Most, if not all of us have now received the HOA fee assessment from DSI, our management company. The fee is higher than we would like again this year, and to help explain why, I have prepared a budget comparison so everyone can see not only how it compares to last year’s budget, but specifically where the increases are. One of the major increases, the management fee, went up significantly. When we discussed it with DSI we were informed that...
The park drainage project, whereby a french drain was added to the south end of the park to minimize water overflow on the sidewalk, has been completed. Hopefully we will not see ice buildup this winter!
From the City of Madison: Perhaps by now you have heard of Imagine Madison. It is a public-listening campaign designed to elicit the opinions of Madison residents regarding impactful community issues. A primary goal of Imagine Madison is to reach, listen to, and record the ideas of a broad and diverse cross section of the public, on topics including housing, transportation, racial equity, sustainability and others. The input collected by the City of Madison’s Planning Division through Imagine Madison will be used to update Madison’s Comprehensive Plan, the City’s action plan...
From the City of Madison Recycling Coordinator, Bryan Johnson: TV Recycling Price Increase Starting January 1, 2017 it will cost $15 to recycle a television at the drop off sites. TV recycling is still mandatory as they are banned from the landfill. Also, we still need residents to bring televisions to the drop off sites. TVs should not be placed at the curb for collection (there are exceptions – see below). Televisions should not be placed at the curb because if the screen becomes...
Below is an overview of the situation at our park and an update as of 28 October 2016. As many people have noted, there is an issue at our park whereby there is overland flow on the Ancient Oak end of the park, which in winter causes ice buildup. At some point last winter, an individual slipped on the ice and fell – a claim to our insurance was subsequently made. DSI, our management company, obtained bids to address the...