Board Chairman Conforti flouting county code

Despite being handed a notice by Arlington County Fire Marshalls, Board Chairman Conforti still has a grill on his patio, He's not alone. Several homeowners have yet to remove their charcoal or gas grills.

Barbecue grills: Fire Marshalls hand notice to Board Chairman

Having ignored the issue brought to his attention by a concerned homeowner, two Arlington County Fire Marshalls handed a notice to Board Chairman Conforti at the August 13 meeting of the Board of Directors.

Virginia law and Arlington County code (page 21) prohibit the use and/or storage of charcoal and gas grills within 15 feet of the building. Electric grills are permitted.

Penalties (page 6) for non-compliance can be as much as $2500 and/or one year imprisonment. "Each day that a violation continues after service of notice, as provided for in the Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code, shall be deemed a separate offense."

Non-compliance could also cause our insurance rates to increase, and/or a denial of reimbursement in case of fire.

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My experience with HP Chat Support

Enver Masud : HP Photosmart C4250, Serial No MY75NFN0XX Mac OS X 10.5.6: Alignment failed - fails to detect alignment page. Repeated procedure specified at your site. Using black cartridge only.
[An agent will be with you shortly.]
[You are now chatting with BRAY_Bidhubhusan .]
BRAY_Bidhubhusan : Welcome to HP Total Care for Printer support. My name is Bidhu. Please give me a few moments while I review your issue description.
Enver Masud : ... actually color cartridge is out of ink. I don't need it.
BRAY_Bidhubhusan : May I know the Model number and Serial number of your Printer?
Enver Masud : It is in the first line of my message
BRAY_Bidhubhusan : Enver, Okay , I got it.
BRAY_Bidhubhusan : Thank you for the information.
BRAY_Bidhubhusan : Enver, Could you please elaborate the issue, so that I would assist you better.
Enver Masud : The message I get in the printer LCD is "failed to detect alignment page"
BRAY_Bidhubhusan :
Enver, It is Okay.
BRAY_Bidhubhusan : Enver, could you please tell me when did you get the message ? I mean what you are trying to do ?
Enver Masud : What is OK?
Enver Masud : I got the message a few days after I replaced the black cartridge.
BRAY_Bidhubhusan : Enver, Whether the message 'Alignment failed ' displays on the product control panel?
Enver Masud : yes
BRAY_Bidhubhusan : Enver, I am going to provide you a link. Just follow the steps given in the page. I think this will resolve your issue.
BRAY_Bidhubhusan : http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01637692&cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&product=3300221
BRAY_Bidhubhusan : Here is the link.
BRAY_Bidhubhusan : Enver Let me know are you comfortable to open the link ?
Enver Masud : I've already done this 3 times before contacting HP.
BRAY_Bidhubhusan : Enver, could you please tell me which Operating system you are using ?
Enver Masud : It's in the first line of this chat - Mac OS X 10.5.6
BRAY_Bidhubhusan : Okay.BRAY_Bidhubhusan : Enver, This was the best solution which I have given. Since you are using mac operating system.
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[One can read the above in about a minute, but online this exchange wasted about 30 minutes of my time. Given that I opened the chat with all needed information, HP support should have given me their final answer immediately.]

Condominium resale packages found deficient

"A recent sales contract for a Southampton [unit ] was declared null and void by the Purchaser," says Southampton board member Joe Smith. Joe "was told that a primary reason for the action was the poor quality of the Condominium Resale Certificate package."

Joe has detailed the specifics in a 5-page document, and has asked that this issue be placed on the agenda for the next Board meeting