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NEWENGLANDCONDO.COM NEW ENGLAND CONDOMINIUM -DECEMBER 2021 3 S T ........ Whether you live in a single-family home, an apartment building, or an HOA, home secu- Remember in 2020, when everyone was so excited for 2021, “when all of this instability rity is a major concern. Providing that security can range from installing a simple alarm and uncertainty will be over”? Right. Well, while there was some relief from pandemic system to equipping and training building staff members to use sophisticated access and pandemonium as Americans started to get vaccinated against COVID this past spring surveillance technology, to a hybrid approach incorporating both tech and people. P S S ...... Not so very long ago, acquiring goods and services required some physical effort on the part of consumers; a trip to a store, or restaurant, or other commercial establishment. Sure, you could phone or mail in an order from the Sears catalog or have Domino’s deliver a pizza, but that was about it. H S ........ It’s often said that good people are hard to find. That may be true, but for residential communities like co-ops and condos, finding good people—and then hiring and retaining them—is a major key to success. T Y (P)R ............... and summer, the virulent delta variant threatened to override the country’s hard-won progress and untold sacrifices. Yale Robbins Publisher Henry Robbins Executive Vice President Joanna DiPaola Associate Publisher Hannah Fons Senior Editor Darcey Gerstein Associate Editor Pat Gale Associate Editor Shirly Korchak Art Director Anne Anastasi Production Manager Alan J. Sidransky Staff Writer Alyce Hill Director of Sales Copyright 2021 by New England Condominium Magazine LLC, dba Community Association Publishing. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior written permission. New England Condominium is published monthly in New York, New York by New England Condominium Magazine LLC, dba Community Association Publishing, 205 Lexington Ave., 5th Floor, New York, NY 10016. 508-753-4630. ISSN 1550-946X. Periodical postage paid at New York, New York and additional mailing o ces. Subscriptions are available free by request to condominium and homeowner associations. POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to New England Condominium Magazine, 205 Lexington Avenue, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10016. FREE Subscriptions for Board Members, Trustees, Property Managers and Real Estate Decision Makers. To Subscribe, please visit us at: newenglandcondo.com/subscribe TABLE OF CONTENTS A Property Management Company You Can Trust At J. Butler Property Management, LLC., we measure our success in terms of client satisfaction and take a long-term view of every relationship. www.jbutlerpropertymgmt.com 978.694.9004 James R. Butler IV Executive Manager • Family owned and managed Massachusetts based property management company • Blends management expertise with open communication between the board, unit owners and managing agent, making for a healthier property • Superior cost cutting strategies and vendor pricing • Community website, work order system, online payments • An in-house maintenance team that is able to reduce costs and offer an unparalleled level of service P ...... 4.68 3.096 8.586 2.508 1.11 2.04 1.524 2.796