Condo Expo 2011

There is an upcoming event that may interest Board Members, Trustees and Real Estate Professionals. The New England Condominium's CONDO EXPO will be held at the Seaport Word Trade Center Exhibit Hall, 200 Seaport Blvd, in Boston on Tuesday May 24, 2011 from 10 am to 5pm. It is billed as "One place to pick up all the solutions you need". There will be over 150 exhibitors, Educztional seminars, networking opportunities, free advice booths and more. You can register by going online at www.ne-expo.com or calling 617-274-4819.

Hazardous Waste Collection this Saturday

Beverly and Salem will host a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day this Saturday, April 23rd from 8AM to Noon in the rear parking lot at Beverly High School on Sohier Road. Salem residents can participate in this collection day. Proof of residency in Salem is required. The fee is $20 per car. Click Here for a listing of items that will be accepted. http://salem.com/Pages/SalemMA_WebDocs/beverly.pdf

For more information, please contact the Beverly Board of Health at 978-921-8591.

The Maytag

The money box on the Maytag dryer nearest the back door of the laundry room.(See picture above). has become bent and is stuck. It is so full of quarters that it has become extremely difficult to remove. Although the dryer itself is working fine, please be advised that until the money box is repaired or replaced, your quarters may jam in the tray and not work. The repairman is coming tomorrow to look at it. Until then, please use the other dryers as much as possible.

The New Salem Museum is Opening!

After almost two years of research and design, the long-anticipated Salem Museum will welcome the public to a Preliminary Opening featuring eight of the eventual thirty themed display panels, a presentation by the Museum Planning Team, and a reception.
The evening schedule will start at 7:30 with a viewing of the panels, continuing with presentations from 7:45 till 8:30, and a Q&A session from 8:30 till 9:00.
This is happening at the Old Town Hall, 32 Derby Square, Salem. The cost is $20 general admission, $10 for students. Tickets may be purchased online at www.oldtownhalllectures.com or can be purchased at the door.
This event is part of the ongoing programs by the Gordon College Institute for Public History.

Improvements

Markwood management has plans to do various improvements around the building over the next few months. On the schedule are painting of the hallways, repair of the fence on the Seven-Eleven side of the building, repair of the steps in the front entryway, and painting the laundry room. On the laundry room, there are several suggestions for colors. The leaders so far are light blue and yellow. If you have any suggestions for painting, Markwood Management would love to hear them!

Door Replacement

A tenant who was considering replacing their damaged and worn-out door, recently asked me if I could recommend someone for the work. If you are considering replacing your front door I would like to recommend Donald Rose of North Shore Home Improvement. He recently replaced the door on Unit 202 after it was damaged by firemen breaking it open in response to a faulty smoke alarm.
Mr. Rose Replaced the entrance door which included staining and painting the new door as well as drilling and installing a new deadbolt and pass lockset. He also moved the door numbers to new door. A new solid wood-core birch door, 32 inches x 80 inches will cost you about $200. Unless you are handy and have the tools to do it yourself, the labor for painting, lockset and door installation will cost you about about another $400.
The unit owner was very pleased with the work. You can contact North Shore Home Improvement by e-mailing to donaldarose@gmail.com, or calling 781-710-7002.

Gardening!

I did a post last June about the possibility of doing a small garden area on the Seven-11 side of the building. The original post is here. It is now the time of year, with spring fast approaching, when it is time to revisit the subject. We have located these affordable, and movable bins at UrBin Grower that may be the perfect starting package for the "eager urban gardener". The website is here.











The kit comes with (2) 20x20x12 inch self-watering containers as well as 2 soil separators, 2 watering trays, 2 gallons of pumice, a set of seed trays, 4 gallons of dry coir with trace minerals, 1 bag of coir chips, and 1 brick of coir mulch. In short everything you would need to start with a small urban garden in which you could grow herbs, flowers, or vegetables such as tomatoes.
If you are interested, please contact me, the author of this blog, or Markwood Management.