Event
– Paper shredding event for St. Louis Park on Saturday, October 10 from 9-12 at the City’s Creekside location (7341 Oxford St.), turn at the sign. 5 paper grocery-type bags of paper will be accepted, no metal binding clips or spiral bindings. There is no fee but wear a mask!

COVID-19
– The Greensboro Annual Meeting was delayed due to COVID-19 and the State’s limits on meeting/gathering sizes. We will have an election in November for Board positions which are up for re-election this year. This will be a mail-in vote and Gassen will send out candidate application forms shortly. The elected Board Members will assume their responsibilities in December 2020.
– Mandatory mask wearing in all four Condo buildings’ common areas and laundry rooms and when meeting with Gassen staff inside the Club House.
– Gassen on site staff is following CDC recommendations for cleaning, dealing with vendors and meeting with residents.
– The Club House/Party Room is still closed, due to coronavirus concerns.

Thanks to Our Pool Team for COVID-19 Maintenance
– Brandon Wilt for cleaning the pool area every two hours and cleaning the pool with chemicals.
– Ric Halquist for keeping the pool open after 5pm.
– Jeff Zweig for cleaning the pool on weekends.

Have You…
– Signed up for Gassen Connect (https://gassenconnect.nabrnetwork.com)? This app is Gassen’s preferred communication method and should be used to create quick work orders for downed branches, dead critters, needed light bulbs, etc.
– Checked to see if your outside lights are on? The LED lights provided by Greensboro for the townhomes and garage exteriors are extremely cheap to operate and should be left on 24/365.
– Changed the batteries in your smoke detectors?

Accomplishments:
– Congratulations to Tom Marolt, who was awarded Greensboro’s “Volunteer of the Year” for the many tasks he willingly performs to keep Greensboro safe and attractive. Tom received a certificate in a small ceremony on September 24.
– A “dog swim” was held on September 20 at the pool, followed by the pool closing for the season on September 25.

In the works:
– The condo carpets will be cleaned on November 6. Condo owners have the option of having their unit carpets cleaned at reduced cost – contact Zerorez at 952-937-6739 or email cleanteam@zerorezmn.com.
– A Little Library will be created as soon as a site is found.
– Steve Morkrid will be repairing and repainting condo walls in each building.
– A permanent railing at the main entrance of 7412 is expected in October.
– Brick repair by DMR is continuing for townhouses, including exterior chimney repairs.
– 3 Bedroom townhouse garage lintel projects at 2014, 7411, 7423 and 7447 are ongoing.
– Re-siding of 7409, 7413, 7417 and 7421 Franklin 2 Bedroom townhouses’ north side: all four windows have been replaced. Siding and flashing will be done together with 2024, 2026, 2036 and 2038 Louisiana 3 Bedroom townhouse east facing townhouses in the end of September/beginning of October.
– Re-grading and landscaping areas 7407-7451 3 Bedroom South side and 7414 Condo North side will be finished soon.

In the works:
– The condo carpets will be cleaned on November 6. Condo owners have the option of having their unit carpets cleaned at reduced cost – contact Zerorez at 952-937-6739 or email cleanteam@zerorezmn.com.
– A Little Library will be created as soon as a site is found.
– Steve Morkrid will be repairing and repainting condo walls in each building.
– A permanent railing at the main entrance of 7412 is expected in October.
– Brick repair by DMR is continuing for townhouses, including exterior chimney repairs.
– 3 Bedroom townhouse garage lintel projects at 2014, 7411, 7423 and 7447 are ongoing.
– Re-siding of 7409, 7413, 7417 and 7421 Franklin 2 Bedroom townhouses’ north side: all four windows have been replaced. Siding and flashing will be done together with 2024, 2026, 2036 and 2038 Louisiana 3 Bedroom townhouse east facing townhouses in the end of September/beginning of October.
– Re-grading and landscaping areas 7407-7451 3 Bedroom South side and 7414 Condo North side will be finished soon.

Volunteer Projects:
– Architectural Committee, headed by Tim Hilger, is working on many projects including interior homeowner projects that may impact common area components. It is best to reach out to Sonja or Tim before you start a home improvement project. Do you have construction knowledge? If yes, consider joining the Committee

Parking:
– Please respect the green and yellow parking permit areas. If you have a yellow permit don’t park in the green permit area and vice versa.
– Don’t back into your parking spot – it is NOW part of the Rules and Regulations.
– Commercial, nonregistered and guest cars need to park on the street or in the baseball parking lot between 4pm and 8am.
– Non-registered cars parked in the same spot for more than 72 hours will be towed without warning. The 72 hour limitation does not apply to cars with yellow and green parking permit displayed on their cars. Exception is when we have to clear the parking lots for repair and maintenance.

Useful information/It’s the rule:
– Starting an indoor or outdoor remodeling project including door area cameras? You must fill out the Architectural Authorization Request form available on the website. Send to Gassen and avoid problems!
– Please do not store anything in the condo hallways!
– Please make sure that you or your vendor hauls away remodeling material from projects. It does not belong in the Greensboro garbage bins. Homeowners will be fined.
– There is a separate fee for hauling away household appliances and furniture. They do NOT belong in the trash or in the garbage, this includes mattresses! Contact Gassen to arrange special pick up.
– No tethering of animals. If a mower, building elements or people get damaged/hurt by a tethering line, the homeowner will be charged back for the damage caused.

Please help by:
– Calling the police immediately if you see or hear suspicious activity at Greensboro. Cars’ catalytic converters have been cut from cars in the greater St. Louis Park area including Greensboro. It is a rather noisy but fast job. We suggest you park your car in the garage if you have one.
– Recycling as much as possible. We still find a lot of cardboard boxes and bottles in the trash bins. We appreciate when you break down the cardboards so all of us have space to dispose of our trash. Please note that items should be dumped in the recycle bins unbagged. Plastic bags gum up the recycle machines and should be trashed.
– Cleaning the common BBQ grill by the Club House after use. Make sure to use it away from the Club House and overhanging tree branches and following fire code. Please dispose of the ashes in the dedicated and labeled bin. Don’t throw them into the trash.
– Picking up trash, sticks, your cigarette butts and wrappers, your dog’s poop, etc. and put them into the trash bins located throughout Greensboro.
– Reporting any problems (grounds, lightbulbs including your porch lights, security, etc.), by creating a work order on your Gassen Connect account (preferred) or contacting Sonja Spohnholtz (Greensboro@gassen.com or 952-544-0477) and she will forward it on to the right person.

Contact:
– Sonja Spohnholtz, On Site Property Manager:
   Phone 952-544-0477, email Greensboro@gassen.com

Mark the date:
– Next Board Meeting: TUESDAY, October 27, 2020. Homeowner Forum from 6:30 pm to 6:45 pm. Suggestions/ideas are welcome. This will probably be an online meeting for homeowners.