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Residents,

The 900 Marshy Cove blog site has been in place since January 2009.
We have lots of useful information in our archives.

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Most of all, your comments are appreciated.
Make this a community site.
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You don't need to be in the elevator to know what's happening.

Grass roots at its best!

Power Outages

Last Sunday Morning, July 25, 900 Marshy Cove experienced a partial power failure. A Delmarva Power lineman told me that we lost a phase. For the non-technical-electrical, that means of the three power legs that connect to the building, one failed. It was not a problem within our building, but, on the street side.

Many of us had air conditioning, but no lights in half of the condo. Others had the opposite.
Things were back to near normal by late morning.

Again on Wednesday, there was a total power failure.

Lessons Learned:

1. Have a flashlight nearby. Although the emergency lighting in the hallway and stairs should work, they were not operational. Because the power failure was partial, the emergency circuits that detect power failure thought that things were OK even though, the lights were out in the stairway. Of course, in some cases, the batteries may have been worn-out.
2. Have you checked you fire exit key? Does it work? You don't need your key to exit the building; but, you need it to return. If the elevators are out of service, climbing the stairs is the only way back. Many folks, this week, were surprised that their keys didn't work. Sometimes a little wiggling will do it. I had several keys cut at a local hardware store only to find that none of them worked on the door. I went to a different hardware store and their machine did a better job. If you get keys cut, test your key before copying and test all new keys.
3. Our system needs some serious attention. We residents are at risk. The Board has a plan to replace the emergency lighting. The sooner the better. We also need to figure out the exit key problem. Either new locks or distribute keys are sure to work.

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One readers comments:

"Sunday morning we were told things would be back up in a couple of hours so we went out to church and to lunch. When we came back, the elevators weren't actvated yet, so we (owners and weekend guests) climbed the stairs in the dark, only to find we couldn't get in the locked stairwell doors. In essence we were locked out of the condo, and my calls to Mr T at Commanco and Mr. S at Beazer (just fishing for an idea of how to get back in) were not returned. I was disappointed."

Beazer Plan for Deep Harbour Approved by City

Since the economic turn down, Beazer has been hard pressed to obtain financing for their original plan to build four more 48 unit condo buildings. for many months they have been negotiating with the city for a revised plan which has now been approved.

The new plan places townhouses on the undeveloped plots. No detail s of the architectural design have been made available to us at this time. The site plan only shows the placement of the townhouses. The good news is the the view from the upper floors of 900 Marshy Cove will be mostly unchanged after construction.

It is unknown how quickly Beazer will move on the building the townhouses; however, be assured that they would like build, sell, and get off the property as soon as possible. Simply put, 'time is money.'

Note: Due to the format of the plan, I was unable to attach a copy.

Where are the best crab recipes found?

RAIN DOESN'T STOP CRAB LOVERS FROM ENJOYING AT THE TASTE OF CAMBRIDGE!
July 11, 2010—Thanks to the hundreds and hundreds of crab lovers, visitors, volunteers, restaurants, vendors, and others—who came out despite the soggy weather to make a terrific Taste of Cambridge! The People's Choice winners in the Crab Cook-Off will be announced in the coming days, after we've counted all the ballots. In the meantime, congratulations to our JUDGE'S CHOICE winners:

Cream of Crab Soup: Jimmie & Sook's Raw Bar and Grill

Crab Soup: Clearview at Horn Point

Crab Dip: Kay's at the Airport

Crab Cake: Kay's at the Airport

Crab Specialty: Ocean Odyssey (for Oyster Crabafeller)

Taste of Cambridge, Tommorrow, Saturday, July 10

JULY 10 TASTE OF CAMBRIDGE PROMISES FUN FOR ALL AGES!
Crab cakes, crab dip, crab soup, and crab specialty items—18 dishes in all from 10 restaurants—are on the menu at the 2010 Crab Cook-Off, the highlight of the Taste of Cambridge event on July 10, 5-10pm.

The street festival, which happens rain or shine, also includes live music, non-crab food, contests and activities for children, and a professional crab-picking contest. Because it’s also Second Saturday, shops will stay open until 9pm and several galleries will be hosting free receptions.

Admission to the street festival is free.

Tickets to the Crab Cook-Off cost $25.

Advance tickets are selling quickly, so buy yours today!

Click here for all the details on Taste.
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see you there! mc900@comcast.net

Battery Change date changed to July 12

You should have received a letter from Comanco regarding the date change.

SMOKE Detectors Battery replacement - FREE

Free is always good, especially when it applies to your safety.
We congratulate the Condo Board on making the decision to replace all smoke alarm batteries.

There is a more detailed notice in the elevator and a letter was also sent by Comanco.


More information can be found on a previous article on Fire Safety, March 30, 2009.

Send your comments, letters, complaints and praises to MC900@comcast.net