JUNE / JULY 2019
This summer has been VERY busy, and we hope it will soon be back to normal. When we have to do a newsletter combining two months, that’s when things really need to slow down.
At the recent Directors’ Meeting Lynda Sillner told us she spoke with Monadnock Disposal and learned: #1 and #2 plastics can be recycled if they’re clean at disposal and other plastic goes in the trash. Glass that’s clean can be recycled (food jars, drinking glasses, vases and unshattered broken glass.) Clean Aluminum cans are okay, but tin foil is not. Broken-down corrugated cardboard goes in the smaller dumpster and other card-board boxes (cereal, tissue etc.) go in the black bins with co-mingled paper. Lynda’s going to make new wall signs for the Recycling Area and post them where they can easily be seen.
The outside spigots are not for common use. They belong to the unit they’re near and those residents pay for the water used.
Many of the common gardens were started by and maintained by former residents of Farmstead, but since those people no longer live here, the gardens they loved just aren’t kept looking good. If you like to garden, we’d love to have you “adopt” a common garden and bring it back to its original beauty. Or, you could plant your own choice of flowers and it would be truly YOURS. Give us a call if you’re interested in doing this and we’ll talk about the space you want and what you want to do with it.
Now that the cooling season is upon us a number of residents have been asking about air conditioning units for their homes. The Farmstead Board of Directors researched four types of approved air conditioners: in-wall, portable, Mitsubishi and central a/c. The Mitsubishis start at $6,600 and the central air starts at $15,000. More realistically, in-wall and portable are the less expensive options.
One unit owner has just had a 10,000 BTU in-wall installed by Korvin. The new a/c was the same size and brand as the one being replaced (Frigidaire 24 w X 16 h) which made installation very simple. Her cost was $559 plus $30 for installation.
The portable air conditioners are available locally, with 10,000 BTUs costing about $350. The directors require those units to be vented using ¼ inch Plexiglas or Lexan to fill the open window gap with the hole cut for the hose near the bottom. Cheshire Glass charges approximately $100.00 for Plexiglas and Granite State Glass charges about $150.00for Lexan. Carbone’s also offers a Plexiglas unit. Anyone already using something other than Plexiglas may leave it for this summer but will be required to use Plexiglas or a clear material next year (2020).
Note: The portable a/c unit with clear Plexiglas or similar material for venting of the unit is the only type that can be used in the front of the buildings.
Owners wanting to install central air, a Mitsubishi or similar type unit, or a new wall unit will need to submit a request in writing to Management and obtain advance approval from the board.
I will be on vacation from Friday, July 19th to Monday, July 29th. The office will be up and running with both Courtney and Dennis available. Court has been here for more than nine years so she can usually handle anything. However, if you have an unusual problem that doesn’t need immediate attention, it might be easier to wait until I return.
It doesn’t happen often - but we do get emergency calls from owners locked out of their homes. CBPM doesn’t have a master key, so unless you have specifically given us a key to your home, we don’t have access. Good ideas for addressing this problem include giving a spare key to a trusted neighbor or keeping a hide-a-key in a safe spot such as your car, etc.
Summer’s in full swing and there’s a lot for families to do in and/or near Keene
ENJOY!!!!!!