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About The Starlight Express
The very First Issue of Starlight Express Newsletter
was created by the Editor and Chief Pat Ifft
on
February 29, 1992 and since then is maintained
and produced monthly by her for 19 years!
All Starlighter's owe immense gratitude to Pat in keeping them
informed with all happenings good and bad.
Thank You Pat
Volume XXI, No. 2
January 23, 2012
Pat Ifft, Editor (eifft@tampabay.rr.com)
Louisa Simos,
webmaster
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Well here we are well
into the new year.
With our
gorgeous weather, it’s hard to believe we’re
in
mid-winter.
Didn’t our building (both inside and
outside)
look beautiful during the holidays?
Many thanks to everyone who did the hard work
to make it
happen.
Time to settle down now and take care of
some business. |
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| (Picture by Chris Varnadoe) |
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14...
YES, IT IS VALENTINE'S DAY... IS ALSO THE DATE OF THE STARLIGHT
TOWER, Inc. ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS.
We’ll gather in the lobby at 7 p.m., and the meeting
shouldn’t run very long. Please plan to attend if at all
possible. If you are not able to be there
in person, please fill out the proxy form that you were mailed
in the second notice of annual meeting, and send that in ASAP.
This will allow the tally of shares to be totaled as they come
in, rather than waiting until the last minute. As you know, a
majority of 177 shares (a quorum) must be represented in person
or by proxy for the business of the Association to be conducted.
There won’t be an election of directors this year, since there
are seven candidates for the seven open positions.
BOARD MEMBERS FOR 2012-2013 ARE:
Lee Brand, Bill Isaacs, Ron Porat, Edel Quinn,
Marlene Reid, Bill Wales, and Warren Weathers.
At the conclusion of the annual meeting, the
Board will convene and elect officers.
We wish the new Board well, and hopefully all
Starlight owners and residents will give their full support to
these seven dedicated people.
SETTLEMENT OF HIDDEN
COLLAPSE DAMAGE CLAIM
After two-and-one-half years of
producing documents and insurance policies, answering
interrogatories, submitting to depositions and mediation, and
our case surviving a Summary Judgment hearing, Starlight has
reached a settlement of 50%of $249,000 (Counsel retained on a
contingency basis) for our Hidden Collapse Damage Claim. In
layman’s terms, here is a brief explanation of the case:
Starlight Tower, Inc. contends that over the past 15-20 years,
while we were insured with a major carrier, there was
destruction to the building – rusting, spalling, and partial
collapsing taking place beneath the stucko (hidden damage), for
which Starlight was not compensated. Starlight’s lawsuit asked
for some belated compensation.
GUEST APARTMENT 106
Reservations are to be made through Resource Property
Management. New contact person after January 30 is
Paula Mung,
who will be our Manager Diane LaVonne’s assistant. Diane’s
current assistant, Linda Rousseau, will take over the front desk
at Resource as of January 30.
LAUNDRY ROOMS!...
One
subject that seems to get everyone’s rapt attention. We are very
fortunate at Starlight that we have never had to pay to use the
laundry facilities on each floor. Recently the laundry rooms
were retrofitted with a new venting system, which allows the
doors to be shut while the machines are in use, mitigating most
noise. With this in mind, the Board at its meeting on January
19, extended the laundry use hours as follows:
Monday through
Saturday – 8 a.m. until 9 p.m.
Sunday - 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Regular scheduled laundry hours remain the same, a 5-hour period
for each apartment, either 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., or 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
, Monday through Saturday. All hours outside of these times are
“open – first come” basis. A little cooperation among neighbors
will be helpful.
WATER DETECTORS
Water leaks from hot
water heaters and air conditioners, within an apartment and
those from one apartment to others, have caused much damage and
stress over the years. At their meeting Thursday evening, the
Board has authorized the purchase of water detectors to be
placed in the utility rooms in all units. The device is about
the same size as a pack of cigarettes, and has a sensor on the
bottom, which can detect as little as 1/32 inch of water when
placed on the floor of the utility room. If hung on the wall, an
attached wire with sensor on the end is extended down to the
floor. When water is detected, a loud alarm is sounded, so that
water accidents can be prevented or caught before damage occurs.
Maintenance man Bill Fields will install the devices as soon as
they are received.
REMINDER
The Board has received a
serious verbal and written complaint calling attention to the
fact that some owners are violating Starlight's provision that
no personal items (chairs, mops, plants, floor mats etc.) are to
be left on the walkway corridors or stairwells. Such items are
not only unsightly but can be downright dangerous. In a recent
incident, chairs so placed in violation became a personal
hazard.
PLEASE IMMEDIATELY REMOVE ALL PERSONAL ITEMS OR RISK
CONFISCATION OF THEM!
TUESDAY MORNING SHUFFLE
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Denis O’Connor and Jim Murphy spent a morning power washing the courts
so that they are in good shape for the Tuesday morning games.
Everyone is cordially invited to come down at 10 a.m.
Instruction provided if you are new to the game. Expertise not
required….just a desire for some fun and exercise. |
NEWS OF FORMER STARLIGHTERS
Art Walter, of Montreal, formerly of
Apt. 506 is doing better after some serious health problems.
Len and Rita Guyette of Troy, NY, who spent many winters at
Starlight send greetings. Len is in a rehab facility after a
fall, and Rita is in good health in their home.
BIRTHDAYS AND CHOCOLATE HEARTS
AHEAD FOR... |
February 4th –
Cynthia Becker;
5th –
Fay Bowers and
John Lino;
6th –
Sophie Bryk;
13th –
Mardy Dunn;
15th – Betty Gibson and
Louisa Simos; |
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17th – Al Stucko;
19th –
Frank Montague;
22nd –
Gina Machado;
24th –
Coleen Story;
28th – Paul Spencer. |
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Starlight
Tower - January 2012
Starlight Express Newsletter