Recent Power Outages

By now you should have seen the blue notices hanging in your stairwells or on your doors. The recent power outages at 41 Chatham, 27 and 29 Irving were caused by too many air conditioners being used at one time.

Peter Grasso from Grasso Electric came out to look at our current electrical system (100 Amp/3 Phase) this past week.

Looking at the array of meters, we have 4 Vertical Banks with 4 Breakers at the bottom of each Bank. We have 3 legs of power feeding in from the 100 Amps, Leg A, B & C.

1. The first Bank on the left is being fed by Legs A & B.
2. The next Bank is fed by Legs B & C.
3. The next Bank is fed by Legs A & C.
4. The far right Bank is fed by Legs A & B.

Bottom line.....Only 2 Banks were being fed by Leg C.

Peter moved some of the loads off of Leg A to Leg C (Stacks at 29 Irving/4th floor, 29 Irving/3rd floor and 27 Irving/1st floor.)

Peter said that this is the best balance he can provide, based on the measurements. It could get you through the summer but recommended that residents would need to cut back on the A/C.

We understand that it is hot, but ask that you be considerate of your neighbors and cut back on the A/C usage.

The board has asked Wellington Property Management to look into an analysis to bring in more power. More than likely we will need to get approval from National Grid to bring in more power and this could be a lengthy process.

The board plans on discussing this more at our next meeting on July 27,2010.

Our Courtyard as an Ashtray

You might find it unbelievable, but someone who lives here has decided to use our courtyard area as their own personal ash tray. It is disgusting and disrespectful. Why would someone litter the place where they live?

Cigarette butts litter the area directly behind 29 Irving Street - on the brick walkway, on the concrete ledge, and in the bush area.

This irreverent behavior is a slight to the condo as a community. We all live here together and share this area. The association also pays to have this area maintained so that everyone here can enjoy it.
I'd ask that the individual(s) please pick up after themselves and stop littering the courtyard.

Here are some pictures showing how much of the area is covered in litter:

Roof Project Moving Forward

The Board voted in favor of a motion, which was made and seconded, to replace the roof this year and fund the expense with a commercial loan.

We are investigating our best option for a loan and plan to have the work on replacing the roof begin around September 2010.

Courtyard Furniture

The Trustees are currently looking into replacing the furniture in the courtyard. We are hoping to replace it soon so everyone can take advantage of the warm weather!

We are in the process of getting a quote from the same company that made the beautiful tables and chairs for downtown Worcester, but we are also looking at place like Home Depot, Lowes and Target...

Check out Renaissance Site Furnishings (company that made the Worcester tables) for more pictures of what they can make!

If anyone has a recommendation they'd like to make about courtyard furniture, leave a comment or send an email to ChathamCondos@gmail.com

Trees along Irving Street

If you take a walk down the Irving Street side of the building you'll notice that the tree areas have been cleaned up and re-mulched. Ken Alderfer and Robyn Casati spent some time on Sunday afternoon to do the work. Thank you!

Lets hope the dog owners of the neighborhood appreciate their work and are respectful enough to pick up after their dogs!

Because we are waiting for the city to remove the damaged tree, it was left as is.