Snow Emergency declared

A Snow Emergency has been declared by Shelby Twp. beginning today, Feb. 9, 2018 and extending through 4:00 PM on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018.

Accordingly, parking is not allowed on any of the streets and access drives within the Manors at Central Park until the Snow Emergency expires.

The Manors at Central Park Condo Association's parking regulations adopted Aug. 15, 2014 state the following:

Parking is prohibited on all streets and access drives during any “Snow Emergency” that is officially declared by the Charter Township of Shelby (Snow Emergency announcements are distributed by the local news outlets and are also posted on the Shelby Township web site and the Manors Blog). Vehicles parked on a street or access drive that has not yet been plowed during a “Snow Emergency” are considered “unauthorized vehicles” for enforcement purposes.

An “unauthorized vehicle” will be removed by the Association’s towing company at the vehicle owner’s expense; the vehicle owner will have to pay the towing company’s bill before their vehicle will be released to them.

Amazon Distribution Center construction - Jan. 24, 2018

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Here is a panoramic photo of the Amazon Distribution Center site taken on Jan. 24, 2018.  Crews and machinery are shown erecting the building's structural steel.

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Amazon Distribution Center construction - Oct. 20, 2017

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Here is a panoramic photo of the Amazon Distribution Center site taken on Oct. 20, 2017 during the early phases of construction.  Crews and machinery are shown breaking up the concrete floors of the old Visteon manufacturing plant and hauling the broken concrete to a large pile off in the distance.

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Aerial Views

An aerial history of the Manors at Central Park... https://goo.gl/PpQ7Cm

Redevelopment plans for the former Visteon plant site

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Most residents of the Manors received a post card in today's mail informing them of a public hearing at the Shelby Twp. Zoning Board of Appeals meeting on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017 at 6:30 PM.

Hillwood Enterprises is acquiring and developing the northerly 90 acres of the former Visteon Trim Plant property on Mound Rd., south of 23 Mile Rd. They are planning to build a 1 million square foot industrial building on behalf of their client, a nationally-known, on-line retailer, which they will use as a regional distribution center.

UPDATE: Amazon has officially announced that this building will be one of their many fulfillment centers. 

The above image shows the approximate location of the building and adjacent paved parking/storage areas. The industrial parcel is outlined in red and 5 acres that will be sold off for eventual commercial retail use is shown at the southeast corner of 23 Mile and Mound Roads.

The industrial building is proposed to be 43 feet high along its east and west sides and 45 feet high at the midpoint of the roof to facilitate drainage.  The Township's zoning ordinance automatically permits a roof height up to 40 feet in an industrial zoned district like this - anything higher must receive a variance from the Zoning Board of Appeals and that is the purpose of this public hearing.

UPDATE:  At their Sept. 7th meeting, the Shelby Twp. Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved Hillwood's request for the building height variance.

Several of the now-demolished Visteon plant buildings were in excess of the 40 foot height limit.

The southeast corner of the proposed building is approximately 450 feet away from the nearest condo unit in the Manors.  The 15 foot tall berm that runs along our shared property lines serves as a visual and sound buffer between the residential and industrial uses.

The former Visteon plant received and shipped materials by both truck and rail.  Visteon used the railroad to receive daily deliveries of raw materials.  That railroad spur has since been removed and the proposed facility will rely on shipments by truck.

Almost all truck traffic will enter and leave the property via a dedicated driveway on the south side of 23 Mile Road near the northeast corner of the building; this driveway will have traffic signals.  Employees will enter and leave their parking areas via two driveways on Mound Road, plus a third on the south side of 23 Mile Road near the northwest corner of the building. A second truck driveway will be located along the very south end of the property and will intersect with Mound Road.

Once Hillwood receives the necessary approvals, they plan to begin work during the week of Sept. 11, 2017.  They estimate that their client will take possession on or about Sept. 1, 2018.

Run the STOP sign, get a ticket!

This person was so oblivious to their surroundings that they made the right turn onto West Broadway without stopping, right in front of the marked police vehicle which was parked in plain view just 15 ft away from the STOP sign. 

We have too many Manors residents who do not observe the STOP signs, the NO PARKING signs, nor the 25 MPH speed limit. 

The Central Park Master Association, with the support of the Manors at CP Condominium Association's Board of Directors, has given written approval to the Shelby Twp. Police Dept. to patrol our private streets and enforce all State of Michigan traffic laws as well as all of our posted traffic signage.

2017 Financial Report

The 2017 Financial Report has been prepared and is available by logging into your Casa Bella account and clicking on "Documents" and then "click to expand" the Budget Section. Click on the file name "Manors 2017 Financial Report" and the PDF file will download to your computer.

The Financial Report includes a Balance Sheet Report as of Dec. 31, 2016 and also the 2017 summary budget.

Found - outdoor furniture cover

Are you missing the cover shown in the photo?  The recent high winds deposited it on a lawn in the vicinity of Lexington East and Lexington North.

Call 586-726-0317 to claim your cover and arrange for its return.

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Electrical outage

Electrical power was lot to some of the units on Watling, Regent and Lexington East this morning from 11:20 am until it was restored by DTE at 12:55 pm. The outage was caused by the bricklayers working at a unit on Watling when they backed their equipment into a transformer in the rear yard.

Minutes of the Annual Membership Meeting, Nov. 16, 2016

Manors at Central Park Condominium Association

Minutes of the Annual Meeting of Co-owners 

Shelby Twp. Municipal Building “Board Room” 

Nov. 16, 2016 at 7:00 PM

A) Meeting was called to order at 7:07 P.M.

B) Introductions: Mike Grobbel (President), Ray Swiderski (Secretary), Larry Cybulski (Treasurer), Mike O’Brien (Casa Bella Property Mgmt.)

C) Established Quorum

D) Motion to approve the minutes of the previous Annual Meeting as presented (moved: Heinz Buechel, seconded: Kevin O’Connor); motion passed.

E) Board of Directors Election: (2) openings to be filled via election, 3rd opening has been filled by the Developer (Dominic Geric), per the rights given the Developer in Article IV, Section 1, Paragraph (c) of our Condominium Bylaws.

(3) candidates were nominated from the floor:
      1) Larry Cybulski (moved: Ray Swiderski, seconded: Heinz Buechel)
      2) Larry Norman (moved: Larry Cybulski, seconded: Jan Despres)
      3) Mark D’Amico (moved: Rita Bonanni, seconded: Don Dereadt)

Voting - each ballot could be voted in favor of no more than two of the three candidates

Election results – Larry Cybulski and Larry Norman were the top-two vote recipients and will serve one-year terms on the Board. Dominic Geric (or his representative) is entitled to Board membership as long as he has at least 17 new units for sale.

F) Board of Directors report

2017 budget – monthly dues are unchanged from 2016; planned expenditures are the same except for increases due to (16) more new units; planned expenditures are based on assumption that the Association will be reimbursed for 2016 expenses to repair damages caused by new construction, if not, lawn watering frequency will have to be cut back in 2017.

Conversion from city water to well water for all Manors lawn irrigation – the Board of Directors discussed the cost and savings available to the Association by drilling three water wells and thus eliminating the need to purchase water from Shelby Twp.; feedback from the members indicated that regardless of the savings, they do not want to use well water for lawn irrigation because of the potential for staining of buildings and concrete caused by the high iron content of the groundwater, as evident at the nearby Kensington Condos.

G) Open Discussion – (7) members volunteered their services when needed by the Board

H) Motion to Adjourn the Meeting (moved: Heinz Buechel, seconded: Joel Ozment); motion passed; the meeting was adjourned at 8:59 P.M.

Reminder - Annual Membership Meeting

The next annual meeting of the membership of the Manors at Central Park Condominium Association will be held on Wednesday evening, Nov. 16, 2016.  The meeting will be held in the Board Room at the Shelby Twp. Municipal Building, 52700 Van Dyke. The meeting will start at 7:00 p.m., with sign-in beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Three co-owners will be elected to the Association’s Board of Directors at this meeting.

The meeting agenda, nomination and proxy forms will be mailed to you around Oct. 15th.  If you are not sure whether you will be able to attend, please fill out and return the proxy form so that it may be counted towards the quorum.

Autumn 2016 Newsletter

Earlier this evening, a copy of the Autumn 2016 Newsletter was delivered to the front door of each unit in the Manors.  It is also available for download by clicking this link.