October 22, 2024

 

Hello Everyone,

I hope you are enjoying this beautiful fall weather although we could use some rain sooner than later.I have two points to mention , both of which I believe to be quite important. 

I have written many times about the topic of putting your car keys in a safe place in your home. As you know the problem of stolen cars has become much worse over the last few years for a variety of reasons. I have also expressed concern that we be viewed as a “soft” target which encourages thieves to consider entering our homes looking for keys, etc. Unfortunately, this just occurred several days ago with the family of Paul Kanitra former Point Beach Mayor and current Assemblyman. Paul and his family are temporarily residing with his mother-in-law in Hazlet. While his wife and mother-in-law were upstairs thieves broke into the house and were on the first floor looking for car keys, which they found, and other objects to steal. Windows were broken and the car was stolen. This is a lesson for us all. Secure your keys and doors. Install cameras which are very inexpensive these days. I do not mean to be an alarmist but, sadly, the world has changed. The days of leaving your doors unlocked as we trust our neighbors are over, at least for the time being. Protect yourselves as well as your neighbors by being smart and vigilant.

Secondly, our garbage collection company, Republic Services, has asked us to bring our garbage to the curb whenever we possibly can. This is the direction many of these companies are going as they look to protect their employees and keep expenses as reasonable as possible. In fact, I believe our company has made a significant effort to be accommodating to our residents. We will considering different ways to address this issue as we enter into a new contract next year. Thank you for your help in this matter.

That’s it for now. Take care and stay safe. As always, please let me know of any question/concerns you may have.

 

Best,

Lance White

Cell- 732-606-6988

lwhite@mantoloking.org