Subject: RE: Vanguard Lofts - Visitor Parking - Remove ALL Vehicles by Noon Today! (7/6/2007)
From: Debra Aaron (daaron7706@msn.com)
Date: Sun Jul 08 2007 - 12:49:39 CDT
Geesh! I have NO interest in the visitor parking spots!!! Couldn't care
less about those spots, don't need them. Missing my point.
>From: edward kurek <esfk@mac.com>
>Reply-To: vanguard-talk@venus.soci.niu.edu
>To: vanguard-talk@venus.soci.niu.edu
>CC: vanguard-talk@venus.soci.niu.edu
>Subject: RE: Vanguard Lofts - Visitor Parking - Remove ALL Vehicles by Noon
>Today! (7/6/2007)
>Date: Sat, 07 Jul 2007 14:20:21 -0700
>
>
>Those parking spot are for visitors not owners of units. You should know
>that . There should no reason for you to park in any of those spots.
>
>
>
>On Saturday, July 07, 2007, at 04:12PM, "Debra Aaron" <daaron7706@msn.com>
>wrote:
> >
> >Ouch! (previous boards preferring silence?... don't think you can speak
>of
> >their preference if you weren't a board member at the time).
> >
> >I wasn't just referring to the parking... just noticed a pattern over the
> >past year (= new) of last minute notifications. As an owner, I expect
> >timely notifications as the norm. I have no problem with receiving email
> >notifications... just not last minute...on a regular basis. The email
>below
> >was sent out to "All" at 9 something a.m. on 7/6 to ask people to move a
> >vehicle by Noon of that same day. What was the point? I was just
>making a
> >comment that a lot is being assumed... We are in disagreement, which is
> >fine. I don't have time and can't check personal email at work. I
>wouldn't
> >have time to check it once let alone every three hours to see if I
>received
> >an email from the Vanguard Board. I guess that just leaves me
>uninformed,
> >that's not always a bad thing.
> >
> >It makes me feel warm and fuzzy to know that the board is watching
>everyones
> >movement in the building.
> >
> >Deb
> >
> >All,
> >
> >If you have a vehicle parked in a visitor parking space, you will need to
> >remove the vehicle by noon today (7/6/2007) or it will be towed at the
> >expense of the owner. The stone for the parkway landscape project is
> >being delivered today and it will be dumped behind the building in the
> >visitor parking spaces.
> >
> >As a reminder, visitor parking is for visitors and contractors. We've
>had
> >a number of residents in the building using the visitor parking spaces as
> >"personal parking spaces" or an additional parking space for a second
> >vehicle.
> >
> >The Board is monitoring the parking spaces and is keeping track of repeat
> >offenders.
> >
> >- Chris
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >RE: 2) If people want to know what's going on, they have the obligation
> >to check the forums where it occurs.
> >
> >My response: I believe that First Properties and the board have the
> >obligation of keeping owners informed. There's this little document
>called
> >the Illinois Condominium
> >
> >
> >>From: Jim Thomas <jthomas@sun.soci.niu.edu>
> >>Reply-To: vanguard-talk@venus.soci.niu.edu
> >>To: vanguard-talk@venus.soci.niu.edu
> >>Subject: RE: Vanguard Lofts - Visitor Parking - Remove ALL Vehicles by
>Noon
> >>Today! (7/6/2007)
> >>Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2007 00:10:55 -0500 (CDT)
> >>
> >>
> >> > Is this the new form of owner communication?
> >>
> >>No, it's hardly new.
> >>Over the past year, the current board as urged people to sign on the
> >>listserv. Unlike previous boards that seemed to value silence more than
> >>communication, we have urged people with leaflets under the doors,
> >>notes on the bulletin boards, and verbally, to sign on.
> >>
> >> > I think the board is assuming
> >> > that everyone has email, or that everyone checks their emails
> >>frequently, or
> >> > reads it on vacation.
> >>
> >>If you're referring to the no-parking issue:
> >>
> >>1) Nearly as many people today have email as telephones
> >>
> >>2) If people want to know what's going on, they have the obligation
> >>to check the forums where it occurs
> >>
> >>3) If people are on vacation, which are they more likely to see:
> >>Email or a note on the bulletin board?
> >>
> >>4) If people are on vacation, neither they nor their guests should
> >>be parking in the guest spaces
> >>
> >>5) The original Board passed the rule that parking in the visitors
> >>spaces is limited to 24 hours. Beyond that, owners must notify
> >>First Properties. If people haven't complied with the rule passed by
> >>the original Board and park for longer than 24 hours without notifying
> >>1P, then likely no form of communication will suffice
> >>
> >>6) The guest parking areas were blocked off with milk crates to prevent
> >>parking. Somebody moved the crates and parked anyway. Sometimes,
> >>no form of communication works.
> >>
> >>If you have a better way of communicating rapidly with residents at
> >>the last minute, we'd love to hear it.
> >>
> >>Jim
> >>
> >>
> >
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