Presidents Message

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE – April 2026

“Your Front Row Seat in the Board Room”

Hi Neighbors,

            I have been very busy attending several meetings – Community Board, 105th Precinct, and various other civic meetings. The top brass of the 105th Precinct wants me to repetitively remind everyone NOT to leave any items in your cars as vandals will break your windows to take anything in sight.  It is almost impossible for the police to apprehend these thieves as they spend less than a minute, once they enter your vehicles.  Let’s not tempt thieves by leaving items in sight. Thank you.

            Our Annual Shareholders Meeting will be held via Zoom on Monday, May 11th, 2026.  We expect a large turnout as we did last year.  The User ID and Password will be issued to all shareholders in advance of the meeting which will commence at 7:00pm sharp.  There are two seats up for election, Board Incumbents, Kirby Lindell and Andy Hoose.  They appreciate your support and promise to work hard on your behalf.  If any shareholders have the time in their personal schedule, with valuable skillsets to offer, and are interested in running for the Board, please go to the Management Office for further details.  Be prepared to submit your detailed, verifiable resume, etc.

            NOTE: We will continue to provide something unique and special.  This year your Annual Meeting package will contain a raffle stamped with a number, which will be attached to your proxy.  By just returning your signed and dated proxy along with the ticket portion of the raffle to the management office, you will be eligible to win 1 of 3 prizes. (1-month free maintenance or gift cards).  You do not have to attend the Zoom meeting – just return the signed and dated proxy to the management office and to be eligible to win.  Please save the other portion of the raffle ticket in case your number is drawn.  If you do not attend the Annual Meeting, the June President’s Message will contain the numbers of the winning raffle tickets.  If your number is chosen, please bring your half of the raffle ticket to the management office to claim your prize.  Considering most raffle drawings have thousands of entries, your chances of winning are high.  Here in Bell Park, the maximum number of entries is 850.  GOOD LUCK!

            I am pleased to announce, that our popular spring shredding Event is back!  It will be held on Saturday, May 9th, 2026, from 9am-11am, in the management office parking lot.  I look forward to seeing you all there!

            As per our By-Laws here in Bell Park Manor Terrace, all apartments MUST BE OWNER OCCUPIED and SUBLETTING IS NOT ALLOWED.  Shareholders must disclose to Management any person(s) living in your apartment that were NOT listed in the sales package when you purchased.  All unit dwellers must be screened, vetted and approved.  This is the standard rule of Co-Ops in NYC and violators may be subject to legal action. 

            I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention the outstanding job our Superintendent, Mr. King, along with his hard-working men, did during the worst snowstorm in many years.  We received many calls praising their excellent work.

As usual, my House Rule reminder of the month:

House Rule #30: Carpeting –

  • All apartments are required to have wall-to-wall carpeting with heavy padding including stairways, exclusive of the bathroom, kitchen and dinning rooms.Alternative sound proofing materials such as cork flooring may also be used.
  • If you are installing flooring other than carpeting, you must contact the maintenance department to find out what type of Alteration Agreement for approval before installing.Also, maintenance must inspect the underlayment once it is installed and before the top layer of the floor is stalled.If the shareholder fails to have the underlayment inspected by maintenance, the shareholder will be required to remove the underlayment that they installed, at the shareholders expense.

Note: Failure, after 40 days to install carpeting or approved alternative flooring will result in a monthly reoccurring administrative fee of $250.00 until carpeting/alternative flooring is installed.

           

            Being that it’s Spring, our landscapers are back on our property helping to make Bell Park beautiful.

 

That’s it for now.

Speak with you soon.

 

 

 

Bobby Sher – Board President

Bell Park Manor – Terrace