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Community Updates

Dear Resident,

We came across an old photo of Park Laurel, with the North Tower undergoing construction while the bank was still at the corner of Sixth and Laurel.

There are some updates and important information that you may be interested in below.

Proposed Common Area Enhancements

At the open session meeting this week, the Board reviewed the survey results, emails, and verbal feedback from the Community. You have been heard loud and clear.

A very strong percentage of the Community was not interested in the proposed changes and the feedback we received indicated that the residents like the physical elements of the lobby the way that they are.

The Board closed the file on the changes proposed by the Architectural Review Committee at Tuesday’s meeting.    

Thank you for your input. We greatly appreciate it.

Leak Detection System

At the meeting on Tuesday, the ballot inspectors opened and tabulated the ballots for the leak detection system. The amendment and expense measures were approved by the community.

The leak detection system will likely be installed by March of 2020, which gives us time to officially record the amendment, and have electricity and the system’s network installed on every floor.

Again, we appreciate your time and consideration for this project, which will hopefully save a lot of money and inconvenience for you in the future.

Annual Meeting

The ballots for the Association’s annual meeting and election are on their way to you in the mail.  

The Annual Meeting will be Thursday, November 21^st with registration opening at 5:00 pm.

The Association will have a candidate forum on Monday, November 4^th at 5:00 pm in the North Tower lobby. This will give you an opportunity to hear from the three candidates that are running for two seats.

Holiday Party – Save the Date

The Social Committee has another wonderful holiday party planned for the Community. You will receive a formal invitation from the Committee, but we thought you may want to save the date now. The party will be on Thursday, December 5^th at 6:00 pm in the South Tower lobby.  

Elevator Update

We are less than a month away from the service elevators being turned over. That date is estimated to be Monday, November 11^th.

The State’s inspections are scheduled for the week prior, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, we will have those elevators returned back on schedule.

With that said, the next set of elevators would be taken out of service on Tuesday, November 12^th. Those elevators would be for the 01/02 and the 05/08 stacks.

This week, the new cables were run in the hoist way and connected to the cabs. A few photos of the work are attached for your viewing pleasure.

We hope that you have a great weekend!

If we can be of any assistance, please feel free to contact us at any time.

All my best,

Ryan

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Fire Alarm Panel Update

I am pleased to report that the testing of our new fire alarm panel was completed today.  

Our new system is fully functioning, and even has a nice new voice that provides evacuation instructions.  We appreciate your patience and understanding during today’s testing. 

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Ping Pong Table, Summer Party & Much More!

Dear Resident, 
A very happy Friday to you. There are a few items that we wanted to bring to your attention before embarking on the weekend. 
Summer Party
Please don’t forget to RSVP for the Summer event by this weekend. You can respond to this email or email the Concierge at concierge@parklaurel.net. 
Leak Detection System
Please don’t forget to cast your ballot for the leak detection system. We hope we can get a YES vote from 69 units. 
One thing that I forgot to mention in my email yesterday is about insurance discounts. It is recommended that you check with your insurance broker to see if a discount is available on your homeowner’s insurance policy. 
Tiling Project & Pool Closure
Our tiling project wrapped-up today. It looks phenomenal!
The skimmer baskets on the pool deck need to be modified by our pool company. This will take place next Tuesday, September 10th, and will require the pool and spa to be closed for 24 hours. 
There are a few ‘Caution’ signs placed over three skimmer baskets that are sitting slightly lower than usual until they are repaired next Tuesday. 
Ping Pong Table
We are pleased to announce that there is a new amenity. A ping pong table was set up in the covered area of the lower level of the pool deck. There are paddles and ping pong balls on the bar counter for your enjoyment.
The ping pong table will be unavailable after 10:00 pm for noise reasons. 
Enjoy!
Elevator Project
There is not much to report on the elevator project, other than it is going smoothly and that we are on schedule. 
With two remodels wrapping-up next week, elevator traffic in the 01/02 stack should diminish significantly. 
Please remember to schedule your deliveries for furniture and appliances one week in advance so that we can ensure the elevator is available and padded. 
Fire Alarm Panel
On Monday, we will have a crew on site to troubleshoot the fire alarm panel issue on P1 & P2 of the North Tower. The original wiring from 2003 wasn’t done right in that location, and we need to fix it to finalize the project and test the system. For now, we are running two panels, the old one is still operating P1 & P2, and the new one is operating everything else. Everything will still alarm as intended if there is an issue. 

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