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- Linda Sakowitz
- Brooklyn
- Fort Greene
- Co-op
- non profit
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February 6, 2008
New Con Ed electrical vault?
We were informed by our community board that con ed is building a new vault below ground across the street and that there "might be electrical interruption." Might???? There WILL be for damn sure with their record, plus I read that a man and a dog and who knows who/what else were fried by these underground vaults.
We're meeting with them but we want to be armed with info. Does anyone know anything? Is this related to the Yards? How long do these things take? Do we have any recourse?
Thanks,
mhughu
6th Ave. near Flatbush
Help re:New electrical vault on 6th Ave?
We were informed by the Community Board that Con Ed is building a new vault across the street and that there "might be electrical interruptions."
Might, in my experience, means will.
Does anyone know anything about this specific project on 6th near Flatbush? Rattner related? We're meeting with the Community Board and Con Ed, but I want to be informed. So far, all I know is that a man was fried while on the telephone by a faulty wiring problem in the village and a horse was electrocuted.
August 28, 2007
Legal responsibility to whole coop when one member renovates
When one coop member moved in, they made renovations that resulted in the rest of the members having to pay for a new gas line. There were a number of other expenses and inconviences including no gas stove for 6 weeks, etc. Now the same tenant wants to renovate again. the rest of the members (4 floors) are saying that they must agree to pay any additional expenses that result from their work since we don't want to get burned again. At first they said okay, they understood, then they said no. My take is that if I do renovations and my renovations upset that delicate balance of ok/not okay that exists in all these old buildings, then it is my problem, not one to be paid for by the other members. It doesn't seem fair that I would get a nice new renovation and the coop members get a big fat bill. Any thoughts?
mhughu