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November 2011 

Jump 11. We have a unique opportunity for a world-wide moment of solidarity, and I don't mean rapture! more

   

September 2011 

Man Over Board! Eric Mandelbaum is our new President, and that Bill King has resigned, leaving a vacancy to be filled at the Board's discretion.

   

 

The Re-results are in! Congratulations to Wolfson, Aranoff, Goldstein and Mandelbaum! more

   

August 2011

Our Story So Far... On July 1, management announced that there were tallying errors by the machine in Building-3, and that residents who voted there would be asked to recast their votes. It was subsequently announced that the whole community would be repolled, and a date was set for September 14th. Meanwhile, Director Margarett Jolly has resigned from the Board, and Candidates Finston and Ramirez have withdrawn their candidacies. This is gonna get ugly folks! more

   

July 2011

Our 15 Minutes of Fame. Our election conflict gets covered by the NY Times and Director Margarett Jolly resigns rather than be associated with what she describes as "a preordained election outcome."more

   

 

To Repoll or Not to Repoll, That is the Question! Our election results have been proclaimed to be inaccurate, with a repoll date for Building 3 scheduled for July 19. Meanwhile, many in our community demand a brand new election. more

   

June 2011

The People Have Spoken! Or maybe not. The results of our election have not been certified, and revotes for those who voted in the Building 3 booths are scheduled for July 19. more

   

May 2011

Floor Refinishing Testimonial! more

   

 

Get 'em While They're Hot! Shares are still available for our local Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) project. To reserve your share of farm-fresh produce, sign up now! more

   

April 2011

Who Keeps Track of Key Track? Automated notifications when keys are removed and replaced have not been working at least since April 7. more

   

 

And They're Off! The ink isn't even dry on our old election reporting and we're off to cover another one! more

   

 

Fix Our Elections! The investigation into the proxy fraud conducted during our last election opens more questions than it resolves, leading SPBuzz to ask why it is objectionable to properly investigate this issue. more

   

 

Hester Fair/Greenmarket Update. Last year's trial run has led to significant changes regarding the Hester Street Fair and Greenmarket, and plans for a new Youthmarket. more

   

 

Gender Clubs an Election Issue? At the March 2nd meeting, questioning the rationale behind having separate Ladies and Men's clubs was referred to as an "election issue". more

   

March 2011

Elections an Election Issue? The promised investigation of the proxy fraud that was discovered in our last election was never completed. more

   

 

"Projects" Meeting. An overview of many projects, including a frank discussion of the Hallways fiasco. more

   

July 2010

Hester Street Needs Us. When the Hester Street Fair opened, there was a waiting list of interested vendors. Now there are more than a few empty booths. more

   

 

Proxy Haze. Details of how our proxy problem was resolved have not been disclosed, and SPBuzz is aware of one shareholder whose proxy ballot was never verified. more

   

June 2010

The People Have Spoken. Election results have been reported. more

   

 

More Spending on Gender-Based Clubs? Plans are underway to relocate and refurnish the Ladies' Lounge. Maybe we should seize the opportunity to reconsider how we allocate our space? more

   

 

Hester Street: Off the radar and onto the map. By all accounts, the Grand Opening of the Hester Street Fair was a great success. more

   

 

When is a Proxy Recipt not a Proxy Receipt? When it's not received. The SPBuzz team is in place, mailing proxy ballots, hand-delivering proxy ballots, and overriding proxy ballots. Hopefully this year we'll get our receipts as expected.

   

May 2010

State of the Co-op. The unprecedented "State of the Co-op" Meeting that was held on May 12th was very informative.

   

March 2010

SPHC Website. SPBuzz reflects on the new website in light of information published in a recent flyers.

   

 

A shout-out to Mustafa, owner of the Laura & Melinda Tailor Shop (named after his daughters) for his creative, resourceful, stylish, expert and caring salvation of a bunch of old clothes. 137 Rivington Street.

   

January 2010 

Grand Plan for Grand Street? A flyer by Director Deborah Finston claimed that our Board was pursuing a covert plan to redevelop our Grand Street commercial property. A memo was distributed by Board President Michael Tumminia to refute her claims.

   

 

Meeting: New Website. A meeting took place on January 12 at which the proposed website was presented and discussed.

   

 

Local Law 11. At the November meeting, our Board presented $2.5MM worth of work needed to meet "Local Law 11" requirements. The process by which they arrived at that number warrants some further disclosure.

   

 

New Website. The new SPHC website is being unveiled. It's functionality is compelling. It's price tag? Pretty steep.

   

 

Did Someone Say "Ethics"? With ethics training under their belts, we can be especially sure that our Directors will conduct elections in a robust and ethical manner.

   

December 2009 

New Counsel. Audio recording of informational meeting at which new counsel was introduced

   

November 2009 

Up, Up and Away! Audio recording and notes from the November 3 meeting at which our maintenance increases were discussed.

   


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