Update 8th Feb 2011

Tile Floors in the Towers
The tile in the walk ways in each tower can be slippery when wet. I have instructed our Janitorial Company to only use water on the floor as some homeowners feel the slipperiness is caused by the cleaning product. The Janitorial company has spoken to the manufacturer and have had a representative out to the property and they were unable to find any film left by the cleaning product. I have also spoken to Wayne Wiles who installed the tile. This tile was specifically picked by the original developer because it was graded for outside use and non-slip. There was another type of tile used that had a higher grade of non-slip which was used on the outside of the 2nd floor of the clubhouse by the pool. Cliff with Wayne Wiles was not able to recommend anything for the issue we are having when we spoke but he will look into this and get back to me. In the meantime, the janitorial company will be dry mopping the floors when they are wet and using fans to help dry the floors. Please be extremely careful walking on the floors if they are damp.

Card Room Chairs
The janitorial company has been looking for replacement wheels for the card room chairs. They have not been able to find the wheels locally and are in the process of finding them on the internet to order them. As soon as they get ordered, shipped and arrive at the property, they will be installed.

Garages
I have received some complaints about the garage floors being sandy, mostly the first floor garages because of the pavers and the sand that is used to lock the pavers in. In the past we have used a blower to help clean the garage and also swept the garage. This obviously has not helped and the janitorial company and I are looking into vacuuming the garages. Since they do not have a shop vac big enough for the job, they are looking into renting one. Once I get a price from the Janitorial company, the information will be presented to the Board.

Pest Control
The Association does have a contract with a pest control company. They service the perimeter of the property 4 times a year and will do inside the unit and balcony if needed. However, they will not be able to spray your balcony for flying insects. If you are experiencing problems with pests in your unit, please contact me.

Aerobics Room and Fitness Room
Last year, a homeowner asked about having a TV with DVD players in the Aerobics Room. Unfortunately it was not in the budget last year but I promised to revisit the idea in 2011. I have received pricing for the TV, DVD and install from one vendor and researching some other options. Once I have all the information gathered, it will be sent to the Board. Right now, we have two machines down in the fitness room, the bike and one of the elliptical. Commercial Fitness will be out sometime this week to repair both items. I have heard back from 12 residents from the blog posting on February 2nd about possibly purchasing more gym equipment. I will be forwarding the information I received from the 12 homeowners over to the Board this week.

I will be out of the office Friday February 11th and Monday February 14th. If you have any problems or questions on these days, please contact Michelle at 239-656-1430 or the Sterling Office at 239-947-4552.