Crime Watch

Marc Tumeninski from the Crown Hill Neighborhood Association sent this notice recently.

From: Marc Tumeinski
Date: Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 7:46 AM
Subject: crime in neighborhood and citywide police crimewatch meeting on November 3rd
To:

Dear neighbors,

There seems to be a spate of break-ins and other crime recently in our neighborhood. Keep a careful eye out and call the police if you suspect anything or see anything. Call 911 for an emergency obviously; other police contact numbers are here:
http://www.worcesterma.gov/police/contact-info

I was told of:
• several house break-ins on Crown, Congress and Oxford
• stolen cars
• copper stolen from All Saints

Also, next week on November 3rd at 6:30 pm at the Lincoln Square police department, there will be a Worcester Police Department City-Wide Crime Watch Meeting. All are encouraged to come, listen and share what is going on vis-a-vis crime.

thanks
Marc

Roof Project to begin next week!

Al Jacevicius and crew will begin the roofing project next week, on Tuesday morning, October 19th. The first phase of the project will be to repair the interior of all the parapets by cutting/grinding mortar joints & repointing/replacing bricks to make the parapets structurally sound for the acceptance roofing material. Depending on what they find, this could take 3-5 days.

No one will be required to move their vehicles from the side of the building during this work. There will be no ladders placed against the building.

Two contractor vehicles will be parked on site. The work will begin at about 8:00 A.M. and continue until 5:30 P.M., at the latest.

*** UPDATE 10/20/10 ***

Al Jacevicius had to gather more supplies yesterday and was not able to start on the roof. He is planning on getting them on the roof this afternoon.

Also, a concern was raised that replacing a roof during these colds days is not the most practical thing to do for the type of roof we'd be installing. In the late '70s, early '80s, there were problems with installing rubber roofs in cold weather. They could crack during installation. That has changed.

Today's rubber membrane roofs are specifically designed to be installed in temperatures all the way down to freezing. Now is the ideal time to install the roof, since it is not too hot. On a sunny day in November the temperature on the roof may get to 70 degrees.

The rubber membrane does not get brittle in the cold. It does not need to be heated during installation. It is specifically designed to expand and contract with changing temperatures.

We hope this alleviates any concerns that this is not the proper time to renovate the roof.

*** Update 10/25/10 ***
The start of the roof work was delayed last week. Al Jacevicius had to be hospitalized last Tuesday night for a hematoma on his hip. He is back home today and Wellington Property is expecting to discuss the schedule with him tomorrow. The monthly Trustee meeting is also tomorrow and we plan on knowing more then.

70% of the roof work is the repair to the parapets, so that they can accept the roofing material. We want this done correctly and don't want to rush through it without Al's guidance. He apologizes for the delay.


*** UPDATE 10/27/10 ***

Al and his crew will begin the parapet work on this Thursday morning at 8:00 A.M. The work will continue through Friday and Saturday. The Saturday work will begin at 9:00 A.M.

He is bringing in a second crew, so he will have 9 men working this project. He expects the parapets to be complete on Saturday afternoon, so that application of the rubber membranes can commence on Monday, Nov.1st. 

The project could be complete before the Annual Meeting.

*** UPDATE 11/03/10 ***

The parapets are ready for the next step. Rubber membranes and other materials will arrive on site at about 10:30 am today (Wednesday). The materials will be lifted to the roof by a small crane. 

Rich from Wellington Property will be on site with Al at 10:00 am.