Coral Tree Plaza Weekly Update

Happy Friday Coral Tree Plaza

Happy December everyone!

COVID-19 Response Team Update

Given the current situation with the aggressive spread of COVID19, the COVID Response Team wishes to remind everyone to follow the most current State and County Restrictions. While on campus, please continue to wear masks when in the common areas, wash hands and or use hand sanitizer often, and practice physical distancing. There are multiple hand sanitizer stations conveniently located throughout the campus. When using the elevators, for maximum protection, please do so singularly or with those from y our immediate household. As part of the effort to limit contact with others, please use the phone as the primary method of communicating with Tyler; in-person communication is better kept to a minimum at this time. We are fortunate that the current State and County guidelines permit us to keep the pool, spa, and tennis courts open. The community’s compliance with the COVID-related facility rules has been a significant part of that endeavor; please continue to do your part to slow the spread. Thank you!

Roll Away Dumpster:

If you have not had the chance yet to take a peek at our lovely new addition to the above-ground parking lot, I would invite you to check it out before it goes away! The roll away dumpster will be hauled out on Tuesday next week, likely early in the morning. If you have any remaining items which you would like to throw in there, please do so this weekend. Please open the doors to the dumpster and throw your item in instead of throwing the items in from the side. As a reminder, do not throw away paint, flammable fluids, or electronics. I have received quite a bit of positive feedback for having the roll away dumpster onsite. Given the feedback, we will most certainly have another one next year for homeowners to throw away any larger items. 

Electronic Waste Pickup:

Did you know that E-waste represents 2% of America’s trash in landfills, but equals 70% of overall toxic waste? Recycling 1 million laptops saves the energy equivalent to the electricity used by 3,657 U.S. homes in a year. We generate around 40 million tons of electronic waste every year, worldwide. That’s like throwing away 800 laptops every second. Most electronic waste is sent to Asia to be disassembled and burned or buried. The toxins pollute water, air, and land. So sending your used electronics to a recycling facility is a far better method of getting rid of your old stuff. The electronic waste recycling program will disassemble the products, take out any precious metals, and reuse the plastic/materials. I have scheduled an electronic waste pickup for Tuesday, December 22nd. This is a bit different from the roll away dumpster. All of the electronic waste for the association needs to be put out in a designated spot by 6:00 am on Tuesday the 22nd. So please start gathering your electronic waste. On Monday night / Tuesday morning, you can begin setting out your electronic waste in the designated spots at the above-ground parking lot. I will send out more information about this next week. But for your reference now, here is a link to understanding what qualifies as electronic waste and what you can recycle. 

What is E-waste? Definition and Why It’s Important

Holiday Schedule:

Starting on the 21st, the onsite office will be closed. The office will be open again on the 28th. I will be available via phone and email. Maria and Victor will be absent from the property on the 24th and the 25th but will be back on the 28th. 

Hobby Shop Tool Chests:

Some new homeowners at the association have requested to use the hobby shop space to store some of their tools and craft supplies. So to accommodate those requests, we must first audit what tool chests are still in use and which ones are no longer being used. If you have any tools or supplies in the hobby shop, please email me this week and identify which closet/chest is yours. 

The Return of Anon:

This is Anon, your anonymous CTP book reviewer. I experimented with various forms of book reviews, earlier this year when this scourge began. I appreciated your kind remarks via Tyler. Now that we’re in virtual lockdown again, I’m back with more reading recommendations. 

I have determined that shorter, more general introductory reviews are best suited for CTP purposes. Among the books I’ve read in the interim, the one I consider the most deserving of review is: University of Pennsylvania psychologist Angela Duckworth’s Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance (Scribner, aka Simon & Schuster, 2016), 277 pages. 

I was not the sharpest tool in the shed. I was, for the most part, not educated at elite schools. But I persevered, got back up every time I felt knocked down, but outdistanced all my professional colleagues during my life’s journey. This book explained why that happens, for those of us who were not prom kings or queens, nor superior high school students. 

 Grit details why success is not driven by genius; rather, by a combination of passion and long-term perseverance. Duckworth’s work with groups−including spelling bee champions, West Point cadets, and the Seattle Seahawks coach−yields fascinating insights about peak performers. It contains a modest grid that enables one to assess one’s grit-power. Grit can be learned. But it is not driven by talent or luck. For the six-minute version of this book, see the author’s Grit TED Talk on YouTube.  

“You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”

-Buddha

Stay safe. 

Tyler Boelts

General Manager – Coral Tree Plaza

Action Property Management (800) 400-2284