JUNE / JULY 2020
I will be on vacation from Friday, July 17th to Monday, July 27th. 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.
The outside spigots are not for common use. They belong to the unit they’re near and those residents pay for the water used.
A reminder to all when recycling cardboard, please be sure to flatten the boxes and make sure it fits into the dumpster. If the container is full, please hold on to the cardboard until after the dumpster has been emptied – do not leave boxes or cardboard on the ground.
Even with the “pause” in work being done this spring Farmstead is getting quite a bit done – Units 49-60 have a new roof, Units 1-12 will be painted. Although the parking/driving areas will not have the “big” project done this year – the large holes and such will be filled shortly and those should hold until next year when the final asphalt plan can be determined.
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.
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 approved four types of air conditioners: in-wall, portable, Mitsubishi and central a/c. The directors require the portable 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 $150.00 for Lexan. Carbone’s also offers a Plexiglas unit. 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
At the recent Board of Directors meeting they voted to not hold a community Yard Sale this year. The decision was based on social distancing guidelines AND lack of interest and participation by residents in the past few years. Next spring, the topic will be revisited and we will send out a survey asking all who are interested and want to participate in a yard sale – if there is enough interest to start again we will.
Don’t forget Farmstead has a website – log on to Farmstead Commons.com – if you need the Owners only password, please call the office at 358-0040.
If you've lived at Farmstead for a while, chances are you've already provided us with your e-mail address so we can send you these newsletters and other important communications. However, if you're new here or you haven't already done it for some reason, please make sure we have it now. We'll only send you things regarding Farmstead. It's a more efficient way to get out information you need to know. It saves costs on printing, paper and delivery and you can also save a tree at the same time.