Comments on: Food Co-Op Will Buy 100% of Electricity from Wind Farm http://www.dailyslope.com/2005/10/20/food-co-op-will-buy-100-of-electricity-from-wind-farm/ Park Slope, Brooklyn Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:14:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mrs. Cheryl Williams-Murray http://www.dailyslope.com/2005/10/20/food-co-op-will-buy-100-of-electricity-from-wind-farm/comment-page-1/#comment-114431 Mrs. Cheryl Williams-Murray Tue, 07 Jun 2011 23:23:12 +0000 http://www.dailyslope.com/wp/2005/10/20/food-co-op-will-buy-100-of-electricity-from-wind-farm/#comment-114431 My co-op needs help they are charging us fees multiplied per share to pay for fuel this coming winter and a 3.5% raise in our maintenance fees. I have 365 shares. We just had a roof repair that the members agreed to pay per share an assessment to pay for the roof repair. My assessment was about $277.00 which we paid for three years. Two years ago the "board" told us they needed the same fees as an increase in the maintenance until the building could get out of financial trouble. So the assessment has traveled for five years. Today they are telling us that we need to pay the extra 3.5% and the $3.00 assessment. We have always had a reserve it now no longer exist and the board spent $2 0, 000.00 for a black fence to 'gate’ the shrubs when the building has infrastructure problems in the boiler and the plumbing. There are a lot of floods that are happening and the tenants are being charged for the problems that are in the pipes that are behind the scenes. Where do we go to find out if the board and the managing agents are giving us the real truth? We are not allowed access to their private meetings that they make all decisions then give them to us as decision that cannot be refused. What rights do we have and what laws are in place for us having a right to know? What government funded programs are there for turning our building green in every way possible? How can we get (financial incentives or abatements) help from the federal, state or local governments? Could this wind farm supply our building with electricity too? What are the qualifications and the details in this endeavor and how much does it cost? Thank You for your response in advance, thank you for listening and for your comment box. Respectfully Yours, Mrs. Cheryl Williams-Murray My co-op needs help they are charging us fees multiplied per share to pay for fuel this coming winter and a 3.5% raise in our maintenance fees. I have 365 shares. We just had a roof repair that the members agreed to pay per share an assessment to pay for the roof repair. My assessment was about $277.00 which we paid for three years. Two years ago the “board” told us they needed the same fees as an increase in the maintenance until the building could get out of financial trouble. So the assessment has traveled for five years. Today they are telling us that we need to pay the extra 3.5% and the $3.00 assessment. We have always had a reserve it now no longer exist and the board spent $2 0, 000.00 for a black fence to ‘gate’ the shrubs when the building has infrastructure problems in the boiler and the plumbing. There are a lot of floods that are happening and the tenants are being charged for the problems that are in the pipes that are behind the scenes. Where do we go to find out if the board and the managing agents are giving us the real truth? We are not allowed access to their private meetings that they make all decisions then give them to us as decision that cannot be refused. What rights do we have and what laws are in place for us having a right to know? What government funded programs are there for turning our building green in every way possible? How can we get (financial incentives or abatements) help from the federal, state or local governments? Could this wind farm supply our building with electricity too? What are the qualifications and the details in this endeavor and how much does it cost?

Thank You for your response in advance, thank you for listening and for your comment box.

Respectfully Yours,
Mrs. Cheryl Williams-Murray

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