New England Condominium's 2010 Condo Expo

For anyone interested, there is a New England Condominium's 2010 Condo Expo at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston, Ma, Wednesday May 12, 2010 from 11:30am to 7:30 pm.
With over 150 exhibitors, it will feature thousands of products, services and solutions for condo dwellers in "every area" including Insurance, security, landscaping,waste removal, windows, tile and stone, plumbing, pest control, storage, and exterior maintenance. Vist www.ne-expo.com, or cal 617-274-4819 for more information.

Vendor Suggestions

If any tenant or owner has had positive experiences with vendors for plumbing, air-conditioning, appliances, window repair, doors, locks or any other condo-related service, and would like to suggest them, please contact the author of the blog by e-mail
(see my profile information) or make a comment here on this post.Thanks!

Street Sweeping

If you've been living in Salem for a year or more you know that there is an annual schedule for spring street cleaning. If you don't, this is important news because it will affect where you can park. According to the Salem Gazette, Norman Street and Holyoke Streets fall within Zone 2 and are scheduled for street cleaning (both sides) on May 7. This means that you should plan to park somewhere other than Norman or Holyoke Street on Friday, May 7th between 8am and 5pm. Similar to a snow ban, parking in areas designated for street cleaning can lead to your car being ticketed or towed. If you have any questions about the street sweeping visit the Gazette's web site at WickedLocalSalem.com, (go to the City Info tab on the homepage) or visit the Public Works page at salem.com or call 978-744-3302.

Regular Postings Coming Soon

I have spoken with both Mark and Carol at the 24 Norman Street Condo Association, to decide what kind of things we will be posting here on the blog.
We won't be posting any proprietary information such as financial, or foreclosure information, although we may list things like recent unit sales or purchases, since those are already public information. What we will be posting mostly are resources for typical unit maintenance issues such as air conditioning units, water heaters, windows, appliances, locks, etc. We may also be posting notices about general building maintenance issues, such as any updates to the laundry room, and upcoming repair to the recent water damage in the rear stairwell.
Local Salem events that have an impact on building tenants such as parking, street cleaning, trash, etc. may also be posted here. There has also been a suggestion for postings concerning the building's long and interesting history.
Feel free to post suggestions and comments and let us know if there is any particular subject that you would like to see addressed here. These postings will supplement, but not replace the bulletin board, and the annual condo meeting.
We will hopefully start posting regularly in the next week or so.