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February18

Dog Fouling

By: Tim Neale

I received another letter from Stevenage Homes this morning. I never know who delivers these. They do not come with the regular post, maybe it’s the caretaker. All part of the service we pay 12 percent management fees for.

This note from Tenancy Advisor Danielle Whittaker, warns:

It has been brought to my attention that there is an ever increasing amount of dog mess accumulating in the grounds of the above block. This problem if left unchecked it may result in a problem when grass cutting commences which would result in the grounds of the block not being maintained fully.

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February8

Fire Door Update 1

By: Tim Neale

Stevenage Homes annually estimates the repair costs on our block of flats and adds this amount to the service charge.

But the actual cost of repairs usually exceeds this estimate. This year I queried several of the items listed.

I have been getting no where fast with this, no one else in the block appears to care too much about these large repair bills. Perhaps they have given up trying to do something about it.

The story so far

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January16

Lewis Reaps the Rewards

By: Tim Neale

Good for him!

Local boy made good, Lewis Hamilton, is being showered with accolades after becoming last season’s Formula 1 World Champion in only his second season. He is to be awarded an MBE and immortalised in wax.

First the Gong

The 23-year-old was awarded an MBE in the New Year’s honours list. Hamilton said,

It is a massive honour and incredible privilege for me to receive an MBE from Her Majesty the Queen. It is the most amazing culmination to what has been quite a year for me.

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January5

New Regeneration Plan to be Proposed

By: Tim Neale

Someone may know something – maybe.

stcrgsI met Councillor Brian Underwood at a seasonal get together with the board of Stevenage Homes just before Christmas. He is one of the local councillors for Bedwell, which is the ward The Towers is in.

He is also on the town’s Planning and Development Committee so if any one knows what is happening with the Stevenage Town Centre Regeneration scheme, you would expect it to be him.

He could not give any firmer date for the demolition of The Towers than the 5 years minimum that was given to us by Stevenage Homes. But he did say that Stevenage Borough Council are going to bring forward new plans soon with fewer apartments.

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