April 2024 Update

Last Updated on Monday, 6 May 2024 11:40 Written by Paul Tassell Monday, 6 May 2024 11:40

The Heights
April 2024 Update

Presidents comments,
As you are probably aware, Paul is now on annual leave until the 9th of May, I have been covering for him during this period.
As per Paul’s update for March, he will be standing down as President of the Heights, after 14 years. As you know I have been on the committee for 9 years and vice president for the last 2 years, I intend to put myself forward for the role of President of the Heights, but it will obviously depend on votes at the AGM on May 17th. If you are unable to attend can you make sure you pass on your proxy vote to someone who will be attending.

Complex issues/work updates.
We have had several instances of builders doing renovations on the complex, who were working on Sundays and public holidays. I have been to these apartments and handed them our building rules and asked them to stop working, all have complied but some were reluctant to stop , stating the owner of the apartment wanted them to carry on working.
Dogs once again are causing problems, owners are allowing them to bark, also defecate in the walkways and the garage and not clean it up, peeing up walls of apartments and community property, can I ask all dog owners to clear up any mess your pet makes. It is also a legal requirement to have your dog on a lead at all times on the complex.
Etelina from Universal noticed the complex was using more water than usual for this quarter, although the water usage by apartments was about normal, our new site manager was able to trace the problem to a faulty valve located between the swimming pools, which was literally pouring it down the drain, after a fair bit of work this has now been fixed, without the need to close the pools. We also had issues with a garden watering system on C2 block that was over watering 3 times a day for some time, again this has now been fixed.
Our new site manager Nicanor, has been busy on the complex, apart from his day to day duties, he has been dealing with paint/plaster problems, looking after the gardens, and plant tubs, he is now cleaning and repainting the rusty iron drain covers, he will also be cleaning the glass panels around the pool. I think we will be able to let our contract gardener and window cleaner go very soon. Please note he is not allowed to do any private work during his working hours, unless its an emergency !!
Some owners have pointed out that the little blue discs/chips we use at the entrance gates, have been losing the back covers, this happened to me the very first day, I fixed it by adding a little drop of super glue to the joint.
We had a power failure to the electric entrance gates, unfortunately the gates remained in a locked state, when they should have remained open, this has gone back to the company that installed the system for them to fix.
Owners/Tenants have been allowing their children to use the walk ways as play areas, we have had complaints of noisy children running around, riding bicycles, playing football, and other games. We have sent letters to these apartments.

Security.
Please use our night security people if you have any issues, they start at 11pm which is the start of the quiet time on the complex, you don’t have to put up with late noisy/rowdy behaviour, we employ them to deal with these type of problems, you can call them on 671 14 66 16, no names or apartment numbers of who calls them appears on the report sheet. These reports help us build up a record of persistent nuisance apartments.
We look forward to seeing you on Friday 17 th May at our 2024 AGM.

Thank you Steve