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May 29, 2015 in Tower Talk
Election Time for Park Tower Board – Annual Meeting Just Around the Corner
by Bob Shamo Each year, in June, Park Tower holds an election to replace members of the Board of Directors whose two-year terms are expiring. This year’s board election will occur on Monday, June 15, at 7:30 pm in the second floor Party Room. The Board comprises five members, and three will be completing their […]
May 29, 2015 in Tower Talk
Electronic Communication, Building and Liability Insurance
Condo Legislative Watch by Sheldon Atovsky Last issue, we published recent changes to condo law enacted by the City of Chicago. Here we continue with changes, again new in 2015, but in this case enacted by the State of Illinois. Haven’t seen what you’re looking for? Stay tuned for more to come in this continuing […]
March 20, 2015 in Tower Talk
Laurie Shaman and Ed Hinkley, Artists in Residence
Park Tower Profile Laurie Shaman and Ed Hinkley, Artists “in Residence” by Bob Shamo The most interesting people live here. Take for instance Laurie Shaman and Ed Hinkley, Chicago artists and Park Tower residents. We met one crisp January morning to talk about their work, their lives together, and their many shared interests. Laurie is […]
March 8, 2015 in Tower Talk
From the News & Social Media Committee
If you keep track of such things, this issue of TowerTalk will seem to have arrived late. But actually, we’ve revised our publication schedule, moving everything back one month. March thru May June thru Augus tSeptember thru November December thru February Besides being more seasonal –spring, summer, fall and winter – the new schedule permits […]
March 6, 2015 in Tower Talk
Budget Adopted for New Fiscal Year
At its January 26 meeting, the PTCA Board of Directors approved a budget for 2015/16. Near the end of December, 2014, the homeowners were sent the proposed budget for our fiscal year which begins March 1. 2015 and ends February 29, 2016. The President of the Board, George Pauley sent a cover letter with the […]
March 6, 2015 in Tower Talk
Office Phones Updated
If you’ve called Park Tower’s office or its various stations lately, you may have encountered some new features. Until recently, we’d been renting phone equipment. But in October, that out-of-date and costly system was removed. In its place went a computer-based model using “FreePBX-Asterisk.” Principal among its many advantages is the ability to add features […]
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