Mayor Blake’s office has informed MCCA that the condominium trash and recycling reimbursement (a.k.a. the garbage rebate) letters will be going out by the end of this month. This will allow the City Accounting Department to process the reimbursements before their busy time starts in April.
Please make sure your association knows of the change and that they should be on the lookout for the information in the mail.
At our February 11th meeting some important matters were discussed and voted on.
Our meetings will now be held every other month. The next meeting will be Saturday, April 14th.
As you know the CAI-CT Annual Conference/Expo is March 10th at Aqua Turf. The cost is $20.00 for CAI members and $35 for non-members. Our MCCA members voted that MCCA will reimburse one person from each association $20 towards the admission fee. In order to receive the reimbursement you will need to provide proof (name tag or receipt) that you did attend the conference. To register and learn more about the event you should go to CAI-CT’s website at www.caict.org.
Remember that in accordance of CT State Statute 47-270 (e) your association must file with the Milford City Clerk the names and mailing addresses of your board members as well as the name of the person who handles your resale packages. New this year is a $53 filing fee you are required to pay as the information is recorded onto the city land records. If you have any questions, feel free to call the Milford City Clerk at 203-783-3210 – they are always happy to answer any questions you may have.
For anyone who was unable to attend our January 14th meeting, we do have some extra copies of the reserve analysis presentation that David Chesky of The Falcon Group gave. It’s jam-packed full of information! Simply let us know if you’d like a copy.
Realizing that everyone does not receive Common Interest magazine, here is a great article on Condo/HOA governance from the December 2011 issue: Understanding the Government of a Community Association
Our meeting with Mayor Blake is scheduled for February 7th. Our agenda will include our trash rebate. Even though it is a city ordinance, we want to make sure that we are going to be getting back the same amount of money we have in the past. We will also discuss hydrant maintenance. For the past 2 years the Milford Fire Department has performed maintenance checks on all condominium hydrants saving each association the $25.00 maintenance fee. We want to make sure that this remains the same.
Don’t forget that the 2012 CAI-CT Condo/HOA Conference and Expo is March 10th at Aqua Turf in Southington, CT. Click HERE for the flyer. We will talk more about the conference at our February 11th meeting.
Please be advised that there will be no meeting held in the month of December.
MCCA’s next meeting will be January 14, 2012. Our featured speaker will be David Chesky, Senior Vice President at The Falcon Group. He will educate us, and answer our questions, regarding Capital Reserve Fund Analysis. You can learn more about The Falcon Group at www.falconengineering.com
Please continue to think about who you might want to recommend for our “Preferred Vendor List”. It can only be beneficial for us all!
MCCA WISHES YOU HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND ONLY THE BEST FOR 2012!!
MCCA wishes to thank the mayoral candidates for participating in our October 8th debate. We wish them all good luck come Election Day.
Don’t forget, our next meeting is on November 12th. We do not have a speaker for the meeting. Please come with some ideas for speakers or some specific topics that you would like for us to discuss.
If you don’t receive New England Condominium in the mail – or subscribe to it online (both ways are completely free) there are several good articles in it this month.
One is on board transparency, one on Meetings 101
The Milford Coalition of Condominiums Association (MCCA) is proud to announce that they will be host to a debate between mayoral candidates Ben Blake (D), Bernard “Bob” Joy, Jr. (R) and Rocco Frank (I) in the clubhouse of Southwind Village Condominiums on October 8, 2011 at 9 A.M.
The candidates will each be given 5 questions, predetermined by the members of MCCA, prior to the debate and each will have a two-minute opening and closing statement. The topics and issues debated will relate to condominium ownership in Milford.
Joy, a real estate agent and first-term alderman is looking to continue the GOP hold of City Hall after current mayor James L. Richetelli, Jr. wraps up a decade of service in November. Joy is the son of the late Probate Judge Bob Joy, who served for over 30 years. Blake, a Democrat who has completed his forth term on the Board of Alderman is the son of Bruce Blake, who recently retired as principal of The Academy, Milford’s alternative high school. Frank is the independent party’s candidate.
The coalition, founded in 1992, is currently made up of over 50 condominium and homeowner associations in Milford. Coalition meetings are held on the 2nd Saturday of each month and provide an open forum for members to discuss common problems and issues. MCCA has been host to other mayoral and aldermen debates in previous years. When asked about this year’s debate, Coalition president Mistie Powell said, “I am thrilled that all three candidates were so eager to participate. We encourage all condominium owners within the city of Milford to attend. I think we can all look forward to a lively debate”.
Southwind Village is located at 1 Carriage Drive in Milford, CT.
Welcome to the brand new Milford Condominium Coalition Association website! In the coming weeks and months we hope to provide helpful information and links relating to condominium and homeowner associations in Milford.
Our September 10th meeting will feature Rich Bouvier of Bouvier Insurance (formerly Bouvier, Beckwith & Lennox) as our speaker. Rich specializes in condominium insurance and will talk to us about the CIOA amendments have changed condominium insurance requirements. To learn more about Rich and Bouvier Insurance, please visit www.binsurance.com
At our October 8th meeting, the coalition will host a debate of the Milford Mayoral candidates. Bob Joy, Ben Blake, and Rocco Frank, will answer predetermined questions that MCCA will decide on at our September meeting. To learn more about each candidate prior to the debate, please visit their respective websites:
Bob Joy – Republican: http://bobjoyformayor.com
Ben Blake – Democrat: http://www.blakeformilford.com
Rocco Frank – Independent: http://www.milfordindependentparty.com
All meetings are held at the clubhouse at Southwind Village. Please come at 8:30am for coffee and doughnuts – the meeting starts promptly at 9:00am.