Volume 1, Issue 1 by L. Seagren
March 13th's Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting of the Riverview Condominium Association was held Thursday, March 13th, 2008. Through the collected proxies, it was found that a quorum was present and voting could proceed. Thank you to all of you who took the time to attend this year's annual meeting. An additional thanks to those members who were unable to attend, but did however, take the time to send in their proxies. Without your efforts, a quorum would not have been possible.
Each board member serves a two year term. Ms. Aggie Lucas and Ms. Lisa Seagren had met the end of their terms. The two had decided to run for, and were elected to, another term of office. Congratulations to Ms. Lucas and Ms. Seagren on their reelection.
The improvement of the common area, specifically each building's foyer, was once again brought to the discussion table. At the close of discussion, the majority of unit owners voted upon and approved the board looking into various ways of handling the situation. And our superintendent, Ed Donahue, agreed to start painting the back part of the common area entry way, this Spring.
Another highlight of the meeting was the discussion of the exterior work that has just begun to take place. Recently, the roofs above each entrance way have been treated to prevent leaks. The building's damaged wood is currently being replaced, as well as the re-nailing of loose boards. In addition, the caulking of window frames, as needed, is being done. After our first assessment, it is pleasing to begin to see these monies manifest into practical and much needed improvements.
From here, the next order of business will be the power washing and application of a preservative to each building, followed by the painting of the decks and outdoor steps.
As the meeting came to an end, a couple of technology topics were mentioned. And one is now available, as Riveriew's present board has an e-mail address, riverviewcondoassociation@gmail.com
Each email sent to this address will be opened one week prior to each monthly meeting. There will be no immediate reply, as each e-mail will be printed out and presented to the board. After the board, collectively, goes over each e-mail a reply will be put into affect. Please understand that one Member of The Board cannot answer for the whole board. So be patient while waiting for our reply.
The second technology topic mentioned at the Annual Meeting was the possibility of designing a website for Riverview's Association. This will indeed cut back on the cost of printing, copying, and the time in distributing each newsletter, door-to-door. However, before the board pursues this task, we turn to you, it's residents and owners. If anyone is a web designer or knows of a friend who could do this for us, at a reasonable cost, please send us an email or write us a letter and put it in the Association's Mailbox. Add your phone number so that we could contact you. Thanks in advance!
Election of Officers
Subsequent to the Annual Meeting, the board holds yet another meeting. That is, the Election of Officers. This meeting was held Wednesday, March 19th, 2008. Ronald Kluger remains President, Beverly Salzman-- Vice President, Aggie Lucas-- Treasurer, Lisa Kolman-- Secretary, and Lisa Seagren is our Member at Large.
President Kluger addressed a couple of resident concerns before the election started. To begin, the fence in the back of building four needs to be fixed. In addition, the fence by building six has two holes that need mending. The board voted and agree to get this resolved as economically as possible.
