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April Brookside Updates

April 11, 2024 by Nadine

Brookside Welcomes Back The Dartmouth Group
Rick Carberry will be the Property Manager and Hoby McNerney will be the new full-time, on-site Facility Manager. TDG is looking for an additional on-site maintenance person as well. There will no longer be an administrative person on site. Residents will now contact TDG offices for administrative or accounting issues.

Board of Trustees Announces Special Assessment to Meet VBC Operating Cash Needs
At its March 21, 2024, meeting the VBC Board of Trustees voted unanimously to levy a special assessment averaging $2,000 per unit needed (1) to pay current obligations, (2) to avoid future cash flow problems, and (3) to establish a contingency fund to meet future unanticipated expenses. Unit owners will be given the option of paying the full assessed amount up front or in three equal monthly payments in May, June, and July 2024.

Pool Update
The upgrades to the pool water heating and ventilation systems are ongoing and will be completed prior to the scheduled late May pool opening.

There was excellent homeowner attendance at the March 23 Reserve Study Presentation.

New VBC Rules coming regarding the use of Gas Grills to comply with MA Fire Code, Chapter 10.10.6.

January 22, 2024 by Nadine

Please see below for the latest updates for the Brookside Condos:

The board has decided to replace Barkan Management with The Dartmouth Group (TDG).
The Dartmouth Group previously served as Brookside’s property management company from September 2016 through March 2020, when Barkan took over. The new contract with TDG is slated to start on April 1, 2024, and extend through the end of 2025.
The Board of Trustees commends the work of the Property Management Company Search Committee (Jack DeWitt, Chair; Bob Suarez; Dave Eicher; Maria LeFort; and Tom Leonard). They solicited and reviewed bids to present to the Board.
The Board of Trustees appreciates the patience of the residents during the transition process.

November 1, 2023 by Nadine

Below you will find the November Community Updates for The Villages at Brookside:

New Trustees Elected at Brookside Annual Meeting. It was well attended with 170 unit owners appearing in person or via proxy.
Michele Caposella has been appointed to the Landscape Committee, Joe Messina to the Vendor Selection and Evaluation Guidelines Committee, and Vik Mani to the Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTF) Upgrade Committee. Anne Couture will be Board Liason to the Social Committee and Ludwih Heil will be Board Liason to the CAAS Committee.
The Trustees appreciate and continue to rely on the work of the community comittees. The minutes for the monthly board meetings can be found on the Barkan portal.

October 25, 2023 by Nadine

Below you will find the Community Updates for The Villages at Brookside:

Enter your pet into the Halloween Pet Parade! Saturday 10/28 @ 1pm. Rain Date, Sunday.
Need any tools sharpened? Brookside is hosting another event on 11/4 – 8 to 11am.
Fall Cleanup is underway – involves cutting back perennials, raking leaves, etc.
Reminder, keep all dogs on a leash.
The irrigation system is shut down for now due to the rains we have been having. They will continue to replace valves and sprinkler heads as needed.
The Social Committee will be collecting donations for the Food Pantry soon.

October 17, 2023 by Nadine

At the 10/14/2023 annual meeting, Ann Marie Couture and Ludwig Heil were elected to the two open Board of Trustee positions.