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| hawk |
Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 3:58 pm
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Quote: "Judging from the fact that we have not received any complaints regarding the level of security he provides, we can only conclude he is doing an excellent job."
Joe Vero on Karl Colaguori owner of Axis Security Last Saturday morning two cars were broken into in the parking garage. The Axis Security employee on duty did not see anything so the crimes were not noticed until the owners went to get their cars later in the morning. It was the same Axis Security super-sleuth on duty that was photographed regularly sleeping on the job that we posted earlier. After we posted her sleeping on the job, management gave the Axis employees a television to watch while they are on duty. The reactions from the two owners were so different. One reported the crime to the police and now will not park his vehicle in the parking garage. He is a renter who will be moving soon. The other did not even bother to report the crime as he figures there is nothing the police will do. This is the third time his car was hit within the last year and he has had his apartment up for sale since the second time his car was broken into. We have a fresh new look to our front page. Take a look: http://www.westmountcondoslife.com/contents-frontpage.html Last edited by hawk on Sat Aug 21, 2010 8:58 am; edited 1 time in total |
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| hawk |
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 12:04 am
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Quote: "TSCC 1786 does not employ a security guard as is being alleged."
Joe Ieradi affidavit 06 October 2009 How low can our board get? 19 August 2010 Thirteen vehicles got parking tickets early this morning after Anna Teixeira gave Axis Security instructions to phone parking enforcement to ticket cars parked in the front parking lot. This was the second time our management had cars ticketed in the front with no warning that the board of directors has changed their parking policies. There was no notices posted stating that parking enforcement would called so the thirteen residents were bushwhacked by the people who take our money and pretend that they represent our interests. This dirty act was both premeditated and petty. Worse it is a deliberate attempt to force cars back up into the unsafe parking garage where they are easy prey for break-ins and thefts. Last Saturday morning, less than one week ago, two vehicles were broken into in the parking garage. This morning, one of those vehicles got a parking ticket. In less than a week, this resident had to pay for a new side window and now a parking ticket. What makes it even sicker is that he rents his apartment off Joe Ieradi's sister. Take a look in the front parking lot in the days to come. You will see George Marchi (president of DeMarco Funeral homes) parking his white Lexus in the front, Anna Teixeira parking her black BMW in the front and Joe Ieradi parking his black BMW in the front. Our lords and masters get park in the front while, to make room for them, the peasants are pushed to the back where it is dangerous. Oh by the way, everyone will feel better to know that Joe Ieradi's employee Neri, who always parks in the north side of the building right in view of a camera, does not get parking tickets. See the complete article and photos at: http://www.westmountcondoslife.com/front-parking.html#low[/img] |
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| hawk |
Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 5:07 am
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Quote: I am also aware of this item, and ensure that the maintenance staff on behalf of Westmount mark and watch the area for loose concrete."
Joe Ieradi [affidavit 6 Oct 2009] The Devil's Garage still has a few tricks to show us. First of all, small pieces of concrete are falling from the ceiling onto the floor of the parking spots. Secondly, the garage is a hang out for kids so someone started to burn some of the loose paint that is hanging from the ceiling. Burn marks on a floor and even burn marks on a wall is quite common but is is unusual to see burn marks on a concrete ceiling. The city inspectors issued work orders to repair both of these problems but Joe Ieradi is appealing their decision to superior court. You can see the photographs at: http://westmountcondoslife.com/safety-garage1.html http://westmountcondoslife.com/crime-garage5.html |
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| SharynS |
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 2:09 am
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Joined: 28 Jan 2006 Posts: 2883 Location: the 'puter |
Is it going to take a death before something is done? The building should be condemned before any of owners or the youth that hang out there are the victims of Ieradi's and the city's negligence.
_________________ Free speech is the whole thing, the whole ball game. Free speech is life itself. - Salman Rushdie |
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| hawk |
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 4:59 am
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The building inspectors are now waiting for court dates to take the board of directors and Westmount-Keele (Terraces) to superior court on the five different inspections they did.
Our board of directors will not repair the defects in the building or in the parking garage despite the city laying charges. You see, it is the condo owners that will have to pick up all their court expenses, not the three of them so they have nothing to lose by defying the city. Last edited by hawk on Sat Apr 09, 2011 3:51 am; edited 1 time in total |
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| SharynS |
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 2:23 pm
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Quote: it is the condo owners that will have to pick up all their court expenses, _________________ Free speech is the whole thing, the whole ball game. Free speech is life itself. - Salman Rushdie |
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| hawk |
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 5:18 pm
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There would be four problems if the owners had repairs done that were not approved by the board.
One There is the cost which is very expensive as it would be only a few owners who would agree to pay. (Like taxes, everyone wants someone else to pay.) Two The board could legally prevent the repairs from being done. Three There is the liability if the repairs were not done correctly or up to the "boards" standards. Four The board would never fix anything but leave it up to the "stupid" few. ' I received the first word that last years cockroach problem is back with the building. One owner saw them in her apartment a couple of days ago. The board paid for one treatment last year and then forgot about it. Annual treatments are a must. |
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| SharynS |
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 5:38 pm
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Again I'm talking through my hat but is there a way to have the repairs done and charged back to the mondo account. It does belong to the owners and any backlash would then face the legal process, much like what's already happening.
I'm wondering if at the same time there's a way for owners to usurp the board itself. Perhaps organize, elect new people. Again the courts would have to sort it out but that would be months/years down the road. In the mean time repairs are done and the entire debacle gets to see the light of day and the likelihood of someone getting killed is reduced. Surely the courts would see the rationale. _________________ Free speech is the whole thing, the whole ball game. Free speech is life itself. - Salman Rushdie |
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| hawk |
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2010 6:28 am
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Quote: We are all born brave, trusting and greedy, and most of us remain greedy.
Mignon McLaughlin Not that I know off. We are stuck with our board and the building as it is until we can get a court-appointed administrator. As far as the garage goes, we need for the city to get a court date and let them sue the board. We will get a court-appointed administrator or a court-appointed receiver some day down the road. The majority of owners will only kick the board out once they get hit with expensive Special Assessments, when there is a very serious assault or worse on the property that scares the hell out of them or when the property starts deteriorating to a point that even the most stubborn cannot ignore it. Last edited by hawk on Sat Apr 09, 2011 4:32 am; edited 1 time in total |
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| hawk |
Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 6:12 am
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Our Westmount Homeowners Association (WHO) is going being active in the upcoming municipal elections and we believe that all condominium owners need to do the same.
WHO is hosting a corn roast and barbecue this Sunday on the terraces of two apartments. We have invited the two main candidates for city councillor to attend and Rob Ford who is running to be mayor of Toronto. Maria Augimeri Ward 9 councillor has confirmed that she is attending. Rob Ford has another engagement but he is 90% sure he can drop in. The directors of the condo next door to us have also been invited. This is a great way for the candidates to meet a minimum of 50 voters—more likely more—and for us to inform the candidates the concerns that condo owners have. More importantly it will raise awareness of the elections in the two condo buildings. This is important for if in the future we need a crosswalk or a yield sign installed or any other city service, the politicians tend to listen to the neighbourhoods where voter turnout is high and ignore areas where the turnout is low. We are doing more than this. We will publish the location of our polling station and will give rides to any resident who needs one. A couple of us will actively work during the campaign for the candidates that we believe will be the best choice for our community. We have a full section on our web site devoted to the municipal elections. It is updated regularly. It is at: http://westmountcondoslife.com/contents7a-city-elections.html What is more, these elections are a chance to gain experience as next fall will be having the provincial elections. Those are the candidates that we have to be able to influence. Let us know if your condo or other organization is getting active in this election. We would also like a list of questions we should be asking at the all-candidates meetings. |
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| hawk |
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 1:07 am
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Construction starting in two weeks
A week ago I heard that a woman went into the front office to complain about how dangerous the parking garage was. Anna asked the woman what did she want them to do about it. Then she said don't worry, we will be starting construction in two to three weeks. Very interesting I thought. So I checked with the city to see if Westmount-Keele Terraces has the necessary building permits to start construction. They don't. The answer I got states: "Planning staff is waiting for information that was requested of the applicant on the structural integrity of the garage before proceeding. Planning has a concern with this portion of the application and the applicant must demonstrate that this is not a concern in order to proceed." Well it certainly seems that the city has been and may have to continue waiting for a very long time. |
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| SharynS |
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 3:17 am
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What is the date on the application and how long is it good for or does the city keep it on file? What's required to determine structural integrity say Joe decides to proceed, are there special certified inspectors?
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| wm pasz |
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 3:35 am
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Do these people ever tire of telling big boldfaced lies? Rhetorical question I guess. We can add that one to the list-o-lies that I posted earlier in the thread, about the various promised amenities that just haven't quite materialized yet and never will if Joe and his buds have anything to do with it.
Oh wait, but maybe I'm being too harsh. The devil is always in the details. Maybe Anna was referring to some of the other condos in the neighbourhood - like Gramercy Park at Wilson Ave and Wilson Heights Blvd - they actually look like their starting construction in 2-3 weeks. The old buildings have been demolished and there's a crane on the site. Yeah, she didn't exactly say, "our" condo-on-top-of-our-decrepit-garage is going to start construction in 2-3 weeks. Oh these people are so clever. It's hard to keep up with their ribald BSing. As for the report on the structural integrity of the crook-o-rama garage, it's good the city has asked for that. I'd be really interested in seeing it once it's produced although I suspect that I may be too old to read it by that time. I supposed Joe and his pals could always do a quick 'n dirty that goes something like this...."the garage is currently being held up by an innovative combination of dirty panties, peeling paint and shattered glass. We plan to enhance the integrity of the structure by piling on more of the aforementioned products." Honestly, this is so stupid. The very suggestion that a guy who thinks it's OK to paint over lightbulbs is going to oversee the construction of a multi-story structure on top of this concrete panty dump sort of puts me in mind of that crazy Scot in Monty Python's Holy Grail, who kept building his castle on top of a swamp only to see it burn to the ground time after time. King of Swamp Castle: When I first came here, this was all swamp. Everyone said I was daft to build a castle on a swamp, but I built it all the same, just to show them. It sank into the swamp. So I built a second one. And that one sank into the swamp. So I built a third. That burned down, fell over, and then sank into the swamp. But the fourth one stayed up. And that's what you're going to get, Son, the strongest castle in all of England. Go Joe go. Fourth time's a charm. _________________ Time is on the side of the oppressed today, it's against the oppressor. Truth is on the side of the oppressed today, it's against the oppressor. You don't need anything else. - Malcolm X |
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| hawk |
Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 5:37 pm
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Phase II construction
Quote: It's good to trust others but, not to do so is much better.
Benito Mussolini I believe that once Westmount-Keele Terraces was granted permission to build they do not have to start construction until they are ready. The city engineers have to be satisfied that the garage is sound before they will issue the required building permits. Once the developer has the building permits, the various government agencies must approve the work as it is being done and they have to sign off on it before anyone is allowed to move in. |
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| hawk |
Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 7:42 pm
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Last edited by hawk on Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:53 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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