February 2020 Newsbrief

Events:

– The Greensboro Annual Meeting will be Tuesday, April 28, SLP Middle School Cafeteria. Registration is at 6-6:30pm. Please plan on attending!  has been postponed until further notice due to the Minnesota Stay-at-Home order

– New: The Party Room is now available for rent Monday to Friday from 8am to 4pm for the low fee of $15, holidays not included. Evening and weekend rental rate is $30. Email Greensboro_Square@hotmail.com

Accomplishments:

– The final draft of the Rules and Regulations is finished and has received Board approval effective 2/25/20. They will be posted to our web site and copies enclosed with the Annual Meeting packet. Please read: there are changes to rules for pets, parking, garbage/recycle plus other needed updates.

– The Association will be receiving rebate checks from an Xcel Energy HVAC&R program in the amount of $1,155.01.

– SavATree pruned 33 trees and removed dying ones. The scope of work was reviewed by the Grounds Committee last year and presented to the Board for approval.

In the works:

– The Greensboro Re-Roofing Project is planned for this spring, with 1-2 Bedroom (7301-7337), 1- 3 Bedroom (7303-7331), and 1 Condo building (7318).

– 2 Bedroom Townhouse owners along Franklin Avenue should watch for an announcement concerning costs and scheduling of work for patio replacement, and new dirt/landscaping on West Franklin. Project will begin when the 2 Bedroom Townhouse roof is finished, probably late May-June.

– Club House ground floor remodel: The two bathrooms, the staff office and hallway will get a facelift, starting with the men’s bathroom which will be closed including the men’s sauna during that time. The women’s bathroom will function as a unisex bathroom.

– Grounds Committee will buy 3 new trees, discounted through a St. Louis Park City program.

– Barrett will be addressing storm water drainage as soon as weather permits by the tennis courts.

– The Grounds Committee is working on the Condo South side landscaping plan.

– The Condo Board members are investigating composite materials to replace the balconies’ plywood.

– Online Condo bike storage survey closes soon.

Volunteer Projects:

– Architectural Committee, headed by Tim Hilger, is working on many projects including how to mount door cameras without damaging the brick, remodeling of the lower level of the Club House, and home remodeling.

– The Safety Committee is looking for members. Contact Shayne or committee chair Jamie Sampson Hopkins (7412).

Parking Changes began Monday, February 3

– Do you have a garage? Are you using it, and if not, why?

– Condo residents without a garage have a green parking permit, 2 Bedroom and Condo residents have a yellow parking permit for a 2nd registered car. Have you picked up your permit?

– Green and yellow parking areas are for the hours of 4pm to 8 am. If you are parking in the wrong area, you are taking someone else’s parking space!

– 3 Bedroom cars should be parked inside their double garages or in front.

– There are a few ‘open’ areas by the Club House that are available on a first come basis.

– All others cars need to be parked on the street or in the baseball parking lot. Follow City of St. Louis Park parking rules regarding snow

Useful information/It’s the rule:

PLEASE don’t leave nasty notes on people’s cars! If you have a problem with another resident, talk to them in person, or report the problem to Shayne.

– Starting an indoor or outdoor remodeling project? You must fill out the Architectural Authorization Request form available on the website. Send to Shayne at sdamian@gassen.com and avoid problems!

– Please make sure that your vendor hauls away trash from projects, it does not belong in the Greensboro garbage bins. This includes old carpeting, flooring, sheetrock, and other waste materials. The bins are not for old construction waste material disposal. Fines can be imposed.

– Please recycle 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 card boards so all of us have space to dispose of our trash.

– Reminder, the maximum vehicle speed limit everywhere on Greensboro property is 10 MPH. We have kids and people active throughout.

Please help by:

– Reporting any problems (grounds, lightbulbs including your porch lights, security, etc.), to Shayne (952-253-4921 SDamian@Gassen.com) and she will forward it on to the right person.

– Staff refills the salt shaker buckets upon request, contact Shayne.

– If you see a dead animal on the property, please call 952-544-0477 and give a detailed location to the Greensboro Staff so it can be taken care of as soon as reasonably possible.

– Picking up trash, sticks, your cigarette buds, your dog’s poop, etc. and put them into the trash bins located throughout Greensboro.

Contacts:
– Gassen Property Manager – Shayne Damian:
Phone 952-253-4921, email SDamian@Gassen.com or clientsupport@gassen.com

– Greensboro’s office – Ric & Brandon:
Phone 952-544-0477, email Greensboro_Square@hotmail.com

Mark the date:
– Next Board Meeting: TUESDAY, March 24, 2020. Home Owner Forum from 6:30pm to 6:45pm. Suggestions/ideas are welcome