May and June 2025 update
Last Updated on Thursday, 3 July 2025 09:06 Written by Steve Dent Wednesday, 2 July 2025 04:51
The Heights
May and June 2025 update.
Presidents comments.
First of all, apologies for the delay in uploading the monthly blog, I had it all ready to load early June just before we went back to the UK, unfortunately my laptop hard drive failed and everything on it was lost. I had to buy a new laptop and redo the May blog, so I decided to combine May and June as one blog.
A big thank you to Dennis who stepped in to cover the President role for me, and did a fine job, with no issues.
People are still allowing their dogs to crap on the ramp leading up to the garage entrance, you people disgust me, if you must have a dog then make sure you clean up after it, it´s not fair on our cleaners.
Again I ask all owners who rent their apartment out long term, to include a no pets clause in the contract. It will help the complex/cleaners, and probably keep your apartment in better condition.
At last all owners with a VV license, will have their community fees increased by 20%. Can you as owners, make sure you have a set of complex rules in your apartment, myself and the committee are dishing these out like sweets, when we ask your guests do you have a set of rules in the apartment they always say NO.
Thanks to all those who attended our 2025 AGM, you will already have seen the minutes from Etelina. It was a good positive meeting and the voting went well, see you again next year.
Complex news/issues/updates.
We had another car set on fire on the 7th May, in the early hours, the police took CCTV footage, but I don’t think it would have been much use to them.
We had some vandalism to A block garage door, the soft close mechanism was bent down to the door, and had to be replaced, also B block garage door had the latch forced back into the lock, so it stayed open, so we are looking at installing some cameras in these areas, we must have some deranged people living amongst us.
We had the Basura area refurbished, Nicanor did a great job both inside and out, cleaning and repainting the floor tiles. It looks 100% better.
Our first aid box located by the pool, has had most of the contents taken.
We have a replacement kit, but we may have to resite it, so its visible by one of the cameras.
Can I ask if you are having a delivery and need the large gate opening, can you make it between 8am and 1pm please. This gate needs to be opened carefully, it’s on a runner on an incline, and it will open very quickly and come off it’s runners if it’s not controlled.
We have new bike racks installed in the postal area for people to use, B block bike rack area had no more room available.
We had a call to let an ambulance on to the complex, a young man in his early twenties was found laying on the floor by the water machine, he had broken his ankle, he didn’t want to go to hospital, he wouldn’t say how it happened.
I got a call about a couple on A block who were having a very loud argument, I am not The Heights policeman, if you are worried things are getting a bit out of hand, then call the police yourself. This couple also hung a large soaking wet blanket over the balcony, this allowed water to run into an emergency light fitting which short circuited, and ruined the unit. We have also had complaints about weed smoking from this apartment. The management company or the owner of the property will be paying the bill for the light unit.
Owners/residents on A1, may have noticed that the communal corridor lights are now automatic, they each have a PIR sensor, that detects movement ( similar to all the top floors of the complex ), this is an experiment, if its a success we will roll it out to the rest of A block, and then to B,C,D blocks, which will save on the complex electricity bill. If we get negative responses, we can revert back to the old system. Your feedback will be appreciated.
On the 25/6 we had a major power outage, no lifts, water, or internet, this was due to emergency electrical repairs, 29 metres of a large electric cable had been stolen during the night, and they had to shut down certain areas of the street in order to repair/replace it
The Swimming pool.
I had a call from someone in the pool area, apparently a man was smoking weed, so I went down and had a word with him, he denied it was weed, he apologised, and said he didn’t know it was a no smoking area, perhaps we need some more signs. Residents and owners are quite within their rights to tackle anyone breaking our complex rules, we are all responsible for our complex !!.
It’s getting to that time of the summer when the pool is going to be very busy, as we all know Running/Diving/ large inflatables are not allowed, the rules are there for all to see. Can all owners remind their guests of the rules, again a set of complex rules in your apartment is a must have. You can remind people of the rules if you see they are not being followed.
As per the AGM, we all voted to re-tile the pool area, apart from 2 people,
all owners will share the costs, which is a one off payment of around 70-80 euros.
Library open every Wednesday from 10am to 11am, located by the post boxes . Not open on public holidays.
If you need to contact me, please call 683 16 54 16.
Emergency night / Disturbance.
Starts 11pm till 7am, you can call them on 671 14 66 16.
Nothing major to report this month/ last month, just the usual, people not following our complex rules !!!!!!!.
What’s happening in and around Los Cristianos.
Lots of concerts throughout the year, at the Infanta Leonor Auditorium in Los Cristianos, visit www.Arona.org
Thank you for taking the time to read this ( very long ) update
Steve
April 2025 update
Last Updated on Wednesday, 7 May 2025 01:28 Written by Steve Dent Wednesday, 7 May 2025 01:28
The Heights
April 2025 update
Presidents comments,
Still waiting for official list of VV license holders, its been almost a year, as far as we know no complex has been able to obtain a list yet.
The convening notices have been sent to all owners for the 2025 AGM ( 16th May) at the Coy Restaurant.
We have quite a few apartments on the complex, having renovations to kitchens/bathrooms/terraces…etc. It would be polite to inform your neighbours regarding the work that’s going to be carried out, and the estimated time it’s going to take to complete.
Complex news/ issues/work updates.
We are still waiting for OTIS to deal with the Emergency signage for A block lift, despite having called them many times, they did send an engineer, but the job requires 2 engineers, so still waiting !!.
We have installed a new sign on the main garage door, reminding drivers of, 5kph/head lights/no smoking.
You are probably already aware, we had a fire on C block 4th floor, it started on the balcony, which was very badly damaged, the inside of the apartment had a lot of smoke damage, no one was seriously hurt we are pleased to say. The owner doesn’t know what caused the fire.
We keep getting large bags of waste from a rabbit or similar pet, being thrown over the wall in to the light well on the far end of C3, this has been happening for a while now, I have knocked on several doors along the corridor, but everyone denies being responsible. If you think you know who might be doing this, come and speak to us please.
28/4/25, we were affected by the large scale internet and mobile phone outage that caused major problems in mainland Spain and Portugal.
Blocks A and C also had internet issues during the month, the routers were reset several times, but it didn’t fix the problem, so we had to call P&H to deal with the problem.
Also attached to the convening notice Universal Properties sent to all owners, were the updated complex rules, which will be voted on at the meeting.
We had a front gate issue, where the lock was damaged, which caused a few issues, Nicanor replaced the lock the next morning and all seems ok.
The swimming pool.
As you will have seen attached to the convening notice, there will be a vote at the AGM to decide if we have the whole pool solarium retiled. So any further work on the raised pool surround area might be a waste of time, at the moment.
If the vote is for retiling the solarium, we will get 3 quotes for the work, and make a decision from there.
People are still leaving umbrellas up when leaving the pool, and when I was tidying up the sun loungers on Sunday morning, I found a couple of cigarette butts behind one of the beds, I really don’t understand why people can’t follow the rules !!.
Library open every Wednesday from 10am to 11am, located by the post boxes. Not on public Holidays.
If you need to contact me, please call 683 16 54 16
Emergency Night/disturbance,
Starts at 11pm till 7am, you can call them on 671 14 66 16, please use them.
Nothing major this month to report .
Events happening, This May and beyond.
Friday 9th May, Jersey Boys – Franki Valli tribute act, on at the Auditorium in Los Cristianos, tickets available via Tomaticket.es 40euros.
Sunday 11th May, Spring fun run, from Avenida Americano to Los Cristianos along the ” golden mile”, followed by live music near Las Vistas beach, Canaryrun.com.
Sunday 18th May, Harlem Globetrotters, at the La Laguna stadium, tickets from Tomaticket.es 20- 40 euros.
Friday 13th June, The Beatles ( in my life) 9pm at the Los Cristianos Auditorium, tickets available via Tomaticket.es
Arona( Los Cristianos), has announced dates for the 2026 Carnival, it will run from 5th March presenting candidates for Carnival Queen at the big stage in Los Cristianos.
The 15th March will be the Grand Parade, starting from Paloma Beach, and ending at the big Stages near the Cultural centre.
The 16th March, will be the burying of the Sardines, to close the events.
(Many thanks to Colin Kirby for the above info.)
Thank you for taking the time to read this update,
Thanks Steve
March 2025 update
Last Updated on Monday, 7 April 2025 02:49 Written by Steve Dent Monday, 7 April 2025 02:49
The Heights
March 2025 update
Presidents comments,
Still waiting for the list of VV holders, the new rules around property rentals that were announced on the 3rd April, say an application for a VV license has to be agreed by the surrounding neighbours, and also by the community committee before it can be granted. As we voted at the last AGM to ban anymore VV’s, there will be no more on The Heights.
I don’t normally mention the weather, however the last 3 weeks has been very unusual, we have had heavy rain, high winds, rough seas, lots of weather warnings and schools closing for a day. The Los Cristianos Carnival parade, was very lucky avoiding bad weather, and it went ahead as planned.
The 2025 AGM is fast approaching, Etelina will be sending the agenda out very soon, If you are unable to attend in person, can I ask you to pass any proxy votes to an owner please, not a renter.
If you are renting legally or illegally, can you please keep a set of rules in your apartment, remember this is meant to be a RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX.
Complex news/ issues/work updates.
An owner on A block, had returned home to the UK and left the side awnings down, due to the windy conditions one side had broken free and was hitting the framework all day and all night. The owner hadn’t left a key with anyone so our site manager had to gain access via a ladder and make it secure. It would be a good idea for all owners to leave a key with a neighbour incase of any issues.
A car was left in the garage with the keys in the ignition, the next day the owner went to the car and someone had removed the keys and locked the car, and taken the keys, the matter has now been sorted.
One of our committee members went to Clouds pool bar with friends for a drink, he noticed a large dog was in the bar with its owners, he pointed out that animals are not allowed in the bar/pool areas as per the signs, he was then verbally abused and threatened with physical assault, we held a meeting the following morning, and the person is now barred from the bar, along with his dog.
We had a new camera installed, that covers the dustbin area ( Basura) and the main gate and vehicle entrance, this is for security purposes.
The bicycle parking area by B block lift/garage, has become completely full, we are buying some more racks and these will be placed in the secure postal area, as soon as they arrive we will get them fixed in place.
I came out of the lift today on B5 and in front of me was a clothes airer full of washing, I took it into my apartment, after a while I got a call asking if I had the washing, it belonged to holiday makers in C 205, who thought it would be a good idea to take it up to the top floor of B5 to get it dry !!!.
The swimming pool.
Due to the weather we have not been able to complete the large pool surround, and now we are moving in to the Easter holiday period, we have to put this off for a while.
I had to ask a person, holiday maker, at the pool to remove a huge inflatable crocodile from the large pool, please stick to the rules, they are for your own safety.
Lots of instances of people leaving the umbrellas up when leaving the pool, please put them down when you go back to your apartment.
Library open every Wednesday from 10am to 11am, located by the post boxes. Not on public Holidays.
If you need to contact me, please call 683 16 54 16
Emergency Night/disturbance,
Starts at 11pm till 7am, you can call them on 671 14 66 16, please use them.
Thank you for taking the time to read this update,
Thanks Steve