1) We held our Board meeting that lays out the proposed budget for 2027 on Oct. 10th. The budget listed income and expenses at the same levels as 2026.
2) Planned maintenance. Juan and his folks will be adding a copper lip to the eves trough on the SW corner of our roof. This should keep water from overrunning at the middle of the trough. We are told the trough was bent due to an ice jam sometime in the past.
We also will be adding more hand railings to the back steps near the waste containers. The sloped sidewalk and steps pose a dangerous situation when carrying waste containers in the winter time.
3) The restatement and amending of our Governing Documents continues. This is a very detailed and time-consuming effort. There are new Illinois state laws, technology issues and historical decisions to include. We want everyone to know that there will be plenty of time set aside for all Unit Owners to read, comment and fully understand the restated Governing Documents.
4) Insurance is approximately 40% of our budget. We have begun the pursuit of improvements in our insurance program that renews on February 22nd. The tighter budget did limit our activities in 2026. However, we did the following things this year: fertilized & seeded the complete lawn, mowed & removed weeds, maintained the roof & replaced missing shingles, checked for bats, fixed ventilation fans, cleaned the clock tower, fixed water leaks on the 3rd floor & laundry room, passed the elevator, insurance & fire alarm inspections, added red bark around west trees, had a stone restoration inspection, cleaned and varnished the gazebo, filled holes in the yard, fixed broken step in electric room, picked up sticks & leaves all summer, sweep snow from sidewalks & plowed snow from parking areas, removed bushes along backdoor sidewalk and unplugged SW downspout. The weekly cleaning service added a carpet cleaning and varnishing of the wooden trim moldings.
5) We have purchased a safe/key storage box to store emergency keys and to store GG documents. This unit is in the north 1st floor closet and will be marked for emergency personnel. As soon as we attach this unit to the walls we will be informing everyone how it works and how to contribute your key, if you have not already done that.
6) You will be able to nominate yourself or someone else to run on the ballot for our Board of Directors. Nominations will be accepted between Dec. 21, 2026 and Jan. 22, 2027. On-line voting begins Jan. 25, 2027 and ends Feb. 6, 2027 (Our Annual Meeting).
Nominations can be made on the web page titled "Board Nominations" and Board Election Ballots are available on the web page titled "Ballot-2027".
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