over a month) that I forgot about as the time approached. I
believe in posting announcements of Board meetings so those interested
can attend and communicated that to the Board from the start. Your
Board agrees. However, the Board is NOT required to notify owners of
the meetings...the requirement is that the Board is notified. For an
Owners' meeting, yes, there is a requriement that the owners are
notified. But, this was a Board meeting. Some condos may have a notice
requriement (other than Board notification) written into their own by
laws, but Vanguard does not, and the IL Condo Prop Act does not require it.
So, the lack of posting notice was an oversight, but not a failure to
meet any sort of requriement
We are looking into other options for the pedestrian garage door that is
missing. As an added bit of security, the doors inside the west
stairwell of the garage are being fitted with doors that lock. You will
need a key to enter the garage. This doesn't help those on top, but it
seems the our problems are concentrated in the garage (our car got
broken into the same night as Mary's).
Hope this clarifies things.
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marydeskovich@netscape.net wrote:
> Is there an explanation for the notice posted concerning "approved" locks? Has someone installed an unusually hideous lock? I'm sure this posting is the result of a discussion at the last board meeting.
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> The side gate is again, stuck open and has been for at least 4 hours today. Anyone has access to vehicles in both the underground and deck parking spots. There are signs warning that activity in the underground is being monitored, but is that deterrent enough (hopefully, thieves understand the word "surveillance")? Was a pedestrian gate discussed at the last meeting? How about the replacement of the side door into the underground?
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> Which raises another question: Why wasn't this meeting advertised as they are required to be so that owners could have attended if they wanted? I, for one, wonder what was on the agenda that the owners weren't supposed to hear. Probably nothing "secret", but if meetings are held without owners being notified, this paranoia might become infectious among those seemingly excluded from the meetings. True, the minutes are made available, but the fact is, that except in certain instances, all board meetings must, by law, be announced to owners before they are held.
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> Thanks for listening to my concerns. Hopefully, they will not be taken as personal attacks on any person(s) (as discussions in this forum sometimes are). They are definitely not meant to be anything other than thought-provoking.
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> Mary
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