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Meet Michael Kwiatek

Dear Homeowners,

Let me introduce myself, my name is Michael Kwiatek, and I will be your New Community Association Manager for Raleigh Square Condo Owners Association effective January 3, 2022. I have been in the property & community association management business for over two and half decades and look forward to working directly with you.

As your Community Association Manager, I want you to know that I am committed to assisting you in any way that I can in times of urgent need or just general everyday questions. I can be reached at 757-345-5105, or by email at michaelk@brooks-re.com with any questions or concerns. After normal business hours and on weekends, you will be connected to our after-hours emergency answering service.

It will be a pleasure to work with you and I look forward to continuing the relationship in 2022!

Sincerely,

Michael Kwiatek, ARM, CPM, CMCA, AMS
Community Association Manager
Brooks Real Estate, Inc.

Melissa Sabb, CMCA, AMS
Community Association Manager
Brooks Real Estate, Inc.

Brooks Real Estate Announcement

Raleigh Square Condo Homeowners,

As you may know, we have positioned ourselves with a very progressive platform with the latest in management technology and tools, as well as have assured that our staff and property managers have the skills and resources to service our clients. Through the pandemic we have managed our program tightly, and have navigated into, during, and post Covid with on-time services, maintenance of all budgets, and open lines of communication, as well as extremely low vacancies and very low delinquencies in our lease/management programs. And, have maintained our contractor and vendor relationships to assure our properties have the needed maintenance work completed, and their capital projects moving forward.

With that said, expansion is always a strategy we give great thought to assure we maintain the integrity and consistency in our programs. Melissa Sabb has managed our Community Association Management portfolio with care and precision with excellent results and has positioned us to expand our Community Association Management program.

We would like to introduce Michael Kwiatek. Michael will be working alongside of Melissa Sabb as a Community Association Manager. He has been in the community and property management business for over twenty-five (25) years and holds outstanding designations and certifications in the field (ARM, CPM, CMCA, AMS), and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the job.

As a Community Association Manager, Michael is committed to assisting his communities in managing their association business on a daily basis from accounting to administration to facilities management. We are very excited to be able have Michael as part of our Brooks Real Estate Team. We are so proud of the work Melissa and the staff have done over the years to build our Community Association Management program, and are confident the integrity and hard work will continue to be the cornerstone of our program.

As we go into 2022, we have many new Communities in our program. Melissa will maintain many of her existing Communities, and Michael will take on some of our existing communities as well as some new Communities. Michael will be reaching out over the next couple weeks to those communities that will transition to Michael, and appreciate each Community Leadership working with Michael with the same professionalism and positive approach that has always been part of our relationship with our Associations. We are grateful for all of our business and working relationships, and look forward to working with each of community, client, contractor, and vendor into the future.

Tyler Brooks
Broker/Owner
Brooks Real Estate

John Wilson
Broker/Owner
Brooks Real Estate

Hurricane Isaias

Dear Owners,

We are closely monitoring Hurricane Isaias.  A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for our area with an increased chance for tropical storm force winds to come through the area.  The window for Tropical Storm Force Winds begins early Tuesday Morning until Tuesday afternoon with a potential for winds between 58 to 73 MPH.  We encourage you to take precautions to ensure as minimal disruption as possible.

  1. Bring outside items in if they could be picked up by the wind.
  2. Grills, lawn furniture, decorative items should be secured so they will not become a projectile.
  3. Always, always remember to report any power outages to dom.com or by calling 1-888-667-3000. Do not assume that someone else in the community has made the call.
  4. Continue to monitor the weather. There may be some dramatic changes to the timing and placement of the track.

MOST IMPORTANTLY

  1. Check your hurricane kits. Remember the COVID-19 crisis is still happening.
  2. Keep COVID-19 in mind when planning. Make sure there are plenty of masks in the hurricane kits.
  3. Shelters may not have the same capacity as they had before COVID-19? So keep all that in mind.

We have vendors that will be providing storm clean-up if the need should arise, they have their instructions and will respond accordingly.

If you have a life threatening emergency you should call 911.  Brooks Real Estate, Inc., has an after-hour emergency number (757-229-1507). You should call this number if you observe an immediate threat to association property, a manager will respond as quickly as possible.  I will conduct an inspection of your community after the storm has passed and there is no longer a safety concern.

Once again please be reminded that debris removal efforts for the common areas will not begin until the winds have stopped unless immediate containment is required to sustain life or property.

Please take proper precautions to keep you and your family safe.

Melissa Sabb, AMS®CMCA®
Community Manager

Curbside Recycling Update

Curbside Recycling Update

Curbside Recycling Update Aug. 20

Billing

  • Curbside recycling bills from the James City County (JCC) Treasurer’s Office will be mailed over the next week. If you have already notified us that you will be opting out but you still receive a bill, please disregard the bill.
  • If you choose to opt out of curbside recycling, please complete the opt out form on the website. You can also send an email to general.services@jamescitycountyva.gov or call 757-253-6700.

Carts

  • There are still some carts in the community waiting to be collected from residents who have opted out. JCC, Virginia Peninsulas Public Service Authority (VPPSA) and the new contractor Tidewater Fibre Corporation (TFC) are working hard to get these collected. We apologize that the transition was not as timely or as smooth as was expected.
  • If you still have a cart and have already opted out you have options: While you are waiting for your cart to be collected you can leave it at the curb or put it somewhere away from the curb, as long as it is visible from the street. Many homeowners associations and residential management companies are aware of the delay and have agreed to allow carts to remain at the curb and/or visible from the street as long as they do not create safety concerns.
  • If you want to get rid of the cart immediately, you can take the cart to any of our three Convenience Centers during regular business hours (1204 Jolly Pond Rd., 117 Tewning Rd, 185 Industrial Blvd.)
  • Remember, you can still opt out but continue to use the cart free of charge until the end of September and it will be collected after that date.

Online Resources

We have improved our website to provide more of the information that you are looking for.

  • Not sure if something is recyclable? Enter the name of the item in our new Recyclopedia tool and find out for sure.
  • Even though the recycling schedule didn’t change, you may be new to the program or unsure of your day. Now you can check out My Schedule to confirm your pickup date and arrange for reminders to be sent to your phone or email.
  • The web page also includes a new list of frequently asked questions, a short fun and informative video about what happens to your recycling when it leaves the curb, a podcast and more.

Thank you for your patience as we work together as a community to complete this transition from one contractor to another and to a fee for service-based program.

Media Contact:
Grace Boone, General Services Director
757-259-4082; grace.boone@jamescitycountyva.gov