and, ... is this what the representative of Fulbright promised you: "The Grand hotel merely seeks to restore this balance and is requesting your proxy to enable it to be represented on the committee of management."Don't forget, and don't be misled, Fulbright owns the Grand Hotel. And, ... that promise would be deceptive, because what it does not tell you is that, as well as "merely

... that is your choice at the next AGM.I use your proxies to represent the Owners Party, but I am not alone. I am supported by other owners who act in your best interests on your committee and who manage various projects for the benefit of all owners. I donate about 40 hours a week of my own time and the rest of your committee donates even more. We are not compensated nor do we want compensation. The

At the 2009 AGM, the Domes Subcommittee, that included Philip Zajac (a representative of Fulbright) and Trevor Main (a quantity surveyor and construction consultant), advised members in attendance that the final cost to repair the domes water leaks may be in the vicinity of $170,000. Facing very significant costs, your new committee started investigating the history of this problem.Fulbright was

Joan Kaufman is calling our fellow owners and asking them for their proxies. OK, … but members should know something of her background.Joan Kaufman was our old Owners Corporation manager – she was also our old Owners Corporation secretary, and also worked for Fulbright … at the same time !!!  Was that a conflict of interest?Joan Kaufman was an owner of Realty Body Corp and about March 2006,

You recently received a letter from a representative of Fulbright that contained misleading and/or inaccurate information concerning our Grand FY2010 financial statements. I believe this is highly unprofessional conduct - we have an Owners Corporation manager, namely, Stewart Silver King and Burns, and their accountant has recently signed off our completed FY2010 financial statements. Our Grand

At the next AGM, I will use your proxies to reduce our Administration Fund fees again and transfer surplus funds to our Maintenance Fund so we will have enough money to repair and maintain the following:• fire dampers• security systems• storm water drainage• exterior restoration• cooling towers• gardens• domes• roof anchors• elevators• retaining walls• pool

In the past, Administration Fund fees have been too high and Maintenance Fund fees have been too low - that needs to change. Competitive quotes and renegotiated contracts will reduce administration expenditure and those costs savings can be allocated to long term maintenance. I used your proxies at the last AGM to vote for lower Administration Fund fees and higher Maintenance Fund fees - your total

On 24 Mar 10, a Grand resident sent an email that included the following threat: "I am starting to involve media to maybe force an issue that the grand hotel is not the safest place to be with residents kids pissing in the pool as they have no access to toilets that are meters away. I am inviting my old friends, a group of younger fellows not employed to stay with me for a few weeks to top up

In 1993 the gym, sauna and toilets were identified on the Grand plan of subdivision as common property but by 1997 the area had changed to private property owned by Fulbright. The gym equipment was owned by your Owners Corporation.  For 12 years, in a spirit of cooperation, the gym room and the gym equipment were shared between hotel guests, owners and tenants. Your committee did not want

In the past, owner investors who lease their apartments to Fulbright also gave their proxy voting rights to Fulbright as a condition of their lease agreement. But, with the introduction of the new Owners Corporations Act 2006, the law has changed, and an owner investor who leases an apartment to Fulbright is now under no legal obligation to also give their proxy to a representative of Fulbright. The