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Program Ideas

Last week tenants were invited to an informal gathering in the community room to offer any program ideas in hope of spicing up this place.  New staff member Brad LaBarron was the host he seems relaxed and a down to earth friendly person. I expressed my thoughts and ideas and so did other tenants.  As a group I like when tenants are not afraid to speak up and share their ideas and opinions.
The meeting went well until HOW stout shaped Lynda Jones got irritated when tenant Linda expressed her thoughts.  Tenant Linda is an outspoken woman, I like her she's a hoot when she gets on a roll nobody can stop her. :)
Brad wrote down the list of ideas from the tenants and hopefully a few will become reality.  I thought “Good luck in regard to obtaining funds from UNH’s for programs, it’s like French kissing a moose….it’s a big challenge but not impossible". LOL  :D
Friday afternoon I received a "notice to enter apt” from probie HOW Christine Demik.  They are still working on the boiler system and need to check the units.  There were a few errors in the notice so I called Christine the following Monday. 
  1. The heating/AC unit in the lower floor is electrical and doesn’t use the boiler system. So I reminded her to pass this information to UNH’s plus there is no need to enter my unit.  Trust me if I have a mechanical problem in my apt the office will be the first to know.  
  2. UNH’s didn’t post a time when they will enter the unit. According to the Landlord & Tenant act - the landlord must post date, reason and exact time of entry in the “24 hour notice to enter”.  You’d think since UNH’s has been around for so many years they would know this. :P
The phone conversation I had with HOW Christine was civil and professional.

Today we’re having another big snowstorm in the land of Canada and the KMHC staff left early.  Drat!  I was so looking forward to watching Ingrid get herself out of a snow bank again.  :D

tk

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Tony King said…
Would you believe the boiler and heating system in the building is still not working to full capacity on the upper floors. Where do they find these contractors. :P
March 19, 2014 at 7:01:00 PM EDT
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