Ignore the invoice you received from Rizzo Services

We have confirmed that Rizzo Systems mistakenly sent invoices to all co-owners of units at the Manors. Rizzo was given a list of names and addresses by the Township DPW which did not differentiate between individual residences and Condo Associations.  The manager for Rizzo Systems has indicated to Ryan Dorner of Kramer-Triad, that our Association will be able to continue paying the quarterly refuse collection bills for all Manors co-owners, just as we have done in the past with Allied Waste/Republic.  He also confirmed that Manors co-owners should not pay the invoice they received in the mail from Rizzo. Therefore, the Manors at Central Park Condominium Association will make the payment to Rizzo Services on behalf of all co-owners beginning with the bill due July 1, 2012. If you have already paid the invoice, contact Rizzo at 866-772-8900 and ask to have your individual account canceled because your Association is paying the bill.

Invoices from Rizzo Services

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This newsletter that we all received from Rizzo Services states that, "The billing process has not changed......"  yet for the first time, residents of the Manors at Central Park are now being individually invoiced for solid waste collection.

Previously, the Association received a single invoice from Allied Waste/Republic and paid the quarterly bill for all 118 units.

Kramer-Triad has contacted Rizzo Services to  understand why the billing process was changed for co-owners of the Manors and will try to get it reversed.  According to Ryan Dorner, our community manager at K-T,  the response from the folks at Rizzo's office in Sterling Heights has been, "they have their own query in and will let us know “When they find out”.

As soon as we have an answer, I will post the information here.  The Board will also distribute a flyer to the front door of each unit to confirm whether or not we were successful in getting Rizzo's billing process reversed so that the Association continues paying the solid waste collection fees for all units.

In the meantime, I would check back here and hold off for a few days before sending any payment to Rizzo Services.

Golf and Support the CTF at the same time

What is the CTF?

The Children's Tumor Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) non‐profit organization dedicated to improving the health and well-being of individuals and families affected by Neurofibromatosis (NF).  The CTF supports research that develops treatments for NF and they also support people with NF and their families by providing thorough, accurate, current and readily accessible information about the disorder.

How can you support the CTF?

Manors co-owner Linda Bouford is organizing the "Douglas R. Bouford Memorial Golf Outing" as a fundraiser for the CTF and she is looking for golfers, sponsors and prize donors willing to help make it a success.

Her 3 year old grandson Nicolas Cohoon has NF and this is a cause that is dear to her.  The golf outing will be at Sycamore Hills on Friday afternoon, Aug. 24, 2012 and is named in memory of her recently departed son.

Contact and outing information plus a registration form can all be found here.  You can also register on-line by clicking here.

Changes to our trash pick-up

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A few days ago, every residential address in Shelby Twp. received this letter from the Township Supervisor regarding the fact that on July 1st, Rizzo Services will assume the responsibility of picking up all of the solid waste under the terms of Shelby Township's single waste hauler ordinance.

Per the terms of the single waste hauler ordinance, the selected provider is obligated to pick up solid waste from all single family residences and from those condominiums that consist of detached and duplex units.  However the ordinance does not require them to pick up yard waste from the detached and duplex condominiums since it is expected that the condominium association's landscape contractor handles all landscaping work and the disposal of the yard waste they generate.  That is why the solid waste hauler will not pick up bags of yard waste that Manors residents set out to the curb. 

Multi-unit residential complexes such as apartments and cluster type condominiums (such as Kensington) are not covered under this ordinance and therefore they must contract for their own solid waste hauling, as do all of the commercial and industrial businesses in the Township.

Because a unit in our condo association is not considered a "single family home", we will not be receiving the 95-gallon recycle cart mentioned in the Township's letter that went to all residences.  I am assuming that unless the Association is informed otherwise by Rizzo Services, there will be no changes to the types of containers we can use here at the Manors. Previously, each co-owner had the option to purchase (at their own expense) and use a blue 95-gallon trash cart, plus they were given a small blue bin to use for recycling items.  Our trash will also be picked up if it is placed at the curb in secured plastic trash bags or inside any other kind of covered trash container. 

I have been contacted by several Manors residents asking how they may apply for the senior discount and/or recycling incentives mentioned in the Township's letter.  The answer is that you cannot. You have not been an individual customer of the waste hauler and that does not change as of July 1st.  The Manors Condo Association holds a single account with the Township's single waste hauler and we pay the monthly fee for all 118 sold units directly to the waste hauler on your behalf using funds derived from your monthly Association dues ($60 per month for Units 1-14, $175 per month for all others).  The $1.93 per unit reduction in the monthly rate that begins when Rizzo takes over the contract means that your Association will have $1,366.44 less total expenditures for waste pick-up over the last half of 2012.

For additional information, visit http://www.shelbytwp.org/recycle - but keep in mind that a unit at the Manors is not a "single family home" under the Township's waste hauling ordinance and contract.

Remember - you are expected to do your part to keep the Manors looking clean and neat by making sure that your solid waste is placed securely at the curb!  That means that your trash must be placed at the curb inside either a COVERED container or within plastic bags that are tied shut.  The recycling items in your blue bin must also be covered so that they cannot be blown about by the wind  [click here for other important disposal information].  Your solid waste should be at the curb no later than 7 AM of pick-up day and no earlier than 6 PM the night before. Failure to follow these common-sense methods for placing your solid waste at the curb for pick-up can result in a violation and fine from the Board of Directors of the Manors at Central Park Condominium Association.