City of Calgary Census Call

Hello Expresso Owners (hope you are enjoying the beautiful weekend!)

Just a quick note, there are a number of units who haven't been home when the Census canvasser has been in the building.  It is required by law you complete the Census.  For information on why this initative is important please click here www.calgary.ca/census. 

We realize you are probably busy and haven’t been home when the Census canvasser came to your unit (she has been here 4 times).  It is required by law to complete the following questions for the Census.  The canvasser has made a special exception for us; you have two options to send this information.

By email: cmaitland@shaw.com

Phone: (403) 289-3627

Include the following information and answers...

1.     Unit address

2.     # of residents in the unit

3.     Do you own or rent?

4.     What school do you support? (public, catholic, private or unknown)

We ask that you take a few minutes ASAP to complete this important task.

Thank you,

Condo Board of Directors

Happy Spring Expresso!

Here are the updates from the last condo board meeting...

1. Board Members - First and foremost, we are looking for more board members.  Our amazing president is selling her condo and there will only be 3 people left on the board.  We need at least one more person.  It is important our building is managed and maintained properly to protect our investment.  Three people is not enough to stay on top of everything (as you know we manage the property in our spare time).  Our property is in amazing shape so the time commitment isn't as bad as you might think.  The board meets for about 2 hours every couple months to talk through important agenda items.  The rest is done through email. The email portion is about an hour a week total and you will be making important decision for you and your neighbors.  Please contact Connelly if you are interested!  Thank you in advance, our property is at risk without additional members
2. Eruption Plates - you may have noticed some work going around on the exterior of the building.  We had eruption plates installed in key places around the building.  These plates are a safety precaution for the post tension cables.  The cable system is in great shape, this is simply our due diligence to ensure we have a safe and secure building for our owners and visitors.  The work is complete, thank you for your cooperation!
3. Balcony Rules - Many of us have bikes and understand it can be frustrating and a bit un-nerving to store bikes in the parking garage.  This is a reminder that bikes are NOT allowed to be stored on balconies.  We don't want to have to take extreme measures to have people move their bikes so please  store them in the garage.  This is a condo and this rule is not unqiue to our building.  A good lock can go a long way.
4. Spring Clean-up - We are going to do the spring clean in the parkade after the streets are swept and the spring stormy season is over.   Please keep your eye out for the notice around the building and make sure your car is parked outside when the parkade clean is scheduled.
5. New carpet - We discussed and received quotes to replace the carpet around the building.  This is a very expensive venture and we have decided not to replace it this year.  We are going to get a good deep carpet clean once the weather clears up.
6. New building lock/keys - Everyone should have their keys, we are pleased with the new locks so far.  If you have any comments, concerns or feedback let us know

Like always if you have any questions contact Connelly!

Happy Spring from the Condo Board of Directors!