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NEWENGLANDCONDO.COM NEW ENGLAND CONDOMINIUM - APRIL 2019 15 C&S Community Management Services, touch-up painting, pressure washing and spring arrives in force.” which has offices throughout Florida. minor landscaping, depending on the size “Of course, the making of the signs them- selves will most likely involve someone hours.” outside of the association. In general, it’s important to note that anything that re- quires a licensed contractor should not be performed in house, unless whomever on staff is doing the work themselves actually harsh, an as- has a license.” An adept manager can help a board de- termine the nature and extent of needed with issues be- spring work, as well as the best way to yond just fall- prioritize and schedule service calls. “Our en twigs and office is equipped to get estimates and grubby coordinate and oversee various types of nage. “Winter subcontractors, including painters, power ice damming washers, landscapers, masons, plumb- ers, and more,” says Don Cabrera, Own- er of Cabrera Companies in Wildwood ing to roofs,” Crest, New Jersey. “Our company also says coordinates necessary inspections with contractors for annual spring preventive tion maintenance for things like pool and spa equipment. We generally accompany and ing expert to conduct regular inspections Hampshire, but we’re in a heavily-wood- provide instruction and oversight to all to better identify necessary repairs to ed area with walking trails and the like. ally have some new faces move in, and contractors. Additionally, we can perform avoid further water infiltration when the As far as spring is concerned, we have a of the job, property and required man If the win- ter weather has been p ar t ic u larly sociation may need to deal sig- can be espe- cially damag- Butler. “An associa- should engage a roof- Into the Woods Some associations are more sprawl- ing than others, and those that occupy a ‘cleanup’ toward the top of the season. vast plots of land We also have a group we call the Beau- may require more tification Committee that changes the consideration as the days warm than have scattered throughout the property, those associations as well as the big flower bed with a gran- occupying urban spaces. “Our condo- minium associa- tion consists of 21 to spruce up their own flower beds – par- units in four build- ings over 42 acres,” says Gordon Cros- son, Manager of eter cutting during the year, which we’ll Oyster River Con- dominium Asso- ciation in Lee, New as some bushes. Once spring gets going, Hampshire. “We’re we have some painting work that we’ll do. not far from the It’s a small enough community where ev- University of New erybody knows everyone else and enjoys contract with a landscaper who does both our snow plowing and our lawn service, so he’ll come out to do what we refer to as flowers around four lamp posts that we ite display at the entrance of the property that displays our community’s name. \[The committee\] also provides peat moss and loam for owners to use at their discretion ticularly those in the back of their units. “Last year we purchased a brush mow- er, so we handle a lot of our own perim- also do come the spring,” Crosson contin- ues. “We prune many of our trees, as well lending a helping hand. We occasion- “Any association will want to perform some routine tasks, including cleaning their grounds of leaves and debris to prep for landscaping, and cleaning windows – although serious exterior cleaning of the latter should be handled by professionals.” — James Maistre continued on page 18 clientsvc@jbutlerpropertymgmt.com | P: 978-694-9004 F: 978-694-9008 | www.jbutlerpropertymgmt.com COMPANY OVERVIEW • Family owned and managed Massachusetts based property management company • Offers superior construction-related expertise and resources • Blends management expertise with open communication between the board, unit owners and managing agent, making for a healthier property • Superior vendor and cost management • Deployment of in-house maintenance and grounds-keeping crews At J. Butler Property Management, LLC, we measure our success in terms of client satisfaction and take a long-term view of every relationship. A Company you can trust... A Company you can depend on... A Company of Professionals!!! An Unparalleled Level of Condominium Service