[Everyone] [External] Pressure washing

Mon Sep 21 15:28:04 UTC 2026

On Sep 21, 2026, at 10:52, Kathleen M. Baggett <kbaggett at gsu.edu> wrote:
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> Thank you for your message, David, and for copying Ron and me due to the issue with the CP list serve for us. If everyone would please ‘reply all’ with future correspondence, it would be much appreciated. I look forward to viewing quotes for the paving. 

You’re quite welcome Kathleen!  It’s no more effort than clicking the reply button,  If anyone doesn’t see a “reply all” option in their mail program, just drop me a line.  I’m happy to help you.  If you’re using the Gmail website, the reply button should be two arrows automatically, which is “reply to all"

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> Best,
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> Kathleen 

Dave

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> From: David Weiner <david.l.weiner30030 at gmail.com>
> Date: Monday, September 21, 2026 at 10:43 AM
> To: Residents <everyone at chelseaplacedecatur.com>
> Cc: Ronald Baggett <BaggettRonG at gmail.com>; Kathleen M. Baggett <kbaggett at gsu.edu>
> Subject: [External] Re: [Everyone] Pressure washing
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> On Sep 21, 2026, at 08:57, Vincent Wimbush via Everyone <everyone at chelseaplacedecatur.com> wrote:
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> Greetings to all.
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> In response to David's message sent last night I share the following, hoping issues broached will be received as intended--as constructive:
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> 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.
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> Absolutey we  can put out a request for quotes on the repaving if the consensus is that it wants to be seen sooner rather than later. That’s the purpose of this discussion - to get an idea of what direction we want to go.  The only reason we have a quote for the pressure washing is that Mark contacted Fish on his own initiative.
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> 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
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> My email was only intended to be a mechanism for us to discuss the options, not put it to a vote.  If we can’t reach a consensus on one course or another, the next step is to take a vote at a meeting as to which option we wish to pursue. Regardless of what course of action this discussion takes us in, I would call for a special meeting to take a vote.
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> 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
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> The level of participation is at the property owners discretion. While we may expect their participation, they are by no means required to be present.  If they elect not to attend the meeting or send a proxy, they will be counted as not present, but it won’t change the requirement that we have at least 6 yes votes to pass anything.  If we have less than that, I will reach out to those owners, and urge them to participate in the next meeting that will need to be scheduled.
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> 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. 
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> That is always how we have conducted our meetings.  There would be no change.
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> 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.
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> As of right now, Molly and Kate are still the owners of 410. I have extend an invitation to the new owner of 412 to join the mailing list and website, but to date, they have not.  I have extend to them the courtesy of the privacy they appear to desire.  Their right to privacy is more important than the courtesy of informing the residents the name(s) of the new owners and/or tenants. And even if the owners do introduce themselves, we have to right to know the name of the tenant.  There is no provisions in our articles of covenant that requires that.  I have been, and will continue to respect the privacy of the owners of 412.
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> 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.
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> For the purpose of discussing if we want to do so outside of a meeting, I see no reason why the exact balance needs to be given.  It is not a formal meeting where the treasure would make a report.  I was by no means trying to hide our balances from the other owners. However, if it makes you feel better, Lauren, would you please tell us the current balances?
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> 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.
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> It is my preference that we concentrate on one project at a time.  After we are done with the discussion and vote on this one, I would be happy to entertain a motion that we evaluate the common areas to come up with a comprehensive list of projects or items that need to be done, and prioritize them.
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> Thanks for consideration.
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> Thank you for your feedback Vincent.  I am happy to answer any further questions you may have.
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> vlw
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> Dave
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> On Sun, Sep 20, 2026 at 8:35 PM David Weiner via Everyone <everyone at chelseaplacedecatur.com <mailto: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.
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> 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.
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> The floor is open for discussion.
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> Dave
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