Colonies Yuletide Musings

Seasons Greetings everyone.

Nearly another year at The Colonies gone by and The Colonies governing/administrative body is in no better of a place now than it was a year ago; the Reserves fund balance is even lower and co-owners will be paying an additional $30/month increase from the current amount of $480 commencing with their January 2012 condo fee payment.  As co-owner Allison Martin pointed out on a recent Colonies Connection, The Colonies Administration Office spends approximately $193/monthly to mail statements to co-owners reminding them of their obligation to pay their monthly co-owner condo fee. 

The Colonies is decorated for the holiday season with the various decorations.  I was awake at 5:00 AM this morning to go to work and the holiday lights were on.  Are they ever turned off?  It is not necessary in my humble opinion for the decorations to be illuminated all night as think it a misuse of electricity.  The Board and Management profess to be so concerned with The Colonies property's image but if that were truly the case then the inflatable decorations would NOT be near the entrance and would be further back, perhaps near the tot lot or up on Tremayne Place.  There was no change truly much from previous years in the overall decorations with the exception of some slight shifting of items.  The inflatable decorations are tacky and must say I am disappointed in the Holiday Decorations Committee as thought they would have been a little more creative with resources, etc.  The Colonies Clubhouse is always festively decorated for the holidays.

Hope everyone has a most joyous holiday season!