[Everyone] Pressure washing

[Vincent Wimbush]

Greetings to all.

In response to David's message sent last night I share the following,
hoping issues broached will be received as intended--as constructive:

First, in re: repavement of the driveway, it should not surprise anyone
that I am fully in support of the project. I am on record arguing that the
driveway and other parts of CP look somewhat rundown, as though we are not
invested in the place. With pavement work as a priority, the
pressure-washing project of the driveway will not be needed. Washing of
stones, perhaps, but this should follow, not precede, repavement  work. I
strongly recommend more than one proposal for work to be done and that the
proposals (or details of such) be communicated to all of us.

Second, in order for this work to be done process matters: there should be
a formal meeting called with this item (alone or with others) on the agenda
for discussion. If not in-person, then via Zoom-like service. And a formal
vote should be called for--with the expectation of the participation of all
owners. With all owners' votes to be recorded. Minutes from the last
meeting should be presented and agreed to and minutes from this proposed
meeting should be taken.

This means we need to know and be able to account for *all *owners. As of
this day I do not know who resides in #410 and #412. Things seem to be in
flux in #410. For whatever reason, we have not been given the courtesy of
information about and introduction of residents in these units. We should
have been informed who owns #412 and who is residing in and renting #410.

Third, in re: monies available and to be assessed, we should be informed
exactly how much money is in our account. It is not enough for us to be
told in general that there is enough for this or that project. Sharing of
this information is as important as information about who lives among us
and on what terms.

Finally, I hope the proposed projects can be seen as only part of what
needs to be done. There is a need for us to consider a broader or
comprehensive inventory of issues that need to be addressed, in terms of
the shared physical property and the general HOA governing policy. As each
of us knows by personal experience, it is better to have long-term plans
and to be as proactive as possible rather than be forced to respond only at
a point of real deterioration or crisis.

Thanks for consideration.

vlw





On Sun, Sep 20, 2026 at 8:35 PM David Weiner via Everyone <
everyone at chelseaplacedecatur.com> wrote:

> Good evening everyone!
>
> Mark reached out to Fish a few weeks ago about pressure washing the
> driveway.  They gave a quote, breaking it down by common areas and
> individual houses.  They gave an “all in” price of a little over $3,000 to
> power wash everything, including each of the cobblestone driveways. The
> officers have discussed it, and we think it’s a good idea for the
> association to pay the $3,000 or so for everything.  We have plenty of
> money in the bank, so it would not affect our reserves at all.
>
> An additional pieces of information for everyone to keep in mind, is that
> the asphalt driveway has exceeded its useful life of about 30 years.  We
> sealed the cracks about 5 years ago, and it’s also exceed its life
> expectancy.  At this point in time, it’s not worth doing again. Lauren
> talked to a few companies, and it would cost $25,000 or more to tear up and
> replace the asphalt. This would require an assessment of at least $1,000 to
> do.  It doesn’t need to be done right away, but it will have to be done
> soon, and I can’t define it any better than soon.
>
> The floor is open for discussion.
>
> Dave
>
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