A better idea is go to the lobby and demand she answer our questions. Where is our money? Who are the lawyers? Invoices? Who authorized an assessment to pay for her personal legal expenses? What other irregular expenses is she paying for with Shareholder money? And without Shareholder permission? Where are the required financial statements? Does the entire BOD agree with her and follow her orders?
Go to the meeting. Go and confront Ms. Schachter and ‘pals’. Demand she answer our questions. Demand she produce co-op records.
Please tell neighbors and friends to read this blog. Please add your comments on blog to share your thoughts and ideas with other Shareholders.
Recent comments, ideas, etc.
Shareholder:
Major Construction at the Pool - Who is the company doing the work? How much of
the Shareholder's money are we spending for 50 people to use the pool? Where
are the Dept. of Building Permits posted for this type of work? Has the
resident walkway been protected so that residents do not fall, trip, or hurt
themselves on possible flying concrete or other debris? Have shareholders who
have cars in the back parking lot that are adjacent to the pool door been
advised to move their cars for a few days during the breakup of the concrete?
etc.
Shareholder: (Re:
Board and Jill) Put mice in their mailboxes and smear peanut butter on the
underside of their doorknobs. (Blog moderator: That is NOT nice and wrong. Don’t do it. (And how
do you get mice in mailboxes anyway?)
Shareholder: Why should shareholder's pay for a memorial to the
building's superintendent. One who was terminated from his employment. If Jill
wants a memorial for her daughter's godfather she should put it in her
apartment and pay for it herself!
Shareholder: I am a shareholder in Valerie arms. I want to know
what is being done about all the problems that are going on between the
shareholders and the board. The letters I am receiving are
weekly and I am outraged that it has come to this. I DO NOT want property to be
jeopardized because people can’t get along. Is there any way to rectify the situation?
Fine her for her harassment? Get rid of the board? Please answers my questions
I would love to know.
Comment from many
Shareholders regarding endless BOD letters, postings, etc. (If it offends, please forgive language. It seems appropriate,)
More bad news: Bloomberg administration announced they are raising our water costs by 7%.
It seems pretty clear that the Board of Directors has decided to pander to the 50 (maybe not even that many) residents (many of them are not shareholders) who pay for pool memberships and to spend tens of thousands of dollars (probably $100,000+) to keep these people happy. The problems with this decision are many, and I will get to them in a moment, but WE HAVE AN EVEN BIGGER PROBLEM:
ReplyDeleteWE HAVE TWO SERIOUS DOB/ECB VIOLATIONS for safety hazards in our laundry rooms. Why didn’t the Board tell us about these??????? Instead, the Board chose to make believe that it decided on its own to upgrade the laundry rooms. This kind of LIE cannot not be tolerated. Forget everything else that this Board has done, by itself LYING TO SAHREHOLDERS LIKE THIS IS INEXCUSABLE AND REASON ENOUGH TO FINISH OUR JOB CLEANING HOUSE AND REPLACE THESE LIARS AT THE NEXT ELECTION. You can find the violations here (they are the first two items listed):
http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/ECBQueryByLocationServlet?requestid=1&allbin=4171524
Now as to the pool:
1. How much is this work costing us? The Board apparently does not think we deserve to know.
2. Who is doing the work? Again, the Board apparently does not think we deserve to know.
3. What prompted to decision to do this “rush” work project that includes weekends (they are out there right now on Saturday afternoon)?
4. Why is the pool more of a priority that our water supply? How is it that the Board has determined it is more important to spend our money making sure the pool is open on June 1 than finding out why residents have to deal with putrid, rusty, debris filled water?
5. Where is all this money coming from? (The assessment that is supposedly for legal fees?) Rand Engineering says our roof is at or near the end of its expected lifespan, we need work done on the building facade to comply with Local Law 11, we need to repair the crumbling retaining wall in the courtyard. What does it say about this Board’s priorities when the first items on the "to do" list are making sure the pool is open by June 1 at any cost and renovating the women's room so Jill and her friends do not have to drag themselves to their apartments to relieve themselves?
On a separate point, you should know that our former Superintendant Julio was not terminated from his employment at the Valerie. While he was suspended for misconduct at one point, and the Coop’s Labor Counsel recommended firing him, he fell ill before any action could be taken.
Finally, please DO NOTE EVEN JOKE ABOUT ANY KIND OF PHYSICAL HARASSMENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. DO NOT EVEN JOKE ABOUT TOUCHING THEIR PROPERTY. This is way out of bounds, and wrong – no matter what.
TO ALL SHAREHOLDERS - WAKE UP, READ AND LISTEN.
DeleteTHE BOARD HAS BEEN LYING TO US SINCE MARC AND JENNIFER HAVE RESIGNED IN NOVEMBER.
THIS BOARD HAS CREATED SUCH A NIGHTMARE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE NEED TO FEEL SORRY FOR THE NEW BOARD AND NEW MANAGEMENT COMPANY IN JULY. THEY WILL HAVE TO CLEAN UP THE JILL SCHACHTER'S NIGHTMARE.
NO PHYSICAL HARASSEMENT - JUST SPEAK YOUR WORDS. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS CAREFULLY TO JILL, BUT BE FIRM AND EVIL TO HER, LIKE SHE IS TO YOU AND EVERYONE ELSE.
IN JUNE, LETS ALL MAKE JILL GRATEFUL AND APPRECIATIVE FOR ALL SHE HAS DONE. LET ALL THE SHAREHOLDERS STAND UP AT THE END OF THE MEETING AND SING "THE WITCH IS DEAD". (IF YOU FORGOT THE WORDS, CHECK IT OUT ON YOU-TUBE. PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT).
WHY MUST THE BOARD FIX THE POOL THIS YEAR? THE ANSWER - IT IS FOR FAMOUS JANE AND HER BEST FRIENDS. REMEMBER JANE AND MOST OF HER FRIENDS ARE NON-SHAREHOLDERS AND WE THE SHAREHOLDERS MUST SPEND APPROXIMATELY $100,000 PLUS ON THIS POOL, SO THAT JANE AND HER BUDDY'S CAN SIT AT THE POOL AND GOSSIP ABOUT EVERYONE THAT PASSES BY.
WHAT WOULD BE A SUMMER BE WITHOUT THE PICTURE OF JANE PARKING HERSELF AT THE FIRST TABLE AT 9:30 AM PROMPTLY EVERY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
WHAT WOULD JANE AND HER FRIENDS DO IF THERE WAS NO POOL THIS SUMMER - THIS IS WHY OUR BOARD IS MAKING OUR POOL REPAIRS A # 1 PRIORITY; THEY NEED TO MAKE JANE HAPPY.
NOW ECB VIOLATIONS FOR THE LAUNDRY ROOMS - NOW THE TRUTH BE TOLD - IS WHY MADAM PRESIDENT IS SO PROUD OF HER NEGOIATIONS WITH HERCULES. SHE DID NOT HAVE A CHOICE TO FIX THE LAUNDRY ROOMS; SHE WAS FINED BY THE CITY OF NEW YORK. HOW MUCH WILL THESE ECB VIOLATIONS COST US?
WHAT ABOUT THE MECHANIC LIEN? WAS THAT RESOLVED.
JILL HOW MUCH MORE DAMAGE ARE YOU PLANNING ON DOING BEFORE JUNE 19 2012.
HOW MUCH MONEY HAS VISION COST US DUE TO PETER MESOS'S STEALING??????
We will never know how much money Peter Mesos and Vision took put of our pockets. We all know that the shredding machines are working overtime at Vision.
DeleteIf Jane is not a shareholder, why is she on the Pool Committee? What right does someone who is not an owner have to be on a committee that sets rules for shareholders? Is this even legal?
To Ex-President - I assume Marc Ullman. I take my hat off to you and thank you for the time you spent unraveling the Peter Mesos's / Vision nightmare.
DeleteThank you for the website - Do you know that there is a "PARTIAL STOP WORK ORDER" from yesterday for the pool.
Why was the pool people here today if there is a STOP WORK ORDER?
ALL SHAREHOLDERS READ THE COMPLAINTS ON THE WEBSITE AND CALL THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND DEMAND FOR THE WORK TO STOP.
MARC YOU HAVE MY VOTE IN JUNE - WHO ELSE IS RUNNING WITH YOU?
TO HARVEY BERMAN, DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT RUNNING AGAIN.
To the Shareholder that stated:
Delete"if Jill wants a memorial for her daughter's godfather she should put it in her apartment and pay for it herself!"
Rumor has it that he was not the godfather, but he was the FATHER of Jill's daughter.
HAS THIS BOD TOLD US THE TRUTH ABOUT ANYTHING?
ReplyDeleteHAS THIS BOD GIVEN US INFORMATION ABOUT ANYTHING?
I want to know why I wasn't told about the violations in the laundry rooms. Do I need to worry about my safety? How could Jill make believe that it was her idea to "improve" those rooms when we are really being ordered by the City to fix serious problems?
HOW MUCH IS THE POOL COSTING ME? Why is this a secret? How much do we need to spend on something that less than 50 shareholders use? Why do I need to spend my money fixing the pool for Jill and her friends when there are so many other things that need to be repaired (our roof)?
How can Jill and her Board justify RENOVATING THE WOMEN'S ROOM BY THE POOL WHEN they just told us WE CANNOT EVEN AFFORD WATER FOR THE GYM?
These people need to go. Since they won't have the decency to resign, we MUST TELL OUR NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE THEY VOTE TO GET RID OF THEM AT THE ELECTION NEXT MONTH.
All most remember Jill is a Liar and she has her trusty Board lying also.
DeleteLast year when Alicia Speigal was running for the Board, she promised to ROLL BACK the maintenance. Alicia, sorry you could not make this the Valerie Arms Walmart with your roll backs.
Thank your Board President and your best friend Jill for the Valerie Arms Nursing Home / Valerie Arms Cemetary.
I have had enough It's TIME JILL AND HER APPOINTED BOARD HAS TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteWHOA "ex-president"....you need to have a sense of humor through all this nonsense. None of us would ever stoop to Jill's level and physically harass or threaten her.
ReplyDeleteNow for the pool...we know all her buddies like the "handicapped" fire captain of two floors and his NON shareholder sidekick as well as the other clowns on the BOD, have no life and need to be by the pool, so they promised Jill their votes. We have NO RESERVE FUND. WE CANNOT TOLERATE ANOTHER ASSESSMENT AND/OR POOL FEES GOING UP. THE GYM FEES ALREADY WENT UP AND WATER REMOVED. (BY THE WAY THIS IS A HEALTH CODE VIOLATION-ANY SPA'S CHARGING FEES MUST SUPPLY WATER I ALREADY REPOTED THAT!). I say we all give up the pool this summer, and stop the reno, until we get a new board in place. Let everyone suffer beacuse of Jill, maybe then they will realize what a monster she is. And furthermore, any so-called fines shareholder's have gotten should be removed and rules about not being able to lease your parking spot w/o BOD's permisssion has got to go as well. Shareholder's with leaks and rusty water have got to be put on a priority list. We must stand united and bring this up at the meeting with our votes!
What a joke that is - Poor Handicapped Scott who needs a key to the garage because he can not walk an extra 20 feet to the side entrance; but he is going to save two floors of residents in an emergency. Scott, are you going to give up your life for the two floors of residents? As I write this, I am laughing out loud - this is a joke.
DeleteMonster is too nice of a word for Jill Schachter. There are many other words that can be used to describe her, but she may fine all of us if we use them.
Everyone should refuse to pay this BASELESS assessment for legal fees. I know several Shareholders who have requested these bills for months. Their requests have been ignored. Shareholders are refused access to the Corporation's legal documents. This is against the law. This Board has no right to assess us without proof of the need, particularly when the veracity of their claims are in question. If the Board claims an assessment of the shareholders is necessary to pay legal bills, and it is not true, it is a FRAUD. It is that simple. Jill Schachter, the President of this pathetic excuse for a Board, and her worthless group of puppets, should suffer the consequences when the day of reckoning comes. Those consequences may be prosecution for misusing the corporate piggy bank for their own needs. Maybe Jill Schachter should have to sell or forfeit those apartments she owns at the Valerie to repay the Corporation for misusing the Shareholders' money and trust. I think a Board that violates the shareholders' trust and finances is a disgusting, pathetic excuse for human beings.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if the Queens County District Attorney thinks it is a Fraud to falsely claim that a corporation requires over $8,000 a month (who knows when it will end) from its Shareholders.
I wonder if Macy's would consider that to be fraudulent.
I wonder if Macy's would charge its shareholders the equivalent without any basis.
I wonder if Macy's would consider Jill Schachter to be a trustworthy employee if they knew what she was doing with our money at the Valerie.
Get together a MACY's COMMITTEE and let us tell Macy's about one of their long-time employees who STEALS and takes KICKBACKS.
DeleteHow did Jill Schachter get three apartments in the Valerie? You all know that answer - her daughter.
Those ponderings make me wonder as well. I have demanded that this board provide me with these legal bills. I do not believe that they exist and that the assessment is being used to replace misused funds by Vision. It is either that, or I believe the claimed need for this assessment is untrue and the board is misusing that money themselves. The minutes Jill sent to the shareholders to support their claimed need for the assessment proves the opposite. In the board minutes they admit that the Valerie's insurance carrier's lawyers Answered the Complaint. Thus, how can they claim the Valerie incurred any expenses for the Vestrich lawsuit.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the ex president, no one should stoop to the level of scum and do anything to the board physically or to their property. We are shareholders in a valuable corporation. We are not common street trash who steal from their neighbors. I would admonish and disassociate with any person who does that.
ReplyDeleteWhat I do support is the nomination of Marc Ullman to run for the Board. People who know the law and how to actually run a corporation belong in positions where they control finances and have fiduciary responsibilities.
Why should we pay for a shrine to a super of the Valerie who had been suspended for misconduct. Sounds like a fool's errand to me. Doesn't everyone else think this is a disgusting abuse of Jill Schachter's authority.
ReplyDeleteREALLY JILL? REALLY? You claim to be doing good Presidentail deeds "renovating" the laundry room, when all along it was a cover up for violations! Imposter. WE WON'T BE FOOLED AGAIN...
ReplyDeleteThe vioations for not having sprinklers and for installing the dryers with a temporary instead of permanent hook up can be viewed at NYC.gov - select Buildings from the dept drop down.
DeleteI was advised to write "paid under protest" when returning my maintenance check. Failure to pay assessments could result in ending up in Tenant Court. At the meeting everyone should agree NOT to continue to pay #2 assessment from that day forward, for if we ALL protest together, they will have no choice but to drop the charges. MU & BP (the REAL "super lawyers"), your FREE advice?
ReplyDeletemaggie Seminora Warford on the board now? She was one of the concerned shareholders, trashing Jill Scahchter all the way. Another traitor. Beware.
ReplyDeleteHypocrisy at it's best. First Jill writes in her campaign:we should not live under a dictatorship, with fines and rules, etc. and that is EXACTLY how she is conducting herself. Then comes Maggie from Hotlanta, who broke her friendhip off with Jill due to deception, and she joins the concerned shareholders, rippinmg apart Jill and the BOD, even suggesting woulds fly up and hold a secret meeting before the elections, to ensure the current BOD gets thrown off. Now she's on the board, appointed by Jill. HMMMM.
ReplyDeleteI smell a big fat rat. Either that or Maggie has some grandiose plan to secure a place on the board and get rid of Jill, but I really don't think she is has the courage or the intellect.
Why wasn't Jean Quinn's resignation posted at the elevators like Bob and Harvey's were? This should be shouted out.
I am not going to pass judgment on Maggie’s position on the Board until I hear what she has to say about the issues we are confronting. Also, I just don’t see how the name calling is productive in this forum. Why stoop to you know who's level?
DeleteAs to how Jean Quinn’s resignation not being posted by the elevators just like every other change in the Board – consider that this is Board Member NUMBER FIVE that has resigned since Jill was elected by Peter Mesos. Is it any wonder she wants to keep this quiet?
Seriously, you really need to ask why Jean Quinn's resignation wasn't posted at the elevators?
DeleteJill doesn't want us to realize that another Board Member quit. As far as she's concerned, the less we know the better.
This is going to be one hell of a meeting.
ReplyDeleteJust Typical of what has been going on since Jill became president of the bod! Everyone should really pay attention and KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN! Realize all of the nonsense that Jill and the BOD has been doing. I agree there has to be a major problem when 5 APPOINTED BOD MEMBERS RESIGN IN VERY SHORT PERIODS OF TIME! JILL IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO GO!
ReplyDeleteI am one of those who did not agree with the BOD's policies, have voiced it openly, and sympathize with those who have been the target of the BOD's attacks (Marc, Ellen, other shareholders we all know). I do feel that we may be making a mess though for the soon-to-be new board members if we continue to slander people that we dont agree with. I'm in full agreement with publicly pointing out those things that affect us all on a professional level, but making personal attacks on those we dont agree with is just as low as some of the things the current BOD has done. It's not my right to tell anybody what to do, or tell them how to use the internet. I do think this blog is a good way of publicly stating that which needs to be said, such as the mismanagement of Vision Enterprises, the misinformation from the BOD, the pool, etc....but if we are really trying to make the building better, lets spread the facts about the professional mishaps, get the new board into office in June, and work on the building as a whole. I dont want to live in a bigger soap opera when the new board comes in, and I dont want the new board members to quit that we work so hard to elect. If we keep personally attacking people, they are just going to let the new board come in and then attack them the way we are attacking them personally. Keep it professional. (and i do realize that some shareholders have been very much abused and embarassed by the current BOD, so i am not saying i dont understand the hostility, and it is justly warranted...lets just keep our future BOD in mind)...not trying to start more s**t, just trying to keep a level head.
ReplyDeleteThe pool area is torn up, 'Big - Time.'
ReplyDeleteThat job has GOT be in the $100 K vicinity.
Yet, we know nothing of its CONTRACTED COST...like a written OnPaper Contract??
and NOTHING of the contractor, his name, reputation, projected process, goal, methods, 'blue-prints,' WHATSOEVER.
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, that's 10 cents a share for a year and ONE month. For a POOL that just 50 people paid to use last years...while the building needs a ROOF, PLUMBING renovations, and heaven knows what else. We have a lobby designed when Eisenhower was president and built when Kennedy was. It's dated, in disrepair, leaks weather and cold and will cost a similar $100K before long.
Incompetent or selfish or downright mean spirited, or all three.