A Very Merry Christmas to everyone,From
Neill and Emilia
Thursday 18 December 2008
New Blog
The new President has started her own Blog the address is :-
http://misolpress.blogspot.com/
There seems little point in having two Blogs duplicating the same information, and as I no longer have access to the bank account in order to publish Bank statements here, I have decided to stop posting on this Blog for the time being.
I would like to thank all of you for reading this Blog for the past 22 months, and would like to take the opportunity of wishing you all a very happy Christmas, and a healthy and fruitful New Year.
http://misolpress.blogspot.com/
There seems little point in having two Blogs duplicating the same information, and as I no longer have access to the bank account in order to publish Bank statements here, I have decided to stop posting on this Blog for the time being.
I would like to thank all of you for reading this Blog for the past 22 months, and would like to take the opportunity of wishing you all a very happy Christmas, and a healthy and fruitful New Year.
Friday 12 December 2008
Meeting
On Tuesday afternoon of this week an informal meeting was held in Mi Sol Bar, the purpose was to give information to Owners about the previous Committee meeting held in the Office, and give an opportunity for Owners to ask questions, and voice their concerns to the new President and the Committee.
The meeting was well attended, the President and several Committee members were also there.
The questions and comments were varied, although much of it covered "old ground"
Some of the topics discussed were letters being sent to tenants in the flats informing them that the Community was not receiving any payments from their Landlady for water and electricity used, even though they were paying her.
Repairs to the street lights, although I had previously arranged for this work to be done, it had not so far been carried out. The contractor has been asked again to carry out this work as soon as possible.
A list of debtors to be posted in a prominent position, renewed every three months, keeping in mind the requirements of the Data Protection Laws.
Questions of security, and in particular reference to the gates at the entrance to Mi Sol. It was explained that they could not be put back into operation legally at the moment. One Owner expressed the view they were a waste of time.
Discussion about the acquisition of the N.I.E numbers required in order that Owners could register their Escrituras when these had been granted from the Mi Sol Blanket Escritura.
It was explained that at present we could not register these Escrituras with the Land Registry, and therefore not obtain a Catastral number so Suma could be paid. Until this position changes, any Escrituras passed from Mi Sol to Owners was not of any real importance.
The financial position was explained, and described as "dire" by the President, giving an explanation of amounts that need to be paid.
Being an informal gathering, no minutes were taken.
The meeting was well attended, the President and several Committee members were also there.
The questions and comments were varied, although much of it covered "old ground"
Some of the topics discussed were letters being sent to tenants in the flats informing them that the Community was not receiving any payments from their Landlady for water and electricity used, even though they were paying her.
Repairs to the street lights, although I had previously arranged for this work to be done, it had not so far been carried out. The contractor has been asked again to carry out this work as soon as possible.
A list of debtors to be posted in a prominent position, renewed every three months, keeping in mind the requirements of the Data Protection Laws.
Questions of security, and in particular reference to the gates at the entrance to Mi Sol. It was explained that they could not be put back into operation legally at the moment. One Owner expressed the view they were a waste of time.
Discussion about the acquisition of the N.I.E numbers required in order that Owners could register their Escrituras when these had been granted from the Mi Sol Blanket Escritura.
It was explained that at present we could not register these Escrituras with the Land Registry, and therefore not obtain a Catastral number so Suma could be paid. Until this position changes, any Escrituras passed from Mi Sol to Owners was not of any real importance.
The financial position was explained, and described as "dire" by the President, giving an explanation of amounts that need to be paid.
Being an informal gathering, no minutes were taken.
Monday 8 December 2008
Small Correction
In the minutes of the last Committee meeting held in the Office it states the monthly amount due to the Pool contractors is Euro 2500, in fact the amount is Euro 2,000 made up of Euro 1500 monthly repayment and Euro 500 monthly charge for maintaining the pool.
Although we now have a new President, I still remain a full member of the Committee, having only relinquished the responsibilities of the Presidency. A new Governing body of President and Committee has to be elected at the next AGM in September 2009.
Mo has done a good job of keeping this Web log going for the last few months, however it is difficult to be objective as the President when writing these posts, therefore we are now reverting back to the original format, and I will be writing all the Posts in future.
Although we now have a new President, I still remain a full member of the Committee, having only relinquished the responsibilities of the Presidency. A new Governing body of President and Committee has to be elected at the next AGM in September 2009.
Mo has done a good job of keeping this Web log going for the last few months, however it is difficult to be objective as the President when writing these posts, therefore we are now reverting back to the original format, and I will be writing all the Posts in future.
Friday 5 December 2008
Saturday 29 November 2008
Wednesday 26 November 2008
DISGUSTING WASTE OF COMMUNITY MONEY
At the AGM in September this year, the other faction produced a document showing they had lodged papers with the Courts in Torrevieja, we were assured this was simply an attempt to prevent Pepe ever becoming President again.Attached is a copy of a document which proves that to be untrue. It is in fact a form of appeal to the Courts in Madrid against the judgement we received in our favour in May of this year.
Whilst there was no right of appeal against that judgement, this is a Recurso, and from what I am given to understand from our Lawyers it is an appeal against the wording of the judgement, not against the judgement itself. This is going to cost us a minimum of Euro 2000 (two thousand) to defend, and of course presumably a similar amount will have to be paid by the other faction. However we all know that money will not be paid by them personally, but from funds they are holding which rightfully belong to the Community. Therefore the Community can look forward to losing at least another Euro 4000 as a direct result of the other faction taking this action. It is quite obvious they have no regard or concern for the welfare of the Community, only for the self interest of the 4 or 5 of them that are still carrying on.
Bear in mind this action has been taken AFTER several discussions have been held and a way of resolving the dispute was AGREED. The date of presenting this document to court is clearly shown as 11th November 2008.
This is AFTER we had agreed to credit proper Cambank receipts to the accounts of those who have paid the other side.
This is AFTER we had agreed to consider other receipts of these same people, provided the Administrator acting on their behalf demonstrated by proper accounts where that money had gone. So far he has only managed to produce accounts for 2003.
This is AFTER we were told the court case was only to stop Pepe ever becoming President again, and that they were paying for it out of their own pockets.
This is AFTER we were told they had sacked their Lawyer, clearly not true as his name is on the document.
We all know that the only winners in Court cases are the Lawyers, which is why I have preferred to spend my time as President reaching agreements for people to pay in instalments rather than resort to legal action.
At the end of the day the other factions disagreement is with Pepe, not the Community which has done nothing wrong. So why should the Community have to pay for what is essentially a private war ?
It seems a member of the other side paid a very large amount of money into their Caja Rural account at the end of October, later he approached a candidate for President offering his support, and indicating his desire to become Vice President. If this was a guenuine approach, why did he not pay his money into Banco popular where it rightfully belongs ?
Wednesday 19 November 2008
New President
In a few days time the Community will be called upon to elect a new President. Secretary Mrs Mo Taunton has indicated her willingness to stand. This is terrific news for the Community, I have no doubt whatsoever that if she is elected she will make an excellent President. Mo has my complete support and in the interests of the Community I would ask you all to support her also. During the last few weeks Mo has been doing all the work, due to the pressures of my job I have only been able to carry out Official duties, and even before being elected to the Committee she worked very hard for the Community.
A change of President will not mean the end of this Web Log you will continue to receive true and accurate information about what is happening on Mi Sol.
A change of President will not mean the end of this Web Log you will continue to receive true and accurate information about what is happening on Mi Sol.
Thursday 13 November 2008
EGM Update
To date the notification of the forth coming EGM has still not been sent out by APYME. They have been asked the reason for the delay and have replied that the legal requirement for notification is 48 hours, not very helpful for the return of proxy votes!
Electricity and Water increase.
In July Iberdrola and Aguamed increased their charges by 8% and 100% respectively, APYME were instructed to put these charges onto the October bills which they failed to do, reason from Melanie...."I forgot"!!! The bad news is that both Iberdrola and Aguamed have Direct Debits and the increase has been debited from the Mi-Sol bank account. The consequence of this is that these increases will have to be paid retrospectively in January 2009.
It has been reported that when an owner tried to pay her bill into Banco Popular with a cheque from her own bank it was refused, she asked the young man behind the counter as to the reason and was told that the Administrator of Mi-Sol had instructed them not to receive payment by cheques from other banks. I made a telephone call to APYME who denied this vehemently. I suggested they make a call to Banco Popular to get an explanation.
Gates.
Mi-Sol have lost their appeal to have the gates re-instated, we are waiting for the relevent paperwork. The cost of a further appeal is 1500 euros with a result not expected for 5 years, needless to say it has been decided not to appeal at this time as the bank balance is at a precarious low. The gardeners are not working this month due to lack of funds, residents have been asked to keep the outside of their plots tidy if possible. It is apparent that the swimming pool contract is a major drain on our resources and it's not likely they will receive payment this month.
After the EGM some drastic actions will need to be taken. Thankyou to all those owners who have promptly paid their bills.
This post has been written by Mo Taunton - Secretary
Electricity and Water increase.
In July Iberdrola and Aguamed increased their charges by 8% and 100% respectively, APYME were instructed to put these charges onto the October bills which they failed to do, reason from Melanie...."I forgot"!!! The bad news is that both Iberdrola and Aguamed have Direct Debits and the increase has been debited from the Mi-Sol bank account. The consequence of this is that these increases will have to be paid retrospectively in January 2009.
It has been reported that when an owner tried to pay her bill into Banco Popular with a cheque from her own bank it was refused, she asked the young man behind the counter as to the reason and was told that the Administrator of Mi-Sol had instructed them not to receive payment by cheques from other banks. I made a telephone call to APYME who denied this vehemently. I suggested they make a call to Banco Popular to get an explanation.
Gates.
Mi-Sol have lost their appeal to have the gates re-instated, we are waiting for the relevent paperwork. The cost of a further appeal is 1500 euros with a result not expected for 5 years, needless to say it has been decided not to appeal at this time as the bank balance is at a precarious low. The gardeners are not working this month due to lack of funds, residents have been asked to keep the outside of their plots tidy if possible. It is apparent that the swimming pool contract is a major drain on our resources and it's not likely they will receive payment this month.
After the EGM some drastic actions will need to be taken. Thankyou to all those owners who have promptly paid their bills.
This post has been written by Mo Taunton - Secretary
Friday 31 October 2008
EGM Proxy form
Neill has made it his intention to resign as President of Mi-Sol and has called for an EGM for Saturday 29th November. Many owners came out for the AGM in September and will probably feel agrieved at his decision to call an EGM so soon but in his favour he is inundated with work and his priority must be his family and their well being. I'm sure you will agree with me that his efforts last year have been commendable, we have an excellent pool facility available all year round and thanks to this blog more people have been informed of the comings and goings of Mi-Sol. It was a pity that he inherited debts which resulted in the bank balance fluctuating.
The situation isn't very much better now.
I am Mo Taunton and I have been encouraged to put myself up for President at the forth coming EGM. I have attached a short resume to inform you a little of my experience and also a proxy form if you feel you wish to support me which can be emailed to Neill in the usual way.
Thursday 30 October 2008
Bank Statement
The latest bank statement shows two debits on 22/10 and 24/10 relating to the courts. The Administrator has been informed and will be contacting the lawyer for an explanation.
These transactions have left the balance very low, the electric and water will be debited and so it is imperative that the latest bills be paid promptly.
Tuesday 21 October 2008
Resignation
Many of you will be aware of the recent upheaval regarding providers of English television programmes on the Costa Blanca, and in particular the instant demise of one of the major companies. I do not wish to go into the "whys and wherefores" here, suffice to say that this meant I was instantly out of work without warning, losing my business which had taken almost ten years to build.
Fortunately I was soon contracted by another major provider to help them cope with the sudden demand from many thousands of people wishing to receive their favourite television programmes again. However this means that my colleagues and I are working extended hours 7 days a week to cope with the demand. This is likely to continue for the foreseeable future.
Because of this situation I simply do not have the time needed to carry out my responsibilities as President. It is not in the best interests of the Community for me to carry on, therefore I have reluctantly decided to call an Extra Ordinary General Meeting to elect a new President. A copy of the letter asking the Administrators to make the required arrangements is attached. I had wanted to stand down at the recent AGM in September, but due to a decision made at the General meeting in 1981 and entered in Mi Sol Estatutes, was not legally able to do so, this despite a resolution passed at the AGM in September 2007 that the President should be elected for a term of one year.
Fortunately I was soon contracted by another major provider to help them cope with the sudden demand from many thousands of people wishing to receive their favourite television programmes again. However this means that my colleagues and I are working extended hours 7 days a week to cope with the demand. This is likely to continue for the foreseeable future.
Because of this situation I simply do not have the time needed to carry out my responsibilities as President. It is not in the best interests of the Community for me to carry on, therefore I have reluctantly decided to call an Extra Ordinary General Meeting to elect a new President. A copy of the letter asking the Administrators to make the required arrangements is attached. I had wanted to stand down at the recent AGM in September, but due to a decision made at the General meeting in 1981 and entered in Mi Sol Estatutes, was not legally able to do so, this despite a resolution passed at the AGM in September 2007 that the President should be elected for a term of one year.
Sunday 19 October 2008
Tuesday 14 October 2008
Erroneous figures on balance sheet
Balance sheets passed around at the AGM caused a stir when it was noticed that the figures in English differed from those in Spanish. APYME was informed on the following Monday and by Tuesday an explanation was forth coming; apparently the fault lay with an inexperienced computer user who had entered the incorrect figures on the Spanish sheet. The English version is the correct one and amended sheets were delivered to the committee meeting of the 14 October.
Monday 13 October 2008
Tuesday 7 October 2008
Monday 29 September 2008
AGM notes - 27th September
The yearly meeting was held in the Bar in preference to the terrace mainly because of the heavy showers. Paco and his supporters were already insitu and had been since 9.00am. The meeting was well attended, extra seats had to be brought in from outside. Paco and his Spanish supporters left as the meeting got underway but not before distributing a notice in Spanish, which translated into a request from them to the Procuradora de los Tribunales in writing to put forward an appeal against the court judgement found in Pepe's favour earlier in the year. It is our understanding that this judgement was final and no appeals could be made.
The meeting opened with a few words from the President remembering those who have passed on and thoughts for anyone who is suffering from illness. The President also thanked his committee and others who have helped throughout a very difficult year not only financially.
The minutes of last year's AGM were signed as a true copy although I believe not many owners had received a copy. The balance sheet was distributed resulting in several queries, it was stated that owners can go to the office of APYME at any time for explanations. A separate sheet was circulated itemising expenditure.
During the year 30,000 Euros has been paid out in relation to inherited expenses from the previous year as reported in earlier posts this included Social Security, taxes, overdue fees to APYME and others.
The majority of owners wanted the swimming pool functional and this has been achieved albeit at great expense, there is still 12,000 Euros outstanding which is to paid off at 1,500 monthly and a further 500 Euros a month for maintenance. Considering Mi-Sol was paying out 1,000 Euros weekly as a result of water leakage, this fee should be justified.
As reported in an earlier post there has been an increase in the electric and water charges. Inflation stands at 4.9% and it was voted unanimously to increase the Community Fees by 5%. At the moment the bank balance stands at 9,000 Euros and so an appeal was made to all owners to pay their fees if they haven't done so.
Neill Stacey has agreed to stand as President for this year and there have been two changes to the committee; namely the Vice President is now Mr Peter Whitehead and Mrs Mo Taunton has taken over as Secretary, these positions were approved unanimously. The two vocal members, Jackie Braim and Tom Connolley have been made committee members.
President: Neill Stacey
Vice President: Peter Whitehead
Secretary: Mo Taunton
Treasurer: Jean Titterton
Committee members:
S. Shaw
P. Olive
C. McCarthy
L. Foley
L. Jiminez
J. Braim
T. Connolley
The meeting opened with a few words from the President remembering those who have passed on and thoughts for anyone who is suffering from illness. The President also thanked his committee and others who have helped throughout a very difficult year not only financially.
The minutes of last year's AGM were signed as a true copy although I believe not many owners had received a copy. The balance sheet was distributed resulting in several queries, it was stated that owners can go to the office of APYME at any time for explanations. A separate sheet was circulated itemising expenditure.
During the year 30,000 Euros has been paid out in relation to inherited expenses from the previous year as reported in earlier posts this included Social Security, taxes, overdue fees to APYME and others.
The majority of owners wanted the swimming pool functional and this has been achieved albeit at great expense, there is still 12,000 Euros outstanding which is to paid off at 1,500 monthly and a further 500 Euros a month for maintenance. Considering Mi-Sol was paying out 1,000 Euros weekly as a result of water leakage, this fee should be justified.
As reported in an earlier post there has been an increase in the electric and water charges. Inflation stands at 4.9% and it was voted unanimously to increase the Community Fees by 5%. At the moment the bank balance stands at 9,000 Euros and so an appeal was made to all owners to pay their fees if they haven't done so.
Neill Stacey has agreed to stand as President for this year and there have been two changes to the committee; namely the Vice President is now Mr Peter Whitehead and Mrs Mo Taunton has taken over as Secretary, these positions were approved unanimously. The two vocal members, Jackie Braim and Tom Connolley have been made committee members.
President: Neill Stacey
Vice President: Peter Whitehead
Secretary: Mo Taunton
Treasurer: Jean Titterton
Committee members:
S. Shaw
P. Olive
C. McCarthy
L. Foley
L. Jiminez
J. Braim
T. Connolley
Saturday 27 September 2008
Sunday 21 September 2008
AGM Papers
It would appear that notification of an AGM has been called by the "Pretender President" to occur on the 27th September. After careful scrutiny of this paperwork, the list of debtors is incorrect and irrelevent. I ask that all owners who have received this to ignore it. The result of the judgement by the courts earlier in the year will be passed around at the forth coming AGM called by the legally recognised President. There is only one President, Mr Neill Stacey and one committee, it is refreshing to see that some of the owners that were co-erced into paying their fees into the Cam bank have now started paying into the recognised Misol account, Banco Popular. Your continued support is fully appreciated.
Sunday 14 September 2008
Email your proxy vote
You can fill in the proxy form and email it to misolpark@gmail.com including a copy of your passport, please do so before the AGM on 27th September.
Wednesday 10 September 2008
Latest TV News
There have been recent reports in the local press with regards to Telemicro promising to be back up and running by the end of the month. Last week several channels were restored but considering all of their transmitters were dismantled by the Guardia Civil, this appears to be a mystery. Yesterday the customers of Telemicro found themselves without TV again as it was taken off once more. The future for Telemicro looks pretty bleak.
Future Postings
Because of the recent demise of Telemicro, I have been inundated with work and have asked a representative to take over reporting on this blog. Any items will be passed on by myself but the actual writing will be taken over by my representative.
Another Bank account
Last week it was discovered that another bank account had been opened in the name of Mi-Sol Community of Owners. The discovery was made after Caja Rural sent a bank slip to Communidad de Propietarios Mi-Sol Park. The letter was taken to APYME with the libro de actas who in turn went to the afore mentioned bank and subsequently the account has been frozen. It would appear that the unscrupulous are still taking money from owners even though there are notices in the office in Spanish and English advising that all monies should be paid into Banco Popular, the only recognised account for Mi-Sol.
Saturday 6 September 2008
APYME
I refer you to the item in the last committee minutes dated 2nd September, APYME's reply after studying the statutes and the libros de actas (1981).
THIS IS WHAT WE UNDERSTAND OF YOUR STATUTES:
POINT 30: MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MUST OF NECESSITY BE OWNERS AND THEIR APPOINTMENT SHALL BE FOR A MAXIMUM TERM OF ONE YEAR, AND THEY MAY BE RE-ELECTED INDEFINATELY. IT IS TO BE PROPOSED AT THE 1981 AGM THAT THE MAXIMUM TERM OF APPOINTMENT BE CHANGED FROM ONE TO THREE YEARS.
That means the government board changes from one year to three years maximum and then can be elected indefinately.
BY WAY OF EXCEPTION, RENEWAL OF THE FIRST BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL TAKE PLACE IN THE YEAR OF ITS APPOINTMENT ONLY WITH THE REGARD TO THE VICE PRESIDENT, TREASURER AND MEMBER NO. 1 AT THE ORDINARY OR EXTRAORDINARY MEETING TO BE HELD ONCE A YEAR HAS PASSED FROM THEIR APPOINTMENT.
That means after one year Vice President, Treasurer and member no.1 can be changed.
THE FIRST RENEWAL OF POSITIONS OF PRESIDENT, SECRETARY AND MEMBER NO. 2 SHALL TAKE PLACE AT THE ORDINARY OR EXTRAORDINARY MEETING HELD IN THE YEAR FOLLOWING THE PRECEDING RENEWAL.
That means after two years President, Secretary and member No. 2 can be changed.
The capital print is as it was sent to me and it would therefore appear that I shall be standing for another year and would appreciate your continuing support.
THIS IS WHAT WE UNDERSTAND OF YOUR STATUTES:
POINT 30: MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MUST OF NECESSITY BE OWNERS AND THEIR APPOINTMENT SHALL BE FOR A MAXIMUM TERM OF ONE YEAR, AND THEY MAY BE RE-ELECTED INDEFINATELY. IT IS TO BE PROPOSED AT THE 1981 AGM THAT THE MAXIMUM TERM OF APPOINTMENT BE CHANGED FROM ONE TO THREE YEARS.
That means the government board changes from one year to three years maximum and then can be elected indefinately.
BY WAY OF EXCEPTION, RENEWAL OF THE FIRST BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL TAKE PLACE IN THE YEAR OF ITS APPOINTMENT ONLY WITH THE REGARD TO THE VICE PRESIDENT, TREASURER AND MEMBER NO. 1 AT THE ORDINARY OR EXTRAORDINARY MEETING TO BE HELD ONCE A YEAR HAS PASSED FROM THEIR APPOINTMENT.
That means after one year Vice President, Treasurer and member no.1 can be changed.
THE FIRST RENEWAL OF POSITIONS OF PRESIDENT, SECRETARY AND MEMBER NO. 2 SHALL TAKE PLACE AT THE ORDINARY OR EXTRAORDINARY MEETING HELD IN THE YEAR FOLLOWING THE PRECEDING RENEWAL.
That means after two years President, Secretary and member No. 2 can be changed.
The capital print is as it was sent to me and it would therefore appear that I shall be standing for another year and would appreciate your continuing support.
Friday 5 September 2008
Minutes of Committee meeting 2nd September 2008
Present: N. Stacey, S. Shaw, P. Whitehead, L. Jiminez, C. McCarthy, L. Foley, J. Braim, APYME
Absent: P. Olive, J. Titterton, T. Connelly
Minutes of the last meeting were passed around for reading.
Bank Statement: 12,389.02 Euros.
The swimming pool has experienced some teething problems; apparently a new valve was required and has now been fitted. Unfortunately there seems to have been a breakdown in communication between contractors and maintenance resulting in no maintenance being carried out since the opening. It will therefore be necessary to close the pool temporarily for cleaning. A notice will be posted on the gate of the pool to this effect.
Neill has received a letter from the President of Parque Naciones complaining about the foliage growing through Mi-Sol boundary onto their footpath, after inspection it would appear that the complaint is well founded and a letter will be written in reply from APYME stating that the matter will be dealt with.
Neill stated that due to circumstances beyond his control he will be unable to stand as President at the AGM in 3 weeks time. The response from APYME was that it will be a pity if no name is put forward from the existing committee as it will open the door for the other side to step in and quite likely progress with the debtors and court cases will be disregarded. C McCarthy proposed standing and P Whitehead offered to be put forward as Vice President. Before any decision is reached, APYME will study the statutes and the libro de actas (1981) to ascertain if Neill can legally step down after 1 year. There will then be a private meeting between committee members to agree a decision.
D Olive remarked that there is still a Vice President and should take over should the President not be available, he was informed by APYME that the law states that if this is the case, the oldest serving member on the committee stands in.
S Shaw .. although letters have gone to UK with respect to the AGM residents have not received the paperwork. APYME to make copies and arrange distribution.
J Braim has been cleaning the swimming pool toilet receiving payment from B Morans, it was not agreed this payment should come out of Mi Sol funds. J Braim responded that she would not continue to clean these toilets.
Meeting closed 10.41
Absent: P. Olive, J. Titterton, T. Connelly
Minutes of the last meeting were passed around for reading.
Bank Statement: 12,389.02 Euros.
The swimming pool has experienced some teething problems; apparently a new valve was required and has now been fitted. Unfortunately there seems to have been a breakdown in communication between contractors and maintenance resulting in no maintenance being carried out since the opening. It will therefore be necessary to close the pool temporarily for cleaning. A notice will be posted on the gate of the pool to this effect.
Neill has received a letter from the President of Parque Naciones complaining about the foliage growing through Mi-Sol boundary onto their footpath, after inspection it would appear that the complaint is well founded and a letter will be written in reply from APYME stating that the matter will be dealt with.
Neill stated that due to circumstances beyond his control he will be unable to stand as President at the AGM in 3 weeks time. The response from APYME was that it will be a pity if no name is put forward from the existing committee as it will open the door for the other side to step in and quite likely progress with the debtors and court cases will be disregarded. C McCarthy proposed standing and P Whitehead offered to be put forward as Vice President. Before any decision is reached, APYME will study the statutes and the libro de actas (1981) to ascertain if Neill can legally step down after 1 year. There will then be a private meeting between committee members to agree a decision.
D Olive remarked that there is still a Vice President and should take over should the President not be available, he was informed by APYME that the law states that if this is the case, the oldest serving member on the committee stands in.
S Shaw .. although letters have gone to UK with respect to the AGM residents have not received the paperwork. APYME to make copies and arrange distribution.
J Braim has been cleaning the swimming pool toilet receiving payment from B Morans, it was not agreed this payment should come out of Mi Sol funds. J Braim responded that she would not continue to clean these toilets.
Meeting closed 10.41
Sunday 24 August 2008
Wednesday 20 August 2008
Swimming Pool Open
Yesterday saw the event that we have all been eagerly waiting for, the pool opened and was soon populated by holiday makers and residents. Sadly less than 24 hours later one of the newly fitted handrails appeared to be broken, it would seem that a youngster was seen jumping on it. The handrails are not there for this purpose and so I appeal to all users to enjoy this community facility but with respect.
Sunday 17 August 2008
TV Blues
On Tuesday 12th, plain clothed and duty patrols from the Policia Judicial and Guardia Civil based in Torrevieja, Alicante, Novelda and Pilar de la Horadada, raided the Telemicro Levante offices in San Luis. Telemicro clients experienced a temporary break in service during the morning. Selected channels were reinstated intermittently before computers and other technical equipment were confiscated from the Los Montesinos office during the early part of the afternoon. Broadcasting then ceased completely. Several representatives of the company were detained by the Guardia Civil. Independent installers were left as much in the dark by Telemicro Levante as it's customers.
Neill found his job in jeopardy and within two days had secured employment with Torresat. He has been inundated with calls requesting installation of a tv package consisting of 70 television channels and 20 radio stations. This package costs 190 Euros to install and 20 Euros monthly payable by direct debit. There are many who have paid Telemicro Levante either monthly or a year's fee in advance and it must be assumed that this money is not recoverable.
As usual there are rumours flying about that Telemicro Levante will resume services on Monday 18th, we will have to watch this space, in the mean time the quality of the new system Neill is offering far upstages that of Telemicro Levante.
Neill found his job in jeopardy and within two days had secured employment with Torresat. He has been inundated with calls requesting installation of a tv package consisting of 70 television channels and 20 radio stations. This package costs 190 Euros to install and 20 Euros monthly payable by direct debit. There are many who have paid Telemicro Levante either monthly or a year's fee in advance and it must be assumed that this money is not recoverable.
As usual there are rumours flying about that Telemicro Levante will resume services on Monday 18th, we will have to watch this space, in the mean time the quality of the new system Neill is offering far upstages that of Telemicro Levante.
Threats in the bar
Late in the evening of the 8th, Neill decided to have a quiet drink in the bar and was confronted by a disgruntled holiday maker complaining about the topic of the season, the pool. It was suggested that Neill had deliberately delayed the opening because "he didn't want to go ahead with the rebuilding of the pool anyway". This remark came from a not very helpful owner and is totally unfounded. Why did Neill go to such lengths to negotiate payment considering the state of the bank balance? All the odds have been stacked against him The adverse weather in May wasn't a good start and to discover other problems with the pumps and filters only detected after water was put in the pool, understandably creates frustration. It has caused disappointment to some to find that the pool has not been finished in time but if the finger of blame has to be pointed it must look towards the years of neglectful maintenance. Neill should be congratulated not only for his excellent negotiation skills but his patience, not threatened by a person who only visits for two weeks each year.
Monday 11 August 2008
Water Water Everywhere.... But not a drop to drink
Last Friday morning saw large parts of the Bar floor covered in up to an inch of water, initial reactions were to think this had something to do with the Swimming Pool. This was proved not to be the case, neither was it anything to do with the blocked ladies toilet. Investigations revealed it had probably been caused by an outside tap left running, and the water permeated into the Bar.
Naturally, comments abounded, my two favourites were, " there's more water in here than in the pool" and " so this is where we are having the jacuzzi !! "
Hopefully the Bar floor has not been damaged, and needing to be relaid, we will have to wait and see.
Naturally, comments abounded, my two favourites were, " there's more water in here than in the pool" and " so this is where we are having the jacuzzi !! "
Hopefully the Bar floor has not been damaged, and needing to be relaid, we will have to wait and see.
Sunday 10 August 2008
Bad Press
A few days ago an article appeared in a local English newspaper which said the local Green Party had complained to the Mayor regarding large amounts of rubbish and a plague of Rats on Parque Naciones, and for some reason the paper also included Mi Sol in this.
An irate Owner telephoned the newspaper and complained bitterly about the misrepresentation,
whether the newspaper in question prints an apology in the next edition remains to be seen.
Some points arise from this.
1. The Owners on Parque Naciones will not be very pleased either, as the land in question belongs to private developers, not the Urbanization itself.
2. The writer of the article had clearly not visited Mi Sol in the recent past, otherwise they would have seen there are not large amounts of rubbish laying about. We do get an isolated report now and then of sightings of Rats, but by no means a plague of them.
3. A local Spanish newspaper also printed an article on this subject, but correctly reported that the land in question was NEXT to Mi Sol.
An irate Owner telephoned the newspaper and complained bitterly about the misrepresentation,
whether the newspaper in question prints an apology in the next edition remains to be seen.
Some points arise from this.
1. The Owners on Parque Naciones will not be very pleased either, as the land in question belongs to private developers, not the Urbanization itself.
2. The writer of the article had clearly not visited Mi Sol in the recent past, otherwise they would have seen there are not large amounts of rubbish laying about. We do get an isolated report now and then of sightings of Rats, but by no means a plague of them.
3. A local Spanish newspaper also printed an article on this subject, but correctly reported that the land in question was NEXT to Mi Sol.
Saturday 9 August 2008
Selfish attitude
Regular readers of these posts will know that normally I try not to make comments, preferring instead to stick to the truth and the facts as best as I can report them.
However sometimes events occur which upset me and make me feel I should comment on them. This is one such post.
Friday morning was a particularly busy time, there was an unexpected problem with the pool, an inch of water on the Bar floor, toilets blocked in the bar, two serious drain blockages, and documents to be sent to the Administrators. This was not a problem, everything was sorted out in a couple of hours. I then had the misfortune to be in the Office when a long time Owner came in with some of her family. She asked when the pool was going to be open, a reasonable question as it is nearing completion. Unfortunately she did not receive the answer she was clearly hoping for, as there will be a couple of days delay in the anticipated opening date, due to an unforeseen problem.
This was her cue to launch into a diatribe of how she and her family had come for their annual holiday and wanted to use the swimming pool. She knew all the answers to the problem, how work should have been started in January, how we should have taken all the debtors to Court, how we should have asked Owners to make extra payments to pay for the pool. No amount of explanation of the facts and the legal position of various things would pacify her, she had a friend on another Urbanization who had told her things !! This is a recurring theme with some people, but of course Mi Sol is not just any other Urbanisation, it has its own peculiarities, and laws which apply in other places are different here. Fair enough people are entitled to their opinion, and if they don't want to listen to the facts and the truth, that is their prerogative.
Then true colours started to appear with expressions such as " only the people who live on Mi Sol permanently did not want the pool repairing" this is patently untrue, I know many owners who only visit Mi Sol for their holidays who never go near the pool, and would much rather have the roads sorted out or security in place than have the pool repaired.
Next came "the people who live here all the time have not supported Mr Morans at the Bar" I tried to point out that it was not the fault of the permanent residents that the bar had not been open since February, or that there was no live music on the terrace anymore, this was to no avail. It was this "us and them" attitiude that upset me, it is interesting to note that at the very moment this conversation was taking place, several Owners who live here permanently, some of whom do not use the pool, were giving of their time and effort to paint the walls surrounding the pool to make it nicer for everybody, including her and her family.
She seems to have taken no account of the many hours of time and effort by the Committee and myself to make every effort to have the pool open as soon as possible, not to mention the worry and sleepless nights trying to balance the accounts so that the pool could be done and at the same time make the Park neat and tidy for all owners to enjoy whether they live here or just visit.
Let us not forget the Pool Company in all of this, who by agreeing to an informal deferred payment system allowed us to even start work this year. Without that we may not even have been able to have the pool in operation next year. Not forgetting the cooperation of one particular owner (who lives here full time) without which work would have definately HAD to stop last week, until probably the New Year. The next Bank statement will demonstrtate this quite clearly.
Mi Sol today is a very different place from 30 years ago when Owners could buy their own little bit of Spain on Mi Sol for 500 Pounds sterling, today new Owners have to pay anywhere from €50,000 to €100,000 for their property on Mi Sol, and naturally want a better return for it than two weeks cheap holiday so their family can use the swimming pool.
It is the resposibility of the Committee and myself to work for the needs and aspirations of ALL Owners,
I beleive we have done that, and will continue to so.
Whilst I very much regret we have not been able to have the pool open for this Owners cheap Summer holiday, I make no apologies, simply because of all the hard work and effort put into trying to have it open in time by many of the people this Owner clearly despises.
Whatever you do you just cannot please some people.
"Quote of the week" In an unrelated incident it was reported to me that an Owner entered the Office and alledgedly said,
"We are going to send Mi Sol a bill for the taxi fares and entrance fees for having to use the pool at a local bar"
However sometimes events occur which upset me and make me feel I should comment on them. This is one such post.
Friday morning was a particularly busy time, there was an unexpected problem with the pool, an inch of water on the Bar floor, toilets blocked in the bar, two serious drain blockages, and documents to be sent to the Administrators. This was not a problem, everything was sorted out in a couple of hours. I then had the misfortune to be in the Office when a long time Owner came in with some of her family. She asked when the pool was going to be open, a reasonable question as it is nearing completion. Unfortunately she did not receive the answer she was clearly hoping for, as there will be a couple of days delay in the anticipated opening date, due to an unforeseen problem.
This was her cue to launch into a diatribe of how she and her family had come for their annual holiday and wanted to use the swimming pool. She knew all the answers to the problem, how work should have been started in January, how we should have taken all the debtors to Court, how we should have asked Owners to make extra payments to pay for the pool. No amount of explanation of the facts and the legal position of various things would pacify her, she had a friend on another Urbanization who had told her things !! This is a recurring theme with some people, but of course Mi Sol is not just any other Urbanisation, it has its own peculiarities, and laws which apply in other places are different here. Fair enough people are entitled to their opinion, and if they don't want to listen to the facts and the truth, that is their prerogative.
Then true colours started to appear with expressions such as " only the people who live on Mi Sol permanently did not want the pool repairing" this is patently untrue, I know many owners who only visit Mi Sol for their holidays who never go near the pool, and would much rather have the roads sorted out or security in place than have the pool repaired.
Next came "the people who live here all the time have not supported Mr Morans at the Bar" I tried to point out that it was not the fault of the permanent residents that the bar had not been open since February, or that there was no live music on the terrace anymore, this was to no avail. It was this "us and them" attitiude that upset me, it is interesting to note that at the very moment this conversation was taking place, several Owners who live here permanently, some of whom do not use the pool, were giving of their time and effort to paint the walls surrounding the pool to make it nicer for everybody, including her and her family.
She seems to have taken no account of the many hours of time and effort by the Committee and myself to make every effort to have the pool open as soon as possible, not to mention the worry and sleepless nights trying to balance the accounts so that the pool could be done and at the same time make the Park neat and tidy for all owners to enjoy whether they live here or just visit.
Let us not forget the Pool Company in all of this, who by agreeing to an informal deferred payment system allowed us to even start work this year. Without that we may not even have been able to have the pool in operation next year. Not forgetting the cooperation of one particular owner (who lives here full time) without which work would have definately HAD to stop last week, until probably the New Year. The next Bank statement will demonstrtate this quite clearly.
Mi Sol today is a very different place from 30 years ago when Owners could buy their own little bit of Spain on Mi Sol for 500 Pounds sterling, today new Owners have to pay anywhere from €50,000 to €100,000 for their property on Mi Sol, and naturally want a better return for it than two weeks cheap holiday so their family can use the swimming pool.
It is the resposibility of the Committee and myself to work for the needs and aspirations of ALL Owners,
I beleive we have done that, and will continue to so.
Whilst I very much regret we have not been able to have the pool open for this Owners cheap Summer holiday, I make no apologies, simply because of all the hard work and effort put into trying to have it open in time by many of the people this Owner clearly despises.
Whatever you do you just cannot please some people.
"Quote of the week" In an unrelated incident it was reported to me that an Owner entered the Office and alledgedly said,
"We are going to send Mi Sol a bill for the taxi fares and entrance fees for having to use the pool at a local bar"
BBQ
The barbecue planned to be held on the Bar Terrace tomorrow afternoon, has been cancelled.
Several reasons contributed to this decision, the pool is not quite ready, the bar is not quite ready, and at this moment in time no live music is being held on the bar terrace.
I will keep you informed if and when it is planned to hold it in the future.
Several reasons contributed to this decision, the pool is not quite ready, the bar is not quite ready, and at this moment in time no live music is being held on the bar terrace.
I will keep you informed if and when it is planned to hold it in the future.
Friday 8 August 2008
Committee Meeting
Attached are the minutes from the Committee meeting held on the Bar Terrace Tuesday 5 th August 2008.
Tuesday 5 August 2008
Some good news at Last
It is pleasing to report that finally, filling of the Swimming pool began yesterday. Hopefully it will be ready for use by the weekend. This coincides with the opening of the newly refurbished Bar area.
A barbecue to celebrate the reintroduction of these two important facilities to the Community was planned to take place this coming Sunday 10th August at 3p.m, however in light of the incident that took place last Sunday afternoon, reported in the previous post, it is as yet unclear whether alterations will be made to the original plan. Details will be posted here as they become available.
A barbecue to celebrate the reintroduction of these two important facilities to the Community was planned to take place this coming Sunday 10th August at 3p.m, however in light of the incident that took place last Sunday afternoon, reported in the previous post, it is as yet unclear whether alterations will be made to the original plan. Details will be posted here as they become available.
Monday 4 August 2008
Too Loud .. Man
For some time now Mi Sol has been entertained during Sunday afternoons by a group of local musicians " jamming" as the term goes, often inviting singers and other musicians to join in.
Recently they have tried to persuade me swell their numbers by playing one of my keyboards.
Before agreeing to this I decided it would be prudent to go and listen to the kind of music they were playing. This I did this past Sunday afternoon, the music was good, and very much enjoyed by those attending. However it was quite loud, and seemed to me to be getting louder by the minute.
Just as I was wondering about the wisdom of making so much noise during siesta time on a Sunday afternoon, the local Police arrived, and promptly put an end to the proceedings. It would seem someone on Parque Naciones had complained, and the Police had no choice but to take action.
This is the second time in a few short weeks I have witnessed the musical entertainment being stopped on the Bar terrace by the Police. This is a perennial problem, it happens every year, no doubt some of you will recall that in the not too distant past, music of any kind, either day or night was banned completely from the terrace. Any musical entertainment had to take place inside the bar, an unpleasant experience in the heat of the summer months without air-conditioning
It would seem lessons are not being learnt here, on an Urbanisation such as Parque Naciones, which is predominantly Spanish owned, even the swimming pool is closed every afternoon, to allow those who wish to have a siesta to do so in peace, so it would seem reasonably obvious they are not going to tolerate loud music during this time. A balance needs to be struck between the holiday makers and residents who wish to be entertained, and the needs of the local population living in the surrounding areas adjacent to Mi Sol.
Interestingly, the previous evening, the regular entertainer was performing and I noted that although I could hear him and his music quite clearly, it was still possible to hold a conversation with people around me without us having to shout at each other. That would seem to be a reasonable criteria to judge whether the music was too loud or not. At the end of the day, they are entertaining a handful of people on Mi Sol terrace, not a crowd of 100,000 at wembly stadium.
Recently they have tried to persuade me swell their numbers by playing one of my keyboards.
Before agreeing to this I decided it would be prudent to go and listen to the kind of music they were playing. This I did this past Sunday afternoon, the music was good, and very much enjoyed by those attending. However it was quite loud, and seemed to me to be getting louder by the minute.
Just as I was wondering about the wisdom of making so much noise during siesta time on a Sunday afternoon, the local Police arrived, and promptly put an end to the proceedings. It would seem someone on Parque Naciones had complained, and the Police had no choice but to take action.
This is the second time in a few short weeks I have witnessed the musical entertainment being stopped on the Bar terrace by the Police. This is a perennial problem, it happens every year, no doubt some of you will recall that in the not too distant past, music of any kind, either day or night was banned completely from the terrace. Any musical entertainment had to take place inside the bar, an unpleasant experience in the heat of the summer months without air-conditioning
It would seem lessons are not being learnt here, on an Urbanisation such as Parque Naciones, which is predominantly Spanish owned, even the swimming pool is closed every afternoon, to allow those who wish to have a siesta to do so in peace, so it would seem reasonably obvious they are not going to tolerate loud music during this time. A balance needs to be struck between the holiday makers and residents who wish to be entertained, and the needs of the local population living in the surrounding areas adjacent to Mi Sol.
Interestingly, the previous evening, the regular entertainer was performing and I noted that although I could hear him and his music quite clearly, it was still possible to hold a conversation with people around me without us having to shout at each other. That would seem to be a reasonable criteria to judge whether the music was too loud or not. At the end of the day, they are entertaining a handful of people on Mi Sol terrace, not a crowd of 100,000 at wembly stadium.
Sunday 3 August 2008
Bank Statement
Here is the latest statement from Banco Popular. As you can see , things are getting a little awkward, still to be deducted is the cheque for €3,6369 . 50 for the swimming pool filters. Included in this statement is an amount of €498 . 96 this is for Tax regarding the employment of the Administrators. The cheque €2,140 . 13, this is two payments to the Administrators, we are still catching up for the year they were not paid. The cheque for €500 is for petty cash, to pay for things like the hire of skips for the Gardening rubbish, and other incidentals such as paper and ink etc. Hopefully there will be no more unexpected nasty surprises before more money is paid in. So far we are still on course to have Mi Sol free of debt by the AGM in September. The only exception to that will be the 12 monthly payments to the swimming pool Company of €2000 . 00, made up of €1500 . 00 monthly repayments, and €500 for the monthly professional maintenance of the pool.
Congratulations
There were celebrations on the Bar terrace this weekend, with dancing, and the "Bucks Fizz" was flowing, as long term Owners Mr and Mrs Les and Lou Harris celebrated their ... wait for it... 66th wedding Anniversary. Certainly an event to be celebrated in style.
I am sure you will all join me in congratulating them, and wishing them many, many more years together.
I am sure you will all join me in congratulating them, and wishing them many, many more years together.
Thursday 31 July 2008
Nearly There
The swimming pool repairs are almost complete, all that remains is the last of the grouting, and cleaning. The pumps have been sent away for overhauling, how they ever managed to pump any water is a mystery, as their filters were jam packed with old tiles and debris. They are expected back tomorrow.
The main sand filters were examined, and found to be in a disgusting condition, clearly the result of several years of neglect. This work was always going to be extra to the main rebuilding of the pool, due to difficulties in quantifying how much work was going to be required when the original estimates were provided. A copy of the quotation is shown below. This is quite a lot more than I was anticipating, however it is quite clear they had to be replaced, they are supposed to filter the water, but in the condition they were in, would only be adding contaminants to the pool.
A sludge pumping lorry was required to empty them at a cost of Euro 450 each. It took several hours and was a difficult and highly unpleasant job, especially in the heat we are experiencing at the moment. Next requires power washing, and then refilling with over 6 tonnes of special filtering sand. Because of their large size, two different grades of sand are required. They are guaranteed to function correctly for 5 years, and with proper care and maintenance could last up to 15 years, before they need to be replenished.
The company responsible for maintaining the water quality have no excuse for not keeping the pool in tip top condition at all times.
Due to the size of this bill, we are left a little short of money, however the water and electricity bills have been produced, and it is hoped Owners will rally round and pay them as soon as possible.
It is hoped to begin filling the pool over the weekend.
The main sand filters were examined, and found to be in a disgusting condition, clearly the result of several years of neglect. This work was always going to be extra to the main rebuilding of the pool, due to difficulties in quantifying how much work was going to be required when the original estimates were provided. A copy of the quotation is shown below. This is quite a lot more than I was anticipating, however it is quite clear they had to be replaced, they are supposed to filter the water, but in the condition they were in, would only be adding contaminants to the pool.
A sludge pumping lorry was required to empty them at a cost of Euro 450 each. It took several hours and was a difficult and highly unpleasant job, especially in the heat we are experiencing at the moment. Next requires power washing, and then refilling with over 6 tonnes of special filtering sand. Because of their large size, two different grades of sand are required. They are guaranteed to function correctly for 5 years, and with proper care and maintenance could last up to 15 years, before they need to be replenished.
The company responsible for maintaining the water quality have no excuse for not keeping the pool in tip top condition at all times.
Due to the size of this bill, we are left a little short of money, however the water and electricity bills have been produced, and it is hoped Owners will rally round and pay them as soon as possible.
It is hoped to begin filling the pool over the weekend.
Sunday 27 July 2008
Banking Blues
Last Monday 21st July, I received a certificate from Mi Sol Lawyers to claim back some overpaid money from the Courts,this amounted to the princely sum of Euro 16 . 13. Being particularly busy last week I went to the Banesto bank on Friday morning, 25th July to arrange the transfer of this money to Banco Popular. This is an art form in itself, requiring copies of passport, copies of the Actas Book, N.I.E.number, etc, etc.
I could see all was not going to plan, nothing new there, when the Manager was called, and he informed me that the money could not be transferred as the form was out of date. The form is valid for three months and expired on the 21st July. A new form now has to be applied for.
This would beg the question, where was the form for the previous three months ?
It is doubtful the correct answer to this question will ever be discovered.
I could see all was not going to plan, nothing new there, when the Manager was called, and he informed me that the money could not be transferred as the form was out of date. The form is valid for three months and expired on the 21st July. A new form now has to be applied for.
This would beg the question, where was the form for the previous three months ?
It is doubtful the correct answer to this question will ever be discovered.
Drug Problem
It was noticed one of the shower blocks had been broken into, and was being used by youths taking drugs. Various tools of the trade were discovered inside. An Owner very kindly bolted the door closed, but within a couple of hours it had been forced open again. The Police were called, and arrived on the scene, however the offenders had fled. Now they know the Police are aware of their presence, they may not come back. The situation is being monitored.
Saturday 26 July 2008
Tuesday 22 July 2008
Sunday 20 July 2008
New Gardeners
The new Gardeners are doing very well, especially given the heat of these Summer months.
For some years Mi Sol has owned a motorised spray pump system with integral tank, this was employed by former Gardeners for general weed killer and Mosquito spraying. It has a long extension pipe ideally suitable for spraying trees against caterpillars.
It has lain in the Garage in a state of disrepair for some time, I decided to have it repaired, the cost being Euro 63 . 65, very good value when you consider this included the fitting of a brand new Carburettor.
The new Gardeners now have this machine available to them on a loan basis, this will make their spraying activities far more effective than the hand held "squirt and blurt" system employed by the last Gardening Company.
For some years Mi Sol has owned a motorised spray pump system with integral tank, this was employed by former Gardeners for general weed killer and Mosquito spraying. It has a long extension pipe ideally suitable for spraying trees against caterpillars.
It has lain in the Garage in a state of disrepair for some time, I decided to have it repaired, the cost being Euro 63 . 65, very good value when you consider this included the fitting of a brand new Carburettor.
The new Gardeners now have this machine available to them on a loan basis, this will make their spraying activities far more effective than the hand held "squirt and blurt" system employed by the last Gardening Company.
Server problems
During the last few days there have been problems uploading images to the Web Log, some have now been resolved, but a couple still remain. Hopefully all will be back to normal very soon.
Bar Renovation
It is pleasing to report work started on renovating the Bar area this week. The photos below show good progress is being made.
Friday 18 July 2008
New Name ?
We have received two letters today from the Agencia Tributaria. It would appear they have changed our name to the Asociación de Vecinos Mi Sol Park and issued us with a new N.I.F. number. After consulting our Administrators AYME as to whether this is true, I will post the results and the letters here.
Thursday 17 July 2008
Monday 14 July 2008
Gardening Threat
We have received a new bill from the previous gardeners, delivered to me by hand, this contains the required Fiscal number and I.V.A. content. The delivery was accompanied by verbal threats to make a Denuncia and take court proceedings to recover the amount claimed. I have also had texts sent to me demanding details that would allow them to make the Denuncia.
At the last Committee meeting, it was agreed that we would pay some of the money claimed, but not all, as the view was that the the amount claimed did not reflect the work allegedly done. It was requested that I speak with Mi Sol Lawyers to find out whether paying part of the bill would constitute an acknowledgement of the whole bill.
I have spoken to the Lawyer, and will put her recommendations to the Committee at the next meeting for their decision. The Lawyers were also very interested to know whether the gardening company had paid Social Security for the workers they employed on Mi Sol. Whilst there are no direct ramifications to the Community if these workers dues are not paid, it is a serious offence should it be proved the company were using unregistered labour, the company could be liable to a large fine.
At the last Committee meeting, it was agreed that we would pay some of the money claimed, but not all, as the view was that the the amount claimed did not reflect the work allegedly done. It was requested that I speak with Mi Sol Lawyers to find out whether paying part of the bill would constitute an acknowledgement of the whole bill.
I have spoken to the Lawyer, and will put her recommendations to the Committee at the next meeting for their decision. The Lawyers were also very interested to know whether the gardening company had paid Social Security for the workers they employed on Mi Sol. Whilst there are no direct ramifications to the Community if these workers dues are not paid, it is a serious offence should it be proved the company were using unregistered labour, the company could be liable to a large fine.
Stormy Weather
Today we had a heavy storm in Torrevieja causing some disruption.
This prevented any work on the pool being carried out. The main pool will have to dry out thoroughly before tiling can continue. Six men turned up this morning to start tiling the main pool, but had to leave as the tiling cannot be done when the walls and floor of the pool are wet.
There is no firm date yet for the opening of the pool, but I am pressing the contractors on a regular basis to get the work completed. Barring any further delays due to bad weather my best "guestimate" would be the end of July.
This prevented any work on the pool being carried out. The main pool will have to dry out thoroughly before tiling can continue. Six men turned up this morning to start tiling the main pool, but had to leave as the tiling cannot be done when the walls and floor of the pool are wet.
There is no firm date yet for the opening of the pool, but I am pressing the contractors on a regular basis to get the work completed. Barring any further delays due to bad weather my best "guestimate" would be the end of July.
Wednesday 9 July 2008
Pool Concerns
Several Owners have expressed doubts regarding the quality of the tiling in the Children's pool, an example is attached in the photo below.
Committee member Mr Peter Whitehead and myself held a meeting at the pool last night with representatives of the Pool Company to sort the problem out.
We were given an in depth explanation of the reasons for this apparent problem and the remedy to correct it. Both Peter and I are satisfied that when finished, everything will be in order.
The full compliment of tiles has now been delivered, and work is starting this morning with 8 men being involved in the tiling process.
Interestingly, the tiles themselves are manufactured mostly from glass, with pigment and strengthening agents added.
Committee member Mr Peter Whitehead and myself held a meeting at the pool last night with representatives of the Pool Company to sort the problem out.
We were given an in depth explanation of the reasons for this apparent problem and the remedy to correct it. Both Peter and I are satisfied that when finished, everything will be in order.
The full compliment of tiles has now been delivered, and work is starting this morning with 8 men being involved in the tiling process.
Interestingly, the tiles themselves are manufactured mostly from glass, with pigment and strengthening agents added.
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