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Tuesday, March 13, 2018

NEW PLATINUM SECURITY TIP LINE

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HELP KEEP OUR VILLAGE SAFE
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PLATINUM EMAIL TIP LINE
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Dave Israel
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  1. ejs2283March 15, 2018 at 10:00 AM

    A few weeks ago, I observed a carpet installation being performed in our Condo building. The installer had over filled our dumpster with the old padding and carpet from the unit in which he was working. I advised him that was not permitted. He basically told me to mind my business. I went to the main gatehouse and informed security of the transgression. The security guard told me security could not/would not even respond to the location. Instead, I was to inform our building President. Our building President in in her late 80's. Even if she weren't should the residents be engaging contractors who do not abide by the rules? I further informed the security guard that perhaps it would be a good idea to have a security guard inform the worker of the rules and ask that he take the old materials with him. I was told they could not do that. I then asked if they could simply document the offense and speak to the unit owner and/or make notation of the installer's company and identity for future reference. Once again, Security declined to even respond to look. So, I am not sure what exactly we should see and report to security. This was not a felony in progress or even a misdemeanor for which the police should be called. This seems to be exactly in the "wheelhouse" for a security company. They can observe and report. Can't they?

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  2. GraceMarch 15, 2018 at 7:22 PM

    It was up to your president to inform the contractors to take their garbage with them. If your president is too old to take care of her duties then your condo should elect a president who can take care of your association problems. The contractor should have taken their garbage with them. Vote in a president who can take care of your association.

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  3. CathyMarch 15, 2018 at 8:58 PM

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  4. CathyMarch 15, 2018 at 9:11 PM

    The owner of the unit should know the rules and let the contractors know that it is not allowed to use the dumpster. and for them to haul it away with them. Otherwise, if Wastepro doesn't take it away the association has to pay to have it removed. In turn, I feel the owner of the unit in question should fit the bill on this one. Why should all the unit owners in the association pay for one unit owner's neglect. I am the president of my association and we come across this occasionally. We had one contractor that was working in the building across from us and using our dumpster which is bigger. I immediately told them it is not allowed. Also, there are the night people who dump in the dumpsters after 10 pm which we cannot control. This is a problem throughout the village.

    I am not 80 but a lot of the presidents in CV are and very good presidents. What do you do when most of the unit owners are over 80 in the association.
    Sometimes you have no choice. So, it has nothing to do with age for the president to take care of her duties. What are they supposed to do, stand there on guard. Either way, the contractor is going to ignore regardless what your age. I am constantly arguing with trucks that park in the middle of the parking lot and blocking cars from getting out. I usually after 3 times threaten them that I will call the police. Unless it is the big red truck, ambulance or Palm Tran Connection I will tell them to move it.

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  5. Lanny HoweMarch 16, 2018 at 5:23 AM

    Whatever happened to COP? Do they have someone in their "rover" sheriff's car 24 hours a day, and does the resident driver have a phone by which he or she can be reached? The COP person REPORTS problems, or even possible problems, and did not intervene. Now that almost everyone has a Smart Phone with camera, you would think, if notified about a problem, the COP driver might at least take a photo of the dumping taking place and get it to UCO (Security or wherever it needs to go) in the morning. I know our COP head, Susie Byrnes, does her level best with the organization, and it has restraints it didn't have in the old days (no more firearms, for one thing!). And Elaine, you of all people are a "camera bug." Believe me, I am not faulting you, though! You've done your best to help with this. Dunno quite what to think. But do you know what I AM thinking right now? That despite our ongoing problems (and we will always have them), we have a lot of good people—like you, Elaine; like Susie; and like some of our association presidents, often old and infirm, who cannot see and do everything—who get paid NOTHING, doing what they DO do.

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  6. ejs2283March 16, 2018 at 7:49 AM

    I think some of you folks are missing the point of my story. Our Board members could do no more than I did in informing the contractor of the rules. I don't think Board members should be put in a position to get into a verbal dispute with an uncooperative contractor. That is what security is for. They are uniformed personnel who should be able to document the identity of an offending company and take further action as warranted. The idea of the initial post was if you see something say something. I saw something and reported it and was told nothing could be done. If such is the case, what do they do when patrolling. They are not police so they have no arrest powers. What types of offenses/violations dc they address. All I asked for was for them to observe and report. Is that not within their jurisdiction?

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