Subject: Re: Roof
From: rodellknight@ameritech.net
Date: Mon Mar 09 2009 - 16:27:25 CST
Quick question.... So are you saying you desire to have a special assessment to cover the roof being replaced this summer, this year sometime? What do you expect compliance would be in this economic climate? Or are just saying spend the reserves and forget about the original planning? Do feel we should ignore the reserve study in 2000 and pay to have another done now since the 2000 study appears inadequate to the residents in the building? I may not completely understand as I don't live on the 7th floor but I am sure we would need a plan to do it any sooner. If you have some suggestions send them out maybe you have fresh new idea to make it happen that has been overlooked and I am sure the return on the reserve isn't going all that well of course I don't know how the reserve money is maintained.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Allison Prybylo <prybylo@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 16:59:17
To: <vanguard-talk@venus.soci.niu.edu>
Cc: <dlewicki@condomanagement.com>
Subject: RE: Roof
I don't want to come out sounding harsh or rude but I don't really care what the 2000 Reserve Study identified as our date of replacement. The roof obviously has issues and needs to be replaced. Those people/tanants who do not live on the 7th floor do not realize this.
Thank you for responding and I look forward to seeing the Board Report.
> Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 16:50:27 -0500
> From: jthomas@math.niu.edu
> To: vanguard-talk@venus.soci.niu.edu
> CC: dlewicki@condomanagement.com
> Subject: Re: Roof
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> Brian will address this in more detail, but replacing the roof in 2010
> is something that requires considerable advance planning. The wheels are
> are (and have been) in motion for that planning to begin. The 2000
> Reserve Study identified 2015 as the probable replacement date. We
> decided last year to move it up by five years. Chris will be sending
> out the 2009 Board Report in a few days. It includes the timeline
> beginning in 2009 with the formation of an owners' "roof and parapet
> committee" in the summer, comprised especially of 7th floor residents
> who are currently affected and who will be most effected when work
> begins in 2010.
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> Jim
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> On Mon, 9 Mar 2009, Allison Prybylo wrote:
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> > I wanted to again address the roof issue at our building. This entire weekend I dealt with a leaking ceiling which entailed numerous pans throughout my condo as well as water leaking down the side of my walls. I know other 7th floor tenants also deal with these same issues and do so regularly.
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> > I think us not addressing the roof replacement issue til 2010 is terrible and unacceptable. Most people on the 7th floor have to deal with these issues on a pretty regular basis and other tenants do not realize the effects of rain or snow on our building. It is great to have a roofing contractor but when they can not fix the issue if the roof is wet then it can be very frustrating. I know you have all said that those are things you deal with in a condo however the roof of the building is our entire obligation not just the 7th floor tenants.
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> > I have contacted Joe at the roofing place and hope he can come out soon depending on the weather. However I personally think we should look into replacement other than just temporary fixes. Or even getting quotes from contractors to see what the cost would be.
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> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Jim Thomas
> NIU Distinguished Teaching Professor (emeritus)
> Department of Sociology, Northern Illinois University
> Visiting Professor, Criminal Justice, University of Illinois/Chicago
> jthomas@math.niu.edu / http://jthomasniu.org
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