Meadowbrook Management Company Belle Meade NewsOctober 2011
We were notified by the Fire Marshall that cooking grills with propane tanks more than 1 pound and with charcoal are not allowed within 10 feet of patios and balconies & building structures, which includes storing the banned propane tanks in garages. Fines by the City of $400 or more will be issued to violators.Our insurance carrier Ellerbrock –Norris recommends all condo owners carry HO-6 insurance on their condos. Renters insurance is not enough.
Due to numerous garage break-ins, we are asking everyone to get deadbolts put on garage hallway doors if you don’t already have them and to keep all doors locked. Please be alert for suspicious activity and report such activity to the police.
Just a reminder during daytime hours when the south gate is open, please use the south gate versus opening the north gate which is closed 24/7. The north gate is showing signs of wear and tear from frequent use and it recently broke down. We also noticed that someone is not picking up after their dog around the brown box at the north gate. We would appreciate it if you would clean up that area.
HOA dues, due on the 1st, late on the 6th with a $20 late fee. Auto-pay from your bank account for HOA dues can be set up by contacting the office.Property speed limit is 10 MPH, please adhere to the speed limit. We’ve had complaints of people exceeding the speed limit through the property.
Clubhouse reservations: Maximum occupancy on clubhouse is 42 persons, swimming pool area off limits during off season. A refundable damage deposit of $150 required.
If you are renting out your condo, please pass on the information in this newsletter to your tenants. Please email or call us with name, phone and e-mail for your tenant in case we need to contact them. Thank you.
The US Postal Service has asked that residents empty their mailboxes at least once a week. Overfilled mailboxes will have any future mail returned to sender.
Please pick up animal waste when taking dogs out. Someone is leaving a bunch of dog waste right next to the north gate.
Please be considerate of your neighbors and do not let your hallway door slam shut when going in and out.
We ask that when using the after hours phone number, it be used for emergencies only.
The south gate will be now open between the hours of 6:30am and 9:30 pm due to all the garage break ins.
Management got a bid for cleaning out light fixtures.
10-1&2: Painters here painting garage doors.
10-4: Gate company here to repair north gate. Please use opened south gate during daytime hours.
10-5: Omaha Door Co. here to replace storm damaged garage door panel.
10-8: A resident here had a car window broken out sometime during the night. The car was parked south of Bldg # 2.
10-15&16: Painters here painting garage doors.
10-15: Someone broke into attached garages on the south end of Bldg. # 1. No forced entry was found. It is believed the doors were left unlocked. Keys to the clubhouse were stolen. One of the residents robbed had the keys for clubhouse rental for Saturday night. We had the clubhouse door rekeyed for safety reasons. We recommend deadbolt locks on hallway garage doors.
10-20: Contractor here to repair north gate. Please use opened south gate during daytime hours. Fireguard here to replace expired batteries in fire panels in Bldg # 1 & 3.
10-23: Attached garages broken into in Bldg # 2 & 3.
10-24: Designated security codes changed to building entries to safeguard against break-ins.
10-25: Annual fire sprinkler inspection conducted by Fireguard. Also repaired 2 leaky sprinkler heads in Bldg # 1.
10-28: Dead trees removed north of Bldg # 1 entry. New tree planted next to south gate to prevent people from driving around gate when it is closed.
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012 