JULY 17 TOWN HALL MEETING – by Steve Schneider
Close to 70 Hillcrest leaders and residents attended the Town Hall Meeting in Rec Room 2 at 1150 Hillcrest Court on July 17. They listened to speakers discuss ways to ease the burden for more than 100 Hillcresters hit hard by inflation and increased structural building inspection requirements. A new state law mandating condo Associations…
JULY 11 HLC MEETING NOTES – by Steve Schneider
New state laws governing condo Association operations took effect July 1, Hillcrest leaders were informed at the July 11 Hillcrest Leadership Council meeting held in Rec Room 2 on Hillcrest Ct. One prominent change mandates that associations conduct quarterly Board meetings, said Gregory R. Eisinger, a partner with nearby Eisinger Law. Asked about possible loopholes in the meeting requirement, the attorney said association…
MAY 2, 2024, HLC MEETING – by Steve Schneider
Condo Associations can apply for a state grant worth up to $175,000, community leaders learned at the May 2 Hillcrest Leadership Council meeting. The grant is part of a pilot program to help condo associations to harden the buildings which will will protect their building structures and possibly lessen insurance costs in the future. Individual…
April 4, 2024, HLC Meeting – by Steve Schneider
It was a full house as Hillcrest Leadership got a peek into the future at the April 4 Hillcrest Leadership Council meeting, held at Clubhouse II on Hillcrest Court. And the view wasn’t great. Kimberly Newman, Secretary, Hillcrest 26 revealed the results of their Structural Integrity Reserve Study Report. This mandatory Survey costs several thousand dollars and…
JANUARY HLC MEETING – by Steve Schneider
Sometimes the “small stuff” matters. Building leaders got this lesson reinforced at the Feb. 8 meeting of the Hillcrest Leadership Council, when Idelma Quintana, our District 6 Commissioner who represents us at City Hall, lauded two of our Hillcrest leaders for their efforts. She applauded Hillcrest 3 President Jim Bowers for working with Hollywood officials to save an old tree…
JANUARY 2024 HLC MEETING – by Steve Schneider
When District 6 Commissioner Idelma Quintana opened the meeting, Michelle Delvecchio, President of Hillcrest 24 asked if she could officially thank Commissioner Quintana and the City of Hollywood staff for their neighborly and fast action after a broken water main left her residents without water over the New Year’s Day weekend. Commissioner Quintana sprang into action after…
State Representative Marie Woodson
As many of you know, Marie attends as many of our HLC meetings as she can. She has been our biggest advocate when it comes to any and all of our issues including insurance ratees, rising maintenance costs, and possible huge assessments for the buildings who may need to satisfy the ELSS requirements. I do…
JULY 2023 HLC MEETING – By Steve Schneider
The City of Hollywood has programs to help financially struggling residents, Hillcrest leaders learned at the Aug. 3 Leadership Council meeting. It was held at Rec Room 2 on Hillcrest Court. The programs are based on income. And disabled people may get moved ahead on a waiting list based on their condition and need. Steven Hurtig, President of Hillcrest 25, chaired…
OCTOBER 5, 2023 HLC MEETING – by Steve Schneider
Building presidents continue dealing with a confusing maze when they try to get property insurance coverage for their condo Association properties. Community leaders learned more details about this ongoing drama at the Oct. 5 meeting of the Hillcrest Leadership Council, which was held at Rec Room II on Hillcrest Court. According to the president of…
NOVEMBER 2023 HLC MEETING – by Steve Schneider
Condo Association leaders discussed their unsatisfying relationship with the City of Hollywood Fire Marshal and his inspectors at the Nov. 9 Hillcrest Leadership Council meeting. It was held in Rec Room II on Hillcrest Court. The conversation followed an announcement from Cindy Abraham, the HLC secretary. She informed the audience that the Fire Marshal had…