Annual Maintenance Collection 2011
It's that time of year again and volunteers from the residents' association will soon be knocking on your door to ask for a contribution to the maintenance fund for the estate. The estate is looking very good at the moment and is being very well cared for by the contractor hired to cut the grass. Your contribution to the maintenance fund is essential to help keep the estate looking this way. Without it, we would not be able to hire a contractor to cut the grass and we would be living in a jungle.
We are very lucky, living in Grange Manor, to have so many houses in the estate. This means that we can keep the annual contribution very low, less than a Euro a week per house to keep the estate looking pristine all year round. Our recommended contribution is much lower than that requested in many other estates throughout Waterford City. However, we can only do this if everyone contributes to the fund.
If you are renting your home then don't forget to ask for a receipt from the person collecting the money so that you can give it to your landlord and get a refund. Alternatively, please have your landlord's contact details to hand so that they can be contacted to arrange contribution to the fund.
Everyone on the residents' committee is a volunteer, who gives their time for no reward, so please be aware that they have no personal gain from collecting money. It's all in the interest of keeping our estate looking good. If you want to send a cheque or contact us about the contribution then please e-mail info@grangemanor.org to make arrangements.
2009 and Things to do
2009 is well under way and with Spring fast approaching we all need to make sure that we get on top of the estate management issues. The most pressing matter to tackle is that of keeping the shared grassy areas of the estate cut and not to let them get out of hand. We have been lucky so far with the weather being cold and little growth in the grass. However, the weather is getting warmer now and we need to put in place, a contract with a landscaper to cut the grass on a regular basis. As such members of the resident's committee will soon be doing a door to door collection to gather funds for this important task. We ask all residents to be understanding and that maintenance of the estate is a shared problem that we will all tackle together. If everyone agrees to help out then the cost per home will be very small indeed. Let's keep our estate looking at its best!
Committee Meeting 21st October
On the 21st of October a meeting of the newly formed committee was held. At this meeting the committee positions for the coming year were formalised and an agenda for pressing items was drawn up. The most pressing item is currently to organise a grass cutting service for the estate for 2009. The committee are currently investigating options for this service and will be notifying residents of the need to collect money to pay for this service in the near future. The appearance of the entire estate is at risk if a service is not secured and there is a responsibility upon every resident to ensure that the estate is maintained as best possible to ensure that quality of life, house prices and other aspects are not affected by run down common areas. A newsletter will be circulated to the residents in the coming weeks.