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'Rejuvenate' the Board at AGM

In a move to rejuvenate the Board of the Management Company, the next annual general meeting will be asked to replace the present Board with three professionally experienced shareholders. A number of the existing Board members will then be asked to continue to serve.

Paul Duffy, Simon Hollingworth and David Bush have put a series of motions forward intended to improve the decision making process and the overall management of the estate. Detailed proposals, that will be sent to property owners in the next month, include opening up the company to more democracy and ceasing the micro-management of the estate by directors which is clearly failing. They are in favour of empowering the managing agents to work within budgets and policies set out by the Board.

The proposers also promise more transparency and intend to use this website to communicate with residents which has not been the case since Christine Inglis resigned from the Board.

The proposals will be published in detail, prior to the AGM in January, together will the reasons for them. History suggests that the present Board may not choose to contribute on the basis that it may add "credibility". But, Londonyard.com will continue to try to give a balanced view.

Painting Begins

After much delay, the external painting began in early November with blocks 1-11 and 13-63 Amsterdam Road.

The painters from Kelly Ltd are hoping for good weather to see as much done as possible before the winter sets in.

The Board authorised the painting to begin which will be welcome news to owners attending the forthcoming AGM. It wasn't considered necessary to appoint a project manager to ensure quality of work and materials.

Your Councillors


Julia Mainwaring		Julian Sharpe		Brian Son

Cllr. Brian Son suggested that the councillors' details should be included on the website - so here they are.

If you need help or advice on any issue that may involve Tower Hamlets Council or its services, they are always willing to help.

You can meet them at their Ward surgeries:
Every Saturday 2 - 4 p.m. at Cubitt Town Library, Strattondale Street. No appointment necessary.

Under Pressure

November brought a lack of water pressure to London Yard. Residents awoke to find there was little or no water coming from their taps and showers.

Thames Water responded to calls from residents with a denial that there was a problem. It took much persistence from residents before Thames Water admitted that they, "are doing water pressure testing in the area at the moment overnight and this involves the water being off for a length of time. When we switch it back on (by 6am) it takes a while for the pressure to build up hence the problems at the moment."

It is understood that because of new building on the Island the pressure has to be rebalanced. The number of residents of the Isle of Dogs has increased from 7,000 to 30,000 in the last 20 years without an increase in water available.

Thames Water also said that the rebalancing would finish in mid-November. Which it did.

Denial. A river in Egypt.

At each of the last three AGMs owners have been told that it has all been the fault of the managing agents and that it will be better this year.

Directors are now saying similar things, privately, to those who will listen. Owners may wish to ask themselves whether the problems may lie, in fact, with the Board itself.

Jonathan Channing may be dropping in.

Remember Jonathan, our favourite managing agent (until Mark)? He left DGA to join Haywards. Now, Haywards parent company is merging with Wood's parent company. It's a small world.

Problem? Check the Forums. Residents suffering from the lack of water pressure during November were able to keep up to date with events by regularly looking in the Londonyard.com General Forum. Problem? Check the Forums first.