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14 From Your President AROUND THE LAKE At our October meeting, the Master Board voted to send homeowners our proposed budget for 2013 including a 1.5% increase in assessments as recommended by the Finance Commission. We continue to closely manage our operating expenses which will decrease slightly in 2013. The assessment increase will provide funds for proposed infrastructure projects totaling almost $7 million over the next 5 years. Our thanks to Deanna Loughran, Executive Director, Steve Wyland, Public Works Director, Bill Metzler, Landscape Manager, Jim Jarvis and Bill Brink, Co-Chairs of the Finance Commission, and our commission volunteers for all of their efforts over the past 6 months in preparing our budget for 2013 and long range plan for the next 5-years. This is also a great opportunity for you to learn what is being planned by your individual condo associations as they work on their budgets for 2013 and plan their own infrastructure repairs, so please attend your condo meetings. The Board also had the privilege of presenting a check for more than $2,000 raised from the Run the Shores 5K Fun Run/Walk to Cheryl Tanaka of Cuba Cares, the Cuba Township Food Pantry. Mike Foster, who organized and chaired this event, and Joan Bennett did the honors, with David Nelson, Supervisor of Cuba Township, looking on. Mike acknowledged the help received from Loretta Peterson, Village Clerk, and Jamie Scheppman, our Lifestyle Director. The Board also approved a new firm to provide public safety services for LBS beginning next year. U.S. Security Associates (USSA) is the 3rd largest contract security agency in the country; has more than 4,200 clients; and provides about 150,000 weekly man hours of service in the residential, condominium, apartment, and gated community industry. USAA has a state of the art Guest Verification System which will expedite the visitor entry process. Your Board began the extensive process of reviewing our public safety services last spring. Management prepared a Request for Proposal (RFP) with the assistance of the Rules and Regulations Commission and the Board. The RFP was mailed to 15 firms of which 10 firms attended the bidders’ conference and 7 firms submitted formal bids. The Board narrowed the field to four firms, including the incumbent, Securitas, and personally interviewed each firm before selecting USAA. Rose Jurczewski, Wentworth Manager, Kathy Losch, our fantastic artist, and I attended the auction of the horses sponsored by various Barrington area businesses to benefit the Barrington United Way. Our own David Nelson, Condo 9 resident and Cuba Township Supervisor, did a superb job as the auctioneer. This fundraising effort will provide the United Way with about $50,000 for use in the Barrington area. If you have not signed up for the alternate electric provider, there is still time to switch before the higher winter electric rates kick in. Remember that ComEd will continue to provide us with maintenance and repair services. Almost half of LBS’s units are now signed up! Since there is no cost to sign up and you can change services to another provider at any time, this is a “winwin” for residents. Our Village is presenting a question on the November 6th ballot asking whether we want to authorize the Village to develop an alternate electric aggregation program similar to our own program. We encourage everyone to support this proposal which will provide us with more opportunities to control our electric costs. Please mark your calendar: Veteran’s Day services are being planned by the LBS Veterans for Sunday, November 11th at 11:00am. I look forward to seeing you all “around the lake.” If you have any suggestions, or questions, please send an email to me at paulbcpa@aol.com. Paul Berlin, President LBCHA Check presentation to Cuba Cares from Run the Shores event. Shorelines Advertising Reach the entire LBS Community by advertising in the monthly Shorelines newsletter! We have a variety of size and package options available. Please contact Jamie in the office for rates and publication details. JScheppman@LBS-HOA.org or 847-382-1660 x305 LBCHA provides the Shorelines for informational purposes only. LBCHA does not guarantee, endorse or promote any of the products or services advertised within the pages of Shorelines and assumes no responsibility or liability for the statements made in the publication. The right to refuse advertising for any/no reason is expressly reserved. Any advertisement may be subject to additional approvals, and any claims made by advertisers are strictly their own. The publisher and LBCHA does not endorse or vouch for the quality of goods or services of any Advertiser.
Winter Tips From the Management Office Since the snow season is here, we request your help and cooperation in making the snow removal operations run as smoothly as possible. The following is an outline for snow removal for the season: 1. Snowplowing of main streets (Old Barn Road, Woodview Road, Shoreline Road and Oak Hill Road) begins when there is one inch of snow on the ground. These roads are plowed continuously during a heavy snowstorm to keep them open for emergency vehicles. 2. All other roads are plowed when the main streets are under control. 3. Snow clearing operations of driveways shall commence within a reasonable time from the accumulation of 2 or more inches of snow. Driveways and parking areas cannot be plowed if they are blocked with parked vehicles; hence, it is imperative to remove all parked vehicles after a snowfall. 4. If, by the middle or late afternoon on a snowy day, it appears that your street or driveway has been missed, please call the Management Office 382-1660 and leave your name, address and specific complaint. All complaints are then given to the contractor for correction. Remember if NONE of the driveways are done on your street, you can assume that the contractor has not yet reached your area and not that you have been missed. Driveways will not be started until the streets are clear and/or under control, especially during severe weather conditions such as a blizzard. 5. Ice build-up on driveways, sidewalks and stoops from gutter run-off might be a concern in some areas. Please do not use salt on your sidewalk or stoop (concrete) as it will cause pitting of the concrete; and if salt gets into the shrubs, the shrubs will most likely die. Use only sand or ice melters designed for use on concrete. Please use caution during continual freezing and thawing of these areas when walking or driving. 6. If you notice any damage during or after a snow removal operation caused by the snow removal personnel, please report these to the Management Office, 64 Old Barn Road, Lake Barrington, IL 60010 in writing, as soon as possible. Damage reports cannot be accepted after the end of the contract term. Helpful Tips That May Assist in Avoiding Problems This Winter 1. If you have hoses attached to outside spigots, disconnect them so the water does not freeze. 2. If you have outside water spigots, look inside the unit for the shut off valves. Turn them off—then reopen the outside spigot and drain any excess water. 3. Leave inside water faucets drip on sub-zero days. 4. Units with garages—shut the garage door(s) in cold weather. Some Units have water pipes in the slab of the garage that can freeze. Lube door locks, also. 5. If you leave on vacation in cold weather, please leave the heat set to at least 55 degrees. 6. Please check your smoke detector(s) and change the battery if necessary. 7. For safety sake, please shovel the snow leading to the front door of your Unit. Pet Portraits 8. At Christmas time, please use extreme caution with decorative lights, especially those placed around windows. Do not overload circuits. Make it a safe holiday. 9. It’s time to change the furnace filter of your Unit. This will keep the Unit cleaner and save money, not to mention protecting the furnace from going out and leaving you with no heat when it is 40 degrees below. 10. Do not back your car into the garage of your Unit to warm up the car in the garage with the garage door closed. Fumes from the exhaust must be allowed to escape from the building. Thank you in advance for your continued cooperation. If you have any questions, please notify the Management Office at 847-382-1660. The Holiday season will soon be here. An impressive gift suggestion is a pet portrait. By commissioning one of our artists you will have a very unique keepsake. You will also be helping The Tower of Hope. This organization supplies service dogs for the wounded warriors returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. All contributions are totally tax deductible. See the red book at the LBS Recreation Center office for pet portrait photos and current artists. Call Kathleen L. McCann 847-989-8437 for details. kathleen@kathleenlmccann.com Sponsored by Veterans of Lake Barrington Shores and Brushstrokes Find Bliss with Yoga Yoga class for all levels! Come join us in the Ballroom at 9am Fridays for 1 hour of learning to create new space in the body, leaving you feeling relaxed yet rejuvenated. The class is for both men and women so all are welcome! Students have stated “I have more energy,” “I can focus better,” “My golf game has never been better!” Any questions contact Pamela 773-505-7305 or blissyoga1@yahoo.com Cost $10 walk-in or 6 classes for $50 15
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